Four Lady Vols named to preseason SEC softball team

Tennessee had four players named to the SEC preseason softball team.

Senior third baseman Raven Chavanne, senior second baseman Lauren Gibson, junior shortstop Madison Shipman and senior outfielder Kat Dotson gave the Lady Vols the most selections by any school.

The Lady Vols are the ranked No. 5 in the preseason ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll.

Defending national champion Alabama took the top spot with 13 first-place votes. Oklahoma was No. 2 and received the remaining seven first-place votes. California and Arizona State took No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

UT is No. 6 in the USA Today poll.

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voloffaith writes:

in response to carbonatedmilk:

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Actually there aren't ZERO comments as you make one....however your comments as evidenced by their being removed are ZERO comments.

Actually this article was posted when? 2:40 this afternoon. So most folks still at work. Only the trollodytes available at that time in any sizeable numbers of postings. Anyway Go lady Vols!!

voloffaith writes:

Interesting,since no one cares, that Lady Vol schedule doesn't have us playing every SEC team. No kats,dores,miss. st,gamecocks. Expansion teams are there.

voloffaith writes:

Won't remove carbonatedmilk first post even though he is off topic. Will suggest removal of my own to get you to look. You pulled two of his abusive comments on other article today already...

Go Lady Vols !! See ya during season in Charleston,sc.

SummittsCourt writes:

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You are the real joke! Since the stands are always filled when they play, even on the road I guess there are many who care. Do you not watch espn? The Lady Vols are on several times.

volsguy16 writes:

i LOVE lady vols softball. there should be more coverage of it. softball is a HUGE sport in america and little girls look up to these female athletes. please have more coverage of lady vols softball. i think more women would read this blog if you would.

WetumpkaThumpa writes:

in response to voloffaith:

Interesting,since no one cares, that Lady Vol schedule doesn't have us playing every SEC team. No kats,dores,miss. st,gamecocks. Expansion teams are there.

True, but Vanderbilt isn't on anybody's schedule because they don't have a softball program.

voloffaith writes:

in response to WetumpkaThumpa:

True, but Vanderbilt isn't on anybody's schedule because they don't have a softball program.

Somehow that amazing factoid slipped by my not so attentive mind with respect to who does and who doesn't. Thanks! Do they have a badminton team instead? Curious what sport they carry instead of softball.

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