Karen Weekly - Tennessee co-head softball coach

Tennessee co-head softball coach Karen Weekly entered the 2011 season with Tennessee having amassed 688 wins and four women's college world series appearances (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010), averaging 52 wins per season since coming to the Lady Vols.

Karen Weekly, along with husband and co-head coach Ralph Weekly, has helped build the Tennessee softball program from a 24-35 season the year before they arrived into being the first SEC school to hit No. 1, the first SEC school to make the college world series, and 35 All-SEC or All-SEC freshman selections.

Karen Weekly's best season at the helm came in 2007, when the Lady Vols finished 63-8, a second-place finish nationally, and were led by player of the year Monica Abbott and fellow all-Americans Lindsay Schutzler, India Chiles and Tonya Callahan.

Prior to coming to Tennessee, Karen Weekly played for future husband and co-head coach Ralph Weekly's team at Pacific Lutheran, and had served on his staff at Chattanooga before rising to become co-head coach there. When Ralph Weekly left Chattanooga briefly for a role with the U.S. national team, Karen Weekly led the Mocs to a 48-18 record in 1999 before going 47-27 in 2000 and earning the school's first NCAA regional berth.

Stories that highlight Karen Weekly's tenure as co-head softball coach
Karen Weekly helps put focus on team speed
Karen Weekly gets her 600th win
Karen Weekly not afraid to start freshmen
Karen Weekly says new stadium a "thrill"
Karen Weekly takes over for Ralph Weekly after root canal issue
Ralph Weekly, Karen Weekly take opposite approaches to coaching
Karen Weekly knew Monica Abbott would shine

• Seymour infielder Lauren Irwin will get chance to live her dream with Lady Vols Published 6/18/2013 at 11:57 a.m. 18 comments

  Seymour High School junior Lauren Irwin has committed to play softball at Tennessee.

• Raven Chavanne, Lauren Gibson named to USA Softball national team Updated 6/14/2013 at 2:48 p.m. 4 comments

  Tennessee’s Raven Chavanne and Lauren Gibson were named to the 2013 USA Softball Women’s National Team on Friday.

• Lady Vols win fans across the country Published 6/8/2013 at 4:30 p.m. 10 comments

  Tennessee remains confident that it’s only a matter of time before the Lady Vols win the softball national title that continues to elude them.

• Knoxville set the mark for WCWS ratings Updated 6/6/2013 at 3:52 p.m. 25 comments

  ESPN's exclusive coverage of the Women's College World Series ended with a national championship title for Oklahoma over Tennessee and record-breaking metered market ratings in both home towns.

• Lady Vols lose key pieces, but return talent for another run next season Published 6/5/2013 at 6:15 p.m. 64 comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY — One year ago, Oklahoma’s softball team stood in line at Hall of Fame Stadium and watched Alabama accept the 2012 national championship trophy.

• 3 Lady Vols named to WCWS All-Tournament Team Published 6/5/2013 at 9:13 a.m. 2 comments

  Lauren Gibson, Ellen Renfroe and Madison Shipman were named to the WCWS All-Tournament Team for their efforts this past weekend.

• Sooners finish dominating run with 2nd NCAA title Published 6/5/2013 at 3:37 a.m. 6 comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With a loaded lineup and the returning national player of the year, Oklahoma breezed through its softball season in dominant fashion.

• Lady Vols swept in championship series, Oklahoma wins national title, 4-0 Published 6/5/2013 at 12:00 a.m. 69 comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY — The game for the ages was Monday night.

• Lady Vols swept by Sooners in WCWS finals Published 6/4/2013 at 11:31 p.m. 0 comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Ralph Weekly knew his Tennessee Lady Vols were going to have to find a way to produce some offense to give top-seeded Oklahoma a challenge in...

• Sooners win NCAA softball title, top Tennessee 4-0 Updated 6/5/2013 at 12:42 a.m. 2 comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Standing on the field and watching as another team was presented the NCAA softball championship trophy, Keilani Ricketts and her Oklahoma teammates vowed to set out...

• Lady Vols swept in championship series, Oklahoma wins national title, 4-0 Updated 6/4/2013 at 10:52 p.m. 20 comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY — The game for the ages was Monday night. The game for the title was Tuesday night.

• In Game 2, the Lady Vols have to give everything they've got ... again Published 6/4/2013 at 6:34 p.m. 6 comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY —The longest game in Tennessee softball history was also one of the cruelest.

• Lady Vols give up three-run lead in 11th, fall to Oklahoma in 12th in Game 1 Updated 6/4/2013 at 1:22 a.m. 115 comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY — It isn’t over ’til it’s over.

• Lady Vols relish underdog role against Oklahoma in WCWS Published 6/3/2013 at 2:07 p.m. 12 comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY — A softball version of David versus Goliath?

• Sooners make WCWS finals, beat Washington 6-2 Published 6/3/2013 at 6:05 a.m. 8 comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For a year now, getting close to a national championship and then falling short has stuck with Keilani Ricketts and her Oklahoma teammates.

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