Ralph Weekly - Tennessee co-head softball coach

A 2011 inductee into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, Tennessee softball co-head coach Ralph Weekly's resume speaks for itself. Ralph Weekly entered the 2011 season with Tennessee having already amassed 966 wins and four women's college world series appearances (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010), and averaging 52 wins per season since coming to the Lady Vols.

Ralph Weekly, along with wife and co-head coach Karen 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.

Ralph 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.

Ralph Weekly's career began at Pacific Lutheran, before he moved on to Chattanooga. After successful stints at both places, Ralph Weekly became a national team softball liaison, working with U.S. Olympic Committee in advance of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Stories that highlight Ralph Weekly's tenure as Tennessee co-head softball coach
Highly-touted class, higher expectations nothing new for Ralph Weekly
Ralph Weekly makes hall of fame
Ralph Weekly, Lady Vols carry momentum into postseason play
62 in a row and counting for Ralph Weekly, Lady Vols against in-state foes
Florida sweep of Tennessee called his worst defeat by Ralph Weekly
Ralph Weekly doesn't believe in moral victories
Ralph Weekly demands sweat from Tennessee's players
Ralph Weekly proud, but hurting after Tennessee falls in title game
Ralph Weekly, Karen Weekly take opposite approaches to coaching

• Raven Chavanne sparks decisive rally Published 5/27/2012 at 9:36 p.m. 0 comments

  Tennessee All-American Raven Chavanne tried to take it in stride when she went 0-for-4 in Sunday's first game of the NCAA softball Super Regional at Lee Stadium.

• Poll: How will the Lady Vols fare in the Women's College World Series? Published 5/27/2012 at 8:24 p.m. 1 comment

  Poll: How will the Lady Vols fare in the Women's College World Series?

• Tennessee beats Georgia to advance to Women's College World Series Published 5/27/2012 at 5:52 p.m. 10 comments

  Tennessee advanced to the Women's College World Series with a 2-1 softball victory in the decisive game of the NCAA Super Regional at Lee Stadium on Sunday.

• Oklahoma City on UT's mind Updated 5/27/2012 at 9:16 p.m. 34 comments

  Lady Vols to play in fifth World Series

• UT-Georgia Super Regional a hot ticket Published 5/26/2012 at 7:28 p.m. 11 comments

  The level of play when the rivals meet might explain why tickets for the Saturday's Tennessee-Georgia NCAA Super Regional softball game at Lee Stadium were being scalped at a 300-percent markup.

• Lady Vols pull out 3-2 win, one victory away from World Series Updated 5/26/2012 at 7:28 p.m. 18 comments

  Tying run on third, one out, top of the sixth inning, slow grounder to second, throw to the plate.

• Renfroe with hot hand will start against Georgia Published 5/25/2012 at 7:56 p.m. 7 comments

  Ralph Weekly epitomizes Tennessee softball's best-of-three NCAA Super Regional series this weekend against Georgia as a "heavyweight fight."

• Madison Shipman ready to lead Lady Vols Published 5/24/2012 at 9:44 p.m. 3 comments

  Tennessee sophomore Madison Shipman is ready to come out swinging against Georgia. But as UT co-head softball coach Ralph Weekly explained, it's nothing personal.

• Lady Vols sweep Virginia Tech to advance to Super Regionals Published 5/20/2012 at 9:16 p.m. 39 comments

  Tennessee advanced to the NCAA softball Super Regionals by sweeping both regional games against Virginia Tech on Sunday at Lee Stadium.

• Lady Vols stay alive in NCAA regional Published 5/19/2012 at 10:16 p.m. 7 comments

  Backs to the wall, the Tennessee softball team came out swinging at the NCAA Regional on Saturday at Lee Stadium to avoid elimination.

• Hokies advance to regional title game, 6-1 Published 5/19/2012 at 9:28 p.m. 9 comments

  The irony of Virginia Tech's NCAA regional run at Lee Stadium isn't lost on Hokies coach Scot Thomas. Virginia Tech (42-19), in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008, advanced to today's 1:30 p.m. championship game with a ...

• Lady Vols stay alive, face Miami (Ohio) Published 5/19/2012 at 6:12 p.m. 6 comments

  Tennessee advanced to Saturday night's NCAA softball regional elimination game by run-ruling UAB, 8-0, Saturday afternoon at Lee Stadium.

• Miami (Ohio) shuts down Lady Vols, 1-0 Published 5/18/2012 at 11:24 p.m. 33 comments

  Tennessee's talent has not been in question this softball season. The Lady Vols grit and resolve, however, has at times been doubted.

• Virginia Tech tops UAB, 4-1 Published 5/18/2012 at 9:52 p.m. 0 comments

  When Virginia Tech coach Scott Thomas was asked if his program intended on bringing its band to Lee Stadium for the NCAA regionals, he thought to himself he'd like to bring heavy metal rock band Metallica.

• SEC has 9 teams in the NCAA Softball Tournament Published 5/18/2012 at 8:53 a.m. 0 comments

  A preview of the NCAA Softball Tournament, which includes nine SEC teams, including Tennessee, which is a 7th seed.

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