Tennessee and UCLA are two of the premier collegiate softball programs in the country, and they’re going to square off at the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.

The Rutgers and Tennessee softball teams are off to much different starts to the 2025 season, and they’ll both be facing a talented field of teams at the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, where they’ll be looking to make sure the young campaign is headed in the right direction.

Perennial power Tennessee reloads for a pursuit of the Southeastern Conference championship in 2024. And, with its annual top-to-bottom strength, contending for the SEC title means competing for the national championship.

Tennessee senior catcher Ally Shipman announced that she entered the transfer portal. Last season, the 6-foot power hitter hit .304 with eight home runs, nine doubles, and a .551 slugging percentage.

A new theme that you will see this week is a day dedicated to NCAA softball teams. Over the years we covered the athletes, told their stories, and broadcasted their games. What better way to showcase these programs than to have a whole day dedicated to them. We will be dripping out exclusive videos and articles pertaining to that team all day long. By the end of the day, you'll know honestly know that program on a personal level. Tennessee, you're up.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The 2020 season is in full swing, and Middle Tennessee is headed to Madeira Beach, Florida for its second tournament of the non-conference slate, where the Blue Raiders are set to play five games this weekend.

Ralph and Karen Weekly didn’t start out with visions of becoming co-head coaches for a Division I softball program when they married in 1994. Karen, who received her law degree at the University of Washington, was working at a firm in Seattle. A month before their wedding, Ralph was offered the head softball coaching job at Tennessee-Chattanooga, so Karen left the law firm and the state she had called home her entire life.