Ralph Weekly
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Education | Arizona State Pacific Lutheran |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| College Softball | |
| 1986–1994 | Pacific Luthern |
| 1995–1998 | Chattanooga (Co-HC) |
| 2001 | Chattanooga (Co-HC) |
| 2002–2021 | Tennessee (Co-HC) |
| National Softball | |
| 1994–2001 | USA Women's Softball (asst.) |
| Football | |
| 1986–1993 | Pacific Luthern (asst.) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1998–2001 | USA Softball National Team's (Director) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1450–481–2 (.751) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SEC Regular Season Champions (2007) 3× SEC Eastern Division Champions (2004, 2007, 2012) | |
| Awards | |
| National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2011) 2× SEC Co-Coach of the Year (2004, 2007) | |
| Records | |
| Tennessee first SEC team to reach WCWS Championship Series Tennessee first SEC team to reach #1 in polls (2007) | |
Ralph Weekly is an American softball coach who with his wife Karen, was the co-head coach at Tennessee from 2002 until his retirement in 2021.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Weekly graduated from Arizona State University in Tempe in 1973. He earned his master's degree in international relations from Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland, Washington. Weekly served in the United States Air Force and retired in 1986.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Pacific Lutheran
[edit]Coached from 1986-1994
Chattanooga
[edit]Coached as a co-head coach from 1995-1998 and in 2001
Tennessee
[edit]On June 23, 2021, Ralph Weekly retired as co-head coach of Tennessee and his wife Karen signed an extension through 2025, on the same day.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Lutheran (Northwest Conference) (1986–1994) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Pacific Lutheran | 25–6 | 4–2 | T-2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Pacific Lutheran | 29–11 | 14–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1988 | Pacific Lutheran | 40–6 | 14–2 | 1st | NAIA National Championship | ||||
| 1989 | Pacific Lutheran | 33–13 | 13–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1990 | Pacific Lutheran | 40–8 | 15–1 | 1st | NAIA National Runner-Up | ||||
| 1991 | Pacific Lutheran | 36–8 | 13–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1992 | Pacific Lutheran | 34–13 | 10–1 | 1st | NAIA National Championship | ||||
| 1993 | Pacific Lutheran | 35–9 | 8–0 | 1st | NAIA Fifth-Place | ||||
| 1994 | Pacific Lutheran | 39–19 | 13–3 | 1st | |||||
| Pacific Lutheran: | 310–93 (.769) | 104–15 (.874) | |||||||
| Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference) (1995–1998) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Chattanooga | 29–21 | 8–4 | T-1st | |||||
| 1996 | Chattanooga | 34–15 | 6–6 | T-2nd | |||||
| 1997 | Chattanooga | 32–19 | 5–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1998 | Chattanooga | 47–15 | 10–2 | 1st | |||||
| Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference) (2001–present) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Chattanooga | 49–18 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| Chattanooga: | 191–88 (.685) | 47–17 (.734) | |||||||
| Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (2002–Present) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Tennessee | 35–25–1 | 8–17 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2003 | Tennessee | 45–25 | 14–15 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2004 | Tennessee | 55–16 | 20–8 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Tennessee | 67–15 | 20–8 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2006 | Tennessee | 61–12 | 21–9 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2007 | Tennessee | 63–8 | 23–4 | 1st (East) | Women's College World Series Runner-Up | ||||
| 2008 | Tennessee | 50–16 | 14–12 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Tennessee | 40–18–1 | 12–12–1 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Tennessee | 49–15 | 17–8 | 3rd (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2011 | Tennessee | 49–12 | 20–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Tennessee | 52–14 | 22–6 | 1st (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2013 | Tennessee | 52–12 | 16–6 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series Runner-Up | ||||
| 2014 | Tennessee | 46–12 | 17–7 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Tennessee | 47–17 | 15–9 | T-4th | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2016 | Tennessee | 43–16 | 16–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Tennessee | 48–12 | 16–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 48–14 | 14–10 | 4th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Tennessee | 43–17 | 14–10 | T-2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Tennessee | 14–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 42–15 | 12–11 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Tennessee: | 949–300–2 (.759) | 311–174–1 (.641) | |||||||
| Total: | 1450–481–2 (.751) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Ralph Weekly". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- 1 2 "Ralph Weekly". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ↑ Potkey, Rhiannon (June 23, 2021). "Tennessee's Ralph Weekly Retires, Karen Weekly Signs Extension". D1Softball.com. D1 Softball. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ↑ "2018 SEC Softball Record Book" (PDF). a.ESPNCDN.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ↑ "SoCon Softball Record Book" (PDF). SoConSports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Northwest Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). NWCSports.com. NORTHWEST CONFERENCE. Retrieved February 20, 2019.