Ralph Weekly is an American softball coach who, along with his wife Karen, was the co-head coach at Tennessee from 2002 until his retirement in 2021.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | 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) | |
Early life and education
editWeekly graduated from Arizona State University in 1973. He earned his master's degree in international relations from Pacific Lutheran. Weekly served in the United States Air Force and retired in 1986.[2]
Coaching career
editPacific Lutheran
editChattanooga
editTennessee
editOn June 23, 2021, Ralph Weekly retired as co-head coach of Tennessee, while his wife Karen signed an extension through 2025.[3]
Head coaching record
editCollege
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 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Ralph Weekly". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Potkey, Rhiannon. "Tennessee's Ralph Weekly Retires, Karen Weekly Signs Extension". D1Softball.com. D1 Softball. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Ralph Weekly". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "2018 SEC Softball Record Book" (PDF). a.ESPNCDN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "SoCon Softball Record Book" (PDF). SoConSports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Northwest Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). NWCSports.com. NORTHWEST CONFERENCE. Retrieved 20 February 2019.