Ralph Weekly

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); 2× SEC tournament Champions (2006, 2011); 4× SoCon Regular Season Champions (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001); 4× SoCon Tournament Champions (1996–1998, 2001); 2× NAIA National Champions (1988, 1992)
Awards
	National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2011); 2× SEC Co-Coach of the Year (2004, 2007); 2× Speedline South Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2005, 2007); 3× NFCA Southeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2010, 2012, 2013); 2× UT Daily Beacon Lady Vol Coach of the Year (2001–02, 2002–03); 2× SoCon Coach of the Year (1998, 2001); 2× NAIA National Coach of the Year (1988, 1992); 8× NAIA West Region Coach of the Year (1986–1990, 1992–1994)
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.

Early life and education

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.

Coaching career

Pacific Lutheran

Coached from 1986-1994

Chattanooga

Coached as a co-head coach from 1995-1998 and in 2001

Tennessee

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.

Head coaching record

College

References:

Record table
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)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ "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.

[1] "Ralph Weekly". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2019.

[auto-2] 1 2 "Ralph Weekly". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[3] Potkey, Rhiannon (June 23, 2021). "Tennessee's Ralph Weekly Retires, Karen Weekly Signs Extension". D1Softball.com. D1 Softball. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[4] "2018 SEC Softball Record Book" (PDF). a.ESPNCDN.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[5] "SoCon Softball Record Book" (PDF). SoConSports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[6] "Northwest Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). NWCSports.com. NORTHWEST CONFERENCE. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

v t e Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball
Venues	Tyson Park (1996–2007) Sherri Parker Lee Stadium (2008–Present)
Head coaches	Jim Beitia (1996–2001) Ralph Weekly (2002–2021) Karen Weekly (2002–Present)
Seasons	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Women's College World Series appearances in italics

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) 2× SEC tournament Champions (2006, 2011) 4× SoCon Regular Season Champions (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001) 4× SoCon Tournament Champions (1996–1998, 2001) 2× NAIA National Champions (1988, 1992)
Awards
National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2011) 2× SEC Co-Coach of the Year (2004, 2007) 2× Speedline South Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2005, 2007) 3× NFCA Southeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2010, 2012, 2013) 2× UT Daily Beacon Lady Vol Coach of the Year (2001–02, 2002–03) 2× SoCon Coach of the Year (1998, 2001) 2× NAIA National Coach of the Year (1988, 1992) 8× NAIA West Region Coach of the Year (1986–1990, 1992–1994)
Records
Tennessee first SEC team to reach WCWS Championship Series Tennessee first SEC team to reach #1 in polls (2007)