One of the few teams that routinely found success against the juggernaut that is the Oklahoma Sooners, the Tennessee Lady Vols surged through much of the season. This is a team that has a ton of talent, has been able to consistently challenge some of the top competition in the country, and did indeed steal a series away from the most dominant program in the sport right now.
Tennessee is really solid. Nobody should be surprised that they made it to Oklahoma City and have had a stellar season in the process. They’ve won nearly 74 percent of their games, went 15-9 in the Southeastern Conference, and were great at home.
But let’s get a little more granular. How did the Lady Vols get to the 2025 Women’s College World Series? Let’s take a look.
2025 Women’s College World Series team profile: How did Tennessee make it to Oklahoma City?
Despite the fact that Tennessee is indeed good at this whole college softball thing, this season didn’t get off to the best start.
The Lady Vols managed to lose by six runs to the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the very start of the season. That’s not exactly the sort of way you really want to get a new season going, but that’s what happened to Tennessee.
But, despite that loss, Tennessee then went and won their next 10 games before dropping a contest against the Oregon Ducks and later losing to the UCLA Bruins (who are both also in the 2025 Women’s College World Series field).
March was a bit more favorable to Tennessee as the Lady Vols swept through some lesser talented opponents and then took a series from the Georgia Bulldogs to start SEC play. Tennessee did lose a series against Arkansas, but responded by taking that series against Oklahoma, showcasing just how much potential that this team actually has.
April was a little up and down and the Lady Vols actually ended up getting eliminated early in the SEC Tournament, but they hosted a regional and have surged their way through the NCAA Tournament to make it to the Women’s College World Series.