Ralph Weekly
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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.
Early life and education
Weekly 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.
Coaching career
Pacific Lutheran
Chattanooga
Tennessee
On June 23, 2021, Ralph Weekly retired as co-head coach of Tennessee, while his wife Karen signed an extension through 2025.
Head coaching record
College
References:
| 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 |