SB Preview: #5 [4] Lady Vols Open SEC Tournament Against #7 [5] Arkansas

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The fifth-ranked and fourth-seeded Woman Vols will play No. 7 and fifth-seeded Arkansas on Thursday at roughly 2 p.m. ET as they start their journey on the 2025 SEC Match.

 

FOLLOW LIVE

Thursday’s recreation can be televised on SEC Community with Kevin Brown (play-by-play), Amanda Scarborough (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline) calling the motion.

 

Brian Rice, the Voice of the Woman Vols, will present a free audio broadcast obtainable through UTSports.com and the Tennessee Athletics app. Followers may also pay attention on AM 990. Hyperlinks to the audio broadcast may be discovered on the Tennessee softball schedule web page and on @Vol_Softball social media accounts.

 

NOTABLE

RANKINGS

Tennessee is ranked in all 4 main polls heading into the weekend: No. 5 (NFCA), No. 3 (USASB), No. 5 (D1S) and No. 5 (SA). The Woman Vols at present sit No. 10 within the RPI and at No. 9 within the KPI.

 

SEC TOURNAMENT SUCCESS

This season marks the twenty fifth time Tennessee has performed within the SEC Softball Match. It holds a 33-27 document all-time and claims the fourth-highest profitable share – trailing LSU, Alabama and Florida who every enter the event for the twenty eighth time in 2025.

 

CONFERENCE FORCE

Tennessee has been a power in convention play over the previous three common seasons, profitable 22 of its final 25 league sequence with a document of 56-19. That run consists of 9 sweeps.

 

AGAINST THE HOGS

The Woman Vols will face Arkansas for the fourth time this season, following their three-game sequence in Knoxville from March 22–24. The Razorbacks received that sequence on Rocky Prime, taking two out of three video games. Because the begin of the 2023 season, Tennessee has dropped simply three SEC sequence—two of these losses have come towards Arkansas.

 

LAST TIME OUT

Tennessee dropped its second convention sequence of the season to No. 2 Texas A&M, splitting video games one and two earlier than falling within the rubber match. It’s the first time since 2022 that the Woman Vols have misplaced a couple of SEC sequence. UT received all eight of its league contests in 2024 and dropped only one sequence in 2023.

 

SCOUTING ARKANSAS

Head Coach (Document at Arkansas): Courtney Deifel (353-176)

2025 Document: 38-11, 14-10 SEC

Collection Document: Tennessee leads, 43-23

In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 25-7

In Fayetteville: Tennessee leads, 16-14

At Impartial Websites: Collection tied, 2-2

Final Assembly: Tennessee received 3-2 on March 24, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee