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Redshirt sophomore Ella Dodge enters her third year with the Lady Vols' softball program and her second season on Tennessee's active roster.
The 5-foot-8 utility player appeared in 56 games for Tennessee in 2025, including 49 starts. She recorded a .244 batting average, .346 on-base percentage and a .481 slugging percentage.
Dodge totaled 15 RBIs, 32 runs, 33 hits, seven doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 17 walks and two stolen bases. She struck out 24 times and grounded out into one double play in 135 at-bats.
Defensively, Dodge totaled a .984 fielding percentage, 64 putouts, 57 assists and two errors.
She is from Lakewood Ranch High School in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
Tennessee will open its 2026 softball season in the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic at Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Florida.
The Lady Vols will face BYU in their season opener on Feb. 5. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST on field No. 3. Tennessee will play two games on Feb. 6 versus Liberty (4 p.m. EST) and Rutgers (7 p.m. EST) also on field No. 3.
Tennessee’s final two contests in the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic will take place Feb. 7 against Boston College (1 p.m. EST) on field No. 9 and Oregon (7 p.m. EST) on field No. 8.
The Lady Vols’ first home game in 2026 is slated for Feb. 27 against Appalachian State at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in the Tennessee Invitational (3 p.m. EST).
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The 5-foot-8 utility player appeared in 56 games for Tennessee in 2025, including 49 starts. She recorded a .244 batting average, .346 on-base percentage and a .481 slugging percentage.
Dodge totaled 15 RBIs, 32 runs, 33 hits, seven doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 17 walks and two stolen bases. She struck out 24 times and grounded out into one double play in 135 at-bats.
Defensively, Dodge totaled a .984 fielding percentage, 64 putouts, 57 assists and two errors.
She is from Lakewood Ranch High School in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
Tennessee will open its 2026 softball season in the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic at Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Florida.
The Lady Vols will face BYU in their season opener on Feb. 5. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST on field No. 3. Tennessee will play two games on Feb. 6 versus Liberty (4 p.m. EST) and Rutgers (7 p.m. EST) also on field No. 3.
Tennessee’s final two contests in the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic will take place Feb. 7 against Boston College (1 p.m. EST) on field No. 9 and Oregon (7 p.m. EST) on field No. 8.
The Lady Vols’ first home game in 2026 is slated for Feb. 27 against Appalachian State at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in the Tennessee Invitational (3 p.m. EST).
More: 2026 Tennessee softball preview: Bella Faw
Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: 2026 Lady Vols softball season preview: Ella Dodge
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