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2021 Softball Roster
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Fox, Anna
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Jersey Number 4
Anna Fox
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-6
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Tenn.
- High School:
- Zion Christian Academy
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 5 vs. Georgia (4/25/21)
- Runs: 2 (2x), last vs. Mississippi State (4/3/22)
- Hits: 2 (2x), last vs. Georgia (4/25/21)
- RBIs: 1 (2x), last vs. Tennessee Tech (3/2/22)
- Walks: 1 (3x), last at Alabama (5/14/21)
- Stolen Bases: 1 (5x), last vs. Texas A&M (4/16/22)
CAREER HONORS
- 2022 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2022 - JUNIOR
- Saw action in 47 games in her third season at UT, appearing at second base and as a pinch runner
- Batted .294 and scored a single-season career-best 17 runs for the Big Orange
- Posted a flawless 1.000 fielding percentage with 26 putouts and 20 assists
- Completed her bachelor's degree in political science in May
- Crossed home plate in back-to-back wins over Campbell (5/20) and Oregon State (5/21) at the NCAA Knoxville Regional
- Notched her fifth hit of the season with a single against Mississippi State (5/12) in the SEC Tournament
- Knocked a base hit up the middle at Liberty (4/27), her fourth of the campaign
- Scored a career-tying two runs in Tennessee's 10-1 win over Mississippi State (4/3)
- Logged an infield single and scored a run in her hometown of Columbia, Tennessee, at the Midstate Classic vs. Memphis (3/15)
- Recorded a steal and scored a run in UT's dominant win over Dartmouth (3/5)
- Sparked a two-out rally with an RBI single in the home opener vs. Tennessee Tech (3/2)
- Started at second base vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/26) and scored a game-tying run in the top of the seventh
- Scored one run each in back-to-back victories over UC Davis (2/24) and UC San Diego (2/25)
- Made her season debut as a pinch runner vs. Notre Dame (2/17) and scored a run
2021 - SOPHOMORE
- Appeared in 49 games with 21 starts, primarily at second base
- Totaled 42 at-bats and finished the season with 13 runs scored, seven hits, one RBI and one steal
- Notched a pair of singles and scored two runs in the series finale vs. Georgia (4/25)
- Knocked two singles and had an RBI groundout in UT's 11-0 trouncing at South Carolina (4/18)
- Recorded a hit and scored a run in the win over Kentucky (4/4)
- Roped her first base hit of the year and scored a run against Furman (3/29)
2020 - FRESHMAN
- Made 14 appearances and three starts as a pinch runner and in the middle infield
- Totaled a .333 hitting percentage
- Was perfect on defense with a 1.000 fielding percentage at second base
- Recorded five runs and one hit
- Scored a run vs Utah, Colorado State, and UCF
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Awarded 2018 DII-A District 3 tournament MVP
- Selected to DII-A District 3 All-District team all four years of high school
- Named Softball Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year by the Columbia Daily-Herald in 2018
- Was an All-State selection in 2018 by TN Sportswriters
- Shared Co-Player of the Year title in 2017
- Selected to TSCA All-State Softball Team in 2016
- Played varsity basketball at ZCA for two years and earned MVP in 2016
- Played for Alabama Sparks Elite club team
- Placed fifth at the PGF Premier Nationals in Huntington Beach, Calif. in 2017
- recognized on the Individual 2016 All-Star Team at the Colorado Sparkler Tournament
PERSONAL
- The oldest of seven children
- Parents are Thomas and Tara Fox
- Completed her degree in Political Science in May of 2022
- Member of the National Honor Society, National English Honors Society and National Science Honors Society in high school
- In eighth grade, she wrote a letter for a "time capsule" assignment and mentioned in that letter she wanted to play softball at the University of Tennessee
- Her paternal grandfather earned a Ph.D from UT, and she has a cousin who currently attends UT
- Grew up watching Lady Vol softball after living in Knoxville for part of her childhood
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.25.25)
Sunday, May 25
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.24.25)
Saturday, May 24
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.23.25)
Friday, May 23
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Ohio State (5.18.25)
Sunday, May 18
