2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Thompson, Caliyah
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Jersey Number 2
Caliyah Thompson
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-4
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Moreno Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Valley View
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 2 (3x), last vs. Mississippi State (4/1/22)
- Runs: 1 vs. Arkansas (3/20/22)
- Hits: 1 (2x), last vs. Arkansas (3/20/22)
- RBIs: 2 vs. Arkansas (3/19/22)
- Walks: 1 vs. Arkansas (3/20/22)
- Hit Streak: 2 games (3/19/22 - 3/20/22)
CAREER HONORS
- 2022 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020-21 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2022 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
- Saw action in nine games for the Lady Vols with three starts at designated player
- Made her first-career start in the series finale vs. No. 10 Arkansas (3/20), going 1-for-2 at the plate and scoring a run in the 6-2 victory
- Laced a pinch-hit two-run single to left center for her first-career hit vs. No. 10 Arkansas (3/19)
- Notched her first career RBI on a groundout vs. Memphis (3/15) in the Midstate Classic
- Made her collegiate debut as a pinch runner in UT's 14-3 rout at No. 8 Missouri (3/13)
2021 - FRESHMAN
- Did not play in any games and earned a redshirt
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Led team to 2019 league championship
- Two-time All-League MVP and First Team All-CIF
- Led her team with .507 hitting average, .534 on-base percentage, 25 RBI and 21 runs as a junior
- Named Valley View MaxPreps Player of the Year in 2017
- Played for Corona Angels Tyson travel team for three years
- Ranked 48th on FloSoftball 2020 Hot 100 List
- Finished as runner-up at the 16U IDT in Colorado
PERSONAL
- Parents are Alan and Christine Thompson
- Majoring in child & family studies
- Came to UT to because it felt like a home away from home
- Can play the ukulele
- Recipient of the Smokey Hensley Women's Athletics Endowed Scholarship
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
