2021 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 17
Chelsea Seggern
- Position:
- Infield
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Thrall, Texas
- High School:
- Thrall
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 5 at Alabama (4/21/18)
- Runs: 4 vs. Kansas (2/8/20)
- Hits: 4 vs. FIU (2/21/20)
- Hit Streak: 9 games (2x), last 2/8/19 - 2/16/19
- RBIs: 7 vs. FIU (2/21/20)
- Doubles: 2 (5x), last vs. Campbell (3/7/21)
- Triples: 1 (9x), last vs. Stanford (3/8/20)
- Home Runs: 2 (3x), last vs. FIU (2/21/20)
- Walks: 3 (2x), last vs. Bellarmine (3/16/21)
- Hit By Pitch: 2 (3x), last vs. Georgia (4/25/21)
- Stolen Bases: 1 (13x), last vs. Bellarmine (3/16/21)
CAREER HONORS
- 2021 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 First Team
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 SEC Community Service Team
- 2021 SEC McWhorter Award Nominee
- 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
- 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 First Team
- 2019 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2019 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 First Team
- 2019 SEC Community Service Team
- 2018 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team
- 2017 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2016-17 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
CAREER
- Holds the school record with 40 hit by pitches over the course of her career
- Finished her Lady Vol career ranking second in program history with 67 doubles, 497 fielding assists and 23 double plays turned
- Ranks top-10 in Lady Vol history in several hitting statistical categories, including: triples (t-7th, 9), RBIs (8th, 183), walks (8th, 103), sacrifice flies (10th, 10), total bases (9th, 392) and slugging percentage (10th, .547)
2021 - REDSHIRT SENIOR
- Tennessee's star at third base, she started all 55 games in which she appeared
- Led the Lady Vols with 14 doubles (sixth in the SEC) and ranked second on the team with 23 walks
- Hit .288 and totaled 24 runs, 44 hits, five home runs and 24 RBIs
- Was a perfect 3-for-3 on stolen-base attempts
- Drew a team-high 11 hit-by-pitches, which ranked 11th in the SEC
- Logged 12 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games
- Laced an RBI single down the left field line in the SEC Tournament semifinals at Alabama (5/14)
- Recorded her team-high 14th double in the second game of a doubleheader at Mississippi State (5/5)
- Finished 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in UT's series-clinching victory over Auburn (5/1)
- Hit a solo shot over right center field to help lift the Lady Vols past Auburn (4/30)
- Blasted a two-run shot over center field in the win over South Carolina (4/19)
- Went-2-for-2 and scored two runs against Tennessee Tech (4/12)
- Recorded three RBIs in a 19-0 victory over Bellarmine (3/16)
- Went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs vs. LSU (3/13)
- Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in a dominating triumph over Campbell (3/7)
- Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the second win of a doubleheader sweep against Ohio (2/22)
- Hit her first home run of the season against Ohio (2/22)
2020 - SENIOR
- Started all 23 games as a middle infielder moving from short to second base during the season
- Tied Ally Shipman for a team-high .403 batting average, seven doubles and a pair of triples
- Led the Lady Vols with 17 RBIs and five dingers
- Tied for 10th in the SEC with seven doubles
- Tied for fifth in the league after being pegged at the plate nine times
- Assisted in turning 14 of the team’s 17 double plays as a middle infielder to lead the conference
- Tied for 37th nationally with an .863 slugging percentage and ranked 18th in the country with a .560 OBP
- Led UT with 13 walks
- Went 4-for-4 scoring two runs, put together seven RBIs, and hitting two home runs vs FIU on Feb. 21
- Scored a total of four runs vs Kansas on Feb. 8
2019 - JUNIOR
- Notched a double and tied her career-high with four RBI against UIC on Feb. 8
- Went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Rider (2/10)
- Tallied a triple and three RBI in 8-0 win over No. 24 Notre Dame on Feb. 15
- Recorded a run and two RBI against No. 23 James Madison (2/16)
- Tallied four hits and four RBI in the Tennessee Classic (2/22-2/25)
- Notched two hits with a double and an RBI against MTSU (3/12)
- Went 5-of-7 with two doubles and an RBI in two games against Texas (3/15, 3/17)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double and drew a walk against Missouri (G2) (3/31)
- In the series against Auburn, registered five RBI, two doubles and two runs (4/6-4/7)
- Hit .366 in 54 starts and totaled 35 runs, 56 hits, six home runs, and 46 RBIs
- Ranked third in the SEC in doubles per game (0.30)
- Ranked 13th in the SEC in RBIs per game (0.85)
2018 - SOPHOMORE
- Went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in win at Mississippi State (5/6)
- Went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs in win at Alabama (4/21)
- Went 2-for-4 with a home run in loss at South Carolina (3/23)
- Hit a triple in back-to-back games against Charleston Southern and South Alabama (3/3 & 3/4)
- Recorded six hits and 11 RBIs at the Tennessee Invitational
- Recorded seven hits and eight RBIs at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
- Went 2-for-3 and recorded a career-high four RBIs in win over USF (2/17)
- Went 2-for-4 with a home run against UC Davis (2/10) • Started each of first 11 games
2017 - FRESHMAN
- Scored a run in all three games of the NCAA Super Regionals vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (5/26 - 5/28)
- Was fourth on the team with 30 RBIs
- Doubled to drive in a run in series finale at No. 6 Texas A&M (5/7)
- Doubled for UT's only hit in 1-0 loss at No. 16 LSU (4/23)
- Went 2-for-4 with a walk-off single in win over No. 9 Alabama (4/15)
- Doubled in two runs and also scored a run in win over Tennessee State (4/11)
- Had two hits, including an RBI triple in series finale at #20 Kentucky (4/9)
- Scored and drove in a run in series opener at #20 Kentucky (4/7)
- Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs and a home run in win over NC State (4/1)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double in win over Liberty (3/28)
- Hit first-career triple, homered and tied career highs with three RBIs and two runs scored in win over #25 North Carolina (3/22)
- Went 2-for-3 with a run in loss to #25 Arkansas (3/18)
- Went 1-for-2 with an RBI vs. South Carolina (3/10)
- Over the five games during the Tennessee Invitational (3/2 - 3/5) she hit .600 with seven RBIs and three doubles
- Went 3-for-3 with two RBIs a walk and a run scored in win over Delaware (3/5)
- Had three hits in three at-bats and tied a career high with three RBIs in win over Bradley (3/3)
- Went 2-for-3 and drove in both of Tennessee's runs in 2-1 win over Oklahoma (2/23)
- Hit first-career home run, doubled, drove in a career-high three runs, scored twice and reached base all four times in win over Oregon State (2/19)
- Ripped a two-run double and scored two runs in 13-2 rout of Georgia Southern (2/11)
- Recorded first-career hit in 4-0 win over Middle Tennessee (2/10)
- Made Tennessee debut, starting at third base in season-opening win over Tennessee Tech (2/10)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Was one of just a handful of high school players invited to attend the U.S. Softball Junior Women's National Team selection camp in 2015
- Three-time All-Central Texas honoree (2014-16)
- TGCA Class 2A All-State first team selection as a senior
- Named TSWA Class A All-State honorable mention as a sophomore and junior
- Named District MVP as freshman, sophomore & senior and Offensive MVP as a junior
- Four-time Academic All-District honoree
- Four-time first-team All-County selection (2013-16)
- Batted .677 or better in every season and totaled over 124 RBIs and 20 home runs as well as striking out 749 batters during her career at Thrall High School
- Played club softball for the Texas Blaze
- Was also a standout athlete in volleyball, basketball and track during high school
- Was an All-State performer in volleyball and an All-District honoree in basketball
PERSONAL
- Majoring in Kinesiology
- Chose Tennessee over Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Texas Tech
- Chose Tennessee because she believes they give her the best chance at winning a national championship
- Was a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, yearbook and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Just the fourth player from the state of Texas to play softball for Tennessee (second under Ralph & Karen Weekly)
- Biggest athletic thrill was hitting her first-ever home run
- Hopes to have a career in sports medicine after college
- Enjoys hunting, fishing and playing other sports
- Favorite musicians are George Strait and the Zac Brown Band
- Parents are Clayton and Renea Seggern
- Has an older brother, Coleman Seggern
- Chelsea Michelle Seggern was born on Nov. 17, 1997 in Round Rock, Texas
- Recipient of the Lewis & Holder Women's Athletic Endowed Softball 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
