University of Tennessee Athletics
Softball
Malveaux, Kate
Kate Malveaux
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Email:
- kmalveau@utk.edu
Kate Malveaux (last name pronounced: mal-VO) joined Karen Weekly's Tennessee staff in June of 2021 and enters her third season with the Lady Vols in 2024.
In June of 2023, she was elevated to a full-time assistant coach position after serving the 2022 and 2023 seasons as a volunteer assistant. Over the past two seasons, the Lady Vols have won 92 games and in 2023 won the SEC regular-season and tournament titles – sweeping both crowns in the same season for the first time in program history.
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In 2023, Tennessee secured its first 50-win season and reached the national semifinals at the Women's College World Series for the first time since 2013. The trip to the WCWS was its first since 2015 and its eighth all-time. Primarily focused on Tennessee's catchers, Malveaux helped Giulia Koutsoyanopulos transition from the outfield to playing behind the plate in 2023. Before coming to Rocky Top, Koutsoyanopulos had never been a catcher but moved into the role and started 59 games for UT.
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Also working with the baserunners, the Lady Vols have stolen 88 bases in each of the past two seasons. Since Malveaux's arrival, Tennessee has ranked among the top four in the SEC in stolen bases per game. UT was second in 2022 with an average of 1.49 and was fourth in 2023 at 1.43.
Malveaux—formerly Kate Singler—was a member of the Missouri softball staff for the 2020 and 2021 seasons as its director of operations.
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A standout softball player at Bradley, Malveaux served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Braves in 2012. As a student-athlete, she was a second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection and a first-team MVC Scholar-Athlete. She also earned First-Team Capital One Academic All-District V honors as a senior.
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In back-to-back years as a junior and senior, she led Bradley in RBIs, becoming just the fifth player in program history to do so.
In June of 2023, she was elevated to a full-time assistant coach position after serving the 2022 and 2023 seasons as a volunteer assistant. Over the past two seasons, the Lady Vols have won 92 games and in 2023 won the SEC regular-season and tournament titles – sweeping both crowns in the same season for the first time in program history.
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In 2023, Tennessee secured its first 50-win season and reached the national semifinals at the Women's College World Series for the first time since 2013. The trip to the WCWS was its first since 2015 and its eighth all-time. Primarily focused on Tennessee's catchers, Malveaux helped Giulia Koutsoyanopulos transition from the outfield to playing behind the plate in 2023. Before coming to Rocky Top, Koutsoyanopulos had never been a catcher but moved into the role and started 59 games for UT.
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Also working with the baserunners, the Lady Vols have stolen 88 bases in each of the past two seasons. Since Malveaux's arrival, Tennessee has ranked among the top four in the SEC in stolen bases per game. UT was second in 2022 with an average of 1.49 and was fourth in 2023 at 1.43.
Malveaux—formerly Kate Singler—was a member of the Missouri softball staff for the 2020 and 2021 seasons as its director of operations.
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A standout softball player at Bradley, Malveaux served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Braves in 2012. As a student-athlete, she was a second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection and a first-team MVC Scholar-Athlete. She also earned First-Team Capital One Academic All-District V honors as a senior.
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In back-to-back years as a junior and senior, she led Bradley in RBIs, becoming just the fifth player in program history to do so.
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.25.25)
Sunday, May 25
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Saturday, May 24
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Friday, May 23
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