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2022 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 17
Ryleigh White
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-0
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Sparta, N.J.
- High School:
- Immaculate Heart Academy
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Innings Pitched: 7.0 vs. Dartmouth (3/5/22)
- Strikeouts: 7 at Houston (3/3/21)
- Batters Faced: 23 at Oklahoma (4/16/21)
CAREER HONORS
- 2022-23 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
- 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 - SENIOR
- Faced 12 batters and held them to three hits during the Lady Vols' win over Hawai'i (2/25)
- Pitched 2 innings against Cal State Fullerton, facing 11 batters (2/23)
- Made her season debut, getting the start in the circle and throwing two scoreless with just a pair of hits as the Lady Vols defeated Baylor 3-2 (2/9)
2023 - JUNIOR
- Made 10 appearances for the Lady Vols with three starts in 2023
- Tossed one complete game and recorded one shutout
- Pitched against No. 1 Oklahoma in the Women's College World Series (6/3)
- Earned her third win of the season against Kennesaw State (4/18), tossing five innings and striking out two batters in UT's 7-3 win
- Came in to throw the final two innings against Tennessee Tech (3/8), striking out three batters in UT's 19-0 win
- Threw the final inning in Tennessee's 9-0 win over Jacksonville State, striking out one batter (3/4)
- Threw five shutout innings and struck out two batters in Tennessee's 12-0 win over UIC (2/25)
- Pitched three scoreless innings and struck out three batters to earn her first win of the season in a 11-0 Tennessee victory over Sacramento State (2/16)
2022 - SOPHOMORE
- Made 18 appearances with five starts during her first season at Tennessee
- Ranked third on the staff with a 3.30 ERA in 40.1 innings pitched
- Collected 26 strikeouts and finished the year with a 3-2 record
- Threw 6.1 innings, allowing three hits and one run in a 3-1 victory to clinch the sweep over No. 16 Auburn (5/8)
- Dealt 2.2 scoreless frames of relief as UT defeated East Carolina (4/24) to wrap up the Lady Vol Challenge
- Pitched three shutout innings, allowing one hit and striking out five batters in an 11-5 win at No. 16 Georgia (4/9)
- Threw her first complete game as a Lady Vol, allowing one run on four hits in seven innings of work in UT's 7-1 win over Dartmouth (3/5)
- Worked a scoreless inning of relief vs. UC San Diego (2/25) at the Mary Nutter Classic
- Started in the circle vs. No. 5 Washington (2/18) and dealt three strikeouts in 2.2 innings
- Made her Tennessee debut in relief at FIU (2/12), throwing 2.1 scoreless frames in a 4-3 road victory
2021 - FRESHMAN (AT TEXAS)
- Made 20 appearances during her freshman campaign with seven starts
- Compiled a 5-1 record and 3.57 ERA, collecting 40 strikeouts and six saves
- Threw two hitless, scoreless innings of relief and logged two strikeouts vs. Saint Francis (5/21)
- Tossed a scoreless relief inning in an 8-0 victory over Baylor (5/7)
- Came out of the bullpen and threw 4.2 scoreless innings vs. Kansas (4/24) to earn the win while collecting three strikeouts
- Made her Big 12 debut at Iowa State (4/10) in relief, throw two innings a logging a pair of Ks
- Collected four strikeouts across 3.1 innings of relief work vs. Louisiana (3/18)
- Threw a five-inning shutout at Houston (3/3) with seven strikeouts and no walks
- Started vs. UConn (2/28) and dealt 4.0 innings with five Ks and two earned runs
- Earned her first career win vs. Sam Houston State (2/26) with a four-inning, two-strikeout performance
- Made her collegiate debut starting in the circle vs. North Texas (2/21), throwing 3.1 innings with four Ks and no earned runs
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL
- A highly-decorated pitcher out of Sparta, N.J. and Immaculate Heart Academy
- Rated the No. 7 overall prospect by Extra Inning Softball, No. 17 by Softball America and No. 33 by FloSoftball
- Played travel ball for Athletics Mercado and led the team to a Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) 18U National Championship in 2019
- Totaled more than 600 strikeouts in three years of high school softball with three perfect games, 10 no-hitters and 23 shutouts
- Posted a 20-2 overall record with a 0.62 ERA her junior season at IHA, totaling 277 strikeouts over 136 innings pitched
- Earned Extra Inning Softball Second Team All-America and NFCA Second Team All-East Region honors as a junior
- Two-time NJ.com all-state selection (2018, 19) and was tabbed the North Jersey Player of the Year in 2019
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Melissa and David White
- Majoring in special education
- Chose to attend the University of Tennessee because she always felt comfortable on campus and felt support from the Weeklys
- Has a Bengal cat named Benji and an Aussie-Doodle puppy named Charlie
- Her family calls her Clifford the Big Red Dog because they think she is clumsy
- Recipient of the Dottie Dent Women's Athletic 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
