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Jersey Number 8
Shaliyah Geathers
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- High School:
- East Hamilton
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 5 (4x), last vs. San Jose State (2/13/16)
- Runs: 3 vs. Northern Kentucky (2/8/15)
- Hits: 4 vs. Oklahoma State (2/19/16)
- Hit Streak: 8 games (3/23/14 - 4/13/14)
- RBIs: 5 vs. DePaul (2/21/16)
- Doubles: 2 (3x), last vs. DePaul (2/21/16)
- Triples: 1 (4x), last vs. Fresno State (2/12/16)
- Home Runs: 1 (6x), last at Ole Miss (5/6/16)
- Walks: 2 (3x), last vs. Auburn (5/1/16)
- Stolen Bases: 2 vs. St. John's (2/15/15)
CAREER HONORS
- Freshman All-SEC - 2014
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
- Set career highs in runs (37), doubles (14), RBIs (40), walks (19) and on-base percentage (.395)
- Was second on the team with 14 doubles
- Drove in a pair of runs in 10-1 victory over Ohio State in NCAA Regionals (5/22)
- Tied for team lead with three hits in the SEC Tournament
- Went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in SEC Tournament quarterfinal win over South Carolina (5/12)
- Hammered a two-run homer and had two hits in series-opening 7-2 win at Ole Miss (5/6)
- Lined an RBI-double and scored two runs to help lead the Vols to a 12-1 win over No. 3 Auburn
- Posted two RBIs and scored a run vs. No. 10 Texas A&M (4/8)
- Ripped a double and scored a run vs. No. 25 Mississippi State (3/27)
- Went 2-for-3 with one RBI and scored two runs vs. Arkansas (3/12)
- Batted in three and scored two runs in a 2-for-4 performance vs. Arkansas (3/11)
- Recorded an RBI-double and scored two runs as part of a 2-for-3 performance vs. St. John's (3/5)
- Set a new career high in RBIs with five after hitting two doubles and scoring two runs in a 2-for-3 game vs. DePaul (2/21)
- Ripped two doubles, scored two runs and posted an RBI in a 2-for-4 outing vs. Fordham (2/20)
- Set a career high in hits, going 4-for-4 with four RBIs vs. Oklahoma State (2/19)
- Went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs vs. Fresno State (2/12)
- Ripped a two-run double in the season-opening win vs. Creighton (2/11)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
- Games/Starts: 58/57
- Made 39 starts in left field, 11 starts in right field and seven starts at DP
- Tallied 16 multi-hit games (second on team) and 11 multi-RBI games (fifth)
- Hit an RBI double in the fourth to start a UT rally against Auburn in the WCWS (5/30)
- Scored in WCWS against Florida (5/28), reaching base after being hit by pitch in the fourth an scoring on Megan Geer's two-run HR
- Tied Game 1 of the Knoxville Super Regional against Florida State (5/21) with a two-out RBI single up the middle
- Had two hits in 3-1 win over Utah (5/17) to win Knoxville Regional
- Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in 9-1 (5) rout of Utah (5/16) in Knoxville Regional
- Knocked RBI double to bring home go-ahead run in 7-5 win over LSU in SEC Tournament quarterfinal (5/7)
- Hit three-run walk-off HR to beat Kentucky (5/3) and complete the series sweep
- Had a double and two RBIs in win over Kentucky (5/2)
- Drove in two runs in win over ETSU (4/14)
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI at No. 7 Auburn (4/4)
- Smashed a three-run homer off the left field scoreboard at No. 7 Auburn (4/3)
- Ripped a two-RBI, pinch-hit single to extend the lead to four against No. 7 Georgia (3/29)
- Smashed a two-run homer and drew a bases loaded walk vs. No. 18 Missouri (3/22)
- Went 2-for-3 with two singles at South Carolina (3/13)
- Had at least one hit in seven straight games (3/7-3/13), five of which she had multiple hits
- Hammered a three-run homer--the first home run of her career--in a 2-for-4 game vs. Illinois State (3/10)
- Ripped two doubles--her first career game with multiple doubles--and had one RBI in a 2-for-4 game vs. Illinois State (3/10)
- Went 2-for-3 with one RBI and scored one run vs. Indiana State (3/8)
- Recorded an RBI triple and scored two runs in a 2-for-3 game vs. No. 23 Notre Dame (2/19)
- Posted two RBIs in three consecutive games from 2/14 - 2/15
- Ripped two one-run singles and scored one run vs. St. John's (2/15)
- Posted a two-RBI single with bases loaded and scored one run vs. Detroit (2/14)
- Blasted a two-run double and scored one run in a 3-for-4, two-RBI game at USF (2/14)
- Ripped a triple, her first of the season, vs. Fordham (2/13)
- Scored a career high three runs on a 2-for-3 day vs. Northern Kentucky (2/8)
- Ripped an RBI single and an RBI double and scored two runs in a 2-for-3 game at Kennesaw State (2/7)
- Recorded Tennessee's first hit of the season on a rocket to the right side vs. Ohio (2/6)
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
- Games/Starts: 35/24
- Made 15 starts in right field, one in left field and eight at DP
- Recorded a stolen base vs. Ole Miss (5/4)
- Went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs vs. Furman (4/22)
- Hit a double vs. Mississippi State (4/20)
- Enjoyed an eight-game hit streak, the longest of her collegiate career, from 3/23 - 4/13
- Ripped an RBI single to left field and scored two runs in a 2-for-5 game at No. 21 Texas A&M (4/12)
- Smoked an RBI triple-- the first triple of her collegiate career-- to left center and scored one run vs. Tennessee Tech (4/8)
- Hit .500 (4-for-8), scored three runs and walked twice in the series at LSU (4/4 - 4/6)
- Ripped an RBI single to right field in a 2-for-3 game vs. South Carolina (3/23)
- Hit 2-for-3 and scored two runs vs. Western Carolina (3/11)
- Went 1-for-1 and drew one walk vs. College of Charleston (3/9)
- Recorded her first stolen base as a Lady Vol vs. No. 13/11 Stanford (2/23)
- Went 2-for-2 with one RBI and one run in win vs. Oakland (2/9)
- Made first start in her career as a designated player and hit her first double vs. Northern Colorado (2/8)
- Went 1-for-1 with one RBI and one run in her first appearance as a collegiate player in win vs. Northern Colorado (2/7)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Three-year letter-winner and two-year team captain at East Hamilton High School
- Helped lead East Hamilton win the 2013 Tennessee Region 3-AA Championship
- As a senior in 2013, earned TSWA All-State Class AA honors
- Helped Tennessee all-stars to two wins vs. Georgia all-stars
- As a junior in 2012: .496 BA, four homers, 26 RBIs, 40 stolen bases
- As a junior in 2012, helped East Hamilton to district and region titles and earned all-state, all-district and all-region honors
- As a sophomore in 2011: .571 BA, two homers, 12 RBIs, 18 stolen bases
- Best of the Preps 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13
- Received Reggie White Student-Athlete Award
- Played club ball for Fury 96 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Club team placed seventh at 14U Nationals in Illinios, 13th at 16U Nationals in Colorado, seventh at 16U nationals in Alabama
- Was invited to play in an adidas tournament in Utah for 16U
- Her Fury 95 team at 14U nationals had to play seven games back-to-back to get out of loser's bracket and did get out
PERSONAL
- Majoring in Criminal Justice
- Chose Tennessee over LSU, Florida State and Southern Illinois
- Enjoys working out and playing Xbox in free time
- Favorite musical group is The Weekend
- Growing up, admired Tennessee softball legend India Chiles and views her as a softball role model. Also admired Monica Abbott
- Mother pushed her to play sports, softball
- Is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr., "because he showed that we can all work together as one."
- Parents are Talmadge and Caroline Geathers
- Has one younger sister, Shyanne Geathers
- Shaliyah Giovanni Geathers was born on April 27, 1995
- Recipient of the Smokey Hensley Women's Athletics Scholarship
- Recipient of the Bernard Kaplan Scholarship Endowment
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
