After coming up just a win short of playing for a national championship in the 2026 Women’s College World Series, Tennessee softball and Karen Weekly are undergoing a coaching staff change. According to a report from Justin McLeod of D1 Softball, offensive-minded assistant coaches Craig Snider and Stephanie Sanders will not return to UT next season.
Snider and Sanders both joined the program in June of 2024. Snider joined after two seasons as the head coach at Texas Tech. Both played big roles in the offensive approach in their two seasons, but it appears both coaches and UT are looking for a change.
This comes after the Lady Vols’ bats considerably cooled down in the postseason. After losing 4-1 to Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament, Tennessee swept the Knoxville Regional by scoring three, seven, then five runs. In the Knoxville Super Regional sweep of Georgia, UT scored three and two runs…