KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee softball standout Karlyn Pickens wrote her name into the history books on Monday with a record-breaking pitch. The reigning SEC Pitcher of the Year was facing off ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee has set a new softball record after Karlyn Pickens threw a 79.4 mph pitch on Saturday, setting the record for the fastest pitch ever thrown in softball ...

Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens set the record for the fastest pitch ever thrown in NCAA softball history on March 24, 2025. In a 3-2 win over Arkansas, Pickens delivered a 78.2 mph pitch in the sixth ...

Karlyn Pickens' increased velocity and improved mechanics are attributed to work with pitching coach Megan Rhodes Smith. ESPN analyst Amanda Scarborough noted Pickens' growth as an emotional leader ...

The softball world is talking on Saturday night, especially after Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens broke her record by delivering a pitch against Nebraska's Jordy Bahl at 79.4 mph on Saturday night during ...

The Tennessee softball program is two wins away from its ninth all-time Women’s College World Series appearance, with only a best-of-three NCAA tournament super regional series against Nebraska ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- More than a decade before Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens fired the fastest softball pitch ever recorded, Dana Fussetti discovered an elementary school-aged pitcher and foretold a prophecy ...

Swing speed and exit velocity are largely two sides of the same coin, with one important difference: we get swing-speed data on whiffs too. This is important as we can detect when batters are using ...