KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee sophomore ace Ashley Rogers and senior infielder Chelsea Seggern were named to the Preseason All-SEC Team, announced the conference on Wednesday.

Two of the Lady Vols top returners, Seggern and Rogers finished the 2019 season atop of the team’s charts.

Rogers had a breakout freshman campaign, leading the Vols with a 1.94 ERA, which ranked seventh in the league. She also threw 209 strikeouts, third-most in the SEC and 36th in the nation. The Athens, Tenn., native finished with a 21-7 win-loss record en route to an All-SEC First Team selection and also finished in the top 10 for the Schutt Sports/NFCA National Freshman of the Year honor.

Upperclassmen Seggern returns as one of UT’s most lethal hitters recording a team-high 16 doubles along with 56 total hits and 46 RBI, the second most on the team for both. The Thrall, Texas, native batted .366 last season and her 0.30 doubles per game average ranked third in the SEC.

Tennessee was one of just four SEC teams to have a least two players selected. The Lady Vols were also voted to finish second in conference on the preseason poll.

The Preseason All-SEC Softball Team is voted on by the league’s head coaches and consists of a minimum of 14 players. Each SEC head coach voted for five infielders, four outfielders, three pitchers, one catcher and one designated player/utility. No ties were broken.

The 2020 campaign marks the 25th year of the Lady Vols program which opens on Feb. 8 against Northwestern in the Kajikawa Classic.

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-UT Athletics