The University of Tennessee’s softball pitcher Karlyn Pickens made history on Monday, becoming the first ever to throw a 78 mph pitch. The junior set the record for the fastest ever softball pitch ...

College softball's fastest flamethrower just got faster. Pickens threw 79.4 mph during Nebraska pitcher Jordy Bahl's first at-bat of Game 2. Pickens tied the previous record of 77 mph by Tennessee ...

Tennessee Lady Vols have thrown the four fastest pitches in softball history, led by current ace Karlyn Pickens. The previous record held by former UT star Monica Abbott stood for 13 years. Then ...

Tennessee softball pitcher Karlyn Pickens is the undisputed flamethrower in history heading into the Women's College World Series. Pickens owns the three fastest pitches ever recorded in a softball ...

In the second game on Saturday, May 24 in the Knoxville Super Regional, Tennessee Softball ace Karlyn Pickens set the NCAA Record for fastest recorded pitch in history throwing 79.4 mph. Again. In ...

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 ...

Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. OKLAHOMA CITY -- More than a ...

Soon after a collision on the softball pitch a few punches were thrown, most of the Galway Hitmen left their bench and there was a brief flurry of pushing and shoving on the infield.