2023 Softball Roster
Shipman, Ally

Jersey Number 34
Ally Shipman
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Valencia, Calif.
- High School:
- Valencia HS
- Prev School:
- Tennessee
Bio
Accolades
- Second Team NFCA All-South Region (2022)
- Second Team All-SEC (2022)
2023
- Has started 58 games, primarily at catcher
- Went 4-for-9 (.444) on opening weekend including a multi-hit game in the opener against Lehigh (Feb. 10)
- Batted 6-for-15 (.400) at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational, including four doubles
- Hit a game-tying RBI single as a pinch hitter in the eventual comeback victory over Samford (Feb. 22)
- Drove in a team-leading nine RBIs at the Easton Bama Bash (Feb. 24-26), including a pair of bases-loaded doubles against Kennesaw State and SLU
- Had four hits at the Bevo Classic (March 10-12), including two doubles and a home run
- Was 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in the win over UAB (March 22)
- Had a hit in each game of the Tennessee series (March 24-26)
- Had three hits in the win at Marshall (April 18)
- Was 3-for-3 with three RBIs in the game one win over Auburn (April 22)
- Went 4-for-10 (.400) with four RBIs and two home runs at NCAA Regionals, including the go-ahead solo shot in the championship game vs. Middle Tennessee (May 21)
2022
- Started 54 games
- Had multi-hit games in each of her first two starts at Alabama, going a combined 4-for-5 (.800) with six RBIs, two doubles and a home run against Southern Utah (Feb. 11) and Oregon State (Feb. 12)
- Led the team with six hits and nine RBIs at the Easton Bama Bash, including a go-ahead two run home run against eighth-ranked Virginia Tech (Feb. 19)
- Hit a solo home run leading off the sixth inning against Louisiana Tech (Feb. 26)
- Hit 7-for-11 (.636) at the T-Mobile Crimson Classic (March 4-6) with four runs scored and five RBIs
- Drove in three runs in the series opener against Kentucky (March 18)
- Was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored at UAB (March 23)
- Hit an inside-the-park home run in game two at South Carolina (March 26)
- Went 5-for-11 (.455) with three runs scored and eight RBIs in the Georgia series (April 2-4), including home runs in the first and third games
- Posted a pair of two-hit performances during the Florida series (April 9-11)
- Was 2-for-4 in game two vs. Mississippi State (April 15), including a seventh-inning solo home run as part of the six-run comeback
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the game two win over Missouri (May 7)
- Was 6-for-16 (.375) during NCAA Regionals (May 20-22) with three runs scored
2019-21 at Tennessee
- Started 98 games over three years at Tennessee, primarily at catcher
- Career .331 hitter with the Lady Vols, including 94 hits, 13 home runs and 75 RBIs
- Hit a career-high .403 during the shortened 2020 season
- Her 39 RBIs in 2021 were the second most on the team and her 13 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games were third
- Hit the go-ahead home run in the 2021 SEC Tournament quarterfinal win against Arkansas (May 13)
Prep Highlights
- Attended Valencia High School and played club ball for the So Cal Choppers
- Extra Innings Softball 2018 Elite 100
- 2018 PGF Regional All-American
- 2017 Foothill League Player of the Year
Personal Information
- Born Ally Mackenzie Shipman on Oct. 25, 1999
- Daughter of Bill and Lorri Shipman
- Has two sisters, Amanda and Madison, and one brother, Billy
- Sister, Madison, played softball at Tennessee from 2011-14
- Human Environmental Sciences major
NCAA Super Regional GM 2 Postgame: Coach Murphy
Saturday, May 24
NCAA Super Regional GM 1 Postgame: Coach Murphy & Kali Heivilin
Friday, May 23
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy, Jocelyn Briski & Audrey Vandagriff
Thursday, May 22
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy
Wednesday, May 21