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Jersey Number 7
Sophia Nugent
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Seal Beach, California
- High School:
- Los Alamitos
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 6 vs. Alabama (5/25/24)
- Runs: 2 (6x) last vs. Texas A&M (5/2/25)
- Hits: 4 at Howard (3/11/24)
- RBIs: 6 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/18/25)
- Doubles: 2 (2x), last vs. South Carolina (3/25/24)
- Home Runs: 2 (3x) last vs. Texas A&M (5/2/25)
- Stolen Bases: 1 (3x) last at Howard (3/11/24)
- Hit Streak: 5 (3/25/2024 - (4/5/24)
CAREER HONORS
- 2025 CSC Academic All-American
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District
- 2024 All-SEC Second Team
- 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2025 - SENIOR
- Appeared in 62 games, making 61 starts as a senior
- Hit .298 with 25 runs, 51 hits, nine doubles, 18 home runs and 61 RBIs during her final collegiate season
- Tied for fourth all-time in program history for home runs in a single-season with 18
- Drew a pair of walks and was 1-for-3 versus UCLA at the WCWS (6/1)
- Hit a home run and went 2-for-3 with two runs against Florida in the Women's College World Series (5/30)
- Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Nebraska in game one of Super Regionals (5/23)
- Launched a two-out, two-run homer off the left-field foul pole — her 16th of the season at the NCAA Regional Tournament against Ohio State (5/18)
- Lifted a sacrifice fly to center against Ohio State in the NCAA Regional Tournament (5/17)
- Set a career high with her ninth double of the season, then added a three-run home run in the fourth inning of the NCAA Regional against Miami (OH) (5/16)
- Barreled three home runs throughout the Texas A&M series (5/1-5/3), finishing the weekend with three runs, three hits, and five RBIs. Her stellar performance in the second game of the series against the #2 Aggies ultimately led to a 5-1 Lady Vols victory.
- Provided three hits, one RBI, and one run to the Lady Vols' offense in their series against Ole Miss (4/25-4/27)
- Launched two homers, one solo and one 3-run, during the series against Auburn (4/17-4/19) to help lead the Lady Vols to a series sweep
- Recorded one hit and an RBI, aiding the Lady Vols in securing the series win against No. 1 Texas (4/13/25)
- Posted three hits and two RBIs singles during the weekend series against Mississippi State (4/4-4/5)
- Launched a two-run homer in the eighth inning of the debut series game between the Lady Vols and the Oklahoma Sooners (3/28) to help secure the 5-2 extra-inning win. The home run makes it her 10th multi-RBI game this season.
- Ripped a double to left-center, securing a run for the Lady Vols, finishing with two hits on the day (3/22)
- Surged in the Midstate Classic against Eastern Kentucky (3/18), recording a career-high 6 RBIs with two hits and two runs to round out the day
- Clocked a combined three hits and three RBIs during the Lady Vols' doubleheader versus UConn (3/14)
- Ripped an RBI double, a two-run home run, and an RBI sacrifice fly during the SEC debut series against the Georgia Bulldogs (3/7-3/9)
- Contributed five RBIs throughout the Tennessee Invitational weekend (2/28-3/2) while securing two home runs and a double
- Pounded a home run and a double in the Lady Vols' home opener versus Radford (2/26), recording four RBIs during the game
- Homered and doubled against Minnesota (2/22), with each hit driving in an RBI
- Worked a walk in the first against No. 4 UCLA (2/21), touching home plate later in the inning to give Tennessee their final run of the inning
- Provided the big hit with a two-RBI single to left in the first in the 10-0 win over Oregon State (2/20)
- Earned a hit and an RBI during the Lady Vols' victory over Nicholls (2/16)
- Collected a hit and scored a run against Lamar (2/15)
- Produced a single and drew a walk in the Lady Vols' dominant 12-0 victory over McNeese State (2/14) in the first game of a doubleheader
- Established momentum against Pittsburgh (2/9) with a leadoff home run in the second inning
- Recorded a hit in the Lady Vols' 12-1 victory over No. 21 Northwestern (2/8)
- Ended the game against Notre Dame (2/8) with a bases-loaded RBI single to left, securing the run-rule victory.
- Crushed a two-run home run in the fifth inning against Iowa (2/7)
- Drove in the first run against No. 19 Nebraska (2/6) with a double to center field.
2024 - JUNIOR
- Played in 55 games during her junior season, starting in 52
- Finished the season slashing .275/.367/.542 with 11 home runs and 38 RBIs
- Had one hit against Virginia, as Tennessee secured a Super Regional birth (5/19)
- Tallied three RBIs and one run in the 12-0 win against Virginia in the NCAA Regionals (5/18)
- Hit in one of the Lady Vols runs against Dayton to open the NCAA Regionals (5/17)
- Knocked in one run on one hit against LSU in the SEC tournament (5/9)
- Went 3-for-7 with two RBIs and two runs during the weekend series against Kentucky (5/2-4)
- Scored two runs, while tallying one hit during the series win against LSU (April 19-21).
- Implicated three RBIs on two hits, in her outings against Mississippi State (4/12-14)
- Contributed four RBIs, two hits, and one run in the Lady Vols' series against Georgia (4/5-7)
- Blasted two home runs to finish 2-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored and three RBIs during Tennessee's first game against Auburn (3/29)
- Had three doubles on the South Carolina series, totaling four hits and two RBIs on the weekend (3/24-26)
- Earned two walks and an RBI in the victory over Clemson (3/5)
- Produced two walks and two runs against Stetson (3/2)
- Knocked her first home run as a Lady Vol as Tennessee defeated Oregon State 6-1 (2/24)
- Earned two walks against Cal State Fullerton (2/24)
- Led the offense in Tennessee's 14-0 defeat of Kennesaw State, as she went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, four RBIs and a run scored (2/14)
- Made her debut with the Lady Vols as they opened their season against UT Arlington (2/8), knocking in a career-high four RBI's and recording seven putouts.
2023 - SOPHOMORE (at Oklahoma)
- Made 50 appearances with 18 starts
- Hit .274, finishing with 17 hits, 19 runs scored, five doubles, seven home runs and 23 RBIs
- Totaled 114 putouts, six assists with zero errors
- Made two appearances during the 2023 Women's College World Series
- Drove in a run versus Clemson in the Sooner's Super Regional win (5/27)
- Went 1-for-1 against Hofstra in OU's NCAA Regional opener (5/19)
- Was 1-for-2 with a run scored and two RBIs against Miami (4/15)
- Collected a pair of hits and drove in three runs versus Weber State (3/18)
- Knocked in three runs against Southeastern Louisiana (3/10)
- Hit a two-run double in Oklahoma's win over UIC (3/4)
- Went 1-for-2 versus Kentucky with a run scored, three RBIs and a home run (3/3)
- Draw a walk and went 1-for-1 at the plate against Cal State Fullerton with three RBIs, a home run and a run scored (2/24)
- Had her first multi-RBI game of the season against Longwood (2/17), going 1-for-2 at the plate with a home run, three RBIs, two runs scored, a walk and a stolen base
2022 - FRESHMAN (at Oklahoma)
- Making 23 appearances on the season, making one start at catcher
- Batted .294, finishing with five hits and three runs scored on 17 at-bats
- Hit one home run and a pair of doubles for five RBIs and a .588 slugging clip
- Also drew five walks on the year
- Registered 39 putouts and one assist in the field to go with zero errors for a 1.000 FLD%
- Made a plate appearance and drew a walk in Game One of the WCWS Championship Series vs. Texas (6/8)
- Went 1-for-1 with a run scored in the NCAA Regional opener vs. Prairie View A&M (5/20)
- Recorded an RBI double in her only at-bat at Kansas (4/30)
- Registered an RBI double in a 1-for-2 showing at Texas Tech (4/10)
- Brought in a run via sac-fly vs. Sam Houston at the HOF Classic (3/18)
- Made her first collegiate start and hit her first collegiate home run on a two-run shot at Hawaii (3/12)
- Made her collegiate debut vs. Mississippi State at the Mark Campbell Invitational (2/11)
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL
- Ranked as the No. 3 player in the class of 2021 by Extra Inning Softball and Softball America
- Ranked as the No. 1 catcher in the class by Extra Innings
- Named to All-CIF First Team, Southern Section in 2019
- Awarded Female Sportswoman of the Year by high school in 2019
- Before the COVID-19 pandemic cut her junior season off early, Nugent was batting .520 with five home runs and 10 RBIs and held a perfect 1.00 fielding percentage behind the plate
- Played in The Alliance Fastpitch All-Star Game
- Played travel ball for the Firecrackers-Rico/Weil team
- Helped the team to a fifth-place finish at the 2019 PGF Premier Nationals, hitting .400 with three home runs, seven RBIs and a perfect 1.00 fielding percentage
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Shawn and Audrey Nugent
- Has one sibling, Fiona
- Father played college baseball at Cerritos College and Chapman University
- Mother played college basketball at Saddleback College
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.25.25)
Sunday, May 25
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.24.25)
Saturday, May 24
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.23.25)
Friday, May 23
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Ohio State (5.18.25)
Sunday, May 18
