Kiki Milloy to play for Team USA in Canada Cup

Lady Vols’ Kiki Milloy to play for Team USA in Canada Cup.

Tennessee junior softball player Kiki Milloy has made the U.S. Women’s National Team for the Canada Cup International softball championship.

Team USA is one of 12 teams from 10 countries and opens play June 18 in Surray, British Columbia.

Milloy, an outfielder for the Lady Vols, received All-America honors from both D1Softball and Softball America.

She started all 59 games for Tennessee (41-18).

Milloy, a native of Woodsville, Washington, led the Lady Vols in several offensive categories. She recorded a .362 batting average and totaled 71 hits, 12 doubles and 15 home runs.

Milloy finished the 2022 season with 21 multi-hit and 16 multi-RBI games. She scored 53 runs, while totaling 53 RBIs and 31 stolen bases.

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Two Lady Vols named to preseason All-SEC team

Two Lady Vols named to the preseason All-SEC team.

Two Lady Vols have been named to the All-SEC preseason team.

Outfielder Kiki Milloy and pitcher Ashley Rogers received preseason All-SEC honors.

Both players have received a plethora of preseason honors as they were named to the D1Softball.com All-America Team and were included on the 50-player watch list for Team USA Player of the Year.

In 2021, both Milloy and Rogers were named second-team All-America by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

Milloy led UT in hits (59), runs (50), stolen bases (37) and OPS (1.103). Her 37 steals led the SEC and also ranked third in the nation.

Rogers led the conference in ERA (1.32) and opponents’ batting average (.132).

The Athens, Tennessee native finished 2021 with 26 victories and 296 strikeouts.

The Lady Vols begin its 2022 season Friday in Miami, Florida. Tennessee will play a doubleheader against UNC Greensboro and Maryland in the Felsberg Invitational hosted by FIU.

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Ashley Rogers, Kiki Milloy named preseason All-America

Ashley Rogers and Kiki Milloy named preseason All-America.

A pair of Lady Vols’ softball players received preseason All-America honors.

Tennessee senior pitcher Ashley Rogers and junior outfielder Kiki Milloy were recognized with preseason All-America honors from D1 Softball.

Rogers led the Southeastern Conference in ERA (1.32) and opponents’ batting average (.132) last season. Her 296 strikeouts ranked fifth in the nation in 2021. She won 26 games last year and that mark was seventh-best in the country.

Milloy, Tennessee’s starting center fielder in 2021, led the team in OPS (1.103), hits (59) and runs scored (50),

She led the SEC with 37 stolen bases, a mark that was sixth in the nation.

Both Tennessee players were named All-America last year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. They were also named to USA Softball’s Top 50 Player of the Year Watch List.

Rogers and Milloy both received preseason recognition from Softball America and and Extra Inning Softball for top-100 rankings.