Florida State softball added another portal addition on Friday, getting a commitment from Tennessee’s star infielder Ella Dodge.
Entering as a redshirt junior, Dodge will have two seasons remaining after spending the previous three at UT. During her time on Rocky Top, she was a staple on the infield, as well as in the batting order. She comes with a career .262 batting average with 82 runs, 82 hits, 18 homers and 61 RBI.
This previous season, she had a breakout year, tallying 46 RBI, 50 runs, 49 hits, 11 homers and 33 walks with a .275 batting average.
The Bradenton, FL native graduated from Lakewood Ranch HS, entering college with multiple national rankings.
Dodge joins Stetson’s Nicole Edmiaston in the current transfer class.
Her Tennessee bio:
2026 REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
Started in 64 games during her sophomore season as a Lady Vol
Ended the season with 49 hits, 44 runs, 46 RBI’s and 11 home runs
Hit a solo home run down the right-field line vs. Missouri (5/1)
Contributed a run and a hit in the Lady Vols’ series victory over No. 2 Alabama (4/24-26).
Added a single and a run in Tennessee’s midweek win over Radford (4/21).
Boasted two home runs with three total RBIs on the weekend against Kentucky (4/11-13).
Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs against Kennesaw State (4/8).
Recorded a single and a run in Tennessee’s run-rule victory over ETSU (4/7).
Tallied one run and two hits, including a triple, in Tennessee’s weekend series against No. 25 South Carolina (4/2-4).
Drew a walk in each of her two at-bats against Ole Miss (3/27).
Logged a run in Tennessee’s midweek win over Tennessee Tech (3/24).
Added two hits and an RBI against No. 5 Florida (3/20).
Recorded three hits and two RBIs on the weekend against No. 12 Mississippi State (3/13-15).
Added two runs in Tennessee’s record-setting win over Lipscomb (3/11).
Ripped a three-run double to propel the Lady Vols to a win over Austin Peay (3/10).
Fired a solo homer in the SEC-opening series sweep over No. 17 LSU (3/8).
Doubled against Belmont (3/3) to provide Tennessee’s first and only run of the game.
Totaled 11 RBIs over a five-game weekend in the Tennessee Invitational (2/27-3/1).
Blasted a three-run homer in Tennessee’s win over Appalachian State (3/1), finishing with four RBIs on the day.
Delivered two runs and two RBI-doubles in the Lady Vols’ run-rule victory over North Carolina Central (2/28).
Fired a grand slam to deliver the decisive blow in Tennessee’s victory over Penn State (2/27).
Added a run to bring the Lady Vols to run-rule victory over Southern Illinois (2/22).
Scored a pair of runs in Tennessee’s shutout win over Mercer (2/21).
Homered in both doubleheader contests against Missouri State and UAB (2/20), including a solo homer.
Cleared the bases with a three-run homer to extend the Lady Vols’ lead over No. 7 Florida State (2/15).
Totaled three runs across two games in Tennessee’s doubleheader shutouts over No. 23 FAU and No. 6 UCLA (2/14).
Notched a double in both of Tennessee’s doubleheader games against No. 11 Nebraska and JMU, as well as a run in the former (2/13).
Logged a double and an RBI in both of the Lady Vols’ doubleheader games against Boston College and No. 5 Oregon (2/7).
Delivered a two-run homer in Tennessee’s season-opening victory over BYU (2/5).
2025 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
Appeared in 56 games, starting 49 during her redshirt freshman season
Finished the season slashing .244/.345/.481 with seven home runs and 15 RBIs
Reached base safely in all four Lady Vols games in the WCWS
Roped a double against Texas in the WCWS semifinals (6/2)
Went 1-for-4 versus UCLA with a run as Tennessee advanced to the semifinals at the WCWS (6/1)
Was 1-for-3 with a run against Florida at the WCWS (5/30)
Drew a pair of walks in Tennessee’s opening Women’s College World Series game against Oklahoma (5/29)
Delivered the lone run with a solo shot in the first inning, sending the Lady Vols to the WCWS with a Super Regional win over Nebraska (5/25)
Opened up scoring in the first inning with a 2-run blast in 3-2 win over Nebraska to force a game three in the NCAA Super Regionals (5/24)
Scored after hitting a double against Ohio State in NCAA Regionals (5/18)
Garnered a single and a run for the Lady Vols during their SEC Tournament play against No. 5 Arkansas (5/8)
Barreled a triple and a single against Texas A&M (5/2) to finish the day two-for-two at the plate
Went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored at Ole Miss (4/26)
Delivered three hits, one double, and one run for the Lady Vols in their series sweep against Auburn (4/17-4/19)
Drew a walk and a stolen base, contributing to an 8-0 win against Mississippi State (4/5)
Recorded her first career hit in SEC play, a game-winning three-run home run at No. 2 Oklahoma (3/30), helping Tennessee win the series in Norman
Logged the game-winning, walk-off run for the Lady Vols in their 4-3, extra-inning victory over UConn (3/14)
Entered the final weekend game against Georgia (3/9) as a pinch hitter, scoring a run
Secured a run for the Lady Vols in their shutout, 6-0 victory over Indiana State to close out the Tennessee Invitational (3/2)
Pounded a double and a triple against Indiana State (2/28) and finished 3-for-3 at the plate with three runs and an RBI
Hit a double and recorded a run for the Lady Vols in their win over Minnesota (2/22)
Had two hits, an RBI and a run scored versus Tulsa (2/15)
Walked twice and scored a pair of runs at Lamar (2/15)
Hit a home run in back-to-back games at McNeese (2/14)
Was 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in game one at McNeese (2/14)
Drew two walks and scored a run in a win against Pittsburgh (2/9)
Went 2-for-2 with two home runs, four RBIs and two runs scored against Northwestern (2/8)
Worked a walk and scored a run versus Notre Dame (2/8)
Made her Tennessee debut against Nebraska (2/6), recording her first career hit
