Rylie West Biography

Rylie West is a softball junior player from Eastvale, Calif and she is the reason behind the success of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers Softball team in NCAA season 2023. She played four years of varsity ball and was named to the first team of the Big 8 Conference both in 2018 and 2019. Rylie was named the 2019 Female Sportswoman of the Year and to the All-CIF First Team for the Southern Section.

She also played for the Corona Angels club team coached by Marty Tyson and was selected to the Press-Enterprise First Team All-Area. As a student-athlete between the years 2016 and 2019, she earned exceptional grades and recognition. The Athletic Leadership Council included her as a member.

Early Life

A native of Eastvale, California, Rylie West was born on 6th July 2002. She is the daughter of Kelly and Troy West and it seems she is the only child in the family. She is studying journalism and electronic media at the university level. Rylie came to UT to play softball at the highest level and pursue her dream of becoming a sports journalist. She also won the Mary Louise Ledbetter Endowed Scholarship for Women in Athletics.

Rylie West Career

In her freshman year, Rylie started 29 of the 44 games she appeared in, with the majority of her time spent as a catcher and designated player. She finished fourth on the team with a.326 batting average and a.543 slugging percentage.

As a senior, she finished with 13 runs scored, 30 hits, 11 doubles (t-2nd on the team), one home run, 13 RBIs, and three triples, which tied for the most on the team and ranked sixth in the SEC. Rylie played in 52 games, starting 47 of them, and she batted, threw, and caught.

During her sophomore season, she recorded a hit. 271 (36-for-133) with 30 runs, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 8 homers, and 24 RBIs. Against Oregon State (5/22) at the NCAA Knoxville Regional, she doubled in two runs and singled in two more in UT’s tournament debut against Campbell (5/20).

West had a double and drove in four runs in a win over then-ranked 10 Arkansas (3/19) and scored a pair of goals in UT’s Midstate Classic victory over Memphis (3/15). She had a home run, double, and two runs scored in the home opener against Tennessee Tech (3/2) and a double off the fence in deep left against sixth-ranked UCLA (2/26).

She blasted a solo home run to left center against No. 1 Oklahoma (2/26) and went 2-for-2 with an RBI single in UT’s 8-0 run-rule victory over UC San Diego (2/25). During Tennessee’s comeback victory over FIU (2/12), she scored the game-winning run. In the first game of the season on 2/11 against UNC Greensboro, he reached on a walk and later scored a run.

Rise to Fame

Rylie hit a three-run home run in the first game of the World Series versus Alabama (6/1) when she was a junior, helping her team to a 10-5 victory. She hit a grand slam in the fourth inning of Tennessee’s 9-1 triumph against Indiana on Day 2 of the NCAA Knoxville Regional to put the Lady Vols in a position to run-rule the Hoosiers.

Rylie had a game-tying RBI single in UT’s 3-1 SEC Tournament win over South Carolina (5/13) and a double in UT’s 3-0 win over South Carolina (5/5). She doubled in two runs to help Texas to an 11-10 victory over Florida on 4/23.

Rylie hit a grand slam over the left field fence to help Tennessee beat Florida 9-1 on 4/22, and he had three RBIs in Tennessee’s 15-1 win against Kentucky on 4/16. She had a hit in all three games against Texas A&M (3/31-4/2) and had two in UT’s 2-1 victory against Kentucky (4/14).

She drove in four runs for the Lady Vols in their 19-0 victory over Belmont on March 3 and drove in a run in the Lady Vols’ 12-0 victory against UIC on February 25.

Rylie West Biography

Real Name Rylie West
Birth Date July 6, 2002
Age (as of 2023) 20 Years
Birth Place Eastvale, California, U.S.
Profession Softball Player
College University of Tennessee
Class Junior

Physical Statistics

Height in feet inches – 5’ 8” – in Centimeters – 172 cm
Weight in Kilograms – 60 kg  –  in Pounds –  132 lbs
Hair Color Dark Brown
Eye Color Dark Brown

Family

Father Troy West
Mother Kelly West
Sister
Brother

Relationship Status

Marital Status Single
Affair No
Who is her boyfriend? None

Personal Life

There is no information available regarding Rylie West’s relationship yet. Well, we guess she may be in a relationship with someone and want to keep it a secret as of now.

Achievements & Recognitions

  • 2022 Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete
  • 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021 Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete
  • 2021 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Rylie West Net Worth

Rylie West doesn’t get any NIL deal or endorsement as far as we know. Thus, she isn’t making any money from her career at least. Well with hope with her growing career, she will be earning a good amount of money in the future.

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