Has started all 54 games at shortstop, hitting .307 (56-for-177) overall with 10 doubles, a triple, nine HR's and 58 RBIs...Owns a team-best 17 multi-RBI games to go along with 15 multi-hit efforts in 2012...Knocked in a pair of runs via a double in the 5-1, series-opening win over Ole Miss (4/27)...With UT trailing South Carolina (4/21) 2-0, Shipman delivered a huge, two-RBI single in the sixth inning to dead-lock what eventually turned into a 4-2 Big Orange victory...Was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and two steals in the 5-0 win over Memphis (4/17)...Blasted a solo shot (her fifth HR over a five-game stretch and fourth-straight SEC game with a HR) in the series-opening, 2-0 win over #22/21 LSU (4/13)...Was absolutely incredible during the three-game series at Auburn (4/6-4/8), hitting .417 (5-for-12) with four HR's and 11 RBIs on her way to her initial SEC Player of the Week accolades (4/9)...Homered in all three games at Auburn, including a personal-best two HR's in the 6-2 finale victory over the Tigers (4/8)...Delivered the big two-RBI single in the third inning of the Lady Vols' 2-1 win over #9/10 Georgia (4/4)...Led UT to an 8-0 (5 inn.) win over Kentucky (3/31), going 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and three RBIs...Was 4-for-8 at the dish with four RBIs during the series sweep at Mississippi State (3/23-3/25)...With the lead down to just 3-2 at #1 Alabama (3/21), Shipman crushed a fifth-inning solo HR to grant the Big Orange some insurance as UT handed the Tide its first loss of the year, 5-2...Hit .571 (4-for-7) during the Arkansas series (3/16-3/18) with two doubles and was intentionally walked twice in the series finale...Equaled a career-best with four RBIs as part of a 2-for-3, double performance in the 9-0 (5 inn.) rout of Georgia Southern (3/13)...Hit safely in the opening two games of the series versus #3/4 Florida (3/9-10), recording a 2-for-3 effort with a RBI during UT's 5-2 loss (3/10)...Doubled as part of a 2-for-4 performance with two RBIs in the 7-0 victory over Memphis (3/3)...Crushed a three-run shot in the 6-0 triumph over Illinois State (2/25)...Singled twice and posted a pair of RBIs as Tennessee rolled past #20/17 Georgia Tech (2/24), 9-0...Started the year on a career-long seven-game hitting streak (2/9-2/17)...Blasted a solo shot as part of a 2-for-3, two-walk performance in the 10-7 win over Illinois (2/17), joining teammate Lauren Gibson as part of UT's first back-to-back HR effort of the year...Shipman proved she's back at full health after last season's injury troubles, recording a .381 (8-for-21) batting average with two doubles, a HR and a team-best seven RBIs during the Kajikawa Classic...Was 2-for-3 at the dish with a two-bagger in the 9-6 comeback victory over Western Michigan (2/12)...Hammered a first-inning, two-run double off All-American pitcher Dallas Escobedo to help power Tennessee past #1 Arizona State (2/11), 3-0...Brought UT back within a tally of San Diego State (2/11) via a sacrifice fly in the fifth-inning of the Lady Vols' eventual 6-5 victory...Singled, scored and later knocked in a run during the second inning off #4 Cal's All-American pitcher Jolene Henderson (2/10)...Blasted a homer in her very first at-bat of 2012 as part of a 2-for-4, two-RBI effort against UCSB (2/9).

Was selected to the Southeastern Conference's All-Freshman Team after hitting .292 overall with 28 runs scored, eight doubles, five HR's, 27 RBIs and eight stolen bases...Played in 58 games, starting 54 at shortstop, despite dealing with a broken left wrist suffered during the initial weekend of the 2011 campaign...Contributed 10 multi-hit and five multi-RBI efforts and posted a pair of five-game hitting streaks (2/18-2/20 & 4/15-4/21)...Doubled in Tennessee's initial RBI during a 6-5 loss to #22 Oklahoma State (5/22) in NCAA Knoxville Regional action...Was 2-for-3 in the initial NCAA meeting against #22 OSU (5/21)...Blasted a walk-off grand slam as part of a seven-run, fifth-inning to complete an 8-0 (5 inn.) NCAA Regional win over Liberty (5/20)...Singled and doubled as part of a 2-for-3 performance in a 4-1 win over #22 Kentucky in the SEC Tournament opener (5/12)...Drove a solo HR to left during the fifth inning of UT's 7-2 loss at #4 Florida (5/8)...Hit .333 (2-for-6) with a two-bagger and two RBIs during the series sweep of Arkansas (4/29-5/1)...Posted two hits in three consecutive contests including at #21 LSU (2-for-4, two RBIs on 4/17), versus Radford (2-for-2, RBI on 4/19) and against Mississippi State (2-for-3, run on 4/21)...Set the tone offensively for the Big Orange in the series opener at #21 LSU (4/15) by depositing a towering grand slam (her first) onto the grass berm in left in the fourth inning to grant UT a four-run lead over the Tigers in a game the Lady Vols eventually won 6-0...Doubled in a tally during a 10-3 rout of Ole Miss (4/9)...Hit .333 with a double and a solo HR in the series sweep of South Carolina (3/25-3/27)...Contributed an RBI single for a 1-0 lead as Tennessee eventually topped #1 Alabama (3/22), 4-1...Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in a 10-0 rout of Kentucky (3/12)...Doubled, singled and added a sacrifice fly in a 11-3 (6 inn.) victory over San Diego State (2/24)...Blasted her first career HR in UT's win over Boston College (2/13)...Posted two hits in each of her first two career games in the Orange & White (2-for-3 versus Michigan State on 2/11; 2-for-3 with two RBIs at Stetson on 2/12).

One of the most coveted softball signees in the country, Madison Shipman joins the Lady Vol program out of Valencia High School in Valencia, Calif....Under the guidance of head coach Donna Lee, she played alongside current Tennessee junior Jessica Spigner as part of Valencia's 2007 USA Today National Championship squad...During her interscholastic career, Shipman was chosen as a 2010 ESPN/RISE First Team All-American, a 2008 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Honorable Mention All-American as well as a 2008 & 2010 NFCA First Team All West Region selection...ESPN/RISE listed Shipman as its No. 2 national recruit in the U.S. in 2010...In 2008, 2009 and 2010, she was named first team All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) as well as Cal-Hi Sports All-State and to the All-Foothill League Team...Following her senior campaign in '10, she was tabbed as the CIF Southern Section Division 1, The Santa Clarita Valley Signal and Foothill League Player of the Year and was one of six finalists for the Cal-Hi Sports' Ms. Softball State Player of the Year after hitting .444 overall with nine home runs, 39 runs scored, 32 stolen bases and 36 RBIs while leading Valencia to the CIF-Southern Section Division I semifinals with a 29-4-1 record...Shipman was chosen by the Los Angeles Times as part of its all-region team (2008, 2009, 2010) three times, while the Los Angeles Daily News also included her on its all-area squad (2008, 2009, 2010) on a trio of occasions...She was selected as the California State Sophomore Player of the Year in 2008 after hitting .403 during the campaign...As a junior she raised her average to .411 with 21 RBIs while helping Valencia (25-7, 8-2 Foothill League) to its third consecutive Foothill League Championship...The shortstop played a key role in back-to-back CIF Southern Section titlists in 2007 & 2008...Shipman played Gold softball for coach Gary Fausett and the So Cal Choppers...She was a member of the National Honor Society at Valencia H.S.

A member of the 2010-11 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team, Shipman hit .421 (8-for-19) with eight runs scored, two doubles, nine stolen bases and seven RBIs while starting all nine contests for her gold medal winning squad at the 2010 Pan American Championship (18-under) in Bogota, Colombia (Aug. 6-15)...The team is slated for its next action at the ISF IX Junior Women's World Championship (19-under) in Cape Town, South Africa, over Dec. 6-17, 2011.

Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...Plans to study anthropology at UT with a focus on forensic science...Her cousin Nolan Morrell swam freestyle/individual medley for the University of Tennessee from 2005-09...Among her former teammates that have played collegiate softball are Jordan Taylor of Michigan, Nicole Matson, Megan Foglesong and Amy Moore of Pacific, Victoria Kemp of Arizona and Destiny Rodino of 2010 national champ UCLA...Has two sisters, Amanda, 30, and Allysa, 12, and a brother, Billy, 18...Madison Taylor Shipman was born June 25, 1992, in Houston, Texas...Her parents are Bill and Lorri Shipman.