2021 Ole Miss Rebels softball team explained
| Sport: | softball |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Ole Miss Rebels |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 36–22 |
| Conf Record: | 12–12 |
| Head Coach: | Jamie Trachsel |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Katie Rietkovich Browder |
| Asst Coach2: | Ryker Chason |
| Stadium: | Ole Miss Softball Complex |
| Bowl: | Tucson Regional |
| Bowl Result: | 2–2 |
The 2021 Ole Miss Rebels softball team represents the University of Mississippi in the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Rebels play their home games at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.
Previous season
The Rebels finished the 2020 season 12–13 overall, and 0–3 in the SEC. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the season, interim head coach Ruben Felix was not retained. He took over for former head coach, Mike Smith, who resigned in December 2019. Minnesota head coach Jamie Trachsel was hired on April 24, 2020.[1]
Schedule and results
| 2021 Ole Miss Rebels Softball Game Log |
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| Regular season |
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| February |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| Trojan Classic |
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| February 12 | vs. | | Troy Softball Complex
Troy, AL | W 8–2 | Savannah Diederich (1–0) | Amy Woodham (0–1) | | | | 1–0 | | | February 12 | | | Troy Softball Complex | L 2–5 | Leanna Johnson (1–0) | Ava Tillmann (0–1) | | | | 1–1 | | | February 13 | vs. | | Troy Softball Complex | W 10–2(6) | Savannah Diederich (2–0) | Alicia Veltri (0–1) | | | | 2–1 | | | February 13 | vs. UAB | | Troy Softball Complex | L 5–13(5) | Emily Kachel (1–1) | Savannah Diederich (2–1) | | | | 2–2 | | | FAU "Strikeout Cancer" Tournament |
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| February 19 | vs. | | FAU Softball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL | L 0–2 | Karlie Charles (2–0) | Savannah Diederich (2–2) | | | 52 | 2–3 | | | February 19 | at | | FAU Softball Stadium | W 10–1(5) | Anna Borgen (1–0) | Lynn Gardner (1–2) | | | | 3–3 | | | February 20 | | | FAU Softball Stadium | L 2–6 | Laurin Krings (1–0) | Savannah Diederich (2–3) | Sophie Dandola (1) | | | 3–4 | | | February 20 | at Florida Atlantic | | FAU Softball Stadium | W 11–0(5) | Ava Tillmann (1–1) | Abigail Morgan (0–1) | | | 115 | 4–4 | | | February 21 | vs. Iowa State | | FAU Softball Stadium | L 6–7 | Karlie Charles (3–0) | Aynslie Furbush (0–1) | | | 68 | 4–5 | | | Lone Star State Invitational |
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| February 26 | | | Getterman Stadium
Waco, TX | W 7–0 | Landyn Bruce (1–0) | Payton Kinney (2–2) | | | | 5–5 | | | February 26 | at No. 23 | | Getterman Stadium | W 10–4 | Savannah Diederich (3–3) | Aliyah Binford (1–1) | | | 300 | 6–5 | | | February 27 | | | Bobcat Softball Stadium
San Marcos, TX | W 12–0(5) | Ava Tillmann (2–1) | Mika Vento (2–1) | | | | 7–5 | | | February 27 | | | Bobcat Softball Stadium | L 1–2 | Jessica Mullins (2–2) | Savannah Diederich (3–4) | | | | 7–6 | | | February 28 | | | Red & Charline McCombs Field
Austin, TX | L 2–5 | Molly Jacobsen (3–0) | Savannah Diederich (3–5) | | | | 7–7 | | | |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| March 3 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 3–0 | Anna Borgen (2–0) | Megan Garst (4–2) | | | 250 | 8–7 | | | Ole Miss Classic |
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| March 5 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 3–0 | Savannah Diederich (4–4) | Emily Barnett (4–2) | | SECN+ | 206 | 9–7 | | | March 5 | Samford | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–0(5) | Ava Tillmann (3–1) | Abby Swaney (2–2) | | SECN+ | 257 | 10–7 | | | March 6 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–0(6) | Anna Borgen (3–0) | Paige Vargas (0–3) | | SECN+ | 231 | 11–7 | | | March 6 | North Dakota State | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 3–1 | Landyn Bruce (2–0) | Lainey Lyle (1–2) | Ava Tillmann (1) | SECN+ | 231 | 12–7 | | | March 7 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 3–0 | Savannah Diederich (5–4) | Abbey Kruzel (1–3) | | SECN+ | 250 | 13–7 | | | March 7 | Indiana State | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 3–0 | Anna Borgen (4–0) | Lexi Benko (0–2) | | SECN+ | 325 | 14–7 | | |
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| March 10 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 6–5(8) | Anna Borgen (5–0) | Kaitlyn Hughes (0–1) | | SECN+ | 178 | 15–7 | | | March 13 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 6–0 | Anna Borgen (6–0) | Emily Williams (3–1) | | | 437 | 16–7 | 1–0 | | March 14 | Mississippi State | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 4–1 | Ava Tillmann (4–1) | Aspen Wesley (2–3) | Anna Borgen (1) | SECN | 658 | 17–7 | 2–0 | | March 15 | Mississippi State | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–0(5) | Savannah Diederich (6–4) | Emily Williams (3–2) | Anna Borgen (2) | SECN | 541 | 18–7 | 3–0 | | March 19 | | | Bogle Park
Fayetteville, AR | L 1–5 | Mary Haff (13–2) | Anna Borgen (6–1) | | | 691 | 18–8 | 3–1 | | March 20 | at No. 17 Arkansas | | Bogle Park | L 2–3(8) | Mary Haff (14–2) | Savannah Diederich (6–6) | | | 704 | 18–9 | 3–2 | | March 21 | at No. 17 Arkansas | | Bogle Park | L 2–3(8) | Autumn Storms (3–0) | Anna Borgen (6–2) | | SECN+ | 694 | 18–10 | 3–3 | | March 24 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 4–1 | Savannah Diederich (7–6) | Morgan Leinstock (5–3) | Anna Borgen (3) | SECN+ | 154 | 19–10 | | | March 26 | No. 17 | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 6–4 | Savannah Diederich (8–6) | Mary Wilson Avant (11–2) | | SECN+ | 407 | 20–10 | 4–3 | | March 27 | No. 17 Georgia | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | L 1–3 | Alley Cutting (4–1) | Anna Borgen (6–3) | | SECN+ | 341 | 20–11 | 4–4 | | March 28 | No. 17 Georgia | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 3–2 | Anna Borgen (7–3) | Britton Rogers (0–1) | | SECN+ | 481 | 21–11 | 5–4 | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| April 1 | at No. 15 | | Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, LA | L 0–1(8) | Shelbi Sunseri (6–3) | Anna Borgen (7–4) | | SECN+ | 685 | 21–12 | 5–5 | | April 2 | at No. 15 LSU | | Tiger Park | L 2–3 | Ali Kilponen (5–3) | Savannah Diederich (8–7) | | SECN+ | 952 | 21–13 | 5–6 | | April 3 | at No. 15 LSU | | Tiger Park | W 9–4(8) | Savannah Diederich (9–7) | Shelbi Sunseri (6–4) | | SECN+ | 930 | 22–13 | 6–6 | | April 6 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 4–1 | Anna Borgen (8–4) | Kayla Beaver (11–4) | Savannah Diederich (1) | SECN+ | 201 | 23–13 | | | April 9 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–0(5) | Savannah Diederich (10–7) | Leah Powell (5–2) | | SECN+ | 223 | 24–13 | 7–6 | | April 10 | South Carolina | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–5 | Ava Tillmann (5–1) | Rachel Vaughan (2–1) | | SECN | 361 | 25–13 | 8–6 | | April 11 | South Carolina | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | L 1–10(5) | Cayla Drotar (2–4) | Savannah Diederich (10–8) | | SECN+ | 307 | 25–14 | 8–7 | | April 14 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 11–0(5) | Landyn Bruce (3–0) | Mariah Nichols (1–8) | | SECN+ | 210 | 26–14 | | | April 16 | at | | Davis Diamond
College Station, TX | W 2–1 | Anna Borgen (9–4) | Makinzy Herzog (10–3) | Savannah Diederich (2) | SECN+ | 253 | 27–14 | 9–7 | | April 17 | at Texas A&M | | Davis Diamond | W 3–1 | Ava Tillmann (6–1) | Kayla Poynter (8–4) | Savannah Diederich (3) | SECN+ | 491 | 28–14 | 10–7 | | April 18 | at Texas A&M | | Davis Diamond | L 3–4 | Grace Uribe (7–3) | Ava Tillmann (6–2) | Makinzy Herzog (3) | SECN+ | 382 | 28–15 | 10–8 | | April 21 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–0(6) | Ava Tillmann (7–2) | Emily Brown (2–1) | | SECN+ | 139 | 29–15 | | | April 23 | | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 1–0(8) | Anna Borgen (10–4) | Shelby Lowe (12–5) | | SECN | 291 | 30–15 | 11–8 | | April 24 | Auburn | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 6–1 | Savannah Diederich (11–8) | Maddie Penta (8–7) | | SECN | 513 | 31–15 | 12–8 | | April 25 | Auburn | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | L 1–3 | Shelby Lowe (13–5) | Ava Tillmann (7–3) | | SECN+ | 550 | 31–16 | 12–9 | | April 30 | No. 25 | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–2 | Anna Borgen (11–4) | Breanna Vasquez (4–3) | | SECN+ | 239 | 32–16 | | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
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| May 1 | No. 25 UCF | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 5–4(10) | Ava Tillmann (8–3) | Alea White (17–5) | | SECN+ | 293 | 33–16 | | | May 1 | No. 25 UCF | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 10–0(5) | Savannah Diederich (12–8) | Gianna Mancha (12–5) | | SECN+ | 431 | 34–16 | | | May 6 | | | Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL | L 0–8(5) | Montana Fouts (18–3) | Ava Tillmann (8–4) | | SECN+ | 1,419 | 34–17 | 12–10 | | May 7 | at No. 3 Alabama | | Rhoads Stadium | L 7–11 | Krystal Goodman (8–1) | Anna Borgen (11–5) | | SECN+ | 1,631 | 34–18 | 12–11 | | May 8 | at No. 3 Alabama | | Rhoads Stadium | L 1–6 | Montana Fouts (19–3) | Anna Borgen (11–6) | | SECN | 1,631 | 34–19 | 12–12 | |
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| Post-season |
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| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| May 21 | vs. (3) | (2) | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Tucson, AZ | W 5–1 | Anna Borgen (12–7) | Paige Rauch (20–4) | | | 35–20 | 1–0 | | | May 22 | at (1) No. 11 | (2) | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium | L 6–12 | Mariah Lopez (8–2) | Savannah Diederich (12–9) | Hanah Bowen (2) | SECN | | 35–21 | 1–1 | | May 22 | vs. (3) Villanova | (2) | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium | W 6–2 | Ava Tillmann (9–4) | Sara Kennedy (6–5) | | | 36–21 | 2–1 | | | May 23 | at (1) No. 11 Arizona | (2) | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium | L 6–12 | Mariah Lopez (9–2) | Anna Borgen (12–8) | | ESPN3 | | 36–22 | 2–2 | |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Ole Miss team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll. | |
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Source:[2]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Jamie Trachsel Tapped as Ole Miss Head Softball Coach . OleMissSports.com . Ole Miss Athletics . April 24, 2020.
- Softball Announces Non-Conference Slate. University of Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 25, 2021. February 1, 2021.
