Jamie Trachsel Explained

Jamie Trachsel
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Ole Miss
Current Conference:SEC
Birth Date:12 February 1979
Birth Place:Duluth, Minnesota
Alma Mater:St. Cloud State (BS)
North Dakota State (MEd)
Player Years1:1997–2001
Player Team1:St. Cloud State
Coach Years1:2002–2004
Coach Team1:North Dakota State (GA)
Coach Years2:2005–2007
Coach Team2:North Dakota State (asst.)
Coach Years3:2008–2010
Coach Team3:North Dakota State (AHC)
Coach Years4:2011–2016
Coach Team4:North Dakota State (Co-HC)
Coach Years5:2017
Coach Team5:Iowa State
Coach Years6:2018–2020
Coach Team6:Minnesota
Coach Years7:2021–present
Coach Team7:Ole Miss
Tournament Record:NCAA:
Championships:
  • WCWS appearance (2019)
  • Regional champions (2019)
  • Big Ten Tournament champions (2018)
  • Summit League Tournament champions (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  • Summit League regular season champions (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Awards:NFCA Great Lakes Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2019)

Jamie Trachsel is an American softball coach who is the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels softball team.

Coaching career

Iowa State

On, June 9, 2016, Jamie Trachsel was announced as the head coach of the Iowa State softball program.[1] In her only season with the Cyclones, she led them to a 5th place Big 12 finish, their best finish in the Big 12 since 1994. They completed the program's first series win over Texas. In her only season the team finished 23–35 overall and 6–12 in the Big 12.[2]

Minnesota

On June 24, 2017, Jamie Trachsel was announced as the new head coach of the Minnesota softball program, replacing Jessica Allister who left to be the head coach of her alma mater, Stanford.[3] In her first season at Minnesota, she led the Gophers to a 41–17 record and 17–4, 2nd place Big Ten finish, a Big Ten Tournament title, and an NCAA Tournament bid, where they eventually were eliminated in the Regionals by Washington.[4] In her second season as head coach of the Golden Gophers in 2019, Minnesota went 46–14 and 20–2 in the Big Ten. Minnesota advanced to the NCAA Women's College World Series for the first time in program history. In her final season as Minnesota head coach, the Golden Gophers went 15–9–1 in a season shortened by the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.

Ole Miss

On April 24, 2020, Trachsel was announced as the new head coach at Ole Miss.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jamie Trachsel Named Head Coach at Iowa State . GoBison.com . 9 June 2016 . North Dakota State Athletics . 5 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Jamie Trachsel . Cyclones.com . Iowa State Cyclones . 5 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Minnesota Softball: Jamie Trachsel Named New Head Coach . thedailygopher.com . 26 July 2017 . Vox Media . 5 February 2019.
  4. Web site: 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers Softball Schedule . GopherSports.com . University of Minnesota Athletics . 5 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Jamie Trachsel Tapped as Ole Miss Head Softball Coach . OleMissSports.com . Ole Miss Athletics . April 24, 2020.