2021 Ole Miss Rebels softball team

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2021 Ole Miss Rebels softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record36–22 (12–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Katie Rietkovich Browder
  • Ryker Chason
Home stadiumOle Miss Softball Complex
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Florida  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 45 – 11   .804
No. 11 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 43 – 11   .796
No. 3 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 52 – 9   .852
No. 13 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 42 – 17   .712
No. 16 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 43 – 16   .729
No. 15 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 35 – 22   .614
No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 42 – 15   .737
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 36 – 22   .621
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 8 – 15   .348 35 – 25   .583
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 8 – 16   .333 32 – 23   .582
No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 7 – 17   .292 34 – 23   .596
Auburn  ‍‍‍y 7 – 17   .292 27 – 24   .529
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 26 – 26   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[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[edit]

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.[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

2021 Ole Miss Rebels Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
Trojan Classic
February 12 vs. UAB Troy Softball Complex
Troy, AL		 W 8–2 Savannah Diederich (1–0) Amy Woodham (0–1) 1–0
February 12 at Troy Troy Softball Complex L 2–5 Leanna Johnson (1–0) Ava Tillmann (0–1) 1–1
February 13 vs. Belmont 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
February 19 vs. Iowa State FAU Softball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL		 L 0–2 Karlie Charles (2–0) Savannah Diederich (2–2) 52 2–3
February 19 at Florida Atlantic FAU Softball Stadium W 10–1(5) Anna Borgen (1–0) Lynn Gardner (1–2) 3–3
February 20 vs. No. 21 Missouri 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
February 26 vs. UConn Getterman Stadium
Waco, TX		 W 7–0 Landyn Bruce (1–0) Payton Kinney (2–2) FloSports 5–5
February 26 at No. 23 Baylor Getterman Stadium W 10–4 Savannah Diederich (3–3) Aliyah Binford (1–1) ESPN+ 300 6–5
February 27 vs. Sam Houston State Bobcat Softball Stadium
San Marcos, TX		 W 12–0(5) Ava Tillmann (2–1) Mika Vento (2–1) 7–5
February 27 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium L 1–2 Jessica Mullins (2–2) Savannah Diederich (3–4) 7–6
February 28 at No. 7 Texas Red & Charline McCombs Field
Austin, TX		 L 2–5 Molly Jacobsen (3–0) Savannah Diederich (3–5) Longhorn Network 7–7
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 3 North Alabama Ole Miss Softball Complex W 3–0 Anna Borgen (2–0) Megan Garst (4–2) SECN+ 250 8–7
Ole Miss Classic
March 5 Samford 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 North Dakota State 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 Indiana State 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
March 10 South Alabama Ole Miss Softball Complex W 6–5(8) Anna Borgen (5–0) Kaitlyn Hughes (0–1) SECN+ 178 15–7
March 13 Mississippi State Ole Miss Softball Complex W 6–0 Anna Borgen (6–0) Emily Williams (3–1) SECN 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 at No. 17 Arkansas 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 Southern Miss 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 Georgia 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
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 1 at No. 15 LSU 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 Central Arkansas Ole Miss Softball Complex W 4–1 Anna Borgen (8–4) Kayla Beaver (11–4) Savannah Diederich (1) SECN+ 201 23–13
April 9 South Carolina 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 Memphis Ole Miss Softball Complex W 11–0(5) Landyn Bruce (3–0) Mariah Nichols (1–8) SECN+ 210 26–14
April 16 at Texas A&M 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 UT Martin Ole Miss Softball Complex W 8–0(6) Ava Tillmann (7–2) Emily Brown (2–1) SECN+ 139 29–15
April 23 Auburn 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 UCF Ole Miss Softball Complex W 8–2 Anna Borgen (11–4) Breanna Vasquez (4–3) SECN+ 239 32–16
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
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 at No. 3 Alabama 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
Post-season
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 12 vs. (9) Mississippi State (8) Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL		 L 1–3 Emily Williams (8–5) Anna Borgen (11–7) Alyssa Loza (5) SECN 34–20 0–1
NCAA tournament – Tucson Regional
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
May 21 vs. (3) Villanova (2) Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Tucson, AZ		 W 5–1 Anna Borgen (12–7) Paige Rauch (20–4) ESPNU 35–20 1–0
May 22 at (1) No. 11 Arizona (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) ESPN3 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
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Ole Miss team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.
Source:[4]

Tucson Regional[edit]

Tucson Regional Teams
(1) Arizona Wildcats (2) Ole Miss Rebels (3) Villanova Wildcats (4) UMBC Retrievers
First RoundSemifinalsFinals
11Arizona
UMBC
Villanova
Ole Miss
Lower round 1Lower final

Record vs. conference opponents[edit]

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2021 SEC softball records

Source: 2021 SEC softball game results, 2021 SEC softball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU Team SR SW
ALA 18–6 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 . . . 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 ALA 6–2 4–0
ARK 19–5 1–2 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 . . ARK 6–2 5–0
AUB 7–17 0–3 0–3 . . 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 . 0–3 2–1 AUB 2–6 0–3
FLA 19–5 2–1 . . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 2–1 . 3–0 FLA 8–0 3–0
UGA 7–17 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 . UGA 2–6 0–3
KEN 13–11 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 . . . 3–0 1–2 3–0 KEN 3–5 2–0
LSU 13–11 . 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 LSU 6–2 0–1
MSU 8–15 . 0–3 . 0–3 3–0 . . 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–2 MSU 3–5 1–4
MIZZ 15–9 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 . MIZZ 5–3 2–0
MISS 12–12 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 . 2–1 MISS 5–3 1–2
SCAR 4–20 . 0–3 . 1–2 . 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 SCAR 0–8 0–4
TENN 12–11 1–2 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 . 2–1 . TENN 4–4 1–0
TAMU 8–16 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 . TAMU 2–6 1–3
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU Team SR SW

Updated for entire regular season.[5][6]Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK ALA common. LSU>KEN hd–hd. UGA>AUB MIZZ common.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Weekly Release" (PDF). ESPN. June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "National champs Oklahoma unanimous No. 1 in final USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll". NFCA.org. June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jamie Trachsel Tapped as Ole Miss Head Softball Coach". OleMissSports.com. Ole Miss Athletics. April 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Softball Announces Non-Conference Slate" (Press release). University of Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 SEC Softball". ESPN. June 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "2021 SEC Softball Schedule Announced". SEC Sports. January 16, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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