Previous season
The Rebels finished the 2019 season 41–20 overall, and 13–10 in the SEC to finish fifth in the conference. The Rebels hosted a regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament and later advanced to the Tucson Super Regional against Arizona. The Rebels were defeated by the Wildcats 0 games to 2 as Arizona advanced to the WCWS.
Preseason
SEC preseason poll
The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.[2]
| Media poll |
| Predicted finish |
Team |
| 1 | Alabama |
| 2 | Tennessee |
| 3 | LSU |
| 4 | Kentucky |
| 5 | Florida |
| 6 | Georgia |
| 7 | Arkansas |
| 8 | Ole Miss |
| 9 | South Carolina |
| 10 | Missouri |
| 11 | Auburn |
| 12 | Mississippi State Texas A&M |
Roster
| 2020 Ole Miss Rebels softball team |
| Players | Coaches |
| # | Pos. | Name | Bats/throws | Height | Year | High school/junior college | Home town |
| 4 |
RHP |
Taylor Bachmeyer |
R/R |
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Fr |
Hendrickson |
Pflugerville, TX |
| 5 |
RHP |
Ava Tillmann |
R/R |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Jr |
Cedartown |
Cedartown, GA |
| 6 |
INF |
Mikayla Allee |
R/R |
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
So |
Norco |
Corona, CA |
| 7 |
LHP |
Molly Jacobsen |
L/L |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Sr |
Adel–De Soto–Minburn Des Moines Area CC |
Adel, IA |
| 8 |
OF |
Raegan Cheyne |
L/R |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Fr |
Norco |
Norco, CA |
| 9 |
INF |
Paige Smith |
R/R |
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Fr |
Norco |
Corona, CA |
| 10 |
OF |
Katelin Cooper |
L/R |
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
So |
Cedar Creek |
Choudrant, LA |
| 11 |
OF |
Tate Whitley |
L/L |
5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) |
So |
Angleton |
Angleton, TX |
| 12 |
U |
Kinsey Kuhlmann |
R/R |
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
Fr |
Liberty Hill |
Liberty Hill, TX |
| 13 |
RHP |
Savannah Diederich |
R/R |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
So |
Los Altos |
Hacienda Heights, CA |
| 14 |
U |
Taylor Watford |
R/R |
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
So |
Hartsville |
Lamar, SC |
| 16 |
U |
Sydney Gutierrez |
L/L |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Jr |
Pearland Blinn College |
Pearland, TX |
| 17 |
INF |
Kacey Hvitved |
R/R |
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Jr |
Monroe Shoreline CC |
Snohomish, WA |
| 19 |
RHP |
Lindsey Johnson |
R/R |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Jr |
Macon East William Carey |
Wetumpka, AL |
| 20 |
U |
Jessica Puk |
R/R |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Jr |
Agoura (CA) |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 21 |
INF |
Amanda Roth |
R/R |
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
Jr |
Hebron |
Carrollton, TX |
| 22 |
LHP |
Anna Borgen |
L/L |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Jr |
Dallas Christian |
Heath, TX |
| 23 |
U |
Ally Mena |
R/R |
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
Jr |
Westminster Christian |
Miami, FL |
| 24 |
C |
Autumn Gillespie |
R/R |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Sr |
Redlands East Valley UCF |
Redlands, CA |
| 30 |
INF |
Abbey Latham |
R/R |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
Jr |
Demopolis |
Livingston, AL |
| 31 |
INF |
Mac Barbara |
L/R |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Fr |
St. Joseph |
Long Beach, CA |
| 32 |
OF |
Kelsha Loftin |
R/R |
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
Sr |
Mendenhall Jones County JC |
Mendenhall, MS |
| 34 |
OF |
Nyomi Jones |
L/R |
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
Fr |
Mater Dei |
Long Beach, CA |
| 36 |
INF |
Gabby Alvarez |
R/R |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Jr |
Martin Luther King Jr. |
Riverside, CA |
|
- Head coach
Ruben Felix (Texas Tech)
- Assistant coach(es)
Damon Haecker (Auburn) Kim Schuette (Indiana State)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster |
Schedule and results
| 2020 Ole Miss Rebels Softball Game Log |
| Regular season |
| February |
| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SEC record |
| February 7 | vs. Louisville NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 21 | Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL | L 2–4 | Roby (1–0) | Jacobsen (0–1) | Harris (1) | | | 0–1 | |
| February 7 | vs. NC State NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 21 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | L 2–3 | Nester (1–0) | Diederich (0–1) | | | | 0–2 | |
| February 8 | vs. Illinois NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 21 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | L 1–3 | Jarvis (1–0) | Tillmann (0–1) | Sickels (1) | | | 0–3 | |
| February 8 | vs. Notre Dame NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 21 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | L 5–7 | Holloway (2–1) | Jacobsen (0–2) | | | | 0–4 | |
| February 9 | vs. Liberty NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic | No. 21 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | L 2–4 | Keeney (1–1) | Diederich (0–2) | | | 202 | 0–5 | |
| February 13 | vs. Colorado State Puerto Vallarta College Challenge | | Nancy Almaraz Stadium Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | W 2–0(8) | Jacobsen (1–2) | Jarecki (1–1) | | | 269 | 1–5 | |
| February 13 | vs. Utah Puerto Vallarta College Challenge | | Nancy Almaraz Stadium | L 4–5 | Sandez (5–0) | Diederich (0–3) | | | 231 | 1–6 | |
| February 14 | vs. California Baptist Puerto Vallarta College Challenge | | Nancy Almaraz Stadium | L 2–4 | Lopez (1–1) | Tillmann (0–2) | | | 212 | 1–7 | |
| February 15 | vs. Mexico National Team | | Nancy Almaraz Stadium | W 4–1 | Borgen | McQuillin | | | 318 | | |
| February 15 | vs. No. 6 Texas Puerto Vallarta College Challenge | | Nancy Almaraz Stadium | L 1–4 | Elish (4–0) | Jacobsen (1–3) | | | 417 | 1–8 | |
| February 19 | Mississippi Valley State | | Ole Miss Softball Complex Oxford, MS | W 11–0(5) | Borgen (1–0) | Silva (1–1) | | | 103 | 2–8 | |
| February 21 | vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State | | Mary Bowers Field Birmingham, AL | W 8–5 | Jacobsen (2–3) | Simunek (1–1) | Tillmann (1) | | 147 | 3–8 | |
| February 21 | at UAB | | Mary Bowers Field | W 5–0 | Borgen (2–0) | Woodham (3–2) | | | 127 | 4–8 | |
| February 22 | vs. No. 11 Louisiana | | Mary Bowers Field | L 3–5 | Kleist (4–3) | Jacobsen (2–4) | Ellyson (1) | | 194 | 4–9 | |
| February 22 | at UAB | | Mary Bowers Field | W 14–11(13) | Tillmann (1–2) | Cespedes (1–3) | Jacobsen (1) | | 362 | 5–9 | |
| February 23 | vs. No. 11 Louisiana | | Mary Bowers Field | L 1–8 | Ellyson (6–0) | Borgen (2–1) | | | 308 | 5–10 | |
| February 25 | North Alabama | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 6–2 | Jacobsen (3–4) | Garst (3–3) | | | 89 | 6–10 | |
| February 28 | Jackson State | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–0(5) | Tillmann (2–2) | Jones (1–3) | | | 183 | 7–10 | |
| February 28 | California Baptist | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–2 | Jacobsen (4–4) | Viramontes (3–6) | | | 276 | 8–10 | |
| February 29 | Missouri State | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 1–0 | Borgen (3–1) | Dickerson (3–3) | | | 449 | 9–10 | |
| February 29 | Jackson State | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 9–1(5) | Borgen (3–1) | Dickerson (3–3) | | | 449 | 10–10 | |
|
| March |
| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SEC record |
| March 1 | California Baptist | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 6–2 | Jacobsen (5–4) | Lopez (2–5) | Tillmann (2) | | 449 | 11–10 | |
| March 3 | Central Arkansas | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–0(5) | Borgen (4–1) | Johnson (4–3) | | | 155 | 12–10 | |
| March 6 | at Missouri | | Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, MO | L 1–9(6) | Schumacher (4–2) | Jacobsen (5–5) | | | 880 | 12–11 | 0–1 |
| March 7 | at Missouri | | Mizzou Softball Stadium | L 1–6 | Nichols (3–2) | Tillmann (3–3) | Schumacher (1) | | 1,162 | 12–12 | 0–2 |
| March 8 | at Missouri | | Mizzou Softball Stadium | L 1–3 | Weber (5–1) | Jacobsen (5–6) | Daniel (5) | | 916 | 12–13 | 0–3 |
| March 11 | Youngstown State | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| March 13 | UCF | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| March 14 | UCF | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| March 15 | UCF | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| March 17 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| March 20 | Texas A&M | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| March 21 | Texas A&M | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| March 22 | Texas A&M | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| March 25 | at Memphis | | Tigers Softball Complex Memphis, TN | | | | | | | | |
| March 28 | at Florida | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium Gainesville, FL | | | | | | | | |
| March 29 | at Florida | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| March 30 | at Florida | | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium | | | | | | | | |
|
| April |
| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SEC record |
| April 1 | Belmont | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| April 3 | LSU | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| April 4 | LSU | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| April 5 | LSU | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| April 9 | at Auburn | | Jane B. Moore Field Auburn, AL | | | | | | | | |
| April 10 | at Auburn | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 11 | at Auburn | | Jane B. Moore Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 17 | Alabama | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| April 18 | Alabama | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| April 19 | Alabama | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| April 22 | UT Martin | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| April 24 | at Tennessee | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium Knoxville, TN | | | | | | | | |
| April 25 | at Tennessee | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| April 26 | at Tennessee | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| April 29 | Southern Miss | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
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| May |
| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SEC record |
| May 1 | Kentucky | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| May 2 | Kentucky | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
| May 3 | Kentucky | | Ole Miss Softball Complex | | | | | | | | |
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| Postseason |
| SEC Tournament |
| Date |
Opponent |
Seed |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SECT Record |
| May 6–9 | | | Rhoads Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL | | | | | | | | |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled Bold = Ole Miss team member |
- Source:[3]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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| NFCA / USA Today | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Softball America[4] | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| ESPN.com/USA Softball | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| D1Softball | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
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References
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| Seasons |
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
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College World Series appearances in italics |