2019 Ole Miss Rebels softball team

2019 Ole Miss Rebels softball

Oxford Regional champion

Tucson Super Regional, 0–2 vs. Arizona

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 17
Record| 41–20 (13–10 SEC)
Head coach|

* Mike Smith (5th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Ruben Felix
* Ashley Chastain

Home stadium| Ole Miss Softball Complex

Seasons

<- 2018

2020 ->

2019 Southeastern Conference softball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 5 Alabama ‍†‍‍y | 18 | - | 6 |  | .750 |  |  | 60 | - | 10 |  | .857
No. 11 Tennessee ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 10 |  | .583 |  |  | 43 | - | 17 |  | .717
No. 10 LSU ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 10 |  | .583 |  |  | 43 | - | 19 |  | .694
No. 23 Kentucky ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 10 |  | .583 |  |  | 36 | - | 24 |  | .600
No. 17 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y | 13 | - | 10 |  | .565 |  |  | 41 | - | 20 |  | .672
No. 8 Florida ‍‍‡‍y | 12 | - | 12 |  | .500 |  |  | 49 | - | 18 |  | .731
No. 14 Georgia ‍‍‍y | 12 | - | 12 |  | .500 |  |  | 42 | - | 19 |  | .689
No. 20 Arkansas ‍‍‍y | 12 | - | 12 |  | .500 |  |  | 38 | - | 20 |  | .655
Missouri ‍‍‍y | 12 | - | 12 |  | .500 |  |  | 35 | - | 25 |  | .583
No. 24 Auburn ‍‍‍y | 10 | - | 14 |  | .417 |  |  | 39 | - | 21 |  | .650
No. 21 South Carolina ‍‍‍y | 9 | - | 14 |  | .391 |  |  | 38 | - | 19 |  | .667
Mississippi State ‍‍‍y | 9 | - | 15 |  | .375 |  |  | 35 | - | 23 |  | .603
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y | 6 | - | 18 |  | .250 |  |  | 28 | - | 27 |  | .509
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2019[1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2019 Ole Miss Rebels softball team represents the University of Mississippi in the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. The Rebels play their home games at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.

## Previous season[edit]

The Rebels finished the 2018 season 32–25 overall, and 7–17 in the conference. The Rebels entered the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament as the #2 seed in the Arizona State regional. The Rebels were defeated by the Sun Devils in the Regional Finals.

## Roster[edit]

2019 Ole Miss Rebels roster

Pitchers

* 5 Ava Tillmann – Sophomore
* 7 Molly Jacobsen – Junior
* 18 Brittany Finney – Senior
* 22 Anna Borgen – Sophomore
* 35 Savannah Diederich – Freshman

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Catchers

* 19 Izzy Werdann – Senior
* 24 Autumn Gillespie – Junior

Infielders

* 6 Mikayla Allee – Freshman
* 14 Taylor Watford – Freshman
* 17 Kacey Hvitved – Sophomore
* 21 Amanda Roth – Sophomore
* 30 Abbey Latham – Sophomore
* 36 Gabby Alvarez – Sophomore

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Outfielders

* 3 Alyssa Pinto – Freshman
* 10 Katelin Cooper – Freshman
* 11 Tate Whitley – Freshman
* 15 Kylan Becker – Senior
* 32 Kelsha Loftin – Junior

Utility

* 1 Kaylee Horton – Junior
* 16 Sydney Gutierrez – Sophomore
* 20 Jessica Puk – Sophomore
* 23 Ally Mena – Sophomore

## Schedule and results[edit]

Legend

| Ole Miss win
| Ole Miss loss
| Cancellation
Bold | Ole Miss team member
2019 Ole Miss Rebels Softball Game Log

Regular season (36–16)
| February (9–6)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
Feb. 7 | at UCF
Friends of Jaclyn Tournament |  | UCF Softball Complex
Orlando, FL | W 3–0 | Brittany Finney (1–0) | White (0–1) |  |  |  | 1–0 |
Feb. 8 | vs. Ohio State
Friends of Jaclyn Tournament |  | UCF Softball Complex | L 2–4 | Ray (1–0) | Ava Tillmann (0–1) |  |  |  | 1–1 |
Feb. 9 | vs. No. 21 Minnesota
Friends of Jaclyn Tournament |  | UCF Softball Complex | W 3–1 | Molly Jacobsen (1–0) | Fiser (1–1) |  |  |  | 2–1 |
Feb. 9 | vs. George Mason
Friends of Jaclyn Tournament |  | UCF Softball Complex | W 8–05 | Anna Borgen (1–0) | Vitalich (0–1) |  |  |  | 3–1 |
Feb. 15 | vs. UC Riverside
Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament |  | Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA | W 11–35 | Brittany Finney (2–0) | Olmos (1–3) |  |  |  | 4–1 |
Feb. 15 | vs. Cal Poly
Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament |  | Easton Stadium | W 5–2 | Ava Tillmann (1–1) | Best (0–3) | Molly Jacobsen (1) |  |  | 5–1 |
Feb. 16 | vs. Oregon State
Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament |  | Easton Stadium | W 2–0 | Molly Jacobsen (2–0) | Mazon (4–1) |  |  |  | 6–1 |
Feb. 16 | at No. 2 UCLA
Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament |  | Easton Stadium | L 0–4 | Garcia (3–0) | Brittany Finney (2–1) |  |  |  | 6–2 |
Feb. 17 | vs. Boise State
Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament |  | LBSU Softball Complex
Long Beach, CA | L 4–6 | Mancha (3–1) | Ava Tillmann (1–2) | Broadus (1) |  |  | 6–3 |
Feb. 22 | vs. Tulsa
Texas Invitational |  | McCombs Field
Austin, TX | L 1–4 | Delce (4–1) | Brittany Finney (2–2) | Scott (3) | Longhorn Network |  | 6–4 |
Feb. 22 | vs. Sam Houston State
Texas Invitational |  | McCombs Field | W 5–1 | Molly Jacobsen (3–0) | Sanchez (1–1) |  | Longhorn Network |  | 7–4 |
Feb. 23 | vs. Sam Houston State
Texas Invitational |  | McCombs Field | W 2–1 | Ava Tillmann (2–2) | Dunn (2–2) |  | Longhorn Network |  | 8–4 |
Feb. 23 | at No. 11 Texas
Texas Invitational |  | McCombs Field | L 2–3 | O'Leary (4–0) | Molly Jacobsen (3–1) |  | Longhorn Network |  | 8–5 |
Feb. 24 | at No. 11 Texas
Texas Invitational |  | McCombs Field | L 0–7 | Elish (4–0) | Brittany Finney (2–3) |  | Longhorn Network |  | 8–6 |
Feb. 27 | at Central Arkansas |  | Farris Field
Conway, AR | W 18–36 | Ava Tillmann (3–2) | Sanchez (2–3) |  |  |  | 9–6 |
| March (15–3)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
March 1 | Nicholls
Ole Miss Classic |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex
Oxford, MS | W 6–0 | Brittany Finney (3–3) | LaBure (2–6) |  | SECN+ | 362 | 10–6 |
March 1 | Pittsburgh
Ole Miss Classic |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 6–1 | Molly Jacobsen (4–1) | Edwards (0–4) |  | SECN+ | 418 | 11–6 |
March 2 | Pittsburgh
Ole Miss Classic |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 4–3 | Brittany Finney (4–3) | Knight (2–6) |  | SECN+ | 278 | 12–6 |
March 2 | Nicholls
Ole Miss Classic |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 2–0 | Molly Jacobsen (5–1) | Landry (8–4) |  | SECN+ | 173 | 13–6 |
March 6 | Austin Peay |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 7–2 | Molly Jacobsen (6–1) | Mardones (3–4) |  | SECN+ | 38 | 14–6 |
March 9 | No. 14 Arkansas |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | L 4–10 | Storms (8–0) | Brittany Finney (4–4) |  |  | 348 | 14–7 | 0–1
March 10 | No. 14 Arkansas |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 12–05 | Molly Jacobsen (7–1) | Haff (11–4) |  | SEC Network | 757 | 15–7 | 1–1
March 11 | No. 14 Arkansas |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 6–2 | Molly Jacobsen (8–1) | Storms (8–1) | Brittany Finney (1) | SEC Network | 841 | 16–7 | 2–1
March 13 | Memphis |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–06 | Ava Tillmann (4–2) | Nichols (4–5) |  | SECN+ | 207 | 17–7 |
March 15 | Samford |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 15–25 | Brittany Finney (5–4) | Yantis (0–5) |  | SECN+ | 208 | 18–7 |
March 16 | No. 18 Oklahoma State |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–4 | Molly Jacobsen (9–1) | Show (7–3) |  | SECN+ | 478 | 19–7 |
March 17 | Samford |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 6–3 | Ava Tillmann (5–2) | Barnett (1–1) | Molly Jacobsen (2) | SECN+ | 308 | 20–7 |
March 17 | No. 18 Oklahoma State |  | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 10–15 | Brittany Finney (6–4) | Simunek (4–3) |  | SECN+ | 526 | 21–7 |
March 23 | at No. 16 South Carolina | No. 24 | Carolina Softball Stadium
Columbia, SC | L 0–2 | Oh (3–2) | Brittany Finney (6–5) |  |  | 1,814 | 21–8 | 2–2
March 24 | at No. 16 South Carolina | No. 24 | Carolina Softball Stadium | W 2–08 | Molly Jacobsen (10–1) | Raley (7–2) |  | SEC Network | 1,543 | 22–8 | 3–2
March 25 | at No. 16 South Carolina | No. 24 | Carolina Softball Stadium | Cancelled due to weather.
March 29 | No. 6 Florida | No. 22 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | L 2–515 | Barnhill (19–3) | Molly Jacobsen (10–2) |  | SECN+ | 1,371 | 22–9 | 3–3
March 30 | No. 6 Florida | No. 22 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 8–48 | Brittany Finney (7–5) | Barnhill (19–4) |  | SECN+ | 1,003 | 23–9 | 4–3
March 31 | No. 6 Florida | No. 22 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 3–1 | Brittany Finney (8–5) | Barnhill (19–5) | Molly Jacobsen (3) | SECN+ | 1,118 | 24–9 | 5–3
| April (12–4)

Date
Time  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
April 2 | at Belmont | No. 18 | E. S. Rose Park
Nashville, TN | W 11–15 | Ava Tillmann (6–2) | Veltri (9–5) |  | ESPN+ | 96 | 25–9 |
April 5 | at No. 22 Kentucky | No. 18 | John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY | L 4–11 | Humes (9–6) | Molly Jacobsen (10–3) |  | SECN+ | 1,304 | 25–10 | 5–4
April 6 (1) | at No. 22 Kentucky | No. 18 | John Cropp Stadium | W 8–4 | Brittany Finney (9–5) | Schorman (5–1) |  | SECN+ | 1,828 (DH) | 26–10 | 6–4
April 6 (2) | at No. 22 Kentucky | No. 18 | John Cropp Stadium | W 6–28 | Brittany Finney (10–5) | Baalman (5–8) |  | SECN+ | 1,828 (DH) | 27–10 | 7–4
April 10 | UAB | No. 17 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 3–28 | Brittany Finney (11–5) | Cespedes (6–6) |  | SECN+ | 503 | 28–10 |
April 12 (1) | Missouri | No. 17 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 7–58 | Molly Jacobsen (11–3) | Daniel (2–4) |  | SECN+ | 472 | 29–10 | 8–4
April 12 (2) | Missouri | No. 17 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 1–0 | Molly Jacobsen (12–3) | Gasper (9–5) |  | SECN+ | 627 | 30–10 | 9–4
April 14 | Missouri | No. 17 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | L 2–5 | Gasper (10–5) | Molly Jacobsen (12–4) | Daniel (3) | SECN+ | 393 | 30–11 | 9–5
April 16 | UT Martin | No. 17 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 13–05 | Ava Tillmann (7–2) | Gallagher (6–3) |  | SECN+ | 238 | 31–11 |
April 19 (1) | at Mississippi State | No. 17 | Nusz Park
Starkville, MS | W 21–05 | Brittany Finney (12–5) | Denis (3–1) |  | SECN+ | 338 | 32–11 | 10–5
April 19 (2) | at Mississippi State | No. 17 | Nusz Park | L 0–6 | Williams (9–6) | Molly Jacobsen (12–5) |  | SEC Network | 378 | 32–12 | 10–6
April 20 | at Mississippi State | No. 17 | Nusz Park | W 3–18 | Brittany Finney (13–5) | Williams (9–7) |  | SECN+ | 803 | 33–12 | 11–6
April 24 | Southern Miss | No. 17 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 3–0 | Ava Tillmann (8–2) | Trahan (14–9) |  | SEC Network | 903 | 34–12 |
April 26 | No. 9 Tennessee | No. 17 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 5–3 | Brittany Finney (14–5) | Rogers (18–4) | Molly Jacobsen (4) | SECN+ | 976 | 35–12 | 12–6
April 27 | No. 9 Tennessee | No. 17 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 4–1 | Molly Jacobsen (13–5) | Arnold (8–6) |  | SECN+ | 1,678 | 36–12 | 13–6
April 28 | No. 9 Tennessee | No. 17 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | L 1–29 | Moss (11–2) | Molly Jacobsen (12–6) |  | ESPNU | 1,734 | 36–13 | 13–7
| May (0–3)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SEC record
May 3 | at No. 14 Georgia | No. 15 | Jack Turner Stadium
Athens, GA | L 0–1 | Bass (11–3) | Brittany Finney (14–6) |  | SECN+ | 927 | 36–14 | 13–8
May 5 (1) | at No. 14 Georgia | No. 15 | Jack Turner Stadium | L 5–6 | Mathis (8–4) | Brittany Finney (14–7) |  | SECN+ | 1,513 | 36–15 | 13–9
May 5 (2) | at No. 14 Georgia | No. 15 | Jack Turner Stadium | L 0–85 | Cutting (10–4) | Brittany Finney (14–8) |  | SEC Network | 1,678 | 36–16 | 13–10
Post-season (3–2)
| SEC Tournament (1–1)

Date  | Opponent  | Seed  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SECT Record
May 9 | vs. (12) Mississippi State | (5) | Davis Diamond
College Station, TX | W 9–4 | Brittany Finney (15–8) | Williams (13–8) |  | SECN | 1,257 | 37–16 | 1–0
May 10 | vs. (4) Kentucky | (5) | Davis Diamond | L 0–85 | Humes (13–10) | Brittany Finney (15–9) |  | SECN | 1,342 | 37–17 | 1–1
| NCAA Division I softball tournament – Oxford Regional (2–1)

Date  | Opponent  | Seed/National Seed  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
May 17 | (4) Chattanooga | (1) No. 11 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 12–05 | Brittany Finney (16–9) | Hudson (15–11) |  | ESPN3 | 1,620 | 38–17 | 1–0
May 18 | (2) Louisiana | (1) No. 11 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | L 0–2 | Ellyson (39–4) | Molly Jacobsen (13–7) |  | ESPN3 | 1,683 | 38–18 | 1–1
May 18 | (3) Southeast Missouri State | (1) No. 11 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 10–05 | Brittany Finney (17–9) | Anderson (5–4) |  | ESPN3 | 1,502 | 39–18 | 2–1
May 19 (1) | (2) Louisiana | (1) No. 11 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 5–1 | Molly Jacobsen (14–7) | Ellyson (39–5) |  | ESPN3 | 1,648 | 40–18 | 3–1
May 19 (2) | (2) Louisiana | (1) No. 11 | Ole Miss Softball Complex | W 5–4 | Brittany Finney (18–9) | Ellyson (39–6) |  | ESPN3 | 1,542 | 41–18 | 4–1
| NCAA Division I softball tournament – Tucson Super Regional (0–2)

Date  | Opponent  | National Seed  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
May 24 | at (6) Arizona | (11) | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Tucson, AZ | L 2–5 | McQuillin (23–7) | Brittany Finney (18–10) |  | ESPNU | 2,729 | 41–19 | 4–2
May 25 | at (6) Arizona | (11) | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium | L 1–9 | Denham (13–5) | Molly Jacobsen (14–8) |  | ESPN2 | 2,835 | 41–20 | 4–3

Schedule Source:[2]

## Oxford Regional[edit]

Oxford Regional Teams

(1) Ole Miss Rebels  | (2) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns  | (3) Southeast Missouri State RedHawks  | (4) Chattanooga Mocs

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| 11| Ole Miss| 12
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| | Chattanooga| 0| |
| | | 11| Ole Miss| 0
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| | | | Louisiana| 2| |
| Southeast Missouri State| 2| | | |
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| Louisiana| 3| |
| | | | Louisiana|
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| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | 11| Ole Miss| 10
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| Chattanooga| 1| | | | Southeast Missouri State| 0| |
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| Southeast Missouri State| 2| | |
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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
2. ^ "Softball Announces Rigorous 2019 Schedule" (Press release). University of Mississippi Department of Athletics. October 15, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

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