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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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 represented the University of Mississippi in the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. The Rebels played their home games at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.

Previous season

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

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		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		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

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

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

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	11	Ole Miss	12
		Chattanooga	0
						11	Ole Miss	0
							Louisiana	2
	Southeast Missouri State		2
	Louisiana		3
												Louisiana
											11	Ole Miss
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						11	Ole Miss	10
	Chattanooga		1				Southeast Missouri State	0
	Southeast Missouri State		2

References

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.