2020 Ole Miss Rebels softball team

2020 Ole Miss Rebels softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	12–13 (0–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ruben Felix (1st as HC; 6th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Damon Haecker Kim Schuette
Home stadium	Ole Miss Softball Complex
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			23	–	4		.852
No. 23 Missouri  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			19	–	7		.731
No. 11 Kentucky  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			20	–	4		.833
No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			23	–	5		.821
No. 10 Alabama  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			14	–	8		.636
No. 20 Arkansas  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			19	–	6		.760
No. 16 South Carolina  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			17	–	6		.739
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			17	–	9		.654
No. 21 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			25	–	3		.893
No. 5 LSU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			21	–	3		.875
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	9		.609
Auburn  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			16	–	11		.593
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			12	–	13		.480
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2020 Ole Miss Rebels softball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Rebels played their home games at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.

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 Exh. 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
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
Post-season
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 6–9 Rhoads Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL
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

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	21	—	—	—	—	—
Softball America [4]	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESPN.com/USA Softball	25	RV	—	—	—	—
D1Softball	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
2. "Alabama softball named preseason favorite for 2020". SEC Sports. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
3. "2020 Schedule Set for Rebel Softball" (Press release). University of Mississippi Department of Athletics. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
4. "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.