# 2021 Ole Miss Rebels softball team

The 2021 Ole Miss Rebels softball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Rebels played their home games at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.

## Previous season

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.

## Schedule and results

2021 Ole Miss Rebels Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall 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 | 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 | 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | 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. :
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## Tucson Regional

Tucson Regional Teams :
| (1) Arizona Wildcats | (2) Ole Miss Rebels | (3) Villanova Wildcats | (4) UMBC Retrievers |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Arizona | 7 | | | | | | |
| 4 | UMBC | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | UMBC | 0 | 1 | Arizona | 12 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Ole Miss | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Villanova | 1 | 2 | Ole Miss | 6 | | | |
| 2 | Ole Miss | 5 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ole Miss | 5 | | | | 1 | Arizona | 12 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ole Miss | 6 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | Ole Miss | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Ole Miss | 6 | | | |
| 4 | UMBC | 3 | 3 | Villanova | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Villanova | 4 | | | | | | |

## Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2021 SEC softball recordsvte
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.Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK ALA common. LSU>KEN hd–hd. UGA>AUB MIZZ common.