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 {| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 style="" | 2021 Ole Miss Rebels Softball Game Log |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Regular season |- valign="top" | February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Trojan ClassicFebruary 12 vs. Troy Softball ComplexTroy, 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. 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" TournamentFebruary 19 vs. FAU Softball StadiumBoca Raton, FL L 0–2 Karlie Charles (2–0) Savannah Diederich (2–2) 52 2–3 February 19 at 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 InvitationalFebruary 26 vs. UConn Getterman StadiumWaco, TX W 7–0 Landyn Bruce (1–0) Payton Kinney (2–2) FloSports 5–5 February 26 at No. 23 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 StadiumSan 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 FieldAustin, TX L 2–5 Molly Jacobsen (3–0) Savannah Diederich (3–5) Longhorn Network 7–7
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMarch 3 Ole Miss Softball Complex W 3–0 Anna Borgen (2–0) Megan Garst (4–2) SECN+ 250 8–7 Ole Miss ClassicMarch 5 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 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 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 Ole Miss Softball Complex W 6–0 Anna Borgen (6–0) Emily Williams (3–1) SECN 437 16–7 1–0March 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 2–0March 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 3–0March 19 at No. 17 Arkansas Bogle ParkFayetteville, AR L 1–5 Mary Haff (13–2) Anna Borgen (6–1) 691 18–8 3–1March 20 at No. 17 Arkansas Bogle Park L 2–3(8) Mary Haff (14–2) Savannah Diederich (6–6) 704 18–9 3–2March 21 at No. 17 Arkansas Bogle Park L 2–3(8) Autumn Storms (3–0) Anna Borgen (6–2) SECN+ 694 18–10 3–3March 24 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 Ole Miss Softball Complex W 6–4 Savannah Diederich (8–6) Mary Wilson Avant (11–2) SECN+ 407 20–10 4–3March 27 No. 17 Georgia Ole Miss Softball Complex L 1–3 Alley Cutting (4–1) Anna Borgen (6–3) SECN+ 341 20–11 4–4March 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
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center;" ! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;" | April |- ! Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SEC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 1|| at No. 15 || || Tiger ParkBaton Rouge, LA || L 0–1(8) || Shelbi Sunseri (6–3) || Anna Borgen (7–4) || || SECN+ || 685 || 21–12 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |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 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 9|| || || Ole Miss Softball Complex || W 8–0(5) || Savannah Diederich (10–7) || Leah Powell (5–2) || || SECN+ || 223 || 24–13 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 14|| || || Ole Miss Softball Complex || W 11–0(5) || Landyn Bruce (3–0) || Mariah Nichols (1–8) || || SECN+ || 210 || 26–14 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 16|| at || || Davis DiamondCollege Station, TX || W 2–1 || Anna Borgen (9–4) || Makinzy Herzog (10–3) || Savannah Diederich (2) || SECN+ || 253 || 27–14 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddfdd" |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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 21|| || || Ole Miss Softball Complex || W 8–0(6) || Ava Tillmann (7–2) || Emily Brown (2–1) || || SECN+ || 139 || 29–15 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 23|| || || Ole Miss Softball Complex || W 1–0(8) || Anna Borgen (10–4) || Shelby Lowe (12–5) || || SECN || 291 || 30–15 || 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 24|| Auburn || || Ole Miss Softball Complex || W 6–1 || Savannah Diederich (11–8) || Maddie Penta (8–7) || || SECN || 513 || 31–15 || 12–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 25|| Auburn || || Ole Miss Softball Complex || ''L 1–3 || Shelby Lowe (13–5) || Ava Tillmann (7–3) || || SECN+ || 550 || 31–16 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 30|| No. 25 || || Ole Miss Softball Complex || W 8–2 || Anna Borgen (11–4) || Breanna Vasquez (4–3) || || SECN+ || 239 || 32–16 ||
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMay 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 StadiumTuscaloosa, AL L 0–8(5) Montana Fouts (18–3) Ava Tillmann (8–4) SECN+ 1,419 34–17 12–10May 7 at No. 3 Alabama Rhoads Stadium L 7–11 Krystal Goodman (8–1) Anna Borgen (11–5) SECN+ 1,631 34–18 12–11May 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 |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT RecordMay 12 vs. (9) Mississippi State (8) Rhoads StadiumTuscaloosa, AL L 1–3 Emily Williams (8–5) Anna Borgen (11–7) Alyssa Loza (5) SECN 34–20 0–1
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT recordMay 21 vs. (3) (2) Rita Hillenbrand Memorial StadiumTucson, AZ W 5–1 Anna Borgen (12–7) Paige Rauch (20–4) ESPNU 35–20 1–0 May 22 at (1) No. 11 (2) Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium L 6–12 Mariah Lopez (8–2) Savannah Diederich (12–9) Hanah Bowen (2) SECN 35–21 1–1May 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 |- ! colspan=9 | Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = Ole Miss team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll. |}Source:'''
Tucson Regional Tucson Regional Teams(1) Arizona Wildcats(2) Ole Miss Rebels(3) Villanova Wildcats(4) UMBC Retrievers
Record vs. conference opponents
See also 2021 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
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