How it Unfolded
The situation unfolded as Ole Miss batted in the home half of the fifth inning. Arizona had scored eleven consecutive runs over the previous two innings, including eight in the top half of the fifth, and held an 11-6 lead in the game.

Ole Miss outfielder Nyomi Jones led off the inning with an infield single. An out and two consecutive singles followed, which loaded the bases. Senior catcher Autumn Gillespie batted with the bases loaded and one out.

Facing a 1-2 count, a noticeably-determined Gillespie watched a pitch at or near the outside corner of the plate. No “K-zone” was in place on the game broadcast, but the pitch was called as strike three to retire Gillespie for the second out of the inning. Initially unaware of the umpire’s call, Gillespie spoke to the umpire as she walked back to the dugout and pointed her bat at him at one point.

Abbey Latham, a true senior, followed Gillespie in the lineup. The first pitch was a called strike on the inside part of the plate; Latham expressed visible displeasure with the call.

The Shove
After a moment, home plate umpire Bobby DeMayo instructed Latham to step into the batter’s box; a television replay appeared to show DeMayo speaking to Latham, in addition to clapping his hands and pointing at the batter’s box.

Latham did not immediately step into the box; DeMayo stepped out from behind the plate, called time, and gave the signal of “out” after pointing at Latham.

Ole Miss head coach Jamie Trachsel, coaching in the third-base coaches box, and assistant coach Katie Rietkovich-Browder both converged on the plate, protesting DeMayo’s call. Third-base umpire Mark Craver also participated in the meeting. While the two coaches and two umpires discussed the call, Nyomi Jones jogged in from third, appearing to be headed to the dugout as Latham would be the third out of the inning.

As she reached the plate, Jones maneuvered between the coaches and umpires, making contact with DeMayo that appeared to be incidental. Continuing her motion, however, Jones shoved DeMayo by the arm with both of her hands as she continued past him.

Immediately Following
Trachsel reacted to Jones’ shove more than even DeMayo himself, as the umpire did not seem to immediately consciously realize what had happened.

The delay of game was clarified to be a strike on Latham, making it an 0-2 count, and Jones went back to third base as the runner. She was not on the base long, however, before Trachsel made a substitution and removed Jones from the game in favor of pinch runner Maddi Banks.

During the game, it was not immediately clear whether Jones was ejected or voluntarily removed. Following the game, it was clarified to JWOS that Jones was not ejected, but was removed from the game by the coach.

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As Week 2 of the D1 season is now upon us, here are five teams who should consider themselves on Upset Alert this weekend.

Florida Gators

     >>> The Gators had a rough go of things in a midweek game against Jacksonville, as Alyssa Bilodeau stymied them throughout the affair until a 7th-inning walk-off gave the Gators the 1-0 victory. We knew there were some holes in the Gators’ lineup and roster that would need to be filled, but a one-run victory over an in-state foe like Jacksonville, and a victory that necessitated a walk-off hit, wasn’t something that we anticipated being in the cards. This weekend, the Gators bring Charlotte and Georgia Southern to town for the Bubly Invitational. Keep an eye especially on the Charlotte 49ers in their pair of matchups vs. the Gators. Florida and Charlotte have never met on the softball field, but Charlotte head coach Ashley Chastain is familiar with Tim Walton’s club from her time in the SEC as Ole Miss’ pitching coach. The Niners brought in some experienced players via transfer this summer, and are already showing promise as a team on the rise; don’t be surprised if they give the Gators a few challenges of their own.

Ole Miss Rebels

>>> Is it really an “upset” if the team picked to pull off the upset is undefeated, and the team picked to BE upset is at .500? Maybe not, but for today’s purposes, we’re going to give that scenario the green light. Ole Miss struggled on opening weekend; they really struggled. They hobbled to the finish line with a .500 record on the weekend, which included a run-rule loss to UAB in the Blazers’ first win of the year. At the same time, Iowa State went an undefeated 5-0 during their tournament at the UNI Dome, off to their best start with Jamie Pinkerton as head coach. The teams, at one point scheduled to play three times this weekend, are now set to face off twice; it should not come as much of a surprise if the teams split or if the Big 12 squad shows out in their own right.

UCF Knights

>>> The Knights are still the best team in the American Athletic Conference, and they remain a serious factor on the national scene. That said, the team isn’t invincible. It’s tough to beat a team in three or four-straight games, something that the Knights found out last week against FGCU. That loss didn’t irreparably harm UCF in our pollsters’ minds, nor should it have. This week, the Knights bring New Mexico State to town for a 3-game set. The Aggies are well-known for swinging big bats, and UCF’s pitching will be tested. The Knights should win the series handily, but don’t be surprised if they drop a game within it; Cindy Ball-Malone’s squad does still need to find some sturdy footing on which to build the remainder of their year.

Texas Longhorns

>>> This seems like easy pickings, but the Elish-less Longhorns are still sitting on “go” for their season opener after the cancellation of what would have been a rock-solid opening slate last weekend. Now, the Longhorns are set to play just two games this week, a doubleheader against Wichita State and North Texas at the hastily-and-impressively-organized Scrap Yard tournament in Conroe. The Longhorns will not have it easy out of the gate, with a pair of formidable opponents in back-to-back games. Both teams have real pitching aces, and both tote some heavy bats. Texas will have to be on the ball quickly, and need their pitching to step up fast, to avoid splitting the pair of games.

Washington Huskies

     >>> OK, this is easy pickings, but the Huskies really brought it on themselves with easily the most dismal showing of any undefeated squad on opening week. As previously noted, Washington was pushed to the brink against Dixie State; the Trailblazers held a 1-0 lead for much of the game, then followed a Washington comeback with a comeback of their own that required the Huskies to weather another comeback effort and ultimately walk-off with the win. Again, that was in Dixie State’s first-ever game as a Division 1 program. Later in the weekend, Washington won 19-13 over Southern Utah – a team that had five wins during the 2020 season. Without insult to Dixie State or Southern Utah, Washington’s pitching staff seems almost non-existent behind Gabbie Plain, who started her own season with a perfect game against the same Southern Utah club that later scored double-digit runs against her bullpen mates. This week, Washington actually travels to Dixie State for a four-game set that includes Nevada, Dixie State, Utah State, and Utah Valley. 

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As the league’s thirteen teams get set for the 2021 campaign, questions still remain. While some question marks are shared – lingering effects of the ongoing pandemic, the enforcement of COVID protocols, and travel restrictions among them – each team also has their own unique issues that relate to on-field performance.

In the first of a continuing series within our preseason coverage, we’ve identified the questions that need to be answered for each team in the SEC.

1. Which version of Alabama will we see?

The Tide were preseason national favorites in 2020, and were favored to win the SEC and make a run at their second national championship. The year prior, in 2019, we saw a resurgent Bama team that made it all the way to the Women’s College World Series semifinals, so it wasn’t a far stretch of the imagination to picture the Tide as one of the favorites to win the WCWS in 2020. Instead, the Tide took three losses on opening weekend and finished the year 3-7 against ranked opponents. One of those wins, though? A shutout, run-rule victory over then-#1 Washington. Montana Fouts is another year older, Lexi Kilfoyl has (part of) a year under her belt, and the Tide seniors are back for one final go-around. The recipe for success is there again, but whether or not the team can put the pieces together in the right order to fulfill the expectations remains to be seen.

2. Can Arkansas take proper advantage of their “best offense ever”?

That quoted piece there? Yeah, that’s how Arkansas head coach Courtney Deifel described her team after their fall season. The Hogs have a ton of individual standouts – McEwen, Gibson, Jackson, Green, Burnside, and more – who combine to make one powerful batting order. The group can hit bombs left and right, or get on base and play small-ball to bring runs home. Deifel’s squad is set in the pitching circle with the combination of Storms/Haff/Bloom, but the offense is going to be their x-factor; can the group consistently get hot in conference play against some of the nation’s top hurlers? A cohesive, indestructible offensive attack could get the Razorbacks back to their standing of 2018 as a legitimate postseason contender.

3. What is a realistic expectation for Auburn?

Is that a ridiculously general question? Yes. But is it a legitimate one? Also yes. The Tigers didn’t look great in 2020; there’s no way around saying that. A midweek loss to Kennesaw State in the first week of the season and a lopsided loss to Cal in the Mary Nutter Classic were the two most glaring examples of the Tigers’ struggles a year ago. The team ended the year with a 16-11 overall record, were 3-10 against Power Five opponents, and 2-4 against non-conference ranked opponents. A .266 team batting average and 2.99 team ERA were fairly respectable numbers, and the Tigers also saw a breakout performance from sophomore pitcher Samantha Yarbrough (6-0, 1.01 WHIP, 53 SO, .147 opposing batting average, 48.2 IP). The team adds some young studs for 2021, and also will get the final year of former Ole Miss transfer Kaylee Horton’s career. There’s talent on the roster, but also a wide margin of error in any prediction for this team until their on-field product is revealed.

4. Is Florida’s pitching going to hold up against tough SEC foes?

In post-Kelly Barnhill life, pitching was always going to be a question mark for the Gators. Barnhill herself struggled in her final season, and the Gators’ depth in the circle behind her and in her stead has been a question mark for the last couple of years. With that said, though, Tim Walton said his pitching staff looked quite good in fall practice and he praised their work ethic. Natalie Lugo led the Gators in 2020 with 81.1 innings pitched and added a 1.64 ERA, second-best on the squad. Freshman Rylee Trlicek largely lived up to the hype, finishing her year with a 1.99 ERA. The Gators have a potentially-lethal offense stacked with heavy hitters and difference-makers; if the pitching staff can hold up against SEC hitters, the Gators should be in good shape in 2021.

5. How does Georgia compensate for the loss of some powerful, veteran bats?

Georgia knew that Ciara Bryan would be leaving after the 2020 season even if the year had been a normal one, but when the NCAA’s extended eligibility waiver was announced, it seemed to give the Dawgs offense new life. Bryan is a stellar hitter, and Justice Milz and Jorden Doggett are quality role players. All of them took advantage of the extended eligibility, but none of them are Georgia Bulldogs any longer. This question would have been a prominent one with or without the waiver, and the answer isn’t particularly clear. Players like Sydney Kuma and Lacey Fincher are still around and carry big bats of their own, but how well they anchor the lineup all on their own only time will tell.

6. What does life look like for Kentucky in the post-Martens and Vick era?

Speaking of departed seniors, few teams lost the star power that UK did in their senior class that didn’t get to finish the 2020 season and were unable to return for one more season on the field. Alex Martens was putting together a solid case for National Player of the Year when the 2020 season shut down, and she carried one of the most lethal bats in the SEC. Bailey Vick got better and better as her career went on and became a fixture of her own in the Wildcat lineup. As in Georgia’s case, Kentucky knew these players were leaving, so it’s not as if they haven’t planned. But some things are unplannable; for instance, how to define your team identity after the departure of two anchors in your offense and clubhouse.

7. Can LSU’s pitching staff perform down the stretch?

The successes of LSU’s stacked pitching staff were much-celebrated in 2020. From Shelby Wickersham and Ali Kilponen to Maribeth Gorsuch and Shelbi Sunseri and incoming freshmen, the Tigers are about as deep as possible with talented arms in the circle. We saw impressive performances from the full staff a year ago – Wickersham and Kilponen both finished in the top 5 in the nation in ERA, and let us not forget Gorsuch’s stellar perfect game against Belmont. The staff performed well against high-level opponents, and seemingly, the only question remaining is how the group will fare down the stretch in conference play. If the Tigers can take full advantage of such a deep staff – including quality rest for each arm – their pitching could be an x-factor that leads to deep postseason run.

8. Will the Ricketts Momentum continue for Mississippi State?

No first-year head coach has led the nation in wins since at least 1989 until Ricketts did it in 2020 (hat tip to Brian Ogden for the stat; it’s a good one). Even with the abbreviated year, the Bulldogs exceeded expectations under Samantha Ricketts in her first season as head coach. The team came out of the gate hot down in Clearwater, and sustained that momentum through the course of the year, with their best wins coming against Louisville, North Carolina State, and San Diego State. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down the season before the Bulldogs reached conference play, leaving the question of their stability in conference to hang in abeyance for a full year. Mississippi State was famous under Vann Stuedeman for posting a plethora of wins in non-conference play, then struggling against SEC foes. Is that going to be different under Ricketts’ guidance? It’s possible, and actually seeing that difference in action would really cement Mississippi State’s place as a true contender in the conference.

9. Can Missouri’s youth movement hold up to snuff for a full season?

On opening weekend 2020, Missouri saw five different pitchers each earn a win in the circle. Three of those hurlers were freshmen, and went on to collect twelve of their team’s nineteen wins on the shortened year. Jordan Weber, Megan Schumacher, and Emma Nichols will be expected to repeat that kind of success in 2021, now with at least part of a collegiate year under their belts. But can they do it? The Tigers are committed to a full youth movement in the circle – with the exception of Sophie Dandola, now at her third college and second with Larissa Anderson as head coach – and will need those young players to continue to step up and provide quality innings and victories. The Tigers’ offense has some veteran cornerstones and is potent; the young pitching staff will be key to any success that the team has in 2021.

10. “Rebuild, rebuild, rebuild” has to be Ole Miss’ motto… right?

Let’s just recap how things went in Oxford from December 2019 to March 2020. Former SEC champion head coach Mike Smith departed the program in December amidst some controversy. A handful of players did not even travel on opening weekend due to academic reasons. The Rebels went 0-5 in their opening tournament, outscored 21-12 in the five games. Then things seemed to pick up a bit, with wins over Oklahoma State and, in an exhibition, the Mexican national team. To start conference play, though, the Rebels lost three straight games to Missouri, being outscored 18-3 and putting up just one run in each of the three games against the Tigers. With Jamie Trachsel now in Oxford as head coach, the Rebels simply have to be in rebuilding mode at this point. While there is still some talent on the roster, the ultimate conference standing result is far less important at this point than the player development and roster consistency that needs to be had.

11. How does South Carolina’s pitching staff shape up?

Just days before the 2020 season officially shut down, South Carolina announced a season-ending injury to pitching ace Kelsey Oh, who had looked really good in the circle up to that point. In almost a cruel joke, fellow pitching standout Cayla Drotar was, at that same time, on her way back to full health after a freak injury suffered in the second week of the season. Both Oh and Drotar return for the 2021 season – Drotar, a super senior – and now have depth behind them in dual “super freshmen” Bailey Betenbaugh and Karsen Ochs, who each looked solid in their appearances a year ago. Bev Smith can get creative in the circle at times, and the differing looks of each member of the quartet is surely a positive tool to have in her toolbox.

12. Are we at a point of radical change for Tennessee?

The question is there. Are there others for the Lady Vols in 2021? Of course. But the elephant in the room is what Tennessee softball will look like over the next few years, both from a coaching perspective as well as in the conference championship conversation. A return to top-level success in 2021 would quiet many of those clamoring over such queries. The early and lingering injury to Ashley Rogers in 2020 left freshman Callie Turner in a precarious position – as the ace of a staff on a team that needed an innings-eater. Turner’s 2.67 ERA in nearly 100 innings of work is a quality number, and with Rogers now back to good health, the two should combine to form a potent duo for the Lady Vols. After reaching the Women’s College World Series four times in six years to start the 2010s, the Lady Vols haven’t been back since 2015. The need is real to see some on-field progress for the program  to remain in their historical stature as one of the league’s top teams.

13. What does a “successful year” look like for Texas A&M in 2021?

After a dismal 2019, things needed to change in Aggieland. Jo Evans hit the nail on the head by hiring Craig Snider away from Florida State, and Snider’s impact on the team’s offense was felt immediately. The Aggies seemed to just be starting to “gel” at the plate when the 2020 season abruptly ended. Looking at the last two years as a singular grouping, “success” could take on a lot of definitions for the Texas A&M squad this season. Is it defined by conference standing, offensive production, individual player growth, postseason qualification, or something else entirely? Any combination of those potentials has to be on the table to define that phrase for the Aggies, and meeting whatever expectations they set will be a positive step up after a forgettable 2019 and a 2020 that lacked an opportunity to build momentum.

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We decided to take a look back at some of the Coaching Carousels of years past. First up: The 2011 offseason.

Thirty-one Division I schools experienced a head coaching change in the summer of 2011, leading into the 2012 season. In later years, the Carousel was boosted in number by coaches leaving one head coaching position to take another, but this wasn’t particularly prevalent during the 2011 set of moves. Instead, a number of coaches were promoted from lower levels or from assistant’s positions.

Of the 31 moves during the 2011 offseason, eight coaches remain in the same positions in the present day. That list includes Chrissy Buck-Ziegler at Cal State Bakersfield; Kathy Bocock at Elon; Beth Torina at LSU; Natalie Poole at Memphis; Angel Santiago at Nicholls; Mandy Burford at Samford; Jim Clift at Western Carolina; and Kristi Bredbenner at Wichita State.

25% of the SEC’s member schools made head coaching changes in 2011. The conference included just twelve members at the time – Missouri and Texas A&M would join the league the following year – and LSU, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State all sought out new blood to lead their respective programs.

When Yvette Girouard retired that summer, LSU had stars in their eyes with respect to who topped their list of potential candidates. Then-Tigers athletic director Joe Alleva’s first call was to Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy, who would go onto accept the job. Just three days after being officially announced as the Tigers’ head coach, Murphy had a change of heart and spurned LSU to return and continue coaching Alabama. He went on to lead the Crimson Tide to a national championship just one year later, and was inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame in 2013.

Following Murphy’s about-face, LSU would go on to hire Torina, a Florida graduate who had been the head coach at FIU. The hire was met with some skepticism at the time, but would prove to be an absolute home run for Alleva and LSU, as Torina has since led the Tigers to four Women’s College World Series berths in nine years at the helm of the program.

Murphy’s exit from and return to Alabama also had a ripple effect on another program in the conference. Jay Miller was fired from Mississippi State after almost a decade leading the Bulldogs program, and the school ultimately hired Vann Stuedeman to replace him. Stuedeman had been the long-time pitching coach at Alabama, but following Murphy’s return, she was let go from the Crimson Tide’s staff. Stuedeman would go on to spend eight years in Starkville, collecting more than 275 wins and seven NCAA tournament appearances.

The trio of SEC schools hired new coaches within just days of one another; Ole Miss was the final school to make their decision, and the Rebels chose Memphis head coach Windy Thees to lead their program. Thees replaced Missy Dickerson in Oxford, and would spend just three seasons there, leading the Rebels to a 69-94 record before exiting following the 2014 season.

Outside of the SEC, just one other Power Five school changed coaches in 2011: Boston College, after fifteen seasons under Jen Finley, brought in program alum Ashley Obrest to take the helm. Obrest would go on to spend eight years leading the Eagles before departing following the 2019 season.

Notable other hirings during the 2011 Carousel included Mike Smith at McNeese State and Jennifer Patrick-Swift at Saint Francis. Both coaches would go on to lead those respective programs to great heights before moving on to new roles as they continued to move up the coaching ladder.

Some footnotes on the 2011 Carousel:

• After dropping softball as a varsity sport in 1987, Lamar hired Holly Bruder as head coach to revive the Lady Cardinals’ program. She would lead the program until 2018.
• Five head coaches that were hired during the 2011 offseason also spent the 2020 season as Division I head coaches, but at different schools.
• The full-time coaching staffs formed at Alabama and LSU, respectively, during the 2011 Carousel are each still intact in the present day. Both schools are among the top ten nationally in longest-tenured staffs in Division I softball.

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Banks, an infielder and utility player, entered the transfer portal on July 23rd following two years at Virginia Tech.

As a freshman in 2019, Banks batted .259, with four home runs and a .729 OPS. She was the Hokies’ starting second baseman, and also led the team with thirteen stolen bases as a rookie. During the abbreviated 2020 season, Banks finished fifth on the team with a .340 batting average and recorded three home runs and nine RBIs. She posted a slugging percentage of .585 and an OPS of .937.

This summer, Banks played in the inaugural season of the Florida Gulf Coast League. Playing for the Bradenton Slice, she batted .396 during the summer season, with five home runs and eighteen RBIs. She added four stolen bases, and also played as part of the league’s All-Star team in an exhibition against the USSSA Pride.

At Ole Miss, Banks is the biggest addition since Jamie Trachsel’s hiring as head coach. She joins a Rebel roster that recorded 17 home runs and 50 stolen bases during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

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Shutt spent the last two seasons as a graduate manager at South Carolina, and enjoyed a stellar playing career at Elon. During playing career, Shutt set the Elon program record for doubles and finished her career second in program history with more than 250 career hits. She recorded 114 RBIs, 142 runs scored, and a .373 batting average during her time in a Phoenix uniform.

A three-time All-Colonial Athletic Association honoree, Shutt was named an NFCA All-American as a senior in 2018, batting .425 on the year.

In a school statement, first-year Ole Miss head coach Jamie Trachsel said, “Kara is a winner and self-starter. Her drive and commitment to her growth and development as a coach, along with her experience and success both as a player and part of the coaching staff at South Carolina the last two years will make her a valuable piece of our coaching staff here at Ole Miss. We look forward to all of the great attributes this young woman brings with her, as a person and coach, as she joins us in our efforts to build and sustain a championship culture here at Ole Miss.”

Shutt’s hiring caps a staff overhaul in Oxford this summer. The Rebels finished the abbreviated 2020 season with a 12-13 overall record.

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Chason had been a student manager at LSU for four seasons, and assisted in the categories of pitch calls and charting. During his time at LSU, four Tiger pitchers were named All-Americans.

In a statement, first-year Rebels head coach Jamie Trachsel said, “I am very excited to introduce Ryker Chason into our Ole Miss softball family. It takes having one conversation with him to realize he has the “it” factor as a person and as a coach. His passion and energy are contagious. He has been surrounded and influenced by some of the best and most respected coaches in the country and his playing background, versatile training, knowledge of the game, and connections make him a great fit for our staff and our vision for Ole Miss softball. Ryker’s confidence, relatability and ability to get the most out of those around him are some of his biggest strengths. He has something special and I look forward to not only what he will bring to our Ole Miss pitching staff, but to college softball.”

During the 2016 season, Chason served on staff at South Georgia State College, a junior college in Douglas, Georgia. He also coached with the Georgia Impact program at the travel ball level.

In addition to his coaching resume, Chason is a member of the US Junior Men’s National fastpitch team, and competed for Team USA at the WBSC Junior Men’s World Championship in 2014 and ’16. He is a part of the 40-member pool for the senior US Men’s National Team.

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Rietkovich-Browder spent two years with Trachsel at Minnesota, and was part of the 2019 coaching staff that led the Gophers to the program’s first-ever berth in the Women’s College World Series.

Prior to joining the staff in Minneapolis, Rietkovich-Browder spent three seasons on staff at Ole Miss as a volunteer assistant coach. During her initial tenure in Oxford, she worked with the program’s slappers and catching corps. Rietkovich-Browder also previously spent one season as an assistant coach at Savannah State.

During her playing days, Rietkovich-Browder spent one season at Georgia before finishing her career at USC-Beaufort and Reinhardt University. She was part of the 2010 Georgia roster that finished third at the Women’s College World Series.

Ole Miss’ offense finished the abbreviated 2020 season with a .256 team batting average and 17 home runs.

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Upon her hiring being made official, Trachsel will be the sixth full-time head coach in Rebels’ program history, following Mike Smith, who resigned in December, and Ruben Felix, who served as interim head coach for the 2020 campaign.

Trachsel recently completed her third season at Minnesota, compiling a 102-40-1 record during her tenure. She shepherded the Gophers to their first Women’s College World Series berth in program history a year ago, leading the team to a top-8 national seed in the NCAA tournament and an undefeated run through the Regional and Super Regional rounds.

Prior to her tenure in Minneapolis, Trachsel spent a single season at Iowa State and fourteen years on staff at North Dakota State, including six seasons as co-head coach. Her career record as a head and co-head coach is 346-184-1, while she owns a 12-14 record in the NCAA tournament.

Ole Miss finished the abbreviated 2020 season with a 12-13 overall record, with an 0-3 showing in the first – and, ultimately only – conference series. The Rebels finished the 2019 season with a 41-20 overall record, ending their year with a berth in the Tucson Super Regional.

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