Former SCSU softball player Jamie Trachsel leads Ole Miss to 1st Women’s College World Series

Former St. Cloud State softball player Jamie Trachsel has led Ole Miss to its first Women’s College World Series. Ole Miss beat fourth-ranked Arkansas 7-4 on Sunday, May 25.

Sunday’s win gave the Rebels a best-of-three series win over Arkansas to win the Fayetteville Super Regional.

The Rebels (42-19) play 12th-ranked Texas Tech (50-12) at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 29 (ESPN2) in the opening round of the eight-team, double elimination tournament being held at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

Trachsel is in her fifth season at Ole Miss and has led the Rebels to a 182-115 record. In 2023, she became the fastest Ole Miss softball coach to earn her 100th victory (159 games).

Trachsel became the sixth head coach at Ole Miss after three seasons as the head coach at the University of Minnesota. She led the Golden Gophers to a 102-40-1 record and to the 2019 Women’s College World Series.

Before she coached the Gophers, Trachsel was the head coach at Iowa State (2017) and 14 seasons on the coaching staff at North Dakota State, including six as head coach (221-109).

Trachsel played third base and catcher for St. Cloud State from 1998-2001, earning NCAA Division II North Central Region All-Tournament Team honors in 1999 and earned NFCA Academic Award honors in 1999 and 2000. She helped the Huskies win 127 games in her college career.

Trachsel earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management with minors in coaching and human relations from St. Cloud State in 2001. She added a Master of Education degree in athletics administration from North Dakota State in 2006.

Before getting to SCSU, she earned seven varsity letters in four sports at Duluth Central High School. She is also a nine-time national champion in racquetball (1988-93 and 2003-05).