Jamie Trachsel is an American softball coach who is the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels softball team.

Jamie Trachsel
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamOle Miss
ConferenceSEC
Record120–72 (.625)
Biographical details
Born (1979-02-12) February 12, 1979 (age 45)
Duluth, Minnesota
Alma materSt. Cloud State (BS)
North Dakota State (MEd)
Playing career
1997–2001St. Cloud State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004North Dakota State (GA)
2005–2007North Dakota State (asst.)
2008–2010North Dakota State (AHC)
2011–2016North Dakota State (Co-HC)
2017Iowa State
2018–2020Minnesota
2021–presentOle Miss
Head coaching record
Overall382–206–1 (.649)
TournamentsNCAA: 13–14 (.481)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • WCWS appearance (2019)
  • Regional champions (2019)
  • Big Ten Tournament champions (2018)
  • Summit League Tournament champions (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  • Summit League regular season champions (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Awards
NFCA Great Lakes Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2019)

Coaching career

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North Dakota State

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Iowa State

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On, June 9, 2016, Jamie Trachsel was announced as the head coach of the Iowa State softball program.[1] In her only season with the Cyclones, she led them to a 5th place Big 12 finish, their best finish in the Big 12 since 1994. They completed the program's first series win over Texas. In her only season the team finished 23–35 overall and 6–12 in the Big 12.[2]

Minnesota

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On June 24, 2017, Jamie Trachsel was announced as the new head coach of the Minnesota softball program, replacing Jessica Allister who left to be the head coach of her alma mater, Stanford.[3] In her first season at Minnesota, she led the Gophers to a 41–17 record and 17–4, 2nd place Big Ten finish, a Big Ten Tournament title, and an NCAA Tournament bid, where they eventually were eliminated in the Regionals by Washington.[4] In her second season as head coach of the Golden Gophers in 2019, Minnesota went 46–14 and 20–2 in the Big Ten. Minnesota advanced to the NCAA Women's College World Series for the first time in program history. In her final season as Minnesota head coach, the Golden Gophers went 15–9–1 in a season shortened by the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.

Ole Miss

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On April 24, 2020, Trachsel was announced as the new head coach at Ole Miss.[5]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Dakota State Bison (Summit League) (2011–2016)
2011 North Dakota State 30–27 17–7 2nd NCAA Regional
2012 North Dakota State 38–22 18–6 1st NCAA Regional
2013 North Dakota State 33–16 17–1 1st
2014 North Dakota State 36–18 13–3 1st NCAA Regional
2015 North Dakota State 45–11 16–2 1st NCAA Regional
2016 North Dakota State 39–15 17–0 1st NCAA Regional
North Dakota State: 221–109 (.670) 98–19 (.838)
Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12 Conference) (2017)
2017 Iowa State 23–35 6–12 5th
Iowa State: 23–35 (.397) 6–12 (.333)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (2018–2020)
2018 Minnesota 41–17 17–4 2nd NCAA Regional
2019 Minnesota 46–14 20–2 3rd Women's College World Series
2020 Minnesota 15–9–1[a] 0–0 Postseason not held
Minnesota: 102–40–1 (.717) 37–6 (.860)
Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (2021–present)
2021 Ole Miss 36–22 12–12 8th NCAA Regional
2022 Ole Miss 41–19 12–12 T-8th NCAA Regional
2023 Ole Miss 32–28 8–16 11th NCAA Regional
2024 Ole Miss 31–27 7–17 13th NCAA Regional
Ole Miss: 140–96 (.593) 39–57 (.406)
Total: 486–280–1 (.634)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Notes

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  1. ^ The season was not played past March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

References

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  1. ^ "Jamie Trachsel Named Head Coach at Iowa State". GoBison.com. North Dakota State Athletics. June 9, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jamie Trachsel". Cyclones.com. Iowa State Cyclones. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Softball: Jamie Trachsel Named New Head Coach". thedailygopher.com. Vox Media. July 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers Softball Schedule". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jamie Trachsel Tapped as Ole Miss Head Softball Coach". OleMissSports.com. Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.