Gophers softball coach Jamie Trachsel is leaving to become the new head coach at Ole Miss, two sources confirmed to the Star Tribune on Thursday night.
Gophers softball coach Jamie Trachsel leaving for Ole Miss
Trachsel led Minnesota to its only Women's College World Series berth in 2019.
April 24, 2020 at 11:39AM
![Second-year University of Minnesota softball coach Jamie Trachsel ] Shari L. Gross • shari.gross@startribune.com Second-year University of Minnesota softball coach Jamie Trachsel could be the one to finally get the Gophers over the hump and reach the College World Series. The Gophers face LSU in a Super Regional beginning Frida yat Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. Trachsel was photographed during media availability at the stadium on Thursday, May 23, 2019.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/BTREGWFNSRXS6RRZ2UTJPR762E.jpg?&w=712)
Trachsel, a Duluth native, led the Gophers to their first Women's College World Series appearance in 2019.
Multiple news outlets in Mississippi reported that Trachsel would replace interim Ole Miss coach Ruben Felix. Felix became the coach in December after Mike Smith resigned. The Rebels were 12-13 this season.
Trachsel has a 102-40-1 record as the Gophers coach. She previously coached at North Dakota State and Iowa State.
The Gophers were 15-9-1 when this season was called off on March 20. In 2019, Trachsel coached the Gophers to a 46-14 record and a berth in the College World Series.
Aaron Huglen, a center from Roseau, suffered an injury that leaves the Gophers without their third-line center.
