Ole Miss Softball Inks Seven on National Signing Day
OXFORD, Miss. – (Release) Ole Miss softball head coach Jamie Trachsel announced the addition of seven new Rebels on Wednesday as the Class of 2028 officially put pen to paper on National Signing Day.
Read up on the seven newest additions to Rebel Nation:
Tate DavisINF | Greer, S.C. | Greer HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 46 by Extra Inning Softball in the class of 2024 … A six-year letterwinner at Greer High School in Greer, South Carolina … Boasts a career .452 batting average with over 100 hits, RBI and runs scored … Holds the Greer program records for games played, at-bats, hits, home runs and RBI … Earned All-Upstate Greenville News honors in 2021, 2022 and 2023 … A two-time All-State honoree … Guided Greer to three straight Region 4A-2 Championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023 … Posted a .592 mark at the plate as a junior, tallying 45 hits, including nine home runs … Drove in 37 runs and scored 43 herself en route to collecting All-State and All-Region laurels … Hit .491 as a sophomore while recovering from an injury … Tallied 27 hits, including six bombs to earn an All-Region nod … As a freshman, recorded a .458 batting average with 27 hits in 19 games … Added eight home runs and 33 RBI … Received All-State and All-Region honors in 2021 … Played on her high school team in both seventh and eighth grade, registering a .366 and .500 batting average, respectively … Played travel ball for Georgia Bombers Gold 18u Lewis and Georgia Impact Sampson … Was also a member of Honors Society and served as the Junior Student Class President.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Joy and Dodd Davis … Born September 18, 2005 … Has three brothers, Brooks, Gunnar and Zac … Mother Joy swam collegiately at Ohio University where she was a five-time All-American and a 1992 Olympic Trials Qualifier … Father Dodd ran track and field at Furman University … Oldest brother Zac plays college baseball at North Greenville University … Plans to major in Exercise Science.
Addison DukeOF | Yuma, Ariz. | Gila Ridge HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 16 in the Extra Inning Softball Top 100 for the class of 2024 … Listed as the 11th best outfielder in the class … A four-year letterwinner at Gila Ridge High School in Yuma, Arizona … Named to the 2023 Patriot Games All-Tournament Team … Crowned Colorado 4th of July and Money Ball Las Vegas Tournament Champions with Athletics Mercado Smith this past season … Named Region Player of the Year along with a first team selection in 2023 … Batted .478 as a junior with a .585 OBP … Tallied 32 hits, 16 RBI, 31 runs, two home runs and 24 stolen bases … Also registered a perfect fielding percentage … Earned first team All-Region and All-Conference honors in 2022 … Posted a .555 batting average with 54 hits, 31 RBI, 52 runs and five home runs as a sophomore … Hit .434 with 15 RBI and 26 runs scored in her freshman season … Finished second at PGF Nationals in 2019 with Power Surge Berndes … 2021 Alliance Nationals Tier 2 Champions with Athletics Mercado Hovermale … Also played soccer and swam for Gila Ridge. PERSONAL: Daughter of Lisa and Clint Duke … Born June 27, 2006 … Has two siblings, Isabella and Coltin … Plans to major in Kinesiology.
Miali GuachinoRHP | Pala, Calif. | Great Oak HS
High School: Ranked No. 9 in Extra Inning Softball’s Elite Top 100 for the 2024 class … Listed as the No. 44 recruit in the nation by Perfect Game Softball in the class of 2024 … A four-year letterwinner at Great Oak High School in Pala, California … Named CIFSS D2 High School Player of the Year, Inland Empire Player of the Year and California State Junior of the Year in 2023 … Collected first team All-State and league pitcher of the year honors as a junior … Helped the Wolfpack ladies ended the 2023 regular season with an 11-3-1 record in the Southwestern League (21-8-1 overall) … Posted a 5-0 record in the circle with 84 strikeouts in 39.0 innings pitched in the post season as a junior, including a 20 strikeout no-hitter in the semifinals against Moorpark to lead her team to the D2 CIFSS Championship … Recorded a 15-4 record with a 0.57 ERA in the regular season … Struck out 280 batters in 135.0 innings pitched … Tossed three no-hitters … Tallied a .333 batting average with 24 RBI … Earned All-CIF first team honors and was named league pitcher of the year as a sophomore with an 0.98 earned run average … Was defensive player of the year as a freshman, while receiving a first team all-league nod … Played travel ball for the Corona Angels.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Rollena Guachino … Born February 16, 2006 … Has two siblings, Tiana and Ralph … Plans to major in Chemistry.
Abby HerndonLHP\UT | Killen, Ala. | Brooks HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 28 by Extra Inning Softball in the class of 2024 … A six-year letterwinner at Brooks High School in Killen, Alabama … Recognized as Alliance FP Player of the Month … A three-time All-State honoree … Named AHSAA 4A Pitcher of the Year in 2023 after posting a .95 ERA and 235 strikeouts in 235.0 innings pitched … Batted .393 with 21 doubles, seven home runs and 43 RBI … Helped lead Brooks to an Area Title, Super Regional Crown and State Tournament appearance as a junior … Earned an All-County nod in 2022 after leading her team to the County Championship … Finished the season with a 1.33 ERA and 183 strikeouts in 157.0 innings pitched … Hit .411 at the place with 44 runs batted in … In 2021, she logged a 1.56 ERA through 107.0 innings of work and racked up 97 punch outs … Tallied a .411 batting average with 11 doubles and 44 RBI … At the Alliance Championship Series, recorded a top 15 finish (2022) and a top 20 finish (2021) … Played travel ball for TN Fury National 2024 – Groenewoud.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jessica and Keith Herndon … Born May 9, 2006 … Has two brothers, Zach and Jake … Plans to major in Accounting.
Graycen JordanRHP | Columbus, Ga. | Brookstone School
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Brookstone School in Columbus, Georgia … Four-time All-Region Honoree … Helped lead Brookstone to a top-six finish in the GIAA Softball Playoffs … Named team captain her senior year … Earned GIAA 3A All-State Honors in 2023 … Posted a 3.00 ERA with 177 strikeouts in 133.0 innings pitched … Added four home runs and batted .365 … Guided Brookstone to the Sweet 16 as a junior, finishing with a 2.50 ERA in 114.0 innings of work … Hit .319 with five bombs … Logged a 2.80 ERA as a sophomore in 75 innings pitched, while batting .357 … Recorded a 2.40 ERA her freshman season, tossing 74.0 innings and striking out 68 batters faced … Played travel ball for the Tampa Mustangs … Also a member of National Honors Society and the Athletic Leadership Deputy Prefect.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Bill and Shannon Jordan … Born February 7, 2006 … Has two brothers, Tyler and Colton … Father Bill attended Ole Miss and played football … Brother Tyler also attended Ole Miss … Plans to major in Exercise Science.
Persy Llamas1B/LHP | Eastvale, Calif. | Eleanor Roosevelt HS
High School: Ranked the No. 30 recruit in the nation by Perfect Game Softball in the class of 2024 … A two-year letterwinner at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Eastvale, California … Helped lead the Mustangs to a CIFSS D1 Championship as a sophomore … Named to the All-CIF Southern Section Team and All-League first team in 2022 … Batted .550 as a sophomore while recording a .990 fielding percentage … In the circle, she went 14-1 on the season … Earned first team all-league honors in 2021 … Posted a .519 batting average as a freshman to go along with a .978 mark in the field.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Maria and Freddy Llamas … Born November 3, 2005 … Plans to major in Criminal Justice.
Mackenzie PickensINF | Flowery Branch, Ga. | Buford HS
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Buford High School in Flowery Branch, Georgia … Set the Buford Home Run record with 46 dingers in her high school career and owns the program’s career RBI record … Named to the 2023 GADC All-State Game … Helped lead the Wolves to back-to-back Georgia 7A State Championships as a junior and senior, including an undefeated 32-0 this past season … Guided Buford to the No. 1 rank in the nation in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25 National Poll and MaxPreps rankings … Earned All-Region honors all four years at Buford … Batted .449 as a sophomore with 53 RBI while reaching base 50 percent of the time … Tallied 28 extra-base hits, including 10 home runs and 12 doubles … Registered a .462 mark at the plate with 12 home runs, nine doubles and six triples as a freshman … Played travel ball for Georgia Impact.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Julia and Richard Pickens … Born May 13, 2006 … Has two sisters, Kaitlyn and Madison … Twin sister Madison will play softball at Louisville … Plans to major in Kinesiology.
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Adam Brown
Adam Brown joins The Rebel Walk as the Managing Editor after being on the Ole Miss beat as a Sports Editor for over 11 years. He is a lifelong Oxford resident. Brown graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Prior to The Rebel Walk, Brown was the sports editor of HottyToddy.com covering every Ole Miss sport and local high school sports in the community.
