The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
Nyomi Jones
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- OF
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Height:
- 5-7
- Experience:
- HS
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei
- Major:
- Multi-Disciplinary Studies
2023 (SENIOR*): Appeared in 48 games, including 19 starts in the outfield … Helped lead Ole Miss to its seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance … Recorded a .297 batting average with 11 hits in 37 at-bats … Scored seven runs and drove in two more … Registered a perfect fielding percentage with 31 putouts in right field … Drove in two runs and scored herself in the win at McNeese (2/25) … Tallied a hit to help the Rebels take down No. 10 LSU in their SEC home opener (3/24) … Recorded a hit in the win at No. 19 Auburn (4/1) … Singled and scored a run in the victory over No. 15 Kentucky (4/9) … Notched a pair of hits in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals against Auburn, going 2-for-3 (5/11).
2022 (JUNIOR): Helped lead Ole Miss to its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth ever 40-win season … Appeared in 57 games, making 26 starts in the outfield … Crossed the plate 15 times and was 8-of-10 on stolen bases … Batted .279 with 19 hits in 68 at-bats … Worked nine walks … Recorded a .955 fielding percentage with 40 putouts and two assists … Went 2-for-2 against Oakland with a pair of singles (2/27) … Recorded a pair of hits in the home opener against SEMO (3/2) … Tripled against Western Kentucky (3/5) … Drove in the go-ahead run against Samford (3/6).
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 44 games, making 17 starts, primarily in the outfield … Tallied a .381 batting average with 24 hits in 63 at-bats … Scored 19 runs, the most among all non-primary starters … Drove in five runs … Posted a perfect fielding percentage on 14 opportunities … Went 1-for-1 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI against FAU (2/19) … Drove in a pair of runs against Sam Houston (2/27), also driving in a run in a 1-for-2 showing … 2-for-2 with a run scored and a pair of stolen bases against UT Martin (4/21) … Had a 2-for-2 showing with a run, a double and two steals against UCF (4/30) … Batted 2-for-3 with a run scored in both NCAA Tournament games against Arizona (5/22-23).
2020 (FRESHMAN): Season cut short due to the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 ... Appeared in 25 games, making 17 starts in the outfield … Posted a .216 batting average … Scored eight runs, adding one RBI … laid down a pair of sacrifice bunts … Stole successfully on 11-of-12 attempts … Batted 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI against Mississippi Valley State (2/19) … Went 3-for-8 at the plate against UAB (2/22), scoring one run and going 3-for-3 on steal attempts … Stole a pair of bases versus California Baptist (2/28).
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California … Ranked No. 32 in the class of 2019 by FloSoftball … Helped lead the Monarchs to the 2016 CIF Southern Section Division I Championship, defeating the No. 1 ranked team in the nation in Orange Lutheran … Captured Second Team All-Trinity League honors as a sophomore after batting .421 with 15 stolen bases … Selected First Team All-Trinity League, First Team All-Orange County and First Team CIF Southern Section Division I All-State as a junior … Hit .423 at the plate in 2018 with 18 stolen bases ... Pulled in First Team CIF Southern Section Division I All-State, First Team All-Orange County and First Team All-Trinity League honors as a senior ... Posted a .498 average with 23 steals ... Graduated Cum Laude.
PERSONAL: Full name is Nyomi Camille Jones … Born May 17, 2001 ... Daughter of Jaymon and Jamila Jones … Has three siblings, Nyah, Nyari and Jace … Plans to major in economics with an interest in attending law school.
