Aynslie Furbush

Class:
Senior
Position:
RHP/UT
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-8
Experience:
3L
Hometown:
Longwood, Fla.
High School:
Winter Springs
Major:
Exercise Science

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2024 NFCA All-South Region Second Team
• 2024 All-SEC Second Team
• 2021 SEC All-Freshman Team

2024 (SENIOR): Earned NFCA All-South Region Second Team honors and All-SEC Second Team honors … Started 54 games for the Rebels between pitcher, DP and the outfield … Holds the Ole Miss program record for most career grand slams with four … Helped lead Ole Miss to its eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance … Had the most productive offensive season of her career, setting career-best marks in batting average, runs scored, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, slugging percentage, walks, hit by pitch and on-base percentage … Recorded a .325 batting average with 49 hits, the third most on the team … Ranked second with 12 home runs, tied for the fourth most in a single season in program history … Led the offense with 44 RBI, tied for the fourth most in a single season at Ole Miss and scored 17 more … Tallied multiple hits and RBI in 10 games … Went 2-for-3 in the season opener vs. BYU (2/8) … Hit her first home run of the season against Kansas City (2/9) … Secured the save over ETSU (2/17) … Tied her career-high with three hits at Kennesaw State (2/17) … Earned her first win of the season in the circle, striking out seven in a shutout vs. UConn (2/23) … Helped Ole Miss defeat Miami (OH) grabbing the save and recording a pair of hits (2/24) … Drove in three runs on two hits in the win over No. 17 Mississippi State (3/10) … Homered and brought in two runs in the rubber match at No. 2 LSU (3/18) to help the Rebels take their highest ranked series victory in program history … Was responsible for 11 RBI in Ole Miss’ series win over Western Kentucky (4/12-14), bashing three home runs, including two grand slams … Secured her fourth save of the season in game one of the Louisiana Tech doubleheader and earned the victory in relief in game two (4/16) … Delivered the walk-off single in the bottom of the 13^th inning in game two to end the fourth-longest game in program history … Homered in four straight games in conference play (4/27-28 vs. Auburn and 5/3 vs. Arkansas) … Was key in helping Ole Miss end the season with series victories over Auburn and No. 8 Arkansas … Blasted her 12^th home run of the season against No. 11 Missouri in the SEC Tournament (5/8).

2023 (JUNIOR): Played in 48 games, making 42 starts in the lineup between pitcher, DP and right field … Helped lead Ole Miss to its seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance … Led the team with nine wins in the circle and a 2.24 ERA in 87.2 innings pitched … Posted a .239 batting average at the plate with 28 hits, including 13 for extra bases … Ranked fourth on the team with six home runs … Crossed the plate 13 times and drove in 18 more runs … Held opposing batters to a mere .201 average while striking out 55 … Registered a .976 fielding percentage with only one error in 42 chances … Was named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team … Earned the victory in the season opener against North Carolina, only allowing one hit in three innings (2/10) … Held No. 3 Oklahoma State to one run in 5.1 innings of work (2/12) … Spun a complete game against Liberty, throwing 8.0 innings and hitting the walk off home run (2/16) … Tossed a one-hit shutout over SEMO at the Ole Miss Classic (3/4) … Picked up a pair of wins over Southern Miss (3/15) and St. Thomas (3/19) … Hit a solo home run that proved to be the difference in a midweek win over UT Martin (4/4) … Homered and drove in three runs against No. 15 Kentucky (4/8) … Blasted a walk-off three-run home run to down No. 21 Texas A&M (4/21) … Helped hold No. 14 Alabama scoreless for the final 2.2 innings and hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh to help the Rebels to walk off the Tide in the final game ever at the Ole Miss Softball Complex (5/7) … Shutdown the LSU offense in the SEC Tournament, going 5.1 innings without allowing a hit (5/10).

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Helped lead Ole Miss to its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth ever 40-win season … Appeared in 45 games, making 25 starts, primarily as the designated player … Batted .236 with 17 hits in 72 at-bats … Scored nine runs and drove in 12 … Also made 20 appearances in the circle, boasting a 5-1 record … Recorded a team best 2.13 ERA in 52.2 innings pitched … Blasted her first home run of the season, a three run shot, against Nicholls State (2/18) … Pitched a career-high 7.0 innings against JMU, earning the win (2/25) … Threw a complete game shutout over Saint Louis (3/5) … Went 2-for-2 against Tennessee State, including a home run (4/5) … Came out of the bullpen and tossed 5.1 scoreless innings in the South Carolina series (4/22-24) … Hit a three run bomb to slam the door on Georgia in the SEC Tournament (5/11) … Went 2-for-3 against LMU in the Los Angeles Regional, driving in the go-ahead run (5/21).

2021 (FRESHMAN): Selected to the SEC All-Freshman Team … Appeared in 39 games between pitcher and designated player … Made 19 starts at DP … Batted .232 with a .392 on-base percentage … Of 13 total hits, six went for extra bases on three doubles and home runs apiece … Registered 18 RBIs and five runs scored … Made eight relief appearances in the circle … Posted a 1.56 ERA, striking out 12 in nine innings of work … Became the first Rebel ever whose first hit was a grand slam, clearing the bases against FAU (2/19) … Second hit was also a grand slam against the Owls (2/20), needing just three at-bats to become the fifth player in program history with multiple grand slams in a career … Also made pitching debut against FAU (2/2), retiring all six batters faced … Delivered a game-winning two-run double as a pinch hitter against Baylor (2/26) … Came through with a game-winning two run infield single against North Alabama (3/3) … Clobbered a three-run home run and struck out the side in only inning in the circle against Samford (3/5).

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner at Winter Springs High School in Winter Springs, Florida … Helped the Bears to the 2018-19 Florida 8A State Championship with an undefeated 31-0 season … Ranked No. 85 in FloSoftball's 2020 player rankings … Selected as a Junior All-American by MaxPreps … Named the 2019 FACA 8A Player of the Year … Selected 2017 FACA All-State and 2018 first team all-conference … Played in nine games before senior season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Batted .370 with three home runs … Recorded a .328 average with 29 RBIs and 13 homers as a junior … Tallied a 1.10 ERA with a perfect 16-0 record and 105 strikeouts on the rubber … Hit .358 as a sophomore with 33 runs driven in and 10 big flies … Won 15 of 19 decisions with a circle, posting a 3.00 ERA with 108 strikeouts … Batted .324 as a freshman with four home runs and 18 RBIs … Also went 10-6 in the circle with a 1.30 ERA … Also competed in weightlifting, placing fourth in the state as a senior.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jamie and Amanda Furbush … Born December 20, 2001 … Has one sister, Kaleigh … Is fluent in American Sign Language … Has career plans to become an athletic trainer.