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















