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No Letup: Ole Miss softball portals Kentucky shortstop Reasner after historic WCWS run

Ben Garrettby: Ben Garrett06/15/25SpiritBen
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Ole Miss softball has landed Kentucky transfer Cassie Reasner (Photo credit: Cassie Reasner/Instagram)

Ole Miss softball two weeks ago wrapped an historic season, including the program’s first-ever trip to the Women’s College World Series. 

The Rebels showed Saturday in landing their first transfer commitment they have no intentions of slowing down. 

Sixth-year head coach Jamie Trachsel and staff pulled from the portal Kentucky shortstop Cassie Reasner. Reasner essentially slides in for departing senior Angelina Deleon. 

The Rebels also have to replace, among others, NCAA Tournament standout Ashton Lansdell and prized veterans Aliyah Binford and Lexie Brady. Binford and Brady were Top 100 players in softball this season, according to Softball America.

Picked to finish 14th in the preseason, Ole Miss won 42 games and emerged as the last remaining unseeded team in the NCAA Tournament. The Rebels broke every single-season offensive record in their history, while setting the school record for All-SEC first and second-team selections.

Reasner last season hit .267 with 10 home runs and 33 RBI.

She scored 33 runs and tallied eight doubles. 

“I can’t even put into words how proud and satisfying it is,” Trachsel said of reaching the WCWS. “A lot of work starting last summer. Part of it is identifying the right coaches. Got the right coaching staff, the right freshman group (and) the right returners that stayed because they were committed to Ole Miss and myself and had a lot of trust and belief in me to make the right choices and bring the right people. The retention of those players to our staff and then obviously some eight transfers as well, all of them playing a part and a role. 

“It was up to us to figure out the puzzle. I thought we could be a team that was on the rise when it came down the stretch. All that actually came true. I don’t think I’ve ever coached a team that has maximized the whole season — getting better, using the lessons learned, the adversity you go through to continue getting better throughout the season.”

Softball America ranked the Rebels No. 7 in its final Top 25 poll — a new program best. They were No. 8 in the NFCA, ESPN/USA Softball and D1Softball rankings.

Brady Vernon, managing editor of Softball America, first-reported Reasner’s commitment.

“After much reflection and conversations with my family, I have decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal and explore new opportunities for the next two years,” Reasner wrote on social media upon entering the portal in May. “I am incredibly grateful for my time at Kentucky. I am excited for what the future holds.”

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