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Ole Miss softball signs pitcher Malloy Miles

Ole Miss softball has signed right-handed pitcher Malloy Miles, head coach Jamie Trachsel and the program announced on National Signing Day. Miles, a Maurepas, Louisiana, native who attends French Settlement High School, is set to join Ole Miss for the 2027-28 academic year and is expected to debut in the 2028 regular season.

Miles earned All-State, All-Metro, All-Parish and All-District honors in every season of her high school career. In 2026, she was named North Shore Prep Pitcher of the Year, Baton Rouge Metro Most Valuable Player and District Most Valuable Player.

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She helped French Settlement win a state title in 2023 and was named the championship game’s Most Outstanding Player. The school also reached at least the state quarterfinals in three other seasons during her career. Miles recorded 888 strikeouts in high school and posted a 0.60 ERA in 2026.

With Texas Bombers Gold, Miles helped win the 2026 Alliance national title. The club also captured the 2026 Patriots Games title and finished third in the 2026 Colorado Sparkler. Miles was a second-team All-District basketball player in both of her two high school seasons and maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her high school career.

Source: Ole Miss Athletics.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."