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2022 Softball Roster

Abbey Latham, Autumn Gillespie
Abbey Latham
Abbey Latham
Abbey Latham
Abbey Latham
Abbey Latham
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Abbey Latham
Abbey Latham
Abbey Latham
Abbey Latham, Autumn Gillespie
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Jersey Number 30

Abbey Latham

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    UT
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Experience:
    4L
  • Hometown:
    Livingston, Ala.
  • High School:
    Demopolis
  • Major:
    Mathematics

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2019 Ole Miss Single-Season Record - RBIs (54)
2019 SEC Spring Honor Roll
• 2018 SEC First Year Honor Roll
• 2018 NFCA Easton Scholar Athlete

2021 (SENIOR): Appeared in all 58 games with 56 starts, primarily in the outfield … Ranked third on the team with a .306 batting average … Second on the team with 15 multi-hit games … Paced the team with 11 doubles, adding seven home runs … Drove in the second most runs on the team with 36 RBIs … Had 10 multi-RBI contests, second most on the team … Scored 25 runs … 8-for-9 on stolen base attempts … Went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs against UAB (2/13) … Batted 3-for-4 with a run driven in and a stolen base against Iowa State (2/21) … Had a 3-for-3 showing with a double, a walk, two runs scored and two RBIs against North Dakota State (3/6) … Crushed a three-run home run in the series opener against Mississippi State (3/13) … Batted 2-for-3 with a double, a pair of RBIs and a run scored against South Carolina (4/9) … Drove in three runs against Memphis (4/14) … Had a pair of hits in four straight games against Auburn (4/24-25) and UCF (4/30 – 5/1) … Drove in three runs, including a solo home run, in the opener against UCF … Ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak … Went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored against Arizona (5/22) … Batted 2-for-3 with run and an RBI against Villanova (5/22).

2020 (JUNIOR): Season cut short due to the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 ... Appeared in and started 24 games at designated player and in the outfield … Tied for the team lead with five home runs … Drove in 15 runs, second-most on the team … Scored 11 runs, tied for second-most among all Rebels … Posted a .243 batting average with a .486 slugging percentage … Was 3-for-5 on steal attempts … Batted 4-for-7 with a pair of home runs and a double at UAB (2/22), driving in five runs and scoring three more … Smoked a three-run home run against North Alabama (2/25) … Was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a run against California Baptist (3/1), drilling a home run.

2019 (SOPHOMORE): Broke the Ole Miss single-season record for RBIs, driving in 54 runs ... Appeared in and started all 61 games ... Led the team in home runs (10), doubles (13), RBIs (54) slugging percentage (.559) and walks (22) ... Batted .330 with 62 total hits ... Registered a .406 on-base percentage ... Tied for 10th in the SEC with 17 steals on 19 attempts ... Led the Rebels with 12 multi-RBI games, ranking second with 14 multi-hit contests ... Went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and a pair of runs scored against George Mason (2/9) ... Drove in three runs with a pair of hits against Cal Poly (2/15) ... Batted 3-for-5 with three runs scored and three driven in at Central Arkansas (2/27) ... Reached in all four at-bats against Memphis (3/13), going 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a pair of runs ... Drove in five runs against No. 6 Florida (3/30), going 2-for-5 at the plate ... Went 2-for-4 with three runs driven home at Mississippi State (4/19) ... Crushed a grand slam off the scoreboard against Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament (5/9), breaking the single-season RBI record ... Brought in three runs against Southeast Missouri in the NCAA Oxford Regional (5/18), going 2-for-4 at the dish.

2018 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 41 games, making 18 starts as a designated player ... Led the Rebels with seven home runs despite taking just 69 at-bats ... Registered a .261 batting average with a team-high .652 slugging percentage, 252 points higher than the next closest Rebel ... In addition to her seven homers, ranked second on the team with six doubles ... 13-of-18 hits went for extra bases, more than 72 percent ... Was Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge after notching two doubles and a home run for three RBIs and a run scored ... Hit a pair of homers against UT Martin, finishing the game 2-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs ... Batted .455 during the NCAA Tempe Regional with three dingers, a pair of doubles, five RBIs and three runs ... Named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll ... Tabbed as a NFCA Easton Scholar Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Demopolis High School in Demopolis, Alabama ... Helped lead the Tigers to four-straight area championships ... Received First Team All-American recognition from Flo Softball and Max- Preps ... Named the Max Preps National Player of the Week during her senior year ... Tabbed the ASWA 5A Player of the Year as a senior and the Hitter of the Year as a junior ... ... an ASWA All-State honoree all four years ... posted a .540 batting average for her career with 43 home runs, 11 triples and 56 doubles along with 183 RBIs and a 1.041 slugging percentage ... hit .605 as a senior with 19 homers, five triples, 15 doubles and 74 RBIs ... as a junior, hit .571 with 12 home runs, three triples, 20 doubles and 74 RBIs ... posted a .564 batting average with 10 home runs, two triples, 10 doubles and 38 RBIs as a sophomore ... hit .379 with two home runs, a triple, 11 doubles and 14 RBIs as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Full name is Abigail Kate Latham ... Born August 31, 1999 ... Daughter of Jeff and Melissa Latham ... has two brothers, Seth and Devin.