University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Jolie Hays - 2027 Softball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 7
Jolie Hays
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
- High School:
- Northwest Rankin HS
2026 (Sophomore): Appeared in 47 games with 42 starts and hit .248 with 30 hits, 14 runs and 21 RBI…hit five doubles and two home runs, and drew 16 walks…had a career-best four-hit game at App State (3/22), going 4-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored…also made three appearances in the circle, totaling 4.0 innings with two strikeouts…longest outing was 3.1 innings with two strikeouts against Morehead State (2/28).
2025 (Freshman): Appeared in three games this season... pitching a total of 1.2 innings... allowing only three hits and zero runs... she also has one base on balls on the offensive side of the plate
High School: Had an illustrious career at Northwest Rankin High School, leading the Cougars to a 34-4 record and their first state title in nearly 15 seasons in 2023 as the MHSAA 6A State Champion MVP…named the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year and a 2nd Team All-American, finishing the 2022-2023 season with a 20-2 record in the circle with a 1.03 ERA and 213 strikeouts in 157 innings…the lefty was also named SBLive’s LHP of the Year and was selected as CSpire’s 6A Miss Softball...helped the Cougars to a second straight championship title, securing the 2024 7A Championship with the final run of a walk-off victory against Hernando...team finished season undefeated at 34-0 and were ranked No. 1 nationally by the National Association of Coaches and No. 2 by Max Preps...joins teammate Chloe Miller at Southern Miss.
2025 (Freshman): Appeared in three games this season... pitching a total of 1.2 innings... allowing only three hits and zero runs... she also has one base on balls on the offensive side of the plate
High School: Had an illustrious career at Northwest Rankin High School, leading the Cougars to a 34-4 record and their first state title in nearly 15 seasons in 2023 as the MHSAA 6A State Champion MVP…named the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year and a 2nd Team All-American, finishing the 2022-2023 season with a 20-2 record in the circle with a 1.03 ERA and 213 strikeouts in 157 innings…the lefty was also named SBLive’s LHP of the Year and was selected as CSpire’s 6A Miss Softball...helped the Cougars to a second straight championship title, securing the 2024 7A Championship with the final run of a walk-off victory against Hernando...team finished season undefeated at 34-0 and were ranked No. 1 nationally by the National Association of Coaches and No. 2 by Max Preps...joins teammate Chloe Miller at Southern Miss.
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