2018 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time (CT) Feb. 9 ! Mississippi Valley State W, 10-0 (5) Feb. 9 ! Omaha W, 8-0 (5) Feb. 11 ! Missouri State W, 5-0 Feb. 11 ! Mississippi Valley State W, 8-0 (6) Feb. 15 UT Martin W, 3-0 Feb. 16 @ Murray State W, 6-1 Feb. 16 @ Drake L, 0-1 (8) Feb. 17 @ South Alabama W, 6-3 Feb. 18 @ Drake W, 1-0 Feb. 20 Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-2 (8) Feb. 22 # #17/15 Arizona State L, 1-3 Feb. 22 # RV/#23 Nebraska W, 9-0 (5) Feb. 23 # #18/16 Oklahoma State W, 9-4 Feb. 24 # San Jose State W, 6-4 Feb. 24 # Cal State Fullerton L, 1-4 March 2 % Lamar +3:30 p.m. March 3 % Mercer +11:30 a.m. March 3 % Sam Houston State +2:00 p.m. March 4 % Sam Houston State +2:00 p.m. March 7 Boston College +6:00 p.m. March 9 Illinois +6:00 p.m. March 10 Illinois +1:30 p.m. March 10 UMass Lowell +4:00 p.m. March 11 UMass Lowell +1:30 p.m. March 13 Samford 6:00 p.m. March 14 Memphis 6:00 p.m. March 16 * Missouri 6:30 p.m. March 17 * Missouri $4:00 p.m. March 18 * Missouri $12:00 p.m. March 21 Central Arkansas $6:00 p.m. March 23 * Georgia +6:00 p.m. March 24 * Georgia +2:00 p.m. March 25 * Georgia +2:00 p.m. March 27 Alabama State 5:00 p.m. March 30 * Arkansas +6:00 p.m. March 31 * Arkansas +1:00 p.m. April 1 * Arkansas +1:00 p.m. April 6 * Texas A&M =7:30 p.m. April 7 * Texas A&M +2:00 p.m. April 8 * Texas A&M $2:00 p.m. April 10 Alcorn State +6:00 p.m. April 14 * Ole Miss +4:00 p.m. April 15 * Ole Miss ^6:00 p.m. April 16 * Ole Miss $6:00 p.m. April 17 Memphis +6:00 p.m. April 20 * Florida +6:00 p.m. April 21 * Florida +1:00 p.m. April 22 * Florida +12:00 p.m. April 25 Troy 6:00 p.m. April 27 * South Carolina 5:00 p.m. April 28 * South Carolina $11:00 a.m. April 29 * South Carolina 2:00 p.m. May 4 * Tennessee +6:30 p.m. May 5 * Tennessee +1:00 p.m. May 6 * Tennessee +2:00 p.m. May 9-12 SEC Tournament (Columbia, Mo.) TBA May 17-20 NCAA Regional TBA May 24-27 NCAA Super Regional TBA May 31-June 5 Women’s College World Series TBA Bold indicates home dates All times Central and subject to change ^ - ESPN2 // = - ESPNU // $ - SEC Network // + - SEC Network + * - SEC Games ! - Bulldog Kickoff Classic (Starkville, Miss.) @ - February Freezer (Starkville, Miss.) # - Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.) % - Bulldog Slamboree (Starkville, Miss.) 2018 SOFTBALL GAME NOTES QUICK HITS • Mississippi State returns to Nusz Park for a nine-game home swing, beginning this weekend with the Bulldog Slamboree. MSU will face Mercer, Lamar and Sam Houston State over the three-game tournament. • For the first time since March of 2016, Mississippi State cracked the Top 25 in one of the two major softball polls, ranking No. 25 in the espn.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 after picking up two wins over ranked opponents at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. • Head Coach Vann Stuedeman has racked up 215th wins over her seven seasons at the helm of the Bulldogs and is just four wins away from tying Kathy Arendsen for the second-most wins in program history. • Freshman Mia Davidson continues her strong debut as she leads all SEC freshmen and ranks fifth overall with 23 total hits. Softball Contact: Taylor Shirey Twitter: @taylor_shirey14 Email: [email protected]Cell: (256) 899-6482 Office: (662) 325-8040 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 13 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES @HAILSTATESB Web Streaming: SEC Network + (All Weekend) Talent: Anthony Craven (play-by-play) Blake DuDonis (color) Location: Starkville, Miss. Stadium: Nusz Park (1,000) Weather Forecast Friday: 61 Degrees - Sunny (10%) Saturday: 64 Degrees - Sunny (0%) Sunday: 67 Degrees - Mostly Sunny (0%) GENERAL INFO SAM HOUSTON STATE #25 MISSISSIPPI STATE #25 MISSISSIPPI STATE LAMAR MERCER SAM HOUSTON STATE Head Coach Vann Stuedeman Holly Bruder Stephanie DeFeo Bob Brock Record at School 215-146 (7th) 146-153 (6th) 137-109 (4th) 386-429 (15th) Career Record Same 406-354 (16th) 253-247 (9th) 1117-730-1 (32nd) 2018 Record 12-3 7-7 12-2 3-11 Conference Southeastern Southland Southern Southland Series History vs. MSU --- MSU, 1-0 MSU, 2-1 First Meeting Last Meeting --- MSU 7-1 - 2/14/15 MU 6-5 - 2/25/11 --- MSU Streak -- W1 L1 --- MERCER LAMAR BULLDOG SLAMBOREE SCHEDULE Friday, March 2 Game 1 - Mercer vs. Sam Houston State - 10:30 a.m. CT Game 2 - Mercer vs. Lamar - 1:00 p.m. CT Game 3 - Mississippi State vs. Lamar - 3:30 p.m. CT Game 4 - Sam Houston State vs. Alcorn State - 6:00 p.m. CT Saturday, March 3 Game 5 - Lamar vs. Mercer - 9:00 a.m. CT Game 6 - Mississippi State vs. Mercer - 11:30 a.m. CT Game 7 - Mississippi State vs. Sam Houston State - 2:00 p.m. CT Game 8 - Alcorn State vs. Sam Houston State - 4:30 p.m. CT Game 9 - Alcorn State vs. Lamar - 7:00 p.m. CT Sunday, March 4 Game 10 - Mercer vs. Alcorn State - 9:00 a.m. CT Game 11 - Lamar vs. Alcorn State - 11:30 a.m. CT Game 12 - Mississippi State vs. Sam Houston State - 2:00 p.m. CT
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2018 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time (CT)Feb. 9 ! Mississippi Valley State W, 10-0 (5)Feb. 9 ! Omaha W, 8-0 (5)Feb. 11 ! Missouri State W, 5-0Feb. 11 ! Mississippi Valley State W, 8-0 (6)Feb. 15 UT Martin W, 3-0Feb. 16 @ Murray State W, 6-1Feb. 16 @ Drake L, 0-1 (8)Feb. 17 @ South Alabama W, 6-3Feb. 18 @ Drake W, 1-0Feb. 20 Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-2 (8)Feb. 22 # #17/15 Arizona State L, 1-3Feb. 22 # RV/#23 Nebraska W, 9-0 (5)Feb. 23 # #18/16 Oklahoma State W, 9-4Feb. 24 # San Jose State W, 6-4Feb. 24 # Cal State Fullerton L, 1-4March 2 % Lamar +3:30 p.m.March 3 % Mercer +11:30 a.m.March 3 % Sam Houston State +2:00 p.m.March 4 % Sam Houston State +2:00 p.m.March 7 Boston College +6:00 p.m.March 9 Illinois +6:00 p.m.March 10 Illinois +1:30 p.m.March 10 UMass Lowell +4:00 p.m.March 11 UMass Lowell +1:30 p.m.March 13 Samford 6:00 p.m.March 14 Memphis 6:00 p.m.March 16 * Missouri 6:30 p.m.March 17 * Missouri $4:00 p.m.March 18 * Missouri $12:00 p.m. March 21 Central Arkansas $6:00 p.m.March 23 * Georgia +6:00 p.m.March 24 * Georgia +2:00 p.m.March 25 * Georgia +2:00 p.m.March 27 Alabama State 5:00 p.m.March 30 * Arkansas +6:00 p.m.March 31 * Arkansas +1:00 p.m.April 1 * Arkansas +1:00 p.m.April 6 * Texas A&M =7:30 p.m.April 7 * Texas A&M +2:00 p.m.April 8 * Texas A&M $2:00 p.m.April 10 Alcorn State +6:00 p.m.April 14 * Ole Miss +4:00 p.m.April 15 * Ole Miss ^6:00 p.m.April 16 * Ole Miss $6:00 p.m.April 17 Memphis +6:00 p.m.April 20 * Florida +6:00 p.m.April 21 * Florida +1:00 p.m.April 22 * Florida +12:00 p.m. April 25 Troy 6:00 p.m.April 27 * South Carolina 5:00 p.m.April 28 * South Carolina $11:00 a.m.April 29 * South Carolina 2:00 p.m.May 4 * Tennessee +6:30 p.m.May 5 * Tennessee +1:00 p.m.May 6 * Tennessee +2:00 p.m.May 9-12 SEC Tournament (Columbia, Mo.) TBAMay 17-20 NCAA Regional TBAMay 24-27 NCAA Super Regional TBAMay 31-June 5 Women’s College World Series TBA
Bold indicates home datesAll times Central and subject to change ^ - ESPN2 // = - ESPNU // $ - SEC Network // + - SEC Network +* - SEC Games! - Bulldog Kickoff Classic (Starkville, Miss.)@ - February Freezer (Starkville, Miss.)# - Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)% - Bulldog Slamboree (Starkville, Miss.)
2018 SOFTBALLGAME NOTES
QUICK HITS• Mississippi State returns to Nusz Park for a nine-game home swing, beginning
this weekend with the Bulldog Slamboree. MSU will face Mercer, Lamar and Sam Houston State over the three-game tournament.
• For the first time since March of 2016, Mississippi State cracked the Top 25 in one of the two major softball polls, ranking No. 25 in the espn.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 after picking up two wins over ranked opponents at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.
• Head Coach Vann Stuedeman has racked up 215th wins over her seven seasons at the helm of the Bulldogs and is just four wins away from tying Kathy Arendsen for the second-most wins in program history.
• Freshman Mia Davidson continues her strong debut as she leads all SEC freshmen and ranks fifth overall with 23 total hits.
Softball Contact: Taylor ShireyTwitter: @taylor_shirey14
#25 MISSISSIPPI STATE LAMAR MERCER SAM HOUSTON STATEHead Coach Vann Stuedeman Holly Bruder Stephanie DeFeo Bob BrockRecord at School 215-146 (7th) 146-153 (6th) 137-109 (4th) 386-429 (15th)Career Record Same 406-354 (16th) 253-247 (9th) 1117-730-1 (32nd)2018 Record 12-3 7-7 12-2 3-11Conference Southeastern Southland Southern SouthlandSeries History vs. MSU --- MSU, 1-0 MSU, 2-1 First MeetingLast Meeting --- MSU 7-1 - 2/14/15 MU 6-5 - 2/25/11 ---MSU Streak -- W1 L1 ---
MERCERLAMAR
BULLDOG SLAMBOREE SCHEDULEFriday, March 2Game 1 - Mercer vs. Sam Houston State - 10:30 a.m. CTGame 2 - Mercer vs. Lamar - 1:00 p.m. CTGame 3 - Mississippi State vs. Lamar - 3:30 p.m. CTGame 4 - Sam Houston State vs. Alcorn State - 6:00 p.m. CT
Saturday, March 3Game 5 - Lamar vs. Mercer - 9:00 a.m. CTGame 6 - Mississippi State vs. Mercer - 11:30 a.m. CTGame 7 - Mississippi State vs. Sam Houston State - 2:00 p.m. CTGame 8 - Alcorn State vs. Sam Houston State - 4:30 p.m. CTGame 9 - Alcorn State vs. Lamar - 7:00 p.m. CT
Sunday, March 4Game 10 - Mercer vs. Alcorn State - 9:00 a.m. CTGame 11 - Lamar vs. Alcorn State - 11:30 a.m. CTGame 12 - Mississippi State vs. Sam Houston State - 2:00 p.m. CT
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CREDENTIALS
Due to free admission, no press or photo credentials are required for home games. However, due to limited seating availability inside the Nusz Park Press Box, all seating requests should be emailed to Taylor Shirey at least 48 hours prior to each home game. For liability reasons, all photographers wishing to shoot the game should report to the press box pregame and notify MSU officials they are shooting on the field. Space is very limited, so accommodations are on a priority basis: members of the media who cover MSU Softball on a regular basis and visiting media. Only working media will be allowed access to the press and photo areas. Non-working individuals, including family members of the working media, will not be permitted in the working press area.
PRESS SERVICES
Weekly press releases, iindividual and team statistics, as well as information on upcoming games, will be available at the beginning of each week in which the team competes. Members of the media can request to be added to the email list to automatically receive up-to-date information on MSU softball. On game days, game flipcards, individual and team stats and any pertinent pregame information are available in the press box.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography permission for all MSU home games will be issued only to accredited photographers on assignment. Photographers may shoot ONLY on the grass area beyond the bases in foul territory. The MSU Athletic Department adheres to NCAA photography policies and reserves all commercial and non-
commercial rights to use of film, videotape and still photographs of its athletes, athletic events and facilities. The following are general areas where photographers may setup from: 1. Outside of any facility barriers or fences 2. Foul territory behind first base bag 3. Foul territory behind third base bag 4. Dugouts (with permission from each team)
INTERVIEWS
The Mississippi State softball team is scheduled to practice between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on days in which the team does not travel or play. All practices are open to the general public. Members of the working media are invited to attend all practices at Nusz Park. Interviews must be conducted before or after practice. Requests should be MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE to ensure availability through Taylor Shirey in the Athletic Communications Office. In the event of a schedule change or bad weather, check softball’s Twitter account at @HailStateSB or HailState.com for updated practice times. For post-game interviews, head coach Vann Stuedeman and requested players will be available following a 10-minute cooling off period.
ON THE WEB
All of the latest news concerning the Bulldog softball team, including notes, features, updated statistics and results, is available 24 hours a day on Mississippi State’s official athletics website, HailState.com/softball.
MEDIA INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATIONName ...................................................................Mississippi State University Location ......................................................................................... Starkville, Miss.Founded............................................................................................. Feb. 28, 1878Enrollment ..................................................................................................... 21,622Nickname ...................................................................................................BulldogsColors ........................................................................................Maroon & WhiteConference........................................................................................SoutheasternPresident ............................................................................... Dr. Mark E. KeenumAthletics Director.............................................................................. John CohenSenior Associate Athletics Director AD/SWA ................................Ann CarrStadium (Capacity)................................................................. Nusz Park (1,000)Dimensions ........................................................................... L-200, C-220, R-200
PROGRAM HISTORYProgram Years ................................................................1982-86; 1997-PresentOverall Record (26 seasons) .....................................................803-636 (.558)Overall SEC Record (21 seasons) .............................................246-330 (.427)NCAA Tournament Appearances ....................................................................13 ................................................. (2000; 2002-05, 07-09, 2012-15, 2017)NCAA Tournament Record .............................................................12-26 (.316)SEC Tournament Appearances ........................................................................16 .............................................(1998-2005, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2014-17)SEC Tournament Record .................................................................11-24 (.314)
TEAM STAFFHead Coach .......................................... Vann Stuedeman (Seventh Season) Alma Mater ...................................................................Huntingdon, 1994 Mississippi State Record .............................................................. 215-146 Career Record ................................................................................................... Same SEC Record ........................................................................................................53-95Assistant Coach ................................... Samantha Ricketts (Fourth Season) Alma Mater .......................................................................Oklahoma, 2005Assistant Coach ................................................... Tyler Bratton (Fifth Season) Alma Mater ...........................................................Mississippi State, 2007Graduate Manager .....................................................................Kayla WinkfieldStudent Assistant Coaches .................................................................................... .................................... Amanda Ivy, Alexis Silkwood, Carolie SeitzDirector of Operations ................................................................Jessica CooleyCertified Athletic Trainer ...........................................................Marissa RoblesStrength Coach .............................................................................Jenna Wooten
TEAM INFORMATION2017 Overall Record ..................................................................................... 36-22 2017 SEC Record/Finish ......................................................................10-14/9thLetterwinners Returning/Lost .....................................................................16/7Position Starters Returning/Lost...................................................................6/4Pitchers Returning/Lost ...................................................................................3/2Newcomers ............................................................................................................10
MEDIA INFORMATION // WEEK OF FEB. 29 - MARCH 4 // GAMES 16-19 (BULLDOG SLAMBOREE)
MONDAYFEB. 26
OFF DAY
NO MEDIA
TUESDAYFEB. 27
PRACTICE:2:30 - 5:00 P.M.NUSZ PARK
MEDIA BY REQUEST
WEDNESDAYFEB. 28
PRACTICE:2:30 - 5:00 P.M.NUSZ PARK
MEDIA BY REQUEST
THURSDAYMARCH 1
PRACTICE:2:30 - 5:00 P.M.NUSZ PARK
MEDIA BY REQUEST
FRIDAYMARCH 2
GAME:vs. Lamar (3:30 p.m.)NUSZ PARK
MEDIA POSTGAME
SATURDAYMARCH 3
GAMES:vs. Mercer (11:30 a.m.)vs. SHSU (2 p.m.)NUSZ PARK
C Mia Davidson Fr. R/R .496 4 13 Fifth in the SEC with 23 hits
1B Sarai Niu Jr. R/R .220 0 9 Had 4 RBI in MSU’s 9-4 win over #16 OSU
2B Calyn Adams Sr. L/R .343 1 5 Slugged first HR of the season vs. #23 Nebraska
3B Bevia Robinson RJr. L/R .425 1 5 First career HR came versus #16 OSU
SS Reggie Harrison Sr. R/R .295 1 11 Reached base in 23 consecutive games
LF Emily Heimberger Jr. L/R .333 0 7 Ranks first in SEC with two 3B
CF Kat Moore Jr. L/R .300 1 4 Scored game-winning run versus SELA
RF Carmen Carter Sr. R/R .133 0 0 First hit of season came vs. #23 Nebraska
DP Morgan Bell Sr. R/R .345 3 11 Knocked pinch-hit homer versus SJSU
P Holly Ward Sr. R/R .000 0 0 Eighth in the league with eight wins
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Mississippi State ValueBatting Average ............................................... .318Hits....................................................................127Runs ....................................................................76Extra-Base Hits ....................................................46RBI ......................................................................72Slugging Percentage ........................................ .504On-Base Percentage ........................................ .370Stolen Bases ........................................................16
ERA ..................................................................0.63Shutouts ................................................................7Walks ..................................................................27Strikeouts ..........................................................138Batting Average Against .................................. .157Fielding Percentage ......................................... .939
ERA ..................................................................5.19Shutouts ................................................................2Walks ..................................................................50Strikeouts ............................................................26Batting Average Against .................................. .314Fielding Percentage ......................................... .967
ERA ..................................................................2.43Shutouts ................................................................3Walks ..................................................................28Strikeouts ............................................................74Batting Average Against .................................. .203Fielding Percentage ......................................... .963
Sam Houston State ValueBatting Average ............................................... .215Hits......................................................................64Runs ....................................................................30Extra-Base Hits ....................................................29RBI ......................................................................26Slugging Percentage ........................................ .326On-Base Percentage ........................................ .280Stolen Bases ........................................................13
ERA ..................................................................4.73Shutouts ................................................................0Walks ..................................................................39Strikeouts ............................................................54Batting Average Against .................................. .306Fielding Percentage ......................................... .970
Mia Davidson • Freshman • C/INF• SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 12)
PROBABLE MISSISSIPPI STATE STARTERS
2018 MSU HONOR ROLL
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TEAM NOTESNO. 25 MISSISSIPPI
STATE RETURNS HOME TO HOST BULLDOG
SLAMBOREE
Coming off an impressive first road trip of the 2018 season that saw the Bulldogs pick up two victories over ranked opponents, No. 25 Mississippi State returns home for a 10-game home tilt, which begins with the 2018 Bulldog Slamboree.
MSU opens the three-day tournament on Friday, March 2 verus Lamar and will also face Mercer and Sam Houston State over the weekend. Alcorn State will be the fifth team in the tournament, but the Bulldogs will miss them over the weekend slate and settle for a midweek contest versus Alcorn State on April 10.
This weekend marks the third consecutive season MSU has hosted the Bulldog Slamboree. State holds a 9-1 over the tournament. Its lone loss came to Northwestern State, 1-0, on March 4, 2016.
MISSISSIPPI STATE VERSUS BULLDOG SLAMBOREE FIELD
vs. LAMAROVERALL: Mississippi State and Lamar has only met once on the diamond over State’s 27-year program history. The two squads first squared off during the 2015 February Freezer in Starkville as the Bulldogs came away with a 7-1 victory.
LAST MEETING: Mississippi State jumped out early with a Caroline Seitz RBI on a fielder’s choice in the first inning, before adding two runs in the second with a Katie Anne Bailey double.
Lamar answered in the top of the third with an RBI double, but the Bulldogs would rain down the offense in the fourth with a RBI double from Julia Echols and a two-run
bomb off the bat of Seitz. Kayla Winkfield added a final run in the fifth with an RBI single. Alexis Silkwood grabbed her sixth victory of the seaosn as she allowed just one run off four hits and two walks while striking out two.
vs. MERCEROVERALL: Mississippi State and Mercer have met three times in the past as Saturday’s contest will be the first time the two teams have squared off since 2011. MSU holds a 2-1 record over Mercer, having won the first two games of the series history. The Bears came out on top in the last meeting, winning 5-6 in Woodstock, Ga.
LAST MEETING: The back-and-forth slugfest between the two squads, started out early as an RBI single gave Mercer a 1-0 lead after one. A three-run home run by Courtney Nesbit in the top of the third gave MSU a 3-1 advtange, but Merver answered with two home runs in the bottom of the inning to regain a 4-3 lead.
A double by Ali Bainbrdige in the fouth locked the game up at 4-4, but once again Mercer answered with a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth to take a 6-4 lead. Nesbit led off the top of the seventh with a home run to cut Mercer’s lead down to one, but the comeback attempt fell short as the Bear hung on for a 6-5 victory.
Mississippi State 5; Mercer 6 (Feb. 11, 2018 at Woodstock, Ga.)-----------------------------------------------MSU (6-6) ... 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 - 5 5 3 MU (9-4) ..... 1 0 3 2 0 0 X - 6 8 3-----------------------------------------------Pitchers: MSU - Misty Flesher, Kylie Vry (2-4) | MU - Jenni Holtz (6-1), Kari Chambers
WP - Jenni Holtz (6-1); LP - Kylie Vry (2-4)
Time: 2:10 | Attendance: 135
vs. SAM HOUSTON STATEOVERALL: This weekend marks the first time in program history that Mississippi State and Sam Houston State have met. The two squads will play twice over the Bulldog Slamboree.
LAST TIME OUTMississippi State closed out the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, splitting a doubleheader versus San Jose State and Cal State Fullerton.
Falling behind 3-0 against the Spartans early, State began a comeback scoring two runs in the bottom of the third. Reggie Harrison highlighted a four-run fifth inning with a two-run single to put the Bulldogs on top. The Spartans got a run back in the top of the sixth, but Holly Ward worked around a lead-off single in the seventh with help of two strikeouts to snuff out the comeback attempt.
Errors proved too costly for MSU against Cal State Fullerton as five errors allowed three unearned runs to score in the 4-1 loss. Cassady Knudsen pitched a gem as her lone hit allowed came in the seventh inning. She struck out 11 to keep MSU in the game until the end, but CSF’s two insurance runs in the seventh were enough to keep the Bulldogs at bay.
MSU IN THE POLLSAfter picking up wins over #23 Nebraska and #16 Oklahoma State during the Mary
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TEAM NOTESNutter Collegiate Classic, Mississippi State leapt into the national spotlight, earning a No. 25 ranking in the espn.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25. MSU is enjoying its first ranking in either of the two major softball polls since March 22, 2016.
NO ONE FIGHTS ALONEThis season, Mississippi State is suiting up for a special cause with its “No One Fights
Alone” campaign.
The Bulldogs will wear teal every midweek contest in honor of freshman outfield Alex Wilcox’s battle with ovarian cancer and encourage fans to do the same. Softball student-athletes have filmed messages of support and encouragement to others locally that are battling ovarian cancer. During the fourth inning, the teams will participate in a moment of silence and will allow fans to hold up the special game programs that feature a space to write down the name of a loved one that is also
battling cancer.
THESE DAWGS DON’T ROLL OVER
With two wins over ranked opponents during the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Mississippi State now has 35 wins over ranked teams in the Vann Stuedeman era. This weekend also marks the first time since May 5-6, 2017 that MSU has knocked off ranked opponents in back-to-back games, when the Bulldogs topped No. 16 Kentucky by 6-2 and 5-3 finals over the final weekend
of the 2017 regular season.
COMEBACK KIDSTwice over the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Mississippi State overcame a 3-0 deficit to notch victories over #16 Oklahoma State (2/23) and San Jose State (2/24). The wins mark the first time that MSU overcame its first three-run deficit since 2015 when the Bulldogs topped Florida, 5-3, on March 29, 2015 after trailing the Gators by three
runs.
R[BI]EGGIE HARRISONGoing 2-for-4 with a home run and a double against No. 23 Nebraska on Feb. 22, Reggie Harrison drove home a career-high five as she carried the Bulldogs to a 9-0 victory. She is the first Bulldog to plate five runs in a single game since Caroline Seitz did so on the road at Georgia on April 15, 2017. Harrison is now just one of two Bulldogs to record double-digit RBIs over the first 15
games of the season.
MAMA MIA!To say that Mia Davidson has had hot start to her freshman season would be an understatement. Not only has Davidson proven to be a spark to MSU offense’s early success, but she has also ranks as one of the
top hitters amongst the conference.
Davidson currently ranks in the top 10 in the Southeastern Conference in 11 offensive categories, including first in triples (2), fourth in total bases (44), fifth in hits (23), sixth in slugging percentage (.898), sixth in home runs (4), seventh in runs per game (1.20) and eighth in batting average (.469).
SHUTDOWN STAFFMSU’s pitching staff has tossed seven shutouts, including five complete-game shutouts, over the first 15 games of the season. MSU set a program record by opening 2018 with five straight shutout victories. The Bulldog staff was just one of three teams, joining Alabama and Lipscomb, to shut out opponents in every
contest over opening weekend.
Entering the fourth week of the season, MSU leads the SEC and ranks second nationally with a 0.63 ERA, allowing just nine earned
runs over 100.0 innings this season.
CASSADY “KKKK”NUDSEN = STRIKEOUT MACHINE
Opening her senior campaign, Cassady Knudsen has struck out at least 10 batters in four of her five starts in 2018, including two
career-high performances of 13 strikeouts.
Cassady currently leads the SEC and all of Division I softball with a 12.3 strikeouts per seven inning average. Her 54 total strikeouts currently ranks fifth among SEC pitchers. Over her career, Knudsen ranks second in MSU history with an 7.33 strikeouts per
seven inning average.
STAYING ALIVE Reggie Harrison continues to be one of the toughest batters in the country to retire as she has now reached base in all 15 games this season to extend her reached base streak to 23 consecutive games, dating back
to April 29, 2017 at Auburn.
Joining Harrison with impressive plate performances is freshman Mia Davidson who ranks fifth in the SEC with 23 total hits. She has recorded at least one hit in all 15
games to open the 2018 season.
MISSISSIPPI QUEENIn her seventh season at the helm of Mississippi State softball, Vann Stuedeman has notched 215 victories and is closing in on moving into second for all-time wins in program history. Stuedeman is just four victories away from tying Kathy Arendsen (1997-2002) for the second-most wins in program history at 219. Jay Miller (2003-
211) holds the program record at 295.
LATE INNINGS, OUR INNINGS
MSU earned its first extra-inning victory of the season with a 3-2 triumph over Southeastern Louisiana in eight innings on Feb. 20. The win was the 12th extra-inning win under the Vann Stuedeman era. It was the first extra-inning win for MSU since defeating Samford, 6-5, in 12 innings on
March 4, 2017.
PITCH PERFECTHolly Ward tossed her first solo no-hitter and just the second perfect game in MSU
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program history behind a career-high 11 strikeouts in MSU’s 10-0 victory over MVSU to open the 2018 season. State’s first perfect game was tossed on March 2, 1997 as Jenny Hehnke blanked Alabama State 18-0 over
five innings.
DAVIDSON’S DOMINANT DEBUT
Freshman Mia Davidson earned SEC Freshman of the Week after a dominating performance at the plate over her collegiate debut. Davidson led all SEC freshmen with a .667 batting average, while topping the league with teammate Morgan Bell with a 1.333 slugging percentage. Davidson slugged two home runs and two doubles
for five RBIs and six runs scored.
She is the first Bulldog freshman to win the honor since Alexis Silkwood was selected as
the league’s top freshman twice in 2014.
2017 SEASON REVIEWThe Bulldogs returned to the postseason with its fifth NCAA Regional appearance over the last six seasons, tying the best stretch in program history. MSU totaled 36 wins and earned four SEC series victories over the last five weeks of the regular season, including defeating No. 16 Kentucky, No. 19 Georgia and No. 24 Arkansas. It was the most SEC series wins MSU has recorded in a season since 2012. State also reeled off 16 consecutive victories over the first month of the season to tie the school record that was
first set in 2006.
Individually, Caroline Seitz became the 19th Bulldog in program history and the first since 2010 to win All-SEC First Team honors, while Amanda Ivy became the first Bulldog in school history to be named to the SEC All-
Defensive Team.
TEAM NOTES
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2018 ALL-TIME
In day games: 11-2 147-83In night games: 1-1 69-63In extra innings: 1-1 12-16
vs. left-handed starter: 0-1 23-17vs. right-handed starter: 12-2 192-129
Wednesday, Feb. 28#14 Georgia at Winthrop 1:00 p.m.#14 Georgia at Winthrop 3:00 p.m.Sam Houston State vs. #6 Texas A&M 4:00 p.m.Missouri State vs. Arkansas 5:00 p.m.Duke vs. #21 South Carolina 5:00 p.m.Sam Houston State vs. #6 Texas A&M 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 1Dayton vs. #22 Kentucky 3:00 p.m.#2 Florida vs. Loyola Mary 4:30 p.m.#2 Florida vs. CSU Fullerton 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 2Michigan State vs. #2 Florida 11:30 a.m.BYU vs. #11 Alabama 1:15 p.m.Charleston Southern vs. #5 Tennessee 2:00 p.m.Radford vs. #14 Georgia 2:30 p.m.UNCW vs. #12 Auburn 3:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana vs. Missouri 3:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech vs. #6 Texas A&M 3:00 p.m.Lamar vs. #25 Mississippi State 3:30 p.m.Dartmouth vs. Arkansas 4:00 p.m.Liberty vs. #21 South Carolina 4:00 p.m.Toledo vs. #5 Tennessee 4:30 p.m.Illinois vs. #10 LSU 5:00 p.m.Jacksonville State vs. #14 Georgia 5:00 p.m.Utah vs. #6 Texas A&M 5:15 p.m.UT Martin vs. #18 Ole Miss 5:30 p.m.Western Carolina vs. #12 Auburn 5:30 p.m.Drake vs. Missouri 5:30 p.m.#11 Alabama vs. #1 Washington 5:45 p.m.Central Connecitcut State vs. Arkansas 6:30 p.m.McNeese State vs. #10 LSU 7:30 p.m.Charlotte vs. #2 Florida 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 3Mercer vs. #25 Mississippi State 11:30 a.m.Southeastern Louisiana vs. Missouri 11:30 a.m.George Washington vs. #21 South Carolina 11:30 a.m.South Alabama vs. #5 Tennessee 11:30 a.m.UNCG vs. #14 Georgia 12:00 p.m.#9 Baylor vs. #2 Florida 12:00 p.m.Texas State vs. #6 Texas A&M 12:15 p.m.Ohio vs. #22 Kentucky 12:30 p.m.Sam Houston State vs. #25 Mississippi State 2:00 p.m.Creighton vs. Missouri 2:00 p.m.Marshall vs. #21 South Carolina 2:00 p.m.Jacksonville State vs. #14 Georgia 2:30 p.m.Saint Louis vs. #18 Ole Miss 3:00 p.m.Southeastern Missouri State vs. #22 Kentucky 3:00 p.m.Utah vs. #6 Texas A&M 3:00 p.m.Western Carolina vs. #12 Auburn 3:00 p.m.Dartmouth vs. Arkansas 4:00 p.m.Portland State vs. #11 Alabama 4:45 p.m.Purdue vs. #10 LSU 5:00 p.m.Chattanooga vs. #18 Ole Miss 5:30 p.m.Western Illinois vs. #12 Auburn 5:30 p.m.Central Connecticut State vs. Arkansas 6:30 p.m.#11 Alabama vs. #1 Washington 7:00 p.m.FAU vs. #10 LSU 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25UNCW vs. Auburn 11:00 a.m.North Colorado vs. Arkansas 11:15 a.m.Southeastern Missouri State 11:30 a.m.UNCG vs. #14 Georgia 12:00 p.m.FAU vs. #10 LSU 12:00 p.m.#11 Alabama vs. Northwestern 12:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech vs. #6 Texas A&M 12:15 p.m.Creaighton vs. Missouri 12:30 p.m.Western Illinois vs. #12 Auburn 1:30 p.m.Central Connecticut State vs. Arkansas 1:30 p.m.Southern Miss vs. #18 Ole Miss 2:00 p.m.Sam Houston State vs. #25 Mississippi State 2:00 p.m.Ohio vs. #22 Kentucky 2:00 p.m.Marshall vs. #21 South Carolina 2:00 p.m.Drake vs. Missouri 3:00 p.m.
MSU SEC RANKINGSBatting Average .318 (7)Double Plays per Game 0.33 (5)Doubles per Game 1.93 (2)Earned Run Average 0.63 (1)Fielding Percentage .939 (13)Home Runs per Game 0.73 (8)Scoring 5.07 (12)Slugging Percentage .504 (4)Stolen Bases per Game 1.07 (8)Triples per Game 0.40 (1)W/L Percentage .800 (11)
INDIVIDUAL SEC RANKINGS
MORGAN BELL 10. Sacrifice Flies 113. Home Runs per Game 0.2514. Slugging Percentage .724
MIA DAVIDSON 1. Triples 23. Triples per Game 0.134. Total Bases 445. Hits 236. Slugging Percentage .8986. Home Runs 47. Runs per Game 1.208. Batting Average .46910. Doubles per Game 0.3310. Home Runs per Game 0.2710. Sacrifice Flies 122. On-Base Percentage .500
CANDACE DENIS 3. Saves 1
REGGIE HARRISON 6. Toughest to Strike Out 22.0
EMILY HEIMBERGER 1. Triples 23. Triples per Game 0.13
CASSADY KNUDSEN 1. Strikeouts per Seven Inn. 12.3 2. Earned Run Average 0.233. Hits Allows per Seven Inn. 2.514. Shutouts 35. Strikeouts 5412. Walks Allowed per Seven Inn. 1.37
BEVIA ROBINSON 1. Triples 23. Triples per Game 0.1322. Batting Average .42522. Hits 1728. Slugging Percentage .625
HOLLY WARD 4. Earned Run Average 0.327. Strikeouts 518. Victories 68. Shutouts 29. Walks Allowed per Seven Inn. 1.2810. Strikeouts per Seven Inn. 8.211. Hits Allowed per Seven Inn. 4.17
EMILY WILLIAMS 5. Strikeouts per Seven Inn. 9.618. Earned Run Average 1.42
RK. SCHOOL RECORD POINTS1. Washington (29) 18-0 7942. Florida (1) 16-1 7553. UCLA (2) 15-0 7504. Oklahoma 9-2 6535. Tennessee 16-1 6176. Oregon 12-3 6067. Texas A&M 12-2 6038. Baylor 9-0 5789. Arizona 13-1 55810. LSU 14-2 55511. Alabama 9-2 48812. Auburn 17-2 41513. Florida State 12-4 39714 Georgia 13-1 38715. California 15-1 32416. Arizona State 13-2 30917. Ole Miss 9-2 28418. Louisiana Lafayette 11-3 26419. Ohio State 11-1 23220. South Carolina 15-1 16821. Minnesota 10-4 15122. Long Beach State 12-3 10523. McNeese State 12-3 7524. Kentucky 9-3 7225. Michigan 8-6 58
Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State (46), USC Upstate (42), MISSISSIPPI STATE (39), Texas State (19), Arkansas (16), Nebraska (12), Utah (9), Oregon State (8), Colorado State (4), Louisville (4), James Madison (3)
ESPN.com/USA SOFTBALL POLL (WEEK THREE)
RK. SCHOOL RECORD POINTS1. Washington (10) 18-0 4872. Florida (8) 16-1 4743. UCLA (2) 15-0 4694. Oregon 12-3 4085. Tennessee 16-1 389T6. Oklahoma 9-2 386T6. Texas A&M 12-2 3868. Arizona 13-1 3569. Baylor 9-0 34310. LSU 14-2 34211. Alabama 9-2 29112. Auburn 17-2 28513. Florida State 12-4 26914. Georgia 13-1 24415. Arizona State 13-2 21116. California 15-1 19517. Louisiana Lafayette 11-3 16618. Ole Miss 9-2 16219. Ohio State 11-1 14620. Minnesota 10-4 10421. South Carolina 15-1 7522. Kentucky 9-3 5723. Michigan 8-6 4724. Oklahoma State 9-6 4325. MISSISSIPPI STATE 12-3 33
Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska (31), USC Upstate (23), Long Beach State (21), Oregon State (14), Arkansas (13), McNeese State (11), Colorado State (8), BYU (5), James Madison (5), Notre Dame (2), Utah (2), Virginia Tech (1)
MISSISSIPPI STATE IN THE POLLS
DATE NFCA USA RPIPRE RV NR --W1 RV RV --W2 RV RV --W3 RV 25 --
MISSISSIPPI STATE ACROSS THE DIVISIONMSU NCAA RANKINGS
Batting Average .318 (35)Double Plays per Game 0.33 (106)Doubles per Game 1.93 (12)Earned Run Average 0.63 (2)Fielding Percentage .939 (237)Home Runs per Game 0.73 (72)Scoring 5.07 (68)Slugging Percentage .504 (23)Stolen Bases per Game 1.07 (109)Triples per Game 0.40 (22)W/L Percentage .800 (28)
NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
CALYN ADAMS 43. Hit by Pitch 23
SARAI NIU 20. Hit by Pitch 29
INDIVIDUAL NCAA RANKINGS
MORGAN BELL 86. Sacrifice Flies 1
MIA DAVIDSON 18. Triples 210. Total Bases 4416. Hits 2324. Runs per Game 1.2037. Slugging Percentage .89839. Home Runs 456. Batting Average .46984. Triples per Game 0.1386. Sacrifice Flies 192. Home Runs per Game 0.27
CANDACE DENIS 29. Saves 1
REGGIE HARRISON 86. Toughest to Strike Out 22.0
EMILY HEIMBERGER 18. Triples 284. Triples per Game 0.13
CASSADY KNUDSEN 1. Strikeouts per Seven Inn. 12.39. Hits Allows per Seven Inn. 2.51 12. Earned Run Average 0.2312. Shutouts 330. Strikeouts 54
BEVIA ROBINSON 18. Triples 284. Triples per Game 0.13
HOLLY WARD 17. Earned Run Average 0.3220. Victories 627. Shutouts 243. Strikeouts 5157. Strikeouts per Seven Inn. 8.264. Hits Allowed per Seven Inn. 4.1784. Walks Allowed per Seven Inn. 1.28
EMILY WILLIAMS 27. Strikeouts per Seven Inn. 9.6
NATIONAL POLLS
2018 RESULTSDate Opponent Ranking Result (Inn.)Feb. 23 Oklahoma State 16 W, 9-4Feb. 22 Nebraska 23 W, 9-0 (5)Feb. 22 Arizona State 15 L, 1-3
TOUCH ‘EM ALL TRACKER Player Date Opponent On Base Outs1. Mia Davidson Feb. 9 Omaha 1 02. Morgan Bell Feb. 9 Omaha 0 03. Mia Davidson Feb. 11 Missouri State 1 04. Kat Moore Feb. 11 MVSU 0 05. Morgan Bell Feb. 11 MVSU 2 16. Mia Davidson Feb. 22 Arizona State 0 07. Calyn Adams Feb. 22 Nebraska 0 08. Reggie Harrison Feb. 22 Nebraska 2 19. Bevia Robinson Feb. 23 Oklahoma State 0 010. Mia Davidson Feb. 24 San Jose State 0 211. Morgan Bell Feb. 24 San Jose State 1 2
MISSISSIPPI STATE PITCHING BY MONTHMONTH G/CG W-L-S ERA IP H R ER 2B 3B HR K BB BBAFebruary 15/8 12-3-1 0.63 100.0 57 22 9 8 0 0 138 27 .157MarchAprilMayJune
MISSISSIPPI STATE PITCHING BY SITESITE G/CG W-L-S ERA IP H R ER 2B 3B HR K BB BBAHome 10/5 9-1-1 0.42 67.0 30 7 4 5 0 0 96 17 .129AwayNeutral 5/3 3-2-0 1.06 33.0 27 15 5 3 0 0 42 10 .206
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ALABAMA (30-34):ALABAMA (4-14)ALABAMA A&M (1-0)ALABAMA STATE (1-0)AUBURN (4-11)JACKSONVILLE STATE (4-0)SAMFORD (8-0)SOUTH ALABAMA (3-5)TROY (2-0)UAB (3-4)
TEXAS (14-12):BAYLOR (0-4)HOUSTON (2-1)INCARNATE WORD (1-0)LAMAR (1-0)STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (2-0)TEXAS (0-2)TEXAS A&M (4-5)TEXAS SOUTHERN (1-0)TEXAS STATE (1-0)TEXAS TECH (1-0)UTSA (1-0)
UTAH (1-2):BYU (0-2)WEBER STATE (1-0)
VIRGINIA (1-0):LONGWOOD (1-0)
WEST VIRGINIA (3-0):MARSHALL (3-0)
VS. OPPONENTS UNDER STUEDEMAN (BY STATE)
TOP CROWDS AT NUSZ PARKRank Date Opponent Result Attendance1. April 16, 2016 LSU L, 5-2 (12) 1,6122. April 12, 2014 Alabama W, 4-2 1,5773. April 12, 2013 Ole Miss W, 5-1 1,5534. April 25, 1998 Ole Miss W, 11-0 (5 inn.); W, 4-3 1,5475. April 19, 1997 Alabama L, 2-5; W, 2-1 1,5206. April 2, 2016 Ole Miss L, 3-4 1,4747 April 8, 2017 South Carolina W, 6-4 1,4138. April 18, 2015 Tennessee L, 5-3 1,3629. April 3, 2016 Ole Miss W, 1-0 (8 inn.) 1,29210. April 17, 2016 LSU L, 12-1 (5) 1,16211. April 19, 2015 Tennessee L, 16-8 (6 inn.) 1,08912 March 18, 2017 Alabama W, 1-0 1,05613. April 15, 2000 Kentucky W, 6-2; W, 7-3 1,01714. April 11, 2014 Alabama L, 1-5 1,00915. April 13, 2014 Alabama W, 4-3 (10 inn.) 998
Bold indicates Vann Studeman era
NUSZ PARK RECORDSAT-BATSTeam 47 - LSU at MSU (March 8, 2013)
Individual7 - Olivia Golden vs. Kentucky (May 7, 2017)
RUNSTeam 30 - Louisiana Tech vs. Jackson State (Feb. 6, 2004)
Hit a tripleMSU . . . . . . . . Feb. 17, 2018; Mia Davidson (1) vs. South AlabamaOPP . . . . . . . . April 18, 2017; Lexi Tarrow (1), BYU
Hit 2+ triples MSU . . . . . . . . April 26, 2015; Katie Anne Bailey at Georgia Southern
Hit 2+ home runs MSU . . . . . . . . April 14, 2017; Caroline Seitz (2) at GeorgiaOPP . . . . . . . . April 22, 2016; Kayli Kvistad (2), Florida
Hit a walk-off, game-winning home runMSU . . . . . . . . March 4, 2017; Caroline Seitz vs. SamfordOPP . . . . . . . . April 29, 2017; Carlee Wallace, Auburn
Hit a grand slam MSU . . . . . . . . April 15, 2017; Caroline Seitz at GeorgiaOPP . . . . . . . . April 29, 2017; Carlee Wallace, Auburn
Led off first inning with a home runMSU . . . . . . . . April 26, 2015; Julia Echols at Georgia Southern OPP . . . . . . . . March 24, 2017; Jaz Crowder, Louisiana Tech
Stole 3+ basesMSU . . . . . . . . April 18, 2017; Olivia Golden (3) at Alcorn StateOPP . . . . . . . . May 10, 2012; Jennifer Fenton, Alabama (3)
Drew 3 walks MSU . . . . . . . . May 7, 2017; Reggie Harrison and Katie Anne Bailey vs. Kentucky (3) OPP . . . . . . . . May 19, 2017; Sydney Canessa (3), Fordham
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS BY BATTING ORDERDate No. (#) Record Opponent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Feb. 9 1 1-0 MVSU Moore Robinson Davidson Harrison Niu Heimberger Bell Adams CarterFeb. 9 1 1-0 Omaha Moore Robinson Davidson Harrison Niu Heimberger Bell Adams DenisFeb. 11 1 1-0 Missouri State Moore Davidson Harrison Niu Bell Heimberger Roberson Adams RobinsonFeb. 11 1 1-0 MVSU Moore Davidson Harrison Niu Bell Roberson Heimberger Robinson DorsettFeb. 15 2 2-0 UT Martin Moore Davidson Harrison Niu Bell Heimberger Roberson Adams RobinsonFeb. 16 1 1-0 Murray State Moore Davidson Harrison Bell Heimberger Roberson Carter Adams RobinsonFeb. 16 3 2-1 Drake Moore Davidson Harrison Niu Bell Heimberger Roberson Adams RobinsonFeb. 17 1 1-0 South Alabama Heimberger Davidson Harrison Niu Bell Moore Adams Robinson DenisFeb. 18 1 1-0 Drake Heimberger Davidson Harrison Moore Niu Wilcox Adams Robinson DenisFeb. 20 1 1-0 SELA Heimberger Robinson Davidson Harrison Moore Niu Bell Adams DenisFeb. 22 1 0-1 Arizona State Robinson Davidson Harrison Moore Niu Bell Heimberger Adams DenisFeb. 22 1 1-0 Nebraska Moore Davidson Harrison Niu Roberson Heimberger Carter Adams RobinsonFeb. 23 2 2-0 Oklahoma State Moore Davidson Harrison Niu Roberson Heimberger Carter Adams RobinsonFeb. 24 3 3-0 San Jose State Moore Davidson Harrison Niu Roberson Heimberger Carter Adams RobinsonFeb. 24 1 0-1 Cal State Fullerton Moore Davidson Harrison Niu Bell Heimberger Adams Denis Robinson
STARTERS BY BATTING ORDERLeadoff: Moore (11), Heimberger (3), Robinson (1)2nd: Davidson (12), Robinson (3)3rd: Harrison (12), Davidson (3)CLEANUP: Niu (9), Harrison (3), Moore (2), Bell (1)5th: Bell (6), Niu (4), Roberson (3), Heimberger (1), Moore (1)6th: Heimberger (9), Roberson (2), Bell (1), Wilcox (1), Niu (1), Moore (1)7th: Carter (4), Roberson (2), Bell (3), Adams (3), Heimberger (2)8th: Adams (11), Robinson (3), Denis (1)9th: Robinson (8), Denis (5), Carter (1), Dorsett (1)
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GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS BY POSITIONDate No. (#) Record Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DPFeb. 9 1 1-0 Mississippi Valley Davidson Niu Adams Robinson Harrison Heimberger Moore Carter BellFeb. 9 1 1-0 Omaha Adams Niu Heimberger Davidson Harrison Denis Moore Robinson BellFeb. 11 1 1-0 Missouri State Davidson Niu Adams Robinson Harrison Heimberger Moore Bell RobersonFeb. 11 1 1-0 Mississippi Valley Davidson Niu Heimberger Robinson Harrison Dorsett Moore Bell RobersonFeb. 15 1 1-0 UT Martin Davidson Niu Adams Robinson Harrison Bell Moore Heimberger RobersonFeb. 16 1 1-0 Murray State Adams Bell Heimberger Davidson Harrison Robinson Moore Carter RobersonFeb. 16 2 1-1 Drake Davidson Niu Adams Robinson Harrison Heimberger Moore Bell RobersonFeb. 17 1 1-0 South Alabama Davidson Niu Adams Robinson Harrison Heimberger Moore Denis BellFeb. 18 1 1-0 Drake Davidson Niu Adams Robinson Harrison Heimberger Moore Denis WilcoxFeb. 20 1 1-0 SELA Davidson Niu Heimberger Adams Harrison Robinson Moore Denis BellFeb. 22 2 1-1 Arizona State Davidson Niu Adams Robinson Harrison Heimberger Moore Denis BellFeb. 22 1 1-0 Nebraska Davidson Niu Adams Robinson Harrison Heimberger Moore Carter RobersonFeb. 23 1 1-0 Oklahoma State Adams Niu Heimberger Davidson Harrison Robinson Moore Carter Roberson Feb. 24 2 2-0 San Jose State Davidson Niu Adams Robinson Harrison Heimberger Moore Carter RobersonFeb. 25 3 1-2 Cal State Fullerton Davidson Niu Adams Robinson Harrison Heimberger Moore Denis Bell
STARTERS BY POSITIONP: Williams (6), Knudsen (5), Ward (4)C: Davidson (12), Adams (3)1B: Niu (14), Bell (1)2B: Adams (10), Heimberger (5)3B: Robinson (11), Davidson (3), Adams (1)SS: Harrison (15)LF: Heimberger (9), Robinson (3), Denis (1), Dorsett (1), Bell (1)CF: Moore (15)RF: Denis (5), Carter (5), Bell (3), Robinson (1), Heimberger (1)DP: Roberson (8), Bell (6), Wilcox (1)
Passed Balls2 . . . 13 times Last, Katie Anne Bailey vs. LSU (4-8-15)
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INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS
No. Date Pitcher(s) Opponent IP K BB HBP E Score1 3-1-97 Alicia Judd Alabama State 30-0 (5)2 3-2-97 Jenny Hehnke* Alabama State 18-0 (5)3 3-4-00 Jennifer Pursell Massachusetts 7-04 2-13-02 Kasey Whitehead Belmont 11-0 (5) Melissa Massey Krystal Tillman5 3-8-02 Melissa Massey Nicholls State 8-0 (5)6 2-4-05 Kelli Miller Louisiana Tech 9-0 (5)7 3-4-05 Melissa Massey St. Francis (Pa.) 7-08 2-11-06 Stephanie Comeaux Jacksonville 8-0 (5)9 2-26-06 Ragan Blake Alcorn State 9-0 (5)10 3-18-06 Stephanie Comeaux Arkansas 5-011 3-30-06 Ragan Blake Southern Miss 8-0 (5)12 2-14-10 Kylie Vry Stephen F. Austin 7.0 4 2 0 2 5-013 2-24-12 Stephanie Becker USF 7.0 6 3 1 3 0-114 3-2-13 Alison Owen Fordham 5.0 7 0 1 0 8-0 (5)15 4-14-13 Stephanie Becker Ole Miss 6.0 4 1 0 0 8-0 (6)16 3-25-15 Alexis Silkwood Southern Miss 6.0 8 3 0 2 10-0 (6)17 4-28-16 Regan Green Mississippi Valley State 5.0 7 1 1 1 6-0 Holly Ward 2.0 1 2 0 018 5-9-16 Cassady Knudsen Alcorn State 5.0 8 4 1 0 8-0 (5)19 3-2-17 Cassady Knudsen Alabama State 5.0 10 2 0 0 10-0 (5)20 2-9-19 Holly Ward* Mississippi Valley State 5.0 11 0 0 0 10-0 (5)
*perfect game
CAREER NO-HITTERS/PERFECT GAMES LISTING
Mississippi State pitchers have had 20 no-hitters, including two perfect games. Here are the pitchers and the number of no-hit and perfect games in which they participated.
Player Opponent Date Michelle Gates Auburn May 7, 1999Kasey Whitehead Florida State March 4, 2000Kasey Whitehead Auburn May 1, 2000Iyhia McMichael Samford Feb. 16, 2003Iyhia McMichael Alabama April 12, 2003Brooke Best Florida April 26, 2003Michelle Kinney LSU March 30, 2005Lindsey Hunley Seton Hall Feb. 23, 2007Jessie Bailey Georgia April 21, 2007Courtney Bures Arkansas May 5, 2007Hayle Guess Pacific May 18, 2007Chelsea Bramlett UC-Riverside Feb. 9, 2008Jessie Bailey Louisiana-Monroe Feb. 7, 2009Ka’ili Smith Oregon State Feb. 20, 2010Ka’ili Smith Georgetown March 13, 2010Courtney Nesbit Ole Miss March 21, 2010Jessica Cooley Mississippi Valley State March 24, 2010Erin Nesbit Mississippi Valley State April 7, 2010Heidi Shape UNLV Feb. 11, 2011Brittany Bell South Alabama Feb. 9, 2012Brittany Bell Louisiana Tech March 2, 2012Jessica Cooley Samford March 4, 2012Jessica Cooley Georgia State Feb. 9, 2013Erin Nesbit Hofstra March 1, 2013Katie Anne Bailey Georgia State March 12, 2014Heidi Shape Samford March 26, 2014Sam Lenahan Arkansas April 26, 2014Mackenzie Toler Arkansas April 26, 2014Amanda Ivy Mississippi Valley State Feb. 5, 2015Amanda Ivy Texas A&M March 14, 2015Katie Gentle Tennessee April 19, 2015Morgan Bell Tennessee Tech Feb. 13, 2016Caroline Seitz Georgia April 14, 2017Caroline Seitz Georgia April 15, 2017
CAREER GRAND SLAMS
Player Number 3 Jessica Cooley2 Caroline Seitz2 Amanda Ivy2 Jessie Bailey2 Brittany Bell 2 Iyhia McMichael2 Erin Nesbit2 Heidi Shape2 Ka’ili Smith2 Kasey Whitehead1 Mackenzie Toler1 Katie Anne Bailey1 Morgan Bell1 Katie Gentle1 Brooke Best1 Chelsea Bramlett1 Courtney Bures1 Lindsey Hunley1 Michelle Gates1 Hayle Guess1 Michelle Kinney1 Sam Lenahan1 Courtney Nesbit
TOP-10 LONGEST WINNING STREAKS
Games Dates ______ 16 Feb. 10 - March 3, 200616 Feb. 17 - March 10, 201715 Feb. 7 - 28, 201415 March 21 - April 10, 198612 April 10 - May 4, 2012 11 Feb. 8 - 17, 200811 Feb. 16 - March 8, 200310 Feb. 5 - 26, 201610 April 20 - May 13, 20049 Feb. 5 - Feb 14, 20159 Feb. 23 - March 6, 20139 March 23 - April 1, 20018 Feb. 13 - 25, 20098 Feb. 13 - 26, 20008 March 23 - April 2, 19858 March 26 - April 6, 19998 Feb. 26 - March 2, 1997
16-OR-MORE GAME HITTING STREAKS
Games Player Dates 25 Iyhia McMichael March 8 - April 9, 200324 Kellie Wilkerson Feb. 6 - March 12, 199922 Chelsea Bramlett Feb. 14 - March 13, 201020 Jennifer Nelson March 22 - April 18, 2003 20 Keri McCallum April 17 - May 8, 199919 Keri McCallum March 11 - April 1, 2000 19 Keri McCallum May 3, 1997 - March 11, 199818 Kellie Wilkerson April 17 - May 8, 199917 Caroline Seitz April 5 - May 7, 201717 Iyhia McMichael April 3 - May 8, 200416 Chelsea Bramlett Feb. 15 - March 15, 2009 16 Nakita Boyce Feb. 24 - March 17, 2007 16 Keri McCallum March 14 - April 8, 1998 16 Jenny Hehnke March 28 - April 11, 1997
Head Coach • Seventh Season • @MSUVANNtasticOverall Record: 215-145 • SEC Record: 53-95VANN
STUEDEMAN
THE STUEDEMAN FILE
Personal: Hometown: Vestavia Hills, Ala.
High School: Vestavia Hills HS
Undergraduate: Huntingdon College, 1994
Degree: Bachelor of Accounting
Graduate: West Alabama, 1996
Degree: M.A. in Elementary Education
Coaching Career: Head Coach, Mississippi State, 2011-Present
Assistant Coach, Alabama, 2000-11
Head Coach, East Limestone High School, 1999-2000
Assistant Coach, Alabama-Huntsville, 1997-99
Graduate Assistant, West Alabama, 1995-96
Mississippi State Coaching Highlights: - Five NCAA Regional appearances (2012-15; 2017)
- Three National Pro Fastpitch Draft Selections
- 2013 Easton Team of the Year
- One Easton All-America selection (Sam Lenahan, 2013)
- Two USA Softball National Players of the Week
- One Louisville Slugger NFCA Player of the Week (Caroline Seitz,
April 18, 2017)
- 11 NFCA All-South Region honorees
- One All-SEC selection (Caroline Seitz, 2017)
- One All-SEC Defensive Team honoree (Amanda Ivy, 2017)
- Three All-SEC Freshmen
- Seven SEC Pitchers of the Week
- Three SEC Players of the Week
- 73 SEC All-Academic Team selections
- 19 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll picks
Since being hired as the Mississippi State softball head coach on Thursday, June 23, 2011, Vann Stuedeman has invigorated the Bulldog program. In six seasons, the Vestavia Hills, Ala., native has led the squad to five NCAA Tournament appearances and 33 or more wins in five of her six campaigns. In her most recent season, Stuedeman led the Bulldogs back to postseason contention, as State reeled off 36 wins and made their way to the Salt Lake City Regional, marking a fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six years and the 13th in school history. That stretch marked the best since going seven out of eight years from 2002-09. The Bulldogs found tremendous success in the SEC, which sent every team to the NCAA Tournament in 2017, the most ever sent by one conference. Under Stuedeman’s leadership, the Dogs reeled off four SEC series wins in the last five weekends, including defeating No. 16 Kentucky, No. 19 Georgia and No. 24 Arkansas. MSU’s four SEC series wins were the most since 2012, Stuedeman’s first year with the Maroon and White, while its nine ranked wins tied for the most in school history (2004). She also became the only coach in school history to record at least one ranked win in every season of their tenure. One of the many highlights of the 2017 campaign came from Feb. 17 – March 10, as the Bulldogs reeled off 16-straight victories to tie a school record. That record was first set in 2006, from Feb. 10 – March 3. Along with one of the most impressive winning streaks in school history was the continued success of drawing fans to one of the best collegiate softball parks in all of America. A total of 2,946 fans made their way to Nusz Park for MSU’s first home weekend of SEC play, marking the largest such crowd in school history. State also drew 1,413 for the Saturday game against South Carolina for 2017 Super Bulldog Weekend, marking the third-largest SBW crowd in school history. At season’s end, MSU had drawn two of the program’s top 15 largest crowds in school history during the 2017 campaign. That gives Stuedeman 12 of the program’s top 15 crowds during her six years at the helm, including the top three crowds. Individually, the Bulldogs had a number of standouts that led them back to the postseason, led by All-SEC First Team honoree Caroline Seitz. Seitz capped her career with the Maroon and White by becoming the 19th in school history and first since Chelsea Bramlett in 2010 to earn the honor. The Birmingham, Ala., native, who also was named NFCA All-South Region Second Team, blew up in the second half of the conference season. After struggling to start, Stuedeman’s star third baseman tore through the SEC slate, finishing the year leading the conference with seven home runs, 28 RBI, a .724 slugging percentage and 55 total bases, while finishing top 10 with a .368 clip, 28 hits and six doubles. Her hot streak began during MSU’s road series win at No. 19 Georgia, where she went 7-for-10 (.700) with 14 RBI, four home runs (two grand slams), four runs scored, a scorching 1.900 slugging percentage and a .667 OBP. She became the first player in school history to hit four home runs in an SEC weekend series and the first to hit a grand slam in back-to-back games. For her efforts, Seitz was named SEC, Louisville Slugger NFCA and USA Softball Player of the Week honors. She became the second player in school history to win all three in the same week, joining former Bulldog All-American Iyhia McMichael (2004). From the circle, the Dogs were led by senior Alexis Silkwood, who finished her career as MSU’s all-time leader in wins (59), strikeouts (552), complete games (50), innings pitched (665.0) and appearances (145). The NFCA All-South Region Second Team honoree became the first Bulldog in history to record 600-plus innings pitched and 500-plus strikeouts for her career. She also finished her career second in starts (96), third in saves (9) and tied for third in shutouts (13). Along with her 15 wins and 108 strikeouts, Stuedeman helped Silkwood become one of the nation’s top closers in 2017, as she recorded five saves (1st in SEC, 8th in NCAA). Her five saves tied her for sixth on the MSU single-season list. Silkwood also became the 13th Bulldog in school history to reach the pro level, as she was selected in the fifth round (24th pick) by the Akron Racers in the 2017 NPF Draft. She is the third Bulldog to be selected in the NPF Draft since Stuedeman arrived in 2012, joining Alison Owen (2014) and Kayla Winkfield (2016). Rounding out the individual honors was center fielder Amanda Ivy, who reeled off one highlight play after another in the outfield to earn All-SEC Defensive Team honors. Stuedeman’s fifth season at the helm saw the Bulldogs capture 26 total wins and climb as high as 23rd in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25. Stuedeman’s club took on the third-toughest schedule in the nation, which featured five of its eight conference series coming against 2015 Women’s College World Series participants, while two others came against 2015 NCAA Super Regional participants. They played a total of 23 games against Top 5 opponents and 16 against 2015 WCWS teams. Despite some struggles, the team still showcased extreme grit and toughness while playing in the toughest conference in the NCAA, as the SEC finished 2016 with the highest RPI among conference teams. With a total of 10 come-from-behind victories, Stuedeman maintains
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a reputation of fielding programs that fight until the final out. On her career, Stuedeman has 60 comeback victories. Her squads also continued to dominate late in games, as MSU finished 2016 with a 19-3 record when leading after five innings and a 19-2 mark when up after six. Stuedeman’s teams have been nearly flawless when holding the lead late in games, going 109-8 after five and 101-6 after six for her career. Behind the play of senior Kayla Winkfield, a 2016 NPF draftee who led the SEC and stood ninth in the NCAA with six triples, the Bulldogs’ offense churned out 0.21 triples per game, finishing fourth in the SEC. The 2016 Bulldogs tallied 15 sacrifice flies, which tied for fourth-most in program history. They also held true to the “We Don’t Move” mantra brought by the coaching staff, tallying 60 hit by pitches, which is third in the school record books. Success continued for Stuedeman’s pitching staff in 2016, as State tallied 305 strikeouts. The total finished fifth in school history, as did MSU’s 5.41 strikeouts per seven innings average. In 2015, Stuedeman led MSU to its fourth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance with 36 wins, marking just the second time in program history that had been accomplished (2002-05). The Bulldogs carried a never-say-die attitude with them in 2015 as they recorded 15 come-from-behind wins to give Stuedeman a total of 50 comeback wins over her first four seasons in Starkville. Three Bulldogs were named to the NFCA All-South Region team in 2015, tying a season-best in the Stuedeman era that was set in 2013. Alexis Silkwood tallied SEC Pitcher of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks (March 30 and April 6). The two SEC Pitcher of the Week awards marked the third-straight year with such an honoree, the longest stretch for the program since 2001-04. Prior to Stuedeman taking over the program in 2012, MSU had seven total SEC Pitcher of the Week honors. In the five-year Stuedeman era, the Bulldogs have won seven. The 2014 Bulldogs’ four total SEC weekly honors are tied with the 2008 and 2004 squads for the second most in program history. Stuedeman’s 2014 edition really took off, earning a program third-best 39 victories and an MSU second-best eight wins against ranked opponents. The Bulldogs made three-straight NCAA trips for the first time since 2007-09 and had three consecutive 30-win seasons for the first time since 1998-2008. Included in the spring of 2014’s 39 victories were three-straight victories against top-five clubs with back-to-back wins against No. 3/2 Alabama on April 12-13 and a 2-0 triumph at No. 4/4 Tennessee on April 18. It was the first time the Bulldogs had won three consecutive games against ranked foes since taking seven straight from April 9-May 13, 2004, and the first time ever winning three straight against top-five opponents. During the campaign, Stuedeman guided her squad to four wins versus top-five opponents in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll. Entering the year, the Bulldogs had won five games in program history versus top-five opponents. Stuedeman’s 2014 team also earned three-straight Southeastern Conference series wins for the first time since April 6-21, 2012. The club started off on fire, winning 15-straight games, one game shy of the longest season-opening victory streak in program
history. Individually, Stuedeman helped Caroline Seitz to selections as a Top 25 Finalist for the inaugural NFCA Freshman of the Year Award and NFCA All-South Region First Team honors. Seitz became the sixth freshman in program history to earn all-region honors, the initial under Stuedeman and the first since Ka’ili Smith in 2009. Seitz was joined by Alexis Silkwood on the SEC All-Freshman Team. The two selections are tied for the most in a year in MSU history. Silkwood used Stuedeman’s guidance in the pitching circle to turn in one of the most successful rookie campaigns in program history. Silkwood set the MSU freshman record for strikeouts in a season with 167 and set the rookie single-game record with 13 whiffs against Texas Southern in the NCAA Tournament. Following two impressive outings at No. 4/4 Tennessee, Silkwood was named the April 21 SEC Pitcher of the Week as well as the Feb. 17 and March 3 SEC Freshman of the Week. Alison Owen was also tabbed as the April 14 SEC Pitcher of the Week. After becoming the winningest first-year head coach in school history (.579/33-24 record) in 2012, Stuedeman followed up with another 33-24 campaign and a second-straight NCAA Tournament bid in 2013. The 2013 Bulldogs were named an Easton Team of the Year, joining Women’s College World Series participants Florida and Texas. During 2013, Owen’s first year on the active roster, she became the first pitcher in school history to receive SEC Pitcher of the Week honors in consecutive weeks, earning the nods on Feb. 25 and March 4. Owen established the single-game Mississippi State record for strikeouts with 16 against SIU-Edwardsville on Feb. 24 and was selected as the March 5 CollegeSportsMadness.com National Pitcher of the Week. Stuedeman guided the pitching staff to a pair of no-hitters in 2013, the most by the program in a year since tossing four in 2006. Offensively, Stuedeman’s aggressive approach helped the team tie the program record for stolen bases per game with 2.00 and total the second-most swipes in a campaign in MSU history with 114. The approach at the plate translated into a program-record 51 home runs, besting the previous mark by four. Stuedeman helped Owen earn a spot on the NFCA All-South Region Second Team at the end of the year. Owen was joined on the squad by Logan Foulks and Sam Lenahan. It was only the fourth time in program history having three or more selections. The pitching development and philosophies Stuedeman brought from the University of Alabama, where she was known as a pitching genius in 11 years as the Crimson Tide pitching coach, paid huge dividends during her initial season. She took a school record-high 4.90 earned-run average from 2011 and with the same group of five pitchers, cut the ERA to 2.88 in 2012. Stuedeman also helped the pitching staff improve from 2011 to 2012 in: wins (24 to 33), complete games (12 to 20), no-hitters (zero to one), hits allowed (435 to 310), runs allowed (313 to 194), strikeouts (242 to 358), home runs allowed (50 to 27) and opponent batting average (.300 to .224). Individually, Stuedeman coached Stephanie Becker to a career year. Against eventual Women’s College
World Series participant South Florida, Stuedeman called her 24th career no-hitter. Later in the year, Becker became the first Bulldog pitcher since Stephanie Comeaux in 2006 to be named SEC Pitcher of the Week after picking up three conference victories in a series sweep versus Kentucky. Stuedeman also focused heavily on improving the defense. She succeeded, increasing the Bulldogs’ fielding percentage from 2011 to 2012 by nine points (.954 to .963). Her staff gave up 154 earned runs in 2012, almost 100 fewer than the previous spring. In 2012, Stuedeman took MSU to its first NCAA Tournament since 2009, she became one of only two first-time head coaches to make the field of 64. With 33 overall wins, Stuedeman guided MSU to its first 30-win season since 2008, despite having the fourth-toughest strength of schedule in the nation. Fully buying into Stuedeman’s system paid dividends at the end of the year, when the Bulldogs won 14 of their last 20 contests, including a 12-game winning streak from April 10 - May 4, 2012. Prior to the NCAA Tournament, Stuedeman led the Bulldogs to their 12th Southeastern Conference Tournament berth with 12 SEC wins, the most for MSU since 2008. For the first time since 2001, MSU swept back-to-back three-game series and won six consecutive conference games. Outside the SEC, Stuedeman was dominant. Mississippi State won 21 non-conference games and recorded 13-straight non-conference triumphs. It was the longest streak since a school-record 16-consecutive contests to begin the 2006 season. On the road, the 2012 Bulldogs broke the school record for true road wins in a season with number 13 coming at Auburn on May 4, 2012. The eight SEC road wins were the most for the Bulldogs since eight in 2001. Within Mississippi, Stuedeman has shined brightest. Stuedeman has only dropped two games to in-state foes during her tenure, while winning seven of her nine meetings with Ole Miss. One of the key principles under Stuedeman has been having success in the late innings. The 2012 club outscored opponents 64-31 after the fifth. State went 9-7 in one-run games, its best winning percentage in one-run games since 2002. The Bulldogs were unbeaten when leading late during the year, finishing 21-0 when ahead after the fifth inning. Offensively in her first year, Stuedeman oversaw a lineup that set a then-school record for single-season walks (202), while finishing in the top 10 in runs, home runs, slugging percentage and stolen bases. Stuedeman coached MSU’s first SEC Player of the Week since 2010, two SEC Players of the Week in the same season for the first time since 2004 and MSU’s second National Player of the Week. Prior to her arrival in Starkville, Stuedeman helped Alabama claim three SEC regular-season titles en route to reaching the Women’s College World Series six times. As an assistant coach since 2001, Stuedeman helped the Crimson Tide go 579-150 from 2000-11 (.794), including a sparkling 243-70 record inside the SEC. Stuedeman anchored a staff that had an ERA under 2.00 in eight of her 11 campaigns, struck out an average of 485 batters per season and held opponents scoreless in 221 games. The 2011 staff
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led the SEC in ERA, giving Stuedeman’s staff a top-20 ERA nationally in five of the previous six seasons before she left Alabama. Stuedeman coached six All-American pitchers with 11 All-America and All-SEC honors while in Tuscaloosa. Under her instruction, Tide pitchers registered 23 no-hitters, including three perfect games. Three times Stuedeman coached the SEC Pitcher of the Year, while racking up 19 SEC Pitcher of the Week honors. She also coached two SEC Freshman of the Year and one SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player. In 2011, Stuedeman tutored the pitching staff to a 1.69 ERA, a 53-10 record and third-place finish at the Women’s College World Series. The staff included a pair of All-American pitchers in Kelsi Dunne and Jackie Traina. Dunne, a volunteer assistant coach at Mississippi State in 2012, capped her career with a 29-5 record and a 1.42 ERA. The right-hander struck out 331 batters and held opponents to a school-record .146 average. Dunne also tossed three no-hitters and posted 11 shutouts. Traina went 19-5 with a 1.70 ERA, adding 190 strikeouts in 156.1 innings with two no-hitters, three shutouts and four saves. Prior to joining Alabama, Stuedeman coached at West Alabama, Alabama-Huntsville and East Limestone High School. The Birmingham, Ala., area native graduated in 1994 from Huntingdon College, where she helped the Hawks to two third-place finishes at the national tournament (1992 and 1994). The 1994 All-American was inducted into her alma mater’s Hall of Fame on Oct. 8, 2011. Stuedeman served as a graduate assistant at the University of West Alabama from 1995-96 while earning her master’s degree in elementary education, helping lead the team to the Gulf South Conference championship in 1995 while the team’s head coach was away from the team on maternity leave. The championship and winning season was the first in the ’90s for the West Alabama program. After spending two seasons at UWA, Stuedeman went to the University of Alabama-Huntsville for three years as an assistant for her sister, Les Stuedeman, and worked with pitchers and outfielders. During her stint, the UAH pitching staff ranked in the top five in Division II in ERA. She helped lead the program to two Gulf South Conference championships, three NCAA Regional appearances and a trip to the 1999 Division II National Tournament. She was also part of the staff that was named South Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 1999. She then accepted the head coaching position at East Limestone High School, in Athens, Ala., where she led the team to its first winning season since 1994.
Year Record Winning % SEC Winning % Finish NCAA Tournament 2001 50-11 .820 24-6 .800 2nd 2-2 at Regional 2002 46-21 .687 22-8 .733 2nd 0-2 at Regional 2003 49-21 .700 22-8 .733 2nd 4-0 at Regional, 0-2 at WCWS 2004 45-20 .692 18-12 .600 5th 3-2 at Regional 2005 63-15 .808 23-7 .767 2nd 3-0 at Regional, 2-0 at SR, 1-2 at WCWS 2006 54-11 .831 25-4 .862 1st 3-0 at Regional, 2-0 at SR, 0-2 at WCWS 2007 55-10 .846 21-6 .778 3rd 4-1 at Regional, 0-2 at SR 2008 58-8 .879 25-3 .893 2nd 3-0 at Regional, 2-0 at SR, 2-2 at WCWS 2009 54-11 .831 21-6 .778 2nd 3-0 at Regional, 2-0 at SR, 2-2 at WCWS 2010 52-11 .825 23-4 .852 1st 3-0 at Regional, 1-2 at SR 2011 53-11 .828 19-6 .760 1st 3-0 at Regional, 2-1 at SR, 2-2 at WCWS 2012 33-24 .579 12-16 .429 T-7th 0-2 at Regional 2013 33-24 .579 8-16 .333 5th 1-2 at Regional 2014 39-21 .650 10-14 .417 10th 1-2 at Regional 2015 36-21 .632 10-14 .417 10th 1-2 at Regional 2016 26-31 .456 3-21 .125 12th N/A 2017 36-22 .621 10-14 .417 9th 0-2 at Regional 2018 12-3 .800 0-0 .000 --- --- TOTALS 794-296 .729 284-149 .656 16 Appearances (6 WCWS), 52-34 (.604)
Name Year Team W-L ERA K Shelley Laird 2001 Second 32-7 1.06 242 Stephanie VanBrakle 2005 Second 34-7 1.34 341 Stephanie VanBrakle 2006 Second 28-6 1.19 345 Chrissy Owens 2007 Third 24-5 1.30 144 Kelsi Dunne 2008 Third 26-6 1.44 275 Charlotte Morgan 2008 First 18-2 1.27 69 Kelsi Dunne 2009 First 28-5 1.63 258 Charlotte Morgan 2009 First 18-6 1.80 124 Kelsi Dunne 2010 Third 30-6 1.97 355 Kelsi Dunne 2011 First 29-5 1.42 331 Jackie Traina 2011 First 19-5 1.70 190
STUEDEMAN’S LAST 17 SEASONS AS A COLLEGIATE COACH
NFCA ALL-AMERICAN PITCHERS UNDER STUEDEMAN
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SEC SEC Year Record Record Finish Accomplishments 2017 36-33 10-14 9th Returned to postseason contention with fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six years; Earned 36
wins and earned four SEC series wins over the last five weekends, including defeating No. 16 Kentucky, No. 19 Georgia and No. 24 Arkansas; It was the most SEC series wins since 2012; Played 26 ranked opponents and earned nine wins; The nine wins over ranked opponents ties for the most in school history; Earned a total of 10 SEC victories to finish ninth in the league, its highest finish under Coach Studeman; Reeled off 16 straight wins to tie the school record that was set in 2006; Set an attendance record with 2,946 fans over MSU’s SEC opening weekend; Finished the season ranked 33rd in the RPI; Finished 28th nationally with a 2.15 ERA; Senior Alexis Silkwood became the 13th Bulldog in program history to be taken in the NPF Draft, going to the Akron Racers as the 24th pick; Silkwood left MSU as the career leader in wins, strikeouts, complete games, innings pitched and appearances; She led the SEC and ranked eighth nationally with five saves; Caroline Seitz earned All-SEC First Team honors, becoming the 19th student-athlete in school history and the first since 2010 to win the laurel; Seitz earned SEC, Louisville Slugger NFCA and USA Softball Player of the Week honors on April 18 to become the second player in school history and the first since 2004 to win all three honors in the same week; Amanda Ivy was honored with SEC All-Defensive Team accolades; Seitz and Silkwood both earned NFCA All-South Region Secon Team honors.
2016 26-31 3-21 12th Earned 26 total wins while taking on the third-toughest schedule in the nation, as five of their eight SEC series came against teams that participated in the 2015 Women’s College World Series; Finished the sea-son ranked 39th in the RPI; Played 23 contests against Top 25 opponents; Earned three victories against Top 25 opponents, including wins against No. 3 Auburn and No. 11 LSU, both who went on to play in the 2016 WCWS; Program finished fourth in the SEC and 53rd nationally with 0.21 triples per game; Senior Kayla Winkfield became the 12th Bulldog in program history to be taken in the NPF Draft, going to the Pennsylvania Rebellion with the 35th pick; Winkfield also finished the season leading the SEC and standing sixth in the nation with six triples; Sophomore Sarai Niu topped the SEC and stood 11th nationally with 0.40 hit by pitches per game.
2015 36-21 10-14 10th Produced a fourth-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament, tied for the second longest stretch since 2002-05; In Program history, MSU has appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments in 16 seasons, the third most in the SEC; Recorded 36 wins, tied for the top five in program history; faced 22 ranked opponents with 8 wins, including a win over the number one ranked team, LSU; Claimed a new program attendance record; Set the school record for batting average with .318( 460-1448); owns the top spot in program history for home runs with 52; set the record for slugging percentage with .503; shattered program history for on-base percentage with .416; Caroline Seitz placed third in program history for slugging percentage with .614; Alexis Silkwood was named SEC Pitcher of the Week two times; Julia Echols was named to the Capital One Academic All- America; Julia Echols, Alexis Silkwood and Mackenzie Toler were all named to the South All- Region Team.
2014 39-21 10-14 10th Qualified for third-straight NCAA Tournament, the longest streak for the program since 2007-09; earned NCAA Tournament win for second-straight year with triumph over Texas Southern; 39 victories tied for the third most in program history; claimed eight wins versus ranked opponents, tied for the second most in a year; started the year with a 15-game winning streak, second-longest year-opening stretch in program history; Caroline Seitz and Alexis Silkwood were named to the SEC All-Freshman Team; Seitz was a Top 25 Finalist for the inaugural NFCA Freshman of the Year Award; Seitz selected as an NFCA All-South First Team member, the sixth freshman in program history to receive all-region accolades; Bulldogs received four SEC weekly honors, tied with the 2008 and 2004 squads for the second most in program history.
2013 33-24 8-16 11th Earned first NCAA Tournament win since 2008 with 2-1 victory against Mississippi Valley State; recorded consecutive years of 30 or more wins for the first time since 1998-2008; named one of three Easton Teams of the Year, joining Women’s College World Series participants Florida and Texas; Sam Lenahan named Easton Second Team All-American, becoming the first Bulldog with Easton All-America accolades since 2001; Logan Foulks, Lenahan and Alison Owen receive National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-South Region Second Team honors, the most selections on the team since 2009; Owen named the College Sports Madness National Pitcher of the Week for March 5, becoming the third player in program history to earn a national weekly honor.
2012 33-24 12-16 8th Took MSU to first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2009; first 30-win season for the Bulldogs since 2008; swept back-to-back three-game series (at Ole Miss and versus Kentucky) for the first time since March of 2011; won 13-straight non-conference games, the longest such streak since 16 in 2006; Jessica Cooley named SEC Player of the Week on March 5, the first Bulldog to receive the honor since 2010; Stephanie Becker threw the 13th no-hitter in program history on Feb. 24; Ka’ili Smith and Sam Lenahan earned NFCA All-South Region First Team selections.
Mississippi State Softball Coaching Highlights -- IndividualsTwo All-SEC Honorees
Five NFCA All-South Region picks 33 SEC All-Academic Team selections
13 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll picks
Wichita State Coaching Highlights -- Team One NCAA Regional appearance (2014), first in program history
Missouri Valley Conference Coaching Staff of the Year (2014)
Oklahoma Coaching Highlights -- Team Women’s College World Series (2011)
NCAA Regional Champions (2010) Big 12 Tournament Champions (2011)
Wichita State Coaching Highlights -- Individuals One MVC Player of the Year
One MVC Newcomer of the Year One NFCA All-Midwest Region first team honoree
One NFCA All-Midwest Region second team member Three All-MVC first teamers
Two All-MVC second team selections
Oklahoma Coaching Highlights -- Individuals One All-American first team selection
One All-American second team selection Four All-American second team selections
Seven NFCA All-Region selections One CoSIDA Academic All-District second team selection
One NFCA Player of the Week One USA Softball Player of the Week Seven All-Big 12 first team selections
Two All-Big 12 second team selections Four All-Big 12 Championship team selections
One Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player Four Academic All-Big 12 first team selections
Four Academic All-Big 12 second team selections One Big 12 Player of the Year
One Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Four Big 12 Players of the Week Five Big 12 Pitchers of the Week
Playing Career Member of Akron Racers (12th overall pick in 2009 NPF Draft)
All-Big 12 first team (2006-09) NFCA All-America second team (2009, 2007)
NFCA All-Central Region first team (2009) NFCA All-Midwest Region first team selection (2007)
Academic All-Big 12 first team (2009, 2008)
ASSISTANT COACH SAMANTHA RICKETTS
FIFTH SEASON AT MISSISSIPPI STATE
Hometown _________ West Point, Miss.High School _________ Oak Hill Academy (West Point, Miss.)College _____________ Mississippi StateDegree _B.A. in Secondary Education, 2007 M.A. in Sports Administration, 2009
Coaching Career Assistant Coach, Mississippi State Softball, December 2013-present
Director of Operations, Mississippi State Baseball, 2009-13 Student Assistant Coach, Mississippi State Baseball, 2008
Mississippi State Softball Coaching Highlights -- Team Three NCAA Regional appearances (2014-15, 2017)
Mississippi State Softball Coaching Highlights -- IndividualsTwo All-SEC Honorees
Six NFCA All-South Region picks Two All-SEC Freshman Team honorees 48 SEC All-Academic Team selections
16 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll picks
Mississippi State Baseball Coaching Highlights -- Team One College World Series championship series (2013)
One College World Series trip (2013) One SEC Tournament championship (2012) Three NCAA Regional appearances (2011-13)
Mississippi State Baseball Coaching Highlights -- Individuals Six All-America selections
Three Freshman All-Americans Four NBCA All-Region selections
21 MLB Draft picks Five All-Southeastern Conference honorees
Five All-SEC Freshman Team picks Three SEC All-Defensive Team accolades
Two Dick Howser Trophy semifinalists(Chris Stratton/2012; Hunter Renfroe/2013)
One Perfect Game Pitcher of the Year (Chris Stratton/2012) One Brooks Wallace Award semifinalist (Adam Frazier/2013)
One College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year semifinalist (Chris Stratton/2012)
One Stopper of the Year semifinalist (Jonathan Holder/2013) Three Academic All-Americans
One SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Sam Frost/2013)
Playing CareerTwo-year letterwinner at Mississippi State (2006-07)
Two-year starter at East Mississippi Community College (2003-04)
THE BRATTON FILE
ASSISTANT COACH TYLER BRATTON
THE RICKETTS FILE
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GAME-BY-GAME SEASON STATS
ROBINSON’S CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats6, twice, last vs. Kentucky (5/7/17)
Hits3, 4x, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Runs3 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
RBI2, twice, last vs. MVSU (2/9/18)
Doubles1, 4x, last vs. South Alabama (2/17/18)
Triples1, 4x, last vs. Murray State (2/16/18)
Home Runs1 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Stolen Bases2, 6x, last at Georgia (4/15/17)
Walks3 at Georgia (4/15/17)
Putouts7 vs. Kentucky (5/7/17)
Assists5 vs. Drake (2/16/18)
Hitting Streak9 games (4/18/17 at Alcorn State to 5/6/17 vs. Kentucky)
ROBINSON’S SEASON HIGHS
At-Bats4, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Hits3 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Runs3 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Double1 vs. South Alabama (2/17/18)
Triples1, 2x, last vs. Murray State (2/16/18)
Home Runs1 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
RBI2 vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
Stolen Bases1, 5x, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Walks1, 3x, last vs. Drake (2/16/18)
Putouts3 vs. Murray State (2/16/18)
Assists5 vs. Drake (2/16/18)
Hitting Streak3 games, twice, last 2/17/18 vs. South Alabama to 2/20/18 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
• Started all 15 contests this season, drawing 11 starts at third base and four at left field • Second on the squad with six multi-hit contests through the first 15 games• Turned in a career performance versus #16 Oklahoma State (2/23), tying her career-high with three hits and scoring a career-best three runs. She also slugged her first career homer against the Cowgirls.• Locked in a scorless game, threw a laser to home play on a single to left field to throw out the go-ahead in run in State’s 1-0 victory over Drake (2/18)• Tallied a career-high five assists versus in MSU’s extra-inning battle against Drake (2/16)• Recorded just her second multi-RBI game of her career, tying her career high with two against MVSU (2/11)• Majoring in criminology
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
1• Made her collegiate debut versus Mississippi Valley State (2/11), driving in a run with a ground out to short to cap MSU’s 8-0 walk-off win in six innings• Majoring in kinesiology
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Feb 21, 2018)
#1 Macey Petrey - 3 games (All games)
Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E AvgFeb 11 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Feb 15 UT MARTIN pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Feb 16 MURRAY STATE pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Totals 0gs 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0
On base pct. .000 • Slugging pct. .000
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTABLES
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GAME-BY-GAME SEASON STATS
MOORE’S CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats6 vs. Samford (3/4/17)
Hits4 at Georgia (4/14/17)
Runs2, 4x, last vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
RBI3, 2x, last at Georgia (4/14/17)
Doubles1, 9x, last vs. Nebraska (2/22/18)
Triples1, twice, last at Georgia (4/14/17)
Home Runs1, 2x, last vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
Stolen Bases1, 12x, last at Georgia (4/15/17)
Walks1, 14x, last vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
Putouts5 vs. South Carolina (4/8/17)
Assists1, 2x, last at Georgia (4/16/17)
Hitting Streak8 games (3/15/17 at Central Arkansas to 3/25/17 vs. UAB)
MOORE’S SEASON HIGHS
At-Bats5 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Hits3, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Runs2 vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
Doubles1, 4x, last vs. Nebraska (2/22/18)
Home Runs1 vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
RBI2 vs. South Alabama (2/17/18)
Stolen Bases1, 2x, last vs. Missouri State (2/11/18)
Walks1 vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
Putouts1, 6x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
Hitting Streak3 games, twice, last 2/22/18 vs. Ne-braska to 2/24/18 vs. San Jose State
• Started all 15 games for the Bulldogs in centerfield and is a fixture in the top half of the MSU batting order• Her second three-hit game of the season came against No. 16 Oklahoma State (2/23)• Scored the game-winning run in MSU’s 3-2 extra-inning win over Southeastern Louisiana (2/20)• Recorded just the third multi-RBI game of her career, driving in two with a single verus South Alabama (2/17)• Slugged just her second career home run versus Mississippi Valley (2/11) over opening weekend• Majoring in criminology
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
• Appeared in 10 games for the Bulldogs, earning six starts in the outfield• Has also made four relief appearances in the circle for MSU• Drove in the game-winning run versus Drake (2/18) with an RBI double, her first extra-base hit as a Bulldog• Earned her first save as a Bulldog tossing three scoreless innings versus Murray State (2/16) and striking out a career-best three• Tossed two shutout innings in her pitching debut, coming in relief against MVSU (2/11)• Earned first start as a Bulldog in left field against Omaha (2/9), earning her first at bat and drawing a walk• Made her MSU debut coming off the bench to play outfield against MVSU (2/9)• Majoring in mathematics
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
• Has started five contests for Mississippi State to hold a 4-1 record and has only allowed one earned run over 30.2 innings• Tossed 26.2 consecutive scoreless innings to open the 2018 season, which ranked as the third-longest scoreless inning streak in program history• Struck out at least 10 batters in four of her five starts this season as she leads the country with a 12.3 strikeouts per seven inning average• Has struck out a career-high 13 batters twice this season against Omaha (2/9) and Drake (2/18).• Earned her first shutout victory over a ranked opponent after blanking #23 Nebraska 9-0 in five innings of Feb. 22• Majoring in biological sciences
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
#4 Cassady Knudsen - 4 games (All games)
Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E AvgFeb 15 UT MARTIN *p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 . 0 0 0Feb 18 DRAKE *p/dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0Feb 22 vs Nebraska *p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0Feb 24 vs Cal State Fullerton *p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 . 0 0 0Totals 4gs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 . 0 0 0
• Made 11 appearance, primarily as a pinch runner and drew just her second career start versus MVSU (2/11)• Scored the game-winning run versus Drake (2/18) as a pinch runner for Calyn Adams• Tallied her first collegiate RBI in her start against the Devilettes (2/11)
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
• Started all 15 games for the Bulldogs at shorstop• Reached safely in 23 straight games, dating back to April 29, 2017 versus Auburn• Plated the go-ahead runs in MSU’s 6-4 comeback win against San Jose State (2/24) with a two RBI double• Slugged two extra-base hits against No. 23 Nebraska to record a career-best five RBIs.• After only recorded on hit over opening weekend, strung together a season-high seven-game hit streak from Feb. 11 to Feb. 20• Patient at the plate over the Bulldog Kickoff Classic, drawing a team-high four walks for a .462 on-base percentage• Stole her first base as a Bulldog versus Missouri State (2/11)• Double majoring in business administration and finance
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
8• Earned her first collegiate start as a pinch hitter versus Drake (2/18). • Made her Mississippi State debut as a pinch hitter verus UT Martin (2/15). The game was part of MSU’s “No One Fights Alone” campaign as the teal wears teal to bring awarness to ovarian cancer, which Wilcox’s was diagnosed with her junior year of high school.• Major is undecided
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTABLES
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Feb 21, 2018)
#8 Alex Wilcox - 3 games (All games)
Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E AvgFeb 15 UT MARTIN ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Feb 17 SOUTH ALABAMA ph/dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Feb 18 DRAKE *dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Totals 1gs 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0
• Standout outfielder for head coach Joe Barragan at Foothill High School• Ranked as high as the 43rd recruit of the 2017 class by FloSoftball• Three-time First Team All-League selection• Led the Knights to the Diamond Bar Tournament title and back-to-back North Hills League Championships• Third member of the Cantillo family to play softball in the SEC behind her older sisters Chelsea (Georgia, 2005-09) and Taylor “RT” (Ole Miss, 2010-14) Cantillo• Majoring in biological sciences
10• Elite starting shortstop for Lakewood Ranch High School over her junior and senior seasons• USA Elite Select All-American and Future Pro• Ranked nationally as the No. 34 recruit of the 2017 class by FloSoftball• Earned Second Team All-State and First Team All-Area after an outstanding senior season• Finished runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year after committing just one error in 20 games to hold a .986 fielding percentage• Led the Mustangs to the 8A District Championship her junior season as LRHS finished with a 23-5 record• Her parents, T.J. and Liz, were standout athlete at Noth Florida playing baseball and softball, respectively.• Major is undecided
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTABLES
2018 @HAILSTATESB GAME NOTES40
BULLDOG SLAMBOREE | MARCH 2-4
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. | WACCAMAW HS
GAME-BY-GAME SEASON STATS
HEIMBERGER’S CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats5, 4x, last vs. Kentucky (5/7/17)
Hits3, 4x, last vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
Runs2, 6x, last vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
RBI2, 4x, last vs. South Alabama (2/17/18)
Doubles1, 6x, last vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24/18)
Triples1, 5x, last vs. Missouri State (2/11/18)
Stolen Bases2, 4x, last vs. South Alabama (2/17/18)
Walks2 at Texas A&M (3/12/17)
Putouts6 at LSU (4/2/17)
Assists6, vs. Auburn (3/18/16)
Hitting Streak7 games (2/19/17 vs. Florida Gulf Coast to 2/28/17 at Southeastern Louisiana)
HEIMBERGER’S SEASON HIGHS
At-Bats4, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Hits3, 2x, last vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
Runs2 vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
RBI2, 2x, last vs. South Alabama (2/17/18)
Doubles1, 4x, last vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24/18)
Triples1, 2x, last vs, Missouri State (2/11/18)
Stolen Bases2 vs. South Alabama (2/17/18)
Walks1 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (2/20/18)
Putouts2, twice, Southeastern Louisiana (2/20/18)
Assists2 vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
Hitting Streak3 games (2/23/18 vs. Oklahoma State to 2/24/18 vs. Cal State Fullerton)
• Started all 15 contests for MSU, drawing 10 starts in the outfield and five at second base• Plated the go-ahead run with an RBI single in State’s 9-4 come-from-behin win over #16 Oklahoma State (2/23)• Drove in the game winning run in MSU’s come-from-behind victory over South Alabama (2/17) with a two- RBI single for just her sixth multi-RBI game of her career• Tied her career high twice over opening weekend with back-to-back, three-hit games versus Missouri State ( 2/11) and MVSU (2/11)• Majoring in biological sciences
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
12• Appeared in four contests as a pinch runner for the Bulldogs• Scored her first collegiate run in a pinch run appearance versus No. 16 Oklahoma State (2/23)• Made her collegiate debut as a pinch runner versus UT Martin on Feb. 15• Majoring in biological sciences
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
#12 Grace Dabbs - 4 games (All games)
Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E AvgFeb 15 UT MARTIN pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Feb 16 MURRAY STATE pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Feb 23 vs Oklahoma State ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Feb 24 vs San Jose State pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Totals 0gs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0
On base pct. .000 • Slugging pct. .000
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTABLES
2018 @HAILSTATESB GAME NOTES42
BULLDOG SLAMBOREE | MARCH 2-4
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. | OAK MOUNTAIN HS
GAME-BY-GAME SEASON STATS
ROBERSON’SCAREER HIGHS
At-Bats4 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Hits1, 4x, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Runs1 vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
RBI1, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Walk1, twice, last vs. San Jose State (2/23/18)
Hitting Streak2 games, twice, last vs. 2/22/18 vs. Nebraska to 2/23/18 vs. Okla-homa State
ROBERSON’SSEASON HIGHS
At-Bats4 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Hits1, 4x, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Runs1 vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
RBI1, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Walk1, twice, last vs. San Jose State (2/23/18)
Hitting Streak2 games, twice, last vs. 2/22/18 vs. Nebraska to 2/23/18 vs. Okla-homa State
• Appeared in 10 games, earning eight starts at designated player• Drove in the first run of her career and drew her first collegiate walk versus Murray State (2/16)• Knocked her first collegiate hit with a single against MVSU (2/11) while also scoring her first run as a Bulldog• First collegiate start as a Bulldog came versus Missouri State (2/11)• Made collegiate debut as a pitch hitter versus MVSU (2/9)• Majoring in special education
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
• Started four games and has made five relief appearances in the circle• Earned two victories in relief for the Bulldogs over Oklahoma State (2/23) and San Jose State (2/24) at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic• Hit double-digit strikeouts for just the third time in her career with 10 in a relief appearance versus #16 Oklahoma State (2/23)• Tied career high with 8.0 innings pitched in MSU’s extra-inning battle versus Drake (2/16)• Tossed just the second perfect game in MSU history and the first since 1997 with help of a career-high 11 strikeouts versus MVSU (2/9/11)• Double majoring in management and marketing
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
• Utility player that competed in both the infield and in the circle at Tomball High School• Spent her freshmen, sophomore and junior seasons at Oak Ridge High School, developing into one of the best players from the state of Texas• Two-time All-Distrcit Team honoree• Led the War Eagles to back-to-back Bi-District titles in 2015 and 2016, while capturing the 2014 Area Championship her freshman season• Named after President Jimmy Carter. Her three younger siblings are also named after presidents - Regan, Taylor and McKinley• Majoring in marketing
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTABLES
2018 @HAILSTATESB GAME NOTES 45
BULLDOG SLAMBOREE | MARCH 2-4
BRASELTON, GA. | MILL CREEK HS
GAME-BY-GAME SEASON STATS
BELL’S CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats5 vs. Georgia State (2/12/17)
Hits3, at Ole Miss (3/21/15)
Runs2, 3x, last vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
RBI4, vs. Tennessee Tech (2/13/16)
Doubles1, 11x, last vs. Missouri State (2/11/18)
Triples1 vs. Alabama State (3/2/17)
Home Runs1, 10x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
Walks2 vs. North Florida (2/25/17)
Putouts13, vs. Samford (2/21/16)
Assists2, vs. Houston (2/14/16)
Hitting Streak5 games (2/7/15 vs. Saint Louis to 2/13/15 vs. Illinois)
BELL’S SEASON HIGHS
At-Bats4 vs. Drake (2/16/18)
Hits2, twice, last vs. Southeastern Louisiana (2/20/18)
Runs2 vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
RBI3 vs. MVSU (2/11/18)
Doubles1, 2x, last vs. Missouri State (2/11/18)
Home Runs1, 3x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)Walks1, 3x, last vs. Southeastern Lousi-ana (2/20/18)Putouts5 vs. Murray State (2/16/18)Assists1 vs. Drake (2/16/18)
Hitting Streak4 games (2/9/18 vs. MVSU to 2/11/18 vs. MVSU)
• Made 12 appearances, earning 11 starts with six at designated player, three at right field and one at first base• Slugged a pinch-hit home run in MSU’s comeback victory over San Jose State (2/24)• Drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning with a RBI single to left field to lift MSU to a 3-2 extra- inning win over Southeastern Louisiana (2/20)• Majoring in both management and marketing
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
• Appeared in 14 of MSU’s 15 games, earning 14 starts at first base• Turned in a career performance versus No. 16 Oklahoma State (2/23), slugging a career-best two doubles for a career-high four RBI. She also scored the go-ahead run in MSU’s comeback win over the Cowgirls• Recorded a season-high 13 putouts verus Drake (2/16)• Her lone assist against MVSU (2/9) came in the fifth inning, saving Holly Ward’s perfect game. • Majoring in sociology
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
• Recorded a career-high two putouts playing second base off the bench versus Murray State (2/16)• Made season debut off the bench versus MVSU (2/9) as a pinch hitter with a pinch-hit single. • Also recorded a tough putout play at first base to save Holly Ward’s perfect game in the season-opener versus the Devilettes• Majoring in civil engineering
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Feb 21, 2018)
#22 Lindsey Williams - 2 games (All games)
Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E AvgFeb 09 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ph/2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000Feb 16 MURRAY STATE 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 . 5 0 0Totals 0gs 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 . 5 0 0
On base pct. .500 • Slugging pct. .500
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTABLES
2018 @HAILSTATESB GAME NOTES48
BULLDOG SLAMBOREE | MARCH 2-4
CALHOUN, GA. | CALHOUN HS
GAME-BY-GAME SEASON STATS
KELLY’S CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats3, 7x, last at Alcorn State (4/18/17)
Hits2, vs. SELA (3/22/16)
Runs2 vs. Jackson State (4/5/17)
RBI1, 3x, last vs. Jackson State (4/5/17)
Doubles1, vs. SELA (3/22/16)
Walks2, vs. SELA (3/22/16)
Putouts9, vs. Auburn (3/18/16)
Assists1, at MVSU (4/28/16)
Hitting Streak1 game, 7x, last at Alcorn State on 4/18/17
• Has made two appearances as a pinch hitter over her junior season• Her 2018 season debut came as a pinch hitter versus Mississippi Valley (2/9)• Majoring in kinesiology
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
#23 Taylor Kelly - 2 games (All games)
Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E AvgFeb 09 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Feb 22 vs Arizona State ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Totals 0gs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0
On base pct. .000 • Slugging pct. .000
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTABLES
2018 @HAILSTATESB GAME NOTES 49
BULLDOG SLAMBOREE | MARCH 2-4
CHESTERFIELD, VA. | HOMESCHOOLED
GAME-BY-GAME SEASON STATS
ADAMS’ CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats5, twice, last vs. LSU (4/16/16)
Hits3 vs. South Carolina (4/8/17)
Runs3 vs. Nebraska (2/22/18)
RBI3 vs. South Carolina (4/8/17)
Doubles1, 15x, last vs. Nebraska (2/22/18)
Home Runs1, 3x, last vs. Nebraska (2/22/18)
Walks3 at Georgia (4/15/17)
Stolen Bases1 vs. South Carolina (4/9/17)
Putouts13 vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
Assists6, twice, last vs. Missouri State (2/11/18)
Hitting Streak7 games (2/26/17 vs. Southern Illinois to 3/5/17 vs. Central Ark.)
ADAMS’ SEASON HIGHS
At-Bats4 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Hits2, 3x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
Runs3 vs. Nebraska (2/22/18)
RBI2 vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
Doubles1, 3x, last vs. South Alabama 2/17/18)
Home Runs1 vs. Nebraska (2/22/18)
Putouts13 vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
Assists6 vs. Missouri State (2/11/18)
Hitting Streak3 games (2/16/18 vs. Murray State to 2/17/18 vs. South Alabama)
• Started 14 contests for MSU with 10 coming at second base, three behind the plate and one at third • Slugged her first home run of the season versus #23 Nebraska (2/22) while scoring a career-high three runs• Attained perfection in the field in 12 of her 14 appearances, committing just two errors in 74 chances• Recorded her first mult-hit game of the season with two versus Southeastern Louisiana (2/20)• Displayed her versatility in the field with a career-high six assists versus Missouri State (2/11)• Set a career high with 13 putouts behind the dish versus Omaha (2/9)• Majoring in agronomy
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
• Redshirted her true freshman season• A two-time All-State pitcher who dominated the Georgia pitching scene for four years• Named All-County four years straight (2012-15) and All-Region from 2013-15• Earned Region Pitcher of the Year honors in her senior season• Behind her leadership, the Yellow Jackets won 69 games in two years, as she accounted for 32 wins from the circle• Captured back-to-back Region and AAA State Championships with Calhoun in 2014-15• Majoring in kinesiology
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTABLES
2018 @HAILSTATESB GAME NOTES 51
BULLDOG SLAMBOREE | MARCH 2-4
JACKSON, MISS. | MADISON-RIDGELAND ACADEMY
GAME-BY-GAME SEASON STATS
CARTER’S CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats4, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Hits2, at Tennessee (3/27/16)
Runs1, 21x, last vs. Nebraska (2/22/18)
RBI1, 2x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (2/11/17)
Doubles1, 2x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (2/11/17)
Stolen Bases2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3/22/16)
Walks1, 4x, last vs. MVSU (2/9/18)
Putouts1, 6x, last vs. Georgia State (2/12/17)
Hitting Streak3 games (3/22/16 vs. SELA to 3/27/16 at Tennessee)
CARTER’S SEASON HIGHS
At-Bats4 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Hits1, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Runs1 vs. Nebraska (2/22/18)
Stolen Bases1 vs. MVSU (2/9/18)
Walks1 vs. MVSU (2/9/18)
Hitting Streak2 games (2/22/18 vs. Nebraska to 2/23/18 vs. Oklahoma State)
• Made 12 appearances this season coming off the bench to play in the outfield five times.• Earned five starts in the outfield for the Bulldogs this season • First hit of the season came against #23 Nerbraska (2/22) as she also scored her first run of her senior campaign in the contest• Nickname is “31” from her coaches and teammates as a result of her ACT score of 31• Majoring in psychology
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
• Made six appearances over her debut season, seeing time as a pinch hitter and at third base• Went 3-for-9 at the plate (.333) with a double and run scored• Made MSU debut against Alabama State (March 2) recording her first collegiate hit during a pinch-hit at-bat• Younger sister is MSU freshman Mia Davidson• Majoring in kinesiology
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTABLES
2018 @HAILSTATESB GAME NOTES 53
BULLDOG SLAMBOREE | MARCH 2-4
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. | ORANGE HS
GAME-BY-GAME SEASON STATS
DAVIDSON’S CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats5 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Hits3 vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
Runs2, 7x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
RBI3 vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
Doubles1, 5x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
Triples1, twice, last vs. South Alabama (2/17/18)
Home Runs1, 4x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
Walks1, 3x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
Putouts16 vs. Drake (2/18/18)
Assists2, 3x, last vs. Southeastern Lousiana (2/20/18)
Hitting Streak15 games (2/9/18 vs. MVSU to 2/24/18 vs. Cal State Fullerton)
DAVIDSON’S SEASON HIGHS
At-Bats5 vs. Oklahoma State (2/23/18)
Hits3 vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
Runs2, 7x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
RBI3 vs. Omaha (2/9/18)
Doubles1, 5x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
Triples1, twice, last vs. South Alabama (2/17/18)
Home Runs1, 4x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
Walks1, 3x, last vs. San Jose State (2/24/18)
Putouts16 vs. Drake (2/18/18)
Assists2, 3x, last vs. Southeastern Lousiana (2/20/18)
Hitting Streak15 games (2/9/18 vs. MVSU to 2/24/18 vs. Cal State Fullerton)
• SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 12) - the first MSU freshman to win the award since Alexis Silkwood in 2014• Started all 15 games for MSU with 12 starts behind the plate and three at third base• Has hit safely in all 15 contests this season and ranks 5th in the conference with 23 total hits• Leads MSU with seven multi-hit contests over her debut season, including a streak of four straight multi-hit games• Recorded a career-high 16 putouts versus Drake (2/18)• Slugged her first career triple versus UT Martin on Feb. 15 • Closed opening day with a 3-for-3 performance with three RBIs versus Omaha (2/9), slugging her first collegiate home run over the Nusz Park video board• Knocked first collegiate hit and scored two runs in her collegiate debut versus Mississippi Valley (2/9)• Younger sister to MSU infielder Montana Davidson• Skilled at performing bat tricks• Majoring in kinesiology
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
• Started six contests for the Bulldogs in the circles• Tied her career high with seven strikeouts versus Southeastern Louisiana (2/20)• Earned her second victory of her career versus Murray State (2/16) allowing just one run over 4.0 innings of work and tying her career high with seven strikeouts• Made collegiate debut in the circle with a start against MVSU (2/11), earning her first victory after striking out seven and allowing just one hit over 4.0 innings of work• Major is undecided
2018 Mississippi State SoftballIndividual Game-by-Game for Mississippi State (as of Mar 01, 2018)
#58 Emily Williams - 1 game (All games)
Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E AvgFeb 11 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY *p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 0Totals 1gs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 0
MSU OPPONENT OVERALL SEC PITCHER OF DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE R-H-E R-H-E INNINGS RECORD RECORD RECORD ATT TIMEFeb. 9 ! Mississippi Valley State W 1-0 10-8-0 0-0-1 5 1-0-0 --- Ward (1-0) --- 1:33Feb. 9 ! Omaha W 8-0 8-8-0 0-1-0 5 2-0-0 --- Knudsen (1-0) 236 1:46Feb. 11 ! Missouri State W 5-0 5-11-2 0-2-2 7 3-0-0 --- Ward (2-0) --- 1:53Feb. 11 ! Mississippi Valley State W 8-0 8-12-0 0-1-1 6 4-0-0 --- Williams (1-0) 414 1:51Feb. 15 UT Martin W 3-0 3-7-1 0-1-1 7 5-0-0 --- Knudsen (2-0) 303 1:15Feb. 16 @ Murray State W 6-1 6-9-1 1-3-1 7 6-0-0 --- Williams (2-0) --- 1:54Feb. 16 @ Drake L 0-1 0-4-3 1-7-1 7 6-1-0 --- Ward (2-1) 634 2:11Feb. 17 @ South Alabama W 6-3 6-9-2 3-5-2 7 7-1-0 --- Ward (3-1) 462 2:18Feb. 18 @ Drake W 1-0 1-5-2 0-4-2 7 8-1-0 --- Knudsen (3-0) 486 1:57Feb. 20 Southeastern Louisiana W 3-2 3-11-1 2-6-2 8 9-1-0 --- Ward (4-1) 461 2:10Feb. 22 # #15 Arizona State L 1-3 1-1-3 3-5-1 7 9-2-0 --- Ward (4-2) 220 1:39Feb. 22 # #23 Nebraska W 9-0 9-14-1 0-4-0 5 10-2-0 --- Knudsen (4-0) --- 1:20Feb. 23 # #16 Oklahoma State W 9-4 9-15-3 4-7-5 7 11-2-0 --- Ward (5-2) 176 2:15Feb. 24 # San Jose State W 6-4 6-10-2 4-10-0 7 12-2-0 --- Ward (6-2) 274 2:03Feb. 25 # Cal State Fullerton L 1-4 1-3-5 4-1-0 7 12-3-0 --- Knudsen (4-1) 215 1:43
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