Mississippi State Bulldogs softball

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Mississippi State Bulldogs softball
Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg
UniversityMississippi State University
Head coachSamantha Ricketts (2nd season)
ConferenceSEC
Western Division
LocationMississippi State, MS
Home stadiumNusz Park[1] (Capacity: 1100)
NicknameBulldogs
ColorsMaroon and white[2]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

The Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team represents Mississippi State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Bulldogs are currently led by head coach Samantha Ricketts. The team plays its home games at Nusz Park located on the university's campus.[3]

Year-by-year results[]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1982–1986)
1982 2–18 –
1983 Lynn Keiser 6–13 –
1984 11–20 –
1985 Vivian Langley 28–14 –
1986 Vivian Langley 27–11 –
Southeastern Conference (1997–present)
1997 Kathy Arendsen 29–27 11–17 8th
1998 Kathy Arendsen 36–21 15–11 T-4th
1999 Kathy Arendsen 38–29 15–15 6th
2000 Kathy Arendsen 44–27 17–13 4th
NCAA Regional
2001 Kathy Arendsen 36–26 19–11 3rd
2002 Kathy Arendsen 36–31 13–16 7th
NCAA Regional
2003 Jay Miller 34–30 13–16 8th
NCAA Regional
2004 Jay Miller 39–26 14–15 7th SEC Tournament
NCAA Regional
2005 Jay Miller 35–31 12–18 10th
NCAA Regional
2006 Jay Miller 33–28 7–22 10th
2007 Jay Miller 35–27 14–14 5th SEC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
2008 Jay Miller 41–22 13–14 T-6th SEC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
2009 Jay Miller 28–28 8–19 9th NCAA Tournament
2010 Jay Miller 26–29 7–20 10th
2011 Jay Miller 24–32 10–19 8th SEC Tournament
2012 Vann Stuedeman 33–24 12–16 T-7th SEC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
2013 Vann Stuedeman 32–24 8–16 T-10th NCAA Tournament
2014 Vann Stuedeman 39–21 10–14 10th SEC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
2015 Vann Stuedeman 36–21 10–14 T-9th SEC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
2016 Vann Stuedeman 26–31 3–21 12th SEC Tournament
2017 Vann Stuedeman 36–22 10–14 T-8th SEC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
2018 Vann Stuedeman 38–22 7–17 T-11th SEC Tournament
NCAA Regional
2019 Vann Stuedeman 35–23 9–15 12th SEC Tournament
NCAA Regional
2020 Samantha Ricketts 25–3 0-0
2021 Samantha Ricketts 35–25 8–15 9th SEC Tournament
NCAA Regional
Total: 923–706

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors[]

National awards[]

NFCA Golden Shoe Award[4]
  • Chelsea Bramlett (2009)
  • Lisa Clemons (2002)
NFCA Catcher of the Year[5]
  • Keri McCallum (2000)
  • Chelsea Bramlett (2008, 2009, 2010)

Conference awards[]

SEC Player of the Year
SEC Freshman of the Year
  • Courtney Bures (2005)
  • Chelsea Bramlett (2007)
  • Mia Davidson (2018)

NFCA All-Americans[]

Player Year(s) Position Team
Keri McCallum 2000 Catcher 1st
Kellie Wilkerson 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 At-Large (OF/P), At-Large (OF), Utility, At-Large (UT) 2nd, 1st, 1st, 2nd
Iyhia McMichael 2003, 2004 Outfield 1st
Courtney Bures 2005, 2008 Shortstop, At-Large-P 1st
Chelsea Bramlett 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 UT/Non-P, Catcher(3) 1st
Reference:[6]

Perfect games[]

The following two perfect games have been thrown by Mississippi State pitchers over the program's history.[7]

  • March 2, 1997. Jenny Hehnke vs Alabama State (won 18–0, 5 innings)
  • February 9, 2018. Holly Ward vs Mississippi Valley State (won 10–0, 5 innings)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "MSU softball opens Nusz Park – Starkville Daily News". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ Mississippi State Athletic Identity Standards (PDF). September 14, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nusz Park". HailState.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  4. ^ "NFCA – National Fastpitch Coaches Association". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. ^ "NFCA – National Fastpitch Coaches Association". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  6. ^ "NFCA – National Fastpitch Coaches Association". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Holly Ward Perfect as Softball Sweeps Opening Day with Shutout Wins". hailstate.com. February 9, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-12.

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