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Mississippi State Bulldogs softball

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Mississippi State Bulldogs softball
2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team
UniversityMississippi State University
Head coachSamantha Ricketts (5th season)
ConferenceSEC
Western Division
LocationMississippi State, MS
Home stadiumNusz Park[1] (Capacity: 1.100)
NicknameBulldogs
ColorsMaroon and white[2]
   
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024

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

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1982–1986)
1982 Lynn Keiser 2–18 –
1983 Lynn Keiser 6–13 –
1984 Vivian Langley 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 SEC tournament
1999 Kathy Arendsen 38–29 15–15 6th SEC tournament
2000 Kathy Arendsen 44–27 17–13 4th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
2001 Kathy Arendsen 36–26 19–11 3rd SEC tournament
2002 Kathy Arendsen 36–31 13–16 7th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
2003 Jay Miller 34–30 13–16 8th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
2004 Jay Miller 39–26 14–15 7th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
2005 Jay Miller 35–31 12–18 10th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
2006 Jay Miller 33–28 7–22 10th
2007 Jay Miller 35–27 14–14 5th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
2008 Jay Miller 41–22 13–14 T-6th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
2009 Jay Miller 28–28 8–19 9th NCAA Regional
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 Regional
2013 Vann Stuedeman 32–24 8–16 T-10th NCAA Regional
2014 Vann Stuedeman 39–21 10–14 10th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
2015 Vann Stuedeman 36–21 10–14 T-9th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
2016 Vann Stuedeman 26–31 3–21 12th SEC tournament
2017 Vann Stuedeman 36–22 10–14 T-8th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
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
2022 Samantha Ricketts 37–27 10–14 11th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
NCAA Super Regional
2023 Samantha Ricketts 28–25 7–16 12th SEC tournament
2024 Samantha Ricketts 34–20 12–12 T-6th SEC tournament
NCAA Regional
Total: 1,022–778 286–409

      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

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National awards

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NFCA Golden Shoe Award[4]
NFCA Catcher of the Year[5]

Conference awards

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SEC Player of the Year
SEC Freshman of the Year

NFCA All-Americans

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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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