2017 Softball Game Notes
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12 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Softball PR Contact: Hunter Richardson 2017 SOFTBALL Twitter: @HunterRich18 Email: [email protected] GAME NOTES Cell: (901) 490-4175 Office: (662) 325-8040 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2017 SCHEDULE MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Date Opponent Time (CT) GAME VS. Feb. 10 ! Georgia State W, 4-0 Feb. 10 ! Stephen F. Austin W, 2-0 15 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS Feb. 11 ! Western Kentucky L, 0-1 Feb. 11 ! Stephen F. Austin W, 2-1 Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 // 5 p.m. CT // North Oak Park // Hammond, La. Feb. 12 ! Georgia State L, 1-3 Feb. 16 @ vs. Fresno State W, 4-1 Feb. 17 @ vs. Cal State Fullerton L, 1-6 Feb. 17 @ vs. Texas Tech W, 6-3 Feb. 18 @ vs. Florida Gulf Coast W, 6-3 SERIES INFORMATION Feb. 24 # North Florida W, 7-5 11-3 (0-0 SEC) All-Time Series ...................MSU leads, 5-0 8-6 (0-0 Southland) Feb. 24 # Eastern Illinois W, 4-1 Head Coach ................. Vann Stuedeman In Hammond ........................MSU leads, 2-0 Head Coach .............................Rick Fremin Feb. 25 # Southern Illinois W, 5-2 MSU Record ..........178-124 (6th Season) Last Meeting ...........................MSU, 10-2 (6) SLU Record ............... 31-38 (2nd Season) Feb. 25 # North Florida W, 4-1 Career Record ......178-124 (6th Season) .......................... March 22, 2016 (Starkville) Career Record ...378-298 (12th Season) Feb. 26 # Southern Illinois W, 6-2 Current Streak ................................ MSU, +5 Feb. 28 at Southeastern Louisiana 5:00 p.m. Social Media ........................ @HailStateSB Social Media ...................@slulionsoftball March 2 Alabama State +6:00 p.m. March 3 % Samford +3:00 p.m. March 3 % UMass +5:30 p.m. March 4 % Central Arkansas +12:30 p.m. GENERAL INFO March 4 % 1 vs. 4 +3:00 p.m. Location: .....................................................................................Hammond, La. March 4 % 2 vs. 3 +5:30 p.m. Stadium: ....................................................................................North Oak Park March 5 % Consolation +11:00 a.m. Date: .......................................................................................Tuesday, Feb. 28 March 5 % Championship +1:30 p.m. March 7 Troy $6:30 p.m. Live Stream: .....................................................................................LionVision March 10 * at Texas A&M 6:00 p.m. Live Stats: .............................................................www.sidearmstats.com/selu/softball/ March 11 * at Texas A&M $2:30 p.m. Tuesday Forecast: ................................................................83 Degrees, Cloudy (20 %) March 12 * at Texas A&M $2:00 p.m. March 15 at Central Arkansas 5:00 p.m. March 17 * Alabama +6:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS March 18 * Alabama +6:00 p.m. POS. NAME AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SB March 19 * Alabama +2:00 p.m. C Calyn Adams .320 12-12 25 3 8 2 0 0 1 10 1 0 March 22 at Ole Miss 6:00 p.m. 1B Morgan Bell .243 14-14 37 4 9 3 0 1 1 15 7 0 March 24 ^ vs. Louisiana Tech 3:30 p.m. 2B Emily Heimberger .343 13-13 35 7 12 0 1 0 6 14 3 0 March 24 ^ at Oklahoma 6:00 p.m. March 25 ^ vs. UAB 12:00 p.m. 3B Caroline Seitz .178 14-14 45 5 8 1 0 0 6 9 1 0 March 28 at Southern Miss 6:00 p.m. SS Reggie Harrison .324 13-13 35 7 12 2 0 2 5 20 8 2 March 29 Mississippi Valley State +6:00 p.m. LF Bevia Robinson .500 13-10 32 7 16 1 1 0 4 19 4 10 March 31 * at LSU 6:00 p.m. CF Kat Moore .324 10-9 34 4 11 2 0 0 3 13 1 2 April 1 * at LSU 6:00 p.m. RF Olivia Golden .259 11-8 27 6 7 1 0 2 8 14 2 0 April 2 * at LSU 1:00 p.m. DP Katie Anne Bailey .242 12-12 33 4 8 2 1 0 3 12 4 1 April 5 Jackson State +6:00 p.m. April 7 * South Carolina +6:00 p.m. POS. NAME ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO IP H ER BB SO April 8 * South Carolina +12:00 p.m. P Alexis Silkwood 0.78 6-0 10 5 5 1/1 44.2 31 5 9 27 April 9 * South Carolina +12:00 p.m. P Regan Green 0.68 2-0 5 4 0 0/1 20.2 19 2 8 16 April 14 * at Georgia 5:00 p.m. P Holly Ward 1.29 2-1 5 2 1 0/0 21.2 17 4 3 20 April 15 * at Georgia 1:00 p.m. April 16 * at Georgia 1:00 p.m. P Cassady Knudsen 2.33 1-2 3 3 0 0/0 15.0 6 5 12 20 April 18 at Alcorn State 3:00 p.m. April 22 * Arkansas $5:00 p.m. April 23 * Arkansas $6:00 p.m. NEED TO KNOW April 24 * Arkansas $6:00 p.m. • The Bulldogs closed out last weekend by going 5-0 and capturing the February Freezer Championship, their second April 28 * at Auburn 6:00 p.m. home tournament of the season. State defeated North Florida twice, Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois to advance to April 29 * at Auburn 6:00 p.m. April 30 * at Auburn 1:00 p.m. the title game. There the Maroon and White downed SIU, 6-2, to close out the weekend on top. May 5 * Kentucky $6:30 p.m. • Senior lefty Alexis Silkwood struck out three batters in her victory against North Florida on Saturday, Feb. 25. With those May 6 * Kentucky $3:00 p.m. three strikeouts, she passed Alison Owen (2013-14) to become MSU’s all-time strikeouts leader with 474. She also ranks May 7 * Kentucky +1:00 p.m. in the Top 5 in a number of other categories, including second in innings pitched (551.0) and wins (50), tied for second in May 10-13 SEC Tournament (Knoxville, Tenn.) TBA May 19-21 NCAA Regional TBA complete games (44) and tied for third in shutouts (13). May 26-28 NCAA Super Regional TBA • One of the highly-touted additions to the 2017 Bulldog softball squad has been JUCO transfer Bevia Robinson. In just June 1-6 Women’s College World Series TBA 13 games, she’s hit a team-leading .469, scoring seven runs and driving in five. She is also 10-for-11 in stealing bases, Bold indicates home dates which is currently tied for second in the SEC. All times Central and subject to change • MSU has been unbeatable when carrying a lead past the fifth inning, going 10-0 this season in such situations. * - SEC Games // $ - SEC Network // + - SEC Network + • State is one win away from tying for the 10th-longest winning streak in school history with eight-straight victories. MSU’s ! - Bulldog Kickoff Classic (Starkville, Miss.) seven-game streak is the longest since winning 10-in-a-row from Feb. 5-26 last season. @ - Triple Crown College Challenge (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) # - February Freezer (Starkville, Miss.) % - Bulldog Slamboree (Starkville, Miss.) ^ - College Preview Tournament (Norman/Oklahoma City, Okla.) @HAILSTATESB ALABAMA STATE | FEB. 28 GENERAL INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION Name .................Mississippi State University CREDENTIALS Location ........................... Starkville, Miss. Founded .............................Feb. 28, 1878 Due to free admission, no press or photo credentials are required for home Enrollment ..................................20,500 Nickname ................................Bulldogs games. However, due to limited seating availability inside the MSU Softball Colors ...........................Maroon & White Stadium Press Box, all seating requests should be emailed to Hunter Richardson Conference ..........................Southeastern at least 48 hours prior to each home game. For liability reasons, all photographers President ......................Dr. Mark E. Keenum wishing to shoot the game should report to the press box pregame and notify Athletics Director ..................... John Cohen MSU officials they are shooting on the field. Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA. .Ann Carr Stadium .................................Nusz Park Space is very limited, so accommodations are on a priority basis: members of Seating Capacity. 1,000 the media who cover MSU Softball on a regular basis and visiting media. Only Dimensions ....................L-200, C-220, R-200 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 MEDIA RELATIONS Sr. Assoc. AD/External Relations ....Scott Wetherbee in the working press area. Asst. AD/Media Relations ................Bill Martin Assistant Director (Softball) .....Hunter Richardson Office Phone .........................662.325.8040 PRESS SERVICES Cell Phone. 901.490.4175 Email [email protected] Weekly press releases, including individual and team statistics, as well as Fax ..............................662.325.2563 information on upcoming games, will be available at the beginning of each week Mailing Address. .P.O. Box 5327 Mississippi State, MS 39762 in which the team competes. Members of the media can request to be added to Overnight Address ......................Room 202 the email list to automatically receive up-to-date information on MSU softball. On Humphrey Coliseum game days, game flipcards, individual and team stats and any pertinent pregame 55 Coliseum Blvd. information are available in the press box. Mississippi State, MS 39762 Web Site .......................www.HailState.com PROGRAM HISTORY PHOTOGRAPHY Program Years ..............1982-86; 1997-Present Overall Record (25 seasons) .........755-611 (.553) Photography permission for all MSU home games will be issued only to accred- Overall SEC Record (20 seasons) .....236-316 (.428) ited photographers on assignment. Photographers may shoot ONLY on the grass NCAA Tournament App. .........................12 area beyond the bases in foul territory. The MSU Athletic Department adheres to (2000; 2002-05, 07-09, 2012-15) NCAA photography policies and reserves all commercial and non-commercial NCAA Tournament Record .............12-24 (.333) SEC Tournament Appearances ...................15 rights to use of film, videotape and still photographs of its athletes, athletic events (1998-2005, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2014-16) and facilities.