1 Stephanie Comeaux Pitcher 5-4 • Senior • R/R Pascagoula, Miss
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VETERAN PROFILES 1 Stephanie Comeaux Pitcher 5-4 • Senior • R/R Pascagoula, Miss. East Central HS “Stephanie has thrown some tremendous games for us. She’s one that has gotten better and better since her freshman year. She’s been hampered by injuries, really every year. We look forward to Stephanie being 100% this spring.” - Mississippi State head coach Jay Miller AS A JUNIOR (2006) Vols and allowing just four earned runs in 12 innings of work Saw action in 29 games from the circle ... Earned the start 28 ... Struck out five and allowed two earned runs in State’s vic- times and tallied 12 complete games (.429) ... Turned in a 15- tory over Southern Miss in Hattiesburg ... Worked a complete 10 record and a 1.75 ERA in 155.2 innings pitched with 90 game and did not allow an earned run in MSU’s loss at #10 strikeouts and 37 walks ... Had four shutouts and combined Alabama ... Struck out a pair and surrendered one hit in pick- for another ... Held opponents to just a .217 (122-for-561) ing up her second save of the season on MState’s 2-0 victory batting average ... Opened the year with three straight com- over Ole Miss in Oxford ... Scattered three hits and struck out plete games, allowing just two runs over 20 innings of work five in a relief role in MSU’s series finale victory at South ... Tied a school record with ten consecutive victories ... Carolina ... Took the loss to Tennessee in SEC Tournament Threw her first career no-hitter in a 8-0, five-inning game play despite not allowing an earned run in a 3-0 loss. against Jacksonville, February 11, at the USF Best Western Invitational ... Threw a career-high eight innings in a 3-2 vic- AS A FRESHMAN (2004) tory over Bowling Green at the Compass Bank Invitational ... Saw action in 27 games from the circle ... Earned the start The performance helped her earn SEC Pitcher of the Week nine times and tallied a pair of complete games (.222) ... laurels ... Earned her second no-hitter of the season, and Turned in a 9-6 record and a 1.96 ERA in 82.1 innings tories as a prep pitcher and struck out more than 800 bat- State’s first-ever no-hitter against an SEC squad, in a 5-0 vic- pitched with 47 strikeouts and 18 walks ... Also collected ters while sporting an ERAS hovering under the 0.50 mark tory at Arkansas, March 18. one shutout, two combined shutouts and a team-best ... A two-sport athlete at East Central, Stephanie also three saves ... Held opponents to a .269 batting average helped the volleyball squad to two consecutive state tour- AS A SOPHOMORE (2005) ... Collected first collegiate win in relief against Bradley, nament appearances, earning her team’s Best Defensive giving up three hits in three and two-thirds innings while Player as a senior. Saw action in 35 games from the circle ... Earned the start 27 striking out two ... Hurled first complete game in State’s times and tallied six complete games (.222) ... Turned in a 10- 7-1 win over Bradley the next day, striking out six batters PERSONAL 10 record and a 2.77 ERA in 141.2 innings pitched with a and allowing six hits ... Struck out season-high eight bat- Born Stephanie Dawn Comeaux on Sept. 24, 1984, in team-best 105 strikeouts and 47 walks ... Also combined for ters in five-inning victory over Miss. Valley State (2/21), Mobile, Ala. ... Daughter of Neal and Angela Comeaux ... five shutouts and tallied a pair of saves ... Held opponents to allowing just one hit and walking one ... Surrendered four Has an older sister, Katrina ... A Fitness Management major a .261 batting average ... Limited righthanders to just a .245 hits in 3.1 innings against No. 6 Georgia (3/13) in picking at MSU. (95-for-388) batting average ... Did not allow an earned run in up first conference victory and first win over a ranked her first four appearances of the season, tallying a 3-0 record opponent ... Pitched six relief innings in series finale and 11 strikeouts in the process ... Started, but eventually against No. 10 Alabama, striking out a pair and allowing earned the save in State’s first series victory over Cal State- just one run to secure series victory ... Picked up first col- GETTING TO KNOW STEPHANIE Fullerton at the Palm Springs Classic ... Scattered four hits legiate save against No. 17 Florida, allowing just one hit Nickname(s) Favorite Musical Group and struck out four in a relief role en route to earning the win in two innings of work. over Florida A&M at the Buzz Classic ... Struck out a career Comeaux 3 Doors Down high 12 batters and scattered five hits over a complete game HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB Favorite Color My Biggest Fear Is in MSU’s win over UAB in Birmingham then pushed her strike- Prepped at East Central High School for coach Tracy Box Blue Roaches out total against UAB out to 16 with another complete game ... Played club softball for the Mobile Thrillers and coach victory over the Blazers in Starkville later in the season ... Favorite TV Show Favorite TV Channel Don Flippo ... A three-time all-district, all-area and all- Fresh Prince Of Bel Air MTV Performance came at the end of one of two early season state selection, Comeaux helped East Central to three three-game personal winning streaks ... Performed admirably consecutive Class 4A state softball championships after Favorite Food Favorite Store In The Mall in two head-to-head meetings with #6 Tennessee and all- being a part of Pascagoula High School’s 5A state semifi- Italian Buckle American southpaw Monica Abbott, striking out four Lady nalist squad as a freshman ... Collected more than 90 vic- Favorite Movie Place I Would Like To Visit Dirty Dancing Italy Category 2006 Bests Career Bests Favorite Actress On The Field I’m Innings Pitched 8.0 v. Bowling Green (3/4) 8.0 v. Bowling Green (3/4/06) Sandra Bullock Determined, Focused Strikeouts 7, 2x, last v. Miss. Valley State (3/21) 12 at UAB (3/8/05) Favorite Sports Team Off The Field I’m Hits (min. 5.0 IP) 0, 2x, last at Arkansas (3/18) 0, 2x, last at Arkansas (3/18/06) Atlanta Braves Fun, Happy Runs (min. 5.0 IP) 0, 4x, last at Kentucky (5/6) 0, 8x, last at Kentucky (5/6/06) Best Vacation Spot Best Gift I Ever Received Earned Runs (min. 5.0 IP) 0, 7x, last at Kentucky (5/6) 0, 15x, last at Kentucky (5/6/05) Walks 0, 2x, last v. Ole Miss (4/26) 0, 8x, last v. Ole Miss (4/26) Disney World My Car Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP Comeaux’s 2004-FR 1.96 9-6 27 9 2 1/2 3 82.1 85 41 23 18 47 9 1 6 316 .269 7 0 Career 2005-SO 2.77 10-10 35 27 6 0/5 2 141.2 142 71 56 47 105 25 3 14 545 .261 7 12 2006-JR 1.75 15-10 29 28 12 4/1 0 155.2 122 55 39 37 90 26 2 10 561 .217 6 9 Statistics TOTALS 2.18 34-26 91 64 20 5/8 5 379.2 349 167 118 102 242 60 6 30 1422 .245 20 21 13 VETERAN PROFILES #5 Blair Hewett Catcher 5-3 • Senior • R/R St. Matthews, S.C. Calhoun Academy “Blair’s been an outstanding catcher for us. I look for this to be her best year. She’s a tough kid who calls a great game. She does a great job work- ing with our pitching staff. She’s also one that comes up with the big hits when we need them. In pressure situations, she’s one I can count on to come through.” - Mississippi State head coach Jay Miller AS A JUNIOR (2006) two games at #6 Tennessee ... Drove in a run on a 2-for-3 Saw action in 56 games, including 55 starts at catcher ... showing in the series finale with #23 Auburn, then tallied Recipient of MSU’s Most Valuable Player Award ... Posted a base hits in each of the next four games for a season-best .278 batting average in 97 at-bats with 27 hits, including six five-game hitting skein ... Hit 3-for-9 (.333) in State’s series extra-base hits, and seven RBI ... Tallied a .340 slugging per- with cross-state nemesis Ole Miss, recording a hit in each of centage and a .304 on-base percentage ... Also drew four the three-game series. walks ... Posted four multiple-hit games ... Committed one error in 311 total chances for a school-record .997 fielding AS A FRESHMAN (2004) percentage ... Went 2-for-3 with a run and a double in Saw action in 25 games, including 21 starts, 20 of which MSU’s 3-0 victory over #13 Washington at the Compass came at catcher ... Posted a .200 batting average in 45 Bank Inviational ... Recorded a hit in each game at #20 at-bats with eight runs scored on nine hits, including Auburn ... Went 3-for-3 with an RBI in the nightcap against two extra-base hits, and eight RBI ... Tallied a .267 slug- #4 Alabama ... Went 2-for-3 with a run at Long Beach State ging percentage and a .302 on-base percentage ..