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MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL Table of Contents MEDIA/PROGRAM INFORMATION 2 2014 SEASON IN REVIEW 39 HONORS 88 2015 Quick Facts ____________________2 2014 Season in Review: Notebook __ 39-40 All-Americans ___________________ 88-90 This is Mississippi State Softball ________3 MSU by the Numbers ________________40 Conference Honors ______________ 92-93 Covering the Bulldogs ________________4 2014 Game-by-Game Results _________41 National & Regional Honors _______ 91-92 2015 Schedule ______________________5 2014 Individual Statistics _____________42 Team & Tournament Honors _______ 93-94 2015 Roster _________________________6 2014 SEC Results ___________________43 Academic Awards & Honors _______ 95-96 2015 TV/Radio Lineup ________ Back cover 2014 Awards and Accomplishments ____43 All-Time Letterwinners _______________97 COACHES & STAFF 7 HISTORY 44 POSTSEASON PLAY 98 Head Coach Vann Stuedeman ________ 7-9 All-Time Series Records Versus Opponents NCAA Regional __________________ 98-99 The Stuedeman File ________________8 ___________________________ 44-46 SEC Tournament ___________________100 Stuedeman’s Career Capsule _________9 All-Time Scores by Opponent ______ 47-56 MSU Under Stuedeman _________ 10-11 Year-by-Year Results _____________ 57-63 Assistant Coach Samantha Ricketts_____12 All-Time Games Against Ranked Opponents Assistant Coach Tyler Bratton _________14 ___________________________ 64-65 All-Time Extra-Inning Games __________66 All-Time Run-Rule Games _________ 66-67 All-Time Jersey Numbers _____________68 2015 BULLDOGS 15 MSU Softball Stadium _______________69 Meet the Bulldogs: Annual Statistical Leaders _________ 70-72 Returners: Team Year-by-Year Records and Statistics Madison Arroyo __________________15 ______________________________73 Katie Anne Bailey _________________16 All-Time Grand Slams ________________74 Julia Echols ___________________ 17-18 Longest Hitting Streaks ______________74 Erika Gaul _______________________19 Longest Winning Streaks _____________74 Katie Gentle _____________________20 Olivia Golden ____________________21 RECORDS 75 Amanda Ivy ______________________22 Team Records: Season ___________ 75-76 Loryn Nichols _________________ 23-24 Team Records: Game ________________77 Ashley Phillilps ________________ 25-26 Individual Career Records _________ 78-80 Caroline Seitz _________________ 27-28 Individual Season Records _________ 81-83 Alexis Silkwood________________ 29-30 Individual Game Records _____________84 Mackenzie Toler _______________ 31-32 Career No-Hitters/Perfect Games ______85 Kayla Winkfield ________________ 33-34 Class Records ___________________ 86-87 Newcomers: Calyn Adams _____________________35 Morgan Bell _____________________35 Demi Blaker _____________________36 Carmen Carter ___________________36 Cassady Knudsen _________________37 Claire Stucker ____________________37 Holly Ward ______________________38 2 2015 Mississippi state softball • faCt booK MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL Quick Facts MISSISSIPPI STATE QUICK FACTS SOFTBALL HISTORY Location _________________________________________ Starkville, Miss. Program Years ______________________________ 1982-86; 1997-Present Founded ___________________________________________Feb. 28, 1878 All-Time Overall Record ______________________________ 693-559 (.554) Enrollment ______________________________________________ 20,138 All-Time Southeastern Conference Record _______________ 223-281 (.442) Conference ___________________________________ Southeastern (West) NCAA Tournament Appearances _______________________________ 11 Nickname ______________________________________________Bulldogs ______________________________(2000, 2002-05, 2007-09, 2012-14) Mascot____________________________________________________Bully All-Time NCAA Tournament Record ______________33 games: 11-22 (.333) Colors _______________________________ Maroon (PMS 202) and White Southeastern Conference Tournament Appearances ________________13 President _____________________________________ Dr. Mark E. Keenum ____________________________(1998-2005, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2014) Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA ______________________________________ Ann Carr All-Time Southeastern Conference Tournament Record ______ 11-21 (.344) SOFTBALL STAFF 2014 REVIEW & 2015 PREVIEW Head Coach ____________________Vann Stuedeman (Huntingdon, 1994) 2014 Record ______________________________________________ 39-21 Year at Mississippi State ________________________________ Fourth 2014 Southeastern Conference Record (Conference Finish) ___10-14 (10th) Record at Mississippi State, Seasons ____________ 105-69 (.603), Three Postseason _______________________________ NCAA Lafayette Regional Career Record__________________________________________ Same Positional Starters Returning/Lost _______________________________ 5/4 Assistant Coach _________________ Samantha Ricketts (Oklahoma, 2009) Pitchers Returning/Lost _______________________________________ 2/2 Year at Mississippi State __________________________________ First Letterwinners Returning/Lost _________________________________ 12/8 Assistant Coach _________________Tyler Bratton (Mississippi State, 2007) Newcomers ___________________________________________________7 Year at Mississippi State ________________________________Second Softball Office Phone Number _________________________ 662-325-0573 Certified Athletic Trainer ___________________________ Kayleigh Zavadil MEDIA INFORMATION Strength and Conditioning Coach _____________________Elizabeth Gore Sr. Assoc. Athletics Director/Media Relations ______________Mike Nemeth Academic Advisor _______________________________ Sawyer Bowering Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations ________________ Bill Martin Student Managers ______________________________________ Pat Grant Assistant Media Relations Director/ Stephen Spencer Softball Contact ________________________________ Andrew Piper Megan Nesbit Office Phone____________________________________ 662-325-0972 Mobile Phone ___________________________________ 662-419-9183 FACILITY INFORMATION E-mail ____________________________ [email protected] Media Relations Fax _________________________________ 662-325-2563 Home Field __________________________________MSU Softball Stadium Mailing Address ____________________________________ P.O. Box 5327 Capacity ___________________________________________________750 ___________________________________ Mississippi State, MS 39762 Field Dimensions _______________________________L-200, C-220, R-200 Official MSU Athletics Web site ___________________ www.HailState.com Press Box Number __________________________________ 662-325-7546 Mississippi State Softball Twitter ________________________@HailStateSB 2015 Mississippi state softball • faCt booK 3 MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL This is Mississippi State Softball Mississippi State is in its 19th season of varsity softball since the restart of the program in 1997. The Bulldogs also fielded squads from 1982-86. In the previous 18 seasons, MSU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament 11 times, including six of the last eight and three consecutive postseason events. The Bulldogs have won one postseason contest in each of the last two years, defeating Mississippi Valley State 2-1 in 2013 and Texas Southern 5-3 in 2014. The Bulldogs have had 13 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America honorees and seven Easton All-America selections. During the 2014 campaign, Caroline Seitz was a Top 25 Finalist for the inaugural National Fastpitch Coaches Association Freshman of the Year Award. She topped the Bulldogs with a .340 batting average, 64 hits, 20 doubles, 19 multiple-hit games and a .617 slugging percentage. The Bulldogs received four weekly honors from the SEC in 2014. The total is tied with the 2008 and 2004 squads for the second most in program history. Only the 2009 team received more honors with five. In 2013, MSU was selected as an Easton Team of the Year, joining Women’s College World Series partici- pants Florida and Texas, and had consecutive 30-win seasons for the first time since 1998-2008. Since the National Fastpitch Coaches Association started giving the Diamond Catcher of the Year award in 1997, MSU leads all Division I institutions with four winners. Chelsea Bramlett received the honor from 2008-10 while Keri McCallum was the 2000 winner. Mississippi State claims three USA National Team members as Bramlett (2010, 2009), Courtney Bures (2009) and Kellie Wilkerson (2005) have all suited up for the red, white and blue. Former head coach Jay Miller was also the USA National Team head coach for 2009-10. In addition to the USA National Team members, the Bulldogs claim 11 professional softball players. Bures was drafted 16th overall by the Washington Glory in 2008 and Iyhia McMichael led the Akron Racers to the 2005 title, hitting the game-winning home run off Jennie Finch. A year earlier, in 2004, McMichael claimed the league’s Most Valuable Player award and Wilkerson guided the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut to the National Pro Fastpitch title. During 18 years of softball, Mississippi State student-athletes have not only shined on the field, but in the classroom as well. Bulldogs have accumulated a total of nine Academic All-America honors and 19 Academic All-District awards. Bramlett was a two-time First Team Academic All-America honoree, in 2008 and 2010. 4 2015 Mississippi state softball • faCt booK MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL Covering the Bulldogs he Mississippi State Media Relations Department welcomes INTERVIEWS your interest in Bulldog athletics.