HAILSTATE.COM/SOFTBALL 2021 GAME NOTES | GAMES 14-18: BULLDOG INVITATIONAL Contact: Brian Ogden Phone: 972-977-7459 MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL Email: [email protected] Twitter: @brianogden 22 ALL-AMERICAN HONORS | 15 NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES | 33 ALL-SEC HONORS 2021 SCHEDULE & RECORD BULLDOG INVITATIONAL RV/RV OVERALL 8-5 AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (8-5, 0-0 SEC) SEC: 0-0 MARCH 5-7 | STARKVILLE, MISS. | NUSZ PARK NON-CONFERENCE: 8-5 MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (8-5, 0-0 SEC) HOME: 6-1 STREAK: Lost 2 RANKINGS: BAT AVG: .301 ERA: 3.46 AWAY: 1-4 LAST 10 GAMES: 5-5 NFCA Coaches - RV RUNS/GM: 6.1 K/7: 7.4 THE RECORD NEUTRAL: 1-0 HEAD COACH: USA Softball - RV HITS/GM: 8.2 K/BB RATIO: 2.6 Samantha Ricketts Softball America - 18 SLG PCT: .494 OPP BAT AVG: .241 2021 SCHEDULE AT MSU: 33-8 (2nd Year) D1Softball - NR CAREER: 33-8 (2nd Year) Feb. 13 MIAMI (OHIO) SECN+ W, 10-9 MIAMI (OHIO) SECN+ W, 10-3 BALL STATE CARDINALS (2-2, 0-0 MAC) Feb. 17 SOUTHEASTERN LA. SECN+ PPD - MAKEUP TBA STREAK: Lost 1 RANKINGS: BAT AVG: .286 ERA: 2.90 Feb. 21 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 1 SECN+ W, 4-2 LAST 10 GAMES: 5-5 NFCA Coaches - NR RUNS/GM: 4.8 K/7: 6.0 1 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SECN+ L, 5-6 (8) HEAD COACH: USA Softball - NR HITS/GM: 8.5 K/BB RATIO: 1.1 Feb. 22 MISSOURI STATE 1 SECN+ W, 5-0 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. 1 SECN+ W, 10-1 (5) Lacy Wood Softball America - NR SLG PCT: .420 OPP BAT AVG: .178 Feb. 24 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. SECN+ W, 10-2 (6) AT BSU: 2-2 (1st Year) D1Softball - NR Feb. 26 at Texas State 2 L, 3-4 CAREER: 2-2 (1st Year) at Texas State 2 W, 6-2 Feb. 27 at #7/7 Texas 2 LHN L, 7-8 ALCORN STATE LADY BRAVES (2-4, 0-0 SWAC) vs. Houston 2 LHN W, 3-0 STREAK: Won 1 RANKINGS: BAT AVG: .169 ERA: 4.67 Feb. 28 at #23/21 Baylor 2 ESPN+ L, 6-10 LAST 10 GAMES: 2-8 NFCA Coaches - NR RUNS/GM: 1.0 K/7: 3.3 Mar. 3 at #3/2 Alabama SECN+ L, 0-4 HEAD COACH: USA Softball - NR HITS/GM: 2.3 K/BB RATIO: 0.9 Mar. 5 BALL STATE 3 SECN+ 3 p.m. Josef Rankin Softball America - NR SLG PCT: .193 OPP BAT AVG: .304 ALCORN STATE 3 SECN+ 5:30 p.m. 69-143 (6th Year) D1Softball - NR 3 AT ALCN: Mar. 6 WESTERN KENTUCKY SECN+ 12:30 p.m. CAREER: 69-143 (6th Year) TBD 3 SECN+ 3 p.m./5:30 p.m. Mar. 7 TBD 3 SECN+ 11 a.m./1:30 p.m. WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS (6-1, 0-0 C-USA) Mar. 9 at Alabama State 4 p.m. STREAK: Won 3 RANKINGS: BAT AVG: .347 ERA: 2.23 Mar. 10 MEMPHIS SECN+ 6 p.m. LAST 10 GAMES: 8-2 NFCA Coaches - NR RUNS/GM: 8.3 K/7: 7.2 Mar. 13 at Ole Miss* SECN 5 p.m. Mar. 14 at Ole Miss* SECN 4 p.m. HEAD COACH: USA Softball - NR HITS/GM: 9.7 K/BB RATIO: 2.8 Mar. 15 at Ole Miss* SECN 6 p.m. Amy Tudor Softball America - NR SLG PCT: .592 OPP BAT AVG: .229 Mar. 17 at Samford 6 p.m. AT WKU: 208-144-1 (8th Year) D1Softball - NR Mar. 19 FLORIDA* SECN+ 6 p.m. CAREER: 425-350-2 (17th Year) Mar. 20 FLORIDA* SECN+ 2 p.m. Mar. 21 FLORIDA* SECN+ 1 p.m. FOLLOW ALONG TV/STREAMING: SEC Network+ (MSU only) LIVE STATS: https://hailst.at/31XCitR Mar. 23 CENTRAL ARKANSAS SECN+ 4 p.m. Mar. 26 at Arkansas* SECN+ TBA Mar. 27 at Arkansas* SECN+ TBA LEADING OFF Mar. 28 at Arkansas* SECN+ TBA Mar. 31 at Southern Miss 6 p.m. LET’S GO STREAKING: Chloe Malau’ulu is currently riding a ASPEN’S ADJUSTMENT: After posting a 2.47 ERA in 11.1 innings Apr. 3 at North Alabama 1 p.m. career-long 18-game reached base streak. On Wednesday night, she with 13 strikeouts in 2020, Aspen Wesley leads MSU with a 1.95 at North Alabama 3:30 p.m. tied her career-long hitting streak at six games. ERA in 14.1 innings and has struck out 17 (8.3 K/7). Apr. 5 at Southeastern La. 4 p.m. Apr. 9 TENNESSEE* SECN+ 6 p.m. RETURN TO FORM: Emily Williams has come on in relief in three BACK ON TRACK: Mia Davidson entered the Lone Star State Invi- Apr. 10 TENNESSEE* SECN+ 2 p.m. of State’s last four games and totaled 8.0 scoreless innings while tational batting just .217, but went 8-for-17 with five extra-base hits Apr. 11 TENNESSEE* SECN+ 1 p.m. allowing just three hits with nine strikeouts and two walks and to raise her average to .325 (13-for-40). She had four RBIs entering Apr. 14 SOUTHERN MISS SECN+ 6 p.m. holding opponents to a .115 batting average. the tournament and drove in seven runs over the weekend. Apr. 16 at Missouri* SECN+ 6:30 p.m. Apr. 17 at Missouri* SECN 1 p.m. MILESTONE WATCH: Fa Leilua needs just one home run to move THUNDER AND LIGHTNING: Mia Davidson (57) and Fa Leilua (55) Apr. 18 at Missouri* SECN 3 p.m. into a tie for third in MSU history. Her next blast will be her 37th in rank fifth and seventh respectively among the NCAA’s active career Apr. 20 JACKSON STATE SECN+ 4 p.m. the Maroon and White, tying Iyhia McMichael and Caroline Seitz. Mia leaders in home runs. The duo is the one of two pairs of teammates JACKSON STATE SECN+ 6 p.m. Davidson’s next homer will land her among the SEC’s all-time top in the country to boast 50-plus career homers (Arizona). Apr. 23 TEXAS A&M* SECN+ 6 p.m. 10 home run hitters. Apr. 24 TEXAS A&M* SECN 2 p.m. Apr. 25 TEXAS A&M* SECN+ 1 p.m. Apr. 30 at South Carolina* SECN+ 5 p.m. May 1 at South Carolina* SECN 2 p.m. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP May 2 at South Carolina* SECN+ 12 p.m. May 7 GEORGIA* SECN 5 p.m. # NAME POS. YR. B/T AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI PO A E FLD% May 8 GEORGIA* SECN 1 p.m. 14 Chloe Malau’ulu LF Jr. R/R .326 43 14 2 0 1 4 15 2 0 1.000 May 9 GEORGIA* SECN+ 1 p.m. 33 Mia Davidson C Sr. R/R .302 43 13 3 0 5 11 38 8 5 .902 May 12-15 SEC Tournament SECN TBA 24 Fa Leilua 1B Gr. R/R .378 37 14 4 0 5 12 76 5 1 .988 *Southeastern Conference game | All times CT 7 Anna Kate Segars CF Jr. L/L .270 37 10 3 0 1 7 17 1 1 .947 32 Montana Davidson 3B Sr. R/R .415 41 17 1 1 1 7 8 21 3 .906 1 The Snowman: Alex Wilcox Memorial (Starkville, Miss.) 6 Paige Cook 2B So. R/R .324 37 12 2 0 1 9 16 21 0 1.000 2 Lone Star State Invitational (Various Sites) 17 Carter Spexarth DP Sr. R/R .250 44 11 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 -- 3 Bulldog Invitational (Starkville, Miss.) 18 Madisyn Kennedy SS So. R/R .000 10 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 3 .850 88 Christian Quinn RF Gr. L/R .296 27 8 2 0 0 5 5 1 0 1.000 # PITCHERS R/L YR. ERA W-L G-GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO B/AVG 29 Annie Willis RHP Sr. 3.32 4-0 6-2 1 0 19.0 19 9 9 4 20 .253 58 Emily Williams RHP Sr. 3.44 0-0 6-3 0 0 20.1 15 11 10 7 22 .195 31 Grace Fagan LHP Jr. 4.54 1-1 5-3 0 0 12.1 15 10 8 6 13 .306 @HAILSTATESB PG 1 HAILSTATE.COM/SOFTBALL 2021 GAME NOTES | GAMES 14-18: BULLDOG INVITATIONAL BULLDOG SOFTBALL BI-WEEKLY CALENDAR (ALL TIMES CT) MON - 3/1 TUES - 3/2 WED - 3/3 THURS - 3/4 FRI - 3/5 SAT - 3/6 SUN - 3/7 VS. BALL STATE VS. WESTERN KY. CONSOLATION Practice AT ALABAMA Practice 3 p.m. | Starkville 12:30 p.m. | Starkville 11 a.m. | Starkville Off Day 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. | Tuscaloosa, AL 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. VS. ALCORN STATE BRACKET PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 5:30 p.m. | Starkville TBA | Starkville 1:30 p.m. | Starkville MON - 3/8 TUES - 3/9 WED - 3/10 THURS - 3/11 FRI - 3/12 SAT - 3/13 SUN - 3/14 AT ALABAMA STATE VS. MEMPHIS Practice Practice AT OLE MISS AT OLE MISS Off Day 4 p.m. | Montgomery, AL 6 p.m. | Starkville 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. 5 p.m. | Oxford, MS 4 p.m. | Oxford, MS MEDIA INFORMATION QUICK FACTS SOFTBALL MEDIA PORTAL BRIAN OGDEN UNIVERSITY Mississippi State has created an online portal for media members Softball / Football Location Starkville, Miss.