Mississippi State 2018 Softball World Series Capsule

 

Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs

SEC (36-21, 7-17)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/24 Georgia (5-4), 4/7 Texas A&M (4-3), 5/5 Tennessee (10-3)
Bad Losses: 2/16 vs Drake (0-1), 2/24 vs Cal State Fullerton (1-4), 4/16 at Mississippi (6-7)
Coach: Vann Stuedeman
 
Key Field Players:
Mia Davidson, Freshman, C/IF, .371 BA, 18 HR, 46 RBI
Emily Heimberger, Junior, UTL, .331 BA, 22 RBI, 16 SB
Sarai Niu, Junior, IF, .285 BA, 32 RBI
Morgan Bell, Senior, IF, .276 BA, 10 HR, 40 RBI
Reggie Harrison, Senior, IF, .272 BA, 7 HR, 39 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Holly Ward, Senior, P, 1.33 ERA, 15-7 W/L, 14 CG, 168.2 IP, 164 SO
Cassady Knudsen, Senior, P, 2.66 ERA, 12-9 W/L, 9 CG, 100.0 IP, 125 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .291 (55th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.25 (183, 11)
Doubles per Game: 1.45 (33, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.03 (24, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .956 (183, 13)
Home Runs per Game: 0.89 (50, 7)
Scoring Offense: 5.15 (54, 7)
Slugging Percentage: .470 (30, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.85 (155, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.31 (18, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017Regionallost to BYU, eliminated by Fordham
2015Regionallost to Baylor, defeated Weber State, eliminated by Baylor
2014Regionallost to Texas, defeated Texas Southern, eliminated by Texas
2013Regionallost to Florida State, defeated Mississippi Valley State, eliminated by South Alabama
2009Regionallost to California, eliminated by Florida State
2008Regionallost to Hawaii, defeated Stony Brook, eliminated by Hawaii
2007Regionaldefeated Pacific, lost to Arizona, eliminated by Pacific
2005Regionaldefeated Texas A&M Corpus Christi, lost to Texas, defeated Texas A&M Corpus Christi, eliminated by Texas
2004Regionaldefeated Iowa, lost to California, eliminated by Florida Atlantic
 
*all team stats through 5/6