The Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team represents
Mississippi State University in
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic ...
college softball. The team participates in the Western Division of the
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities o ...
(SEC). The Bulldogs are currently led by head coach
Samantha Ricketts
Samantha Louisa Ricketts (born December 29, 1986) is an American, former collegiate All-American, professional softball first baseman, and the current head coach at Mississippi State Bulldogs softball, Mississippi State. She played college softba ...
. The team plays its home games at Nusz Park located on the university's campus.
Year-by-year results
Awards and honors
National awards
;
NFCA Golden Shoe Award
The NFCA Golden Shoe Award is an award given by New Balance to the best college softball
College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softba ...
*Chelsea Bramlett (2009)
*Lisa Clemons (2002)
;
NFCA Catcher of the Year
*Keri McCallum (2000)
*Chelsea Bramlett (2008, 2009, 2010)
*Mia Davidson (2022)
Conference awards
;
SEC Player of the Year
*
Iyhia McMichael (2003, 2004)
;
SEC Freshman of the Year
*Courtney Bures (2005)
*Chelsea Bramlett (2007)
*Mia Davidson (2018)
NFCA All-Americans
Perfect games
The following two perfect games have been thrown by Mississippi State pitchers over the program's history.
*March 2, 1997. Jenny Hehnke vs
Alabama State (won 18–0, 5 innings)
*February 9, 2018.
Holly Ward vs
Mississippi Valley State
Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU, The Valley or Valley) is a public historically black university in Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi, adjacent to Itta Bena, Mississippi.[List of NCAA Division I softball programs
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References
External links
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