Her hot streak began during MSUs road series win at No. The official Softball Coach List for the Mississippi College Choctaws Skip To Main . 19 Georgia and No. ICYMI: The entire @SEC softball community wore teal uniforms or accents on Saturday as part of the #AllForAlex campaign! Story Links ARLINGTON - UT Arlington head softball coach Kara Dill has announced the addition of former Mississippi State standout and Long Beach City College assistant coach Fa Leilua (FAH lay-Loo-ah) to join her inaugural staff as an assistant coach. And she will always be remembered in Starkville, Mississippi and even throughout the entire country for the light she brought to everything she did heres a look back over the last two years with our content weve done on Alex so we never forget her impact and her wonderful example, Forever missing you, Alex. Under her instruction, Tide pitchers registered 23 no-hitters, including three perfect games. The team has taken to the new coach, too. Mississippi Valley softball coaches accused of cruelty, HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. Wilcoxs constant positivity and determination throughout her battle drew support and praise from legends in the softball community like Olympians Michele Smith and Jessica Mendoza. I do have good memories from Valley, she said, but all of my good memories are not from softball.. She sparkled during the fall season, displaying her ability at the plate with home run power. All Rights Reserved. 1 Oklahoma and No. Postseason invitational champion They played a total of 23 games against Top 5 opponents and 16 against 2015 WCWS teams. Head Coach, Mississippi State, 2011-Present The championship and winning season was the first in the 90s for the West Alabama program. She meant that much to our softball community. 12 Florida, No. The team participates in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). At the So Cal As Invitational, the Birmingham Thunderbolts were wearing a teal colored jersey to remember and honor Alex just as the Bulldogs did this year. She's going to be here. The two SEC Pitcher of the Week awards marked the third-straight year with such an honoree, the longest stretch for the program since 2001-04. Athletic Administration Building , Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex , Newell-Grissom Building , Mike Sanders Track Complex , Mize Pavilion at Humphrey Coliseum , MSU Golf Practice Facility , Palmeiro Center , Templeton Athletic Academic Center , Associate Head Softball Coach/Recruiting Coordinator. Softball vs Mississippi Valley State February 28, 2023 4:00 PM. Stefan Krajisnik is the Mississippi State beat writer for the Clarion Ledger. Alumni Chapter Rebels Choice Awards Student-Athlete Development Financial Management Mission Statement Staff University of Mississippi Alumni Association Chancellor Employment Traditions RebelVision Live Stats Radio/TV Affiliates SiriusXM Satellite Radio YouTube . "I am thrilled to bring Fa's positive energy to our program," said Dill. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; The team plays its home games at Nusz Park located on the university's campus. Later, when I revised the list it was out that she had the ovarian cancer. She thought it was a long shot but took the chance just the same. It was exactly what I was looking for. Master's in Elementary Education, West Alabama, 1996 Pitts Tennis Centre , Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field , Dudy Noble Field/Polk-DeMent Stadium , Holliman Athletic Center , John H. Bryan Sr. Assistant Coach, Alabama, 2000-11 :Why Mississippi State softball is in position for Womens College World Series, SUPER REGIONAL PREDICTIONS:Who's going to the WCWS? Stuedeman returned the call. Fans gathered in anticipation of Mississippi States return after winning its first regional titleSunday. Athletic Administration Building , Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex , Newell-Grissom Building , Mike Sanders Track Complex , Mize Pavilion at Humphrey Coliseum , MSU Golf Practice Facility , Palmeiro Center , Templeton Athletic Academic Center . Over her freshman campaign, Wilcox continued her fight with cancer while continuing to pursue her dreams of playing collegiate softball. Her staff gave up 154 earned runs in 2012, almost 100 fewer than the previous spring. Postseason invitational champion We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. This is where it became personal for me and involves a regret I will always have, one Ive never spoken about publicly before. The Bulldogs carried a never-say-die attitude with them in 2015 as they recorded 15 come-from-behind wins to give Stuedeman a total of 50 comeback wins over her first four seasons in Starkville. Everyone rooted for her and she battled and battled the insidious disease. Bulldogs Make Statement With Two Wins At TaxAct Clearwater Invitational. For the first time since 2001, MSU swept back-to-back three-game series and won six consecutive conference games. StubHub: Buy/Sell Mississippi State Tickets, Hail State Rewards (Students & Recent Grads), A.J. Carr was a student-athlete at Mississippi State. Our thoughts and prayers are with Alex, her family, her teammates, her friends and her Mississippi State family.. Here is my story. "Anyone who knows my. She will be forever missed., Tonight with heavy hearts we are saddened by the loss of one of our very own in Alex Wilcox, MSU Director of Athletics John Cohen said. Individually, Stuedeman coached Stephanie Becker to a career year. She is the former head coach of the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs softball team, which represents Mississippi State University in the Southeastern Conference. Mississippi State (37-25)is hosting postseason play this weekend as Arizona (36-20) comes to Starkville for super regionals. She also finished her career second in starts (96), third in saves (9) and tied for third in shutouts (13). Behind the play of senior Kayla Winkfield, a 2016 NPF draftee who led the SEC and stood ninth in the NCAA with six triples, the Bulldogs offense churned out 0.21 triples per game, finishing fourth in the SEC. #NoOneFightsAlone | #HailState pic.twitter.com/KM5J7Wqfsm, Mississippi State Softball (@HailStateSB) June 25, 2019, Below are thoughts and stories weve presented over the last year regarding Alex and her impact, Originally published December 27, 2018 on Extra Inning Softball. Stuedeman also focused heavily on improving the defense. All 13 SEC softball teams were awarded the leagues Sportsmanship Award in 2018 for their united support of Wilcox throughout her final year of competition.. The official Softball page for the Ole Miss Rebels . The Birmingham, Ala., native, who also was named NFCA All-South Region Second Team, blew up in the second half of the conference season. PLEASE get MVSU Softball the help they need! It was the first time the Bulldogs had won three consecutive games against ranked foes since taking seven straight from April 9-May 13, 2004, and the first time ever winning three straight against top-five opponents. "I talked to my principal the . Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2015, Wilcox defied the odds and continued to play softball throughout her treatments and help lead Brantley High School to multiple state championships. The former Mississippi State head coach spent nearly two decades in the SEC, also serving as an assistant coach at Alabama prior to her arrival in Champaign. [1] Both she and here sister, Lorraine Les Stuedeman, played softball at Huntingdon and are members of The Huntingdon College Athletic Hall of Fame.[5][6]. FastPitch Softball and Rounding Third Softball were among the first outlets to report the news about Stuedeman, then the school announced that the move was official later in the day. Moore was 9 of 15 . It was almost as if my coaches want to constantly embarrass me in front of my teammates, calling me out about my personal life because they had a problem with me being friends with people outside of the softball program then proceeded to bully my friends that were not in the softball program., Montes claimed that the coaches would find any reason to embarrass her. One of the key principles under Stuedeman has been having success in the late innings. The club started off on fire, winning 15-straight games, one game shy of the longest season-opening victory streak in program history. One of the many highlights of the 2017 campaign came from Feb. 17 March 10, as the Bulldogs reeled off 16-straight victories to tie a school record. She also became the only coach in school history to record at least one ranked win in every season of their tenure. 13 Tennessee, No. Stuedeman was previously the pitching coach at Alabama, where she helped lead the Crimson Tide to six Women's College World Series appearances and an NCAA Tournament appearance each year. 16 Kentucky, No. The event will also include a two-day softball clinic in the two days prior to the tournament that culminates in a dinner to introduce the Wilcox family, experts in the field of cancer research and other special guests. Mississippi State faced No. In our Top 15 Stories of 2018, Alexs passing came in at #5 overall. Here, through twitter posts, is the telling of the events leading up to the game and halftime tribute courtesy of the HailStateSB twitter feed. I hope both teams still play often in those colors so we can continue to remember and pay tribute to her. Experts pick NCAA Softball Tournament super regional winners, RISE OF THE BULLDOGS:How Mississippi State softball went from underdogs to first-time NCAA super regional hosts. The website for teams who want to apply for entry in the event is live at www.AlexWilcoxClassic.com and many of the top teams from around the nation, particularly the South are expected to participate, including the 2018 PGF 18U Premier National Champion Georgia Impact-Lewis team. One coach told us she should be back to Top 5 five by next summer. The Alabama senior has a great, positive attitude which should help her return all the way back to her dominating form and everyone in softball is rooting for her. Sat, Oct 15 - 3:00 PM Softball vs Northwest Florida State Ellisville, Miss. The Bulldogs were unbeaten when leading late during the year, finishing 21-0 when ahead after the fifth inning. [3], National champion SEC Record (AS OF MAY 31, 2018): 60-112 Forever 8#HailState | #NoOneFightsAlone pic.twitter.com/R43vuiH5Oq, Mississippi State Softball (@HailStateSB) September 16, 2018, "When it felt like we couldn't move on or that maybe she's gone, but we get these tattoos. The Bulldogs are currently led by head coach Samantha Ricketts. Announcing the Extra Inning Softball Newsletter! 2019 (as of 4/22): 12th, tbc. Any time you can add a coach with a playing career as illustrious as DJ Sanders, it seems like you have to. Fill out this form to submit your transfer updates. Owen was joined on the squad by Logan Foulks and Sam Lenahan. However, she's back as a graduate student. #AllForAlex | #NoOneFightsAlone pic.twitter.com/WRSOie2UKj, Mississippi State Soccer (@HailStateSOC) March 20, 2021, Today and every day, we are #AllForAlex #NoOneFightsAlone https://t.co/D5hTFF8JTS, Tennessee Softball (@Vol_Softball) March 20, 2021. Education: Bachelor of Accounting, Huntingdon College, 1994 Last Saturday, March 20, 2021, the SEC and its softball programs did a wonderful thing: the day was set aside to honor the memory of former Mississippi State softball player Alex Wilcox who died of ovarian cancer three years ago. They did everything they did to us simply because they gain satisfaction from being cruel to us, she wrote of the two coaches. She was also an assistant at Alabama-Huntsville from 1997-99 and was a graduated assistant at West Alabama in 1995 and 1996 after her playing career ended at Huntingdon. He kindly gave me Alexs parents contact info and I said Id reach out to them as soon as I could to catch up and do a story on the young athlete, if only to get everyone up to speed on hear health and to solicit good thoughts and prayers. THE VANN STUEDEMAN FILE Fill out the form below to verify that youre part of the Extra Elite! She ranked third in extra-base hits (97), total bases (444), slugging percentage (.645) and on-base percentage (.461). Alex is the player in the Top 100 we are rooting for the most if only because shes had the most adversity of anyone in the 2017 class. Conference tournament champion, The following two perfect games have been thrown by Mississippi State pitchers over the program's history. Theater of popular music. Also read: 'I had suicidal thoughts:' Ex-Mississippi Valley State softball players detail alleged verbal abuse by coaches The 2014 Bulldogs four total SEC weekly honors are tied with the 2008 and 2004 squads for the second most in program history. Kudos also to Hail State Productions for the beautiful videos produced in Alexs honor #NoOneFightsAlone, And, heads up, you may well want to have a tissue or two handy. Director of Athletics John Cohen will begin the search for a new head coach immediately. 1 min read. Alex always had a smile on her face and a positive attitude. 1 . SEC Tournament MVP Entering the year, the Bulldogs had won five games in program history versus top-five opponents. Hometown: Vestavia Hills, Ala. Tyler Bratton spent nine seasons as an assistant coach with the Mississippi State softball program after joining the staff in December of 2013. pic.twitter.com/2Ct62v33uY, I never let them know they were beating me down because I know any weakness I showed brought a smile to their face. One former Mississippi State head coach is reportedly on his way to ESPN. Ricketts has had Mississippi State so close for so long. Rounding out the individual honors was center fielder Amanda Ivy, who reeled off one highlight play after another in the outfield to earn All-SEC Defensive Team honors. States postseason success continued Tucson Regional as MSU advanced to a regional final for the first since 2005. Squads from five states have already applied and teams looking to register can do so on the website. All Rights Reserved. I spoke with Rocky Thompson, the head coach of the Bolts 18U team, early last summer at an event and inquired about Alex and her health. Stuedemans 2014 edition really took off, earning a program third-best 39 victories and an MSU second-best eight wins against ranked opponents. She has 45 home runs in two years as an All-American catcher. Camp Preview: New York Lady Nightmares Bring ODM Testing to Long Island on Sat. "We appreciate her efforts and contributions to the program. And as the coach stepped off bus and onto the maroon carpet leading into the ballpark, the ring of cowbells echoed along with the cheers of the crowds. Conference tournament champion, Stuedeman is a 1990 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. The Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team represents Mississippi State University in NCAA Division I college softball. Originally published September 17, 2018 on Extra Inning Softball. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Overall Record (AS OF MAY 31, 2018): 241-166 She then accepted the head coaching position at East Limestone High School, in Athens, Ala., where she led the team to its first winning season since 1994. StubHub: Buy/Sell Mississippi State Tickets, Hail State Rewards (Students & Recent Grads), A.J. And may we someday soon find a cure for the awful disease that took her from us way too soon. Prior to her arrival in Starkville, Stuedeman helped Alabama claim three SEC regular-season titles en route to reaching the Womens College World Series six times. We wish her the very best in her future endeavors. Today and every day, we fight for Alex Wilcox, because #NoOneFightsAlone. Despite being in the midst of chemotherapy treatments, Wilcox appeared in eight contests with three starts over her freshman season. Individually, Stuedeman helped Caroline Seitz to selections as a Top 25 Finalist for the inaugural NFCA Freshman of the Year Award and NFCA All-South Region First Team honors. Ricketts had a similar streak in her first season as head coach when Mississippi State went 25-3 in 2020 before the pandemic. The bravest, most courageous young lady I have ever known went through the toughest battle with a smile on her face every day. @SEC teams will wear teal as they go #AllForAlex today.#NCAASoftball #NoOneFightsAlone x @LSUsoftball pic.twitter.com/VrVjfEJEeb, NCAA Softball (@NCAAsoftball) March 20, 2021, It Just Means More. Under Stuedemans leadership, the Dogs reeled off four SEC series wins in the last five weekends, including defeating No. pic.twitter.com/5YsHHNgffB, Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) September 14, 2018, Today, tomorrow, forever, we fight for you Alex Wilcox, because #NoOneFightsAlone. Assistant Coach / Softball darren.harmon15@gmail.com: 601.951.1272 601.951.1272: 2023 Softball Support Staff. From opening the season with just the programs second perfect game in program history to leading the Bulldogs with a single-season record of nine shutouts, Ward rewrote the record book as the anchor of the Bulldog staff. The 2016 Bulldogs tallied 15 sacrifice flies, which tied for fourth-most in program history. (Submitted photo) Ward has been the pitching coach at Troy since 2019 following one year at her alma mater Mississippi State. 22 LSU. Mississippi State won 21 non-conference games and recorded 13-straight non-conference triumphs. Announced in mid-August by Tournament Director Will Tomasello who also works with Legacy Event Management which produces elite summer and fall tournaments such as the Atlanta Legacy, Scenic City (run by Jeremy Higdon) and T-Bolt 5-Star Showcases (run by Jay Roberson) the goal and mission for the event is three-fold: We want to celebrate the life of Alex, raise money in her memory and bring awareness of ovarian cancer, he explains. The Bulldogs opened the prestigious Clearwater Invitational with a pair of wins Friday, run-ruling Indiana 12-2 in five innings and taking down No. It was the longest streak since a school-record 16-consecutive contests to begin the 2006 season. The Bulldogs had never been to a regional before 2000 but have made 17 since including two straight under Ricketts. PLAYING CAREER SEC teams wear teal to honor the legacy of Mississippi State's Alex Wilcox, who passed away from ovarian cancer in 2018. pic.twitter.com/JQ6BmC2xCB, SEC Network (@SECNetwork) March 20, 2021, A teal tiger head to pay tribute to Alex Wilcox. She has led the Lady Bulldogs to NCAA Tournament appearances in seven of her eight years as head coach. After struggling to start, Stuedemans star third baseman tore through the SEC slate, finishing the year leading the conference with seven home runs, 28 RBI, a .724 slugging percentage and 55 total bases, while finishing top 10 with a .368 clip, 28 hits and six doubles. Softball vs Dartmouth March 3, 2023 12:30 PM. ITTA BENA, Miss. MSUs four SEC series wins were the most since 2012, Stuedemans first year with the Maroon and White, while its nine ranked wins tied for the most in school history (2004). In . Brian Odgen, the Associate Director of Communications for MSU wrote the following on HailState.com prior to the day to remember Alex where all 13 teams in the SEC participated: The SEC softball community will be united on March 20 when all 13 teams participate in the All for Alex campaign to honor the legacy of Mississippi States Alex Wilcox. The Bulldogs made three-straight NCAA trips for the first time since 2007-09 and had three consecutive 30-win seasons for the first time since 1998-2008. A source confirmed the news with. Ricketts has accomplished what she set out to do, and the fans know it. According to the Mississippi Valley State basketball website, Rucker was on the Delta Devils roster during the 2018-19 season in which he started 12 of 24 regular-season games that year. Even the teaching part is fun, getting in the classroom.". Davidson was the first Bulldog to win Freshman of the Year since two-time All-American Courtney Bures brought home the honor in 2005. Bratton who works primarily with the outfielders, also handles State's defensive . [7], For all Mississippi State University sports, see, 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team, List of NCAA Division I softball programs, "MSU softball opens Nusz Park Starkville Daily News", "NFCA National Fastpitch Coaches Association", "Holly Ward Perfect as Softball Sweeps Opening Day with Shutout Wins", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_softball&oldid=1124917923, At-Large (OF/P), At-Large (OF), Utility, At-Large (UT), This page was last edited on 1 December 2022, at 05:42. To ensure that, an event was created which will begin in 2019 called the Alex Wilcox Classic. The eight SEC road wins were the most for the Bulldogs since eight in 2001. Athletic Administration Building , Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex , Newell-Grissom Building , Mike Sanders Track Complex , Mize Pavilion at Humphrey Coliseum , MSU Golf Practice Facility , Palmeiro Center , Templeton Athletic Academic Center . She recorded three hits in her 15 at bats, including her first collegiate hit against UMass Lowell in March. That fight ultimately took her life in the summer of 2018. Be sure to scroll down to read the stories Extra Inning Softball published on her during the time she inspired so many. Montes got the ball rolling earlier this week when she told of her experiences at the SWAC school. She is the third Bulldog to be selected in the NPF Draft since Stuedeman arrived in 2012, joining Alison Owen (2014) and Kayla Winkfield (2016). Fully buying into Stuedemans system paid dividends at the end of the year, when the Bulldogs won 14 of their last 20 contests, including a 12-game winning streak from April 10 - May 4, 2012. Seitz was joined by Alexis Silkwood on the SEC All-Freshman Team. In her eight seasons, Stuedeman led the Bulldogs to seven NCAA Regional appearances and a 7-14 record in posotseason play, though State had broken through and made it to the championship rounds of the Regionals for the first time in each of the last two seasons. Starkville. Two years ago yesterday, the softball world lost one of our own, Alex Wilcox, who we first got to know nationally when she starred with the Birmingham Thunderbolts and later with the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Its amazing how the tragic loss of someone can inspire people to act, Tomasello continues. Three Bulldogs were named to the NFCA All-South Region team in 2015, tying a season-best in the Stuedeman era that was set in 2013. At seasons end, MSU had drawn two of the programs top 15 largest crowds in school history during the 2018 campaign, including 1,562 fans packing Nusz Park to witness the Bulldogs take on No. The Bulldogs hosted Florida last week and wore teal uniforms while the Gators sported teal warmup tops. Stuedeman coached MSUs first SEC Player of the Week since 2010, two SEC Players of the Week in the same season for the first time since 2004 and MSUs second National Player of the Week. She took a school record-high 4.90 earned-run average from 2011 and with the same group of five pitchers, cut the ERA to 2.88 in 2012. Mississippi State Softball Team Goes 3-2 in the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational. She ranked . Success continued for Stuedemans pitching staff in 2016, as State tallied 305 strikeouts. . Stuedeman also helped the pitching staff improve from 2011 to 2012 in: wins (24 to 33), complete games (12 to 20), no-hitters (zero to one), hits allowed (435 to 310), runs allowed (313 to 194), strikeouts (242 to 358), home runs allowed (50 to 27) and opponent batting average (.300 to .224). She claimed what she experienced from the coaches led her to drinking daily and depression. Division regular season champion Former Mississippi State assistant strength and conditioning coach Markell Clark is headed to Athens to join the Georgia football program, as was announced on Sunday. In seven seasons, the Vestavia Hills, Ala., native has led the squad to six NCAA Tournament appearances and 33 or more wins in six of her seven campaigns. Everything she was saying to the girls, I was soaking up," Cook said. She's always here. Contact him at skrajisnik@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @skrajisnik3. Former softball pitcher Alyssa Montes and several of her former teammates accused assistant coach Brittany Tillery and head coach Lee Smith of verbally abusing and mistreating current and former players. Ricketts set the expectations to host postseason playentering this year. [1], On July 16, 2019, it was announced that Vann Stuedeman would not return as head coach. Cook had heard that former Mississippi State softball coach Vann Stuedeman, who was the long-time pitching coach at Alabama, had moved back to the Tuscaloosa area. Since being hired as the Mississippi State softball head coach on Thursday, June 23, 2011, Vann Stuedeman has invigorated the Bulldog program. One impactful and poignant tournament youll want to mark on your calendar will be the Alex Wilcox Classic which will be played next June 25-29 at three venues the Boombah Sports Complex, Boombah Soldiers Field and the Seminole County Sports Complex in Seminole County, Florida. Wilcox signed with the Bulldogs in 2016. I said it was probably a long shot but Im going to at least make the phone call and see what happens, Cook said. But it helped MSU prepare for a brutal SEC schedule, highlighted by wins against No. Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Olympic Sports. Last December she was diagnosed with malignant ovarian cancer and has undergone surgeries and chemotherapy to combat and treat the tumor. Vann Stuedeman (born September 11, 1972) is currently an assistant coach at Illinois. State went 9-7 in one-run games, its best winning percentage in one-run games since 2002. Todd Makovicka. 2023 Mississippi State University Athletics. Today, I came out to the field to get a pic celebrating @HailStateSB & Alex and this angel landed about 5 feet from meHi Alex, nice to meet you #GeauxTeal pic.twitter.com/I2FSLEEOkc, Gwen Svekis (@g_svekis) September 14, 2018, (article originally published September 28, 2018 on Extra Inning Softball). Mississippi State had the No. We will move forward immediately with a national search to identify our next head coach." On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In seven seasons, the Vestavia Hills, Ala., native has led the squad to six NCAA Tournament appearances and 33 or more wins in six of her seven campaigns. 2023 Mississippi State University Athletics. Stuedeman closed her seventh season at the helm with 241 career wins, surpassing Kathy Arendsen for the second most wins by a MSU head coach. All rights reserved. Stuedeman has only dropped two games to in-state foes during her tenure, while winning seven of her nine meetings with Ole Miss. Assistant Athletic Trainer (Softball) alicia.murch@usm.edu. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Despite some struggles, the team still showcased extreme grit and toughness while playing in the toughest conference in the NCAA, as the SEC finished 2016 with the highest RPI among conference teams. The event offers a five-game guarantee and is single elimination. She got her undergraduate and graduate degrees from MSU. Mississippi State softball rallied around Wilcox throughout the 2018 season with its No One Fights Alone campaign as the program wore teal uniforms during midweek contests to spread awareness for ovarian cancer and Wilcoxs fight. The 2013 Bulldogs were named an Easton Team of the Year, joining Womens College World Series participants Florida and Texas. Dunne also tossed three no-hitters and posted 11 shutouts. 4/4 Tennessee, Silkwood was named the April 21 SEC Pitcher of the Week as well as the Feb. 17 and March 3 SEC Freshman of the Week. Also, I knew Alex when she was a Top 100 high school and club player in the Class of 2017; she was a multi-talented player in the Birmingham Thunderbolts organization and was ranked as high as #5 in the country at one point. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion With a 1-0 shutout over sixth-seeded Texas A&M on May 9, 2018, Stuedeman and the Bulldogs earned the program first SEC Tournament game since 2005. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. She was an All-Big 12 selection four times and a two-time All-American. From the circle, the Dogs were led by senior Alexis Silkwood, who finished her career as MSUs all-time leader in wins (59), strikeouts (552), complete games (50), innings pitched (665.0) and appearances (145). She spent four years there and graduated as the programs leader in career home runs (48) and RBIs (239). March 11. 3 . 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