Mississippi State 2018 Softball World Series Capsule
May 5, 2018 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2017 | Regional | lost to BYU, eliminated by Fordham |
| 2015 | Regional | lost to Baylor, defeated Weber State, eliminated by Baylor |
| 2014 | Regional | lost to Texas, defeated Texas Southern, eliminated by Texas |
| 2013 | Regional | lost to Florida State, defeated Mississippi Valley State, eliminated by South Alabama |
| 2009 | Regional | lost to California, eliminated by Florida State |
| 2008 | Regional | lost to Hawaii, defeated Stony Brook, eliminated by Hawaii |
| 2007 | Regional | defeated Pacific, lost to Arizona, eliminated by Pacific |
| 2005 | Regional | defeated Texas A&M Corpus Christi, lost to Texas, defeated Texas A&M Corpus Christi, eliminated by Texas |
| 2004 | Regional | defeated Iowa, lost to California, eliminated by Florida Atlantic |
*all team stats through 5/6
