Mississippi State 2012 Softball World Series Capsule

Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs
SEC (33-21, 12-16)

 
Big Wins: 2/25 vs Georgia Tech (5-3), 3/9 vs Georgia (5-3), 4/22 vs Kentucky (3-2)
Bad Losses: 2/17 vs SIU-Edwardsville (4-5), 2/25 vs DePaul (2-3), 4/7 vs Arkansas (2-13)
Coach: Vann Stuedeman (1 season at Mississippi State)

Key Field Players:
Brittany Bell, Senior, OF, .379 BA, 9 HR, 35 RBI
Ka’ili Smith, Senior, 1B/C, .359 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBI
Jessica Cooley, Junior, OF, .316 BA, 15 HR, 40 RBI
Sam Lenahan, Sophomore, C/1B, .329 BA, 25 RBI
Jessica Offutt, Sophomore, OF, .259 BA, 14 RBI
Heidi Shape, Sophomore, IF, .255 BA, 30 RBI
Brittany Gates, Senior, OF, .245 BA, 6 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Stephanie Becker, Junior, Pitcher, 2.50 ERA, 18-10 W/L, 12 CG, 181.2 IP, 162 SO
Kylie Vry, Junior, Pitcher, 3.46 ERA, 9-7 W/L, 7 CG, 109.1 IP, 101 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .277 (101st in nation, 5th in conference)
Earned Run Average: 2.85 (101, 7)
Fielding Percentage: .963 (88, 5)
Scoring Offense: 4.61 (77, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.65 (107, 9)
Doubles per Game: 0.91 (218, 10)
Triples per Game: 0.20 (47, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.63 (25, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .406 (102, 7)
Double Plays per Game: 0.30 (107, 4)

 
Recent Postseason Appearances:

*all team stats through 5/6

 
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