Mississippi State Bulldogs softball

Mississippi State Bulldogs softball
Mississippi State Bulldogs softball
University	Mississippi State University
Head coach	Vann Stuedeman[1] (5th season)
Conference	SEC ; Western Division
Location	Starkville, MS
Home stadium	Nusz Park[2] (Capacity: 1100)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Maroon and White[3];
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

The Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team represents Mississippi State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Bulldogs are currently led by head coach Vann Stuedeman. The team plays its home games at Nusz Park located on the university's campus.^[4]

Year-by-year Records

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Independent (1982–1986)
1982	Lynn Keiser	2–18	–
1983	Lynn Keiser	6–13	–
1984	Vivian Langley	11–20	–
1985	Vivian Langley	28–14	–
1986	Vivian Langley	27–11	–
Southeastern Conference (1997–present)
1997	Kathy Arendsen	29–27	11–17	8th
1998	Kathy Arendsen	36–21	15–11	T-4th	SEC Tournament (4–2, 2nd)
1999	Kathy Arendsen	38–29	15–15	6th	SEC Tournament (2–2, T-3rd)
2000	Kathy Arendsen	44–27	17–13	4th	SEC Tournament (1–2, T-5th) NCAA Regional (2–2, 3rd)
2001	Kathy Arendsen	36–26	19–11	3rd	SEC Tournament (1–2, T-5th)
2002	Kathy Arendsen	36–31	13–16	7th	SEC Tournament (0–2, T-7th) NCAA Regional (1–2, 4th)
2003	Jay Miller	34–30	13–16	8th	SEC Tournament (0–2, T-7th) NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2004	Jay Miller	39–26	14–15	7th	SEC Tournament (1–2, T-5th) NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2005	Jay Miller	35–31	12–18	10th	SEC Tournament (1–2, T-5th) NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
2006	Jay Miller	33–28	7–22	10th
2007	Jay Miller	35–27	14–14	5th	SEC Tournament (0–1, T-5th) NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2008	Jay Miller	41–22	13–14	T-6th	SEC Tournament (0–1, T-5th) NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2009	Jay Miller	28–28	8–19	9th	NCAA Regional (0–2, 4th)
2010	Jay Miller	26–29	7–20	10th
2011	Jay Miller	24–32	10–19	8th	SEC Tournament (0–1, T-5th)
2012	Vann Stuedeman	33–24	12–16	T-7th	SEC Tournament (0–1, T-5th) NCAA Regional (0–2, 4th)
2013	Vann Stuedeman	32–24	8–16	T-10th	NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2014	Vann Stuedeman	39–21	10–14	10th	SEC Tournament (0–1, T-9th) NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2015	Vann Stuedeman	36–21	10–14	T-9th	SEC Tournament (0–1, T-9th) NCAA Regional (1–2, 3rd)
2016	Vann Stuedeman	26–31	3–21	12th	SEC Tournament (0–1, T-9th)
2017	Vann Stuedeman	36–22	10–14	T-8th	SEC Tournament (0–1, T-9th) NCAA Regional (0–2, 4th)
2018	Vann Stuedeman	38–22	7–17	T-11th	SEC Tournament (1–1, T-5th) NCAA Regional (2–2, 2nd)
Total:		828–655
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Awards

National awards

NFCA Golden Shoe Award^[5]

Chelsea Bramlett – 2009

Lisa Clemons – 2002

NFCA Diamond Catchers of the Year^[6]

Keri McCallum – 2000

Chelsea Bramlett – 2008

Chelsea Bramlett – 2009

Chelsea Bramlett – 2010

SEC awards

Player of the Year
Pitcher of the Year
Freshman of the Year

Mississippi State's Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Americans

Player	Year(s)	Position	Team
Keri McCallum	2000	Catcher	1st
Kellie Wilkerson	1999, 2000, 2001, 2002	At-Large (OF/P), At-Large (OF), Utility, At-Large (UT)	2nd, 1st, 1st, 2nd
Iyhia McMichael	2003, 2004	Outfield	1st
Courtney Bures	2005, 2008	Shortstop, At-Large-P	1st
Chelsea Bramlett	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	UT/Non-P, Catcher(3)	1st
Reference:^[7]

Perfect games

The following two perfect games have been thrown by Mississippi State pitchers over the program's history.^[8]

March 2, 1997. Jenny Hehnke vs Alabama State (won 18–0, 5 innings)
February 9, 2018. Holly Ward vs Mississippi Valley State (won 10–0, 5 innings)

References

↑ Van Stuedeman Bio
↑ "MSU softball opens Nusz Park – Starkville Daily News". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
↑ "Downloadable Assets". Mississippi State University Office of Public Affairs. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Nusz Park". HailState.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
↑ "NFCA – National Fastpitch Coaches Association". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
↑ "NFCA – National Fastpitch Coaches Association". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
↑ "NFCA – National Fastpitch Coaches Association". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
↑ "Holly Ward Perfect as Softball Sweeps Opening Day with Shutout Wins". hailstate.com. February 9, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-12.

External links

Official website

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[1] Van Stuedeman Bio

[2] "MSU softball opens Nusz Park – Starkville Daily News". Retrieved 30 March 2017.

[3] "Downloadable Assets". Mississippi State University Office of Public Affairs. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[field-4] "Nusz Park". HailState.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.

[5] "NFCA – National Fastpitch Coaches Association". Retrieved 30 March 2017.

[6] "NFCA – National Fastpitch Coaches Association". Retrieved 30 March 2017.

[7] "NFCA – National Fastpitch Coaches Association". Retrieved 30 March 2017.

[perfectgames-8] "Holly Ward Perfect as Softball Sweeps Opening Day with Shutout Wins". hailstate.com. February 9, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-12.