HAILSTATE.COM/SOFTBALL 2021 GAME NOTES | GAMES 42-43

HAILSTATE.COM/SOFTBALL 2021 GAME NOTES | GAMES 42-43: JACKSON STATE

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2021 SCHEDULE & RECORD

THE R

ECORD OVERALL 22-19

SEC: 0-12NON-CONFERENCE: 22-7HOME: 14-4AWAY: 7-14NEUTRAL: 1-1

2021 SCHEDULE

Feb. 13 MIAMI (OHIO) SECN+ W, 10-9 MIAMI (OHIO) SECN+ W, 10-3Feb. 21 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 1 SECN+ W, 4-2 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1 SECN+ L, 5-6 (8)Feb. 22 MISSOURI STATE 1 SECN+ W, 5-0 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. 1 SECN+ W, 10-1 (5)Feb. 24 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. SECN+ W, 10-2 (6)Feb. 26 at Texas State 2 L, 3-4 at Texas State 2 W, 6-2Feb. 27 at #7/7 Texas 2 LHN L, 7-8 vs. Houston 2 LHN W, 3-0Feb. 28 at #23/21 Baylor 2 ESPN+ L, 6-10Mar. 3 at #3/2 Alabama SECN+ L, 0-4Mar. 5 BALL STATE 3 SECN+ W, 8-3 ALCORN STATE 3 SECN+ W, 16-0 (5)Mar. 6 WESTERN KENTUCKY 3 SECN+ W, 10-0 (5) ALCORN STATE 3 SECN+ W, 6-5 (8)Mar. 7 WESTERN KENTUCKY 3 SECN+ W, 5-4Mar. 9 at Alabama State W, 10-4Mar. 10 MEMPHIS SECN+ W, 5-0Mar. 13 at Ole Miss* SECN L, 0-6Mar. 14 at Ole Miss* SECN L, 1-4Mar. 15 at Ole Miss* SECN L, 0-8 (5)Mar. 19 #5/5 FLORIDA* SECN+ L, 0-1Mar. 20 #5/5 FLORIDA* SECN+ L, 0-10Mar. 21 #5/5 FLORIDA* SECN+ L, 0-8 (5)Mar. 26 at #15/15 Arkansas* SECN+ L, 0-2Mar. 27 at #15/15 Arkansas* SECN+ L, 7-8Mar. 28 at #15/15 Arkansas* SECN+ L, 3-4Mar. 31 at Southern Miss C-USA TV W, 2-1 (9)Apr. 3 at North Alabama ESPN+ W, 9-7 (9) at North Alabama ESPN+ W, 9-1Apr. 5 at Southeastern La. ESPN+ L, 4-6Apr. 7 CENTRAL ARKANSAS SECN+ W, 4-3Apr. 9 #21/16 TENNESSEE* SECN+ PPD - COVID-19Apr. 10 #21/16 TENNESSEE* SECN+ PPD - COVID-19Apr. 10 at Louisiana Tech C-USA TV W, 2-0 vs. #1/1 Oklahoma 4 C-USA TV L, 0-9 (5)Apr. 11 #21/16 TENNESSEE* SECN+ PPD - COVID-19Apr. 13 at Samford ESPN+ W, 8-5Apr. 14 SOUTHERN MISS SECN W, 3-2 (8)Apr. 17 at #18/19 Missouri* SECN L, 2-5Apr. 17 at #18/19 Missouri* SECN+ L, 3-4Apr. 18 at #18/19 Missouri* SECN L, 5-6Apr. 20 JACKSON STATE SECN+ 4 p.m. JACKSON STATE SECN+ 6 p.m.Apr. 23 TEXAS A&M* SECN+ 6 p.m.Apr. 24 TEXAS A&M* SECN 2 p.m.Apr. 25 TEXAS A&M* SECN+ 1 p.m.Apr. 30 at South Carolina* SECN+ 5 p.m.May 1 at South Carolina* SECN 2 p.m.May 2 at South Carolina* SECN+ 12 p.m.May 7 GEORGIA* SECN 5 p.m.May 8 GEORGIA* SECN 1 p.m.May 9 GEORGIA* SECN+ 1 p.m.May 11-15 SEC Tournament SECN TBA

*Southeastern Conference game | All times CT1 The Snowman: Alex Wilcox Memorial (Starkville, Miss.)2 Lone Star State Invitational (Various Sites)3 Bulldog Invitational (Starkville, Miss.)4 Ruston, La.

MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL22 ALL-AMERICAN HONORS | 15 NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES | 33 ALL-SEC HONORS

Contact: Brian OgdenPhone: 972-977-7459Email: [email protected]: @brianogden

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP

# NAME POS. YR. B/T AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI PO A E FLD%14 Chloe Malau’ulu CF Jr. R/R .291 127 37 9 1 2 11 52 3 0 1.000 33 Mia Davidson C Sr. R/R .304 125 38 9 1 11 25 214 25 11 .956 24 Fa Leilua 1B Gr. R/R .351 114 40 5 0 14 36 210 7 3 .986 17 Carter Spexarth RF Sr. R/R .323 127 41 6 0 6 28 5 0 0 1.000 6 Paige Cook 2B So. R/R .200 70 14 2 0 3 8 123 10 3 .978 44 Jackie McKenna LF Jr. R/R .200 60 12 2 0 2 5 121 8 2 .98500 Addison Purvis DP Fr. L/R .286 14 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .00018 Madisyn Kennedy SS So. R/R .210 81 17 3 0 3 12 42 42 10 .894 32 Montana Davidson 3B Sr. R/R .243 111 27 4 1 1 12 24 58 12 .872 # PITCHERS R/L YR. ERA W-L G-GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO B/AVG29 Annie Willis RHP Sr. 2.39 13-6 23-13 6 0 105.1 85 44 36 31 123 .21758 Emily Williams RHP Sr. 4.01 3-5 21-11 0 0 66.1 57 47 38 33 82 .22031 Grace Fagan LHP Jr. 3.84 2-1 13-4 0 0 27.1 29 21 15 20 32 .274

LEADING OFF

CLUTCH CONNECTIONS: Jackie McKenna and Addison Purvis provided clutch hits in the series at Missouri. McKenna hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning of a 4-3 loss. Purvis hit a two-out, pinch-hit double to score two runs in Game 1.WHO’S HOT: Fa Leilua leads the team with 11 hits and four homers in the last 10 games. She boasts team highs in batting average (.379), slugging percentage (.828) and OPS (1.314).WALK IT OFF: State has won two of it’s last three midweek games in walk-off fashion and has done so six times all season. Paige Cook has scored or driven in the winning run in three of those walk-off victories.CHASING PALMEIRO: Mia Davidson is sixth in SEC softball history with 63 career home runs. Rafael Palmeiro (67) is the only Bulldog student-athlete to have hit more in a baseball or softball career.

LULU LEADING OFF: When Chloe Malau’ulu reaches base to open the game, State is 12-5 this season. She has reached base in 29 of the 69 innings she’s led off and scored in 15 of those innings.LINEUP LOG: Samantha Ricketts has used 27 different batting orders and 15 different fielding alignments. The Bulldogs have rolled 18 different lineup combinations in their last 19 games. Most recently, Purvis has started twice at designated player.MAKING THEM MISS: The Bulldog pitching staff is third in the SEC with 306 strikeouts. State has struck out 79 batters over 12 SEC games.WIN THE LATE INNINGS: One of Ricketts’ process points this season is winning the late innings (from the fifth on). State did so against Missouri, outscoring the Tigers 8-5 in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings.

JACKSON STATE TIGERSSTREAK: Won 3LAST 10 GAMES: 5-5

RANKINGS: NFCA Coaches - NR | USA Softball - NRSoftball America - NR | D1Softball - NR

HEAD COACH: Kevin MontgomeryRECORD AT JSU: 32-68 (3rd Year)CAREER RECORD: 199-342 (12th Year)

BATTING AVERAGE: .243 RUNS PER GAME: 4.1HITS PER GAME: 6.2 SLUGGING PCT: .335

ERA: 5.10 K/7: 3.5K/BB RATIO: 1.6 OPP BATTING AVG: .314

JACKSON STATE (13-17, 10-4 SWAC)AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (22-19, 0-12 SEC) APRIL 20 | STARKVILLE, MISS. | NUSZ PARK

SERIES HISTORY

OVERALL: 9-0 | CURRENT STREAK: Won 9 | LAST MEETING: April 5, 2017 in Starkville, Miss. (MSU 14, JSU 0 [6 inn.])HOME: 7-0 | AWAY: 2-0 | NEUTRAL: 0-0ABOUT JACKSON STATE: The Tigers swept Alabama A&M over the weekend, outscoring the Bulldogs 11-4. Takiya Hill tossed a complete game on Sunday, allowing just one run and striking out one. Hill leads the SWAC in ERA (2.27) and is fifth in opponents’ batting average (.250). Offensively, the Tigers are led by Kayla Owens, who is second in the SWAC in doubles per game and slugging percentage. She is fifth in on-base percentage. The Tigers are fourth in the conference in both batting average and slugging percentage.

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MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGSSTREAK: Lost 3LAST 10 GAMES: 5-5

RANKINGS: NFCA Coaches - NR | USA Softball - NRSoftball America - NR | D1Softball - NR

HEAD COACH: Samantha RickettsRECORD AT MSU: 47-22 (2nd Year)CAREER RECORD: 47-22 (2nd Year)

BATTING AVERAGE: .272 RUNS PER GAME: 4.9HITS PER GAME: 7.2 SLUGGING PCT: .458

ERA: 3.52 K/7: 8.1K/BB RATIO: 2.6 OPP BATTING AVG: .240


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QUICK FACTS

UNIVERSITYLocation Starkville, Miss. (Pop. 25,543)Founded 1878Enrollment 22,986Nickname BulldogsColors Maroon and WhiteMascot BullyShortened MSU or StateConference SoutheasternPresident Dr. Mark KeenumAthletic Director John CohenSr. Associate AD/SWA Ann CarrFaculty Representative Brent J. Fountain

NUSZ PARKOpened 1997Renovated 2016Capacity 1,265Dimensions L-200, C-220, R-200All-Time Home Record 460-236 (.661)

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Samantha RickettsAlma Mater Oklahoma, 2005MSU Record 40-9 (Second Year, Seventh at MSU)MSU SEC Record 0-0 (Second Year)Career Record 40-9 (Second Year)Career SEC Record 0-0 (Second Year)Assistant Coach Tyler Bratton (Eighth Year)Assistant Coach Josh Johnson (Second Year)Graduate Assistant Nicole PendleyCoordinator of Operations Kayla Winkfield

TEAM INFORMATION2020 Record 25-32020 SEC Record / Finish 0-0 / N/ALetterwinners Returning / Lost 20 / 3Position Starters Returning / Lost 7 / 2Pitchers Returning / Lost 6 / 1Newcomers 3

PROGRAM HISTORYProgram Years 1982-86, 1997-presentOverall Record (30th season) 911-699 (.567)Overall SEC Record (23rd season) 262-373 (.413)SEC Tournament Appearances 18SEC Tournament Record 13-26 (.333)NCAA Tournament Appearanches 15 NCAA Tournament Record 16-30 (.348)NFCA All-American Selections 15Easton All-American Selections 7NFCA All-Region Selections 41All-SEC Selections 33Freshman All-SEC 14SEC All-Defense 1NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes 134CoSIDA Academic All-American Selections 10

BULLDOG SOFTBALL BI-WEEKLY CALENDAR (ALL TIMES CT)

MON - 4/19 TUES - 4/20 WED - 4/21 THURS - 4/22 FRI - 4/23 SAT - 4/24 SUN - 4/25

Off Day

VS. JACKSON STATE4 p.m. | Starkville

VS. JACKSON STATE6 p.m. | Starkville

Team Practice2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.


VS. TEXAS A&M6 p.m. | Starkville



MON - 4/26 TUES - 4/27 WED - 4/28 THURS - 4/29 FRI - 4/30 SAT - 5/1 SUN - 5/2

Off DayTeam Practice

2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Team Meeting2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.


Travel DayAT SOUTH CAROLINA5 p.m. | Columbia, SC

AT SOUTH CAROLINA2 p.m. | Columbia, SC

AT SOUTH CAROLINA12 p.m. | Columbia, SC

FAST FACTS• Opening game at the MSU Softball Field came on Feb. 26, 1997, with

the Bulldogs sweeping Samford in a doubleheader with back-to-back 4-0 scores.

• Nusz Park, a $6 million project, includes 1,000 maroon chairback seats, in addition to an expanded concourse that includes new restrooms and concession stands.

• The Bulldogs’ first action in the new digs came against Georgia Southern, a 6-0 victory on Feb. 11, 2016.

• MSU opened play at Nusz Park with six-straight victories, including a sweep of the Bulldog Kickoff.

• State captured its first SEC win at Nusz with a 6-3 win against even-tual WCWS finalists and third-ranked Auburn on March 19.

• Nusz hosted the 2016 SEC Softball Tournament. The four-day event hosted 12 teams and a total of 11 games and drew praise from coach-es across the league to ESPN and SEC Network officials.

• Over the 2018 season, Mississippi State posted a 24-10 record at Nusz Park, tying the program record for most home wins over a single season.

NUSZ PARK

SOFTBALL MEDIA PORTALMississippi State has created an online portal for media members covering the Bulldogs’ softball program. To access the portal, visit hailst.at/SBMedia. To request login information, contact Brian Ogden.

The Softball Press Box Page of HailState.com will include links to media guides, quick facts, game notes, box scores, recaps, pool photography, team and staff headshots and postgame Zoom links.

PRESS BOX SERVICESConsistent with the SEC’s COVID-19 policies, press box capacity will be limited to 50 percent of available seating. Seats will be assigned in a socially distanced manner, and masks covering the nose and mouth are required at all times when not actively eating or drinking. A pregame meal is also served in the press box approximately one hour prior to each game.

RADIO BROADCASTSThe Nusz Park press box houses radio lines to support home and visitor radio broadcasts. For more information on the phone lines, please contact Brian Ogden in the Communications office. Radio workspace will be contingent on available seating, but MSU will make every effort to accommodate visiting radio broadcasts.

PHOTOGRAPHERS / VIDEOGRAPHERSConsistent with the SEC’s COVID-19 policies, a limited number of photographers and videographers will be permitted to shoot at Nusz Park outside of the established buffer zone. Those wishing to shoot a game must request access at least 24 hours before the game.

The SEC and Mississippi State will provide pool photography for at least one game from each SEC series. To access the SEC’s media FTP, contact [email protected].

MSU PLAYER/COACH AVAILABILITYPlayers and coaches will be made available to the media upon request. Those wishing to set up an interview must contact Brian Ogden via phone or e-mail at least 48 hours prior to the desired interview time. On gameday, players and coaches are only available postgame.

In most cases, players will be available for a brief time before and after practices which are typically scheduled for 2:30-5:30 p.m. each weekday. A weekly schedule is available in each set of game notes. Due to COVID-19 protocols, all interviews will be conducted via telephone or Zoom.

Media members are NOT permitted to contact student-athletes on their own at any time. This includes phone, Email, text or through social media platforms. Student-athletes’ contact information will not be given out.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWSRequested MSU players, along with head coach Samantha Ricketts, will be available for a postgame media session via Zoom approximately 25 minutes after home games only. The Mississippi State locker room, indoor facility and field dugouts are closed to the media.

SOCIAL MEDIABreaking news, game updates and behind-the-scenes moments can be found on Mississippi State softball’s various social media platforms by following @HailStateSB on Twitter and Instagram.

MEDIA INFORMATION

BRIAN OGDENSoftball / FootballOffice (662) 325-8040Email [email protected] @brianogden

TOP 15 CROWDS ATT. DATE OPPONENT RESULT1,612 April 16, 2016 LSU L, 2-5 (12)1,577 April 12, 2014 Alabama W, 4-21,562 April 21, 2018 Florida L, 2-61,553 April 12, 2013 Ole Miss W, 5-11,547 April 25, 1998 Ole Miss W, 11-0 (5); W, 4-31,520 April 19, 1997 Alabama L, 2-5; W, 2-11,474 April 2, 2016 Ole Miss L, 3-41,413 April 8, 2017 South Carolina W, 6-41,362 April 18, 2015 Tennessee L, 3-51,292 April 3, 2016 Ole Miss W, 1-0 (8)1,162 April 17, 2016 LSU L, 1-12 (5)1,089 April 19, 2015 Tennessee L, 8-16 (6)1,056 March 18, 2017 Alabama W, 1-01,052 May 6, 2018 Tennessee L, 3-61,017 April 15, 2000 Kentucky W, 6-2; W, 7-3


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2021 BULLDOG ROSTER

NUMERICAL# NAME POS. B/T HT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN / HS / PREVIOUS SCHOOL00 Addison Purvis P/UTL L/R 5-4 Fr. HS Sullivan, Mo. / Sullivan HS2 Kiki Edwards OF R/R 5-7 So. 1L Woodbridge, Va. / Osbourn Park HS 6 Paige Cook UTL R/R 5-3 So. 1L Cornelia, Ga. / Habersham Central HS7 Anna Kate Segars OF L/L 5-9 Jr. 2L Moulton, Ala. / East Lawrence HS9 Celeste Soliz UTL L/R 5-4 So. 1L Fairview, Texas / Lovejoy HS / Arizona State12 Brylie St. Clair OF L/L 5-5 So. 1L Sand Rock, Ala. / Sand Rock HS14 Chloe Malau’ulu OF R/R 5-7 Jr. 2L Long Beach, Calif. / St. Anthony HS17 Carter Spexarth OF R/R 5-7 Sr. 3L The Woodlands, Texas / Tomball HS18 Madisyn Kennedy INF R/R 5-10 So. 1L Montgomery, Ala. / Macon East Academy20 Aquana Brownlee INF R/R 5-8 So. 1L Houston, Miss. / Houston HS21 Phoebe Florian UTL L/R 5-7 So. TR Kannapolis, N.C. / Ardrey Kell HS / Auburn24 Fa Leilua INF R/R 5-9 Gr. 2L Hawthorne, Calif. / Hawthorne HS / Arizona State28 Aspen Wesley P R/R 5-3 So. 1L Philadelphia, Miss. / Neshoba Central HS29 Annie Willis P R/R 5-11 Sr. 1L Huntsville, Ala. / Westminster Christian Acadmey / Troy31 Grace Fagan P L/L 6-0 Jr. 2L Swedesboro, N.J. / Kingsway Regional HS32 Montana Davidson INF R/R 5-4 Sr. 4L Hillsborough, N.C. / Orange HS33 Mia Davidson C/INF R/R 5-5 Sr. 3L Hillsborough, N.C. / Orange HS44 Jackie McKenna C R/R 5-5 Jr. 2L Parkland, Fla. / Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS53 Kenley Hawk P R/R 5-10 So. 1L Palestine, Ark. / Palestine-Wheatley HS55 Kylie Taylor P R/L 5-11 Fr. HS George County, Miss. / George County HS58 Emily Williams P R/R 5-8 Sr. 3L Carrolton, Ga. / Central HS88 Christian Quinn OF L/R 5-2 Gr. 2L Hattiesburg, MS / Oak Grove HS / Florida Southwestern Coll.98 Alyssa Loza P R/R 5-6 5th 2L North Torrance, CA / North Torrance HS / Arizona State99 Allison Florian UTL R/R 5-7 Gr. GTR Kannapolis, N.C. / Northwest Cabarrus HS / Duke / Auburn

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Samantha Ricketts, Second seasonAssistant Coach: Tyler Bratton, Eighth seasonAssistant Coach: Josh Johnson, Second seasonDirector of Operations: Kayla Winkfield, Second seasonGraduate Assistant: Nicole Pendley, Second season

ALPHABETICAL# NAME POS. YR.20 Aquana Brownlee INF So. 6 Paige Cook UTL So. 33 Mia Davidson C/INF Sr. 32 Montana Davidson INF Sr. 2 Kiki Edwards OF So. 31 Grace Fagan P Jr.99 Allison Florian UTL Gr.21 Phoebe Florian UTL So.53 Kenley Hawk P So.18 Madisyn Kennedy INF So.24 Fa Leilua INF Gr.98 Alyssa Loza P 5th 14 Chloe Malau’ulu OF Jr. 44 Jackie McKenna C Jr.00 Addison Purvis P/UTL Fr.88 Christian Quinn OF Gr. 7 Anna Kate Segars OF Jr. 9 Celeste Soliz UTL So. 17 Carter Spexarth OF Sr.12 Brylie St. Clair OF So. 55 Kylie Taylor P Fr.28 Aspen Wesley P So. 58 Emily Williams P Sr. 29 Annie Willis P Sr.

All student-athletes on the 2020 roster received an extra year of eligibility following the COVID-19 pandemic

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

BY HOME STATEALABAMA | 4Madisyn Kennedy, Anna Kate Segars, Brylie St. Clair, Annie WIllis

MISSISSIPPI | 4Aquana Brownlee, Christian Quinn, Kylie Taylor, Aspen Wesley

NORTH CAROLINA | 4Mia Davidson, Montana Davidson, Allison Florian, Phoebe Florian

CALIFORNIA | 3Fa Leilua, Alyssa Loza, Chloe Malau’ulu

GEORGIA | 2Paige Cook, Emily Williams

TEXAS | 2Celeste Soliz, Carter Spexarth

ARKANSAS | 1Kenley Hawk

FLORIDA | 1Jackie McKenna

MISSOURI | 1Addison Purvis

NEW JERSEY | 1Grace Fagan

VIRGINIA | 1Kiki Edwards

BY CLASSGRADUATES/FIFTH-YEAR SENIORS | 4Fa Leilua, Alyssa Loza, Christian Quinn, Allison Florian

SENIORS | 5Mia Davidson, Montana Davidson, Carter Spexarth, Emily Williams, Annie Willis

JUNIORS | 4Grace Fagan, Chloe Malau’ulu, Jackie McKenna, Anna Kate Segars

SOPHOMORES | 9Aquana Brownlee, Paige Cook, Kiki Edwards, Phoebe Florian, Kenley Hawk, Madisyn Kennedy, Celeste Soliz, Brylie St. Clair, Aspen Wesley

FRESHMEN | 2Addison Purvis, Kylie Taylor

NEWCOMERS (4)Allison Florian, Phoebe Florian, Addison Purvis, Kylie Taylor

RETURNERS (20)Aquana Brownlee, Paige Cook, Mia Davidson, Montana Davidson, Kiki Edwards, Grace Fagan, Kenley Hawk, Madisyn Kennedy, Fa Leilua, Alyssa Loza, Chloe Malau’ulu, Jackie McKenna, Christian Quinn, Anna Kate Segars, Carter Spexarth, Celeste Soliz, Brylie St. Clair, Aspen Wesley, Emily Williams, Annie Willis

RETURNING STAT LEADERS

HITTERS GP-GS AVG H HR RBI SB7 Anna Kate Segars CF L/L 5-9 Jr. 27-20 .345 19 2 13 214 Chloe Malau’ulu LF/RF R/R 5-7 Jr. 27-27 .342 25 3 18 217 Carter Spexarth DP R/R 5-7 Sr. 21-18 .379 22 4 20 018 Madisyn Kennedy SS R/R 5-10 So. 28-28 .333 25 3 18 220 Aquana Brownlee 2B R/R 5-8 So. 15-7 .200 4 0 5 124 Fa Leilua 1B R/R 5-9 Gr. 28-28 .384 33 9 28 132 Montana Davidson 3B R/R 5-4 Sr. 28-27 .224 15 1 5 033 Mia Davidson C/DP R/R 5-5 Sr. 28-28 .330 29 7 21 1 PITCHERS GP-GS W-L S ERA BB SO29 Annie Willis P R/R 5-11 Sr. 12-7 9-1 1 0.80 8 7831 Grace Fagan P L/L 6-0 Jr. 11-9 7-2 0 2.41 14 5158 Emily Williams P R/R 5-8 Sr. 16-4 5-0 5 0.46 21 7598 Alyssa Loza P R/R 5-6 5th 7-4 1-0 0 1.26 4 14

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEMia Davidson Mee-uhFa Leilua lay-loo-ahChloe Mala’ulu mal-uh-OO-looCarter Spexarth SPECKS-arth

RETURNING PRODUCTION

STATISTIC 2020 TOTAL RETURNING LOST %RETURNRuns 184 155 29 84.2%Hits 238 199 39 83.6%At-Bats 731 599 132 81.9%Doubles 44 33 11 75.0%Triples 6 6 0 100.0%Home Runs 33 29 4 87.9%Runs Batted In 177 144 33 81.4%Walks 68 61 7 89.7%Stolen Bases 29 17 12 58.6%Wins 25 24 1 96.0%Saves 6 6 0 100.0%Innings Pitched 185.0 182.0 3.0 98.4%Strikeouts (Pitching) 245 241 4 98.4%


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QUICK HITTERS• Chloe Malau’ulu leads the Bulldog regulars with a 1.000 field-

ing percentage and has thrown out three runners at the plate.• Christian Quinn’s batting average climbs to .344 (.233 overall)

with runners on base and .350 with runners in scoring position.• Twenty-one of Mia Davidson’s 38 hits have gone for extra bases,

including eight of her last 10. Fa Leilua has gotten extra bases on 19 of her 40 hits.

• Carter Spexarth leads the team with a .286 average in SEC play.

QUICK PITCH• The Bulldog pitching staff is second in the SEC with 80 looking

strikeouts this season. Annie Willis is ninth in the league with 25, and Emily Williams is 12th with 21.

• Williams has broken the MSU career record for looking strikeouts and is now up to 106 in her career.

• Williams is currently averaging 8.65 strikeouts per seven innings, which would land in the MSU single-season top five.

• Willis leads the team with a 1.21 WHIP.

WHO’S HOT?• Fa Leilua leads the team with 11 hits and four homers in the last

10 games. Carter Spexarth is right behind her with 10 hits and three home runs.

• Leilua leads the team in batting average (.379), slugging percent-age (.828) and OPS (1.314) with nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

• Eight of Mia Davidson‘s last 10 hits have gone for extra bases with five leaving the ballpark.

• In her last 10 outings, Annie Willis has collected 71 total strikeouts (9.3 strikeouts per 7 innings) with a 2.09 ERA.

• Leilua, Spexarth, Davidson and Chloe Malau’ulu have combined for 27 walks and hit by pitches in the last 10 games.

• Madisyn Kennedy is batting .444 with runners on base in the last 10 games

WONDERFUL WILLIS• Annie Willis threw the 23rd no-hitter in program history and the

second of her Bulldog career at Louisiana Tech (4/10).• She is one of seven Bulldogs with multiple no-hitters in her

career and the first to throw multiple 7.0 inning no-hitters.• The game was her fifth 10-strikeout game as a Bulldog.• State has thrown at least one no-hitter in every season since

2015, and Willis has thrown each of the last two.WILLIS’ NO-HITTERS IP BB HBP K BF NPvs. MVSU (3/6/20) 7.0 0 0 19 23 98at La. Tech (4/10/21) 7.0 1 1 10 23 94

STARTING FROM THE TOP• Hitting at the top of the order, Chloe Malau’ulu has reached on

29-of-69 opportunities (42.0 percent).• In the 29 times she’s reached to open a frame, she has scored 15

runs (51.7 percent).• The Bulldogs are 13-5 when Malau’ulu reaches base to open the

ballgame.• Mia Davidson and Paige Cook have reached in the highest

percentage of leadoff opportunities (55.6 percent).

STATION TO STATION• Six Bulldogs have advanced the runner on at least 45 percent of

their chances (minimum 25 opportunities).• Christian Quinn leads the way at 54.3 percent (19-of-35), while

Fa Leilua (52.6, 40-of-76) is right behind her. • Madisyn Kennedy has moved the runner on 21 of her 41 chanc-

es, and Chloe Malau’ulu has done so on 24 of 52 opportunities.• Anna Kate Segars and Carter Spexarth have also moved the

runner at least 45 percent of the time.

WE DON’T MOVE• MSU is tied for sixth nationally in hit-by-pitches (44) and is fourth in

the SEC behind Ole Miss (64), South Carolina (55) and Arkansas (48).• Chloe Malau’ulu is tied for 12th in the nation and fourth in

the SEC with 13 hit-by-pitches. Anna Kate Segars is tied for seventh in the conference, taking nine offerings.

• The Bulldogs have been hit by at least one pitch in 26 games this year. MSU was hit a season-high four times at Alabama State (3/9) and three times by Florida (3/20) and at Samford (4/13).

SEASON STREAKS• Carter Spexarth (8), Montana Davidson (7), Chloe Malau’ulu

(7), Paige Cook (4), Christian Quinn (4) and Jackie McKenna (4) have all posted career-long hitting streaks in 2021.

• Malau’ulu reached base in 28 straight games to open the season, dating back to 2020, including the first 23 games of the year.

• Segars reached base in a career-high 14 straight games to open the year, dating back to Mar. 2, 2020.

• The Bulldogs set a new school record with a 17-game winning streak from Feb. 22, 2020 to Feb. 21, 2021 that surpassed 16-game runs in 2006 and 2017.

THE NEW THUNDER AND LIGHTNING• Dubbed “The New Thunder and Lightning” by MSU legend Rafael

Palmeiro, Mia Davidson and Fa Leilua are two of the most dominant hitters in the nation.

• Leilua boasts 64 career homers, which ranks sixth among active players nationally. Davidson’s 63 rank eighth.

• Davidson is also among the top 25 active career leaders in slugging percentage (.758, 18th), total bases (433, 19th) and hit-by-pitches (34, 24th).

• Leilua lands among the top 25 in RBIs (184, 12th), total bases (436, 18th), walks (120, 10th) and games played (243, 10th).

• Former MLB players, Palmeiro and Will Clark were the original “Thunder and Lightning” at MSU from 1983-85.

WE’RE GOING BACK-TO-BACK• Mia Davidson and Fa Leilua have already hit back-to-back

home runs four times in 2021. Prior to this season, however, State’s dominating duo had only done so one time.

• On March 8, 2019, the pair did so against Mississippi Valley State in the third inning of a 15-0 victory.

• Davidson and Leilua have homered in the same game 16 times (8 in 2019, 1 in 2020, 7 in 2021), and MSU is 13-3 in those contests.

• MSU is 4-1 when Thunder and Lightning hit back-to-back homers.

SOUTHEASTERN SLUGGERS• Mia Davidson is sixth in SEC softball history with 63 career

home runs. She needs two to enter the all-time top five.• She is one of 16 baseball and softball players in the history of the

conference to have hit 60 home runs in her career.• MSU boasts three of the sluggers (Will Clark and Rafael

Palmeiro), second only to Florida (4).• Davidson’s 0.337 homers per game is fourth among the 16 hitters.

Palmeiro is first at 0.369, and Clark is second at 0.349.• Davidson is 10th in league history between the two sports.

MILESTONE WATCH• Mia Davidson became the 12th Bulldog to reach 200 career hits.

She needs 20 to crack the MSU top 10 (220, Kaili Smith, 2009-12). • Davidson also needs one RBI to move into a tie for fifth in school

history (159, Michelle Gates, 1997-00).• Davidson is now fifth in school history with 33 runners caught

stealing. She needs six to move into a tie for third.• Fa Leilua is now in sole possession of second in school history

with 45 career home runs behind Davidson’s school-record 63.• Emily Williams needs two saves to tie with Sara Hickerson (12,

2004-07) for second in program history.

PAIGE’S PERFORMANCE• After recording just six at-bats in 10 games in 2020, Paige Cook

has become the Bulldogs’ everyday second baseman.• Cook is among the team’s top five in batting average, hits, runs,

RBIs, extra-base hits and total bases.• She has scored or driven in the winning run in three of State’s six

walk-off wins.• Cook is tied for third on the team with nine multi-hit games and

second in two-out RBIs (8).• She has also provided run-saving defense, throwing two runners

out at the plate and snagging a liner on a diving catch with the bases loaded against No. 5/5 Florida (3/19-21).

SLUGGING SEVEN LONG BALLS• The Bulldogs hit a season-high four home runs in Game 1 at

North Alabama (4/3), which was tied for the second-most in a single game in program history.

• State added three more in Game 2 for seven on the day.• Paige Cook hit a pair in Game 1, sparking a five-run sixth inning

and tying the game in the seventh.• Madisyn Kennedy hit a pair in Game 2 to put a combined four

runs on the board in her first two at-bats. • Fa Leilua hit her third career grand slam in Game 1 to tie Morgan

Bell and Jessica Cooley for the MSU career record.• Mia Davidson and Carter Spexarth also homered.

OFFENSIVE OUTBURSTS• MSU has scored double-digit runs in seven of 33 games this year.• The Bulldogs scored 10-plus runs in four games in all of the

shortened 2020 season (28 games) and eight times in 2019.• State’s largest margin of victory and highest scoring output of

the year came in a 16-0 victory against Alcorn State (3/5).

BULLDOGS BY THE NUMBERS

3TOUGHEST SCHEDULE: Mississippi State’s past opponents boast a .673 winning percentage which ranks third in the NCAA. 60

SEC SLUGGERS: Mia Davidson (63) is one of 16 baseball and softball student-athletes in SEC history to hit 60 career home runs. She is 10th in league history.

7TWO-TIME NO-HITTERS: Annie Willis is one of seven Bulldogs to throw multiple no-hitters in her career. She is the only one to throw two 7.0 inning no-hitters.

TEAM NOTES

CHASING PALMEIRO: MSU baseball legend Rafael Palmeiro holds the Diamond Dawgs’ career home run record. Davidson is chasing him for the title of all-time MSU home run king or queen.

Davidson already holds MSU softball’s career record, single-season record (26, 2019) and freshman record (19, 2018).

MSU COMBINED CAREER HR GP1. Rafael Palmeiro 67 1832. Mia Davidson 63 1873. Will Clark 61 1754. Bruce Castoria 58 2025. Connor Powers 54 202

SEC SOFTBALL CAREER HR GP1. Lauren Haeger (UF) 71 2612. Alyssa DiCarlo (UGA) 68 2463. Kasey Cooper (AUB) 67 2574. Tori Vidales (TAMU) 65 240 Megan Bush (UF) 65 269

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LIGHT IT UP• MSU players, led by Mia Davidson, purchased a toy lightsaber

on their 2020 trip to the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, and head coach Samantha Ricketts began using it to celebrate five-run innings when the Bulldogs were “lighting up the scoreboard.”

• MSU has scored five or more runs in one inning eight times so far this season and produced two three-homer innings at Texas State (Feb. 26) and against Southern Illinois (Feb. 21).

• MSU’s biggest inning came in an eight-run outburst in the second inning against Western Kentucky (Mar. 6).

NEVER COUNT OUT THE DAWGS• The Bulldogs have eight comeback victories this season, and

have made up as large as a six-run deficit. Four of those victories came when trailing after the fifth.

• In Game 1 at North Alabama (4/3), State recorded its largest comeback victory since erasing a six-run deficit against Alabama in an 8-6 victory on April 9, 2004. MSU hit two home runs and scored five runs in the sixth inning to spark the comeback.

• In the sixth inning, MSU has outscored opponents, 32-8.• The sixth inning is MSU’s best inning, producing its highest bat-

ting average (.340) and slugging percentage (.575) and its lowest ERA (1.65) and opponents’ average (.194) of any frame.

• The Bulldogs are 16-1 when leading after four innings and 10-0 when leading after five.

BREAKING DOWN THE BENCH• Allison Florian has been the Bulldogs’ most-used substitute,

coming on as a pinch runner 27 times and pinch hitting once. She has remained in as a defensive replacement twice.

• Addison Purivs is 3-for-8 as a pinch hitter with two doubles and three RBIs. She’s also pitched out of the bullpen, tossing a three-up-three-down inning at Alabama State (3/9).

• Aquana Brownlee was injured on Opening Day, but has returned to play in 11 games, including her first defensive innings against Central Arkansas (4/7).

• Kiki Edwards is 1-for-6 as a pinch hitter with two RBIs and a hit-by-pitch.

STEALING BAGS• MSU stole a season-high seven bases against MVSU (Feb. 24),

its highest total in a single game since swiping seven at Georgia Southern on Apr. 25, 2015. The last time MSU stole eight bags came on Apr. 1, 2014 against the Devilettes.

• Chloe Malau’ulu (8) and Christian Quinn (5) lead the team in stolen bases.

• State has seen some surprising swipes as well. Fa Leilua has already stolen four bags, surpassing her career total entering the season, and Montana Davidson stole home against MVSU.

THE #RICKETTSEFFECT• In five full seasons since Ricketts arrived (2015), the Bulldogs

have broken the school record for home runs three times.• The mark now stands at 72 home runs, set in 2019.• The Bulldogs are tied for 16th nationally and fifth in the SEC

since the start of the 2018 season with 206 home runs. • Under Ricketts, State has homered in 52.4 percent of its games

(188 of 359) and gone 138-50 in such contests. In 2021, MSU has homered in 63.4 percent of its games, going 18-8 when doing so.

SEC HOME RUN LEADERS SINCE 20181. Georgia ...................................2402. Kentucky ................................2193. Missouri .................................2154. Arkansas ................................2105. Mississippi State ..............206

NON-CONFERENCE NOT A PROBLEM• The Bulldogs have won 123 of 146 regular-season, non-confer-

ence games since 2017.• MSU has won 20 or more regular-season, non-conference games

for the 19th time since 1997. • State made the NCAA tournament in all but three of the prior 18

such seasons.

GOING THROUGH THE GAUNTLET• MSU has played one of the toughest schedules in the country,

with its past opponents combining for a .673 winning percentage, which ranks third in the NCAA (as of 4/19).

• The Bulldogs boast the No. 15 strength of schedule in the latest NCAA RPI calculations (4/19) and are third among SEC teams.

• 16 of State’s 19 losses have come to teams ranked or receiving votes in the latest NFCA poll, with nine losses coming against top-10 teams.

• The Bulldogs faced an NFCA-ranked opponent in three of four straight road games earlier this year.

THE LAST TIME STATE PLAYED THREE RANKED OPPONENTSIn regular-season, non-conference play ... 2017 vs. No. 21 Fresno State, at No. 23 Ole Miss, at No. 13 OklahomaIn a span of four straight non-conference games ...2015 vs. No. 13 Missouri (SECT), at No. 18 Baylor (2x) (NCAAT)In a span of four straight regular-season, non-conference games ...2006 vs. No. 15 Washington (2x), at No. 20 Baylor

CONSISTENT CHLOE• Chloe Malau’ulu reached base in a career-high 28 straight

games from Mar. 6, 2020 - Mar. 15, 2021. She had a hit in 22 of those games and was walked or hit by a pitch 19 times.

• Malau’ulu’s is one of just three Bulldogs to reach base in 23 straight to open a season along with Iyhia McMichael (2004) and Brittany Bell (2012).

• McMichael holds the two longest streaks in school history at 41 and 35 games.

• McMichael went 27 games over the 2003 and 2004 seasons before failing to reach base in just one contest in 2004.

LONGEST REACHED-BASE STREAKS IN MSU HISTORY*1. 41 Iyhia McMichael Mar. 4 - May 21, 20042. 35 Iyhia McMichael Feb. 23 - Apr. 13, 20033. 34 Chelsea Bramlett Feb. 14 - Apr. 2, 20104. 32 Chelsea Bramlett Feb. 7 - Apr. 1, 2009 32 Hayle Guess Mar. 18 - May 17, 20086. 30 Sam Lenahan Feb. 16 - Apr. 3, 20137. 28 Chloe Malau’ulu Mar. 6, 2020 - Mar. 15, 2021 28 Kellie Wilkerson Feb. 24 - Apr. 7, 2002* since 2001

A FULL-STAFF EFFORT• Eight of MSU’s 24 student-athletes are pitchers as the Bulldogs

use a full pitching staff rather than one standout arm.• MSU used more pitchers than any other SEC team in 2020. The

Bulldogs threw seven different arms in the circle.

LOOK OUT FOR THE LEFTY• Lefties have proven rare across the diamond as the Bulldogs have

faced a left-handed starting pitcher in just 10.0 percent of their games since 1997 (data from 2000 is unavailable).

• State is 90-61 against left-handed starters since 1997.• Grace Fagan and Kylie Taylor are two of 14 left-handed

pitchers in the SEC.

VETERAN CORE• MSU roster includes five student-athletes entering their fifth or

sixth year of college softball, which is the third-most in the SEC behind Alabama (7) and Arkansas (6).

• Three Bulldogs, Montana Davidson, Allison Florian, Alyssa Loza and Christian Quinn, are entering their fifth season, while Fa Leilua begins her sixth.

• State has nine student-athletes who are in at least their fourth year of college.

ROLLING UNDER RICKETTS• Last year, Samantha Ricketts became the first first-year head

coach to lead the nation in wins (25), since at least 1989.• She is also the fastest coach in State’s softball history to reach

20 career wins, doing so in just 23 games.• Ricketts was also the first Bulldog head coach to see her squad

ranked in her first season.

TRIO ON PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCHLIST• Mia Davidson, Fa Leilua and Emily Williams are all among

the 50 student-athletes named to USA Softball’s Collegiate Player of the Year Watchlist.

• MSU’s three selections trail only No. 1/1 UCLA (6), No. 2/2 Washington (4) and No. 8/8 Alabama (4)

• The Bulldogs were one of seven schools, and just two SEC programs, with three or more players on the list.

• Davidson and Leilua are repeat selections, while it is Williams’ first recognition.

• No Bulldog has won the award, but State has seen three student-athletes named finalists. Most recently, Davidson was among the Top 10 Finalists in 2019.

FINE FRESHMAN SEASONS• Multiple freshmen broke out for MSU in the 2020 season.• Madisyn Kennedy started every game at shortstop while batting

.333 with three doubles, three home runs and 18 RBIs.• Brylie St. Clair batted .417 and reached base in 8-of-12 at-bats

thanks to three errors. She hit an RBI triple in her first career at-bat and later added a double.

• Kiki Edwards hit .333 with a double and three runs scored. She doubled in her first career at-bat as a pinch hitter.

• Paige Cook’s first plate appearance resulted in an RBI single to right field. She finished 4-for-6 on the year with five RBIs.

#NOONEFIGHTSALONE

• Honoring the legendary spirit of the late Alex Wilcox, Missis-sippi State will continue its “No One Fights Alone” campaign throughout the 2021 softball season.

• The Bulldogs will continue to wear teal uniforms throughout the season to raise awareness for ovarian cancer in honor of the former softball student-athlete who passed away in 2018 at the age of 18 after a courageous fight with the disease.

• MSU immortalized Wilcox last fall by retiring her No. 8 jersey on Sept. 15, 2018, making Wilcox the first female student-athlete in Mississippi State history to have her jersey retired.

• A permanent graphical fixture on the right field wall at Nusz Park was installed to commemorate Wilcox. The Bulldogs also re-branded the annual February Freezer tournament and now host the The Snowman: Alex Wilcox Memorial tournament in February.

TEAM NOTES

AWARDS AND HONORS

USA SOFTBALL COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCHLISTMia DavidsonFa LeiluaEmily Williams

SOFTBALL AMERICA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANSFa Leilua - Third Team (Utility)

JUSTIN’S WORLD OF SOFTBALL PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANSMia Davidson - Second Team (At-Large)Fa Leilua - Third Team (First Base)

PRESEASON ALL-SECMia Davidson (Catcher)Fa Leilua (Infielder)

SOFTBALL AMERICA PRESEASON TOP 100 PLAYERSFa Leilua - No. 40Mia Davidson - No. 64

SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATEMia Davidson


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MSU RECORD WHEN

OVERALL SECBY GAMEDay games (Before 5 p.m.) 16-13 0-8Night games (After 5 p.m.) 6-6 0-4In Extra Innings 4-1 0-0vs. Ranked opponents 0-13 0-9vs. Top-10 opponents 0-6 0-3

BY OPPOSING PITCHERvs. Left-handed Starter 2-3 0-1vs. Right-handed Starter 20-16 0-11

BY MSU PITCHERStarter receives decision 14-12 0-9Reliever receives decision 8-7 0-3Starter goes 5.0+ inn. 9-5 0-5Starter goes less than 5.0 inn. 13-14 0-7

BY SCORING / MARGINScoring first 16-7 0-3Trailing first 6-12 0-9In one-run games 6-8 0-5In two-run games 3-2 0-1 Scoring 0-2 runs 2-10 0-8Scoring 3-5 runs 7-6 0-3Scoring 6-9 runs 6-3 0-1Scoring 10+ runs 7-0 0-0Allowing 0-2 runs 13-2 0-2Allowing 3-5 runs 7-6 0-3Allowing 6-9 runs 2-9 0-5Allowing 10+ runs 0-2 0-1

BY THE STATSCollecting 0-3 hits 1-6 0-5Collecting 4-6 hits 3-5 0-4Collecting 7-9 hits 10-6 0-2Collecting 10+ hits 8-2 0-1Out-hit opponent 17-10 0-7Out-hit by opponent 2-9 0-5Hits are equal 3-0 0-0Without hitting a home run 4-11 0-8Hitting a home run 18-8 0-4Opponent doesn’t hit a home run 13-5 0-2Opponent hits a home run 9-14 0-10Errorless 10-6 0-6Committing one error 7-5 0-3Committing 2+ errors 5-8 0-3Opponent is errorless 6-12 0-6

BY SCHEDULEFebruary 8-4 0-0March 8-10 0-9April 6-5 0-3May 0-0 0-0Sunday 2-6 0-4Monday 2-2 0-1Tuesday 2-0 0-0Wednesday 5-1 0-0Thursday 0-0 0-0Friday 3-3 0-2Saturday 8-7 0-5Game 1 of Weekend Series 2-4 0-4Game 2 of Weekend Series 2-4 0-4Game 3 of Weekend Series 0-4 0-4

BY CONFERENCESEC 0-13Alabama 0-1Arkansas 0-3Florida 0-3Georgia 0-0Missouri 0-3Ole Miss 0-3South Carolina 0-0Tennessee 0-0Texas A&M 0-0

AMERICAN 2-0Houston 1-0Memphis 1-0

ASUN 2-0North Alabama 2-0

BIG 12 0-3Baylor 0-1Oklahoma 0-1Texas 0-1

C-USA 5-0Louisiana Tech 1-0Southern Miss 2-0Western Kentucky 2-0

MAC 3-0Ball State 1-0Miami (Ohio) 2-0

MISSOURI VALLEY 1-1Missouri State 1-0Southern Illinois 0-1

OHIO VALLEY 0-0UT Martin 0-0

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE 1-0Samford 1-0

SOUTHLAND 2-1Central Arkansas 1-0Stephen F. Austin 1-0Southeastern La. 0-1

SUN BELT 1-1Texas State 1-1

SWAC 5-0Alabama State 1-0Alcorn State 2-0Jackson State 0-0Mississippi Valley State 2-0

WCC 0-0Loyola Marymount 0-0

LEADING AFTERINN. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 11-3 14-2 16-1 16-1 10-0 10-1

TRAILING AFTERINN. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 4-7 4-10 5-12 5-17 4-15 4-15

TIED AFTERINN. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 7-9 4-7 1-6 1-1 4-1 3-0

COME FROM BEHIND WINSDATE OPPONENT DEFICIT FINALFeb. 13 (G2) Miami (Ohio) 7-9 10-9Mar. 5 Ball State 0-1 W, 8-3Mar. 6 Alcorn State 0-5 W, 6-5 (8)Mar. 7 Western Kentucky 0-4 W, 5-4Apr. 3 (G1) at North Alabama 1-7 W, 9-7 (9)Apr. 7 Central Arkansas 0-2 W, 4-3Apr. 13 at Samford 0-1 W, 8-5Apr. 14 Southern Miss 1-2 W, 3-2

LAST AT-BAT WINSDATE OPPONENT DEFICIT FINALFeb. 13 (G2) Miami (Ohio) 8-9 10-9Mar. 6 Alcorn State 5-5 W, 6-5 (8)Mar. 7 Western Kentucky 3-4 W, 5-4Apr. 3 (G1) at North Alabama 7-7 W, 9-7 (9)Apr. 7 Central Arkansas 2-3 W, 4-3Apr. 14 Southern Miss 2-2 W, 3-2 (8)

WALK-OFF WINSDATE OPPONENT SCORE FINALFeb. 13 (G2) Miami (Ohio) 8-9 10-9Feb. 24 Mississippi Valley St. 8-2 10-2 (6)Mar. 6 Alcorn State 5-5 W, 6-5 (8)Mar. 7 Western Kentucky 3-4 W, 5-4Apr. 7 Central Arkansas 2-3 W, 4-3Apr. 14 Southern Miss 2-2 W, 3-2 (8)


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HOME RUN TRACKER

2021 MULTI-HIT GAMESPLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTALFa Leilua 8 3 -- -- 11Carter Spexarth 9 2 -- -- 11Mia Davidson 7 1 1 -- 9Paige Cook 8 1 -- -- 9Chloe Malau’ulu 8 1 -- -- 9Montana Davidson 7 -- -- -- 7Madisyn Kennedy 5 -- -- -- 5Anna Kate Segars 3 1 -- -- 4Brylie St. Clair 4 -- -- -- 4Christian Quinn 3 -- -- -- 3Jackie McKenna 2 ---- ---- ---- 2TOTAL 64 9 1 ---- 74

2021 MULTI-RBI GAMESPLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTALFa Leilua 5 3 1 -- 9Carter Spexarth 5 1 1 -- 7Mia Davidson 3 3 -- -- 6Anna Kate Segars 3 1 -- -- 4Paige Cook 1 1 1 -- 3Madisyn Kennedy 1 1 1 -- 3Montana Davidson 3 -- -- -- 3Chloe Malau’ulu 3 -- -- -- 3Jackie McKenna 1 1 -- -- 2Kiki Edwards 1 -- -- -- 1Addison Purvis 1 -- -- -- 1Christian Quinn 1 -- -- -- 1Brylie St. Clair 1 -- -- -- 1TOTAL 29 11 4 -- 44

HITTING STREAKSPLAYER CURRENT 2021 CAREERCarter Spexarth 2 8 8Fa Leilua 1 8 10Mia Davidson 1 7 16Chloe Malau’ulu 1 7 7Madisyn Kennedy 1 5 7Paige Cook 1 4 4Addison Purvis 1 2 2Montana Davidson -- 7 7Anna Kate Segars -- 5 5Jackie McKenna -- 4 4 Christian Quinn -- 4 4Brylie St. Clair -- 2 3Aquana Brownlee -- 1 2Kiki Edwards -- 1 2

REACHED-BASE STREAKSPLAYER CURRENT 2021 CAREERFa Leilua 5 12 18Carter Spexarth 3 8 8Chloe Malau’ulu 1 23 28Mia Davidson 1 12 19Paige Cook 1 10 10Madisyn Kennedy 1 6 8Addison Purvis 1 2 2Anna Kate Segars -- 7 14Montana Davidson -- 7 9Jackie McKenna -- 5 5Christian Quinn -- 4 4Brylie St. Clair -- 2 3Aquana Brownlee -- 1 2Kiki Edwards -- 1 2Celeste Soliz -- 1 1

HOME RUN LOGNO. PLAYER OPPONENT DATE RUNS INNING OUTS COUNT SCORE AT TIME FINAL1 Paige Cook Miami (Ohio) (G1) Feb. 13 3 4 2 0-0 4-2 W, 10-92 Mia Davidson Miami (Ohio) (G2) Feb. 13 1 1 1 0-2 0-0 W, 10-33 Fa Leilua Miami (Ohio) (G2) Feb. 13 1 1 1 1-0 1-0 W, 10-34 Fa Leilua Stephen F. Austin Feb. 21 1 6 0 2-2 1-1 W, 4-25 Chloe Malau’ulu Southern Illinois Feb. 21 1 6 0 1-1 0-4 L, 5-6 (8)6 Montana Davidson Southern Illinois Feb. 21 2 6 2 2-1 2-4 L, 5-6 (8)7 Jackie McKenna Southern Illinois Feb. 21 1 6 2 1-0 4-4 L, 5-6 (8)8 Mia Davidson Miss. Valley St. Feb. 22 2 1 0 0-1 0-0 W, 10-1 (5)9 Carter Spexarth Texas State (G2) Feb. 26 1 4 0 2-2 0-0 W, 6-210 Mia Davidson Texas State (G2) Feb. 26 3 4 1 1-2 2-0 W, 6-211 Fa Leilua Texas State (G2) Feb. 26 1 4 1 0-2 5-0 W, 6-212 Mia Davidson at No. 7 Texas Feb. 27 1 1 1 1-0 0-0 L, 7-813 Fa Leilua vs. Houston Feb. 27 3 3 1 0-0 0-0 W, 3-014 Anna Kate Segars at No. 23 Baylor Feb. 28 2 1 2 1-1 0-0 L, 6-1015 Mia Davidson at No. 23 Baylor Feb. 28 2 3 2 3-1 2-7 L, 6-1016 Fa Leilua at No. 23 Baylor Feb. 28 1 3 2 1-0 4-7 L, 6-1017 Fa Leilua Ball State Mar. 5 3 1 0 2-1 0-1 W, 8-318 Chloe Malau’ulu Alcorn State Mar. 5 2 2 1 1-2 3-0 W, 16-019 Carter Spexarth Alcorn State Mar. 5 2 3 0 0-0 6-0 W, 16-020 Madisyn Kennedy Western Kentucky Mar. 6 3 2 2 0-1 6-0 W, 10-021 Carter Spexarth Alcorn State Mar. 6 1 5 0 2-2 1-5 W, 6-5 (8)22 Fa Leilua Alcorn State Mar. 6 1 8 1 2-2 5-5 W, 6-5 (8)23 Anna Kate Segars Western Kentucky Mar. 7 2 6 1 3-2 1-4 W, 5-424 Fa Leilua Western Kentucky Mar. 7 2 7 1 3-2 3-4 W, 5-425 Anna Kate Segars at Alabama State Mar. 9 2 3 2 1-2 3-2 W, 10-426 Mia Davidson at Alabama State Mar. 9 2 4 1 1-1 5-2 W, 10-427 Mia Davidson at No. 12 Arkansas Mar. 27 1 3 0 2-1 4-2 L, 7-828 Fa Leilua at No. 12 Arkansas Mar. 28 2 3 2 2-1 0-1 L, 3-429 Mia Davidson at No. 12 Arkansas Mar. 28 1 6 2 2-2 2-4 L, 3-430 Mia Davidson at N. Alabama (G1) Apr. 3 1 3 0 0-0 0-2 W, 9-7(9)31 Paige Cook at N. Alabama (G1) Apr. 3 1 6 0 0-1 1-7 W, 9-7 (9)32 Fa Leilua at N. Alabama (G1) Apr. 3 4 6 2 0-0 2-7 W, 9-7 (9)33 Paige Cook at N. Alabama (G1) Apr. 3 1 7 1 3-2 6-7 W, 9-7 (9)34 Carter Spexarth at N. Alabama (G2) Apr. 3 2 1 2 3-2 0-0 W, 9-135 Madisyn Kennedy at N. Alabama (G2) Apr. 3 1 2 2 2-2 2-0 W, 9-136 Madisyn Kennedy at N. Alabama (G2) Apr. 3 3 4 1 0-1 3-1 W, 9-137 Fa Leilua at Southeastern La. Apr. 5 1 7 1 0-0 3-6 L, 4-638 Mia Davidson Central Arkansas Apr. 7 1 5 1 0-1 0-2 W, 4-339 Fa Leilua Central Arkansas Apr. 7 1 5 1 0-0 1-2 W, 4-340 Carter Spexarth at Louisiana Tech Apr. 10 1 6 1 2-2 1-0 W, 2-041 Carter Spexarth at Samford Apr. 13 1 2 0 1-1 0-1 W, 8-542 Jackie McKenna at Samford Apr. 13 1 2 1 0-1 1-1 W, 8-543 Fa Leilua Southern Miss Apr. 14 1 5 1 3-2 1-2 W, 3-2 (8)44 Jackie McKenna at No. 18 Missouri Apr. 17 3 7 2 2-2 0-4 L, 3-445 Fa Leilua at No. 18 Missouri Apr. 18 2 1 0 1-1 0-0 L, 5-646 Mia Davidson at No. 18 Missouri Apr. 18 1 5 2 1-2 2-4 L, 5-6

HOME RUN BREAKDOWN2021 BREAKDOWNTotal 46Home 19 Road 26 Neutral 1vs. LHP 4 vs. RHP 42With 0 Outs 12 With 1 Out 19 With 2 Outs 15Solo 25 Two-Run 13 Three-Run 7 Grand Slam 1Back-to-Back 5 Pinch-Hit 0 Walk-off 2Consecutive Games with HR (Season Long) 2 (6) Consectuive Games without HR (Season Long) 0 (8)

SEASON SOLO 2R 3R GS TOTALFa Leilua 8 3 2 1 14Mia Davidson 7 3 1 -- 11Carter Spexarth 4 2 -- -- 6Paige Cook 2 -- 1 -- 3Madisyn Kennedy 1 -- 2 -- 3Jackie McKenna 2 -- 1 -- 3Anna Kate Segars -- 3 -- -- 3Chloe Malau’ulu 1 1 -- -- 2Montana Davidson -- 1 -- -- 1

CAREER SOLO 2R 3R GS TOTALFa Leilua* 25 25 10 4 64Mia Davidson 28 27 6 2 63Carter Spexarth 6 4 2 1 13Madisyn Kennedy 2 -- 4 -- 6Chloe Malau’ulu 3 1 -- 1 5Anna Kate Segars 1 4 -- -- 5Montana Davidson 1 3 -- -- 4Paige Cook 2 -- 1 -- 3Jackie McKenna 2 -- 1 -- 3*includes transfer stats

MISC. HITTING STATS


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STANDINGS CONF PCT. GB ALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRALArkansas 16-2 .889 --- 36-5 .878 19-3 16-1 1-1Florida 12-3 .800 2.5 32-6 .842 22-2 10-4 0-0Alabama 12-6 .667 4.0 33-7 .825 25-4 7-3 1-0Missouri 10-5 .667 4.5 32-10 .762 12-4 10-5 10-1Ole Miss 10-8 .556 6.0 28-15 .651 18-2 6-9 4-4LSU 8-7 .533 6.5 26-14 .650 16-6 8-8 2-0Tennessee 5-6 .455 7.5 32-7 .821 25-4 3-3 4-0Kentucky 6-9 .400 8.5 30-10 .750 7-3 12-7 11-0Georgia 6-9 .400 8.5 27-11 .711 20-8 6-3 1-0Texas A&M 6-9 .400 8.5 28-13 .683 25-7 3-6 0-0Auburn 5-10 .333 9.5 25-13 .658 18-9 5-3 2-1South Carolina 2-12 .143 12.0 23-16 .590 17-9 3-6 3-1Mississippi State 0-12 .000 13.0 22-19 .537 14-4 7-14 1-1

THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE (THROUGH GAMES APR. 18)

AROUND THE LEAGUE MONDAY, APRIL 19#19/17 Tennessee at South Carolina [SECN] 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 20#1/1 Oklahoma at #21/22 Georgia (DH) [SECN] 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.Jackson State at Mississippi State (DH) [SECN+] 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.Houston at Texas A&M [SECN+] 6p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21UMKC at #18/19 Missouri [SECN] 3 p.m. #3/3 Florida at FGCU 4 p.m.UT Martin at Ole Miss [SECN+] 5 p.m.Louisville at #14/14 Kentucky [ESPNU] 6 p.m.#16/16 Clemson at South Carolina [SECN] 6 p.m.Southern Miss at #5/5 Alabama 6 p.m.Central Arkansas at #8/6 Arkansas [SECN+] 6 p.m.

INDIVIDUAL SEC STAT RANKINGS (TOP 10)MIA DAVIDSONTotal Chances 250 T-8Runners Caught Stealing 5 T-5

FA LEILUASlugging Pct. .763 7Home Runs 14 T-4Total Bases 87 T-7Walks 35 1

CHLOE MALAU’ULUHit-by-Pitch 13 4Fielding Pct. 1.000 T-1

JACKIE MCKENNARunners Caught Stealing 5 T-5

ANNA KATE SEGARSHit-by-Pitch 9 T-7

EMILY WILLIAMSGames Finished 8 T-7

ANNIE WILLISInnings Pitched 105.1 7Appearances 23 T-8Games Finished 8 T-7Strikeouts 123 6Looking Strikeouts 25 9Wins 13 7

MSU ACROSS THE NATION (THROUGH GAMES APR. 14)MSU NCAA STATISTICAL RANKS (TOP 75)CATEGORY VALUE RANKDoubles 52 33Home Runs / Game 1.12 41Shutouts 6 65Slugging Pct. .458 62Strikeout-Walk Ratio 2.62 62

INDIVIDUAL NCAA STATISTICAL RANKS (TOP 100)MIA DAVIDSON VALUE RANKHome Runs 11 40Home Runs / Game 0.27 97Total Bases 82 47

FA LEILUA VALUE RANKHome Runs 14 12Home Runs / Game 0.34 39On-Base Pct. .497 81Slugging Pct. .763 61Total Bases 87 32Walks 35 1Walks / Game 0.85 12

CHLOE MALAU’ULU VALUE RANKHit-by-Pitch 13 12Hit-by-Pitch / Game 0.32 37

CARTER SPEXARTH VALUE RANKHits 41 99

EMILY WILLIAMS VALUE RANKStrikeouts / 7 Inn. 8.7 55

ANNIE WILLIS VALUE RANKStrikeouts 123 37Strikeout / 7 Inn. 8.2 73Strikeout-Walk Ratio 3.97 93Wins 13 36

NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS (TOP 25)EMILY WILLIAMS VALUE RANKSaves 10 19

MIA DAVIDSON VALUE RANKHome Runs 62 6Slugging Pct. .762 14Hit-by-Pitch 33 24Total Bases 429 18

FA LEILUA (includes transfer stats) VALUE RANKGames Played 240 10Home Runs 63 5Runs Batted In 182 12Total Bases 432 17Walks 118 9

MSU SEC STATISTICAL RANKSCATEGORY ALL GAMES SEC GAMESBatting Avg. .272 11th .189 13thSlugging Pct. .458 9th .289 12thOn-Base Pct. .367 10th .260 13thHits 295 8th 55 13thRuns Scored 201 11th 21 13thDoubles 52 T-5th 11 T-11thTriples 6 T-7th -- --Home Runs 46 7th 6 11thTotal Bases 497 7th 84 13thAt Bats 1,085 4th 291 13thWalks 121 T-11th 15 13thStolen Bases 33 10th -- --Fielding Pct. .951 13th .952 11thDouble Plays 7 11th 2 13thEarned Run Avg. 3.52 12th 5.67 12thOpp. Batting Avg. .240 10th .287 11thStrikeouts 306 3rd 79 T-7thWalks Allowed 117 10th 40 T-7thHits Allowed 246 9th 84 3rdRuns Allowed 167 13th 66 T-8th


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NFCA / USA TODAY TEAM RECORD PREV1. Oklahoma (32) 33-0 12. UCLA 25-2 23. Florida 32-6 54. Washington 34-6 65. Alabama 33-7 36. Oregon 28-8 47. Florida State 31-6 98. Arkansas 36-5 109. Texas 31-6 710. Arizona 27-8 811. Oklahoma State 35-5 1112. Arizona State 28-11 1313. Louisiana 34-7 1414. Kentucky 30-10 1215. Virginia Tech 28-7 1516. Clemson 32-4 1717. LSU 26-14 1618. Missouri 32-10 1819. Tennessee 32-7 1920. Michigan 21-4 2221. Georgia 27-11 2022. Duke 30-10 2123. Wichita State 32-5-1 2524. Minnesota 22-6 24T25. James Madison 22-1 RVT25. UCF 30-12-1 23

RECEIVING VOTES: Auburn (23), Fresno State (12), Northwestern (11), Miami University (10), Texas State (9), Liberty (4), BYU (2), Western Kentucky (2), Ole Miss (1).

SOFTBALL AMERICA TEAM RECORD PREV1. Oklahoma 33-0 12. UCLA 25-2 23. Washington 34-6 44. Florida 32-6 35. Oregon 28-8 56. Alabama 33-7 77. Florida State 31-6 98. Oklahoma State 35-5 109. Texas 31-6 610. Arkansas 36-5 1111. Arizona State 28-11 1412. Arizona 27-8 813. Virginia Tech 28-7 1214. Louisiana 34-7 1515. Kentucky 30-10 1316. Clemson 32-4 1917. LSU 26-14 1618. Missouri 32-10 1719. Tennessee 33-7 1820. Wichita State 32-5-1 NR21. UCF 30-12-1 2122. Georgia 27-11 2023. Minnesota 22-6 2224. Duke 30-10 2425. Michigan 21-4 25

ESPN / USA SOFTBALL TEAM RECORD PREV1. Oklahoma (20) 33-0 12. UCLA 25-2 23. Florida 32-6 44. Washington 34-6 65. Alabama 33-7 36. Arkansas 36-5 10T7. Florida State 31-6 9T7. Oregon 28-8 5T9. Arizona State 28-11 13T9. Oklahoma State 35-5 1111. Arizona 27-8 712. Texas 31-6 813. Virginia Tech 28-7 1414. Kentucky 30-10 1215. LSU 26-14 1516. Clemson 32-4 1817. Tennessee 32-7 1618. Louisiana 34-7 1719. Missouri 32-10 1920. Michigan 21-4 2221. Duke 30-10 2122. Georgia 27-11 2023. Wichita State 32-5-1 RV24. James Madison 22-1 2425. Minnesota 22-6 23

RECEIVING VOTES: Auburn (37), UCF (31), Louisville (16), Northwestern (15), Ole Miss (11), Boston (5), Liberty (2), Southern Illinois (2), Fresno State (1), NC State (1).

D1SOFTBALL.COM TEAM RECORD PREV1. Oklahoma 33-0 12. UCLA 25-2 23. Florida 32-6 44. Washington 34-6 75. Alabama 33-7 36. Florida State 31-6 67. Arkansas 36-5 98. Oregon 28-8 59. Oklahoma State 35-5 1010. Arizona State 28-11 1611. Arizona 27-8 812. LSU 26-14 1313. Virginia Tech 28-7 1414. Texas 31-6 1115. Louisiana 34-7 1516. Missouri 32-10 1717. Kentucky 30-10 1218. Clemson 32-4 1919. Tennessee 32-7 1820. Wichita State 32-5-1 2021. Minnesota 22-6 2122. Michigan 21-4 NR23. Duke 30-10 2224. Ole Miss 28-15 NR25. UCF 30-12-1 23

MSU WEEK-BY-WEEK

NFCA USA SA D1 RPI RECORDPreseason 20 22 19 15 -- 0-0Week 1 22 24 16 16 -- 2-0Week 2 RV 25 16 18 -- 5-1Week 3 RV RV 18 NR -- 8-4Week 4 RV RV 23 NR -- 13-5Week 5 NR RV NR NR -- 15-8Week 6 NR RV NR NR 45 15-11Week 7 NR NR NR NR 41 15-14Week 8 NR NR NR NR 34 18-15Week 9 NR NR NR NR 33 20-16Week 10 NR NR NR NR 40 22-19Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Final

VS. RANKED OPPONENTS

MSU IN THE POLLS

RESULTSDATE OPP. NFCA RANK RESULTFeb. 27 at Texas 7 L, 7-8Feb. 28 at Baylor 23 L, 6-10Mar. 3 at Alabama 3 L, 0-4Mar. 19 Florida 5 L, 0-1Mar. 20 Florida 5 L, 0-10Mar. 21 Florida 5 L, 0-8 (5)Mar. 26 at Arkansas 15 L, 0-2Mar. 27 at Arknasas 15 L, 7-8Mar. 28 at Arkansas 15 L, 3-4Apr. 10 vs. Oklahoma 1 L, 0-9 (5)Apr. 17 at Missouri 18 L, 2-5Apr. 17 at Missouri 18 L, 3-4Apr. 17 at Missouri 18 L, 5-6 RECORD: 0-13

ALL-TIME RECORD*RANKING RECORD RANKING RECORD1 2-11 14 4-182 0-17 15 4-213 5-22 16 4-134 4-29 17 6-155 1-19 18 3-86 3-11 19 6-77 8-23 20 4-108 3-11 21 8-199 4-13 22 5-710 7-25 23 4-711 5-13 24 4-812 1-16 25 5-413 1-12 TOTAL 101-359

*The NFCA/USA Today Coaches’ Poll is considered the poll of record by Mississippi State.

MSU RANKING HISTORYNFCA/USA TodayHighest: 15 (Week 3, 2008)First Top 5: N/AFirst Top 10: N/AFirst Top 25: Week 3, 2000 (24)Last Top 25: Week 1, 2021 (22)

USA SoftballHighest: 15 (Week 5, 2008)First Top 5: N/AFirst Top 10: N/AFirst Top 25: Week 4, 2006 (24) Last Top 25: Week 2, 2021 (25)

Softball AmericaHighest: 16 (Week 1, 2021)First Top 5: N/AFirst Top 10: N/AFirst Top 25: Week 4, 2020 (25) Last Top 25: Week 4, 2021 (23)

D1Softball.comHighest: 15 (Preseason, 2021)First Top 5: N/AFirst Top 10: N/AFirst Top 25: Preseason, 2021 (15) Last Top 25: Week 2, 2021 (18)


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2021 RESULTS

2021 Mississippi State SoftballGame Results for Mississippi State (as of Apr 18, 2021)

(All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall SEC Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb 13, 2021 MIAMI (OHIO)-1 W 10-9 7 1-0-0 0-0-0 A. Willis (W 1-0) 1 5 9 2:42Feb 13, 2021 MIAMI (OHIO)-2 W 10-3 7 2-0-0 0-0-0 A. Loza (W 1-0) 2 8 0 2:32

1 Feb 21, 2021 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W 4-2 7 3-0-0 0-0-0 A. Willis (W 2-0) 2 5 0 2:241 Feb 21, 2021 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 5-6 (8) 3-1-0 0-0-0 A. Loza (L 1-1) 9 8 2:361 Feb 22, 2021 MISSOURI STATE W 5-0 7 4-1-0 0-0-0 A. Wesley (W 1-0) 8 8 2:041 Feb 22, 2021 MISS. VALLEY ST. W 10-1 5 5-1-0 0-0-0 A. Willis (W 3-0) 4 6 1:49

Feb 24, 2021 MISS. VALLEY ST. W 10-2 6 6-1-0 0-0-0 K. Hawk (W 1-0) 1 3 5 2:142 Feb 26, 2021 at Texas State-1 L 3-4 7 6-2-0 0-0-0 A. Wesley (L 1-1) - 2:062 Feb 26, 2021 at Texas State-2 W 6-2 7 7-2-0 0-0-0 G. Fagan (W 1-0) 2 5 6 1:582 Feb 27, 2021 at #7 Texas L 7-8 7 7-3-0 0-0-0 A. Loza (L 1-2) 3 5 2 2:242 Feb 27, 2021 vs Houston W 3-0 7 8-3-0 0-0-0 A. Willis (W 4-0) 3 5 2 1:452 Feb 28, 2021 at #23 Baylor L 6-10 7 8-4-0 0-0-0 G. Fagan (L 1-1) 2 4 8 2:18

Mar 03, 2021 at #3 Alabama L 0-4 7 8-5-0 0-0-0 A. Wesley (L 1-2) 1 1 2 1 2:003 Mar 05, 2021 BALL STATE W 8-3 7 9-5-0 0-0-0 A. Willis (W 5-0) 1 7 9 2:253 Mar 05, 2021 ALCORN STATE W 16-0 5 10-5-0 0-0-0 A. Wesley (W 2-2) 1 5 7 1:423 Mar 06, 2021 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 10-0 5 11-5-0 0-0-0 E. Williams (W 1-0) 1 7 2 2:063 Mar 06, 2021 ALCORN STATE W 6-5 (8) 12-5-0 0-0-0 A. Willis (W 6-0) 1 1 7 2:283 Mar 07, 2021 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 5-4 7 13-5-0 0-0-0 E. Williams (W 2-0) 1 2 7 2:00

Mar 09, 2021 at Alabama State W 10-4 7 14-5-0 0-0-0 A. Willis (W 7-0) 4 3 2:19Mar 10, 2021 MEMPHIS W 5-0 7 15-5-0 0-0-0 E. Williams (W 3-0) 1 1 2 2:20

* Mar 13, 2021 at Ole Miss L 0-6 7 15-6-0 0-1-0 E. Williams (L 3-1) 4 3 7 1:59* Mar 14, 2021 at Ole Miss L 1-4 7 15-7-0 0-2-0 A. Wesley (L 2-3) 6 5 8 2:21* Mar 15, 2021 at Ole Miss L 0-8 5 15-8-0 0-3-0 E. Williams (L 3-2) 5 4 1 2:02* Mar 19, 2021 #5 FLORIDA L 0-1 7 15-9-0 0-4-0 A. Willis (L 7-1) 2 4 5 2:12* Mar 20, 2021 #5 FLORIDA L 0-10 7 15-10-0 0-5-0 A. Loza (L 1-3) 4 6 8 2:27* Mar 21, 2021 #5 FLORIDA L 0-8 5 15-11-0 0-6-0 A. Willis (L 7-2) 2 6 3 1:50* Mar 26, 2021 at #15 Arkansas L 0-2 7 15-12-0 0-7-0 A. Willis (L 7-3) 6 9 0 1:48* Mar 27, 2021 at #15 Arkansas L 7-8 7 15-13-0 0-8-0 A. Wesley (L 2-4) 7 0 4 2:24* Mar 28, 2021 at #15 Arkansas L 3-4 7 15-14-0 0-9-0 A. Willis (L 7-4) 7 0 1 2:05Mar 31, 2021 at Southern Miss W 2-1 (9) 16-14-0 0-9-0 A. Willis (W 8-4) 0 2:42Apr 03, 2021 at North Alabama-1 W 9-7 (9) 17-14-0 0-9-0 A. Willis (W 9-4) 4 7 9 3:31Apr 03, 2021 at North Alabama-2 W 9-1 5 18-14-0 0-9-0 A. Willis (W 10-4) - 1:44Apr 05, 2021 at Southeastern La. L 4-6 7 18-15-0 0-9-0 E. Williams (L 3-3) 2 5 0 2:24Apr 07, 2021 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 4-3 7 19-15-0 0-9-0 A. Willis (W 11-4) 6 6 2:18Apr 10, 2021 at Louisiana Tech W 2-0 7 20-15-0 0-9-0 A. Willis (W 12-4) 5 0 0 2:04

4 Apr 10, 2021 vs #1 Oklahoma L 0-9 5 20-16-0 0-9-0 E. Williams (L 3-4) 5 0 0 1:37Apr 13, 2021 at Samford W 8-5 7 21-16-0 0-9-0 G. Fagan (W 2-1) 2 5 1 2:23Apr 14, 2021 SOUTHERN MISS W 3-2 (8) 22-16-0 0-9-0 A. Willis (W 13-4) 1 0 6 2:43

* Apr 17, 2021 at #18 Missouri-1 L 2-5 7 22-17-0 0-10-0 E. Williams (L 3-5) 4 5 4 2:14* Apr 17, 2021 at #18 Missouri-2 L 3-4 7 22-18-0 0-11-0 A. Willis (L 13-5) 4 4 3 2:00* Apr 18, 2021 at #18 Missouri L 5-6 7 22-19-0 0-12-0 A. Willis (L 13-6) 4 5 7 2:40

* = Conference game1 = The Snowman: Alex Wilcox Memorial (Starkville, Miss.)2 = Lone Star State Invitational (Various Sites)3 = Bulldog Invitational (Starkville, Miss.)4 = Ruston, La.

All rankings are from the NFCA Coaches' Poll() extra inning game


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2021 WINNING PLAYS

DATE GM RECORD OPPONENT FINAL BATTER INNING OUTS SCORE AT TIME PLAY WINNING RUN Feb. 13 1 1-0 Miami (Ohio) W, 10-9 P. Cook 7 2 9-9 Walk F. LeiluaFeb. 13 2 2-0 Miami (Ohio) W, 10-3 F. Leilua 2 2 3-0 Double down the RF line C. Malau’uluFeb. 21 3 3-0 Stephen F. Austin W, 4-2 P. Cook 6 0 2-1 Single to LF B. St. ClairFeb. 21 4 3-1 Southern Illinois L, 5-6 (8) -- -- -- -- -- --Feb. 22 5 4-1 Missouri State W, 5-0 C. Spexarth 3 1 0-0 Single up the middle Mi. DavidsonFeb. 22 6 5-1 Mississippi Valley St. W, 10-1 (5) Mi. Davidson 1 0 0-0 Two-run home run to CF C. Malau’uluFeb. 24 7 6-1 Mississippi Valley St. W, 10-2 (6) F. Leilua 1 1 0-0 Single up the middle Mi. DavidsonFeb. 26 8 6-2 at Texas State L, 3-4 -- -- -- -- -- --Feb. 26 9 7-2 at Texas State W, 6-2 C. Spexarth 4 0 0-0 Solo home run to LF C. SpexarthFeb. 27 10 7-3 at No. 7/7 Texas L, 7-8 -- -- -- -- -- --Feb. 27 11 8-3 vs. Houston W, 3-0 F. Leilua 3 1 0-0 Three-run home run to CF C. Malau’uluFeb. 28 12 8-4 at No. 23/21 Baylor L, 6-10 -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 3 13 8-5 at No. 3/2 Alabama L, 0-4 -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 5 14 9-5 Ball State W, 8-3 F. Leilua 1 0 0-1 Three-run home run to LF C. Malau’uluMar. 5 15 10-5 Alcorn State W, 16-0 (5) A. Segars 1 1 0-0 Sacrifice fly to CF C. Malau’uluMar. 6 16 11-5 Western Kentucky W, 10-0 C. Spexarth 1 1 0-0 Single to CF C. Malau’uluMar. 6 17 12-5 Alcorn State W, 6-5 (8) F. Leilua 8 1 5-5 Solo home run to LF F. LeiluaMar. 7 18 13-5 Western Kentucky W, 5-4 F. Leilua 7 1 3-4 Two-run home run to LF F. LeiluaMar. 9 19 14-5 at Alabama State W, 10-4 A. Segars 3 2 3-2 Two-run home run to RF A. SegarsMar. 10 20 15-5 Memphis W, 5-0 C. Spexarth 1 1 0-0 Double to CF C. Malau’uluMar. 13 21 15-6 at Ole Miss* L, 0-6 -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 14 22 15-7 at Ole Miss* L, 1-4 -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 15 23 15-8 at Ole Miss* L, 0-8 (5) -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 19 24 15-9 No. 5/5 Florida* L, 0-1 -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 20 25 15-10 No. 5/5 Florida* L, 0-10 -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 21 26 15-11 No. 5/5 Florida* L, 0-8 (5) -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 26 27 15-12 at No. 15/15 Arkansas* L, 0-2 -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 27 28 15-13 at No. 15/15 Arkansas* L, 7-8 -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 28 29 15-14 at No. 15/15 Arkansas* L, 3-4 -- -- -- -- -- --Mar. 31 30 16-14 at Southern Miss W, 2-1 (9) C. Spexarth 9 1 1-1 Double down LF line Mi. DavidsonApr. 3 31 17-14 at North Alabama W, 9-7 (9) M. Kennedy 9 2 7-7 Single up the middle P. CookApr. 3 32 18-14 at North Alabama W, 9-1 C. Spexarth 1 2 0-0 Two-run home run to LF C. SpexarthApr. 5 33 18-15 at Southeastern La. L, 4-6 -- -- -- -- -- --Apr. 7 34 19-15 Central Arkansas W, 4-3 P. Cook 7 1 3-3 Fielder’s choice to 3B safe on E3 A. FlorianApr. 10 35 20-15 at Louisiana Tech W, 2-0 C. Spexarth 1 2 0-0 Single up the middle C. Malau’uluApr. 11 36 20-16 vs. No. 1/1 Oklahoma L, 0-9 (5) -- -- -- -- -- --Apr. 13 37 21-16 at Samford W, 8-5 P. Cook 7 2 1-0 Bases-loaded triple to LF A. BrownleeApr. 14 38 22-16 Southern Miss W, 3-2 (8) M. Kennedy 8 1 3-1 Single to LF P. CookApr. 16 39 22-19 at No. 18/19 Missouri* L, 2-5 -- -- -- -- -- --Apr. 17 40 22-19 at No. 18/19 Missouri* L, 3-4 -- -- -- -- -- --Apr. 18 41 22-19 at No. 18/19 Missouri* L, 5-6 -- -- -- -- -- --Apr. 20 42 Jackson StateApr. 20 43 Jackson StateApr. 23 44 Texas A&M*Apr. 24 45 Texas A&M*Apr. 25 46 Texas A&M*Apr. 30 47 at South Carolina*May 1 48 at South Carolina*May 2 49 at South Carolina*May 7 50 Georgia*May 8 51 Georgia*May 9 52 Georgia*

GAME-WINNING RBI: Spexarth (7), Leilua (6), Cook (3), Kennedy (2), Segars (2), Mi. Davidson (1), No RBI (1)GAME-WINNING RUN: Malau’ulu (9), Mi. Davidson (3), Cook (2), Leilua (2), Spexarth (2), Brownlee (1), Florian (1), Segars (1), St. Clair (1)

BOLD denotes walk-off wins


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2021 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

BY BATTING ORDERDATE NO. RECORD OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Feb. 13 1 1-0 Miami (Ohio) C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth A. Segars P. Cook Mo. Davidson A. Brownlee C. QuinnFeb. 13 2 1-0 Miami (Ohio) C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth A. Segars P. Cook Mo. Davidson J. McKenna B. St. ClairFeb. 21 3 1-0 Stephen F. Austin C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth A. Segars P. Cook J. McKenna Mo. Davidson C. QuinnFeb. 21 4 0-1 Southern Illinois C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook Mo. Davidson J. McKenna B. St. Clair C. QuinnFeb. 22 5 1-0 Missouri State C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth A. Segars P. Cook Mo. Davidson J. McKenna C. QuinnFeb. 22 2 2-0 Mississippi Valley St. C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth A. Segars P. Cook Mo. Davidson J. McKenna B. St. ClairFeb. 24 6 1-0 Mississippi Valley St. C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth A. Segars Mo. Davidson P. Cook J. McKenna B. St. ClairFeb. 26 7 0-1 at Texas State C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua A. Segars Mo. Davidson C. Spexarth P. Cook J. McKenna C. QuinnFeb. 26 8 1-0 at Texas State C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua A. Segars Mo. Davidson C. Spexarth P. Cook M. Kennedy C. QuinnFeb. 27 8 1-1 at No. 7/7 Texas C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua A. Segars Mo. Davidson C. Spexarth P. Cook M. Kennedy C. QuinnFeb. 27 8 2-1 vs. Houston C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua A. Segars Mo. Davidson C. Spexarth P. Cook M. Kennedy C. Quinn Feb. 28 8 2-2 at No. 23/21 Baylor C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua A. Segars Mo. Davidson C. Spexarth P. Cook M. Kennedy C. QuinnMar. 3 9 0-1 at No. 3/2 Alabama C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua A. Segars Mo. Davidson P. Cook C. Spexarth M. Kennedy C. QuinnMar. 5 8 3-2 Ball State C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua A. Segars Mo. Davidson C. Spexarth P. Cook M. Kennedy C. QuinnMar. 5 7 1-1 Alcorn State C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua A. Segars Mo. Davidson C. Spexarth P. Cook J. McKenna C. QuinnMar. 6 10 1-0 Western Kentucky C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth Mo. Davidson A. Segars P. Cook M. Kennedy C. QuinnMar. 6 11 1-0 Alcorn State C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth Mo. Davidson A. Segars P. Cook J. McKenna C. QuinnMar. 7 10 2-0 Western Kentucky C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth Mo. Davidson A. Segars P. Cook M. Kennedy C. QuinnMar. 9 10 3-0 at Alabama State C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth Mo. Davidson A. Segars P. Cook M. Kennedy C. QuinnMar. 10 12 1-0 Memphis C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth A. Segars Mo. Davidson P. Cook M. Kennedy C. QuinnMar. 13 12 1-1 at Ole Miss* C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth A. Segars Mo. Davidson P. Cook M. Kennedy C. QuinnMar. 14 13 0-1 at Ole Miss* C. Malau’ulu A. Segars F. Leilua Mi. Davidson C. Spexarth Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Quinn P. CookMar. 15 14 0-1 at Ole Miss* C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth A. Segars P. Cook Mo. Davidson C. Quinn M. KennedyMar. 19 12 1-2 No. 5/5 Florida* C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth A. Segars Mo. Davidson P. Cook M. Kennedy C. QuinnMar. 20 15 0-1 No. 5/5 Florida* C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook Mo. Davidson A. Segars M. Kennedy C. QuinnMar. 21 16 0-1 No. 5/5 Florida* C. Malau’ulu P. Cook Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth M. Kennedy Mo. Davidson B. St. Clair C. QuinnMar. 26 17 0-1 at No. 15/15 Arkansas* C. Malau’ulu P. Cook Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth M. Kennedy J. McKenna B. St. Clair C. QuinnMar. 27 18 0-1 at No. 15/15 Arkansas* C. Malau’ulu P. Cook F. Leilua Mi. Davidson C. Spexarth J. McKenna Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy B. St. ClairMar. 28 19 0-1 at No. 15/15 Arkansas* C. Malau’ulu P. Cook F. Leilua Mi. Davidson C. Spexarth Mo. Davidson J. McKenna M. Kennedy B. St. ClairMar. 31 20 1-0 at Southern Miss C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook B. St. Clair J. McKenna M. Kennedy Mo. DavidsonApr. 3 21 1-0 at North Alabama C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth B. St. Clair P. Cook J. McKenna M. Kennedy Mo. DavidsonApr. 3 22 1-0 at North Alabama C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook J. McKenna B. St. Clair M. Kennedy Mo. DavidsonApr. 5 22 1-1 at Southeastern La. C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook J. McKenna B. St. Clair M. Kennedy Mo. Davidson Apr. 7 23 1-0 Central Arkansas C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook J. McKenna M. Kennedy Mo. Davidson B. St. ClairApr. 10 24 1-0 at Louisiana Tech C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook J. McKenna M. Kennedy B. St. Clair Mo. DavidsonApr. 10 25 0-1 vs. No. 1/1 Oklahoma C. Malau’ulu F. Leilua C. Spexarth Mi. Davidson P. Cook J. McKenna M. Kennedy B. St. Clair Mo. DavidsonApr. 13 24 1-1 at Samford C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook J. McKenna M. Kennedy B. St. Clair Mo. DavidsonApr. 14 24 2-1 Southern Miss C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook J. McKenna M. Kennedy B. St. Clair Mo. DavidsonApr. 16 24 2-2 at No. 18/19 Missouri* C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook J. McKenna M. Kennedy B. St. Clair Mo. DavidsonApr. 17 26 0-1 at No. 18/19 Missouri* C. Malau’ulu Mi. Davidson F. Leilua C. Spexarth P. Cook J. McKenna A. Purvis M. Kennedy Mo. DavidsonApr. 18 27 0-1 at No. 18/19 Missouri* C. Malau’ulu F. Leilua C. Spexarth Mi. Davidson J. McKenna P. Cook A. Purvis M. Kennedy B. St. ClairApr. 20 Jackson StateApr. 29 Jackson StateApr. 23 Texas A&M*Apr. 24 Texas A&M*Apr. 25 Texas A&M*Apr. 30 at South Carolina*May 1 at South Carolina*May 2 at South Carolina*May 7 Georgia*May 8 Georgia*May 9 Georgia*

LEADOFF: Malau’ulu (41)2ND: Mi. Davidson (34), Cook (4), Leilua (2), Segars (1)3RD: Leilua (37), Mi. Davidson (2), Spexarth (2)CLEANUP: Spexarth (28), Segars (6), Mi. Davidson (5), Leilua (2)5TH: Cook (12), Mo. Davidson (12), Segars (10), Spexarth (5), McKenna (1), St. Clair (1)6TH: McKenna (10), Cook (9), Mo. Davidson (8), Spexarth (7), Segars (4), Kennedy (2), St. Clair (1)7TH: Cook (15), Mo. Davidson (7), Kennedy (7), McKenna (6), St. Clair (2), Purvis (2), Segars (1), Spexarth (1)8TH: Kennedy (21), St. Clair (8), McKenna (7), Mo. Davidson (2), Quinn (2), Brownlee (1)9TH: Quinn (22), Mo. Davidson (10), St. Clair (7), Cook (1), Kennedy (1)


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2021 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

BY FIELDING POSITIONSDATE NO. RECORD OPPONENT C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DPFeb. 13 1 1-0 Miami (Ohio) Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson A. Brownlee A. Segars C. Quinn C. Malau’ulu C. Spexarth Feb. 13 2 1-0 Miami (Ohio) J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson Mi. Davidson A. Segars B. St. Clair C. Malau’ulu C. SpexarthFeb. 21 3 1-0 Stephen F. Austin J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson Mi. Davidson A. Segars C. Quinn C. Malau’ulu C. SpexarthFeb. 21 4 0-1 Southern Illinois J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson Mi. Davidson B. St. Clair C. Quinn C. Malau’ulu C. SpexarthFeb. 22 5 1-0 Missouri State J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson Mi. Davidson C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthFeb. 22 6 1-0 Mississippi Valley St. J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson Mi. Davidson B. St. Clair A. Segars C. Malau’ulu C. Spexarth Feb. 24 7 2-0 Mississippi Valley St. J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson Mi. Davidson B. St. Clair A. Segars C. Malau’ulu C. SpexarthFeb. 26 5 1-1 at Texas State J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson Mi. Davidson C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthFeb. 26 8 1-0 at Texas State Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthFeb. 27 8 1-1 at No. 7/7 Texas Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthFeb. 27 8 2-1 vs. Houston Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthFeb. 28 8 2-2 at No. 23/21 Baylor Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 3 8 2-3 at No. 3/2 Alabama Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 5 8 3-3 Ball State Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 5 5 2-0 Alcorn State J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson Mi. Davidson C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 6 8 4-3 Western Kentucky Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 6 5 3-0 Alcorn State J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson Mi. Davidson C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 7 8 5-3 Western Kentucky Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 9 8 6-3 at Alabama State Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 10 8 7-3 Memphis Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 13 8 7-4 at Ole Miss* Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 14 8 7-5 at Ole Miss* Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 15 8 7-6 at Ole Miss* Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 19 8 7-7 No. 5/5 Florida* Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 20 8 7-8 No. 5/5 Florida* Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu A. Segars C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 21 9 0-1 No. 5/5 Florida* Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 26 10 0-1 at No. 15/15 Arkansas* J. McKenna F. Leilua Mi. Davidson P. Cook M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair C. Quinn C. SpexarthMar. 27 11 0-1 at No. 15/15 Arkansas* Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair J. McKenna C. SpexarthMar. 28 11 0-2 at No. 15/15 Arkansas* Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair J. McKenna C. SpexarthMar. 31 11 1-2 at Southern Miss Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair J. McKenna C. SpexarthApr. 3 11 2-2 at North Alabama Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair J. McKenna C. SpexarthApr. 3 11 3-2 at North Alabama Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair J. McKenna C. SpexarthApr. 5 11 3-3 at Southeastern La. Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair J. McKenna C. SpexarthApr. 7 11 4-3 Central Arkansas Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair J. McKenna C. SpexarthApr. 10 12 1-0 at Louisiana Tech J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair C. Spexarth Mi. DavidsonApr. 10 11 4-4 vs. No. 1/1 Oklahoma Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair J. McKenna C. SpexarthApr. 13 13 1-0 at Samford J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair Mi. Davidson* C. SpexarthApr. 14 12 2-0 Southern Miss J. McKenna F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair C. Spexarth Mi. DavidsonApr. 16 11 4-5 at No. 18/19 Missouri* Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair J. McKenna C. SpexarthApr. 17 14 0-1 at No. 18/19 Missouri* Mi. Davidson F. Leilua P. Cook Mo. Davidson M. Kennedy J. McKenna C. Malau’ulu C. Spexarth A. PurvisApr. 18 15 0-1 at No. 18/19 Missouri* J. McKenna F. Leilua Mi. Davidson P. Cook M. Kennedy C. Malau’ulu B. St. Clair C. Spexarth A. PurvisApr. 20 Jackson StateApr. 29 Jackson StateApr. 23 Texas A&M*Apr. 24 Texas A&M*Apr. 25 Texas A&M*Apr. 30 at South Carolina*May 1 at South Carolina*May 2 at South Carolina*May 7 Georgia*May 8 Georgia*May 9 Georgia*

P: Willis (13), Williams (11), Wesley (7), Loza (5), Fagan (4-), Hawk (1)C: Mi. Davidson (27), McKenna (14)1B: Leilua (41)2B: Cook (39), Mi. Davidson (2)3B: Mo. Davidson (39), Cook (2)SS: Kennedy (31), Mi. Davidson (9), Brownlee (1)LF: Malau’ulu (34), Segars (3), St. Clair (3), McKenna (1)CF: Segars (21), St. Clair (16), Quinn (3), Malau’ulu (1)RF: Quinn (20), McKenna (9), Malau’ulu (7), Spexarth (4), Mi. Davidson (1)*DP: Spexarth (37), Mi. Davidson (2), Purvis (2)

*Though listed as the starter in right field at Samford, Mia Davidson has NOT played an inning at the position and was moved to designated player before taking the field in the first.


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BATTINGAN MSU TEAM ...Had 10+ hits 10 at North Alabama (G1) Apr. 3, 2021Had 15+ hits 16 vs. UAB Feb. 28, 2020Scored 5+ runs 5 at Missouri Apr. 18, 2021Scored 10+ runs 10 at Alabama State Mar. 9, 2021Scored 15+ runs 16 vs. Alcorn State Mar. 5, 2021Hit 2+ home runs 2 at Missouri Apr. 18, 2021Hit 3+ home runs 3 at North Alabama (G2) Apr. 3, 2021Stole 4+ bases 7 vs. Mississippi Valley State Feb. 24, 2021Left 10 runners on base 10 at North Alabama (G1) Apr. 3, 2021

AN MSU PLAYER ...Had 3+ hits Fa Leilua (3) vs. Southern Miss, Apr. 14, 2021Had 4+ hits Mia Davidson (4) vs. Alcorn State, Mar. 5, 2021Scored 3+ runs Paige Cook (3) at North Alabama (G1), Apr. 3, 2021Scored 4+ runs Mia Davidson (4) vs. Alcorn State, Mar. 5, 2021Drove in 3+ RBIs Jackie McKenna (3) at Missouri (G2), Apr. 17, 2021Drove in 4+ RBIs Madisyn Kennedy (4) at North Alabama (G2), Apr. 3, 2021Drove in 5+ RBIs Mia Davidson (5) vs. Memphis, Apr. 10, 2019Drove in 6+ RBIs Kat Moore (6) at Alabama, Mar. 31, 2019Hit 2+ doubles Chloe Malau’ulu (2) at Southeastern La., Apr. 5, 2021Hit a triple Paige Cook (1) at Samford, Apr. 13, 2021Hit 2+ triples Kat Moore (2) vs. Tennessee, Apr. 5, 2018Hit 2+ home runs Madisyn Kennedy (2) at North Alabama (G2), Apr. 3, 2021Hit a walk-off, game-winning HR Fa Leilua vs. Western Kentucky, Mar. 7, 2021Hit a grand slam Fa Leilua at North Alabama (G1), Apr. 3, 2021Led off 1st inn. with HR Mia Davidson vs. Middle Tennessee, Feb. 8, 2019Stole 3+ bases Candace Denis (3) vs. Tennessee State, Feb. 18, 2020Stole home Montana Davidson (3rd inn.) vs. Mississippi Valley St., Feb. 24, 2021Drew 3+ walks Fa Leilua (3) vs. Memphis, Mar. 10, 2021Drew 4+ walks Katie Cooley (4) vs. LSU, Mar. 30, 2005

AN OPPOSING TEAM ...Had 10+ hits 10 at North Alabama (G1) Apr. 3, 2021Had 15+ hits 17 vs. Ole Miss Apr. 19, 2019Scored 5+ runs 6 at Missouri Apr. 18, 2021Scored 10+ runs 10 vs. Florida Mar. 20, 2021Scored 15+ runs 21 vs. Ole Miss Apr. 19, 2019Hit 2+ home runs 4 at Missouri (G1) Apr. 17, 2021Hit 3+ home runs 4 at Missouri (G1) Apr. 17, 2021Stole 4+ bases 4 at Southeastern La. Apr. 5, 2021Left 10 runners on base 10 vs. Southern Miss Apr. 14, 2021

AN OPPOSING PLAYER ...Had 3+ hits Ryan Brzozoski (3) at Samford, Apr. 13, 2021Had 4+ hits Kaylee Ellebracht (5) vs. Georgia Tech, Feb. 25, 2019Scored 3+ runs Sidney Bevis (3) at North Alabama (G1), Apr. 3, 2021Scored 4+ runs Kelsey Bruder (4) at Florida, Mar. 16, 2011Drove in 3+ RBIs Jenna Laird (3) at Missouri (G1), Apr. 17, 2021Drove in 4+ RBIs Emma Broadfoot (7) at North Alabama (G1), Apr. 3, 2021Drove in 5+ RBIs Emma Broadfoot (7) at North Alabama (G1), Apr. 3, 2021Drove in 6+ RBIs Emma Broadfoot (7) at North Alabama (G1), Apr. 3, 2021Hit 2+ doubles Jenna Laird (2) at Missouri (G2), Apr. 17, 2021Hit a triple Cameron Goodman (1) at Southeastern La., Apr. 5, 2021Hit 2+ triples Rachel Anderson (2) vs. SE Missouri, Mar. 8, 2020Hit 2+ home runs Jenna Laird (2) at Missouri (G1), Apr. 17, 2021Hit a walk-off, game-winning HR Carlee Wallace at Auburn, Apr. 29, 2017Hit a grand slam Abbey Latham vs. Ole Miss, May 9, 2019Led off 1st inn. with HR Jaz Crowder vs. Louisiana Tech, Mar. 24, 2017Stole 3+ bases Jennifer Fenton (3) vs. Alabama, May 10, 2012Drew 3+ walks Amber Pack (3) vs. Southern Miss, Apr. 14, 2021Drew 4+ walks Bailey Castro (4) vs. Florida, Mar. 29, 2015

MSU COMEBACK VICTORIESTO WIN ...Overcame a 2+ run deficit vs. Central Arkansas (2) Apr. 7, 2021Overcame a 3+ run deficit at North Alabama (G1) (6) Apr. 3, 2021Overcame a 4+ run deficit at North Alabama (G1) (6) Apr. 3, 2021Overcame a 5+ run deficit at North Alabama (G1) (6) Apr. 3, 2021

PITCHINGAN MSU TEAM ...Threw a no-hitter at Louisiana Tech Apr. 10, 2021Threw a shutout at Louisiana Tech Apr. 10, 2021Recorded 10+ strikeouts 10 at Missouri (G2) Apr. 17, 2021Recorded 15+ strikeouts 15 at North Alabama (G1) Apr. 3, 2021

AN MSU PLAYER ...Threw a no-hitter Annie WIllis at Louisiana Tech, Apr. 10, 2021Threw a shutout Annie Willis at Louisiana Tech, Apr. 10, 2021Recorded 10+ strikeouts Annie WIllis (10) at Missouri (G2), Apr. 17, 2021Recorded 15+ strikeouts Annie WIllis (19) vs. Mississippi Valley State, Mar. 6, 2020Gave up 10+ hits Alyssa Loza (14) vs. Ole Miss, Apr. 19, 2019Walked 5+ batters Emily Williams (5) at Ole Miss, Mar. 15, 2021Struck out the side in order Annie Willis at North Alabama (G1) (6th inn.), Apr. 3, 2021

AN OPPOSING TEAM ...Threw a no-hitter at Washington May 19, 2019Threw a shutout vs. Oklahoma Apr. 10, 2021Recorded 10+ strikeouts 16 at Alabama Mar. 3, 2021Recorded 15+ strikeouts 16 at Alabama Mar. 3, 2021

AN OPPOSING PLAYER ...Threw a no-hitter Gabbie Plain at Washington, May 19, 2019Threw a shutout Elizabeth Hightower vs. Florida, Mar. 21, 2021Recorded 10+ strikeouts Montana Fouts (16) at Alabama, Mar. 3, 2021Recorded 15+ strikeouts Montana Fouts (16) at Alabama, Mar. 3, 2021Gave up 10+ hits Brenn Ursin (14) vs. Alcorn State, Mar. 6, 2021Walked 5+ batters Brianna Pratt (6) vs. Miami (Ohio), Feb. 13, 2021 (G2)Struck out the side in order Mary Haff at Arkansas (5th inn.), Mar. 28, 2021

FIELDINGAN MSU TEAM ...Did not commit an error at Missouri (G1) Apr. 17, 2021Committed 2+ errors 3 at Missouri Apr. 18, 2021Committed 4+ errors 4 at Southeastern La. Apr. 5, 2021Turned a double play vs. Southern Miss Apr. 14, 2021Turned a triple play vs. Auburn May 4, 1997Threw a runner out at the plate vs. Southern Miss (1-2 in TOP 2) Apr. 14, 2021

AN MSU PLAYER ...Recorded 10+ putouts Mia Davidson (10) at Missouri (G2), Apr. 17, 2021Recorded 15+ putouts Mia Davidson (15) at North Alabama (G1), Apr. 3, 2021Recorded 5+ assists Madisyn Kennedy (6) at Alabama State, Mar. 9, 2021Committed 2+ errors Madisyn Kennedy (2) vs. Oklahoma, Apr. 10, 2021

AN OPPOSING TEAM ...Did not commit an error at Missouri Apr. 18, 2021Committed 2+ errors 3 vs. Southern Miss Apr. 14, 2021Committed 4+ errors 5 vs. Miami (Ohio) Feb. 13, 2021 (G2)Turned a double play at Samford Apr. 13, 2021Turned a triple play vs. BYU May 17, 2012Threw a runner out at the plate at Southern Miss (2-1 in TOP 9) Mar. 31, 2021

AN OPPOSING PLAYER ...Recorded 10+ putouts Jamie Powell (10) vs. Southern Miss, Apr. 14, 2021Recorded 15+ putouts Bailey Hemphill (16) at Alabama, Mar. 3, 2021Recorded 5+ assists Alyssa Davids (5) vs. Southern Miss, Mar. 11, 2020Committed 2+ errors Makenna Pierce (2) vs. Southern Miss, Apr. 14, 2021

MISCELLANEOUSAN MSU TEAM ...Won in extra innings 3-2 (8 inn.) vs. Southern Miss Apr. 14, 2021Won by 8-run rule 9-1 (5 inn.) at North Alabama (G2) Apr. 3, 2021Scored 8+ runs in an inning 8 (2nd inn.) vs. Western Kentucky Mar. 6, 2021Had 7+ hits in an inning 7 (2nd inn.) vs. Western Kentucky Mar. 6, 2021Hit back-to-back home runs 5th inning vs. Central Arkansas Apr. 7, 2021Drew 4+ walks in an inning 1st inning vs. Miami (Ohio) Feb. 13, 2021 (G1)

AN OPPOSING TEAM ...Won in extra innings 6-5 (8 inn.) vs. Southern Illinois Feb. 21, 2021Won by 8-run rule 9-0 (5 inn.) vs. Oklahoma Apr. 10, 2021Scored 8+ runs in an inning 8 (3rd inn.) vs. Oklahoma Apr. 10, 2021Had 7+ hits in an inning 7 (7th inn.) vs. Florida Mar. 20, 2021Hit back-to-back home runs 7th inning vs. Florida Mar. 20, 2021Drew 4+ walks in an inning 7th inning, 1st inning vs. Florida May 3, 2019

THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED


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COACHING STAFF

MSU COACHING HIGHLIGHTSNCAA Regional Appearances 3NFCA All-South Region Selections 11First Team All-SEC Selections 5SEC All-Defensive Team Selections 2Top 10 Finalist for Schutt Sports/NFCA Freshman of the Year 2018SEC Freshman of the Year 2018Top 10 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year 2019

MAROON AND WHITE• Named the sixth head softball coach in program history on July

22, 2019• Became the fastest head coach in program history to reach 20

wins, doing so in 23 games. Started 9-1, marking the best 10-game start by a head coach in program history.

• Became the first first-year head coach to lead the nation in wins (25 in 2020) since at least 1989.

• Is the only coach in program history to have her team nationally ranked at some point during her first year and led MSU to its highest final ranking in program history (No. 20).

• Earned first career coaching victory in first career game on Feb. 7, 2020, against Missouri State (5-0).

• Led her team to a 4-0 opening weekend to win the NFCA Leadoff Classic.

• Served as an assistant coach from 2015-18 focusing on hitting and recruiting before being promoted to associate head coach

• Has been a part of one Women’s College World Series appearance, six NCAA Regional berths and two NCAA Super Regional appear-ances during her coaching career

• In 2019, MSU was one of two teams in the nation (Arizona) to boast multiple hitters with 20 or more home runs

• The Bulldogs shattered the school record for home runs (72) and posted the second-highest slugging percentage in school history (.484) in 2019

• For the first time since 2008, State produced multiple NFCA All-Americans with Fa Leilua and Mia Davidson earning the honor.

• Leilua closed 2019 with 22 total home runs, setting a new MSU junior record. The total ranked second in single-season history behind only Davidson’s record-shattering mark of 26.

• Davidson ranked second nationally and led the SEC in homers in 2019 while breaking the league’s single-season record that was once held by Georgia’s Alex Hugo (2014) and Alabama’s Kelly Kretschman (1998).

• Davidson was the lone player in the SEC to record at least 60 RBI, 60 hits and 50 runs scored in 2019

• In 2017, Ricketts produced five starters that hit .300 or better to help lead the Bulldogs to an NCAA Regional

• During the 2016 season, Ricketts’ leadership led senior Kayla Winkfield to a .330 average and an SEC-leading six triples, which finished top 10 in the nation

• In her first season of 2015, the Bulldogs set new single-season records for home runs (54), batting average (.312), slugging percentage (.495), RBI (294) and on-base percentage (.416)

• MSU also finished second in the single-season record books for runs scored (326), doubles (84) and hit by pitches (72)

• In 2014 without Ricketts on the MSU staff, just two Bulldogs hit over .300, while in 2015 with the addition of Ricketts, nine Bulldogs hit over .300 (min. five at-bats).

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY• Served as assistant coach at Wichita State from 2012-14,

working with the team’s hitters and consistently improving their production

• Her last spring at WSU saw the Shockers increase their overall win total by 15 from 2013 to 2014 and win the program’s first regular-season conference title

• Part of the 2014 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year, helping to improve the Shockers from the ninth place in 2012, to eighth place in 2013, to MVC champs in 2014

• Produced five starters who each hit better than .300 in 2014 after the squad did not have a batter hit over .300 in 2013

• The Shockers scored 138 more runs, smashed 26 more home runs, hit 11 more doubles and added seven more triples from the previous season

• Overall, the 2014 team established program single-season records for batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits, doubles, home runs, runs batted in and total bases.

• Led Cacy Williams to an NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team selection in 2014 as well as MVC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, becoming the first student-athlete in MVC history to receive both in the same year

• Williams broke the Wichita State single-season records for batting average (.424), slugging percentage (.812), on-base percentage (.531), total bases (138), runs scored (57), home runs (16) and RBIs (47).

ADDITIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE• Served as assistant coach for the USSSA Florida Pride of the NPF

as the team claimed the regular season championship, and the staff was recognized as Coaching Staff of the Year

• Began coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Oklahoma in 2010 and 2011

• The Sooners won the Big 12 Tournament and advanced to the Women’s College World Series in 2011

PLAYING CAREER• Four-year letterwinner at Oklahoma (2006-09)• Closed her career as the school record holder in career home runs

(48) and runs batted in (239) while ranking third in extra-base hits (97), total bases (444), slugging percentage (.645) and on-base percentage (.461)

• Started 192 consecutive games and ended her career as the Big 12 career RBI leader.

• Four-time All-Big 12 selection and two-time NFCA All-American• Top 10 Finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award• Top 3 Finalist for USA Softball’s Collegiate Player of the Year

Award in 2007, first in Oklahoma history• Selected 12th overall by the Akron Racers in the 2009 NPF Draft

SAMANTHA RICKETTS

TYLER BRATTONASSISTANT COACH

EIGHTH SEASON

JOSH JOHNSONASSISTANT COACH

SECOND SEASON

KAYLA WINKFIELDCOORDINATOR OF OPERATIONS

SECOND SEASON

THE RICKETTS FILEHometown San Jose, Calif.Education University of Oklahoma, 2009 University of Oklahoma, 2011Twitter @Coach_RickettsBirthday Dec. 29, 1986

COACHING CAREERSEASON SCHOOL POSITION2019-prs. Mississippi State Head Coach2018-19 Mississippi State Associate Head Coach2015-18 Mississippi State Assistant Coach2012-14 Wichita State Assistant Coach2009-11 Oklahoma Graduate Assistant

RICKETTS’ HITTERS BY THE NUMBERS46 All-Conference Academic Honors20 All-Conference Honors19 Conference Players of the Week17 All-Region Honors7 Conference Tournament Team Selections8 All-America Honors3 National Players of the Week2 CoSIDA Academic All-District Selection2 Conference Players of the Year1 Conference Freshman of the Year1 Conference Tournament MVP

CAREER RECORDSEASON SCHOOL W-L PCT.2020 Mississippi State 25-3 .8932021 Mississippi State 22-19 .537TOTAL 47-22 .681

CONFERENCE RECORDSEASON SCHOOL W-L PCT.2020 Mississippi State 0-0 --2021 Mississippi State 0-12 .000TOTAL 0-12 .000


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AQUANA BROWNLEEWALKUP SONG: Quana Walk-Out Song (Custom Mix)Related to MSU football player Chris Jones who won Super Bowl LIV with the Kansas City Chiefs ... cousin Brittany Gates also played softball at MSU ... enjoys playing with her younger cousins in her free time ... majoring in biological sciences … Twitter handle is @QxanaaaB.

BULLDOG BITES: OFF THE FIELD PROFILES

PAIGE COOKWALKUP SONG: All Eyez on Me by TupacConsiders her baby brother the best Christmas present she ever received after he was born four weeks early and came home from the hospital on Dec. 23 … enjoys cooking and hiking ... began hunting with her father when she was six years old ... also played soccer and cheered growing up ... majoring in kinesiology … Twitter handle is @PaigeCook06.MIA DAVIDSONWALKUP SONG: I Look Good by Charlie BoyBoth parents served in the U.S. Army … enjoys playing Call of Duty and other video games ... skilled in performing bat tricks and collects baseball cards ... biggest Star Wars fan on the team and purchased the toy lightsaber used in the dugout … has interned in the athletics communications and athletics marketing offices ... majoring in kinesiology … Twitter handle is @MIASKY3332.MONTANA DAVIDSONWALKUP SONG: Ambition by WaleBoth parents served in the U.S. Army … enjoys cooking and very interested in makeup ... was a highly successful competitive cheerleader as a child ... also played volleyball in high school ... plans to attend chiropractic school following graduation ... majoring in kinesiology … Twitter handle is @tanashae32.

KIKI EDWARDSWALKUP SONG: Did It On’em by Nicki MinajBig sneakerhead with extensive shoe collection ... once slept in line with her parents to wait for a sneaker release ... owns 65 different pairs of shoes ... once tried to wear a different pair to school every day for a year, but ran out of outfits to match them … majoring in kinesiology … Twitter handle is @KiearaEdwards.GRACE FAGANWALKUP SONG: Dreams and Nightmares by Meek MillSpends free time painting and photographing ... most proud of her colored pencil self-portrait from her high school art class ... favorite artist is Claude Monet because she has bee fascinated by French culture since learning the language in middle school ... also took up gardening over the summer … majoring in biological sciences on the pre-med track … Twitter handle is @gracefagan31.ALLISON FLORIANWALKUP SONG: Shake Ya Tail Feather by NellyChose No. 99 as a child “to make sure no one was greater” than her ... was asked to audition for the Star Wars sequel trilogy ... imitates character voices like Alvin the Chipmunk and Stitch ... studied abroad in Australia ... threw out the first pitch at a Cardinals game ... graduated from Duke with her degree in psychology ... pursuing a master’s in business administration … Twitter handle is @goforFLO.PHOEBE FLORIANWALKUP SONG: Don’t Stop Me Now by QueenThrew out the first pitch at a Cardinals game ... can wiggle her ears ... when she was eight years old, she and her friends wrote the Lunch Lady Rap and posted it on YouTube ... enjoys making jewelry and painting ... has seen “Friends” start to finish more than six times ... career goal is to be a sports broadcaster ... majoring in communication … Twitter handle is @pflo9904.KENLEY HAWKWALKUP SONG: Posse by Euro Gotit ft. Lil BabyEnjoys hiking and kayaking ... adopted a puppy named Bentley over the summer to take on hiking trips ... very active on TikTok … majoring in educational psychology … Twitter handle is @kenley_hawk.

MADISYN KENNEDYWALKUP SONG: The Way I Live by Baby Boy Da PrinceEnjoys hiking and being outdoors ... dabbles in photography ... spends her free time looking up recipes on Pinterest ... newfound dream is to open her own restaurant … majoring in food, nutrition and health promotion … Twitter handle is @madisynk18.

FA LEILUAWALKUP SONG: Loveyou by J^p^nRelated to teammate Chloe Malau’ulu through the marriage of their cousins ... took a year off from softball after her father passed away before transferring to MSU … first-generation college student and graduated in spring 2020 ... pursuing a master’s in workforce educational leadership ... brought spam sushi to the team Thanksgiving dinner ... Twitter handle is @leilua18.ALYSSA LOZAWALKUP SONG: Con Altura by Rosalia, J Balvin, El GuinchoWears No. 98 in memory of the late Alex Wilcox despite having never met her ... jersey represents all nine players playing for No. 8 ... has traveled to Japan and Canada to compete with the Mexican Nation-al Team ... has taught some of her teammates Spanish and passed along her favorite Hispanic music ... double-majoring in marketing and management ... Twitter handle is @alyssa_loza.

CHLOE MALAU’ULUWALKUP SONG: Breakthrough Season by Austin BrownRelated to teammate Fa Leilua through the marriage of their cousins and head coach Samantha Ricketts through her great-great-grandfather ... plays the ukelele and keyboard ... hobbies also include writing and singing … majoring in business administration with a focus in sports media … Twitter handle is @chloeetaliaa.JACKIE MCKENNAWALKUP SONG: Came With The Posse by Ace HoodSurvivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla. ... career goal is to work in the DEA as an intelligence analyst or crime scene investigator ... majoring in criminology ... Twitter handle is @jaackie44.

ADDISON PURVISWALKUP SONG: Here Comes the Boom by NellyStarted batting left-handed after failing to hit the ball as a natural righty ... also uses her left hand for bowling and golfing ... grew up living on a goat farm ... used to be on a dance team ... majoring in animal and dairy science ... Twitter handle is @addisofball00.

CHRISTIAN QUINNWALKUP SONG: Rubberband Man by T.I.Learning to play guitar ... enjoys Hispanic music ... wants to own a motorcycle ... says she owns more tennis skirts than softball pants ... avid TED Talks listener ... graduated with her degree in business administration in spring 2020 ... pursuing a master’s in business administration ... Twitter handle is @ChristianQuinn5.ANNA KATE SEGARSWALKUP SONG: Gotta Live by Tedashii, Jordan FelizCareer goal is to become a counselor for young children and students ... Student-Athlete Advisory Council representative for softball ... volunteers at FCA softball camps and with youth leagues in the summer ... favorite authors are Christine Caine and Tim Tebow … majoring in educational psychology … Twitter handle is @aksegars.CELESTE SOLIZWALKUP SONG: Limbo by Daddy YankeeHas dual citizenship ... nickname was “Sky Blue” when she was on the Mexican Junior National Team and it is her favorite color ... enjoys haunted houses … first-generation college student ... majoring in mechanical engineering … Twitter handle is @soliz_celeste09.

CARTER SPEXARTHWALKUP SONG: Down in Texas by Big Q, Namik, Infinite and TripsHas taken on the role of primary #NoOneFightsAlone ambassador, providing wristbands for teammates and staff ... all the Spexarth children are named after U.S. Presidents ... double-majoring in marketing and business administration ... Twitter handle is @carterspexarth.

BRYLIE ST. CLAIRWALKUP SONG: Glamorous by FergieWas a two-time UCA All-American cheerleader ... highly-decorated pageant queen, winning $10,000 over a three-year span in high school ... played baseball with the boys growing up and was a pitcher ... once got a horse for Christmas ... enjoys spending time at the lake and shopping … majoring in communication.KYLIE TAYLORWALKUP SONG: Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light OrchestraLoves crazy socks and has a dresser dedicated to her sock collection ... favorite movie is “Napoleon Dynamite” ... has a collection of miniature Spongebobs and Minions on her desk ... creates spray paint art in her free time ... major is undecided … Twitter handle is @KylieTaylor55.

ASPEN WESLEYWALKUP SONG: Stadium Pow Wow by A Tribe Called Red ft. Black BearMember of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and grew up on the Pearl River Reservation ... first Mississippi Choctaw pitcher in the SEC ... very active on TikTok … majoring in kinesiology … Twitter handle is @aspen_wes.

EMILY WILLIAMSWALKUP SONG: NoneBrings identical word search books on road trips and races her teammates to complete them ... competitive nature extends to family game nights of spades and Monopoly ... double-majoring in psychology and political science … Twitter handle is @emilyjwill.

ANNIE WILLISWALKUP SONG: The Greatest Show from The Greatest Showman SoundtrackHas a passion for the foster care system and adoption ... brother, Seth, is adopted … known as the “mom” of the bullpen ... majoring in human development and family science with a focus in youth development.


@HAILSTATESB PG 17

2021 Mississippi State SoftballOverall Statistics for Mississippi State (as of Apr 18, 2021)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 22-19 Home: 14-4 Away: 7-14 Neutral: 1-1 SEC: 0-12

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%24 Fa Leilua . 3 5 1 41-41 114 27 40 5 0 14 36 87 . 7 6 3 35 0 18 2 . 4 9 7 2 0 4-5 210 7 3 . 9 8 617 Carter Spexarth . 3 2 3 41-41 127 12 41 6 0 6 28 65 . 5 1 2 10 3 15 4 . 3 8 3 1 0 0-0 5 0 0 1.000

33 Mia Davidson . 3 0 4 41-41 125 32 38 9 1 11 25 82 . 6 5 6 20 6 26 0 . 4 2 4 0 0 1-1 214 25 11 . 9 5 614 Chloe Malau'ulu . 2 9 1 41-41 127 26 37 9 1 2 11 54 . 4 2 5 15 13 19 0 . 4 1 9 0 0 8-11 52 3 0 1.000

6 Paige Cook . 2 7 2 41-41 125 21 34 5 2 3 17 52 . 4 1 6 7 4 16 0 . 3 3 1 0 0 3-3 45 46 8 . 9 1 9 7 Anna Kate Segars . 2 5 4 25-24 67 17 17 4 1 3 14 32 . 4 7 8 8 9 10 0 . 4 0 0 1 0 3-4 28 3 2 . 9 3 932 Montana Davidson . 2 4 3 39-39 111 14 27 4 1 1 12 36 . 3 2 4 8 0 25 2 . 2 9 4 0 2 3-3 24 58 12 . 8 7 288 Christian Quinn . 2 3 0 36-24 61 8 14 2 0 0 7 16 . 2 6 2 4 0 12 0 . 2 7 7 0 3 5-5 18 2 1 . 9 5 218 Madisyn Kennedy . 2 1 0 33-31 81 8 17 3 0 3 12 29 . 3 5 8 7 5 16 0 . 3 1 2 0 3 0-0 42 42 10 . 8 9 444 Jackie McKenna . 2 0 0 28-24 70 10 14 2 0 3 8 25 . 3 5 7 5 2 17 1 . 2 7 3 0 2 0-0 123 10 3 . 9 7 812 Brylie St. Clair . 1 9 6 31-19 51 12 10 1 0 0 4 11 . 2 1 6 1 1 16 0 . 2 2 6 0 1 3-4 18 0 1 . 9 4 799 Allison Florian . 0 0 0 28-0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 1 0 0 1.000

-------------------- 0 Addison Purvis . 2 8 6 10-2 14 1 4 2 0 0 3 6 . 4 2 9 0 0 6 0 . 2 8 6 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 020 Aquana Brownlee . 2 5 0 12-1 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 . 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 2-2 1 2 0 1.000

2 Kiki Edwards . 1 6 7 7-0 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 . 1 6 7 0 1 1 1 . 2 8 6 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 9 Celeste Soliz . 0 0 0 7-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000

53 Kenley Hawk . 0 0 0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 0 1.000

Totals . 2 7 2 41 1085 201 295 52 6 46 181 497 . 4 5 8 121 44 199 10 . 3 6 7 4 11 33-41 794 239 53 . 9 5 1

Opponents . 2 4 0 41 1024 167 246 33 5 33 146 388 . 3 7 9 117 31 306 1 . 3 3 4 6 14 28-38 800 265 52 . 9 5 3

LOB - Team (265), Opp (232). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp (15). IBB - Team (2), F. Leilua 1, Mi. Davidson 1. Picked off - Mo.Davidson 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha29 Annie Willis 2 . 3 9 13-6 23 13 6 2/0 0 105.1 85 44 36 31 123 11 1 9 . 2 1 7 8 11 0 1 558 Emily Williams 4 . 0 1 3-5 21 11 0 0/3 0 66.1 57 47 38 33 82 8 1 13 . 2 2 0 5 8 0 1 2-------------------- 0 Addison Purvis 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 098 Alyssa Loza 3 . 7 1 1-3 15 5 0 0/1 1 28.1 29 23 15 10 29 2 1 4 . 2 4 8 0 4 0 0 231 Grace Fagan 3 . 8 4 2-1 13 4 0 0/1 0 27.1 29 21 15 20 32 3 1 3 . 2 7 4 9 2 0 2 028 Aspen Wesley 4 . 2 9 2-4 15 7 0 0/3 0 31.0 35 21 19 16 35 7 1 3 . 2 8 9 1 4 0 2 453 Kenley Hawk 14.44 1-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 5.1 11 11 11 7 5 2 0 1 . 4 2 3 4 2 0 0 1Totals 3 . 5 2 22-19 41 41 6 6/4 1 264.2 246 167 133 117 306 33 5 33 . 2 4 0 27 31 0 6 14

Opponents 4 . 4 4 19-22 41 41 13 8/4 12 266.2 295 201 169 121 199 52 6 46 . 2 7 2 32 44 0 4 11

PB - Team (12), J. McKenna 9, Mi. Davidson 2, C. Soliz 1, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Mi. Davidson(17-22), J. McKenna (11-16), A. Willis (7-11), G. Fagan (6-9), E. Williams (7-9), A. Wesley (6-7), A. Loza (2-2).

2021 OVERALL STATS


@HAILSTATESB PG 18

00ADDISON PURVISFR. | P/UTL | L/R | 5-4SULLIVAN, MO.

2KIKI EDWARDSSO. | OF | R/R | 5-7WOODBRIDGE, VA.

6PAIGE COOKSO. | UTL | R/R | 5-3CORNELIA, GA.

7ANNA KATE SEGARSJR. | OF | L/L | 5-9MOULTON, ALA.

9CELESTE SOLIZSO. | UTL | L/R | 5-4FAIRVIEW, TEXAS

HCSAMANTHA RICKETTSHEAD COACHSECOND SEASON (7TH AT MSU)

ACTYLER BRATTONASSISTANT COACHEIGHTH SEASON

ACJOSH JOHNSONASSISTANT COACHSECOND SEASON

COKAYLA WINKFIELDCOORDINATOR OF OPERATIONSSECOND SEASON

GANICOLE PENDLEYGRADUATE ASSISTANTSECOND SEASON

12BRYLIE ST. CLAIRSO. | OF | L/L | 5-5SAND ROCK, ALA.

14CHLOE MALAU’ULUJR. | OF | R/R | 5-7LONG BEACH, CALIF.

17CARTER SPEXARTHSR. | OF | R/R | 5-7THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS

18MADISYN KENNEDYSO. | INF | R/R | 5-10MONTGOMERY, ALA.

20AQUANA BROWNLEESO. | INF | R/R | 5-5HOUSTON, MISS.

24FA LEILUAGR. | INF | R/R | 5-9HAWTHORNE, CALIF.

28ASPEN WESLEYSO. | P | R/R | 5-3PHILADELPHIA, MISS.

29ANNIE WILLISSR. | P | R/R | 5-11HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

31GRACE FAGANJR. | P | L/L | 6-0SWEDESBORO, N.J.

32MONTANA DAVIDSONSR. | INF | R/R | 5-4HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.

33MIA DAVIDSONSR. | C/INF | R/R | 5-5HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.

44JACKIE MCKENNAJR. | C | R/R | 5-5PARKLAND, FLA.

53KENLEY HAWKSO. | P | R/R | 5-10PALESTINE, ARK.

55KYLIE TAYLORFR. | P | R/L | 5-11GEORGE COUNTY, MISS.

58EMILY WILLIAMSSR. | P | R/R | 5-8CARROLLTON, GA.

88CHRISTIAN QUINNGR. | OF | L/R | 5-2HATTIESBURG, MISS.

98ALYSSA LOZA5TH | P | R/R | 5-6NORTH TORRANCE, CALIF.

21PHOEBE FLORIANSO. | UTL | R/R | 5-7KANNAPOLIS, N.C.

99ALLISON FLORIANGR. | UTL | R/R | 5-7KANNAPOLIS, N.C.

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