# Mississippi State Bulldogs softball

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

## Year-by-year results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Independent (1982–1986) ||||||
| 1982 | Lynn Keiser | 2–18 | – | | |
| 1983 | Lynn Keiser | 6–13 | – | | |
| 1984 | Vivian Langley | 11–20 | – | | |
| 1985 | Vivian Langley | 28–14 | – | | |
| 1986 | Vivian Langley | 27–11 | – | | |
| Southeastern Conference (1997–present) ||||||
| 1997 | Kathy Arendsen | 29–27 | 11–17 | 8th | |
| 1998 | Kathy Arendsen | 36–21 | 15–11 | T-4th | SEC tournament |
| 1999 | Kathy Arendsen | 38–29 | 15–15 | 6th | SEC tournament |
| 2000 | Kathy Arendsen | 44–27 | 17–13 | 4th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2001 | Kathy Arendsen | 36–26 | 19–11 | 3rd | SEC tournament |
| 2002 | Kathy Arendsen | 36–31 | 13–16 | 7th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2003 | Jay Miller | 34–30 | 13–16 | 8th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2004 | Jay Miller | 39–26 | 14–15 | 7th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2005 | Jay Miller | 35–31 | 12–18 | 10th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2006 | Jay Miller | 33–28 | 7–22 | 10th | |
| 2007 | Jay Miller | 35–27 | 14–14 | 5th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2008 | Jay Miller | 41–22 | 13–14 | T-6th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2009 | Jay Miller | 28–28 | 8–19 | 9th | NCAA Regional |
| 2010 | Jay Miller | 26–29 | 7–20 | 10th | |
| 2011 | Jay Miller | 24–32 | 10–19 | 8th | SEC tournament |
| 2012 | Vann Stuedeman | 33–24 | 12–16 | T-7th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2013 | Vann Stuedeman | 32–24 | 8–16 | T-10th | NCAA Regional |
| 2014 | Vann Stuedeman | 39–21 | 10–14 | 10th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2015 | Vann Stuedeman | 36–21 | 10–14 | T-9th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2016 | Vann Stuedeman | 26–31 | 3–21 | 12th | SEC tournament |
| 2017 | Vann Stuedeman | 36–22 | 10–14 | T-8th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2018 | Vann Stuedeman | 38–22 | 7–17 | T-11th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2019 | Vann Stuedeman | 35–23 | 9–15 | 12th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2020 | Samantha Ricketts | 25–3 | 0-0 | | |
| 2021 | Samantha Ricketts | 35–25 | 8–15 | 9th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| 2022 | Samantha Ricketts | 37–27 | 10–14 | 11th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional NCAA Super Regional |
| 2023 | Samantha Ricketts | 28–25 | 7–16 | 12th | SEC tournament |
| 2024 | Samantha Ricketts | 34–20 | 12–12 | T-6th | SEC tournament NCAA Regional |
| Total: | Total: | 1,022–778 | 286–409 | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Awards and honors
### National awards
#### NFCA Golden Shoe Award

* Chelsea Bramlett (2009)
* Lisa Clemons (2002)

#### NFCA Catcher of the Year

* Keri McCallum (2000)
* Chelsea Bramlett (2008, 2009, 2010)
* Mia Davidson (2022)

### Conference awards
#### SEC Player of the Year

* Iyhia McMichael (2003, 2004)

#### SEC Freshman of the Year

* Courtney Bures (2005)
* Chelsea Bramlett (2007)
* Mia Davidson (2018)

### NFCA All-Americans

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

The following two perfect games have been thrown by Mississippi State pitchers over the program's history.
* March 2, 1997. Jenny Hehnke vs Alabama State (won 18–0, 5 innings)
* February 9, 2018. Holly Ward vs Mississippi Valley State (won 10–0, 5 innings)