Mississippi State Opens February Freezer with Victory over University of North Florida

Vann Stuedeman and the Mississippi State softball team kicked off the February Freezer off this afternoon by defeating the University of North Florida Ospreys 7-5 today.

The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 3-0 lead thanks to some clever base running and a bad throw by North Florida. All three runs were unearned in the inning, but that was of little importance.

Mississippi State would score twice again in the 4th thanks to a Kat Moore single that brought Bevia Robinson and Emily Heimberger home to give State a 5-0 lead.

That lead would disappear in the 5th, however. North Florida would score 5 runs off of 3 errors and a grand slam. All 5 runs were unearned, much like MSU’s first inning scoring. The game wasn’t tied for long though. Morgan Bell would respond promptly with a solo shot of her own and Emily Heimberger would later score on a wild pitch.

MSU is now 7-3 on the season and is set to face off against Eastern Illinois. With the win, Regan Green is now 2-0 on the year and Alexis Silkwood earned her 2nd save of the season.