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Vann Stuedeman and Mississippi State’s softball team just keep winning. The Bulldogs have improved to 20-3 on the year as they won their SEC opener last night in impressive fashion, a 5-2 win in College Station, Texas over 5th ranked Texas A&M.
FINAL | Bulldogs open up @SEC play with their 16th-straight W, taking the series opener at No. 5 Texas A&M!#HailState pic.twitter.com/2zJi8WKtJS
— MSU Softball (@HailStateSB) March 11, 2017
Regan Green and Alexis Silkwood combined to be a formidable duo in the circle for State. Green drew the start and got her 4th win on the season, throwing 6.0 innings and only surrendering 4 hits to a team that averages 7.5 a game. Silkwood came in for the 7th inning and was able to keep A&M from clawing their way back into the game.
Olivia Golden continued to impress at the plate. Golden went 2 for 4 last night with 4 RBIs, 3 of which came off of her 3 run homer in the second inning.
Mississippi State went .400 at the plate last night racking up 14 hits against a ball club that on average only surrenders 4.4 hits per game and holds their opponents to a .188 batting average.
Postgame Infographic | @reganlinlee leads MSU to a 16th-straight win, which ties the school record, defeating No. 5 Texas A&M!#HailState pic.twitter.com/W8rB4xtEwC
— MSU Softball (@HailStateSB) March 11, 2017
The Bulldogs handed Samantha Show, the Aggies’ best pitcher, her first loss last night. 11 of MSU’s hits and 4 earned runs came against Show in 4.1 innings pitched.
State has now won 16 in a row and are looking to clinch the series over the Aggies with a win today.