For the sixth time in the last seven season, Mississippi State earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament as the two seed in the Tuscon Regional.
May 13, 2018 | Softball
STARKVILLE, Miss. โ For the sixth time in the last seven seasons and the 14th time overall in program history, Mississippi State softball (36-21) is NCAA Tournament bound as the program's road to Oklahoma City begins in the Tucson Regional.
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MSU will open the double-elimination regional on Friday, May 18 at 8 p.m. CT against North Dakota State (33-17) at the Hillenbrand Stadium. Along with the Bulldogs and NDSU in the Tucson Regional is host No. 14 Arizona (40-14) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (39-17), who will square off at 10:30 p.m. CT on Friday.
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MSU is the two-seed in the Tucson Regional, marking the first time in program history that the Bulldogs have earned the two seed in a regional under the helm of head coach Vann Stuedeman.
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The Bulldogs first game of the contest will be aired nationally on ESPN2, which may also be accessed through WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app. Television/live streaming assignments for the remaining game of the regional will be announced later this week.
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The winner of the Tucson Regional will go on to face the winner of the Los Angeles Regional, hosted by No. 3 UCLA (50-4). Also included in the Los Angeles Regional is Sacramento State (31-18), Cal State Fullerton (33-23) and Texas State (42-14).
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State is making its 14th NCAA Tournament appearance in its 22nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference and holds an overall record of 12-26 in the regional round of the NCAA Tournament. All 13 appearances have come since the 2000 season. MSU has won a regional game in three of its last four NCAA Regional appearances and is aiming to make it to the first NCAA Super Regional in program history.
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In their last NCAA Tournament appearance, the Bulldogs traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, falling to tournament host BYU, 8-0, before dropping a 9-3 elimination contest to Fordham.
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For the second consecutive season, all 13 Southeastern Conference teams earned NCAA Tournament bids.
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TUCSON REGIONAL SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
Friday, May 18
G1: North Dakota State vs. Mississippi State โ 8 p.m. CT (ESPN2)
G2: Saint Francis (Pa.) vs. Arizona โ 10:30 p.m. CT (ESPN3)
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Saturday, May 19
G3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 โ 4 p.m. CT
G4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 โ 6:30 p.m. CT
G5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 โ 9 p.m. CT
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Sunday, May 20
G6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 โ 6 p.m. CT
G7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (If Necessary) โ 8:30 p.m. CT
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SERIES HISTORY
Against North Dakota State
Overall: First Meeting
At Neutral Site: First Meeting
Last Meeting: First Meeting
Current Streak: First Meeting
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Against Saint Francis (Pa.)
Overall: Mississippi State leads 1-0
At Neutral Site: Mississippi State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Mississippi State def. Saint Francis (Pa.), 7-0 (March 4, 2005 in Marietta, Ga.)
Current Streak: Mississippi State, +1
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Against Arizona
Overall: Arizona leads 2-1
At Neutral Site: Series tied 1-1
Last Meeting: Arizona def. Mississippi State, 8-0 (May 19, 2007)
Current Streak: Arizona, +2
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WE'RE NOT DONE YET
Sunday's selection mark MSU's sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven season, which is the best stretch since going seven out of eight years from 2002-09.
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State will make its 14thย NCAA Tournament appearance in its 22ndย season as a member of the Southeastern Conference, with an overall record of 12-26 in the regional round. All 13 appearances have come since the 2000 season. MSU has won a regional game in three of its last four appearances, but will be aiming to make its first NCAA Super Regional showing in school history this year. ย
FOLLOW THE DAWGS
For more on Mississippi State softball, follow the Bulldogs onย Twitter,ย Facebookย andย Instagramย by searching for "HailStateSB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap".
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MSU will open the double-elimination regional on Friday, May 18 at 8 p.m. CT against North Dakota State (33-17) at the Hillenbrand Stadium. Along with the Bulldogs and NDSU in the Tucson Regional is host No. 14 Arizona (40-14) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (39-17), who will square off at 10:30 p.m. CT on Friday.
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MSU is the two-seed in the Tucson Regional, marking the first time in program history that the Bulldogs have earned the two seed in a regional under the helm of head coach Vann Stuedeman.
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The Bulldogs first game of the contest will be aired nationally on ESPN2, which may also be accessed through WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app. Television/live streaming assignments for the remaining game of the regional will be announced later this week.
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The winner of the Tucson Regional will go on to face the winner of the Los Angeles Regional, hosted by No. 3 UCLA (50-4). Also included in the Los Angeles Regional is Sacramento State (31-18), Cal State Fullerton (33-23) and Texas State (42-14).
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State is making its 14th NCAA Tournament appearance in its 22nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference and holds an overall record of 12-26 in the regional round of the NCAA Tournament. All 13 appearances have come since the 2000 season. MSU has won a regional game in three of its last four NCAA Regional appearances and is aiming to make it to the first NCAA Super Regional in program history.
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In their last NCAA Tournament appearance, the Bulldogs traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, falling to tournament host BYU, 8-0, before dropping a 9-3 elimination contest to Fordham.
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For the second consecutive season, all 13 Southeastern Conference teams earned NCAA Tournament bids.
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TUCSON REGIONAL SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
Friday, May 18
G1: North Dakota State vs. Mississippi State โ 8 p.m. CT (ESPN2)
G2: Saint Francis (Pa.) vs. Arizona โ 10:30 p.m. CT (ESPN3)
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Saturday, May 19
G3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 โ 4 p.m. CT
G4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 โ 6:30 p.m. CT
G5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 โ 9 p.m. CT
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Sunday, May 20
G6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 โ 6 p.m. CT
G7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (If Necessary) โ 8:30 p.m. CT
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SERIES HISTORY
Against North Dakota State
Overall: First Meeting
At Neutral Site: First Meeting
Last Meeting: First Meeting
Current Streak: First Meeting
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Against Saint Francis (Pa.)
Overall: Mississippi State leads 1-0
At Neutral Site: Mississippi State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Mississippi State def. Saint Francis (Pa.), 7-0 (March 4, 2005 in Marietta, Ga.)
Current Streak: Mississippi State, +1
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Against Arizona
Overall: Arizona leads 2-1
At Neutral Site: Series tied 1-1
Last Meeting: Arizona def. Mississippi State, 8-0 (May 19, 2007)
Current Streak: Arizona, +2
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WE'RE NOT DONE YET
Sunday's selection mark MSU's sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven season, which is the best stretch since going seven out of eight years from 2002-09.
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State will make its 14thย NCAA Tournament appearance in its 22ndย season as a member of the Southeastern Conference, with an overall record of 12-26 in the regional round. All 13 appearances have come since the 2000 season. MSU has won a regional game in three of its last four appearances, but will be aiming to make its first NCAA Super Regional showing in school history this year. ย
FOLLOW THE DAWGS
For more on Mississippi State softball, follow the Bulldogs onย Twitter,ย Facebookย andย Instagramย by searching for "HailStateSB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap".
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