MSU Softball Hosts Tennessee in SEC Opener
March 08, 2010 | Softball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi State softball team looks to carry the success of last weekend's Bulldog Classic championship into the Southeastern Conference slate when it hosts No. 20 Tennessee in a three-game series at the MSU Softball Field.
The two teams open the set with a doubleheader Tuesday at 4 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for a 4 p.m. first pitch on Wednesday.
Admission to all of MSU's home softball games is free. For those fans unable to make it out to the MSU Softball Field, the games will also be broadcast via audio streaming on Maroon to the Max, mstateathletics.com's multimedia streaming service.
Fans can access the links to the free streams all season long by simply visiting www.mstateathletics.com/m2mlive at game time and clicking on the audio icon for the game desired.
Tennessee holds a 23-13 advantage in the series, but Mississippi State has won three of the last five meetings, including two of the three games played last season in Knoxville.
State welcomes the Lady Vols riding the momentum of a four-game sweep of the Bulldog Classic. The win improved the Maroon and White to 13-6 on the year.
Senior Chelsea Bramlett and sophomore Ka'ili Smith continue to pace MSU at the plate. Bramlett hit .556 with an RBI, six runs scored and seven stolen bases over the weekend to claim all-tournament honors. The Cordova, Tenn., native, who hit safely in her 16th-straight game on Sunday, tops Mississippi State and ranks second in the Southeastern Conference with a .500 batting average. She has also stolen 20-straight bases on the year and a 27 going back to last season, the fourth-longest streak in MSU history.
Smith earned Most Valuable Player accolades after pacing the Dawgs with a .600 average (6-for-10) and seven runs scored. The Kapolei, Hawaii, native, who raised her season average to .446, increased her team-leading RBI total to 19. Smith has also tallied three doubles, a triple, four home runs and 18 runs scored this year.
Freshman Kylie Vry put in another stellar effort in the circle for the Bulldogs. The Des Moines, Iowa, native was named to the all-tournament team after posting a 2-0 record and a 0.00 ERA. Vry, who struck out six in the four-game stretch, came two outs shy of her second no-hitter of the season in State's 8-0 win against Troy on Friday.
Vry and sophomore Misty Flesher own identical 4-2 records. Flesher, who was also an all-tournament selection, has struck-out a team-high 30 over 45.0 innings this season.
Tennessee visits campus boasting a 13-4 record paced by an offense that is hitting at a .330 clip. Freshman Raven Chavanne not only leads the Lady Vols but also leads the league with a .508 batting average. Her 20 runs scored are tied with Bramlett for third in the SEC, and she has added three doubles, two triples, a home run and 11 RBI so far this year.
Jessica Spigner has been Tennessee's top power threat, belting five home runs and driving in 18 runs while tallying a .425 average.
Cat Hosfield and Ivy Renfroe have seen the majority of the innings in the circle for UT. Hosfield has started the year 7-3, giving up 37 earned runs and striking out 60. Renfroe boasts a 6-1 ledger and a 2.47 ERA. Over 45.1 innings, she has been touched for 20 runs while striking out 46.
The two teams open the set with a doubleheader Tuesday at 4 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for a 4 p.m. first pitch on Wednesday.
Admission to all of MSU's home softball games is free. For those fans unable to make it out to the MSU Softball Field, the games will also be broadcast via audio streaming on Maroon to the Max, mstateathletics.com's multimedia streaming service.
Fans can access the links to the free streams all season long by simply visiting www.mstateathletics.com/m2mlive at game time and clicking on the audio icon for the game desired.
Tennessee holds a 23-13 advantage in the series, but Mississippi State has won three of the last five meetings, including two of the three games played last season in Knoxville.
State welcomes the Lady Vols riding the momentum of a four-game sweep of the Bulldog Classic. The win improved the Maroon and White to 13-6 on the year.
Senior Chelsea Bramlett and sophomore Ka'ili Smith continue to pace MSU at the plate. Bramlett hit .556 with an RBI, six runs scored and seven stolen bases over the weekend to claim all-tournament honors. The Cordova, Tenn., native, who hit safely in her 16th-straight game on Sunday, tops Mississippi State and ranks second in the Southeastern Conference with a .500 batting average. She has also stolen 20-straight bases on the year and a 27 going back to last season, the fourth-longest streak in MSU history.
Smith earned Most Valuable Player accolades after pacing the Dawgs with a .600 average (6-for-10) and seven runs scored. The Kapolei, Hawaii, native, who raised her season average to .446, increased her team-leading RBI total to 19. Smith has also tallied three doubles, a triple, four home runs and 18 runs scored this year.
Freshman Kylie Vry put in another stellar effort in the circle for the Bulldogs. The Des Moines, Iowa, native was named to the all-tournament team after posting a 2-0 record and a 0.00 ERA. Vry, who struck out six in the four-game stretch, came two outs shy of her second no-hitter of the season in State's 8-0 win against Troy on Friday.
Vry and sophomore Misty Flesher own identical 4-2 records. Flesher, who was also an all-tournament selection, has struck-out a team-high 30 over 45.0 innings this season.
Tennessee visits campus boasting a 13-4 record paced by an offense that is hitting at a .330 clip. Freshman Raven Chavanne not only leads the Lady Vols but also leads the league with a .508 batting average. Her 20 runs scored are tied with Bramlett for third in the SEC, and she has added three doubles, two triples, a home run and 11 RBI so far this year.
Jessica Spigner has been Tennessee's top power threat, belting five home runs and driving in 18 runs while tallying a .425 average.
Cat Hosfield and Ivy Renfroe have seen the majority of the innings in the circle for UT. Hosfield has started the year 7-3, giving up 37 earned runs and striking out 60. Renfroe boasts a 6-1 ledger and a 2.47 ERA. Over 45.1 innings, she has been touched for 20 runs while striking out 46.
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