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Bulldogs Set To Meet Louisiana Tech, No. 1 Oklahoma In Ruston Saturday
April 08, 2021 | Softball
STARKVILLE – After its weekend series with Tennessee was postponed, Mississippi State softball has added a pair of non-conference contests to its schedule on April 10.
The Bulldogs (19-15, 0-9 SEC) will now travel to Ruston, Louisiana, to play Louisiana Tech at 10 a.m. CT and No. 1 Oklahoma in a neutral-site meeting at 12:30 p.m. Both games will stream on C-USA TV.
Head coach Samantha Ricketts and graduate assistant Nicole Pendley will face their alma mater in the afternoon contest. State last played the nation's top-ranked team in 2016, when the Bulldogs played at No. 1 Florida on April 22-24. MSU has played Oklahoma (28-0, 6-0 Big 12) three times, twice when the Sooners were among the nation's top 15 teams. Coincidentally, the programs first met in 1983, also in Ruston.
MSU holds an all-time record of 13-9 against Louisiana Tech (13-16, 3-1 C-USA) but is 1-2 in Ruston. State has won each of the last 13 meetings, including two games in 2019 by a combined score of 18-0.
State's SEC series against Tennessee was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing within the Tennessee program. The opportunity to reschedule the games later this season will be evaluated.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
The Bulldogs (19-15, 0-9 SEC) will now travel to Ruston, Louisiana, to play Louisiana Tech at 10 a.m. CT and No. 1 Oklahoma in a neutral-site meeting at 12:30 p.m. Both games will stream on C-USA TV.
Head coach Samantha Ricketts and graduate assistant Nicole Pendley will face their alma mater in the afternoon contest. State last played the nation's top-ranked team in 2016, when the Bulldogs played at No. 1 Florida on April 22-24. MSU has played Oklahoma (28-0, 6-0 Big 12) three times, twice when the Sooners were among the nation's top 15 teams. Coincidentally, the programs first met in 1983, also in Ruston.
MSU holds an all-time record of 13-9 against Louisiana Tech (13-16, 3-1 C-USA) but is 1-2 in Ruston. State has won each of the last 13 meetings, including two games in 2019 by a combined score of 18-0.
State's SEC series against Tennessee was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing within the Tennessee program. The opportunity to reschedule the games later this season will be evaluated.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
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