Chaffin Named SEC Pitcher Of The Week
February 10, 2025 | Softball
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's Raelin Chaffin has been tabbed the first SEC Pitcher of the Week of 2025 after leading MSU to four victories, including two complete-game wins over ranked opponents, at the NFCA Leadoff Classic.
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Chaffin leads the nation in wins, innings pitched and ERA after the season's first week of play. Her 20 strikeouts rank third in the SEC and 14th nationally. She has yet to allow an earned run through her first 22.2 innings at MSU, marking the longest streak without an earned run to open a Bulldog career since at least 2003.
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The Bossier City, Louisiana, native outdueled the reigning National Player of the Year NiJaree Canady on opening day, matching her with scoreless frames through seven innings. The Bulldogs took a 3-0 lead in the top of the eighth against No. 13 Texas Tech, and Chaffin came back out to shut the door on the Red Raiders. The only run she's allowed this year was unearned after the runner placed on second under international tie-breaker rules scored in extra innings.
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On Saturday, she picked up the win in relief against Bethune-Cookman, holding the Wildcats at bay long enough for State to rally for a walk-off victory. She entered in a 2-1 ballgame with the bases loaded and struck out a pair of batters to keep the deficit at one for her offense. In the nightcap, she tossed 6.0 scoreless innings against Penn State to guide MSU to its third victory.
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On Sunday, she shutout No. 19 Nebraska with five strikeouts and no walks. The performance made her just the second Bulldog pitcher since at least 2003 to record a win in each of her first four appearances in the Maroon and White. She was also one of just six players nationally to throw multiple complete games over the weekend and helped State be one of only two schools with multiple wins over teams ranked in the USA Softball preseason poll.
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For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
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Chaffin leads the nation in wins, innings pitched and ERA after the season's first week of play. Her 20 strikeouts rank third in the SEC and 14th nationally. She has yet to allow an earned run through her first 22.2 innings at MSU, marking the longest streak without an earned run to open a Bulldog career since at least 2003.
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The Bossier City, Louisiana, native outdueled the reigning National Player of the Year NiJaree Canady on opening day, matching her with scoreless frames through seven innings. The Bulldogs took a 3-0 lead in the top of the eighth against No. 13 Texas Tech, and Chaffin came back out to shut the door on the Red Raiders. The only run she's allowed this year was unearned after the runner placed on second under international tie-breaker rules scored in extra innings.
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On Saturday, she picked up the win in relief against Bethune-Cookman, holding the Wildcats at bay long enough for State to rally for a walk-off victory. She entered in a 2-1 ballgame with the bases loaded and struck out a pair of batters to keep the deficit at one for her offense. In the nightcap, she tossed 6.0 scoreless innings against Penn State to guide MSU to its third victory.
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On Sunday, she shutout No. 19 Nebraska with five strikeouts and no walks. The performance made her just the second Bulldog pitcher since at least 2003 to record a win in each of her first four appearances in the Maroon and White. She was also one of just six players nationally to throw multiple complete games over the weekend and helped State be one of only two schools with multiple wins over teams ranked in the USA Softball preseason poll.
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For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
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