SEC Prepares For Fifth Annual “All For Alex” Weekend
March 26, 2025 | Softball
STARKVILLE – The SEC softball community will again be united on March 26 when all 15 teams participate in the league's fifth annual "All for Alex" weekend to honor the legacy of Mississippi State's Alex Wilcox.
Wilcox was a member of the 2018 Mississippi State softball team who inspired the nation with her courageous fight against ovarian cancer. That fight ultimately took her life in the summer of 2018. The Bulldogs will wear their white uniforms with teal lettering.
All 15 SEC teams will wear teal uniforms or teal accents on Saturday. There are seven conference games scheduled, and Texas A&M will host Loyola Marymount. Additionally, multiple non-conference teams nationwide are expected to participate, including South Alabama where Wilcox's sister, Kassidy, played.
The campaign is a joint effort of LSU head coach Beth Torina and MSU head coach Samantha Ricketts and was approved at the SEC coaches' meetings in the fall of 2019 before being put on hold when the 2020 conference season was canceled.
MSU immortalized Wilcox on Sept. 15, 2018, when the university retired her No. 8 jersey, making her the first female student-athlete in Mississippi State history to receive the honor. All 13 SEC softball teams were awarded the league's Sportsmanship Award in 2018 for their united support of Wilcox throughout her final year of competition.
This weekend Mississippi State will host No. 1 Texas, which has previously participated in All For Alex weekend prior to joining the conference. First pitch on Saturday is set for 2 p.m. CT, and Nusz Park gates will open at 1 p.m. Additional host schools for All For Alex weekend in 2025 include Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on X, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
Wilcox was a member of the 2018 Mississippi State softball team who inspired the nation with her courageous fight against ovarian cancer. That fight ultimately took her life in the summer of 2018. The Bulldogs will wear their white uniforms with teal lettering.
All 15 SEC teams will wear teal uniforms or teal accents on Saturday. There are seven conference games scheduled, and Texas A&M will host Loyola Marymount. Additionally, multiple non-conference teams nationwide are expected to participate, including South Alabama where Wilcox's sister, Kassidy, played.
The campaign is a joint effort of LSU head coach Beth Torina and MSU head coach Samantha Ricketts and was approved at the SEC coaches' meetings in the fall of 2019 before being put on hold when the 2020 conference season was canceled.
MSU immortalized Wilcox on Sept. 15, 2018, when the university retired her No. 8 jersey, making her the first female student-athlete in Mississippi State history to receive the honor. All 13 SEC softball teams were awarded the league's Sportsmanship Award in 2018 for their united support of Wilcox throughout her final year of competition.
This weekend Mississippi State will host No. 1 Texas, which has previously participated in All For Alex weekend prior to joining the conference. First pitch on Saturday is set for 2 p.m. CT, and Nusz Park gates will open at 1 p.m. Additional host schools for All For Alex weekend in 2025 include Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on X, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
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