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Jersey Number 2
Abby Grace Richardson
- Position:
- Utility
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Brookhaven, Miss.
- High School:
- Brookhaven Academy / Copiah-Lincoln [Miss.] CC
Awards / Honors
2026 CSC Academic All-District2026ย NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2025ย NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2025 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
2024 NJCAA Third Team All-American
2024 CSC First Team Academic All-American
2024 NFCA First Team All-South Region (Junior College)
2024 MACC Player of the Year
2023ย NJCAA Tournament MVP
2023 NJCAA Third Team All-American
2023 NFCA First Team All-South Region (Junior College)
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2026ย | Senior
Played in 59 of 64 games, making 38 starts in center field, left field and at first base โฆ batted .220 (20-for-91) on the year โฆ fourth on the team in runs (22) โฆ made her first Division I start at Baylor (2/5) and homered in her first at-bat of the year โฆ finished the day against the Bears 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a walk โฆ doubled home a run vs. Northwestern State (2/6) and collected her first career outfield assist โฆ played two outfield positions and second base vs. Wichita State (2/6) โฆ extended her on-base streak to four games with a walk vs. New Mexico (2/7) โฆ delivered a pinch-hit two-run homer against Rutgers (2/14) โฆ recorded a career-high 10 putouts against North Texas (2/14) โฆ went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles against the Mean Green (2/15) โฆ hit a three-run homer against Delaware State (2/21) โฆ hit an inside-the-park home run vs. Wofford (2/27) โฆ launched a two-run homer and collected an RBI double vs. Georgia Southern (2/28) โฆ collected an RBI double vs. New Mexico (3/6) โฆ drove in a run vs. Samford (3/7) โฆ walked to bring home a run and stole home against Southeast Missouri (3/10) โฆ walked twice against No. 1 Tennessee (3/15) and stole a base โฆ put down a sacrifice bunt that led to the winning run against UAB (3/18) โฆ walked, singled and scored at No. 15 Georgia (3/20) โฆ scored as a pinch runner in the win at No. 5 Florida (4/4) and remained in the game at first base โฆ stole a base against No. 8 Arkansas (4/11) after entering as a pinch runner โฆ scored as a pinch runner against No. 20 LSU (3/24) โฆ entered as a defensive replacement at first base at Kentucky (5/5) in the SEC Tournament โฆ went 2-for-2 after entering as a pinch hitter at No. 2 Oklahoma (5/22) in the Super Regionals with an RBI and a double โฆ doubled in the clinching game against the Sooners (5/24) โฆ started the first Womenโs College World Series game in school history vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (5/28) at first base.ย
2025ย | Junior
Played in 13 games off the bench โฆ scored the tying run as a pinch runner in the bottom of the seventh vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/8) โฆ pinch hit against Southern Illinois (2/13) and vs. Louisiana Tech (2/22) โฆ pinch hit and tripled for her first career hit and scored with the help of an error on the play against Alabama State (2/28) โฆ later walked against the Hornets โฆ drew her second walk of the season as a pinch hitter against Louisiana (3/5) โฆ scored the winning run in the walk-off victory over No. 1 Texas (3/28) โฆ pinch hit against Missouri (4/12) โฆ scored as a pinch runner at Kentucky (4/26) and against No. 17 Ole Miss (5/3). 2025 | Junior Played in 13 games off the bench โฆ scored the tying run as a pinch runner in the bottom of the seventh vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/8) โฆ pinch hit against Southern Illinois (2/13) and vs. Louisiana Tech (2/22) โฆ pinch hit and tripled for her first career hit and scored with the help of an error on the play against Alabama State (2/28) โฆ later walked against the Hornets โฆ drew her second walk of the season as a pinch hitter against Louisiana (3/5) โฆ scored the winning run in the walk-off victory over No. 1 Texas (3/28) โฆ pinch hit against Missouri (4/12) โฆ scored as a pinch runner at Kentucky (4/26) and against No. 17 Ole Miss (5/3).ย
2024ย | Sophmoreย (At Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Started all 54 games as the Lady Wolves reached the NJCAA World Series for the second straight yearโฆ named an NJCAA Third Team All-American and MACC Player of the Year ... selected to the NFCA All-South Region First Team ... also earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-American status โฆ batted .444 (64-for-142) with a 1.000 slugging percentage โฆ led the team with 74 runs and 56 walks โฆ recorded a .601 on-base percentage and stole 14 bases โฆ postedย a .931 fielding percentage โฆ set the Copiah-Lincoln career RBI (145) and home run (46) records โฆ set a new single-season school record with 22 homersโฆ recorded seven RBIs, four hits and two home runs on Opening Day against Southeast Arkansas College (2/19)ย โฆ recorded three hits, three RBIs and two homers vs.ย Baton Rouge CC (2/24)ย โฆ posted three RBIs, one stolen base and a homer vs. Rock Valley College (3/11)ย ... led the game with two RBIs and a home run againstย Mississippiย Gulf Coast CC (3/13)ย ... walked four times to score twice in a 13-11 victory against Jones College (3/19)ย ... at Northeast Mississippiย CC (3/23) went 2-for-4 with a season-high two doubles โฆ tripled and scored the teamโs only run at Pearl River CC (4/3)ย ... led the game in RBIs andย homered at Meridian CC (4/8)ย ... was intentionally walked four times and scored twice at Holmes CC (4/13)ย ... went 3-for-3 at East Central Mississippi CC (5/22) with a single, double, home run and two walks โฆ went 3-for-3 vs. Rock Valley College (5/23) at the NJCAAย World Seriesย with a homer and three runs scored.ย
2023 | Freshman (At Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Started all 59 games for the NJCAA National Champion Lady Wolves โฆ named an NJCAA Third Team All-American along with picking up First Team All-Region and All-Conference honors โฆ batted .395 (70-for-177) on the year with a team-leading .927 slugging percentage โฆ led the team with a Copiah-Lincoln single-season-record 80 RBIs and 24 home runs โฆ home runs were double that of the next closest on the team โฆ hit a grand slam in the national championship-clinching game and was named the NJCAA World Series Tournament MVP and Offensive MVP โฆ posted a .981 fielding percentage while splitting time at catcher and shortstop, recording just four errors on the season โฆ stole 17 bases and collected 18 doubles โฆ went 2-for-3 in her collegiate debut against Baton Rouge CC (2/5) with a double and a homer โฆ was a combined 4-for-5 with five RBIs in a doubleheader against Dyersburg State CC (2/10) โฆ drove in a season-high five RBIs vs. Central Alabama CC (2/18) โฆ went 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs against Kirkwood CC (2/23) โฆ hit a three-run homer at Baton Rouge CC (3/6) โฆ went 2-for-3 at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (3/15) with a pair of RBIs โฆ homered as part of a 2-for-3 day against Jones College (3/21) โฆ drove a pair of doubles while going 3-for-5 at East Central (3/29) โฆ doubled three times to drive in three runs at Mississippi Delta (4/1) โฆ hit two homers against Meridian CC (4/12) โฆ put together a season-long eight game hitting streak (4/18-5/2) that saw her total 17 RBIs in that span โฆ sparked the streak with a double and a homer at Southwest Mississippi CC (4/18) โฆ totaled four RBIs with two doubles and a homer in the doubleheader against Hinds CC (4/25) โฆ tallied three doubles vs. Pearl River CC (5/14) โฆ hit two homers at Jones College (5/15) โฆ batted .350 (7-for-20) at the NJCAA World Series (5/23-27) while collecting 10 RBIs and five extra-base hits โฆ doubled in a 2-for-4 day vs. Jones College (5/26) at the NJCAA World Series โฆ homered four times in the final three games of the World Series โฆ went 2-for-3 with two homers and four RBIs vs. Jones College (5/26) โฆ hit a grand slam in the national championship-clinching game vs. Jones College (5/27).ย
High School
Played at Brookhaven Academy where her team won the first state title in program history in 2021 โฆ team also claimed three consecutive district titles and was the state runner-up in 2018 โฆ was a four-time all-state selection and five-time First Team All-District honoree โฆ began playing varsity in seventh grade and was the 2017 Offensive Player of the Year and 2018 MAIS Defensive Player of the Year โฆ hit .491 with a 1.086 slugging percentage as a freshman โฆ drove in 68 runs and collected 16 homers that year while posting a .920 fielding percentage that earned her Conference Player of the Year honors in 2019 โฆ named District Player of the Year in 2020 after hitting .491 and slugging .940 โฆ selected as the Daily Leaderโs All-Area Offensive Player of the Year in 2021 with a .597 batting average and 1.254 slugging percentage while posting a .973 fielding percentage โฆ named team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year as well โฆ hit .449 as a senior while slugging 19 home runs for a 1.191 slugging percentage โฆ drove in 50 RBIs and was walked 53 times โฆ earned Daily Leader MVP and All-Area Offensive Player of the Year and was named an MAIS All-Star in 2022 โฆ also posted a career-best .982 fielding percentage that season โฆ closed her career earning 2022 Career Most Valuable Player honors โฆ played travel ball for Mississippi Elite โฆ also played basketball and was a two-time all-district selection.ย
Community Service/Academics
A member of the National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society in high school โฆ active with the Science Club and History Club and was a highest honor graduate โฆ member of the 25+ ACT Club.ย
Personal
Born Abby Grace Richardson on May 25 in Brookhaven, Mississippi โฆ daughter of Terry and Renee Richardson โฆ mother played softball at Copiah-Lincoln CC โฆ has a brother, Hunter, who also played baseball at Copiah-Lincoln CC and Jones College โฆ majoring in interdisciplinary studies.ย
MSU Season Records (Through 2026)
T-1st โ Fielding Pct. - SEC play only (1.000, 2026)ย
MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2026)
T-5th โ Doubles (2)T-1st โ Fielding Pct. - SEC play only (1.000)
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Career Highs (Through 2026)
At-Bats: 3, 15x, last, at Oklahoma (5/24/26)Hits: 2, 4x, last, at Oklahoma (5/22/26)
Runs Scored: 2, 5x, last, at Oklahoma (5/22/26)
Runs Batted In: 3, 2x, last, vs. Georgia Southern (2/28/26)
Doubles: 2, North Texas (2/15/26)
Triples: 1, Alabama State (2/28/25)
Home Runs: 1, 5x, last, vs. Georgia Southern (2/28/26)
Walks: 2, 2x, last, Tennessee (3/15/26)
Stolen Bases: 1, 6x, last, Arkansas (4/10/26)
Putouts: 10, 3x, last, at Texas A&M (4/17/26)
Assists: 2, UAB (3/18/26)
Hitting Streak: 2 games, 4x, last (3/20/26, at Georgia to 3/21/26, at Georgia)
Friday, May 29
Thursday, May 28
Wednesday, May 27
Sunday, May 24
