2022 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 28
Aspen Wesley
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-3
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Miss.
- High School:
- Neshoba Central HS
Bio
Honors / Awards
2024 Second Team All-SEC2024 NCAA Pitcher of the Week - May 7
2024 SEC Pitcher of the Week - May 6
2024 NCAA Pitcher of the Week - Feb. 20
2024 SEC Pitcher of the Week - Feb. 19
2024 SEC Honor Roll
2023 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2023 SEC Honor Roll
2020 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
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2024 | Fifth Year
Earned Second Team All-SEC honors … made 28 appearances with 24 starts in the circle … led the team with a 3.15 ERA, a career-best 132 strikeouts, a career-best 129.0 innings pitched, a .206 opposing batting average and 15 wins … ranks eighth in program history with 357 career strikeouts … tied the school record with nine wins in SEC play, which ranked second in the conference … fifth in school history with 11 career SEC wins … became the first Bulldog pitcher in program history to hold opponents below a .200 batting average in conference play (.197) … closed her career with 110 appearances, which was seventh in program history … holds MSU career NCAA Tournament records in appearances (11), starts (7), wins (4) and shutouts (2) … tossed 4.0 scoreless innings against UAB (2/9) in her third straight Opening Day start … State has won all three of her Opening Day starts, and she is 2-0 with one earned run allowed and 17 strikeouts across those outings … threw her ninth career complete game against No. 23 Louisiana (2/13) and struck out four in 6.0 innings … picked up her second complete-game victory of the week vs. No. 8 Clemson (2/17), while striking out a season-high eight … named SEC Pitcher of the Week (2/19) and NCAA Pitcher of the Week (2/20) for her efforts against Louisiana and Clemson … earned the win vs. UCF (2/22) while tossing 6.2 innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts … earned her second career save vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24) retiring all six batters she faced … struck out five in 3.0 innings against Troy (3/1) … picked up her second save of the year against the Trojans (3/2), retiring all three batters she faced … threw her first career no-hitter at Ole Miss (3/9) while tying her career high with nine strikeouts … it was State’s first no-hitter in league play since 2013 and third overall … earned the complete-game victory against No. 13 Texas A&M (3/17) with a career-high-tying nine strikeouts … retired 13 straight hitters in the middle of that game, including five straight strikeouts … earned both of State’s wins in the series at No. 18 Arkansas (3/22-24) … allowed just three hits in a complete game against the Razorbacks (3/23) … threw a complete game against No. 10 Florida (3/30) … tossed 2.0 innings, allowing one hit, at UAB (4/3) while striking out three and recording her 300th career strikeout … matched her career-high with nine strikeouts in her second complete-game shutout of the year at No. 22 South Carolina (4/6) to post her first career 10-win season … earned a complete-game victory against No. 4 Tennessee (4/12), allowing one run on two hits … picked up two strikeouts in 3.0 innings of relief against South Alabama (4/17) … threw two complete games in the series at No. 14 Missouri (4/27-29) with 12 strikeouts and no walks … earned the win against the Tigers (4/29), her seventh of the year in league play … tossed her third shutout of the year against No. 14 Georgia (5/3), becoming the only pitcher to shutout the Bulldogs in the regular season … allowed one run in a complete-game victory to clinch the series against No. 14 Georgia (5/5) … named SEC Pitcher of the Week (5/6) and NCAA Pitcher of the Week (5/7) after tossing 14.0 innings, striking out 16 and allowing one run to Georgia … started the SEC Tournament game vs. South Carolina (5/8) … threw her second career NCAA Tournament shutout vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/17) while striking out four … allowed one earned run in 3.0 innings at No. 8 Stanford (5/18) … retired the side in order in her final collegiate inning vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/18).Â
2023 | Senior
Made 24 appearances with 14 starts in the circle ... pitched to a 3.18 ERA, which was fourth on the team ... second on the team with 86 strikeouts ... threw three complete games, which led the team ... averaged 8.28 strikeouts per seven innings, which ranked ninth in the SEC and No. 50 nationally ... boasted a 1.42 fielding-independent pitching (FIP) mark that ranked 10th nationally and second in the SEC ... tossed 3.1 innings with five strikeouts in the Opening Day win at Florida Atlantic (2/9) ... pitched her fifth career complete game in a one-run loss vs. Stony Brook (2/11) where she did not allow an earned run ... earned the win vs. No. 10 Arizona (2/17), striking out seven across 4.1 innings ... struck out 10 and walked one in 7.2 innings at the South Alabama Invitational (2/24-26) with a 0.91 ERA ... struck out a season-high eight batters, one shy of her career high, at South Alabama (2/24) … went 6.0 innings against the Jaguars, allowing four hits on 88 pitches and retired the side in order four times ... earned the win in relief vs. Louisiana Tech (2/25) ... earned her first career save in 3.0 innings against Abilene Christian (3/3) while striking out four … did not allow an earned run in 5.0 innings of work against Murray State (3/4) … came in in emergency relief after an injury against ACU (3/4) with the go-ahead run on third and no outs and struck out two to get out of the jam and earn the win  ... threw the final 1.1 innings against North Dakota St. (3/14) and struck out three of the four batters she faced ... threw her second complete game of the season on Native American Heritage Day against South Carolina (3/18) while striking out seven and walking one ... threw a 1.0 scoreless inning in relief at ULM (3/29), striking out two ... threw 2.0 scoreless innings in relief against No. 10 Arkansas (3/31), striking out four ... started and struck out five in 5.0 innings at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/8) ... also threw 1.2 innings of one-hit ball in relief against the Aggies (4/10) ... threw a complete game against No. 16 Alabama (4/16), the seventh of her career, and allowed just one run while striking out seven ... earned the win in relief against Memphis (4/19) after tossing 1.0 scoreless frame.Â
2022 | Junior
Made 31 appearances, starting 18 games in the circle, which was second on the team ... also second on the team in ERA (2.99), opponents' batting average (.232), innings pitched (103.0) and wins (9) ... allowed the fewest walks of anyone on the team (28) ... drew the Opening Day start vs. Loyola Marymount (2/11) and earned the win, striking out seven over 6.0 innings while allowing two unearned runs on two hits ... came on in relief vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/12) and tossed 2.0 innings ... threw 5.0 innings in the start against Southern Illinois (2/18) while striking out seven and walking one ... earned the win in relief after throwing 3.0 innings against Georgia Tech (2/19) ... pitcher her first career shutout against Belmont (2/25), with a 6.0 inning complete game, allowing one hit ... took a perfect game into the first inning against the Bruins, retiring the first 14 hitters she faced ... threw a complete game, shutting out South Alabama (2/27) on three total hits ... struck out four in her start against Furman (3/5) ... allowed one inherited runner to score in 1.1 innings of relief work at No. 4 Florida (3/12) ... started against the Gators (3/14) and tossed 5.0 scoreless innings before giving up two home runs ... earned the win in Game 2 against Samford (3/26), pitching the final 2.0 innings without allowing a base runner ... came on in relief at Middle Tennessee (3/30) and pitched 2.2 innings ... struck out three in 2.0 innings at Southern Miss (4/6) ... threw 3.0 innings in relief against No. 24 Missouri (4/10) ... tossed 5.2 two-hit innings at No. 3 Alabama (4/14), allowing just one run ... picked up the win vs. UT Martin (4/20) after throwing 4.0 innings and retiring the first nine batters she faced ... retired all five batters she faced in relief against No.18 Auburn (4/24) ... used as an opener against No. 19 LSU (5/7) and went 2.1 scoreless innings before later re-entering and allowing two unearned runs ... earned the win in relief vs. No. 20 LSU (5/11) in the SEC Tournament, allowing just one baserunner on a walk and working out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth ... served as an opener, throwing 2.0 scoreless innings vs. No. 13 Tennessee (5/12) in the tournament ... posted a 2.33 ERA with two complete games at the Tallahassee Regional (5/20-22) while limiting opponents to a .196 average ... threw her third complete game of the year and struck out four vs. South Florida (5/21) ... tossed her third career shutout in Game 1 at No. 2 Florida State (5/22) and is the first Bulldog pitcher to shut out a Top 3 team in program history … allowed just two hits against the Seminoles and struck out three ... allowed one run in relief against Arizona (5/27) in the Super Regional.Â
2021 | Sophomore
Made 22 appearances, starting nine games ... third on the team with 47 strikeouts and 16 looking strikeouts ... finished the year as one of three pitchers in school history with a 0.00 career ERA in the NCAA Tournament (minimum 3.0 IP) ... went 5.0 innings to earn her first career win against Missouri State (2/22) while striking out a career-high eight batters ... struck out seven of the 12 batters she faced against MVSU (2/24) ... tossed 1.2 innings in relief at Texas State (2/26), allowing two hits and one run but taking the loss ... returned to the circle for the second game of the doubleheader and allowed two hits ... tossed 4.0 one-hit innings against Alcorn State (3/5) while striking out a career-best nine batters ... sat down two of the four hitters she faced on strikes against Memphis (3/10) ... threw 2.0 scoreless innings against No. 5/5 Florida (3/20) ... struck out six of the eight batters she faced against Jackson State (4/20) while throwing 2.2 perfect innings ... threw 1.1 scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts in the series against Texas A&M (4/23-25) ... tossed 2.0 innings in relief in the win at South Carolina (5/1) ... allowed one run in 4.0 innings to earn the win against No. 22/24 Georgia (5/7) ... pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, at No. 7/5 Oklahoma State (5/22) while striking out a pair ... threw 3.0 innings to earn her first career postseason victory vs. Campbell (5/22).Â
2020 | Freshman
Made five appearances, including two starts ... made her official collegiate debut with the start against Alabama State (2/12), striking out five in 3.0 innings of work ... also pitched a no-hit inning in the exhibition vs. Team USA (2/7) recording a strikeout of Michelle Moultrie ... started and threw 3.0 innings vs. UC Riverside (2/21) ... tossed 3.0 shutout innings, including one where she struck out the side in order, against Alcorn State (2/29) ... struck out a pair while retiring the four batters she faced in order against Bryant (3/6).Â
High School
Ranked 86th in the country by FloSoftball … prepped at Neshoba Central High School, where she helped the Rockets to six consecutive 5A State Championships … four-time Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year … received First Team All-State honors five times … four-season All-American by MaxPreps … tossed 15 shutouts and nine no-hitters as a junior … struck out 349 batters as a sophomore … played travel ball with the Alabama Sparks Elite.Â
Community Service / Academics
Named an NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete in 2023 and earned SEC Honor Roll recognition ... earned a spot on the 2020 SEC First-Year Honor Roll ... volunteers with Glow Run and other local activities.Â
Personal
Born Aspen Sage Wesley on Nov. 29, 2000, to Kent and Whitney Wesley … has one brother, Gage … majoring in interdisciplinary studies.Â
MSU Career Records (Through 2024)Â
4th – Strikeouts Looking (91)7th – Strikeouts per 7 Innings (6.90)
T-7th – Appearances (110)
T-7th – Games Started (67)
8th – Strikeouts (357)
T-10th – Wins (35)
T-10th – Shutouts (7)
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MSU Season Records (Through 2024)Â
1st – Opposing Batting Average - SEC play only (.197, 2024)T-1st – Wins - SEC play only (9, 2024)
T-1st – Shutouts - SEC play only (3, 2024)
8th – Strikeouts per 7 Innings (8.28, 2023)
9th – Opposing Batting Average (.206, 2024)
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MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2024)Â
1st – Wins (4)1st – Appearances (11)
1st – Games Started (7)
1st – Shutouts (2)
2nd – Innings Pitched (36.2)
T-2nd – Complete Games (3)
T-3rd – Strikeouts (23)
5th – Opposing Batting Avg. (.225)
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Career Highs (Through 2024)
Innings: 7.0, 15x, last, Georgia (5/5/24)Longest Start: 7.0, 15x, last, Georgia (5/5/24)
Shortest Start: 0.0, at Florida State (5/22/23)
Longest Relief: 3.0, 4x, last, South Alabama (4/17/24)
Strikeouts: 9, 4x, last, at South Carolina (4/6/24)
Walks: 4, 4x, last, Tennessee (4/12/24)
Hits: 10, at LSU (4/22/23)
Runs: 7, 5x, last, Florida (3/30/24)
Earned Runs: 7, 3x, last, Florida (3/28/24)
Pitch Count: 143, Texas A&M (3/17/24)
Putouts: 2, at Missouri (4/27/24)
Assists: 3, at Kentucky (4/29/22)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
