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Stone, Valincius and McPherson would be my thoughts on the rotation. If we can’t beat Lipscomb with Stone starting then we are not winning a Regional.

Coach Oak said that McPherson threw 80 pitches in a simulated game Saturday with no issues. Hopefully that bodes well for us.

We swept Lipscomb three games earlier in the season but the first two games were competitive to a point. And as we know you have to win game one first. Jax St & Virginia are both really good but I am glad to see some different teams in Hattiesburg. Ole Miss should make hay in Nebraska.

Sort of out of nowhere. She had a really good year in 2025 but this year battled some injuries and the death of her father. Aa you note, she had only pitched 13 innings but she was no rookie either. Worked out great for State. In baseball and softball great pitching will often times beat great hitting. Plus our defense was superb yesterday. That throw from CF to nail the runner at Second in the first inning was a great play and also contributed to us keeping the momentum after we went up 2-0 in the top of the first inning.

What a great weekend for the Ladies. Not only did we take down the best, we did it convincingly today. Delaney Everett with a masterpiece 3 hit shut out against the best offense in the nation. No fluke just outstanding play on the field , at the plate and in the circle. Just tremendous!!! State will host a Regional in baseball. Committee values the regular season over the Tournament and your OOC games are crucial to being a host.

Generally speaking they put more emphasis on the regular season than the conference tournaments. We will see.

I looked at Oregon baseball schedule and RPI. Pretty similar to State. We are slightly higher than them across the board. I think we will host but it could be tight decision.

Yep. I actually cut the TV off and went to bed. Thought I was I seeing a misprint this morning when I saw the score. Heck of a win for USM. Just hope they are not using up all of their good karma too soon.

Lady Dawgs take down Oklahoma 11-9 with a huge comeback win. One win away from the WS. I will say this, our girls have some grit. Down 4 runs and they did not throw in the towel. That pick off at 1st to end the fifth inning was the turning point. Our girls got some momentum from that and were not going to be denied.

I am definitely a half glass full fan. But I am pragmatic as well. The first year for any HC is going to have some hiccups. I am still excited about our team and the future. Compared to 2022-25, we are night and day better. Oak is an elite coach and this year we have seen just a small sample of what his teams are capable of doing and we will continue to get better. As you noted, Regionals and SR’s are a crap shoot. You never know how they are going to turn out.

I predict we win our Regional and lose in a Super Regional. Why? Generally speaking we have beaten teams worse than us and lost to teams better than us. And I don’t see that changing now.

Not much to say. State did not play badly but Georgia was just a bit better again. Story of State’s season. Against the better teams we are competitive but not quite as good as them. But when the Regionals start, everyone is 0-0.

We could have won all three games against UGA in the regular season but obviously did not. I would like to see us win today just for the simple fact that we need a win. We will see how it goes (weather permitting).

Certainly couldn’t ask for a better start for State. A seven inning run rule game with minimal pitching utilized. I don’t care to win the whole thing but one or two more wins would be nice. Maybe move us a notch or two.

Mizzou-State. Doubt anyone had that on their bingo card. Need to win this game IMHO.

Well there was an Applebees in the Burg but it closed a few years back. Rumors have floated about a new location opening up but nothing has materialized to date.

State with a 5-0 win over St. Mary’s. We will be heavy under dogs at Oklahoma but in a three game series you never know. Regardless, it is great to win a Regional. Go Lady Dawgs!!!

Ricketts has done a great job. Yes the SEC is off the charts superior in softball yet she has had us competitive in the seven years she has been the HC. We are up 2-0 in the fifth inning. If we can finish it off we will be playing at Oklahoma. But first things first. We have got to get six more outs with the shutout in tact.

St. Mary’s beat Oregon last night so State plays them this evening in a Championship game… Let’s Go Lady Dawgs!!!

And in softball, Lady Dawgs no hit Oregon to go 2-0 in the Regional. Obviously we will still most likely have to beat Oregon but nonetheless a good start to postseason play. And Ole Miss blows an 8-0 after they had two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the 7th inning. That really stings. Ouch.

I don’t think State’s season has been a disappointment. Generally speaking the first year for any coach and players is going to see some struggles. We are a top fifteen team. Nothing more or less. We were never a top five/ten team from the get go. In other words we were overrated preseason. Now there is still opportunities in front of this team going forward. And we will see where it goes from here.

Not surprising. That each series will come down to a rubber game. State has to be able to win shootout tomorrow. Ole Miss is in pretty good shape IMO. I think they win against Bama. USM is in cruise control and should sweep.

That might be a record, at least, in SEC play. I am sure it would be difficult to quantify though. And yes there were a few ground balls that found holes but just about every hit ball was squared up. Maybe one or two cheap hits but that was about all. Just need to keep it up. They can swing the bats so runs hits/runs will need to be maxed out for us.

Weird game for State but I am always good with a win. 13 runs in one inning… And yes we had to play two more innings but our pitching is still in good shape. Ole Miss let one get away but I still think they can win the next two. USM will sweep unless they just play a terrible game which I don’t see happening this weekend.

USM seems to be taking care of business here late in the season. You cannot control the schedule with respect to how your opponents perform. Ole Miss-Bama is a huge series as well. I like Ole Miss to win two of three. Bama is good but I think their ranking/RPI is higher than the team is actually on the field. They have lost 17 games so they are not unbeatable at all. And then it goes without saying that State@A&M is another big series. Most likely will be a 2-1 series and represents a great opportunity for State to steal one on the road where we have surprisingly played better in the conference this season. State was 7-8 at home in the conference which is befuddling at best. Who says the regular season does not count… Georgia-Auburn should be really good as well!