How To Watch: Mississippi State Softball at Ole Miss
Plenty of attention has been paid to the change at the top of the NCAA softball rankings after Oklahoma’s first loss in more than three years. But it’s the SEC that dominates the rankings.
In the latest ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL Top 25 poll, 12 SEC teams were ranked, including Mississippi State at No. 23. The Bulldogs (17-3) dominated their home tournament last weekend, winning all six games, including five via the run rule, and outscored opponents 65-7.
Mississippi State’s start has surpassed the SEC coaches preseason poll that had MSU predicted to finish last in the SEC. But now the Bulldogs get to show those coaches wrong up close.
No. 23 Mississippi State opens SEC play this weekend, starting with the only unranked SEC team, Ole Miss.
How to Watch: No. 23 Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Records: No. 23 Mississippi State, 17-3; Ole Miss (15-5)
Where: Ole Miss Softball Stadium, Oxford, Miss.
When: Game 1, 6 p.m., Friday; Game 2: 3 p.m., Saturday; Game 3: 3 p.m., Sunday
TV: Game 1 and Game 2 will air on SEC Network+. Game 3 will air on SEC Network
Last meeting: The Bulldogs and Lady Rebels didn’t play each other last season. The last time the instate rivals met each other was a three-game series Mississippi swept by scores of 9-8, 7-3, and 6-0.
Last time out, MSU: At the Bulldog Invitational, the Bulldogs won all six games and improved their record to 17-3.
Last time out, Ole Miss: The Lady Rebels defeated Memphis 9-0 in six innings Tuesday night.
