No. 17 Mississippi State is headed to the Stanford Regional in Stanford, Calif. will face Cal State Fullerton in the first round of the double-elimination tournament at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State’s softball began the 2024 season as an underdog predicted to finish last in the SEC by the conference’s coaches. The Bulldogs proved that prediction wrong and are now headed to the 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament.
No. 17 Mississippi State is headed to the Stanford Regional in Stanford, Calif. The Bulldogs will face Cal State Fullerton in the first round of the double-elimination tournament at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The Bulldogs will face either the winner or loser of No. 8 national seed Stanford and Saint Mary's first round game at 9 p.m. Friday.
The Bulldogs started the season as one of the hottest in the nation. They started the year unranked and won their first eight games, including four-straight against ranked teams to debut at No. 20 in the ESPN.COM/USA Softball Top 25 Poll. MSU lost only three games before starting SEC play where the opponents grew much tougher. The Bulldogs finished 12-12 in conference play this season and went 8-9 overall in April and May, including a first round loss to South Carolina in the SEC tournament last week.this weekend. The NCAA regionals will begin Friday and conclude Sunday with Super Regional matches begin played May 23-26. The Women’s College World Series will be held May 30 – June 6/7 in Oklahoma City.
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