Mississippi State Softball vs South Carolina 2018 Series Preview

By Ethan Lee | Apr 27, 2018

HATTIESBURG, MS - SEPTEMBER 5: Bully mascot for the Mississippi State Bulldogs during their game against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles on September 5, 2015 at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 34-16. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /

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BOSTON, MA – AUGUST 19: Camo bats belonging to the Wounded Warriors Amputee softball team is shown prior to the game against the Boston Marathon first responders on August 19, 2013 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /

Mississippi State Softball Will Need Solid Bats This Weekend

Through the year, Mississippi State softball has been a very good hitting team. The Bulldogs have an overall team batting average of .296 this season.

Their slugging percentage sits at .476 through the year. On top of that, the Bulldogs have hit 42 home runs this season. That’s pretty good and has kept the Mississippi State Bulldogs pretty competitive.

But, once MSU entered into SEC play, the bats cooled a bit and Mississippi State struggled some. In conference, Mississippi State has a collective .227 batting average and a .361 slugging percentage. Unfortunately, that’s not that great and has led to MSU holding a 6-12 record against SEC teams.

MSU is looking to change that this weekend and improve there.

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