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Mississippi State Softball vs Tennessee 2018 Series Preview

By Ethan Lee

STARKVILLE, MS - OCTOBER 11: Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot Bully during the game against the Auburn Tigers at Davis Wade Stadium on October 11, 2014 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS - OCTOBER 11: Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot Bully during the game against the Auburn Tigers at Davis Wade Stadium on October 11, 2014 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/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)
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 Will Need To Be Solid At The Plate

The Mississippi State softball team has a few powerful hitters that have excelled this season. The team as a whole does pretty well when it steps up to the plate. But, unfortunately for State, the bats cool a bit against pitchers from the Southeastern Conference.

Mississippi State, this season, is hitting .291 as a team and is slugging .464 collectively. The Bulldogs have a total of 43 home runs this year. But, that success doesn’t seem to carry over into SEC play.

Against Southeastern Conference foes, Mississippi State is batting with significantly less success. MSU has a .226 batting average in SEC play as a team and is slugging at just .349. The Bulldogs have a grand total of 15 home runs this year.

The Mississippi State softball team will need to find a way to manufacture runs and continue to score reliably this weekend. Tennessee isn’t a pushover at all.

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