Mississippi State softball is set to bring the Arkansas Razorbacks to Nusz Park this weekend. Get ready for the SEC softball series here.
After stumbling on the road a week ago when facing the Georgia Bulldogs, the Mississippi State softball team has returned home for a pretty daunting test against one of the SEC’s best.
The Arkansas Razorbacks are in Starkville and ready to face off against Samantha Ricketts and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Table of contents:
- Mississippi State softball preview: Arkansas Razorbacks series
- How to live stream Mississippi State softball: Bulldogs vs. Arkansas
- Mississippi State softball schedule: Miss. State Bulldogs vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
- Mississippi State softball prediction: Can the Bulldogs take two from Arkansas?
The Mississippi State softball team has made it back home to Starkville and is looking for an opportunity to get a big SEC series win against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
The Bulldogs won’t have just a simple, easy time winning against Arkansas, but MSU has been pretty good and returning home might be just what State needs this weekend.
Mississippi State softball preview: Arkansas Razorbacks series
If you weren’t already aware, Arkansas is an incredible team. The Razorbacks have been solid all season long and they definitely have a team that should be concerning for any and all of their opponents.
Led by some dominant pitching and a solid enough offensive approach, this is a team that is ranked in the top 10 for a really good reason.
3 Arkansas softball players to watch
Chenise Delce
Mississippi State will need to find a way to be productive at the plate if the Bulldogs are going to really keep up with Arkansas. With Delce boasting a 13-4 record and 102 strikeouts, that might be difficult. Delce also has 9 complete games so far this year.
Robyn Herron
In case you thought Arkansas only had one great pitcher, Robyn Herron has also been really solid for the Razorbacks. So far, Herron has 87 strikeouts in just 54.0 innings pitched.
Rylin Hedgecock
Home runs are always fun. Except when someone else is hitting them. And Rylin Hedgecock already has 14 home runs so far this season. That sure will be something to watch this weekend.
Important MSU softball vs. Arkansas softball stats to note
Mississippi State softball
- ERA: 2.35
- Opponents’ ERA: 4.88
- Batting average: .279
- Opponents’ batting average: .227
- Home runs: 29
- Opponents’ home runs: 15
- Errors: 44
- Opponents’ errors: 40
Mississippi State doesn’t exactly hit a ton of home runs, but the Bulldogs are pretty good across the board in just about everything else.
Arkansas
- ERA: 2.30
- Opponents’ ERA: 6.10
- Batting average: .279
- Opponents’ batting average: .199
- Home runs: 39
- Opponents’ home runs: 20
- Errors: 24
- Opponents’ errors: 27
Meanwhile, Arkansas is really good. Pretty much everywhere. And the Bulldogs will need to play some sharp softball if they want to keep up with what the Razorbacks are capable of.
3 MSU softball vs. Arkansas softball storylines to watch
Can MSU limit Arkansas’ home runs?
The Razorbacks are are well rounded and solid at just about everything. That should be a concern for MSU. But the biggest difference between the two teams is that Arkansas has been able to consistently hit home runs. MSU hasn’t been quite as dominant in this area. That could be an issue.
Will MS State be able to score against Arkansas’ dominant pitching?
The Bulldogs are going to face a really well rounded group of pitchers who can cause problems for opponents. Mississippi State doesn’t really get many breaks this weekend because of how good Chenise Delce and Robyn Herron are.
MSU’s pitching is solid. Will these games be low-scoring?
The Bulldogs have some really solid pitchers of their own. Can the Bulldogs keep Arkansas’ bats quiet and find a way to win some games, even if things are low scoring contests? Heck, would three low-scoring games be best for Ricketts and the Bulldogs?
How to live stream Mississippi State softball: Bulldogs vs. Arkansas
Thankfully, because of the conveniences afforded to us by modern technology, we’ve got plenty of ways of keeping up with the MSU softball team this weekend. So, if you’re hoping to catch some MS State Bulldogs softball action but you aren’t able to make it out to Nusz Park this weekend, you’ve got some options on how to stay informed.
Live streaming: How to Watch Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Arkansas
First up, live streaming. The internet is sometimes a good thing and provides avenues for streaming. So, let’s start here.
MSU Bulldogs vs. Arkansas Razorbacks college softball game info
- Who: Miss. State Bulldogs (23-10 overall, 3-2 SEC) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (24-9 overall, 5-4 SEC)
- What: SEC softball series
- When: (all times CT)
- 3/31/23 at 4 p.m.
- 4/1/23 at 2 p.m.
- 4/2/23 at 12 p.m.
- Where: Starkville, Mississippi
How to watch MSU Bulldogs vs Arkansas Razorbacks live stream
And here’s what you’ll need to keep up with MSU and Arkansas this weekend. As for TV information, here you are
- TV:
- Friday: SEC Network+
- Saturday: SEC Network+
- Sunday: SEC Network+
And on to live streaming, here you go:
- Live stream:
- Friday: Watch ESPN
- Saturday: Watch ESPN
- Sunday: Watch ESPN
MS State softball vs. Arkansas softball online coverage and live stats
Look, if watching games live isn’t what you’d like to do for one reason or another, there are other ways of keeping up with MSU softball games. Live stats and Twitter accounts work relatively well.
- The Underdog Tribune’s Twitter account
- Official Mississippi State softball Twitter account
- Live stats:
How to listen to radio, audio broadcast of MSU vs. Arkansas
While there are resources dedicated to listening to Mississippi State baseball games, the same, unfortunately, can not be said about MSU softball games. That’s just not an option and that’s a shame.
Mississippi State softball schedule: Miss. State Bulldogs vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
The Mississippi State softball schedule is pretty easy to follow this weekend. The Bulldogs are playing a straightforward Friday through Sunday series against the Razorbacks.
And here’s how that schedule for the MSU softball team looks right now:
MSU softball schedule game times:
- 3/31/23 at 4 p.m.
- 4/1/23 at 2 p.m.
- 4/2/23 at 12 p.m.
What channel is the MSU softball game on today?
- Friday: SEC Network+
- Saturday: SEC Network+
- Sunday: SEC Network+
Mississippi State softball prediction: Can the Bulldogs take two from Arkansas?
This isn’t going to be easy, but it might theoretically be more manageable than MSU’s series against the Georgia Bulldogs. Last weekend was a pretty good indicator of how the Mississippi State softball program still has some work to do as it develops.
Ricketts has brought this program pretty far, but there’s still improvements to be made.
And well, that brings us to this series then, doesn’t it?
MSU sofbtall vs. Arkansas SEC stats
Arkansas, clearly, has been solid. The Razorbacks are a concerning threat to MSU softball success, unfortunately. And there’s a very good chance that this particular series could go south in a hurry.
However.
There’s an opportunity here for MSU to really take a step forward. And should that happen for the Bulldogs, then maybe things can improve in a hurry. After all, this. is the same team that swept South Carolina and looked impressive doing it.
Let’s take a look at this series and see how the two teams compare statistically in SEC play right now.
Mississippi State softball
- ERA: 3.50
- Opponents’ ERA: 4.11
- Batting average: .183
- Opponents’ batting average: .282
- Home runs: 4
- Opponents’ home runs: 5
- Errors: 5
- Opponents’ errors: 1
It’s totally possible that the Bulldogs going to Georgia a weekend ago threw things off statistically. So far MSU has only played 5 SEC games and that is truly a pretty small sample size.
But 5 errors and a .183 batting average is concerning. There’s really no other way to put that.
Arkansas
- ERA: 2.73
- Opponents’ ERA: 4.30
- Batting average: .243
- Opponents’ batting average: .249
- Home runs: 9
- Opponents’ home runs: 7
- Errors: 11
- Opponents’ errors: 8
Up to this point, Arkansas has played 9 SEC games. A good bit more than MSU. And while that’s still something of a small sample size, it’s manageable and worth examining a bit.
And so far, Arkansas seems a bit… human? They aren’t invincible. Nor should they be looked at in that light. But the Bulldogs will need to play sharp softball and limit errors. Mistakes could make things painful in a hurry.
Expect Arkansas to take the series, but MSU softball shouldn’t be swept this weekend.
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