Mississippi State couldn’t have asked for a better showing at the Bulldog Invitational than what it got. The No. 23 Bulldogs (17-3) finished the tournament with a perfect 6-0 record, including fives via the run-rule, and outscored opponents 65-7.
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00:00 The Mississippi State softball team wrapped up the Bulldog Invitational today with a pair of wins against Alcorn State in Sanford.
00:06 The 23rd ranked Bulldogs ended the tournament with a perfect 6-0 record and the weekend couldn't have gone much better for Mississippi State.
00:14 The Bulldogs won five of their games via the run rule and outscored opponents 65-7.
00:20 The pitching staff was great for Mississippi State throughout the tournament.
00:23 Josie Merritt won three games and Aspen Wesley, Lexi Sosa, and Delaney Everett also won a game this weekend.
00:31 Wesley also got the save in State's only close game of the tournament, a 5-2 decision against Shore.
00:37 The Bulldogs were just as good at the plate this weekend.
00:39 They scored 10 or more runs four times and gave fans of the long ball plenty to cheer about.
00:44 Jesse Blaine and Kylie Edwards each had a grand slam home run and were two of the four MSU batters to have multiple home runs.
00:52 It's exactly the kind of weekend Mississippi State was looking for as they get ready to start conference play in an SEC that has all but one team ranked in the latest ESPN USA Today softball poll.
01:05 That team is Ole Miss, who is 14-5 this season and will face the Bulldogs to start SEC play this weekend.
01:12 The Bulldogs will travel to Oxford on Thursday to start the three-game series and we'll have coverage of each game of the series right here on Cowbell Corner.
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