Vann Stuedeman has been hard at work building the Mississippi State softball program. But it’s been a very quiet, very gradual build. It’s been a build that has included trips to the NCAA tournament every season that she’s been in Starkville, outside of last year of course.
Things got a little off course for the Bulldogs’ slow ascension during last season.
A year ago, Mississippi State stumbled to an overall record of 26-31, their worst record in the Stuedeman era. The team was young, full of freshmen and sophomores, while only fielding a couple of seniors (there were literally only two seniors on the team last year).