How Does Mississippi State stack up against Washington?

In the last 13 months, Mississippi State has played five postseason games and has lost all but one of them.

The Bulldogs lost their first SEC tournament last season and this season, and went 1-2 in the NCAA Regional including a season-ending 7-0 loss to Cal State Fullerton.

This season, though, Mississippi State hopes to win a few more games in the NCAA Lubbock Regional, starting with No. 3 seed Washington at 7 p.m. Friday. The Huskies offer a tough challenge for the Bulldogs, one that coach Samantha Ricketts is aware of.

“They're a young team, but I think they've got some good transfers in there,” Ricketts said at Monday’s press conference . “A lot of deep pitching — they can throw a lot of different arms at you. And then some really solid young bats. I think they have one of the best freshman hitters in the country right now. So for us, it's going to be a challenge. They know how to play, they know how to win in the postseason, and it's definitely a team that we cannot take lightly to start off regional.”

Here's a breakdown of Mississippi State and Washington ahead of Friday's NCAA Regional game:

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Key Players