Samford vs Mississippi State (Feb 20, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
Samford at #14 Mississippi State
Feb 20, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Samford 2 (4-8)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Brandy Phillips p  3  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  0 
Sydnie Ferrant lf  2  0  0  0  1  2  4  0  0 
Olivia Shaw ss  3  0  1  1  0  1  0  3  1 
Katie Campbell c  3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  0 
Shannon Weems 1b  3  0  0  0  0  0  8  0  1 
Brooke Wildes 3b/2b  3  0  0  0  0  2  1  2  0 
Addison Smith rf  2  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0 
Ella Nelson 2b  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1 
   Kayden Harrison 3b  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Katie Hart cf  2  0  1  0  0  1  1  0  0 
Totals  24  2  4  2  1  9  18  8  3 
  

Mississippi State 6 (12-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Morgan Stiles ss  2  1  0  0  1  0  4  2  0 
Nadia Barbary 3b  4  1  4  1  0  0  1  0  0 
Kiarra Sells rf  2  1  1  3  1  0  0  0  1 
   Kalani Sells cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Anna Carder dp  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  2 
   Gretta Grassel lf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 
Des Rivera c  2  0  0  0  0  0  8  1  0 
   Taylor Troutman ph  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ally Supan pr  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Kinley Keller cf/rf  3  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0 
Morgan Bernardini lf/dp  3  0  2  1  0  0  1  0  1 
   Tatum Silva pr/lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Abby G. Richardson 1b  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  1 
   Paige Ernstes 1b  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  1 
Gabby Schaeffer 2b  2  2  2  0  1  0  1  1  0 
Alyssa Faircloth p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0 
Totals  26  6  11  6  3  1  21  5  7  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Samford............. 100 100 0 -  2  4  0
Mississippi State... 310 011 X -  6 11  0
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DP - SAM 1; MS 1. LOB - SAM 3; MS 7. 2B - Ki. Sells(2); T. Troutman(1); K. Keller(5); G. Schaeffer(2). HR - K. Campbell(6). HBP - A. Smith. SH - M. Stiles(1). SF - Ki. Sells(1). SB - N. Barbary(1); T. Silva(1).

Samford   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Brandy Phillips L,0-2  6.0  11  6  6  3  1  0  0  0  0  26  31  9  7  127 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Alyssa Faircloth W,4-0  7.0  4  2  2  1  9  0  0  1  0  24  26  8  3  91 

Win - A. Faircloth (4-0). Loss - B. Phillips (0-2). Save - None. HBP - by A. Faircloth (A. Smith). Pitches/strikes: B. Phillips 127/71; A. Faircloth 91/60.

Umpires - HP: Anthony Small 1B: Jose Chapparo 3B: Bobby DeMayo
Start: 3:02 pm Time: 1:48 Attendance: 629
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
Samford at #14 Mississippi State
Feb 20, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Samford starters: 2/p B. Phillips; 6/lf S. Ferrant; 7/ss O. Shaw; 8/c K. Campbell; 12/1b S. Weems; 15/3b B. Wildes; 3/rf A. Smith; 30/2b E. Nelson; 23/cf K. Hart;

Mississippi State starters: 24/ss M. Stiles; 10/3b N. Barbary; 9/rf Ki. Sells; 19/dp A. Carder; 23/c D. Rivera; 33/cf K. Keller; 13/lf M.Bernardini; 2/1b A.Richardson; 7/2b G. Schaeffer; 4/p A. Faircloth;

Samford 1st - B. Phillips singled to third base (1-1 BK). S. Ferrant walked (3-1 BBBKB); B. Phillips advanced to second. O. Shaw singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 KKB); S. Ferrant advanced to second; B. Phillips scored. K. Campbell grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-0 B); O. Shaw out on the play; S. Ferrant advanced to third. S. Weems fouled out to lf (1-2 SBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - M. Stiles walked (3-0 BBBB). N. Barbary singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw (3-2 BBFBF); M. Stiles advanced to third. Ki. Sells doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (0-0); N. Barbary scored; M. Stiles scored. A. Carder struck out looking (3-2 BKBFBK). D. Rivera grounded out to ss (0-0); Ki. Sells advanced to third. K. Keller doubled down the lf line, RBI (2-2 FBKFB); Ki. Sells scored. M.Bernardini grounded out to 2b (0-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Samford 2nd - B. Wildes popped up to p (1-0 B). A. Smith struck out looking (3-2 BBBKKK). E. Nelson grounded out to p (1-2 BKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - A.Richardson fouled out to 1b (3-2 BFBFFB). G. Schaeffer doubled down the lf line (2-1 BFB). M. Stiles grounded out to 3b (2-2 BBKF). N. Barbary singled up the middle, RBI (2-2 KBFBFF); G. Schaeffer scored. N. Barbary stole second. Ki. Sells walked (3-2 SBBBKFB). A. Carder flied out to lf (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Samford 3rd - K. Hart singled up the middle (0-1 K). B. Phillips struck out swinging (1-2 FBFFS). S. Ferrant struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFS). O. Shaw struck out swinging (2-2 BKBKS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - D. Rivera grounded out to ss (2-2 BBFF). K. Keller grounded out to ss (3-1 BBKB). M.Bernardini singled up the middle (3-2 BBFFB). T. Silva pinch ran for M.Bernardini. T. Silva stole second. A.Richardson fouled out to rf (3-2 BBKKB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Samford 4th - T. Silva to lf. P. Ernstes to 1b for A.Richardson. K. Campbell homered to left field, RBI (0-0). S. Weems lined out to ss (0-0). B. Wildes struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). A. Smith hit by pitch (0-0). E. Nelson fouled out to 1b (3-2 SBBKB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - G. Schaeffer walked (3-1 BBFBB). M. Stiles grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (0-1 K); G. Schaeffer out on the play. N. Barbary singled to second base (3-2 FFBBFBF). Ki. Sells lined out to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Samford 5th - Ka. Sells to cf for Ki. Sells. K. Keller to rf. K. Hart struck out swinging (2-2 SBBFS). B. Phillips popped up to ss (0-0). S. Ferrant struck out swinging (1-2 SKBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - A. Carder flied out to lf (1-0 B). T. Troutman pinch hit for D. Rivera. T. Troutman doubled to center field (3-2 KBBBSF). A. Supan pinch ran for T. Troutman. K. Keller flied out to lf (1-0 B). M.Bernardini to lf for T. Silva. M.Bernardini singled to left center, RBI (0-0); A. Supan scored. P. Ernstes lined out to cf (1-2 FFBFF). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Samford 6th - D. Rivera to c for A. Supan. G. Grassel to lf for A. Carder. M.Bernardini to dp. O. Shaw grounded out to ss (0-0). K. Campbell popped up to ss (1-0 B). S. Weems popped up to 3b (3-2 BKSBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - B. Wildes to 2b. K. Harrison to 3b for E. Nelson. G. Schaeffer singled to left field (0-1 K). M. Stiles grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); G. Schaeffer advanced to second. N. Barbary singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw (2-0 BB); G. Schaeffer advanced to third. Ki. Sells to rf for Ka. Sells. K. Keller to cf. Ki. Sells flied out to lf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); G. Schaeffer scored. G. Grassel fouled out to p (3-1 BSBB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Samford 7th - B. Wildes struck out looking (2-2 SBBSK). A. Smith struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 SBKS). K. Harrison popped up to 2b (0-2 KK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.