Aspen Wesley (Choctaw) was dominant in her first appearance of the year for Mississippi State University

By Brian Ogden, Assistant Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State softball closed The Snowman: Alex  Wilcox Memorial on a high note on Monday posting a shutout victory and a run-rule victory in two games.
 
The No. 22/24 Bulldogs (4-1) defeated Missouri State, 5-0, then cruised to a 10-1 victory over Mississippi Valley State in five innings.
 
Aspen Wesley (Mississippi Choctaw) was dominant in her first appearance of the year. The sophomore threw 5.0 scoreless innings in the start against the Bears while striking out a career-high eight batters.
 
“Aspen looked great,” head coach Samantha Ricketts said. “She’s really earned that start. She’s been lights out at practice the last couple of weeks. I really loved her confidence and maturity out there. We saw a lot of growth from her in the abbreviated season last year. That’s what she’s done her whole life. She’s a winner. She’s got five state championships to her name, and that’s all she knows how to do. She didn’t try to do too much. She just pitched her game.”
 
Offensively, State got multi-hit games from Chloe Malau’ulu, Carter Spexarth, Anna Kate Segars and Montana Davidson. Segars drove in a pair of runs, while Davidson and Spexarth each added one.