Mississippi State softball and Coach Ricketts reached the Women’s College World Series, a Facebook post congratulating the program said. The post read, “Congrats to Mississippi State Softball and Coach Ricketts on a College World Series birth… What a place to get your first one!! #HailState #OKCDawgs.”
Mississippi State University fields the Bulldogs softball team as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Women’s College World Series, held in Oklahoma City, is the culmination of the NCAA Division I softball season and features the remaining top teams competing for a national championship.
Advancing to the World Series typically brings increased national exposure, recruiting advantages and renewed enthusiasm among alumni and fans. The Facebook post suggested a milestone by noting “your first one,” though it did not specify who the comment referred to.
This story is developing. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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