STARKVILLE, Miss. (Softball) – Mississippi Valley opened their 2018 campaign at the Mississippi State Bulldog Kickoff Classic. It was a rough day for the Devilettes on the diamond as they dropped their opening contest to the Bears 4-0 and to the Lady Bulldogs 10-0.

Missouri State 4, Mississippi Valley State 0
The contest was slow to start as neither team was able to score in the opening two innings. The Bears were able to score two runners in the bottom of the third.

In the bottom of the fourth, Missouri State scored another run and their final score came in the bottom of the fifth.

MVSU finished with two hits and no errors.

Andrea Elmore received the loss for Mississippi Valley in the pitchers' circle.

Mississippi State 10, Mississippi Valley State 0

In game two the clouds got thicker over the diamond, yet the contest rolled on. The Lady Bulldogs took a huge lead in the bottom of the first inning by scoring six runs.
In the second, Mississippi State scored their final four runs.

Neither team was able to kick their offense up for the remaining innings and because the Devilettes were unable to score, the contest ended in five.

Mississippi Valley will face the University of Nebraska at Omaha at 10:00 am.