MSU opened Nusz Park with a win as Holly Ward dominates and throws a complete game shutout against the Georgia Southern Eagles.
In the first game of the 2016 season, Vann Stuedeman and Mississippi State (1-0) got their first win of the season with a dominant 6-0 victory over the visiting Georgia Southern Eagles (0-1) in the Bulldog Kickoff invitational. Holly Ward's complete game and a slough of errors by GSU helped carry the Bulldogs to their first victory in Nusz Park to open the year.
The offenses were silent in the first frame. To open the first of a five game weekend for the, Holly Ward took the circle for the maroon and white and notched two early strikeouts against the Eagles in the first inning, taking MSU quickly to a 1-2-3 inning.