Bulldogs Add All-Sun Belt Pitcher Faircloth
May 29, 2025 | Softball
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State has signed former Troy pitcher, Alyssa Faircloth, who was a Second Team All-Sun Belt selection this spring.
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Faircloth made 34 appearances with 26 starts this season, leading the team with 15 victories. The rising junior led the Sun Belt in batting average against (.198) and was No. 27 nationally in hits per seven innings (5.01). She led the conference with four shutouts and ranked third in the league in strikeouts (150).
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The Northport, Alabama, native threw her first career no-hitter against UMass this year and posted a career-high 10 strikeouts against Wisconsin.
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"We are thrilled to welcome Alyssa Faircloth to the Maroon and White," head coach Samantha Ricketts said. "She is a power pitcher, and her experience and skill set will be a tremendous asset to our pitching staff."
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As a freshman, Faircloth totaled 19 appearances with a 7-3 record. Her seven wins ranked second on the team, and she was third on the team in strikeouts (47). She won her first five career appearances.
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The left-handed pitcher was a MaxPreps Second Team High School All-American in her senior year at Tuscaloosa County High School and was tabbed the Alabama 7A Pitcher of the Year. She spent her first three years at Holy Spirit Catholic High School where she won a state title and was named the 2022 1A Pitcher and Player of the Year after leading the nation with 444 strikeouts while posting a 1.19 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and .103 batting average against. She holds Holy Spirit's career strikeout record with 1,094 in just three seasons.
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Faircloth also excels academically and was recently tabbed to the CSC Academic All-District team. She was a finalist on the national Academic All-American ballot that will be voted on this week and announced on June 17.
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For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on X, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
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Faircloth made 34 appearances with 26 starts this season, leading the team with 15 victories. The rising junior led the Sun Belt in batting average against (.198) and was No. 27 nationally in hits per seven innings (5.01). She led the conference with four shutouts and ranked third in the league in strikeouts (150).
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The Northport, Alabama, native threw her first career no-hitter against UMass this year and posted a career-high 10 strikeouts against Wisconsin.
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"We are thrilled to welcome Alyssa Faircloth to the Maroon and White," head coach Samantha Ricketts said. "She is a power pitcher, and her experience and skill set will be a tremendous asset to our pitching staff."
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As a freshman, Faircloth totaled 19 appearances with a 7-3 record. Her seven wins ranked second on the team, and she was third on the team in strikeouts (47). She won her first five career appearances.
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The left-handed pitcher was a MaxPreps Second Team High School All-American in her senior year at Tuscaloosa County High School and was tabbed the Alabama 7A Pitcher of the Year. She spent her first three years at Holy Spirit Catholic High School where she won a state title and was named the 2022 1A Pitcher and Player of the Year after leading the nation with 444 strikeouts while posting a 1.19 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and .103 batting average against. She holds Holy Spirit's career strikeout record with 1,094 in just three seasons.
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Faircloth also excels academically and was recently tabbed to the CSC Academic All-District team. She was a finalist on the national Academic All-American ballot that will be voted on this week and announced on June 17.
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For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on X, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
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