Goold Blanks New Mexico To Open Jaguar Classic

Friday, March 6

Mobile, Ala.

10 a.m.

Mississippi State

20-2

New Mexico

10-10

New Mexico

Mississippi State

Goold Blanks New Mexico To Open Jaguar Classic

March 06, 2026 | Softball

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By: Brian Ogden, Director/Communications

MOBILE, Ala. – Peja Goold tossed her fourth shutout of the year as No. 12 Mississippi State opened the Jaguar Classic with a 1-0 win over New Mexico on Friday morning.

Goold now boasts five complete games on the year and has allowed no more than two runs in any appearance. She struck out six Lobos on Friday, and she is now 29-2 when striking out at least five since the start of last season.

Mississippi State (20-2) left the bases loaded in the first and stranded runners on first and third in the second inning, but the Bulldogs broke through in the third. Kiarra Sells doubled off the center field wall to open the inning and later scored on Abby Grace Richardson's two-out double to left-center.

New Mexico (10-10) threatened with a runner on second and just one out in the top of the fourth, but Goold responded with a pair of strikeouts to end the threat. She retired the side on just 10 pitches in the fifth and worked around a single and an error in the sixth before turning in a three-up-three-down frame in the seventh.

Quick Hitters

Abby Grace Richardson – Doubled home the game's only run … 11 of 13 hits this year have gone for extra-bases.

Xiane Romero – Doubled and now three of her four hits this year have gone for extra bases.

Kiarra Sells – Extended her season-long hitting streak to 10 games, one shy of her career-long streak … has an extra-base hit in nine of the last 10 games with seven doubles and three homers … batting .607 (17-for-28) during the streak … turned in her team-leading ninth multi-hit game of the season.

Morgan Stiles - Has reached base in all but one game this year … reached on an error to open the first and has reached to start the MSU half of the first inning in 15 of 22 games.

Taylor Troutman – Posted her second multi-hit game of the year.

Scoring Recap

Bottom 3
Kiarra Sells led off with a double to center field. With two outs, Abby Grace Richardson drove her in with a double off the left-center wall.
New Mexico 0, No. 12 Mississippi State 1

Next Up

Today's action continues at 3 p.m. CT when State meets Jaguar Classic host South Alabama. That game will air on ESPN+.

Mississippi State continues play at the tournament on Saturday. The Bulldogs face New Mexico for the third time this season at 10 a.m. CT tomorrow with their second game of the year against Samford to follow at 12:30 p.m.

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