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SEC Prepares For Sixth Annual “All For Alex” Weekend
April 08, 2026 | Softball
STARKVILLE – The SEC softball community will again be united on April 11 when all 15 teams participate in the league's sixth annual "All for Alex" weekend to honor the legacy of Mississippi State's Alex Wilcox.
This will be the sixth All For Alex weekend in league history, but it is especially significant as it has been eight years since Wilcox's passing and Mississippi State retiring her No. 8 jersey. Wilcox was a member of the 2018 MSU softball team who inspired the nation with her courageous fight against ovarian cancer. That fight ultimately took her life in the summer of 2018.
The Bulldogs will wear their white uniforms with teal lettering, and all 15 SEC teams will wear teal uniforms or teal accents on Saturday.
There are seven conference games scheduled, and No. 21 LSU will host No. 12 Arizona. Additionally, multiple non-conference teams nationwide are expected to participate, including South Alabama – where Wilcox's sister, Kassidy, played – and UTSA, where her former head coach now leads the Roadrunners.
The campaign is a joint effort of LSU head coach Beth Torina and MSU head coach Samantha Ricketts and was approved at the SEC coaches' meetings in the fall of 2019 before being put on hold when the 2020 conference season was canceled.
MSU immortalized Wilcox on Sept. 15, 2018, when the university retired her No. 8 jersey, making her the first female student-athlete in Mississippi State history to receive the honor. All 13 SEC softball teams at the time were awarded the league's Sportsmanship Award in 2018 for their united support of Wilcox throughout her final year of competition.
This weekend No. 13 Mississippi State will host No. 8 Arkansas. First pitch on Saturday is set for 2 p.m. CT, and Nusz Park gates will open at 1 p.m. Additional host schools for "All for Alex" weekend in 2026 include Auburn, No. 16 Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Carolina and No. 4 Texas.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
This will be the sixth All For Alex weekend in league history, but it is especially significant as it has been eight years since Wilcox's passing and Mississippi State retiring her No. 8 jersey. Wilcox was a member of the 2018 MSU softball team who inspired the nation with her courageous fight against ovarian cancer. That fight ultimately took her life in the summer of 2018.
The Bulldogs will wear their white uniforms with teal lettering, and all 15 SEC teams will wear teal uniforms or teal accents on Saturday.
There are seven conference games scheduled, and No. 21 LSU will host No. 12 Arizona. Additionally, multiple non-conference teams nationwide are expected to participate, including South Alabama – where Wilcox's sister, Kassidy, played – and UTSA, where her former head coach now leads the Roadrunners.
The campaign is a joint effort of LSU head coach Beth Torina and MSU head coach Samantha Ricketts and was approved at the SEC coaches' meetings in the fall of 2019 before being put on hold when the 2020 conference season was canceled.
MSU immortalized Wilcox on Sept. 15, 2018, when the university retired her No. 8 jersey, making her the first female student-athlete in Mississippi State history to receive the honor. All 13 SEC softball teams at the time were awarded the league's Sportsmanship Award in 2018 for their united support of Wilcox throughout her final year of competition.
This weekend No. 13 Mississippi State will host No. 8 Arkansas. First pitch on Saturday is set for 2 p.m. CT, and Nusz Park gates will open at 1 p.m. Additional host schools for "All for Alex" weekend in 2026 include Auburn, No. 16 Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Carolina and No. 4 Texas.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
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