STARKVILLE — Samantha Ricketts had a good feeling about Matalasi Faapito.
The fifth-year senior, in her third season at Mississippi State after transferring from New Mexico State, was a true two-way player in her first year as a Bulldog in 2022, hitting 14 home runs and driving in 40 runs. But she entered Sunday’s regular-season finale with just 13 at-bats all year, the majority of them as a pinch hitter. In likely her final game at Nusz Park, though, Faapito drew the start at designated
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