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STARKVILLE – Mississippi State’s Sierra Sacco and Raelin Chaffin’s time as teammates is not over. The pair were both selected by the Talons in Saturday night’s AUSL College Draft. They are the 14th and 15th Bulldogs drafted to play professional softball and the program’s total of professional players to 28. Of those 28 professionals, […]
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State’s Sierra Sacco and Raelin Chaffin’s time as teammates is not over. The pair were both selected by the Talons in Saturday night’s AUSL College Draft. They are the 14th and 15th Bulldogs drafted to play professional softball and the program’s total of professional players to 28.
Of those 28 professionals, 16 were coached by Ricketts for at least one season at MSU. Nine Bulldogs have gone on to pro careers in the six years since she was named the program’s head coach, and at least one player has signed a professional contract in each of the last five seasons.
Sacco came off the board first as the first selection of the second round (No. 5 overall). Chaffin followed with the fourth pick of the third round (No. 12 overall). Mississippi State and Virginia Tech are the only two programs in the country to receive multiple Golden Tickets.
Sacco finished the regular season with a .466 batting average that currently ranks fourth in program history. Her .557 on-base percentage is third, and her .791 slugging percentage ranks sixth. She is among the top 10 in the nation with 61 runs scored, which is fourth in program history. The Bulldogs are 62-12 when she scores a run over the last two years.
Chaffin meanwhile, has broken the program record with 10 wins in SEC play, and her 21 wins this season lead the SEC. She was the first Bulldog to win 20 games since 2015, and her 180 strikeouts this year rank sixth in program history. The Bulldog ace has thrown 17 complete games, which is second in the SEC.
The AUSL is a professional women’s softball league featuring four teams playing in a traditional format. Former Bulldog catcher and All-American Mia Davidson was already selected in the league’s inaugural draft in January during which each of the four teams selected its first 12 players. Davidson will play with the Bandits this summer. All three pro Bulldogs will open the AUSL season on June 7 with the Bandits and Talons meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching “HailStateSB.”
Of those 28 professionals, 16 were coached by Ricketts for at least one season at MSU. Nine Bulldogs have gone on to pro careers in the six years since she was named the program’s head coach, and at least one player has signed a professional contract in each of the last five seasons.
Sacco came off the board first as the first selection of the second round (No. 5 overall). Chaffin followed with the fourth pick of the third round (No. 12 overall). Mississippi State and Virginia Tech are the only two programs in the country to receive multiple Golden Tickets.
Sacco finished the regular season with a .466 batting average that currently ranks fourth in program history. Her .557 on-base percentage is third, and her .791 slugging percentage ranks sixth. She is among the top 10 in the nation with 61 runs scored, which is fourth in program history. The Bulldogs are 62-12 when she scores a run over the last two years.
Chaffin meanwhile, has broken the program record with 10 wins in SEC play, and her 21 wins this season lead the SEC. She was the first Bulldog to win 20 games since 2015, and her 180 strikeouts this year rank sixth in program history. The Bulldog ace has thrown 17 complete games, which is second in the SEC.
The AUSL is a professional women’s softball league featuring four teams playing in a traditional format. Former Bulldog catcher and All-American Mia Davidson was already selected in the league’s inaugural draft in January during which each of the four teams selected its first 12 players. Davidson will play with the Bandits this summer. All three pro Bulldogs will open the AUSL season on June 7 with the Bandits and Talons meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching “HailStateSB.”