Honors
MVC Pitcher of the Year (2022)
NFCA All-Region: 2019 (2nd Team), 2022 (3rd Team)
All-MVC: 2019 (1st Team), 2022 (1st Team)
MVC All-Tournament Team: 2022 (MVP)
MVC Pitcher of the Week: 3/15/22, 3/29/22, 4/12/22, 5/3/22
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2019-20
MVC Honor Roll: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team 2020
Sand Dollar Classic All-Tournament Team 2019
Louisiana Tech Invitational All-Tournament Team 2018
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022
Career Summary
Made 137 appearances in the circle with 93 starts, while also starting 119 games offensively throughout her career…Logged a 62-40 overall record in the circle, while owning a career 2.24 ERA and .240 batting average…Ranks third all-time in program history in career victories and fifth in appearances, starts, strikeouts, innings pitched and saves…One of just three Bears to own multiple 20-win seasons…Became the second Bear in program history to earn MVC Pitcher of the Year.
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2022 (Fifth-Year Senior)
MVC Pitcher of the Year…All-MVC First Team selection…Named MVC All-Tournament MVP…NFCA All-Region Third Team member…Four-time MVC Pitcher of the Week (March 15, March 29, April 12, May 3)…Made 36 appearances and 28 starts in the circle for the Bears…Owned a 1.64 ERA and 22-9 record…Pitched a team-leading 200.1 innings and struck out 178 batters, while opposing batters hit just .218 against her…Tossed seven solo shutouts and recorded two saves…Owned a 0.87 ERA against MVC foes…Ranked first in the MVC in ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts looking (53) and wins…Also ranked in the top three in the MVC in batting average against, strikeouts and saves...Nationally, Dickerson ranked 21st in ERA, 24th in innings pitched and victories, and 30th in shutouts…Became the third Bear in program history to record multiple 20-win seasons and set career highs in both wins and strikeouts in her final season…Tossed a five-inning complete-game shutout at No. 21 Arizona State, allowing just one hit and striking out five (February 13)…Set and matched her career high of 12 strikeouts in back-to-back outings, first in a 15-inning battle against Southern Illinois (March 16) and then in an 11-inning outing versus Illinois State (March 20)…Pitched two complete-game victories in the MVC Tournament…Allowed just two earned runs while striking out 10 Panthers in MSU’s victory over Northern Iowa in the MVC Tournament championship game (May 14)…Started all three games in MSU’s run at the NCAA Tournament…Threw the first-ever one-hitter in NCAA play for MSU as the Bears eliminated Illinois in the Columbia Regional, striking out five in the complete-game effort…Was also one of MSU’s top hitters, batting .261 on the season with 24 hits, 18 RBI, four doubles and four home runs…Her best performance at the plate on the season was a 2-for-3 outing at Drake as she knocked a three-run home run and drove in a career-high five runs (May 6)…Slotted in at No. 141 on D1Softball’s Top 150 Players of the Year rankings…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022.
2021 (Senior)
Boasted a 9-9 record with 18 starts and 24 appearances in the circle for MSU … Ranked ninth among MVC pitchers in innings pitched (107.1) and strikeouts (83) and tenth in ERA (3.13) … Also, led the conference with three saves on the year … Tossed eight complete games and posted shutouts in two of them … Delivered a dominant performance at SIU (March 24) where she blanked the Salukis and held them to just four hits in the contest … Fanned eight batters as part of a three-hit shutout versus Western Illinois (Feb. 25) … Secured the final two outs of MSU’s 3-1 win over No. 23 Iowa State for her first save of the season … Pitched 6.1 innings and struck out seven in the Bears’ games against Bradley (May 13) and UNI (May 14) at the MVC Tournament which resulted with her being named to the All-Tournament Team … Chipped in a double and three RBI at the plate … MVC Honor Roll … Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll of the spring 2021 semester.
2020 (Junior)
Led all MVC pitchers and finished 50th nationally with a 1.43 ERA ... Was 7th in the MVC in strikeouts (47) ... Pitched a remarkable game at No. 6 Oklahoma (March 7), going 7.1 innings with 5 strikeouts and 2 earned runs in extra-inning loss in Norman ... Shut out Murray State (March 6) on 3 hits with 7 strikeouts and also hit a two-run homer in 8-0 victory ... Allowed just one hit in complete-game effort at Ole Miss (Feb. 29), walking 4 and striking out 3 in 1-0 loss in Oxford ... Struck out 7 in complete-game win over Cal Baptist (Feb. 28) ... Helped Bears to 3-1 win over Creighton (Feb. 14) with 6.0 inning quality start ... Earned all-tournament laurels at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., to start the season, going 1-1 with 0.50 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 14.0 innings of work ... Guided MSU to 3-0 win over Baylor (Feb. 9), going the distance with 7 strikeouts, 5 hits and a walk to go with her first RBI hit of the season ... Fanned season-high 8 batters in opening-day gem vs. No. 7 Minnesota (Feb. 7), allowing just 1 run and 4 hits in 5.0 innings in 1-0 loss in Clearwater … Earned MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll status ... Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2019 semester and spring 2020 semesters.
2019 (Sophomore)
Earned All-MVC first-team and NFCA All-Region second-team distinction as a sophomore ... Became first MSU sophomore since 1978 to win 20 games, finishing 20-11 with a 2.37 ERA and 144 K's ... Her 84 strikeouts in league play ranked second in the Valley ... Ranked 4th overall in the MVC in ERA and 5th in strikeouts ... Nationally, Dickerson ranked 49th in wins, 102nd in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.06) and 124th in walks per seven (1.79), while her 4 saves ranked 29th nationally ... Started 50 games overall with 16 starts in the circle ... Shared team lead with 4 homers and was 2nd on team with 8 doubles ... Struck out 8 and threw a CG two-hitter in win over Drake (April 27) ... Hit season-low with a 1.65 ERA after 5 IP with no earned runs vs. Arkansas (April 3) ... Threw a no-hitter against Valparaiso on (April 1), with a complete-game effort including 2 walks and 7 strikeouts while facing one over the minimum ... Allowed just 2 hits in CG vs. UNI (March 24) ... Squeeze hit in the bottom of the 6th secured 1-0 win over Loyola (March 16) ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer in win over SEMO (March 2) ... Was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI in win over Pine Bluff (Feb. 28) ... Struck out 8 in win over Louisiana-Monroe (Feb. 28) ... Collected game-winning single in top of 7th in win over Louisiana-Monroe (Feb. 22) ... Earned save in 3.0 IP in relief in win over No. 16 Auburn (Feb. 9) ... Fanned 10 in a CG shutout over South Alabama (Feb. 8) at Gulf Shores, allowing just 5 singles ... Was named to all-tournament team at Sand Dollar Classic in Gulf Shores (Feb. 8-10), giving up just 1 ER in 16.1 IP ... Named to MVC Honor Roll and MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 semesters.
2018 (Freshman)
Went 7-6 in the circle her freshman season, striking out 80 hitters in 84.1 innings of work with a 2.74 ERA ... Started 12 games and made 24 appearances as a pitcher ... Collected 8 hits and walked 4 times in 50 plate appearances ... Fanned 9 hitters vs. Lamar (Feb. 10) in a shutout performance to earn her first college win ... Pitched a complete-game shutout to knock off Louisiana Tech, 2-0, (Feb. 24) with 4 strikeouts ... Drove in 3 runs in a pinch-hitting appearance vs. South Dakota (Feb. 23) ... Named to All-Tournament Team at Louisiana Tech Invitational (Feb. 23-24) ... Posted 7 strikeouts in CG win over Abilene Christian (March 3) ... Got the win over Illinois State (March 17) with 3.2 innings and 7 K's in relief ... Struck out 6 Drake hitters in quality road start (May 6) in a 2-1 loss to MVC champions ... Finished 13th in the MVC in ERA and was second on the team, behind Holly Kelley, in strikeouts ... Named to AD Honor Roll for Spring 2018 semester.
High School
Oklahoma City native struck out 233 batters and compiled a 1.95 ERA as a senior at Putnam City North High ... Earned district pitcher of the year honors three straight seasons ... Was an Oklahoma all-state selection for coach Tony Douglas as a senior and was a nominee for Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year ... Also batted .494 with 6 home runs as a senior ... Won 17 games with 223 strikeouts as a junior, including four no-hitters, with a .403 batting average ... Registered 17 wins as a sophomore with 212 strikeouts and a .333 batting average ... Finished her high school career with 743 strikeouts for the Panthers ... Was also a standout long jumper on the Putnam City track team ... Played travel ball for Oklahoma Athletics Gold - Madden and was part of a 16U national runner-up squad.
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Personal
Steffany Monique Dickerson was born 6/4/99 in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... Daughter of Michael and Vickie Dickerson of Oklahoma City ... Has a sister, Jazmyne, and two brothers, Cameron and Steffan ... Majoring in Sport and Park Administration.
