Mississippi State Sports Blog

Senior right-hander Josh Johnson of Caledonia, Miss. has signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Johnson was the first player selected in the 16th round of the MLB June draft and has already departed for his career-opening assignment with Hudson Valley Renegades of the New York-Penn League in Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
Johnson compiled a 3-3 record [...]

Senior Jeffrey Rea of Nettleton, Miss. has signed with the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft. He was taken in the 18th round. He will report on June 26th to Mesa, Arizona to begin his career with the Mesa Cubs of the Arizona League
Rea compiled a .343 batting average with 84 [...]

With Will Clark’s recent induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class, many people are looking back at his career at Mississippi State and what made him one of 9 players out of tens of thousands to be selected for this inaugural induction class.
This Clarion-Ledger article features interviews with [...]

Former MSU Diamond Dawg and six-time Major League All-Star selection Will Clark was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame’s inaugural class in a ceremony last week. FoxSports has announced three July airtimes for the induction ceremony.
FOX Sports Net and FOX College Sports will show the induction ceremony July 15 (Noon, CDT), July 22 [...]

Via Media Relations
Three members of Mississippi State’s 2006 NCAA Clemson Regional team were selected on the second and final day of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player draft.
Senior left-handed pitcher Books Dunn was taken by the San Diego Padres in the 23rd round, senior outfielder Joseph Hunter was tabbed in the 25th round by the Chicago [...]