Hudson, Mangum Earn ABCA/Rawlings All-America Honors
June 18, 2016 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – All-America honors keep piling in for the Bulldogs, as Dakota Hudson and Jake Mangum were both named ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-Americans on Saturday.
The announcement marks the first time a Bulldog has received an ABCA/Rawlings All-American honor since Hunter Renfroe in 2013. It also marks the first time MSU has placed multiple players on the ABCA All-American list since Eric DuBose and Rob Hauswald in 1996.
Hudson now has five All-American honors, as the right-handed junior has also been named Second Team All-American by Baseball America, Louisville Slugger and the NCBWA, while being named Third Team All-America by D1 Baseball. The Bulldogs' ace also became the 13th Bulldog to be drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft after the St. Louis Cardinals took him with the 34th pick last week.
A native of Dunlap, Tennessee, Hudson capped an impressive 2016 season after helping lead MSU to its first SEC Championship since 1989. Hudson led the Bulldogs with a 9-5 record and a 2.55 ERA, which is fifth in the SEC. He tossed three complete games in 113.0 innings of work, allowing only 106 hits and 35 walks. The junior finished the year with 115 strikeouts, good for fifth in the conference. That mark ties for eighth in MSU history with former Diamond Dawg All-American Jeff Brantley, who struck out 115 batters in 1984.
Hudson's nine wins this season are the most by a Bulldog pitcher since Ross Mitchell had 13 during the 2013 campaign.
For Mangum, Saturday's honor adds to an already stellar freshman season that now includes five All-American designations to date. Along with the ABCA/Rawlings honor, Mangum's All-America laurels include First Team NCBWA Freshman, Second Team NCBWA, Third Team Baseball America and Louisville Slugger Freshman Team.
In addition to being MSU's first SEC Freshman of the Year, Mangum also became the first Bulldog rookie since Rafael Palmeiro in 1983 to be named to the All-SEC First Team. The Pearl, Miss., native also holds the title of best collegiate baseball player in the state of Mississippi, as he brought home the 2016 C Spire Ferriss Trophy last month.
With a .408 clip, Mangum leads the SEC, stands seventh nationally and leads all freshmen in the nation in batting average. Mangum also stands top 10 in the SEC in on-base percentage (.458, 5th) and hits (84, 7th).
NCAA Div. I All-America First Team
C Zack Collins, Jr., Miami (FL)
1B Jameson Fisher, Jr., Southeastern Louisiana
2B Trey York, Sr., East Tennessee State
2B Brian Mims, So., UNC Wilmington
3B Will Craig, Jr., Wake Forest
SS C.J. Chatham, Jr., Florida Atlantic
OF Seth Beer, Fr., Clemson
OF Kyle Lewis, Jr., Mercer
OF Connor Owings, Sr., Coastal Carolina
OF Corey Ray, Jr., Louisville
OF Ryan Scott, Sr., Arkansas-Little Rock
UT Brendan McKay, So., Louisville
DH G.K. Young, Jr., Coastal Carolina
P Connor Jones, Jr., Virginia
P Eric Lauer, Jr., Kent State
P A.J. Puckett, Jr., Pepperdine
P Logan Shore, Jr., Florida
P Tyler Wilson, So., Rhode Island
RP Troy Rallings, Sr., Washington
NCAA Div. I All-America Second Team
C Brett Cumberland, So., California
1B Peter Alonso, Jr., Florida
2B Cody Ramer, Sr., Arizona
3B Nick Senzel, Jr., Tennessee
3B Boomer White, Jr., Texas A&M
SS Sheldon Neuse, Jr., Oklahoma
OF Alex Call, Jr., Ball State
OF Tanner Gardner, So., Texas Tech
OF Zach Gibbons, Sr., Arizona
OF Heath Quinn, Jr., Samford
OF Spencer Johnson, Sr., Missouri State
UT Darick Hall, Jr., Dallas Baptist
DH Chris DeVito, Jr., New Mexico
P Keegan Akin, Jr., Western Michigan
P Shane Bieber, Jr., UC Santa Barbara
P Thomas Hatch, So., Oklahoma State
P James Karinchak, So., Bryant
P Darren McCaughan, So., Long Beach State
P Michael Mediavilla, So., Miami (FL)
RP Shaun Anderson, Jr., Florida
NCAA Div. I All-America Third Team
C Nick Freight, So., UNC Wilmington
1B Eric Gutierrez, Sr., Texas Tech
2B Ben Spitznagel, Jr., UNC Greensboro
3B Jake Burger, So., Missouri State
3B Danny Hudzina, Sr., Western Kentucky
SS Devin Hairston, So., Louisville
OF Matt Albanese, Jr., Bryant
OF Dalton Blaser, Sr., Cal State Fullerton
OF Ronnie Dawson, Jr., Ohio State
OF Daniel Johnson, Jr., New Mexico State
OF Jake Mangum, Fr., Mississippi State
DH Colton Shaver, So., BYU
UT Corbin Olmstead, Sr., North Florida
P Ryan Foster, Sr., UNC Wilmington
P Dakota Hudson, Jr., Mississippi State
P Griffin Jax, Jr., Air Force
P Adam Oller, Jr., Northwestern State
P Jesse Scholtens, Sr., Wright State
P Cody Sedlock, Jr., Illinois
RP Thomas Hackimer, Jr., St. John's
The announcement marks the first time a Bulldog has received an ABCA/Rawlings All-American honor since Hunter Renfroe in 2013. It also marks the first time MSU has placed multiple players on the ABCA All-American list since Eric DuBose and Rob Hauswald in 1996.
Hudson now has five All-American honors, as the right-handed junior has also been named Second Team All-American by Baseball America, Louisville Slugger and the NCBWA, while being named Third Team All-America by D1 Baseball. The Bulldogs' ace also became the 13th Bulldog to be drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft after the St. Louis Cardinals took him with the 34th pick last week.
A native of Dunlap, Tennessee, Hudson capped an impressive 2016 season after helping lead MSU to its first SEC Championship since 1989. Hudson led the Bulldogs with a 9-5 record and a 2.55 ERA, which is fifth in the SEC. He tossed three complete games in 113.0 innings of work, allowing only 106 hits and 35 walks. The junior finished the year with 115 strikeouts, good for fifth in the conference. That mark ties for eighth in MSU history with former Diamond Dawg All-American Jeff Brantley, who struck out 115 batters in 1984.
Hudson's nine wins this season are the most by a Bulldog pitcher since Ross Mitchell had 13 during the 2013 campaign.
For Mangum, Saturday's honor adds to an already stellar freshman season that now includes five All-American designations to date. Along with the ABCA/Rawlings honor, Mangum's All-America laurels include First Team NCBWA Freshman, Second Team NCBWA, Third Team Baseball America and Louisville Slugger Freshman Team.
In addition to being MSU's first SEC Freshman of the Year, Mangum also became the first Bulldog rookie since Rafael Palmeiro in 1983 to be named to the All-SEC First Team. The Pearl, Miss., native also holds the title of best collegiate baseball player in the state of Mississippi, as he brought home the 2016 C Spire Ferriss Trophy last month.
With a .408 clip, Mangum leads the SEC, stands seventh nationally and leads all freshmen in the nation in batting average. Mangum also stands top 10 in the SEC in on-base percentage (.458, 5th) and hits (84, 7th).
NCAA Div. I All-America First Team
C Zack Collins, Jr., Miami (FL)
1B Jameson Fisher, Jr., Southeastern Louisiana
2B Trey York, Sr., East Tennessee State
2B Brian Mims, So., UNC Wilmington
3B Will Craig, Jr., Wake Forest
SS C.J. Chatham, Jr., Florida Atlantic
OF Seth Beer, Fr., Clemson
OF Kyle Lewis, Jr., Mercer
OF Connor Owings, Sr., Coastal Carolina
OF Corey Ray, Jr., Louisville
OF Ryan Scott, Sr., Arkansas-Little Rock
UT Brendan McKay, So., Louisville
DH G.K. Young, Jr., Coastal Carolina
P Connor Jones, Jr., Virginia
P Eric Lauer, Jr., Kent State
P A.J. Puckett, Jr., Pepperdine
P Logan Shore, Jr., Florida
P Tyler Wilson, So., Rhode Island
RP Troy Rallings, Sr., Washington
NCAA Div. I All-America Second Team
C Brett Cumberland, So., California
1B Peter Alonso, Jr., Florida
2B Cody Ramer, Sr., Arizona
3B Nick Senzel, Jr., Tennessee
3B Boomer White, Jr., Texas A&M
SS Sheldon Neuse, Jr., Oklahoma
OF Alex Call, Jr., Ball State
OF Tanner Gardner, So., Texas Tech
OF Zach Gibbons, Sr., Arizona
OF Heath Quinn, Jr., Samford
OF Spencer Johnson, Sr., Missouri State
UT Darick Hall, Jr., Dallas Baptist
DH Chris DeVito, Jr., New Mexico
P Keegan Akin, Jr., Western Michigan
P Shane Bieber, Jr., UC Santa Barbara
P Thomas Hatch, So., Oklahoma State
P James Karinchak, So., Bryant
P Darren McCaughan, So., Long Beach State
P Michael Mediavilla, So., Miami (FL)
RP Shaun Anderson, Jr., Florida
NCAA Div. I All-America Third Team
C Nick Freight, So., UNC Wilmington
1B Eric Gutierrez, Sr., Texas Tech
2B Ben Spitznagel, Jr., UNC Greensboro
3B Jake Burger, So., Missouri State
3B Danny Hudzina, Sr., Western Kentucky
SS Devin Hairston, So., Louisville
OF Matt Albanese, Jr., Bryant
OF Dalton Blaser, Sr., Cal State Fullerton
OF Ronnie Dawson, Jr., Ohio State
OF Daniel Johnson, Jr., New Mexico State
OF Jake Mangum, Fr., Mississippi State
DH Colton Shaver, So., BYU
UT Corbin Olmstead, Sr., North Florida
P Ryan Foster, Sr., UNC Wilmington
P Dakota Hudson, Jr., Mississippi State
P Griffin Jax, Jr., Air Force
P Adam Oller, Jr., Northwestern State
P Jesse Scholtens, Sr., Wright State
P Cody Sedlock, Jr., Illinois
RP Thomas Hackimer, Jr., St. John's
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