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Mangum Tabbed All-American by Perfect Game
January 08, 2019 | Baseball
Senior outfielder earns second preseason honor, this time from Perfect Game
STARKVILLE – The All-America honors have started rolling in for Jake Mangum, as Perfect Game tabbed the senior a third-team All-American on Tuesday (Jan. 8). The outfielder has now appeared on both All-America teams that have been released for the 2019 season.
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In December, Mangum earned first-team All-America laurels from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He was the lone SEC position player selected to the first or second team squads by Collegiate Baseball.
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In his career, Mangum owns a hit in 146 of 176 games started (82.9%) and has reached base in 159 of 176 games started (90.3%). The active career leader in hits among NCAA baseball student-athletes, Mangum enters the season with 275 career hits. With 154 career runs scored, Mangum sits No. 4 among returning student-athletes for the 2019 season, while his .356 batting average is No. 4 among returners in Division I with at least 400 at bats in their career.
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On pace to end his career among the top 10 in a bevy of statistical categories, Mangum most notably will enter the 2019 season needing just 61 hits to move past Jeffrey Rea (335; 2004-07) as State's all-time hits leader. Along those same lines, Mangum needs 77 hits to become the SEC's career hits king, as he is chasing LSU's Eddy Furniss (352; 1995-98) for the top spot in conference history. He can also become MSU's all-time leader in games played with 56 appearances in 2019.
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Mangum's career accomplishments include a pair of first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a freshman and junior, as well as a second-team selection as a sophomore. He won the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Division I Gold Glove as a junior, also garnered SEC All-Defensive Team honors, and was tabbed to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region second team. As a rookie, Mangum was the 2016 SEC Freshman of the Year and claimed the Ferriss Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate baseball player in the state of Mississippi.
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The senior has also been drafted twice in his career, hearing his named called by the New York Mets (2018) and New York Yankees (2017) during his MSU career.
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The Bulldogs open the 2019 season with a three-game series at Dudy Noble Field against Youngstown State on Feb. 15-17. The season opener is slated for 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15 against the Penguins and general admission season tickets are on sale now by contacting the ticket office at 1-888-GO-DAWGS or by clicking here.
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In December, Mangum earned first-team All-America laurels from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He was the lone SEC position player selected to the first or second team squads by Collegiate Baseball.
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In his career, Mangum owns a hit in 146 of 176 games started (82.9%) and has reached base in 159 of 176 games started (90.3%). The active career leader in hits among NCAA baseball student-athletes, Mangum enters the season with 275 career hits. With 154 career runs scored, Mangum sits No. 4 among returning student-athletes for the 2019 season, while his .356 batting average is No. 4 among returners in Division I with at least 400 at bats in their career.
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On pace to end his career among the top 10 in a bevy of statistical categories, Mangum most notably will enter the 2019 season needing just 61 hits to move past Jeffrey Rea (335; 2004-07) as State's all-time hits leader. Along those same lines, Mangum needs 77 hits to become the SEC's career hits king, as he is chasing LSU's Eddy Furniss (352; 1995-98) for the top spot in conference history. He can also become MSU's all-time leader in games played with 56 appearances in 2019.
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Mangum's career accomplishments include a pair of first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a freshman and junior, as well as a second-team selection as a sophomore. He won the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Division I Gold Glove as a junior, also garnered SEC All-Defensive Team honors, and was tabbed to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region second team. As a rookie, Mangum was the 2016 SEC Freshman of the Year and claimed the Ferriss Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate baseball player in the state of Mississippi.
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The senior has also been drafted twice in his career, hearing his named called by the New York Mets (2018) and New York Yankees (2017) during his MSU career.
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The Bulldogs open the 2019 season with a three-game series at Dudy Noble Field against Youngstown State on Feb. 15-17. The season opener is slated for 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15 against the Penguins and general admission season tickets are on sale now by contacting the ticket office at 1-888-GO-DAWGS or by clicking here.
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