Mangum Selected to Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watchlist
February 07, 2019 | Baseball
Mangum earns third selection to USA Baseball’s preseason player of the year award watchlist
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State baseball senior Jake Mangum has been honored with a preseason appointment to the Golden Spikes Award Watchlist, given to the top amateur baseball player in the country by USA Baseball in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation.
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Since 2008, only Mangum and Florida's Tucker Preston have been named to the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watchlist three times. On the 2019 watchlist, Mangum headlines the group of five student- athletes that have been named to the preseason watch list previously, as he is joined by Zack Hess (LSU), Shea Langeliers (Baylor), Drew Mendoza (Florida State) and Matt Wallner (Southern Miss), who have each been recognized for the second-straight year.
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Mangum has been named to four preseason All-America teams and was tabbed first-team All-Southeastern Conference earlier today (Feb. 7) by the conference coaches. The Pearl, Mississippi native owns preseason All-America recognition from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper (first team), D1Baseball (second team), the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (first team) and Perfect Game (third team). He was also tabbed as D1Baseball's top returning senior.
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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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The preseason watch list features 55 of the nation's top amateur players, from high school and college baseball. The Golden Spikes Award Advisory Board will maintain a rolling list of players, allowing athletes to play themselves into consideration for the award throughout the season.
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Since 2008, only Mangum and Florida's Tucker Preston have been named to the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watchlist three times. On the 2019 watchlist, Mangum headlines the group of five student- athletes that have been named to the preseason watch list previously, as he is joined by Zack Hess (LSU), Shea Langeliers (Baylor), Drew Mendoza (Florida State) and Matt Wallner (Southern Miss), who have each been recognized for the second-straight year.
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Mangum has been named to four preseason All-America teams and was tabbed first-team All-Southeastern Conference earlier today (Feb. 7) by the conference coaches. The Pearl, Mississippi native owns preseason All-America recognition from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper (first team), D1Baseball (second team), the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (first team) and Perfect Game (third team). He was also tabbed as D1Baseball's top returning senior.
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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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The preseason watch list features 55 of the nation's top amateur players, from high school and college baseball. The Golden Spikes Award Advisory Board will maintain a rolling list of players, allowing athletes to play themselves into consideration for the award throughout the season.
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