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Mangum Named Candidate for Senior CLASS Award
March 22, 2019 | Baseball
Senior CLASS Award honors senior student-athlete that uses their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State senior baseball student-athlete Jake Mangum has been named one of 30 candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award.
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A four-year starter for the Diamond Dawgs, Mangum has appeared in 2017 career games and currently ranks No. 4 in MSU history and tied for No. 13 in SEC history with 314 career hits. Of those hits, 59 of those are doubles, which rank him No. 3 in Bulldog history.
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Pursuing his degree in business administration, Mangum has been drafted in the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft twice during his time at State. He was selected as a first-team preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and was named the top returning senior student-athlete by D1Baseball.
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Mangum is also a preseason candidate for the Golden Spikes Award, given to the top amateur baseball player in the country by USA Baseball in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation.
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To be eligible for the Senior CLASS Award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates can be found by clicking here.
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An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
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The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C's of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2019 College World Series® in June.
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A four-year starter for the Diamond Dawgs, Mangum has appeared in 2017 career games and currently ranks No. 4 in MSU history and tied for No. 13 in SEC history with 314 career hits. Of those hits, 59 of those are doubles, which rank him No. 3 in Bulldog history.
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Pursuing his degree in business administration, Mangum has been drafted in the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft twice during his time at State. He was selected as a first-team preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and was named the top returning senior student-athlete by D1Baseball.
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Mangum is also a preseason candidate for the Golden Spikes Award, given to the top amateur baseball player in the country by USA Baseball in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation.
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To be eligible for the Senior CLASS Award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates can be found by clicking here.
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An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
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The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C's of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2019 College World Series® in June.
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