Ginn Honored as Co-National Freshman Pitcher of the Year
June 05, 2019 | Baseball
Ginn is first Diamond Dawg to earn National Freshman Pitcher of the Year laurels
STARKVILLE – After a standout first season on the mound for the Mississippi State baseball program, freshman JT Ginn was named Co-National Freshman Pitcher of the Year and a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Magazine on Wednesday (June 5).
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Ginn is the first Diamond Dawg to be honored with a national freshman of the year honor and the
36th Freshman All-American in Mississippi State history. Rafael Palmeiro was the first MSU rookie to earn the honor in 1983. The rookie right hander joins teammates Tanner Allen (2018), Rowdey Jordan (2018), Jake Mangum (2016) and Riley Self (2017) as Freshman All-American.
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With a Freshman All-American in each of the last four seasons, it marks the third time in program history that MSU enjoyed a stretch of four-straight years with one of the nation's top rookies. The program also had an honoree from 1986-89 and 2000-2003.
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Ginn became just the second Diamond Dawg in program history to earn the SEC Freshman of the Year award after posting an 8-4 record during the regular season. He joined Mangum as the only two MSU student-athletes to win the award, which was first handed out in 2000.
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An SEC All-Freshman Team selection, as well, Ginn has tied the Mississippi State freshman record for pitching victories during the 2019 campaign, as he owns an 8-4 overall mark entering the NCAA Starkville Super Regional. His eight victories equal the total by Paul Maholm (2001). In the 80 1/3 innings of work on the mound, he has walked just 18 batters and of his 69 hits allowed, only 12 have gone for extra bases. He has also limited the opponent to just 35 runs – 30 earned – and a .223 batting average against.
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Ginn became just the second MSU freshman to eclipse the 100-stikeout mark in his start versus LSU at the SEC Tournament, joining Eric DuBose (109; 1995) as the only two rookies to reach the century mark. His 103 strikeouts rank No. 18 overall on the single-season charts at Mississippi State.
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Ginn is the first Diamond Dawg to be honored with a national freshman of the year honor and the
36th Freshman All-American in Mississippi State history. Rafael Palmeiro was the first MSU rookie to earn the honor in 1983. The rookie right hander joins teammates Tanner Allen (2018), Rowdey Jordan (2018), Jake Mangum (2016) and Riley Self (2017) as Freshman All-American.
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With a Freshman All-American in each of the last four seasons, it marks the third time in program history that MSU enjoyed a stretch of four-straight years with one of the nation's top rookies. The program also had an honoree from 1986-89 and 2000-2003.
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Ginn became just the second Diamond Dawg in program history to earn the SEC Freshman of the Year award after posting an 8-4 record during the regular season. He joined Mangum as the only two MSU student-athletes to win the award, which was first handed out in 2000.
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An SEC All-Freshman Team selection, as well, Ginn has tied the Mississippi State freshman record for pitching victories during the 2019 campaign, as he owns an 8-4 overall mark entering the NCAA Starkville Super Regional. His eight victories equal the total by Paul Maholm (2001). In the 80 1/3 innings of work on the mound, he has walked just 18 batters and of his 69 hits allowed, only 12 have gone for extra bases. He has also limited the opponent to just 35 runs – 30 earned – and a .223 batting average against.
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Ginn became just the second MSU freshman to eclipse the 100-stikeout mark in his start versus LSU at the SEC Tournament, joining Eric DuBose (109; 1995) as the only two rookies to reach the century mark. His 103 strikeouts rank No. 18 overall on the single-season charts at Mississippi State.
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