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Allen and Sims Garner All-America Honors from ABCA
June 19, 2021 | Baseball
Allen, Sims each earn fourth All-America accolades; Allen grabs fourth first-team selection
STARKVILLE – For the second straight full season, the Mississippi State baseball program saw a pair of student-athletes honored as All-Americans by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
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The Diamond Dawgs are one of five teams with multiple student-athletes on the first or second teams and one of just four with at hitter and pitcher on those lists. In program history, Mississippi State now has multiple All-Americans in five of the last eight full seasons.
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The duo of Tanner Allen and Landon Sims each landed on the organizations All-America ledger, with Allen grabbing his fourth first-team honor and Sims nabbing a second-team selection for his fourth overall All-America choice.
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Allen is making a school-record third appearance at the College World Series and is hitting .392 entering the event. The SEC Player of the Year, Allen hit .411 in SEC play to lead all hitters and he was the only SEC hitter to rank among the top 10 in average, hits, runs scored and RBIs. Nationally, Allen is close to becoming one of two Power 5 hitters with at least 90 hits, 60 runs scored and 60 RBIs in 2021.
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The seventh Diamond Dawg to earn All-America honors in multiple years at MSU, Allen follows former teammate Jake Mangum (2016 & 19). The others include Rafael Palmeiro, Will Clark, Pete Young, Tommy Raffo, Eric DuBose and Paul Maholm.
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Joining the likes of Spencer Price, Jonathan Holder and Van Johnson as All-American closers, Sims' 10 saves are tied for No. 8 on the single season charts at MSU and he sports a 4-0 record over in 21 appearances. The right-hander enters the College World Series with a 1.55 ERA and a .154 batting average against. He has struck out 85 batters in 46 1/3 innings of work and walked just 14.
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The Diamond Dawgs are one of five teams with multiple student-athletes on the first or second teams and one of just four with at hitter and pitcher on those lists. In program history, Mississippi State now has multiple All-Americans in five of the last eight full seasons.
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The duo of Tanner Allen and Landon Sims each landed on the organizations All-America ledger, with Allen grabbing his fourth first-team honor and Sims nabbing a second-team selection for his fourth overall All-America choice.
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Allen is making a school-record third appearance at the College World Series and is hitting .392 entering the event. The SEC Player of the Year, Allen hit .411 in SEC play to lead all hitters and he was the only SEC hitter to rank among the top 10 in average, hits, runs scored and RBIs. Nationally, Allen is close to becoming one of two Power 5 hitters with at least 90 hits, 60 runs scored and 60 RBIs in 2021.
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The seventh Diamond Dawg to earn All-America honors in multiple years at MSU, Allen follows former teammate Jake Mangum (2016 & 19). The others include Rafael Palmeiro, Will Clark, Pete Young, Tommy Raffo, Eric DuBose and Paul Maholm.
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Joining the likes of Spencer Price, Jonathan Holder and Van Johnson as All-American closers, Sims' 10 saves are tied for No. 8 on the single season charts at MSU and he sports a 4-0 record over in 21 appearances. The right-hander enters the College World Series with a 1.55 ERA and a .154 batting average against. He has struck out 85 batters in 46 1/3 innings of work and walked just 14.
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