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Dawgs Earn Top Five Recruiting Class by D1Baseball
January 14, 2022 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State Baseball brought in its fourth consecutive top 10 recruiting class after D1Baseball announced on Friday (Jan. 14) that the Diamond Dawgs' 2021-22 class ranks No. 4 nationally.
The No. 4 ranking marks State's highest-ranked group in the seven-year history of D1Baseball's list. These rankings consider all newcomers who arrived at Division I schools this fall or at the semester break: freshmen as well as transfers from junior-college and four-year schools.
This marks the second top 10 ranking for Mississippi State's recruiting class after Baseball America tabbed the Dawgs No. 10 in September. The Dawgs have a total of 17 newcomers on the 2022 roster with 11 freshmen and six transfers joining the squad.
Mississippi State is one of nine SEC teams ranked in D1Baseball's top 25 recruiting classes, along with Florida (No. 2), Arkansas (No. 3), Texas A&M (No. 5), LSU (No. 9), Georgia (No. 12), Tennessee (No. 15), Vanderbilt (No. 17) and Alabama (No. 19).
The 2022 season gets underway on Feb. 18 when the Diamond Dawgs host Long Beach State in a three-game series at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville.
Mississippi State's 56-game schedule features 32 home games, 20 road contests and four neutral site matchups. The schedule features a pair of lengthy homestands, as Dudy Noble Field hosts an 8-game homestand to open the campaign (Feb. 18-March 1) followed by a nine straight home games from April 5-19.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the baseball program. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The No. 4 ranking marks State's highest-ranked group in the seven-year history of D1Baseball's list. These rankings consider all newcomers who arrived at Division I schools this fall or at the semester break: freshmen as well as transfers from junior-college and four-year schools.
This marks the second top 10 ranking for Mississippi State's recruiting class after Baseball America tabbed the Dawgs No. 10 in September. The Dawgs have a total of 17 newcomers on the 2022 roster with 11 freshmen and six transfers joining the squad.
Mississippi State is one of nine SEC teams ranked in D1Baseball's top 25 recruiting classes, along with Florida (No. 2), Arkansas (No. 3), Texas A&M (No. 5), LSU (No. 9), Georgia (No. 12), Tennessee (No. 15), Vanderbilt (No. 17) and Alabama (No. 19).
The 2022 season gets underway on Feb. 18 when the Diamond Dawgs host Long Beach State in a three-game series at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville.
Mississippi State's 56-game schedule features 32 home games, 20 road contests and four neutral site matchups. The schedule features a pair of lengthy homestands, as Dudy Noble Field hosts an 8-game homestand to open the campaign (Feb. 18-March 1) followed by a nine straight home games from April 5-19.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the baseball program. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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