Diamond Dawgs Place Three on SEC Player of the Year Watch List
January 20, 2023 | Baseball
D1 Baseball placed Kellum Clark, Hunter Hines, and Colton Ledbetter on the SEC Player of the Year Watch List
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State Diamond Dawgs placed three players, Kellum Clark, Hunter Hines, and Colton Ledbetter, on the SEC Player of the Year Watch List, announced by D1 Baseball.
Clark, a junior outfielder from Brandon, Miss., played a vital role for the Dawgs the last two seasons. During the 2022 season, Clark had 27 hits for extra bases, including 12 doubles, one triple, and 14 home runs. He was perfect on stolen bases and scored 41 runs. He appeared in 55 games for the Diamond Dawgs in 2022.
Hines, a sophomore infielder from Madison, Miss., earned four Freshman All-America honors last year from Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA, Baseball American, and D1 Baseball. He finished second on the team in home runs (16) and doubles (13) and was one of four players to start all 56 games. Last season, he had a 12-game hitting streak, which was the longest of any Bulldog during the 2022 season.
Ledbetter, a junior outfielder from Hoover, Ala., spent last season at Samford. He was named to the second team SoCon Baseball Coaches All-Conference team. He also earned SoCon All-Tournament Team honors after setting a new SoCon record for most RBI in the conference tournament. He hit .318 last season and led Samford with 67 hits, 16 home runs, and 57 RBIs.
The 2023 season gets underway on Feb. 17 when the Diamond Dawgs host VMI in a three-game series at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville.
Mississippi State's 56-game schedule features 33 home games, 16 road contests, and seven 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 - 26), followed by nine straight home games from March 21-April 4.
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.
Clark, a junior outfielder from Brandon, Miss., played a vital role for the Dawgs the last two seasons. During the 2022 season, Clark had 27 hits for extra bases, including 12 doubles, one triple, and 14 home runs. He was perfect on stolen bases and scored 41 runs. He appeared in 55 games for the Diamond Dawgs in 2022.
Hines, a sophomore infielder from Madison, Miss., earned four Freshman All-America honors last year from Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA, Baseball American, and D1 Baseball. He finished second on the team in home runs (16) and doubles (13) and was one of four players to start all 56 games. Last season, he had a 12-game hitting streak, which was the longest of any Bulldog during the 2022 season.
Ledbetter, a junior outfielder from Hoover, Ala., spent last season at Samford. He was named to the second team SoCon Baseball Coaches All-Conference team. He also earned SoCon All-Tournament Team honors after setting a new SoCon record for most RBI in the conference tournament. He hit .318 last season and led Samford with 67 hits, 16 home runs, and 57 RBIs.
The 2023 season gets underway on Feb. 17 when the Diamond Dawgs host VMI in a three-game series at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville.
Mississippi State's 56-game schedule features 33 home games, 16 road contests, and seven 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 - 26), followed by nine straight home games from March 21-April 4.
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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