Reese Named Ferriss Trophy Finalist
May 07, 2025 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State third baseman Ace Reese was selected as a finalist for the 2025 Ferriss Trophy, which is presented annually to the top collegiate baseball player in the Magnolia State.
Reese has made an instant impact in his first season with the Diamond Dawgs, leading the team with 63 hits, 13 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs, 57 RBIs and a slugging percentage of .692 while also ranking second on the team with a .346 batting average. He also has 20 multi-hit games, 18 multi-RBIs games, four multi-home run games and is currently riding a team-best 15-game hitting streak.
The sophomore from Canton, Texas ranks fourth in the Southeastern Conference in homers and total bases (126), sixth in RBIs, seventh in slugging and ninth in hits.
The Ferriss Trophy will be presented to one of the five finalists at a ceremony at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Jackson on May 19 at 11:30 a.m.
Dakota Jordan claimed the Ferriss Trophy last year and an MSU player has earned the honor in nine of the 20 years of its existence, the most of any program in the state. Other Bulldogs to win the award are Tanner Allen (2021), Jake Mangum (2016, 2019), Brent Rooker (2017), Hunter Renfroe (2013), Chris Stratton (2012), Ed Easley (2007) and Thomas Berkery (2006).
Mangum is the only two-time winner of the Ferriss Trophy.
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