D1Baseball Selects Parker As Freshman All-American
July 01, 2026 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – Jacob Parker has added another All-America accolade to his impressive rookie resume at Mississippi State.
D1Baseball tabbed Parker to its Freshman All-America first team on Wednesday, the fourth such honor he has received recently. The outfielder from Purvis was also picked as a first team All-American by Baseball America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game. Perfect Game also named him its Freshman of the Year.
Parker clubbed a freshman record 18 home runs this year to go along with a .339 batting average and 62 RBIs. Parker appeared in 53 games and made 44 starts this spring. He finished second on the team in homers and RBIs as well as third in batting average and stolen bases (seven). He also added 10 doubles and one triple to his totals and was tabbed the Most Outstanding Player during the Starkville Regional.
The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder is currently in Cary, North Carolina competing alongside Mississippi State teammates Jack Bauer, Ryan McPherson and Tomas Valincius as part of USA Baseball's National Collegiate Team Training Camp. The Bulldogs have the most participants of any program.
Hunter Hines was the last MSU player to earn Freshman All-America honors from D1Baseball in 2022.
The Diamond Dawgs have had 87 players tabbed as All-Americans a total of 181 times.
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