Varsity Letters Awarded To 2009 Diamond Dogs
STARKVILLE, Miss. --- Thirty-two student-athletes and three student managers from Mississippi State University’s 2009 baseball team have been nominated for varsity letters by MSU head baseball coach John Cohen.
The 2009 letterman’s list features nine seniors and one four-time letter-winner, senior pitcher Chad Crosswhite of Brandon, Miss.
Earning letters this year are: seniors Johnny Allen (2nd), Chad Crosswhite (4th), Scott DeLoach (2nd), Mark Goforth (3rd), Nick Hardy (3rd), Grant Hogue (2nd), Brooks Lewis (3rd), Lee Swindle (2nd) and Jared Wesson (1st); juniors Luke Adkins (1st), Ricky Bowen (3rd), Justin Bussey (1st), Jet Butler (3rd), Ryan Duffy (3rd), Drew Hollinghead (2nd), Greg Houston (3rd), Jarrod Parks (1st), Connor Powers (3rd), Russ Sneed (3rd) and Tyler Whitney (3rd); sophomores Michael Busby (2nd), Ryan Collins (2nd), Cody Freeman (2nd), Jason Nappi (2nd) and Ryan Powers (2nd); and freshmen Brent Brownlee (1st), David Hayes (1st),
Devin Jones (1st), Paxton Pace (1st), Frank Rawdow (1st), Caleb Reed (1st) and Nick Routt (1st).
Three student-managers have also been awarded letters --- freshman Jonathan Boyd, junior Russ Carter and junior Baron Jones.