Mississippi State

2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

2023 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in 19 games, starting in two … Both starts came as the DH … Had six hits on the year with an averaging of .261 … Recorded five walks and one RBI … Picked up a season-best two hits against Grambling State (4/4) … Drove in his lone run of the season against Arkansas State.
 
VMI (2/21-22): Went a perfect two-for-two over the course of both games … Arkansas State (3/21): Scored three runs, picked up an RBI and drew two walks while going one-for-three against the Red Wolves. Grambling (4/4): Went two-for-two with a run scored. Arkansas (5/6): Picked up one hit.

2022 (Freshman Year)
Season: Appeared in 18 games, starting in seven...Hit .206 on the year with seven hits, three of those being doubles...Drove in two RBIs with four walks. 

Northern Kentucky (2/27): Made his first collegiate start in game three of the series, going 2-for-4 on the day. Grambling (3/1): Went 2-for-3 with a double, also scored a run.

High School
Prepped at Heritage Academy (Columbus, Miss.)...A 2021 Rawlings-Perfect Game Second Team Senior Preseason All American...No. 69-rated high school MLB Draft prospect per Baseball America...No. 87-ranked national prospect and No. 3 prospect in Mississippi per Perfect Game...Tabbed First Team Underclass All-America by Perfect Game in 2020...Earned high honorable mention Underclass All-America from Perfect Game in 2019...Hit .461 with 12 doubles, nine home runs and 40 RBIs as a senior...Chose Mississippi State over offers from Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Auburn. 

Personal
Full name is Aaron Kraig Downs...Born on March 22, 2002...Son of Kraig and Joni Downs.