2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Brant Blaylock
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Southaven, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- DeSoto Central HS
2017: Prior to the season, was named No. 47 in Perfect Gameโs Top 100 college sophomores and the No. 12 SEC prospect in 2018 draft (Perfect Game) โข Hit his first career home run on Feb. 19 in the win against Texas Tech โข Hit his second career long ball on March 7 against No. 24 Louisiana Tech โข Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a pair of stolen bases on March 14 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff โข Went 2-for-4 with a triple on March 26 against Tennessee โข Earned first career win on the mound after throwing the final 2.2 innings while striking out two and allowing no runs on just one hit, against Alabama April 21.
2016: Redshirted during his first season on campus โข Played summer ball for the Sanford River Rats of the Florida Collegiate League alongside fellow Diamond Dawg Jacob Billingsley โข Hit .313 with six doubles, a triple and a home run while driving in 16 runs in 32 games.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2014 and 2015 Perfect Game All-American โข 2015 Jackson (Miss.) Clarion Ledger All-State selection after hitting .349 in 37 games with 19 runs scored and 17 RBIs โข Recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage his senior season โข Won 2015 state championship with current MSU teammate Keegan James โข Hit .372 with 28 RBIs as a junior in 2014, leading the squad to the North State championship and runner-up finish โข Played travel ball for the Dulins Dodgers alongside teammates Luke Alexander, Trysten Barlow, Keegan James, Jake Mangum and Hunter Stovall.
PERSONAL: Born Brant Parker Blaylock on Feb. 17, 1997 in Germantown, Tennessee โข Son of Aimee and Gary Blaylock โข Has one brother, Garrett โข Chose MSU over interest from Ole Miss, Southern Miss and Memphis โข Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in health fitness studies โข Volunteered at the Memphis Soup Kitchen โข Secret ambition is to be on the PBA Bowling Tour โข Favorite MLB team is the Atlanta Braves โข Favorite MLB player is Carlos Gomez โข Biggest pet peeve is people who donโt use a turn signal โข Favorite childhood memory is creating a vinegar volcano with his grandma in pre-kindergarten โข Drinking 5-Hour Energy is his favorite pregame ritual.
