2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Brown, Cody
Jersey Number 26
Cody Brown
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Biloxi, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Biloxi HS
Bio
2017: Drove in three runs against Western Illinois on Feb. 18 in his first appearance of the season • Hit his first homer of the season on Feb. 25 in the fifth inning against Indiana State • Hit his second homer of the season on March 7 against No. 24 Louisiana Tech, a solo shot to right field • Hit .545 (6-for-11) with a homer at Ole Miss March 30-April 1 • Belted homers in back-to-back days April 7 and 8 against Kentucky • Hit .500 (6-for-12) with two homers and a double against Kentucky April 7-9 • Went 2-for-3 with a double and 2 runs at South Carolina on April 15 • Went 5-for-12 (.417) with 2 doubles in the series vs. Alabama (April 20-21) and scored the GW run in Game 3 • Went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and 4 RBI vs. Auburn on April 29 • Had a double in every game of the three-game series vs. Auburn • Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs at Georgia on May 12 • Drove in three runs vs. Troy on May 16 • Went 2-for-4 with a home run on May 26 in the SEC Tournament vs. Arkansas • Went 10-for-19 (.526) at the plate with 7 RBIs in Hattiesburg Regional and was named tournament MVP • Hit a two-RBI double against LSU on June 10th in the Baton Rouge Super Regional.
2016: Made 43 appearances, starting in 20 games • Hit .241 with three doubles, a pair of triples and two homers--both grand slams--while driving in 13 runs • Went 3 for 4 with a double and a run scored on Feb. 26 against UMass-Lowell • On Feb. 27 against UMass-Lowell, legged out his first triple of the season • Against Nicholls State on Feb. 28, was 1 for 1 with an RBI triple • In a March 1 victory against Alcorn State, went 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI • Hit a grand slam on March 11 against Oregon • Went 2 for 6 on March 15 against Eastern Kentucky • Hit an RBI single on March 25 against Georgia • Reached base three times on April 3 against Ole Miss, going 1 for 2 with two walks • On April 5 against UT-Martin, went 1 for 1 with an RBI single and a run scored • Hit his second grand slam of the season on April 9 at Florida • Against Texas A&M on April 16, was 1 for 2 with two walks and a run scored • Played summer league ball for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken League • Helped lead the Big Train to its fifth league title • Was named First Team All-Ripken League after hitting .333 with a pair of doubles and two homers while driving in 16 runs • Played in the Cal Ripken League all-star game, going 1 for 2.
2015: Hit .309 in 51 games, totaling 30 runs, 21 walks, 16 RBIs, three stolen bases, two triples and a home run • Cranked out a team-leading 14 doubles and tied for the team lead with two triples • Started 38 games (23 in left field, 12 in right field and 3 in center field) • Led the team with a .373 average in 23 non-conference games • Tallied 18 hits, 10 runs and six doubles in 16 games played away from Dudy Noble Field, hitting .360 • Recorded nine multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game • Registered a career-best nine-game hitting streak March 31-April 17 • Reached base safely in a career-long 18 straight games Feb. 28-March 28 • Went 3 for 4 with an RBI and a career-high tying two doubles in the season finale May 16 at Tennessee, finishing the three-game set at Rocky Top 4 for 7 with three doubles • Walked twice and scored a pair of runs at Arkansas April 26 • Went 2 for 5 at No. 1 Texas A&M April 12 one day after launching his first home run of the season against the Aggies • Went 5 for 11 vs. South Carolina April 2-4, collecting a pair of doubles and RBIs while scoring five runs from the leadoff spot • Tied a career high with four hits against South Alabama March 31, finishing with two runs and a walk • Hit safely twice with a walk, two runs scored, two stolen bases and three RBIs at Kentucky March 22 • Went 2 for 3 with a walk, two doubles and an RBI vs. Alabama March 14 • Walked, singled, stole a base and scored a run against Western Kentucky March 11, one day after legging out his second triple of the season against the Hilltoppers • Notched four hits, four runs and a double in the three-game series vs. San Diego March 6-8 • Recorded at least one hit, one walk and one RBI in his three starts during the second weekend of play against Marshall and Alabama A&M • Notched his third career triple on Opening Day Feb. 13 in the 6-2 win against Cincinnati • Played summer ball with MSU teammate Blake Smith for the Bethesda Big Train in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League • Named a CRCBL All-Star for the second-straight summer after leading the Big Train to another league championship series • Hit .444 (8 for 18) in four CRCBL LCS games with four RBIs, four doubles, four runs scored and three walks • Led the league with 37 runs scored, tied for fourth with 27 walks and tied for fifth with 18 stolen bases • Also finished with 16 RBIs and eight doubles in 42 games played.
2014: Hit .248 in 47 games, totaling 26 walks, 25 runs, 16 RBIs, five stolen bases, three doubles, two triples and two home runs • Started 30 games in his first season on the field, including 24 in right field and six in left • Recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 56 chances in the outfield to go along with two assists, including one double play • Hit .313 (10 for 32) with runners in scoring position, including a .500 average (7 for 14) with runners on third and less than two outs • Tallied five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI contests • Hit .333 in eight neutral-site games • Went 2 for 4 with a run in the series opener vs. Tennessee May 9 • Raked at a .400 clip in the three-game sweep at Auburn May 2-4, including his second career home run May 2 • Came off the bench April 24 vs. Texas A&M and launched his first career home run in a 5-1 win • Drew a leadoff walk as a pinch hitter and scored a run against top-15 Ole Miss April 22 in the Governor’s Cup win at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi • Hit .333 (5 for 15) in the sweep at Missouri with two RBIs and two runs • Collected a career-high four hits in the win at Missouri April 19, totaling two RBIs, a double and a triple • Set career highs in the April 15 win vs. Alcorn State, becoming the first Bulldog since March 2012 with four walks in a game and the first MSU player since April 2013 with four runs in a contest • The four runs and four walks both tied for a season high by any SEC player • Tallied a pinch hit double and scored a run to help team erase a 5-2, 10th-inning deficit for an eventual 6-5 walk-off win April 12 vs. No. 13 Ole Miss • Led the team in March with a .480 on-base percentage • Walked, scored a run and recorded an RBI in the televised win against No. 3 Vanderbilt March 21 • Cranked out his first career double March 2 vs. Eastern Illinois • Down 1-0 vs. Memphis Feb. 19, hit a two-run bases-loaded single to give MSU a 2-1 lead • Earned his first career start Feb. 15 vs. Western Carolina, becoming the first Bulldog in over a decade to record a triple as his first career hit • Made his MSU debut as a pinch hitter on Opening Day Feb. 14 vs. WCU • Played summer ball for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, where he was named a CRCBL All-Star • Member of the 2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2013: Redshirted his freshman year on campus • Played for the Marion Bobcats of the Ohio Valley League in summer ball.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter as an outfielder and shortstop at Biloxi High School • Coached by Kevin Burdine • Three-time all-district honoree and Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen selection • Named to the ESPNHS All-State Team • Hit .324 with five doubles, two triples and two home runs as a senior in 2012 • Stole 21 bases in 22 attempts • Paced the Indians in 2011 with a .443 batting average, seven home runs and registered 25 stolen bases in 27 attempts as a junior • Team MVP and honorable mention Mississippi Association of Coaches All-State pick • Hit .367 with 19 extra-base hits as a sophomore in 2010 and was tabbed Biloxi’s Rookie of the Year as the only freshman to play in and start all 26 games in 2009 • Also a multi-season letterman in both soccer and football • National Honor Society member and four-term Scholar-Baller Award recipient at BHS in baseball, football and soccer.
PERSONAL: Born Cody Charles Brown on April 1, 1994 in Melbourne, Florida • Son of Michelle and Tom Brown of Biloxi, Mississippi • Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in clinical exercise physiology.
2016: Made 43 appearances, starting in 20 games • Hit .241 with three doubles, a pair of triples and two homers--both grand slams--while driving in 13 runs • Went 3 for 4 with a double and a run scored on Feb. 26 against UMass-Lowell • On Feb. 27 against UMass-Lowell, legged out his first triple of the season • Against Nicholls State on Feb. 28, was 1 for 1 with an RBI triple • In a March 1 victory against Alcorn State, went 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI • Hit a grand slam on March 11 against Oregon • Went 2 for 6 on March 15 against Eastern Kentucky • Hit an RBI single on March 25 against Georgia • Reached base three times on April 3 against Ole Miss, going 1 for 2 with two walks • On April 5 against UT-Martin, went 1 for 1 with an RBI single and a run scored • Hit his second grand slam of the season on April 9 at Florida • Against Texas A&M on April 16, was 1 for 2 with two walks and a run scored • Played summer league ball for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken League • Helped lead the Big Train to its fifth league title • Was named First Team All-Ripken League after hitting .333 with a pair of doubles and two homers while driving in 16 runs • Played in the Cal Ripken League all-star game, going 1 for 2.
2015: Hit .309 in 51 games, totaling 30 runs, 21 walks, 16 RBIs, three stolen bases, two triples and a home run • Cranked out a team-leading 14 doubles and tied for the team lead with two triples • Started 38 games (23 in left field, 12 in right field and 3 in center field) • Led the team with a .373 average in 23 non-conference games • Tallied 18 hits, 10 runs and six doubles in 16 games played away from Dudy Noble Field, hitting .360 • Recorded nine multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game • Registered a career-best nine-game hitting streak March 31-April 17 • Reached base safely in a career-long 18 straight games Feb. 28-March 28 • Went 3 for 4 with an RBI and a career-high tying two doubles in the season finale May 16 at Tennessee, finishing the three-game set at Rocky Top 4 for 7 with three doubles • Walked twice and scored a pair of runs at Arkansas April 26 • Went 2 for 5 at No. 1 Texas A&M April 12 one day after launching his first home run of the season against the Aggies • Went 5 for 11 vs. South Carolina April 2-4, collecting a pair of doubles and RBIs while scoring five runs from the leadoff spot • Tied a career high with four hits against South Alabama March 31, finishing with two runs and a walk • Hit safely twice with a walk, two runs scored, two stolen bases and three RBIs at Kentucky March 22 • Went 2 for 3 with a walk, two doubles and an RBI vs. Alabama March 14 • Walked, singled, stole a base and scored a run against Western Kentucky March 11, one day after legging out his second triple of the season against the Hilltoppers • Notched four hits, four runs and a double in the three-game series vs. San Diego March 6-8 • Recorded at least one hit, one walk and one RBI in his three starts during the second weekend of play against Marshall and Alabama A&M • Notched his third career triple on Opening Day Feb. 13 in the 6-2 win against Cincinnati • Played summer ball with MSU teammate Blake Smith for the Bethesda Big Train in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League • Named a CRCBL All-Star for the second-straight summer after leading the Big Train to another league championship series • Hit .444 (8 for 18) in four CRCBL LCS games with four RBIs, four doubles, four runs scored and three walks • Led the league with 37 runs scored, tied for fourth with 27 walks and tied for fifth with 18 stolen bases • Also finished with 16 RBIs and eight doubles in 42 games played.
2014: Hit .248 in 47 games, totaling 26 walks, 25 runs, 16 RBIs, five stolen bases, three doubles, two triples and two home runs • Started 30 games in his first season on the field, including 24 in right field and six in left • Recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 56 chances in the outfield to go along with two assists, including one double play • Hit .313 (10 for 32) with runners in scoring position, including a .500 average (7 for 14) with runners on third and less than two outs • Tallied five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI contests • Hit .333 in eight neutral-site games • Went 2 for 4 with a run in the series opener vs. Tennessee May 9 • Raked at a .400 clip in the three-game sweep at Auburn May 2-4, including his second career home run May 2 • Came off the bench April 24 vs. Texas A&M and launched his first career home run in a 5-1 win • Drew a leadoff walk as a pinch hitter and scored a run against top-15 Ole Miss April 22 in the Governor’s Cup win at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi • Hit .333 (5 for 15) in the sweep at Missouri with two RBIs and two runs • Collected a career-high four hits in the win at Missouri April 19, totaling two RBIs, a double and a triple • Set career highs in the April 15 win vs. Alcorn State, becoming the first Bulldog since March 2012 with four walks in a game and the first MSU player since April 2013 with four runs in a contest • The four runs and four walks both tied for a season high by any SEC player • Tallied a pinch hit double and scored a run to help team erase a 5-2, 10th-inning deficit for an eventual 6-5 walk-off win April 12 vs. No. 13 Ole Miss • Led the team in March with a .480 on-base percentage • Walked, scored a run and recorded an RBI in the televised win against No. 3 Vanderbilt March 21 • Cranked out his first career double March 2 vs. Eastern Illinois • Down 1-0 vs. Memphis Feb. 19, hit a two-run bases-loaded single to give MSU a 2-1 lead • Earned his first career start Feb. 15 vs. Western Carolina, becoming the first Bulldog in over a decade to record a triple as his first career hit • Made his MSU debut as a pinch hitter on Opening Day Feb. 14 vs. WCU • Played summer ball for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, where he was named a CRCBL All-Star • Member of the 2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2013: Redshirted his freshman year on campus • Played for the Marion Bobcats of the Ohio Valley League in summer ball.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter as an outfielder and shortstop at Biloxi High School • Coached by Kevin Burdine • Three-time all-district honoree and Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen selection • Named to the ESPNHS All-State Team • Hit .324 with five doubles, two triples and two home runs as a senior in 2012 • Stole 21 bases in 22 attempts • Paced the Indians in 2011 with a .443 batting average, seven home runs and registered 25 stolen bases in 27 attempts as a junior • Team MVP and honorable mention Mississippi Association of Coaches All-State pick • Hit .367 with 19 extra-base hits as a sophomore in 2010 and was tabbed Biloxi’s Rookie of the Year as the only freshman to play in and start all 26 games in 2009 • Also a multi-season letterman in both soccer and football • National Honor Society member and four-term Scholar-Baller Award recipient at BHS in baseball, football and soccer.
PERSONAL: Born Cody Charles Brown on April 1, 1994 in Melbourne, Florida • Son of Michelle and Tom Brown of Biloxi, Mississippi • Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in clinical exercise physiology.
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