2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Dakota Hudson
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dunlap, TN
- High School/Previous School:
- Sequatchie County HS
CAREER STATS
2016 Team Captain
2016 Preseason All-American (D1Baseball, Perfect Game)
MLB.com's No. 33 Overall Prospect for 2016 MLB Draft
Perfect Game's No. 13 College Prospect for 2016 MLB Draft
D1 Baseball's No. 15 College Prospect for 2016 MLB Draft
Baseball America's No. 20 College Prospect for 2016 MLB Draft
D1 Baseball's Ninth-Best Player in College Baseball
Perfect Game's Eighth-Best SEC Prospect for the 2016 MLB Draft
Perfect Game's 11th-Best Junior in College Baseball
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015: Made 17 appearances out of the bullpen, going 1-1 with a 4.32 ERA in 16 2/3 innings on the mound • Struck out 26 and walked 11, holding hitters to a .254 average • Lowered his opponent batting average to .233 in 12 innings in SEC play • Induced 18 groundouts compared to only four flyouts • Struck out three batters in 1 2/3 scoreless innings May 8 at Ole Miss • Earned the win against No. 1 LSU May 2, entering a tie game with two runners on base in the 12th inning and getting three outs to end the scoring threat before MSU walked off in the bottom of the frame • Totaled 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against No. 6 Florida April 17-19, allowing just one base runner in two appearances • Pitched a scoreless inning vs. No. 13 South Carolina April 4 • Struck out two in a scoreless stanza Feb. 24 in the 10-2 win against Alcorn State • Made his season debut Feb. 14 with a shutout inning vs. Cincinnati • Played summer ball with MSU teammate Vance Tatum for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League • Named to the 2015 CCBL Year-End All-League Team • Went 4-3 with a 1.43 ERA in 13 appearances (seven starts), striking out 54 and walking 14 in 56 2/3 innings pitched • Led the Harbor Hawks to their first appearance in the CCBL League Championship Series since 2000 • Gave Hyannis its only win in the CCBL LCS, striking out eight in eight innings of one-run ball • Named the Aug. 10 CCBL Pitcher of the Week • Finished fifth in the CCBL regular season with a 1.69 ERA in 42 2/3 innings of work, making 11 appearances with five starts • Led the CCBL with 41 strikeouts in the regular season • Named the seventh-best MLB prospect in the CCBL by D1 Baseball, the eighth-best CCBL pro prospect by Perfect Game and the 10th-best CCBL pro prospect by Baseball America • Named the 15th-best college prospect for the 2016 MLB Draft in the fall in 2015 by D1 Baseball • Member of the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2014: Went 1-2 with a 4.67 ERA in his debut campaign, throwing 17 1/3 innings in six appearances (five starts) • Struck out 10 and walked eight • Made his first career relief appearance May 23 vs. No. 7 Florida in the SEC Tournament, pitching a scoreless inning • Picked up his first career win March 2 against Eastern Illinois, throwing 5 2/3 shutout innings with five strikeouts • Became the first true freshman to start on opening weekend since 2012 SEC Pitcher of the Year and MLB first-round draft pick Chris Stratton did so in February 2010 • Made his collegiate debut in a start vs. Western Carolina Feb. 16, surrendering just one run in four innings of work • Named the 35th-best freshman in the nation by Baseball America • Named the 72nd-best freshman in America by Perfect Game • Played summer ball for the San Luis Obispo Blues of the California Collegiate League following his debut campaign.
High School: The Texas Rangers had spoken to him about taking him in the top five rounds of the 2013 MLB Draft if he would accept the slotted bonus money • Rated a top-100 player overall at any position by national scouting service Perfect Game • A member of the 2013 Rawlings Southeast All-Region First Team • 2012 Perfect Game Underclassmen Honorable Mention All-American • Owned a 1.09 ERA with a 124-to-14 K/BB ratio in 64 innings as a senior, earning First-Team All-State honors from the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association • Also named District Co-MVP and MVP of the Tennessee vs. Georgia All-Star Game • Earned all-district honors as a junior (1.24 ERA) and a sophomore (1.90 ERA) • Chose Mississippi State over a scholarship offer from Kennesaw State as well as interest from SEC schools Kentucky and Tennessee • The first student-athlete from his area to play SEC baseball.
DRAFT HISTORY: Chosen by the Texas Rangers in the 36th round of Major League Baseball’s 2013 First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL: Born Dakota Ryan Hudson on Sept. 15, 1994 in Chattanooga, Tennessee • Son of Christy and Sam Hudson of Dunlap, Tennessee • Majoring in psychology.
CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched-Starter: 5.2 vs. Eastern Illinois, 3/2/14
Innings Pitched-Reliever: 3.1 vs. LSU, 5/1/15
Strikeouts-Starter: 5 vs. Eastern Illinois, 3/1/14
Strikeouts-Reliever: 4, 2x, last vs. LSU, 5/1/15
Walks-Starter: 3 at LSU, 4/6/14
Walks-Reliever: 2, 3x, last vs. LSU, 5/1/15
Hits Allowed-Starter: 7 vs. Eastern Illinois, 3/2/14
Hits Allowed-Reliever: 3 vs. LSU, 5/1/15
Runs Allowed-Starter: 6 at LSU, 4/6/14
Runs Allowed-Reliever: 4 vs. LSU, 5/1/15
Earned Runs Allowed-Starter: 5 at LSU, 4/6/14
Earned Runs Allowed-Reliever: 4 vs. LSU, 5/1/15
