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Jersey Number 42
Dakota Jordan
- Position:
- Outfield
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 220
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Canton, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Jackson Academy
Bio
Honors / Awards
2024 Third Team Baseball America All-American (OF)2024 Second Team NCBWA All-American (OF)
2024 ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region First Team
2024 Charlottesville All-Regional Team (OF)
2024 Ferriss Trophy Winner
2024 Second Team All-SEC Team
2024 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
2024 Golden Spikes Semifinalist
SEC Co-Player of the Week (March 11, 2024)
Perfect Game Freshman All-American (2nd Team)
2023 SEC All-Freshman Team
SEC Freshman of the Week (April 17)
Career Notes & Records
Draft: Picked by the San Francisco Giants with the 116th overall pick in the 4th Round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.
2024 (Sophomore Season)
Season: 2024 Second Team All-American by NCBWA (OF) … Third Team All-American by Baseball America (OF) …2024 Charlottesville All-Regional Team (OF) … ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region First Team honoree … Winner of the Ferriss Trophy, awarded to the best collegiate player in the state of Mississippi …. Golden Spikes and Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalists … Second Team All-SEC selection …. Started and appeared in all 63 games with 54 starts coming in right field and nine in center field … Went 85-for-240 at the plate to compile a .354 batting average … Finished with 85 hits, 72 RBIs, 20 home runs and 14 doubles … Led the team in batting average, hits, doubles, home runs and RBIs … His 20 home runs were the eighth most in a single season in program history … His .354 batting average ranks seventh in the SEC … Had 26 multi-hit games on the season, the most on the team … Had a five-hit contest against St. John’s in the NCAA Tournament, this was the only five hit game of the year for the Dawgs … Had 21 multi-RBI games on the season, the most on the team … Had a season-best 11 game hitting streak.
Air Force (2/16-18): Hit first two home runs of the season … Finished 5-for-12 with two doubles, three RBIs and seven runs scored in the series. Austin Peay (2/20-21): Went 1-for-8 at the plate with an RBI, a run scored and a pair of walks. Georgia Southern (2/23-25): Hit third double of the season … Finished 3-for-11 with an RBI in the series. Jackson State (2/27): Drove in season-high five runs … Had a perfect 3-for-3 night at the plate with a double, home run and three runs scored. Mount St. Mary’s (2/29-3/2): Picked up fourth home run … Collected three RBIs, a double and three hits through 11 at bats on the weekend. Southern Miss (3/5): Drove in three runs with a pair of hits and a home run in the midweek contest. Evansville (3/8-10): Homered in all three games of the series … Drove in 10 runs with seven hits including a pair of doubles in the series. South Alabama (3/12): Fourth straight game with a home run … Went 2-for-4 in the batter’s box with a pair of RBIs. New Orleans (3/13): Finished 1-for-3 at the plate in the contest. LSU (3/15-17): Drove in four runs with a home run and four hits in the series. Memphis (3/19): Homered for the second-straight game … Went 2-for-3 with four runs scored and three RBIs in the midweek matchup. Texas A&M (3/21-23): Grabbed a pair of hits in 13 plate appearances in the series. Samford (3/26): Hit 12th home run of the season … Picked up three RBIs, a double and three hits in four at bats. Florida (3/29-31): His two home runs in game two scored the Bulldogs’ second and sixth runs of the game … Tallied three RBIs, four hits and a double in 11 at bats on the weekend. Central Arkansas (4/2): Drove in a run in four plate appearances. Georgia (4/5-7): Collected three hits and three RBIs in 10 plate appearances through the series. Ole Miss (4/12-14): Hit a two-run homer to plate State’s second and third runs … Finished 5-for-14 with an RBI. Alcorn State (4/16): Batted out first triple of the season … Went 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs and a pair of runs scored. Auburn (4/19-21): Picked up a hit in all three games … Went 4-for-10 with a double on the weekend. Memphis (4/23): Single in first at bat to plate the Diamond Dawgs first run … Hit a three-run home run to give the Dawgs the lead … Finished 2-for-5 with four RBIs in the matchup. Vanderbilt (4/26-28): Drew three walks in the series to finish 1-for-10 in the batter’s box on the weekend. Ole Miss (5/1): Went 3-for-5 at the plate in the rivalry game. Alabama (5/3-5): Scored three runs and doubled with three hits in the series. Arkansas (5/10-12): Tallied three RBIs with a home run … Finished 5-for-12 at the plate on the weekend. North Alabama (5/14): Drove in a run with a hit in three at bats in the midweek matchup. Missouri (5/16-18): Doubled twice and grabbed a homer through 12 at bats in the series. Tennessee (5/24): Tallied first hit of the SEC tournament and drove in a pair of runs in four at bats. St. John’s (5/31): Hit the game winning three-run home run to pick up three RBIs in five at bats. Virginia (6/1): Went 2-for-5 in the batter’s box with a run scored. St. John’s (6/2): Plated the Dawgs fifth, 11th, 12th and 13th runs with a home run and a single … Finished a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate with four RBIs and three runs scored. Virginia (6/2): Hit 20th home run of the season … Drove in a pair of runs to finish 2-for-4 at the plate.
2023 (Freshman Season)
Season: Named Second Team Perfect Game Freshman All-American … Appeared in 44 games making 41 starts, starting 34 at left field, four at centerfield, and three as a designated hitter … Earned a .307 batting average (second on the team) in 153 plate appearances and had 47 hits … Had an on-base percentage of .397… Hit 10 home runs the fourth most on the team … Drove in 40 RBIs, 29 runs and drew 25 walks … The 40 RBIs were the third most on the team … Had a 12-game hitting streak the longest on the team.
VMI (2/17-19): Made his Bulldog debut, appearing at the plate 13 times in the series … Struck out just twice and drew three walks …Totaled three hits, an RBI, and a double on the series. ULM (2/21-22): Drove in three runs to tally up three RBIs … Made eight plate appearances, scoring a run and two hits … Hit first homerun of career. Arizona State (2/24-26): Drove in State’s first two runs and scored the third against the Sun Devils Sunday … Appeared at the plate 10 times on the weekend grabbing a pair of hits and walks. Southern Miss (2/28): Made his ninth start of the season with three at bats … Drew a walk and a hit … Put up two RBIs in the midweek matchup. Valparaiso (3/7): Scored fifth run of the season on two run home run by Hunter Hines … Had one hit and a walk in the Tuesday night contest. Nicholls (3/14): Came in as a pinch hitter and singled advancing a Bulldog into scoring position, eventually scored State’s 12th run of the game. Arkansas State (3/21): Had two sacrifice flies putting up two RBIs. Samford (3/28): Tallied one run, three hits, two RBIs and two doubles. South Carolina (3/30-4/1): Went 7-for-11 in the series … Hit second homerun of career in game two of the series … Totaled five RBIs and three runs. Grambling (4/4): Appeared for the second time in the first inning and singled for first hit of the night … Drew a walk in the second and scored on a grand slam … Totaled four at-bats and a stolen base. Alabama (4/6-8): Doubled twice in the Sunday contest against the Tide and scored State’s eighth run of the game on a wild pitch … Came to the plate nine times in the series…Had four hits, two RBIs, three doubles and three walks on the weekend. UAB (4/11): Hit a three-run homer in first at bat bringing in first runs of midweek game … Drew two walks and three RBIs. Ole Miss (4/14-16): Had 13 at bats in the series…Hit two homeruns in the contest both giving State the first runs of the game … Hit a single through the left side driving in the game-winning run of game two … Ended the series with five hits, three runs and six RBIs. Tennessee (4/27-29): Totaled 11 at bats in the series…Put up three RBIs…Had one run and three hits and hit seventh homerun of career. Arkansas (5/5-7): Hammered out eighth career homerun in the Saturday game. LSU (5/12-14): Hit third homerun in the past nine games … Had a career-high five RBIs in Sunday’s win over the Tigers. Texas A&M (5/18-20): Went 5-for-12 in the series … Totaled five runs, two RBIs and a homerun.
High School
Played at Jackson Academy in Jackson, Miss … His senior year was one for the record books, as he was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Mississippi for the 2021-22 year … He broke five school records for home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage, batting average, on-base percentage and tied the school runs record … In 34 games played as a senior, Jordan recorded a .524 batting average along with 55 hits, 55 runs, 57 RBIs, 16 home runs and drew 28 walks … He accumulated a 1.816 OPS average and 11 stolen bases that year while also having a perfect fielding percentage … He also was used as a pitcher and had a 3-0 record with 3 saves his senior year... Jordan had many rankings by Perfect Game, including the No. 2 rank in the Magnolia State as an overall prospect and as an outfielder, the No. 17 best outfielder in the nation, the No. 69 best overall prospect in the nation and a Perfect Game grade of a 10/10 … Was also a 2021 All-American Classic Player with Ross Highfill and Jurrangelo Cijntje.
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