2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Daniel Brown
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 183
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mount Vernon, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- Tyler [Texas] JC
D1 Baseball's 131st-Best Player in College Baseball
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015: Saw action in 16 games, making 15 appearances out of the bullpen with one save • Made his only start of the season March 31 at South Alabama • Compiled a 4.87 ERA in 20 1/3 innings pitched, going 1-0 • Struck out 28 batters and walked 12 • Held base runners to a 25 percent success rate in stolen base attempts (1 for 4) • Tossed 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief at Tennessee May 15, striking out two • Recorded two outs May 1 against top-ranked LSU • Pitched one inning of scoreless relief April 17 vs. No. 6 Florida • Earned his first career save with five strikeouts in two innings of work March 7 against San Diego • Fanned three batters in a season-long four innings of relief March 3 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff • Struck out four in two scoreless innings Feb. 15 in the win vs. Cincinnati • Made his MSU debut in the Opening Day victory against the Bearcats, fanning three in two hitless innings • Played summer ball along with MSU teammate Austin Sexton for the Cotuit Kettleers in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League • Went 2-1 in nine appearances, tying for the league lead with eight starts • Struck out 30 in 40 innings pitched • Tied for sixth in the CCBL with a 1.80 ERA • Member of the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Junior College: Named 2014 NJCAA DIII Pitcher of the Year after finishing with the best record in the nation at 10-1 • Led TJC to the NJCAA DIII national championship • Racked up 87 strikeouts, second most in the country • Recorded a 1.76 ERA with 36 hits allowed in 71 2/3 innings of work • Named NJCAA DIII Pitcher of the Week twice.
High School: Went 9-2 as a senior at Mount Vernon (Texas) High School with a 0.51 ERA • Struck out 171 batters with 26 walks in 82 2/3 innings pitched • Named district MVP and earned all-state honors • Participated in the 2012 Under Armour preseason All-America tournament • Member of the 2013 ETSN.fm East Texas Baseball Super Team • Also earned all-district accolades in football and basketball.
Personal: Born Daniel Rawlins Brown on March 22, 1995 in Northport, Alabama • Son of Camille and BJ Brown • Has two sisters, Tiffany and Ashley • Chose Mississippi State over Dallas Baptist, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Ole Miss • Majoring in psychology • Was diagnosed at age five with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease • Favorite MLB team is the Texas Rangers.
Innings Pitched-Starter: 1.1 at South Alabama, 3/31/15
Innings Pitched-Reliever: 4.0 vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff, 3/3/15
Strikeouts-Starter: 1 at South Alabama, 3/31/15
Strikeouts-Reliever: 5 vs. San Diego, 3/7/15
Walks-Starter: 2 at South Alabama, 3/31/15
Walks-Reliever: 1, 10x, last at Tennessee, 5/15/15
Hits Allowed-Starter: 3 at South Alabama, 3/31/15
Hits Allowed-Reliever: 4, 2x, last at Kentucky, 3/21/15
Runs Allowed-Starter: 4 at South Alabama, 3/31/15
Runs Allowed-Reliever 3, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss, 4/28/15
Earned Runs Allowed-Starter: 2 at South Alabama, 3/31/15
Earned Runs Allowed-Reliever: 3, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss, 4/28/15
