2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Justin Foscue
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Huntsville, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Virgil Grissom
Career Notes & Records
Draft: Picked by the Texas Rangers with the 14th overall pick in the first round of the 2020 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft...Became Mississippi State’s 16th first-round pick...Highest drafted second baseman in program history...Along with Jordan Westburg (30th overall pick), became the second set of teammates chosen in the first round in program history, joining Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro from the 1985 MLB Draft.
Season: 2019: Ranks tied for No. 10 on the single season doubles charts (22).
International: Competed for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team during the summer of 2019...Appeared in all 14 games with 12 starts for Team USA...Tied for the team lead in doubles (3).
2020 (Junior Season)
Season: Started all 16 games at second base...Reached base safely in 14 of 16 games, and was on base multiple times in 11 of those contests...Drove in an RBI in eight straight games to begin the season...Scored a run in six straight contests to begin the season...Owned a season-long eight game reached base streak to begin the season...Season-best five game hitting streak spanned February 22-26...Owned five multi-hit and four multi-RBI games...Led the team in average (.321), on-base percentage (.464), RBIs (16) and walks (15)...Tied for the team lead in home runs (2)...Ranked No. 2 on the squad in slugging percentage (.509) and tied for No. 2 in doubles (4)...Homered against Oregon State (2/23) and at Long Beach State (2/29)...Produced the game-winning run on two occasions: Wright State (Twice: 2/14 & 2/16)...Struck out just three times in 69 plate appearances.
Rankings: Finished No. 23 nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in toughest to strikeout (17.7)… Ranked No. 30 in the NCAA and No. 6 in the SEC in walks (15).
Wright State (2/14-16): Reached base in all three games...Registered one run scored and at least one RBI in all three games...Went 1-for-4 with one walk, one run scored and three RBIs in the season opener...Plated a run in the fifth inning with a ground out...Drove in a pair of runs with a sixth-inning double and came around to score...Doubled to drive in the first run of the game in the middle game of the series...Produced the second run of the game with a first-inning RBI ground out in the series finale...Walked, stole a base and scored in the third inning. Oregon State (2/21-23): Reached base safely three times in each game of the series...Scored one run and drove in at least one RBI in each game of the series...Went 1-for-2 with two walks, two RBIs and one run scored in the series opener...Tied the game with a two-RBI single in the eighth inning...Singled and walked twice in the middle game of the series...Scored once and drove in one RBI...Drew a bases loaded walk in the second inning...Singled and scored in the fourth inning. Texas Southern (2/25): Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Alcorn State (2/26): Was 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and one RBI. at Long Beach State (2/28-3/1): Reached base five times in the final two games of the series after being held off base in the series opener...Was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk in the middle game of the series...Singled, walked and scored a run in the series finale. Quinnipiac (3/6-8): Walked twice and scored one run in the series opener...Singled twice and drove in one RBI in the middle game in the series. vs. Texas Tech (3/10-11): Went 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored in the opener of the two-game, neutral site series...Drew a bases loaded walk in the fifth inning to give Mississippi State the lead...Doubled and scored the final run of the game in the seventh inning...Walked once in the series finale.
2019 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Selected to the NCAA Starkville Regional All-Tournament Team at second base...Earned first-team All-America from the College Baseball Foundation...Named second-team All-America at second base from the American Baseball Coaches Association, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and D1Baseball...Tabbed third-team All-America by Baseball America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game...Selected first-team All-South Region by the ABCA...Garnered first-team All-SEC at second base...Named to the Frisco Classic All-Tournament Team...Earned MVP of the Governor’s Cup, after driving in the go-ahead and eventual game-winning RBIs in the sixth inning...Named to the Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Started all 67 games...Made 31 starts at third base and 36 at second base...Owned a season-best hitting streak of 10 games from March 30-April 16...Owned a pair of double-digit reached base streaks: 18 games from March 19-April 16 and 11 games from May 11-June 1...Ended the season on a five-game reached base streak, which began versus Stanford (6/8) in the NCAA Starkville Super Regional...Ranked No. 2 on the team with 29 multi-hit games...Tied for No. 2 on the team with 15 multi-RBI games...Homered against Youngstown State (2/16), Southern Miss (2/23), Jackson State (2/26), Southeastern Louisiana (2/27), Maine (3/10), at Florida (3/15), Mississippi Valley State (3/26), LSU (3/28), South Alabama (4/10), at Arkansas (4/19), Georgia (4/27), at Texas A&M (5/4) and South Carolina (5/18)...Produced the game-winning run on 10 occasions: Youngstown State (Twice; 2/16), Jackson State (2/26), Southeastern Louisiana (2/27), versus Sam Houston State (3/1), LSU (3/28), Texas Southern (4/16), versus Ole Miss (4/23), at Texas A&M (5/4) and at Ole Miss (5/12).
Rankings: Ranked No. 12 nationally and No. 5 in the SEC in hits (91)...Finished No. 15 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the SEC in total bases (155)...Ended the season No. 20 nationally and No. 6 in the SEC in doubles (22)...Was No. 34 in the NCAA and No. 10 in the SEC in runs scored (66)...Finished No. 55 nationally and No. 11 in the SEC in RBIs (60).
Youngstown State (2/15-16): Started all three games...Collected three hits and three RBIs while scoring two runs in the series...Walked twice, singled and scored in season opener...Earned his first RBI of the year with a sacrifice fly in game two...Doubled, homered and scored one run in series finale...Drove in the eventual game-winning run in each of the final two games of the series. UAB (2/20): Started MSU’s three-run seventh inning with a leadoff single and scored the first State run. Southern Miss (2/22-24): Started all three games and collected four hits...Singled in the series opener...Hit a leadoff home run in the second inning of game two to open MSU’s scoring...Collected three total hits and scored twice in the middle game. Jackson State (2/26): Doubled, homered, collected a pair of RBIs and scored twice...Third-inning two-run home run provided the eventual game-winning runs. Southeastern Louisiana (2/27): Lone hit was a grand slam, which opened the scoring and proved to be the game-winning runs. Frisco Classic (3/1-2): Collected four hits in two starts. vs. Sam Houston State (3/1): Doubled as a part of a three-hit day...Scored game-winning run on an error...Drove in one run. vs. Texas Tech (3/2): Walked and collected one hit. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6): Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored. Maine (3/8-10): Collected a hit in each game and a total of four during the three-game set...Tallied two hits in game one...Singled, walked and scored in the middle game...Hit three-run home run and walked in a run in the series finale. at Florida (3/15-16): Collected four hits in first two games...Hit solo home run in game one...Scored twice in game two. Little Rock (3/19): Doubled and tallied an RBI. at Samford (3/20): Went 3-for-5 and earned an RBI...Made diving play at third base that earned a spot on the SportsCenter Top 10. Auburn (3/22-24): Started all three games at third base and hit .357 (5-for-14) with five RBIs and seven runs scored...Drove in a pair of RBIs with a first-inning double...Reached on a wild pitch after a strikeout and scored in the fifth inning of the series opener...Singled twice and walked in the middle game of the series...Scored twice and drove in one RBI...Went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs in the series finale...Walked twice...Doubled and drove in one RBI in the seventh inning...Singled to plate a run in the eighth. Mississippi Valley State (3/26): Plated two RBIs and scored twice in a 2-for-3 night at the plate...Also walked once and stole one base...Hit a solo home run in the second inning...Plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. LSU (3/28-30): Started all three games at third base...Went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs in the series opener for the first multi-home run game of his career...Hit a three-run home run in the third inning...Hit the second of back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning, which provided the eventual game-winning run...Walked in the middle game of the series...Doubled and scored a run in the series finale. ULM (4/3): Posted a multi-hit game with a pair of singles...Was also hit by a pitch...Scored three runs. at Tennessee (4/5-7): Started all three games...Started the series opener at third base, before starting the final two games at second base...Went 1-for-4 with a walk in the series opener...Scored the eventual game-winning run in the 11th inning of the series opener...Singled in the fourth inning to drive in the only MSU run in the middle game of the series...Went 2-for-5 in the series finale. South Alabama (4/10): Went 2-for-4 in a start...Hit a solo home run in the second inning...Singled in the sixth inning. Alabama (4/12/14): Started all three games at second base...Hit .385 (5-for-13) with four RBIs in the series...Doubled to drive in one RBI in the seventh inning of the series opener...Singled and scored a run in the seventh inning of the middle game in the series...Had three hits and drove in three RBIs in the series finale...Doubled to drive in a pair of RBIs in the first inning and came around to score...Singled in the second inning...Singled to drive in one RBI in the seventh inning. Texas Southern (4/16): Singled for his lone hit in the game...Drove in the game-winning RBI with an eighth-inning single. at Arkansas (4/18-20): Started all three games at second base...His lone hit was a three-run home run in the middle game of the series...Walked in the series finale. vs. Ole Miss (4/23): Went 1-for-5 with two RBIs...Drove in the go-ahead and eventual game-winning runs with a two-RBI double in the sixth inning. Georgia (4/26-28): Started all three games at second base...Owned a .538 batting average (7-for-13) and a .600 on-base percentage...Slugged 1.077 for the weekend...Was 3-for-4 with two walks in the series opener and scored three runs...Doubled three times in the opener...Doubled and scored a run in the second and seventh inning...Doubled in the third...Walked in the sixth and eighth innings, scoring a run in the sixth...Went 3-for-5, reaching on an error once...Hit a three-run home run to open the scoring in the first inning of the middle game in the series...Singled twice, coming around to score in the seventh inning...Reached on a fielder’s choice in the second inning of the series finale and came around to score...Doubled and scored in the eighth inning. at Texas A&M (5/3-4): Started all three games at second base and posted two hits in the series opener and series finale...Doubled and scored a run in the fourth inning of the series opener...Drove in two RBIs with an eighth-inning single in the opener...Singled to drive in the first run of the game in the first inning of the series finale...Hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, which turned out to be the game-winning run. Memphis (5/8): Was on base twice in five plate appearances...Walked in the third inning...Singled and scored a run in the fifth inning. at Ole Miss (5/10-12): Started all three games at second base...Went 2-for-4 in the middle game of the series with a walk and a run scored...Drove in the eventual game-winning RBI with a single in the nine-run fourth inning of the series finale...Also doubled in the finale. Louisiana Tech (5/14): Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. South Carolina (5/16-18): Hit .462 (6-for-13) with a .500 on-base percentage...Had two hits in each game, including one extra-base hit in each contest...Was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in the series opener...Doubled in one RBI in the fourth inning...Singled and scored in the fifth inning...Had two hits, scored a run and drove in one RBI in the middle game of the series...Singled and scored in the fourth inning...Doubled to drive in one RBI in the eighth...Reached base three times in the series finale, with a walk, home run and single...Homered to lead off the fourth inning. SEC Tournament (5/22-24): Started all three games at second base...Reached base safely in each games. vs. LSU (5/22): Walked three times and reached base once via wild pitch in a third strike...Walked and scored in the third inning...Reached in a wild pitch following a third strike and came around to score the game-winning run in the 17th inning. vs. Vanderbilt (5/23): Was on base three times with a walk and two singles. vs. LSU (5/24): Walked once in four plate appearances. NCAA Starkville Regional (5/31-6/2): Started all three games at second base...Hit .364 (4-for-11) with three runs scored and two RBIs. Southern (5/31): Went 2-for-4 with a run scored one RBI...Doubled to drive in a run in the third inning...Singled and came around to score in the fifth inning...Added a walk in the sixth. Central Michigan (6/1): Reached base three times...Singled and score in both the first and third innings...Walked in the fourth. Miami (Fla.) (6/2): Drove in the second run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. NCAA Super Regional (6/8-9): Started both games at second base...Had a hit and a run scored in each game...Went 1-for-3 with a single, two walks and a run scored...Was intentionally walked in the third inning and came around to score...Drew a bases loaded walk in the third inning to tie to the second game of the series at 1-1...Also singled in the ninth inning. College World Series (6/16-20): Started all three games at second base. vs. Auburn (6/16): Was 1-for-5 with an RBI...Drove in the second run of the four-run ninth inning. vs. Vanderbilt (6/19): Reached base via walk. vs. Louisville (6/20): Was 1-for-4 with a run scored.
2018 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in 58 games with 48 starts...Started 41 games at third base and seven at designated hitter...Carried a season-best hitting streak of five games on two occasions, Feb. 21-March 3 and April 28-May 6...Reached base in 16-straight games from March 30-May 6...Posted 11 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games...Homered at Texas A&M Corpus-Christi (2/25), at LSU (3/30) and at Alabama (5/4)...Reached base in all three pinch-hit appearances: at Jackson State (2/4; HBP), vs. Nicholls State (2/6; Double) and against Arkansas (4/20; BB).
at Southern Miss (2/16/18): Appeared in all three games, making his collegiate debut in the season opener...Drove in his first career RBI with a sacrifice fly in the second game of the series...Made his first career start in the series finale. Kleberg Bank College Classic (2/23-25): Went 3-for-6 at the plate in two appearances. vs. Nicholls State (2/24): Entered the game as a pinch hitter and doubled. at Texas A&M Corpus-Christi (2/25): Went 2-for-3 with a single and his first-career home run...Scored two runs and had one RBI. at McNeese State (2/28): Singled twice and scored two runs. Shriners College Classic (3/2-4): Had three hits and scored one run. vs. Louisiana (3/2): Had two hits in the tournament opener. vs. Houston (3/3): Chipped in one hit and scored a run. New Mexico State (3/6-7): Singled and walked in the series opener...Walked and scored a run in the series finale of the two-game set. Utah Valley (3/9-11): Singled in the series opener and series finale for his only two hits. Vanderbilt (3/16-18): Opened the series with a multi-hit game, chipping two singles...Had one hit in the second game of the series. at LSU (3/29-31): Reached base six times, with three hits, two walks and a hit-by-pitch...Went hitless in the series opener...Was 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk and a hit-by-pitch in a 4-1 win in the middle game of the series...Singled and walked in the series finale. Ole Miss (4/7-8): Appeared in and started two of three games...Doubled and scored a run in the series opener...Walked in the middle game of the series. at Alabama State (4/11): Singled in his lone at bat after entering as a pinch runner. at Auburn (4/13-15): Appeared in and started one game...Doubled and scored a run in the series finale as the designated hitter. Arkansas (4/20-21): Appeared in all three games with two starts...Started the final two games of the series at designated hitter...Reached base eight times, collecting three walks and going 5-for-5 at the plate...Walked in a pinch-hit plate appearance in the series opener...Went 3-for-4 with a run scored in the middle game of the series...Was 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and two runs scored in the series finale. vs. Ole Miss (4/24): Walked and was hit by a pitch. Texas A&M (4/27-29): Appeared in and stared two of three games at third base...Posted one hit – a two-RBI double – and scored a run in the middle game of the series...Had two hits and an RBI in the series final. at Alabama (5/4-6): Started all three games at third base, notching at least one hit in each contest...Posted two hits, scored three runs and drove in three in the series opener...Broke a 12-12 tie with a go-ahead, two-run home run in the 10th inning of the series opener...Doubled and scored a run in the middle game of the series...Doubled in the go-ahead runs in the sixth inning of the series finale. at Kentucky (5/11-13): Started all three games, with two coming at designated hitter...Walked and had an RBI in the series opener...Singled in the middle game of the series...Singled, walked and scored a run in the series finale. Florida (5/17-19): Appeared in all three games and started two at designated hitter...Singled in two RBIs and walked in the series finale. SEC Tournament (5/22): vs. LSU (5/22): Drove in the first two runs of the game with a double...Was also hit by a pitch. NCAA Tallahassee Regional (6/1-4): Reached base nine times, working four walked and collecting five hits...Scored three runs and had three RBIs in five starts at third base. vs. Oklahoma (6/1): Walked three times and scored one run. vs. Samford (6/3): Singled one in five at bats. vs. Oklahoma (6/3): Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI...Doubled and scored the first run of the game in the second inning...Drove in a run with a third-inning single...Also walked in the sixth inning. vs. Oklahoma (6/4): Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs...Drove in MSU’s first runs of the game, including the eventual game-winning run with a fourth-inning, two-RBI double...Added a single in the sixth inning. NCAA Nashville Super Regional (6/8-10): at Vanderbilt: Started all three games at third base...Reached base in all three games...Singled and scored a run in the series opener...Walked twice and scored a run in the middle game of the series...Singled and walked twice in the series finale...Drew a bases loaded walk in the 11th inning to plate the second run of the frame. College World Series (6/16-23): Started all four games at third base. vs. North Carolina (6/19): Reached on an error and scored a run in the second inning. vs. Oregon State (6/22): Doubled for his lone hit.
High School
Lettered all four years for head coach Travis Tate at Virgil Grissom High School...Tabbed honorable mention All-America by Perfect Game as a senior...Two-time Huntsville Player of the Year, all-state and all-region selection as a junior and senior...Four-time all-city selection...Stole 37 bases (38 attempts) to set the single-season school record...Lettered once in basketball.
Personal
Born Justin Connor Foscue on March 2, 1999 in Huntsville, Alabama...Son of Maggie and Bob Foscue...Has one brother, Brian, and one sister, Virginia...Majoring in sport studies.
