2009 Baseball Roster
Roster
Grant Hogue
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hattiesburg, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Oak Grove HS
CAREER:
Returning starting center fielder with a team-leading 49 starts in the MSU outfield last season ? Fleet-footed switch-hitter who posted the team’s third-high batting average (.321) and the most stolen bases by a Bulldog (25) since 1985 ? One of two Pearl River Community College products on the team and among 20 Bulldogs who hail from the Magnolia State ? SEC Academic Honor Roll selection.
2008:
Junior outfielder who played in 55 of MSU’s 56 games, 49 as a starter ? Drew 34 starts in center field and 15 in right field ? Hit .321, leading the Bulldogs with 63 hits and 47 runs scored ? Registered a team-leading 25 stolen bases in 29 attempts, most MSU stolen bases since Dan Van Cleve’s 38 pilfers in 1985 and tied for fourth-most in school history ? Made MSU debut as pinch-hitter in ?08 season opener at North Florida (Feb. 22) ? Walked and scored twice, drove in his first career run and singled for his initial collegiate hit in his first start (center field) the next day at UNF (Feb. 23) ? Lead-off hitter in his 49 games as a starter ? Ranked second on the club with 16 multi-hit games, including three-hit games against South Carolina (Mar. 21), Middle Tennessee State (May 6) and Arkansas (May 17) ? Totaled six multi-stolen base games, including a season-best three against Mississippi Valley State (Mar. 12) ? Strung together 12-game and 11-game hitting streaks ? Hit safely in 43 of MSU’s 56 games reached base 32 times when leading off an inning ? Tied for the team lead with five sacrifice bunts ? Went 5-for-15 in Tennessee series (Apr. 25-27) with series-clinching game-winning double in series finale ? Ended the season with a seven-game hitting streak, including a 6-for-16 (.375) series against Arkansas (May 15-17) ? Hit .303 with team-best 36 hits and 23 runs scored and started all 30 games against SEC opponents ? Reached base as hit batsman team-leading 15 times and drew 21 walks ? Named to the 2008 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2007:
Earned a roster berth during 2006 fall drills before sitting out the 2007 campaign as a redshirt ? Initially signed with Southeastern Louisiana.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Competed as an outfielder for two seasons at Pearl River (Miss.) Community College in Poplarville, Miss. ? Coached by Jamie McMahon (2006) and Jay Artigues (2005) ? Hit .351 with a .467 on-base percentage and was successful on 25 of 27 stolen base attempts ? Earned first-team MACJC All-State honors ? Named top male scholar-athlete at PRCC for 2006 ? Hit .300 and stole 17 bases in 19 attempts as a freshman in 2005 ? Recipient of the PRCC Male Citizenship Award ? Member of the Phi Theta Kappa honors society.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year letterman and three-year starter as an outfielder at Oak Grove High School ? Coached by Harry Breland ? Compiled a .415 batting average his senior season with 54 hits and a .565 on-base percentage ? Helped lead the OGHS Warriors to a 30-7 record and its second straight Mississippi 5A state championship ? Earned coaches all-state and all-area plaudits following the 2004 campaign ? Selected to compete in the 2004 Crossroads Diamond Club All-Star Game ? Named to the Oak Grove HS Hall of Fame and voted Mr. Oak Grove High School ? Hit .358 with 41 hits and a .570 on-base percentage as a junior on OGHS’s 30-6 state championship team.
PERSONAL:
Born Jackson Grantham Hogue on June 26, 1986 in
