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Jersey Number 44
Hunter Hines
- Position:
- INF/OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 210
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madison, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison Central HS
Bio
Honors / Awards
2024 Charlottesville All-Regional Team (1B)2023 ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region First Team
2023 First Team All-SEC Team
2023 Ferriss Trophy Finalist
2023 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
2022 D1 Baseball Freshman All-American
2022 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American
2022 Baseball America Second Team Freshman All-American
2022 NCBWA Second Team Freshman All-American
2022 Freshman All-SEC Team
2022 ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region First Team
Career Notes & Records
Finished the 2023 season tied for sixth in program history with 22 home runs in a single season... Has hit 54 career home runs at MSU, the fourth most in program history.
2024 (Junior Season)
Season: Named to the NCAA Charlottesville All-Regional Team (1B)…Earned NCAA D1 Baseball Player of the Week April 30 … Totaled 54 career home runs to rank fourth in program history … Played and started all 63 games at first base … Tallied 64 hits, 56 RBIs and 16 home runs to secure a .257 batting average … Ranks second on the team in home runs (16) and RBIs (56) … Had three, two home runs games during the season … Twelve of his 16 home runs came during SEC play … Had 18 multi-hit games, third most on the team, and 14 multi-RBI games, the second most on the team … Had a season-best 11 game hitting streak.
Air Force (2/16-18): Picked up first double of the season … Drove in a pair of runs with five hits in 14 at bats in the series. Austin Peay (2/20-21): Drove in three runs through seven at bats and three hits in the matchup. Georgia Southern (2/23-25): Went 3-for-12 with three runs scored and an RBI in the series. Jackson State (2/27): Earned four RBIs with a pair of singles and a walk to finish 3-for-4 in the batter’s box. Mount St. Mary’s (2/29-3/2): Earned 12 at bats and came away with a hit and three RBIs on the weekend. Southern Miss (3/5): Grabbed an RBI with four at bats in the midweek contest. Evansville (3/8-10): Hit first home run of the season … Finished 4-for-14 with a pair of RBIs in the series. South Alabama (3/12): Went 1-for-5 in the matchup. New Orleans (3/13): Drew a walk and picked up a hit in four at bats. LSU (3/15-17): Homered three times through the series … Drove in five runs on three hits in 13 at bats on the weekend. Memphis (3/19): Made six plate appearances and grabbed a pair of hits with a run scored. Texas A&M (3/21-23): Tallied two home runs, a double and six hits in the series with five RBIs. Samford (3/26): Finished 2-for-5 at the plate with a pair of RBIs, a double and a home run. Florida (3/29-31): Totaled four hits and an RBI in 12 at bats in the series. Central Arkansas (4/2): Went 1-for-5 with a home run and an RBI in the contest. Georgia (4/5-7): Batted out a pair of hits and scored two runs in 11 at bats through the series. Ole Miss (4/12-14): Grabbed ninth home run … Drove in three runs and double in 12 plate appearances on the weekend. Auburn (4/19-21): Drove in a run with a pair of hits in 11 at bats in the series. Memphis (4/23): Drew two walks in two plate appearances. Vanderbilt (4/26-28): Plated the Diamond Dawgs first five runs with two home runs and a double in game two … Picked up season-high five RBIs in game two … Finished 4-for-11 with seven RBIs, three home runs and a double in the series. Ole Miss (5/1): Plated the first run for the Dawgs with a single … Ended the rivalry matchup 2-for-4 in the batter’s box. Alabama (5/3-5): Hit two homers in game on, third time this season … Went 2-for-9 with four runs scored and four runs driven in. Arkansas (5/10-12): Doubled twice and drove in three runs in 13 at bats on the weekend. North Alabama (5/14): Drew a walk in three plate appearances. Missouri (5/16-18): Batted out 15th home run of the season … Tallied a hit and an RBI with a pair of runs scored in 11 at bats in the series. St. John’s (5/31): Finished 1-for-4 in the batter’s box. Virginia (6/1): Hit first home run in the NCAA Tournament … Drove in three runs to finish 2-for-4 at the plate. St. John’s (6/2): Drove in a pair of runs and scored one in five at bats. Virginia (6/2): Went 2-for-3 with a double in the matchup.
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Named First Team All-SEC (DH) … Was a finalist for the Ferris Trophy, the best collegiate baseball player in the state of Mississippi … Was an ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region First Team honoree … Appeared and started in 52 games, 33 as a designated hitter and 19 at first base … Accumulated a batting average of .297 on 60 hits … Led the team in slugging percentage (.683), RBIs (61), and home runs (22) … The 22 home runs are the sixth most in a single season in school history.
VMI (2/17-18): Drove in two runs on one RBI and a hit. ULM (2/21-22): Drove in one run with a single through seven at bats through two contests. Arizona State (2/24-26): Went 5-for-11 putting up a two-run home run, three RBIs and four runs in the series. Southern Miss (2/28): Drove in the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning. Oklahoma (3/4): Hit third home run of the season putting up one run and an RBI. California (3/5): Collected a hit and an RBI. Valparaiso (3/7): Went 2-for-4 in the midweek battle and hit a two-run homerun to drive in State’s ninth run of the night. Lipscomb (3/10-11): Collected four RBIs with two-run home run and a double pushing two runs across in the sweep of the Bisons. Nicholls (3/14): Knocked out two home runs in the midweek contest in four plate appearances … Drove in four runs. Louisiana (3/15): Collects second consecutive game with an RBI … Came to the plate four times and worked out two hits. Kentucky (3/17-19): Went 6-for-11 on the weekend with two home runs and a double. Arkansas State (3/21): Hit 2-for-3 in the midweek battle … Collected three RBIs on two hits. Vanderbilt (3/24-26): Earned a hit and run. Samford (3/28): Had three hits and an RBI against the Bulldogs. South Carolina (3/30-4/1): Collected seven hits and six RBIs in 13 plate appearances. Grambling (4/4): Hit a home run and two singles earned a perfect 3-for-3 night. Alabama (4/6-8): Hit 13th and 14th home run of the season in State’s series win over the Tide. Ole Miss (4/14-16): Collected a home run and RBI during Super Bulldog Weekend’s series against the Rebels. Auburn (4/21-23): Had a pair of hits and runs in the weekend win against Auburn. Ole Miss (4/25): Pushed through State’s first run of the Governor’s Cup win in Trustmark Park. Arkansas (5/5-7): Pushed through two runs on a pair of hits. LSU (5/12-14): Had two runs, two hits and three RBIs in the series win over the Tigers. Texas A&M (5/18-20): Drew five walks in six at bats against the Aggies.
2022 (Freshman Season)
Season: Started all 56 games at DH (46) and 1B (10)...Hit an even .300 on 63 hits, 13 of those being doubles, one triple, and 16 home runs...Drove in the team's second-most RBIs with 52...His hitting streak of 12 games was the longest of any Bulldog on the year.
Long Beach State (2/18-20): Made his first collegiate appearance and start on the opening weekend, hit for an average of .300 with 3 RBIs. Northern Kentucky (2/25-27): Once again hit .300 on the weekend series with a solo home run and a triple, while also reaching three times on walks. Tulane (3/4-6): Went 6-for-13 on the series, driving in four RBIs on two doubles and two home runs. Texas Tech (3/8-9): Hit .500 in the two game stand in Biloxi, driving in five RBIs with three-run homer, a double and a single. Binghamton (3/14): Went 2-for-5 in the one game bout with a two-run home run and a RBI double. Georgia (3/18-20): Hit a grand slam in game three victory in Athens. Southern (3/23): Went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, including a two-run home run. Alabama (3/25-27): Had a 2-for-3 day with 2 walks in game one, driving in two RBIs by way of a home run. UAB (4/12): Went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run. Auburn (4/14-16): Hit .400 in the weekend series against the Tigers, driving in 4 RBIs. Ole Miss (4/21-23): In game two, went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run...Hit .333 in game three, driving in 3 RBIs via the long ball. Missouri (4/29-5/1): Had a 7-for-11 weekend with a double and home run, driving in three runs total. Texas A&M (5/13-15): Hit .333 on the weekend in College Station highlighted by a double and a home run. Tennessee (5/19-21): Went 3-for-4 in game two against the Vols with a double and solo home run.
High School
Prepped at Madison Central High School (Miss.) before signing with the Bulldogs...Named the 2021 Rawlings-Perfect Game High Honorable Mention Senior Preseason All-American...No. 17-ranked prospect in Mississippi per Perfect Game...Tabbed honorable mention All-Region by Perfect Game in 2020...Earned honorable mention Underclass All-America from Perfect Game in 2019...Hit .465 as a senior at Madison Central with 12 doubles, seven home runs and 55 runs driven in.
Personal
Full name is Richard Hunter Hines...Born on Nov. 2, 2002...Son of Richey and Charlotte Hines.
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