2011 Baseball Roster
Roster
Hunter Renfroe
- Position:
- C/OF/RHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Crystal Springs, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Copiah Academy
CAREER:
SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll in 2011 · Twice named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll (2012-13) · Hit .294 over his three seasons · Made 140 appearances, drawing the starting nod in 131 games · Hit 33 doubles and 20 home runs while driving in 92 runs and scoring 84 times · 12 of his 20 home runs came in conference competition.
2013:
Consensus first team All-American · First team All-SEC · SEC All-Defensive · Named to the SEC All-Tournament team · NCAA Starkville Regional All-tournament selection · Won the 2013 C-Spire Ferriss Trophy as the Mississippi college baseball player of the year · Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist · SEC Academic Honor Roll selection · Preseason All-American · Played and started in 66 of 71 games played by the Bulldogs, with most of them in right field · Hit .294 for his career, with 20 homers and 92 RBI · Hit .345 with 16 homers and 65 RBI · Propelled MSU into the College World Series championship series with a 3 for 4 showing at the plate with a 3-run home run in the fifth against Oregon State on June 21 · 4 for 5 with 3 RBI and a triple in game one of the Charlottesville Super Regional against Virginia on June 8 · Was 3 for 4 with two runs driven in on June 3 against Central Arkansas, helping the Bulldogs take the Starkville Regional championship · On May 25 in the SEC Tournament semifinals against Vanderbilt, was 3 for 5 with two RBI · Named SEC Player of the Week on April 15 after a series at Texas A&M in which he went 8 for 14 with 2 doubles and 3 homers · Had an excellent weekend at Kentucky, going 5-9 (.556) with a homer in each of the three games · Went 4 for 4 against Arkansas on March 29 · Drove in a career-high 6 runs against Southern Miss on March 12, going 3 for 5 with two doubles and a homer · Had a career-long 15 game hit streak from March 5-March 30.
2012:
Started 60 of 61 games played as a sophomore • Started 33 games in center field following the injury to C.T. Bradford • Also opened 15 games in left field and 12 in right field • Hit .252 and ranked second on the team with 58 hits and 20 extra-base hits, including 16 doubles and four home runs • Set the school record with an SEC-leading 10 outfield assists • Turned in a career-best eight-game hitting streak (Mar. 13 to Mar. 25) • Carded 14 games with multiple-hits • Set a career mark with three hits and four RBI against Lipscomb (Mar. 3) • Matched his personal-best for hits with back-to-back three-hit games at Florida (May 11-12) • Hit .538 (7-for-13) during the three-game road series against the fifth-ranked Gators • Also matched his career-best for RBI with a four-RBI, two-home run game in the series-opener against Arkansas (Mar. 23) • Ranked third on the team with seven stolen bases in eight attempts • Hit .254 with 10 doubles and 12 RBI in 30 SEC starts • Did not pitch in 2012 • Caught the final two innings against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 25) • Named to the 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll • Summer league all-America team selection and MVP of the Cal Ripken Collegiate League last summer, setting league marks with 19 home runs, 52 runs scored and 57 RBI playing for the Bethesda (Md.) Big Train.
2011:
Saw playing time as a pitcher, outfielder, catcher and designated hitter/pinch hitter in 20 rookie season games played with five starts • Hit .154 with two RBI in 26 at-bats and finished with a 9.64 ERA in 4.2 innings of mound duty • Made his debut as a pinch hitter and in right field in MSU's season-opener against Akron (Feb. 18) • Tossed an inning of scoreless relief the next day against Akron (Feb. 19) • Drew a bases-loaded walk and later scored his first career run in MSU's win over Alabama A&M (Mar. 30) • Made his debut as a starter (DH) against Alabama (May 1) and lashed a double for his first career hit in a start (DH) at Tennessee (May 7) • Also hit safely in his next three games (all starts) • Drew his first defensive start in left field at Tennessee (May 8) • Hit .200 in seven SEC games played (four hits) and made four relief appearances (2.2 innings) against league foes • Enjoyed a stellar season of summer league baseball with the Bethesda (Md.) Big Train of the Cal Ripken Collegiate League • Hit .305 with a club-record and league-best eight home runs and earned a save in his lone pitching performance in leading Bethesda to its third straight CRCL title • Honored as a summer league All-American • Among six Bulldog yearlings named to the 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Multi-sport standout at Copiah Academy in Gallman, Miss. • Coached by Scooter Prince • First-team all-state and all-district selection and honored as the 2010 Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Player of the Year • Hit .583 with 49 hits, 70 RBI, five doubles, five triples and an MAIS-record 20 home runs • Helped lead the Colonels to a 27-9 finish and the Academy State 3A championship • Walked 62 times and scored 58 runs as a senior • Pilfered 16 bases in 18 attempts • Used primarily as a catcher but also saw playing time as a pitcher and in the outfield • Compiled a 4-0 record with a save, a 3.91 earned run average and 28 strikeouts in 14.1 innings of mound duty • Earned MVP honors in the 2010 Academy 3A-2A All-Star Game in Jackson • Team and MAIS MVP • Hit .400 or better in each of his four seasons at Copiah Academy • Posted a .425 batting average with 15 home runs as a junior in 2009, earning the second of his three all-district honors • Also starred for the Copiah Academy Colonels in football, track and basketball • Played USSA summer league baseball with the Mississippi Worth Bandits, coached by George Hartzog.
DRAFT HISTORY:
Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 31st round of Major League Baseball's 2010 First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL:
Born Dustin Hunter Renfroe on January 28, 1992 in Jackson, Miss. • Son of Tammy and Todd Renfroe of Crystal Springs, Miss. • Majoring in kinesiology.
