2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jordan Westburg
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 203
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New Braunfels, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- New Braunfels
- Major:
- Business Administration
Career Notes & Records
Draft: Picked by the Baltimore Orioles with the 30th overall pick in the Competitive Balance A round of the 2020 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft...Became Mississippi State’s 17th first-round pick...Highest drafted shortstop in program history...Along with Justin Foscue (14th 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.
Career: Ranks No. 15 on the career hit-by-pitch charts (23).
Game: 2019: Equaled the school record for at-bats with eight against LSU (5/22) at the SEC Tournament. 2018: Tied the NCAA College World Series and set a Mississippi State single-game CWS standard with seven RBIs against North Carolina (6/19)...That total equaled the marks of Carl Thomas (Arizona, 1954), Stan Holmes (Arizona State, 1981), Mark Kotsay (Cal State Fullerton, 1994), Wes Rachels (USC, 1998) and Kris Bennett (Tennessee, 2011)...Hit the 48th grand slam at the College World Series and only grand slam in Omaha during the 2018 series.
International: 2019: Invited to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Trials.
2020 (Junior Season)
Season: Started all 16 games at shortstop....Reached base in 15 of 16 games during the season...Spanning the 2019 and 2020 seasons, has reached base safely in 78 of 82 games played...Scored a run in 10 of 16 games and tallied at least one run scored in each of the first five games of the season...Owned a season-long reached base streak to 10 games to start the season, which extended his career-long reached base streak to 30 games, a streak that started on May 4, 2019 at Texas A&M in the second game of a doubleheader...Finished the season reaching base safely in five straight games...Owned a season-long four game hitting streak to begin the year...Owned eight multi-hit, two multi-RBI and five multi-runs scored games...Led the team in slugging percentage (.517), doubles (6) and hit-by-pitch (7)...Tied for the team lead in runs scored (17), home runs (2) and total bases (31)...Ranked No. 2 on the team in average (.317) and on-base percentage (.432)...tied for No. 2 on the team in hits (19)...Homered against Alcorn State (2/26) and Quinnipiac (3/6)...Produced the game-winning run once: Quinnipiac (3/8).
Rankings: Ranked No. 23 nationally and No. 2 in the SEC in hit-by-pitch (7)...Finished No. 81 in the NCAA and No. 10 in the SEC in double (6)...Ended the year No. 96 nationally and No. 17 in the SEC in runs scored (17).
Wright State (2/14-16): Reached base twice in each game of the three-game series...Scored at least one run in all three games...Singled, walked and scored one run in the season opener...Chipped in a pair of hits and one run scored in the middle game of the series...Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI in the series finale...Doubled and scored in the first inning...Singled to drive in a run in the third inning...Stole a base and came around to score in the third. Oregon State (2/21-23): Reached base in all three games...Was on base three times in the series opener...Went 2-for-3 with one walk and one run scored in the first game of the series...Walked, was hit-by-pitch and scored in the middle game of the series...Was hit-by-pitch in the series finale. Texas Southern (2/25): Was on base four times with a 2-for-3 day at the plate, one walk and one hit-by-pitch...Drove in an RBI with a second-inning double...Scored twice in the game. Alcorn State (2/26): Scored four runs and drove in two RBIs in the game...Reached base four times with a 2-for-3 day at the plate, one walk and one hit-by-pitch...Hit his first home run of the season in the seventh inning, a two-run shot to right-center field. at Long Beach State (2/28-3/1): Walked in the series opener...Singled and scored in the sixth inning of the middle game in the series...Plated a run in the seventh inning with a sacrifice fly. Quinnipiac (3/6-8): Reached base safely multiple times in each game of the series...Was on base six times, scored four runs and drove in five RBIs in the series...Went 2-for-5 with his second home run of the season in the series opener...Was hit-by-pitch twice in the middle game of the series...Drove in the game-tying run with a bases loaded hit-by-pitch in the ninth inning, leading to the walk-off win...Went 2-for-4 with one hit-by-pitch in the series finale...Scored twice and drove in three RBIs...Plated a pair of runs with a double in the fourth inning...Singled to drive in a run in the eighth inning. vs. Texas Tech (3/10-11): Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and one RBI in the opening game of the two-game, neutral site series...Added a base hit in the finale.
2019 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Earned SEC Player of the Week on March 25 after hitting . 556 with 11 RBIs on the week, including a .583 average in three games versus then-No. 16 Auburn to help MSU to the series win...Named to the Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Started 66 games at shortstop, missing one game due to injury...Reached base in 63 of 66 games...Owned four double-digit reached base streaks, including a season-long 20-game stretch to end the season...Reached base in 14-straight games to start the season (2/15-3/8)...Carried a 15-game reached base streak from March 13-April 5...Also had a 14-game reached base streak from April 7-May 3...Owned a season-long eight-game hitting streak on three occasions, including to end the season (May 31-June 20)...Also had a hit in eight-straight games from Feb. 22-March 5 and March 22-April 3...Collected 23 multi-hit games to rank No. 4 on the team...Had a team-best 16 multi-RBI contests...Homered against Maine (3/8), Auburn (3/23 & 3/24), Mississippi Valley State (3/26), LSU (3/29) and Alabama (4/12)...Plated the game-winning run on six occasions: Maine (3/8), at Florida (3/16), Auburn (3/24), ULM (4/3), Georgia (4/27) and Southern (5/31).
Rankings: Finished 21st nationally and No. 6 in the SEC in runs scored (68th)...Ranked 31st in the NCAA and No. 7 in the SEC in doubles (21)...Was 48th nationally and No. 7 in the SEC in RBIs (61)...Ended the year 89th in the NCAA and No. 17 in the SEC in hits (78).
Youngstown State (2/15-16): Collected five hits, seven runs, three RBIs and three walks in the series...Tallied four hits – including a double – with two RBIs in the season opener...Scored three runs on opening day...Walked twice and scored a pair of runs in the middle game of the series...Tripled, drove in a run and scored twice in the series finale. UAB (2/20): Reached base via walk. Southern Miss (2/22-24): Tallied four hits in the series...Posted an RBI single and stole a base in the middle game of the series...Chipped in two hits – including a double – and scored three runs in series finale. Jackson State (2/26): Went 2-for-6 with a double and three RBIs. Southeastern Louisiana (2/27): Grabbed two hits, walked and scored twice. Frisco Classic (3/1-2): vs. Sam Houston State (3/1): Went 1-for-4. vs. Texas Tech (3/2): Double for his lone hit in five at-bats. ECU (3/5): Went 3-for-3 with a double...Walked and scored a run. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6): Scored one run after a hit-by-pitch. Maine (3/8-10): Started the first two games of the series...Hit a three-run home run and chipped in an RBI single in series opener...Totaled four RBIs in the opener, including the eventual game-winning RBIs on his home run. Grambling (3/13): Collected two hits in five at-bats...Posted an RBI triple. at Florida (3/15-16): Tallied a hit in each games...Doubled and drove in an RBI in each of last two games of series...Plated the eventual game-winning run with a seventh-inning double of game one in the doubleheader. Little Rock (3/19): Went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs...Also walked and scored twice. at Samford (3/20): Earned an RBI on a fielder’s choice. Auburn (3/22-24): Hit .583 (7-for-12), walked twice and was hit-by-pitch once in three starts at shortstop...Drove in eight RBIs and scored six runs in the series...Five of seven hits went for extra bases...Was 2-for-3 with a walk and hit-by-pitch in the series opener...Went 3-for-4 with five RBIs and one run scored in the middle game of the series...Doubled to drive in the first run of the game...Drove in two runs with a fifth inning single...Hit a solo home run in the eighth inning...Reached base and scored in his final four at bats in the series finale...Went 2-for-5 in the finale with one hit-by-pitch...Hit a two-out, two-strike, two-run home run in the fifth inning...Was hit-by-pitch and scored in the seventh inning...Doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of the finale. Mississippi Valley State (3/26): Drove in four RBIs and scored three times in a 3-for-5 day at the plate...Also walked and stole one base...Hit a three-run home run in the third inning...Drove in one run with a single in the eighth. LSU (3/28-30): Started all three games at shortstop and posted multiple hits in each game...Hit .429 (6-for-14) on the weekend with three extra base hits...Doubled twice and plated one RBI in the series opener...Reached base three times in the middle game of the series...Walked and scored in the fourth inning...Hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning...Singled in the ninth...Singled twice in the series finale. ULM (4/3): Was 1-for-2 with a walk...Scored two runs...Plated two RBIs in the fourth inning: one on a singled in his first at bat in the frame and another on a sacrifice fly...RBI on the sacrifice fly plated the eventual game-winning run. at Tennessee (4/5-7): Started all three games at shortstop...Walked in the series opener...Singled twice and scored a run in the series finale. South Alabama (4/10): Started at shortstop and reached base three times...Doubled to drive in an RBI and scored a run in the third inning...Walked in the fifth and seventh innings, scoring a run in the seventh. Alabama (4/12/14): Started all three games at shortstop...Went 4-for-12 on the weekend with six RBIs and four runs scored...Hit a three-run home run in the second inning of the series opener...Reached base three times with a pair of singles and a walk in the middle game of the series...Singled and scored in the fourth...Singled to drive in one RBI in the fifth inning...Walked in the eighth...Was on base three times in the series finale, twice via base on balls and once with a double...Walked and scored in the first inning...Doubled to plate one RBI and came around to score in the seventh...Walked in the eighth. Texas Southern (4/16): Was 1-for-4 with a single...Also reached on an error. at Arkansas (4/18-20): Started all three games at shortstop...Reached base safely in all three contests...Walked in the series opener...Singled, walked and scored a run in the middle game of the series...Singled in the series finale. vs. Ole Miss (4/23): Was on base three times, reaching via walk, error and fielder’s choice...Reached on an error and scored in the sixth inning...Got aboard via an RBI fielder’s choice in the seventh and came around to score. Georgia (4/26-28): Reached base at least twice and scored once in each game of the series...Started all three games at shortstop...Walked, singled and doubled in the series opener...Drove in three RBIs on a fifth-inning double and came around to score in the opener...Had two hits in the middle game of the series...Plated the eventual game-winning run in the second inning with a sacrifice fly...Doubled and scored a run in the seventh inning...Singled and walked in the series finale...Posted a base hit and came around to score in the fifth inning. at Texas A&M (5/3-4): Started all three games at shortstop...Reached base via hit-by-pitch and error in the series opener...Scored one run in the first game of the series...Walked in the series finale. Memphis (5/8): Walked and scored a run in the first inning. at Ole Miss (5/10-12): Reached base in all three games...Started each game of the series at shortstop...Was 2-for-3 with a walk and a runs scored in the series opener...Walked twice, scored a run and plated one RBI in the middle game of the series...Drew a bases loaded walk in the third inning to open the scoring for MSU...Walked, scored a run and drove in two RBIs in the series finale...Plated the first MSU run of the game with a second-inning ground out...Drew a bases loaded walk to drive in an RBI in the nine-run fourth inning. Louisiana Tech (5/14): Went 2-for-5 with a double. South Carolina (5/16-18): Collected one hit in each game, with at least one RBI and one runs scored in each of his three starts at third base...Was on base three times in the series opener, reaching via walk, single and hit-by-pitch... Drew a bases loaded walk in the third inning...Singled to drive in an RBI in the fourth...Scored two runs in the opener...Reached base twice and scored two runs in the middle game of the series...Singled to drive in an RBI in the seventh and came around to score...Walked and scored in the eighth...Was on base twice in the series finale...Reached on a fielder’s choice in the seventh and scored...Singled to drive in an RBI in the eighth. SEC Tournament (5/22-24): Started all three games at shortstop...Reached base in all three games. vs. LSU (5/22): Went 1-for-8 with one RBI and one run scored...Was hit by a pitcher and scored a run in the first inning...Singled to drive in an RBI in the second inning. vs. Vanderbilt (5/23): Was hit by a pitch in four plate appearances. vs. LSU (5/24): Walked in three plate appearances. NCAA Starkville Regional (5/31-6/2): Started all three games at shortstop...Collected at least one hit in each game. Southern (5/31): Was on base three times, scored one run, drove in one RBI and stole two bases...Walked, stole two bases and scored a run in the third inning...Drove in the eventual game-winning runs in the seventh inning with a two-RBI single. Central Michigan (6/1): Singled and scored in the first inning. Miami (Fla.) (6/2): Had a pair of hits, including one double...Doubled and scored in the fourth inning...Singled to plate two RBIs in the eighth inning. NCAA Super Regional (6/8-9): Started both games at shortstop...Reached base safely twice and scored two runs in both games...Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI in the series opener...Doubled and scored a run in the third inning...Reached on an error to drive in a run and came around to score in the fourth inning...Singled in the eighth...Was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI...Was hit by a pitch in the third inning and came around to score...Hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning...Singled and scored in the ninth inning. College World Series (6/16-20): Started all three games...Collected a hit in each game. vs. Auburn (6/16): Singled, walked and stole one base. vs. Vanderbilt (6/19): Doubled for his lone hit of the game. vs. Louisville (6/20): Collected a seventh-inning single for his only hit.
2018 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Appeared in 42 games with 31 starts...Started games at third base (22) and designated hitter (9)...Owned a season-long reached base streak of eight games (April 8-21), which included a season-best four-game hitting streak (April 8-14)...Owned seven multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games...Homered at Alabama State (4/11), and versus North Carolina (6/19) at the College World Series...Was 1-for-5 with a walk in six plate appearances as a pinch hitter...Lone hit as a pinch hitter was an RBI single versus Vanderbilt (3/18).
at Southern Miss (2/16-18): Appeared in the season opener as a pinch hitter. Kleberg Bank College Classic (2/23-25): Appeared in two games. vs. Nicholls State (2/24): Came off the bench and drew a walk in the seventh inning. New Mexico State (3/6-7): Appeared in one game off the bench. Vanderbilt (3/16-18): Entered as a pinch hitter in the series finale...Collected his first collegiate hit with a sixth-inning RBI single. Alcorn State (3/20): Made his first collegiate start at third base...Went 2-for-5 with one walk, one run scored and one RBI...Plated a run with a fifth-inning RBI single...Walked and scored a run in the seventh inning. Texas Southern (3/21): Made the start at third base and went 2-for-3 with three RBIs...Also walked, was hit by a pitch and scored a run...Plated RBIs with a second-inning fielder’s choice, a fourth-inning single and a sixth-inning double...Walked and scored a run in the fifth inning...Was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning. at Missouri (3/23-25): Started all three games at third base...Reached base in each game of the series...Walked in the series opener...Plated the game-tying run with a one-out single in the ninth inning of the middle game in the series...Also walked in the 12th inning of game two...Singled for his lone hit of the series finale. at Nicholls State (3/27): Collected a pair of hits in a start at third base...Plated a pair of runs with an eighth-inning single. at LSU (3/29-31): Started the series opener at third base. Ole Miss (4/7-8): Started the series finale at third base...Singled and walked in the final game of the series. at Alabama State (4/11): Went 2-for-4 with his first collegiate home run...Had three RBIs and three runs scored...Hit a two-run home run in the seven-run first inning...Plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning...Doubled and scored a run in the sixth inning...Was hit by a pitch and came around to score in the eighth inning. at Auburn (4/13-15): Started all three games at third base...Reached base in each game of the series...Doubled in the series opener...Doubled for his lone hit of the middle game in the series...Walked and scored a run in the second game of the series...Reached base via walk in the series finale. at Memphis (4/18): Went 1-for-4 in a start at third base. at Arkansas (4/20-21): Started all three games at third base...Plated the game-tying runs with a two-RBI single in the eighth inning and came around to score the game-winning run in the series opener...Reached via hit-by-pitch in the middle game of the series...Had an RBI ground out in the sixth inning of the series finale. vs. Ole Miss (4/24): Had an eighth-inning sacrifice fly in a start at third base. Texas A&M (4/27-29): Appeared in two games with one start at third base...Started the series opener at third base...Appeared in the series finale as designated hitter. at Kentucky (5/11-13): Started the final two game of the series at third base...Doubled for his lone hit in the middle game of the series...Went 4-for-4 with a walk in the series finale...Doubled three times...Had a pair of two-RBI doubles (third and sixth inning)...Singled and scored a run in the second inning...Doubled and came around to score in the ninth inning. Florida (5/17-19): Started the first two games of the series at third base...Reached on an error in the eighth inning and came around to score...Singled, walked and scored twice in the middle game of the series...Had a base hit and came around to score in the second inning...Walked and scored a run in the six-run fifth inning. NCAA Tallahassee Regional (6/1-4): Appeared in three games with two starts...Drove in three RBIs. vs. Florida State (6/2): Pinch hit in the eighth inning. vs. Oklahoma (6/3): Started as the designated hitter and went 1-for-4 with one RBI...Had a sacrifice fly in the eight-run third inning. vs. Oklahoma (6/4): Had a two-RBI single in the ninth inning for his lone hit of the game. NCAA Nashville Super Regional (6/8-10): at Vanderbilt: Started all three games as the designated hitter...Delivered an RBI double for his lone hit in the middle game of the series...Singled twice and scored one run in the series finale...Singled and scored in the third inning...Collected a base hit in the ninth inning and was pinch run for. College World Series (6/16-23): Started all four games as the designated hitter...Hit the lone MSU home run...Drove in a team-best seven RBIs. vs. North Carolina (6/19): Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a NCAA CWS record-tying seven RBIs...Hit a grand slam in the second inning...Singled and came around to score in the in the eighth inning...Also plated three runs with a double to cap the scoring in the eight-run eighth inning. vs. Oregon State (6/22): Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the third inning...Also reached on an error in the seventh inning.
High School
Lettered three times for head coach Bobby Alford at New Braunfels High School...Earned honorable mention All-America honors from Perfect Game as a senior...Tabbed Underclass All-America by Perfect Game as a junior...Named first-team All-Texas Region by Perfect Game as a senior...Two-time first-team all-state selection by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association, earning the honor as a junior and senior...Tabbed all-area by the San Antonio Express-News as a senior...Named the District 27-6A Most Valuable Player as a senior...Selected as a member of the Texas Rangers Area Code team as a junior...Earned Academic All-State honors from the THSBCA as a senior...Also lettered in football and basketball...Chose MSU over offers from Kentucky, Houston, Texas and Baylor.
Personal
Born Jordan Cole Westburg on Feb. 18, 1999 in New Braunfels, Texas...Son of Christine and Paul Westburg...Has one brother, Jesse...Majoring in business administration.
