2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
JT Ginn
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 200
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Brandon
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Studies
Career Notes & Records
Draft: Chosen with the 30th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 MLB First Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers...Picked by the New York Mets with the 52nd overall pick in the second round of the 2020 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.
Season: 2019: Became the second Mississippi State freshman and 17th Diamond Dawg (24 occasions) to reach the 100-strikeout mark in a single season...Joins Eric Dubose (109; 1995) as the only MSU freshman to reach 100 strikeouts in a season...Ranks No. 17th on the single season strikeout list (105)...Tied the MSU freshman record for wins in a season (8), equaling the mark of Paul Maholm (8; 2001).
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Started the season opener versus Wright State (2/14), his only appearance on the mound...Had surgery on his elbow on March 4.
Wright State (2/14-16): Allowed two runs on three in three innings of work in the season opener...Struck out four and walked two.
2019 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Joined Rafael Palmeiro (Baseball America; 1983) as the only two Diamond Dawgs to earn National Freshman of the Year...Earned National Freshman of the Year honors from Perfect Game...Tabbed Co-National Freshman Pitcher of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper...Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game...Earned SEC Freshman of the Year, marking the second time in program history a Diamond Dawg won the award (Jake Mangum; 2016)...Was a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team...Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week February 25 after tossing seven shutout innings against Southern Miss (2/23)...Honored as SEC Co-Freshman of the Week March 4 after his performance versus No. 8 Texas Tech at the Frisco Classic...Named the Frisco Classic Most Valuable Player.
Season: Started 17 games on the mound...Ranked No. 2 on the team in wins (8) and strikeouts (105)...Earned a win in each of his first six career starts, running from Feb. 16-March 23...Won his MSU debut with five innings of two-run work versus Youngstown State (2/16)...Also had three plate appearances...Picked up wins over Youngstown State (2/16), Southern Miss (2/23), Texas Tech (3/2), Maine (3/8), at Florida (3/16), Auburn (3/23), Alabama (4/14) and Georgia (4/27)...Mississippi State won 12 of 17 starts...Posted seven quality starts...Allowed three-or-fewer earned runs in 14 of 17 starts, including seven with one or fewer earned runs...Struck out seven-or-more batters in seven outings...Issued two-or-fewer walks in 16 of 17 starts, including one-or-fewer walks in 11 outings...Surrendered just 12 extra base hits on the season...Served as the No. 2 starter for the majority of the season.
Rankings: Ranked 23rd nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.53)...Was 57th in the NCAA and No. 10 in the SEC in strikeouts (105)...Finished 60th in the nation and No. 11 in the SEC in WHIP (1.05)...Ranked 63rd in the NCAA and No. 9 in the SEC in victories (8)...Ended the year 99th in the nation and No. 10 in the SEC in walks allowed per nine innings (1.98).
Youngstown State (2/15-16): Made collegiate debut in the middle game of the series...Earned first collegiate win...Struck out seven batters over five innings...Allowed two runs on as many hits. Southern Miss (2/22-24): Shutout the Golden Eagles through seven innings in the middle game of the series to earn the win...Struck out nine batters...Allowed just two hits. Frisco Classic (3/1-2): vs. Texas Tech (3/2): Allowed two runs on three hits over seven innings to earn the win...Struck out eight. Maine (3/8-10): Struck out eight over six innings...Allowed just one run on six hits in game two of the Friday doubleheader to get the win. at Florida (3/15-16): Struck out 11 batters in a game two start...Allowed four runs on ten hits to earn the victory...Didn’t walk a batter. Auburn (3/22-24): Started the middle game of the series and threw seven innings to earn the win...Allowed two runs on three hits...Walked one and struck out six. LSU (3/28-30): Threw five innings in a start of the middle game in the series...Allowed six runs - five earned - on nine hits in the loss...Struck out nine and walked two. at Tennessee (4/5-7): Started the series finale and threw one inning...Allowed two runs on three hits in the no decision...Didn’t walk a batter and struck out two. Alabama (4/12/14): Started the series finale and threw four scoreless innings, leaving due to pitch count...Stuck out four and allowed four hits...Didn’t walk a batter in earning the victory. at Arkansas (4/18-20): Made the start in the middle game of the series...Threw five innings and allowed three runs - two earned - in a loss...Walked one and struck out four. Georgia (4/26-28): Earned the win with five innings of one-run work on the mound in the middle game of the series...Allowed the one run on five hits...Walked two and struck out seven. at Texas A&M (5/3-4): Threw a six-inning complete game in a 1-0 loss in the middle game of the series...Allowed one run on three hits...Walked two and struck out seven...The lone run was scored on a sixth-inning, two-out RBI double. at Ole Miss (5/10-12): Started the middle game in the series...Threw 4 2/3 innings and allowed three runs - two earned - on four hits...Struck out five and walked three. South Carolina (5/16-18): Allowed two runs on three hits in six innings of work in a no decision...Walked two and struck out eight batters. SEC Tournament (5/22-24): Made one start on the mound. vs. LSU (5/24): Made the start and threw 2 1/3 innings...Allowed five runs - four earned - on four hits...Walked two and struck out five in the loss. NCAA Starkville Regional (5/31-6/2): Started the first game of the regional against Southern (5/31)...Threw three innings and allowed one unearned run...Allowed three hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out three in a no decision. College World Series (6/16-20): Started State’s final game in Omaha. vs. Louisville (6/20): Threw six shutout innings in a no decision...Allowed three hits, walked one and struck out two.
High School
Lettered five times for head coach Stacy Hester at Brandon High School...Two-time team captain and three-time team MVP...Named USA Today All-USA Baseball Player of the Year as a senior...Tabbed Gatorade Mississippi Player of the Year as a senior...Two-time Clarion-Ledger, Prep Baseball Report and USA Today Mississippi Player of the Year, earning the award as a junior and senior from each publication...Named Mississippi Player of the Year as a junior by Mississippi Preps and Perfect Game...Earned Mississippi Male Athlete of the Year (all sports) by the Clarion-Ledger as a senior...Garnered first-team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Perfect Game as a senior...Earned All-America honors from Perfect Game and USA Today as a junior...Selected to play in the Under Armour All-American Game following his junior season...Played for the USA Baseball U18 team that won a gold medal at the World Baseball/Softball Confederation World Cup in Thunder Bay, Ontario following his junior season...Selected All-Southeast Region by Perfect Game as a senior...Tabbed first-team all-state as a junior and senior by the Clarion-Ledger...Garnered second-team all-state accolades as a sophomore from the Clarion-Ledger...Three-time all-district selection, earning the distinction as a sophomore, junior and senior...Helped the East Coast Sox to the WWBA 16U Championship following his sophomore season...Earned all-tournament honors at the WWBA as both a position player and pitcher at both the 16U and 17U events...Earned A/B Honor Roll all four years and graduated with honors...Was a member of the community service-based BMS Beta Club at Brandon High School.
Personal
Born John Thomas Ginn on May 20, 1999 in Flowood, Mississippi...Son of Wanda and Mike Ginn...Has one older sister, Sarah...Grandfather, Jerry Graham, attended Mississippi State...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
