2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jake Mangum
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pearl, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Jackson Prep
Career Notes & Records
Draft: Selected by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 2017 MLB First Year Player Draft...Chosen in the 32nd round of the 2018 MLB First Year Player Draft by the New York Mets...Picked by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 2019 MLB First Year Player Draft...Became the first Mississippi State baseball student-athlete chosen in the Major League Baseball Draft in three different draft cycles.
Career: Finished his career ranked No. 4 all-time in NCAA history with 383 hits...Collected 112 multi-hit games...Hit leadoff in 217 career games, posting a hit in 69 of those (31.7%)...Became the first MSU baseball student-athlete to register multiple 100-hit seasons...One of just four SEC baseball student-athletes with back-to-back 100-hit seasons...Owned a hit in 202 of 243 games started (83.1%), 210 of 258 games with at least one plate appearances (81.3%) and 210 of 262 games played (80.1%)...Reached base in 219 of 243 games started (90.1%), 229 of 258 games with at least one plate appearances (88.7%) and 229 of 262 games played (87.4%)...Owns Mississippi State’s all-time hits record (383), surpassing Jeffrey Rea (335; 2004-07) with his third hit of the series opener at Tennessee (4/5/19)...Became the Southeastern Conference’s all-time hits leader with his second hit in the middle game of a series versus Georgia (4/27/19), passing LSU’s Eddie Furniss (352; 1995-98)...Became just the fifth SEC baseball student-athlete to register 1,000 career at bats in his first plate appearance of the series finale at Ole Miss (5/12), finished his career ranked No. 2 in the category (1,074) in conference history...Owns the Mississippi State career record for game played (262), doubles (73), hit-by-pitch (45) and at bats (1,074)...Ranked No. 2 at Mississippi State in career runs scored (229), No. 3 in total bases (491), No. 4 in stolen bases (56), tied for No. 5 in triples (10) and tied for No. 10 in career batting average (.357)...Finished his career No. 3 on the SEC’s all-time doubles chart (73).
Season: 2019: Set MSU single season hits (108)...Ended the season No. 2 in at bats (302)... Tied for No. 5 on the single season doubles charts (24)...Was tied for No. 6 in single season runs scored (75)...Finished No. 10 in single season history in stolen bases (22). 2018: Recorded 288 at bats to rank No. 3 all-time in Bulldog single-season history...His 101 hits are one of just six 100-hit seasons in Mississippi State history, ranking No. 5 in the single-season record books...Sits tied for No. 10 in single-season history with 22 doubles...His 68 games played ranks tied for No. 10 in Mississippi State history. 2017: Totaled 278 at bats, which ranks tied for No. 9 in a single season at Mississippi State. 2016: Hit .408 for the season (84-for-206) to rank No. 7 on the single-season batting charts at MSU.
2019 Season (Senior Season)
Awards: Won the Senior CLASS Award...Tabbed first-team All-America by the American Baseball Coaches Association, College Baseball Foundation and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association...Earned second-team All-America from Baseball America, D1Baseball and Perfect Game...Garnered third-team All-America by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper...Tabbed first-team All-South Region by the ABCA...Named first-team All-SEC for the third time in his career...Was the first MSU baseball student-athlete and 16 SEC baseball student-athlete to earn three, first-team All-SEC honors...Named to the SEC All-Defensive Team...Selected to the SEC Community Service Team...Won the Ferriss Trophy as the top baseball student-athlete in Mississippi, as awarded by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame...Became the first two-time winner of the award, also claiming it during his freshman season in 2016...Earned his first-career SEC Player of the Week award on April 29 after helping State to a 4-0 week against ranked opponents and breaking the Southeastern Conference’s all-time hits record against Georgia.
Season: Started all 67 games in center field...Posted his 300th career hit with his third hit as part of a four-hit night against Grambling (3/13)...Reached base safely in 59 of 67 games…Had at least one hit in 57 of 67 games…Owned a pair of double-digit hitting streaks: 20-games from March. 19-April 20 and 11 games from April 23-May 12…Also owned an 11-game reached base streak from February. 20-March 8…Owned a team-best 33 multi-hit games, including a season-best five hits against Little Rock (3/19) and ULM (4/3)…Owned 10 multi-RBI games… Homered at Florida (3/16)…Produced the game winning run on four occasions: versus UAB (2/20), against Southern Miss (2/23), at Samford (3/20) and at Tennessee (4/7).
Rankings: Led the NCAA in hits (108)...Finished No. 8 nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in runs scored (75)...Was No. 9 in the NCAA and No. 2 in the SEC in doubles (24)...Ended the year 22nd nationally and No. 2 in the SEC in toughest to strikeout (12.6)...Finished 51st in the NCAA and No. 11 in the SEC in total bases (141)...Was 64th nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in stolen bases (22)...Ended the year 80th in the NCAA and No. 2 in the SEC in batting average (.358).
Youngstown State (2/15-16): Collected four hits and scored five times in the series...Doubled and scored one run in the season opener...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and one stolen base in the middle game. UAB (2/20): Stole a base and drove in the game-winning run with a two-run single. Southern Miss (2/22-24): Tallied four hits and scored three times for the weekend...Went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in the series opener...Had two hits and walked in the middle game of the series...Scored twice and drove in a run in second game...Walked twice and scored one run in the series finale. Jackson State (2/26): Doubled twice, scored three runs and collected one RBI...Also walked and stole one base. Frisco Classic (3/1-2): Picked up three hits between the two games...Drove in a run in each game...vs. Sam Houston State (3/1): Went 2-for-4...Plated one RBI with a single. vs. Texas Tech (3/2): Singled and hit a sacrifice fly. ECU (3/5): Went 1-for-4 with a run scored. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6): Posted two hits, including an RBI single...Scored one run. Maine (3/8-10): Collected two hits and two RBIs in the series opener...Reached on an error and stole a base in the middle game of the series...Went 1-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored...Also stole two bases in the series finale. Grambling (3/13): Collected four hits and two RBIs...Also stole a base and scored four times...Added one walk...His third hit of night was the 300th of his career. at Florida (3/15-16): Tallied five hits, three of them doubles, between first two games...Doubled twice the middle game of the series as part of a three-hit game...Also led off the game with a home run. Little Rock (3/19): Collected five hits...Doubled and tripled...Drove in three RBIs and stole a base. at Samford (3/20): Went 3-for-5, stole a base and plated one RBI. Auburn (3/22-24): Hit .438 (7-for-16) in three starts in center field...Reached once - via single - in the series opener...Was 4-for-6 with one run scored in the middle game of the series...Chipped in two hits and walked once in the series finale...Scored two runs and drove in one RBI. Mississippi Valley State (3/26): Posted two hits and scored three runs. LSU (3/28-30): Started all three games in center field...Posted a hit in each game, batting .333 (5-for-15) on the weekend...Doubled and scored a run in the third inning of the series opener...Had two hits in the middle game of the series, with both hits going for extra bases...Tripled in the fourth inning and scored...Doubled in the seventh inning...Posted two hits, including a ninth-inning double. ULM (4/3): Went 5-for-6 with three runs scored and three RBIs...Singled and scored a run in the first inning...Singled twice in the fourth inning, scoring a run on his first hit and driving in two RBIs on his second base hit of the frame...Tripled in an RBI and scored a run in the sixth...Also collected a hit in the seventh. at Tennessee (4/5-7): Started all three games in center field...Went 4-for-6 in the series opener...Doubled to lead off the game and scored...Singled in the eighth...His 10th-inning single set the Mississippi State career record for hits (336), moving him past Jeffery Rea (335; 2004-07)...Singled to score a pair of runs in the 11th inning of the series opener...Singled in the middle game of the series...His lone hit in the series finale was a two-RBI double in the sixth inning, which plated the eventual game-winning runs. South Alabama (4/10): Reached base twice and scored two runs in a start...Walked and scored a run in the third inning...Doubled and scored in the seventh inning. Alabama (4/12/14): Started all three games in center field...Singled and scored two runs in the series opener...Singled, walked and scored a run in the middle game of the series...Had a pair of hits and scored three times...Singled and scored in both the first and fifth innings...Reached on a fielder’s choice, stole a base and scored in the second inning. Texas Southern (4/16): Led off the game with a single and came around to score. at Arkansas (4/18-20): Started all three games in center field...Reached base twice in the series opener, once via hit-by-pitch and once via single...Singled and drove in one RBI in the middle game in the series. vs. Ole Miss (4/23): Reached base twice, scored a run and drove in one RBI...Went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch...Singled and scored a run in the seventh inning...Drove in the eighth run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. Georgia (4/26-28): Hit .583 (7-for-12) in the series and reached base at a .688 clip...Was on base 11 times in the series (7 hits, 4 walks)...Went 3-for-4 with a pair of intentional walks in the series opener...Was on base in all seven plate appearances, including a fourth inning fielder’s choice...Scored three runs in the opener...Singled in his first two plate appearances, with the second base hit making him the Southeastern Conference’s career hits leader with his 353rd hit...Scored a run in the first inning...Drove in an RBI with a seventh-inning single...Walked twice, stole a base and singled...Walked and scored a run in the fifth inning...Singled and scored in the seventh. at Texas A&M (5/3-4): Started all three games in center field and hit .500 (5-for-10) on the weekend...Posted a pair of hits in the series opener and scored a run...Walked and singled in the middle game of the series...Reached base three times in the series finale...Singled and score a run in the first inning...Drove in an RBI with a single in the second inning...Was intentionally walked in the fourth. Memphis (5/8): Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored...Closed the game with three-straight hits...Doubled in the fourth inning...Singled and scored a run in the sixth and eighth innings. at Ole Miss (5/10-12): Started all three games in center field and posted a hit in each game....Doubled for his lone hit of the series opener...Drove in an RBI and came around to score on a seventh-inning single...Posted two hits, walk, scored a run and drove in one RBI...Was intentionally walked to load the bases with two outs and came around to score in the nine-run fourth inning...Doubled to drive in the final run of the game with two outs in the ninth inning. South Carolina (5/16-18): Started all three games in center field...Was 1-for-6 with a hit-by-pitch in the series opener and scored four runs...Drove in an RBI with a fielder’s choice in the fifth inning...Went 1-for-5 in the series finale with one runs scored and one RBI...Posted an RBI single in the seventh inning of the series finale. SEC Tournament (5/22-24): Started all three games in center field. vs. LSU (5/22): Was 2-for-7 with two walks and one run scored...Led off the bottom of the first with a single and came around to score...Walked in the second...Doubled in the 12th inning, narrowly missing driving in the game-winning run from first as the ball bounced over the fence for a ground-rule double. vs. LSU (5/24): Walked and scored a run in the third inning. NCAA Starkville Regional (5/31-6/2): Started all three games in center field. Southern (5/31): Reached base twice...Was hit by a pitch and scored in the first inning...Walked and scored in the seventh inning. Miami (Fla.) (6/2): Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored...Singled and scored in the fourth inning...Doubled and scored in the eighth inning. NCAA Super Regional (6/8-9): Started both games in center field...Singled for his lone hit of the series opener...Robbed a grand slam from Stanford’s Andrew Daschbach for the second out in the first inning...Was 2-for-5 in the second game of the series...Singled and stole a base in the fourth inning...Singled and came around to score in the ninth inning. NCAA College World Series (6/16-20): Started all three games in center field. vs. Auburn (6/16): Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored...Singled in the fifth and was hit-by-pitch in the sixth...Started the ninth-inning rally with a leadoff double and came around to score. vs. Vanderbilt (6/19): Posted a 2-for-5 day at the plate...Doubled and scored a run in the seventh...Singled in the first inning for his 69th career hit to lead off a game (top of bottom of the first inning)...Reached on an error in the fifth. vs. Louisville (6/20): Went 1-for-3 and added two hit-by-pitch...Was hit-by-pitch in the third and ninth innings...Singled and scored in the seventh inning.
2018 (Junior Season)
Awards: Named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Division I Gold Glove Team…Finalist for the C Spire Ferriss Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate baseball player in the state of Mississippi…Earned fourth-team All-American accolades from College Sports Madness…Tabbed ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region Second Team…Selected to the NCAA Tallahassee Region All-Tournament Team…Garnered first-team All-Southeastern Conference…Named to the SEC All-Defensive Team…Earned all-tournament honors at the Kleberg Bank College Classic (2/23-25)…Named a preseason candidate for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award…Earned Preseason All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (second team), D1Baseball.com (third team) and Perfect Game (third team)…Earned Preseason All-SEC honors from Perfect Game.
Season: Started all 68 games…Hit leadoff and started in center field in all 68 games…Reached base safely in 62 of 68 games…Had at least one hit in 57 of 68 games…Owned three hitting streaks of seven games or longer, including a season-best 14-game hitting streak from May 13-June 16…Owned a nine-game hitting streak from March 31-April 15 and a seven-game streak from March 11-21…Ended the season with an active reached base streak of 17 games, which began on May 13…Also owned a 14-game reached base streak from March 24-April 15…Owned a team-best 30 multi-hit games, including a season-best five hit effort in the series finale against Ole Miss (4/8)…Owned seven multi-RBI games… Homered versus Florida (5/19) and twice in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, against Samford (6/3) and Oklahoma (6/4)…Was intentionally walked a team-best seven times during the season.
Rankings: Led the NCAA with 288 at bats…Finished No. 5 in the NCAA and led the SEC in hits (101)…Ranked No. 18 nationally and paced the SEC in doubles (22)…Sat No. 43 nationally and led the SEC in hits per game (1.49)…Was No. 58 overall and No. 9 in the conference in total bases (138)…Ranked No. 92 nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in toughest to strikeout (9.9)…Finished No. 107 in the NCAA and No. 7 in the conference in batting average (.351)…Ended the year No. 120 nationally and No. 8 in the SEC in hit-by-pitch (13).
at Southern Miss (2/16-18): Posted hits in all three games…Went 2-for-4 in the series opener…Doubled and scored a run in the second game of the series…Singled and was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the series finale. at Jackson State (2/21): Walked, was hit by a pitch and stole a base. Kleberg Bank College Classic (2/23-25): Hit a team-best .615 (8-for-13) and owned a team-high .643 on-base percentage…Posted multiple hits in all three games…Led the team with eight hits and four runs scored. vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/23): Singled twice, including a ninth-inning RBI knock. vs. Nicholls State (2/24): Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and one RBI…Reached base in all four plate appearances, including on a first-inning error. at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/25): Collected three hits and scored once…Hits included (in order) a double, triple and single…Drove in an RBI with a fifth-inning triple. Shriners College Classic (3/2-4): Reached base seven times on the weekend with a team-high-tying five hits, one walk and one hit-by-pitch…Had at least one hit in all three games. vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (3/2): Singled twice and was hit by a pitch. vs. Houston (3/3): Had a bunt single in the 10th innings and was intentionally walked in the 12th inning. vs. Sam Houston State (3/4): Singled and scored a run in the first inning…Doubled in the second inning. New Mexico State (3/6-7): Hit .625 (5-for-8) with a .700 on-base percentage in the two-game series…Went 3-for-3 with two walks in the series opener…All three hits were singles…Scored twice in the opening game of the series…Was 2-for-5 with a stolen base in the series finale. Utah Valley State (9-11): Singled and stole a base, and was intentionally walked in the series opener…Singled, stole a base and scored a run in the series finale. vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3/14): Chipped in a pair of singles and scored a run. Vanderbilt (3/16-18): Reached base six times in the series…Singled and walked in the series opener…Singled in the middle game of the series…Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run score, a walk and a stolen base in the series finale…Singled and scored a run in the first inning…Doubled and scored in the third inning…walked and stole a base in the fifth. Alcorn State (3/20): Was 2-for-5 with two runs scored…Tripled to leadoff the game the game and scored…Walked in the third inning and scored…Doubled in the sixth inning. Texas Southern (3/21): Posted a pair of hits, including a RBI single in the fifth inning. at Missouri (3/23-25): Was 3-for-7 with a pair of doubles and a run scored in the middle game of the series…Also reached on an error in the second game of the series…Scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 15th inning…Went 2-for-6 with a pair of RBIs in the series finale…Doubled in his two RBIs in the seventh inning of the finale game in the series. at Nicholls State (3/27): Reached base once in the game, via hit-by-pitch. at LSU (3/29-31): Reached base six times in the series with two hits and four walks…Went 1-for-3 in the series opener with a double and a run scored…Walked in the middle game of the series…Singled and walked twice in the series finale. Southern (4/4): Doubled and was hit by a pitch…Scored two runs. Ole Miss (4/7-8): Posted a team-best .533 batting average (8-for-15)…Scored a team-high seven runs…Reached on an error and scored in the first inning of the series opener…Doubled in an RBI and scored in the third inning of the first game in the series…Reached base three times, going 2-for-5 in the middle game of the series…Doubled and scored in the third inning, reached on an error in the fourth inning and singled in the seventh inning of the second game in the series…Capped the series with a 5-for-5 effort at the plate, scoring four runs, stealing two bases and driving in one run…Was also hit by a pitch…Singled and scored in the first and seventh innings…Was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored in the third inning…Singled in the fifth and ninth innings…Singled with two outs and scored on Luke Alexander’s walk-off home run in the 11th inning. at Alabama State (4/11): Singled three times and scored a run. at Auburn (4/13-15): Had hits in all three games…Scored once in each game…Singled and stole a base in the first inning of the series opener…Reached via wild pitch on a strikeout and came around to score in the sixth inning of the first game in the series…Drove in a run with a single in the fourth inning of the middle game in the series, coming around to score a run…Added a walk in the eighth inning of game two in the series…Owned a pair of hits, including an RBI double, and scored a run in the series finale. at Arkansas (4/20-21): Reached base in all three games…Walked twice in the series opener, scoring both times…Singled in the first inning of the middle game in the series…Plated the first run of the game with a RBI single in the third inning of the series finale. vs. Ole Miss (4/24): Reached base three times, going 1-for-3 in the contest…Had a two-RBI double in the third inning…Reached on an error in the seventh inning…Was intentionally walked and came around to score the eventual game-winning run in the ninth inning. Texas A&M (4/27-29): Posted a team-best .636 batting average (7-for-11) and a team-high .714 on-base percentage…Reached base safely 10 times in the series with seven hits, two walks and one hit-by-pitch…Was on base multiple times in each game of the series…Singled and walked in the series opener…Went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI in the middle game of the series…Was on base all five plate appearances, also reaching via hit-by-pitch…Was 2-for-4 with a walk and one runs scored in the series finale…Singled and scored a run in the ninth inning of the series finale. at Alabama (5/4-6): Plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning of the series opener…Doubled, walked twice, scored a run and stole a base in the middle game of the series…Doubled and scored a run in the sixth inning of the series finale. vs. Troy (5/9): Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and one RBI…Was hit by a pitch in the first inning and scored…Doubled and scored in the third inning…Singled and scored in the fifth inning…Drove in an RBI with a base hit and stole a base in the sixth inning. at Kentucky (5/11-13): Reached base three times in the series opener…Walked and scored a run in the first inning, was hit by a pitch in the second inning and singled in the eighth inning of the series opener…Went 3-for-6 in the series finale with two runs scored and two RBIs…Doubled in a run and came around to score in the second inning…Singled in a run and came around to score in the ninth inning…Also singled in the sixth inning. Florida (5/17-19): Reached base multiple times in each game of the series…Was on base safely eight times and scored six runs – both tying for the team high…Had two hits in the series opener, including a two-RBI triple to give the Bulldogs the lead for good in the eighth inning…Went 1-for-4 and reached via hit-by-pitch, scoring three runs in the middle game of the series…Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the first inning…Had an RBI double and scored a run in the second inning…Reached on a fielder’s choice and came around to score in the fifth inning…Went 3-for-4 with his first home run of the season in the series finale…Scored twice and also walked once in the final game of the series. SEC Tournament (5/22): vs. LSU (5/22): Posted a 2-for-4 day at the plate with a walk and one RBI. NCAA Tallahassee Regional (6/1-4): Reached base safely 12 times (8 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP) and totaled 14 bases in five games…Scored a team-high-tying seven runs and drove in five RBIs. vs. Oklahoma (6/1): Walked to lead off the game…Singled and scored a run in the fourth inning. vs. Florida State (6/2): Reached base twice…Singled in the sixth inning…Walked to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning. vs. Samford (6/3): Led off the game with a solo home run…Added a single and reached via hit-by-pitch in the game. vs. Oklahoma (6/3): Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs…Also walked…Singled and scored in the third inning…Plated a run with a single and came around to score in the fourth inning…Reached on a fielder’s choice, driving in a run, and came around to score in the seventh inning. vs. Oklahoma (6/4): Drove in a pair of runs with a ninth-inning home run for his lone hit of the game. NCAA Nashville Super Regional (6/8-10): at Vanderbilt: Ranked No. 2 on the team with four RBIs in the series…Walked and scored a run in the third inning, and posted an RBI single in the eighth inning of the series opener…Singled in the first and second inning of the middle game in the series…Drove in two RBIs with his second single of the game…Had two hits in the series finale…Singled and scored a run in the third inning…Had an RBI double and came around to score in the ninth inning. College World Series (6/16-23): Owned a team-best .471 on-base percentage…Reached base a team-high eight times (4 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP). vs. Washington (6/16): Was on base three times…Singled in the first inning, was intentionally walked in the fifth inning and doubled in the eighth inning. vs. North Carolina (6/19): Reached base once, via intentional walk in the eighth inning…Came around to score during the eight-run eighth inning. vs. Oregon State (6/22): Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the first inning…Singled in the third inning. vs. Oregon State (6/23): Walked once and singled.
2017 Sophomore Season
Awards: Tabbed second-team All-Southeastern Conference…Tabbed SEC All-Defensive Team…Named to the NCAA Hattiesburg Regional All-Tournament Team (62-5)…Earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Hitting: Started 65 games…Did not appear versus Southern Miss (3/21) or Mississippi Valley State (4/11)…Started games in center field (60), at designated hitter (5) and pitcher (5)…Hit leadoff in 50 of 65 games…Had a hit in 51 of 65 games…Reached base in 58 of 65 games…Owned a season-best hitting streak of 14 games (Feb. 17-March 10) to open the year…Had a pair of double-digit reached base streaks; 14 games (Feb. 17-March 10) to open the season and 13 games from March 24-April 14…Ranked No. 2 on the squad with 27 multi-hit games, including three games with four hits…Chipped in five multi-RBI contests, including a career-high five RBIs against Tennessee (3/25). Pitching: Appeared in six games with five starts on the mound…Made collegiate pitching debut against South Alabama (3/12) in relief…Made first collegiate start as a pitcher against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/14)…Owned two wins and one save…Posted victories against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/14) and at Ole Miss (4/1)…Collected a save against South Alabama (3/12)…Stranded one of three inherited runners.
Rankings: Finished No. 18 in the NCAA and No. 4 in the SEC in hits (90)…Was No. 27 nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in hit-by-pitch (17).
Hitting: Texas Tech (2/17): Reached base safely twice and scored two runs…Walked and scored a run in the eighth inning…Singled in the ninth…Also reached on a fielder’s choice in the third inning and scored a run. Western Illinois (2/18): Went 2-for-4 and added a walk…Walked and scored a run in the first inning…Singled in the fourth…Singled and stole a base in the eighth. Western Illinois (2/19): Singled, reached on an error and was hit by a pitch…Scored in the sixth inning after reaching on an error. Texas Tech (2/19): Went 3-for-4 and was hit by a pitch…Singled in the first, third and fourth innings, coming around to score in the third and fourth innings…Was hit by a pitch and stole two bases in the eighth, eventually scoring on a wild pitch. Morehead State (2/21): Went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles…Scored a pair of runs and stole a base. Indiana State (2/24): Chipped in two hits and two runs scored…Stole one base…Singled and came around to score in both the fifth and sixth innings. Marist (2/25): Went 2-for-4 and was hit by a pitch…Reached via hit-by-pitch and scored in the second inning…Doubled and scored in the eighth inning. Indiana State (2/25): Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored…Singled and scored in the first inning…Reached on an error and scored in the fifth inning. Marist (2/26): Reached base four times…Scored three runs…Went 2-for-3 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch…Doubled and scored in the third inning…Walked and scored in the fifth inning…Was hit by a pitch and came around to score in the sixth inning…Plated a run with a ground out in the seventh inning. at Oregon (3/3-5): Led the team with seven hits on the weekend…Singled and reached on an error in the series opener…Singled twice and scored a run in the middle game of the series…Went 4-for-6 in the series finale with one run scored and one RBI…Singled and scored in the sixth inning…Doubled to drive in a run in the seventh inning. Louisiana Tech (3/7): Singled in the third inning. South Alabama (3/10): Singled and scored a run in the first inning…Reached on a fielder’s choice and stole a base in the fifth. South Alabama (3/12): Chipped in a pair of singles and scored a run. Columbia (3/13): Reached base safely four times…Went 1-for-2 with two walks and one hit-by-pitch…Scored twice and drove in one RBI…Was hit by a pitch and scored in the second inning…Also walked to drive in a run in the second inning…Walked and came around to score in the seventh…Doubled in the first inning. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/14): Doubled and scored a run in the first inning…Reached on an error, stole a base and scored in the third inning. at Arkansas (3/17-19): Singled in the series opener…Singled twice and scored a run in the middle game of the series. Tennessee (3/24-26): Led the team with a .615 batting average (8-for-13) and a .600 on-base percentage…Reached base safely nine times on the weekend with eight hits and one hit-by-pitch…Tied for team high with four runs scored and six RBIs…Reached base via hit-by-pitch in the first game of the series…Went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and a career-high five RBIs in the middle game of the series…Scored in both the first and second innings…Doubled to plate two RBIs in the second inning…Drove in a pair of runs with a sacrifice fly in the third inning…Singled to drive in one RBI in the fourth inning…Was 4-for-5 in the series finale with two runs scored and one RBI…Singled and scored in the first and fourth innings…Doubled to drive in one RBI in the sixth inning. at Memphis (3/28): Posted two hits and scored a run…Singled and scored in the first inning…Singled and stole a base in the ninth inning. at Ole Miss (3/30-4/1): Reached base safely five times in the series with four hits…Singled, doubled and was hit by a pitch, scoring twice, in the series opener…Singled and scored in the seventh inning…Doubled and scored the eventual game-winning run in the ninth inning of a come-from-behind victory in the series opener…Chipped in a ninth-inning single in the middle game of the series…Singled in the eighth inning of the series finale. FIU (4/4/5): Reached base in both games of a mid-week series…Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the first inning of the series opener…Was hit by a pitch and singled in the series finale…Singled and scored on Brent Rooker’s walk-off home run in the 10th inning of the series finale. Kentucky (4/7-9): Reached base six times in the series, with three hits and three hit-by-pitch…Doubled and scored in the first inning of the series opener…Was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning of the opening game…Was hit twice, scoring each time, in the middle game of the series…Was 2-for-4 in the series finale with two RBIs and a run scored…Tripled to drive in two RBIs and scored in the sixth inning. at South Carolina (4/14-16): Reached base twice in the series opener and series finale…Chipped in a pair of singles in the series opener…Walked and doubled in the series finale…Doubled and scored a run in the sixth inning of the final game in the series. Alabama (4/20-21): Tied for team high with three RBIs on the weekend…Reached base safely in each game of the series…Walked in the series opener…Had a pair of singles and a stolen base in the middle game of the series…Went 2-for-7 with a run scored and two RBIs in the 13-inning series finale…Singled to plate one RBI and scored a run in the sixth inning…Drove in another sixth-inning RBI with his second base hit of the inning. vs. Ole Miss (4/25): Singled and scored in the fifth inning. Auburn (4/28-29): Reached base safely in each game of the series…Was hit-by-pitch twice in the series opener…Scored after being hit by a pitch in the first inning…Singled and scored, and reached on an error in the middle game of the series…Singled in the seventh inning for his lone hit of the series finale. at Texas A&M (4/4-6): Posted two hits in the series…Also reached base four times via error…Singled and reached base two via error in the series opener…Doubled and reached on an error in the middle game of the series…Reached on an error in the series finale. at Georgia (5/12-14): Led the team with a .429 batting average (6-for-14)…Had at least one hit in each game of the series…Went 3-for-5 in the series opener…Doubled in the first and fifth innings…Singled and came around to score in the third inning of the opener…Went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles in the middle game of the series…Singled in the fifth inning of the series finale. Troy (5/16): Went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and one runs scored…Hit third in the lineup…Collected RBI singles in the third, sixth and eighth innings…Also scored a run in the eighth inning…Drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. LSU (5/18-20): Hit third in all three games in the series…Was 3-for-5 in the middle game of the series with one run scored and one RBI…Single to drive in a run in the first inning…reached on a fielder’s choice and scored in the fifth inning…Singled in the ninth inning…Reached base safely twice and had two RBIs in the series finale…Was hit by a pitch in the first inning…Singled to drive in a pair of runs in the sixth inning. SEC Tournament (5/24-26): Hit third in all four games…Reached base safely in all four games, with a hit in three games. vs. Georgia (5/24): Went 2-for-4 with a walk. vs. Arkansas (5/25): Singled for his lone hit in the ninth-inning rally. vs. Florida (5/26): Had a ninth-inning single. vs. Arkansas (5/26): Was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning. NCAA Hattiesburg Regional (6/2-5): Hit third in the opener and filled the No. 5 spot in the lineup in the final four games…Reached base safely in the final four games of the regional, with hits in each game…Totaled eight hits, two runs and one RBI. vs. UIC (6/4): Went 3-for-5 with a run scored…Singled, stole a base and scored the eventual game-winning run in the fifth inning…Singled and stole a base in the seventh inning…Added a ninth-innings single. vs. South Alabama (6/4): Singled and added a sacrifice bunt. at Southern Miss (6/5): Had a pair of base hits…Singled, stole a base and scored a run in the third inning…Also had a base knock in the sixth inning. at Southern Miss (6/5): Chipped in a pair of singles. NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional (6/10-11): Hit fifth in both games…Reached base in each game…Was hit by a pitch to plate a run in the first inning of the series opener…Was intentionally walked in the seventh inning of the opener…Singled to drive in a run in the second game of the series.
Pitching: South Alabama (3/10): Collected his first career save with two-thirds of an inning of work…Walked one…Allowed two of three inherited runners to score. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/14): Threw three perfect innings in his first collegiate start to get the win…Struck out a career-high five batters. at Arkansas (3/17-19): Made the start and allowed three runs in two innings of work in the loss…Surrendered two hits and walked two. Tennessee (3/24-26): Threw 2 2/3 innings in a start…Allowed three runs on four hits…Walked one and struck out one. at Ole Miss (3/30-4/1): Threw a career-high five innings in a start to earn the win…Allowed one run on two hits…Walked two and fanned three. Kentucky (4/7-9): Made the start and allowed four runs in two innings of work…Surrendered seven hits and walked one.
2016 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Garnered second-team All-America honors from National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and third-team All-America laurels from the American Baseball Coaches Association…Earned first-team freshman All-America from Baseball America, the NCBWA and Perfect Game…Tabbed a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper…Named first-team ABCA All-South Region…Garnered first-team All-Southeastern Conference…Became the first Bulldog freshman since Rafael Palmeiro in 1983 to earn first-team All-SEC…Named the SEC Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team…Won the Ferriss Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate baseball player in Mississippi…Became the first freshman to claim the Ferriss Trophy…Named to the NCAA Starkville Regional All-Tournament Team (6/3-5)…Selected SEC Freshman of the Week on April 11 after hitting .556 (10-for-18) with three walks, three runs scored and three RBIs…Earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Appeared in 62 games with 43 starts…Started games in right field (22), center field (14) and left field (7)…Hit lead off (34), No. 2 (7), No. 8 (1) and No. 9 (1) in the lineup…Made his collegiate debut in a start versus FAU (2/19) in the season opener…Led the team in batting average (.408) to claim the Southeastern Conference batting title…Posted a hit in 38 of 43 starts…Reached base in 39 of 43 starts…Owned a pair of double-digit hitting streaks; 11 games from April 13-30 and 13 games to end the season (May 14-June 11)…Posted a pair of double-digit reached base streaks; 20 games from March 26-April 30 and 13 games to end the season (May 14-June 11)…Posted 22 multi-hit games, including a career-high five hits against Arkansas (5/19)…Chipped in seven multi-RBI games, including a season-best three-RBI game versus Ole Miss (4/2)…Homered against Ole Miss (4/2)…Went 4-for-5 as a pinch hitter with one walk and two RBIs.
Rankings: Finished No. 7 nationally and led the SEC in batting average (.408)…Sat No. 66 in the NCAA and No. 8 in the SEC in hits (84)…Was No. 83 nationally and No. 5 in the SEC in on-base percentage (.458).
FAU (2/19): Made his collegiate debut with a start in left field. South Dakota State (2/20): Reached base for the first time in his career via hit-by-pitch in the seventh inning. Alcorn State (3/1): Appeared as s defensive replacement…Notched first collegiate hit and RBI with a single in the sixth inning…Also reached via walk in the fifth inning. Dodger Stadium Classic (3/4-6): Appeared in all three games with one start…Made the start versus Oklahoma (3/6)…Reached base five times with three hits and two walks. at UCLA (3/4): Pinch hit in the ninth inning, walked and scored the lone run of the game for MSU. at USC (3/5): Collected a pinch-hit single. vs. Oklahoma (3/6): Made the start in left field…Went 2-for-4 with one walk and one run scored. Oregon (3/11-13): Appeared in all three games…Roped a pinch-hit double to plate a run and came around to score in the eighth inning of the series opener…Singled in his lone at bat of the middle game in the series. Oral Roberts (3/16): Singled in a pinch-hit appearance. at Vanderbilt (3/18-20): Appeared in all three games with starts in the final two games of the series…Led the team with a .500 batting average (5-for-10) and .545 on-base percentage…Drove in a team-best four RBIs in the series…Appeared as a defensive replacement in the series opener…Went 1-for-2 with a single in the first game of the series…Went 2-for-3 with a walk in the middle game of the series…Drove in two RBIs and scored one run…Posted a pair of singles in the series finale…Drove in a pair of RBIs with a fourth-inning single in the final game off the series. Mississippi Valley State (3/22): Appeared as a defensive replacement…Doubled in a RBI with a double and came around to score in the eighth inning. Georgia (3/24-26): Appeared in all three games with one start…Started the middle game of the series…Singled and plated one RBI as a pinch hitter in the series finale. Southern Miss (3/29): Made the start…Singled and scored a run in the fourth inning…Plated an RBI with ground outs in the first and eighth innings. Ole Miss (4/1-3): Started all three games…Led the team with a .500 batting average (6-for-12) and .538 on-base percentage…Had two hits in each game of the series…Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the series opener…Singled and scored a run in the first inning…Singled, stole his first career base and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning of the first game in the series…Went 2-for-3 in the middle game of the series with two extra base hits…Hit his first career home run with a solo shot in the first inning…Plated three RBIs…Was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the second inning…Doubled in a run in the seventh inning of the middle game in the series…Doubled and singled in the series finale. UT Martin (4/5): Reached base six times, going 4-for-4 with a pair of walks…Walked in his first two plate appearances…Plated a run with a single and came around to score in the fifth inning…Doubled and scored in the seventh inning…Drove in one RBI with an eighth-inning single. at Florida (4/8-10): Started all three games…Tied for team high with six hits…Went 3-for-5 in each of the first two games of the series…Singled and scored a run in the first inning, then tripled in one RBI in the third inning of the middle game in the series…Walked in the series finale. Memphis (4/13): Singled and walked. Texas A&M (4/15-17): Started all three games…Led the team with a .467 batting average (7-for-15)…Went 3-for-5 with a run scored in the series opener…Singled and scored a run in the first inning of the series opener…Had a two-RBI single in the sixth inning of the middle game in the series…Went 3-for-5 with a double and scored a run. ULM (4/20): Reached base twice in the 14-inning affair…Was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning…Drove in the game-winning RBI with a single in the 14th inning for the walk-off win. at LSU (4/22-24): Started all three games…Led the team with a .462 batting average (6-for-13)…Led the team with six hits…Opened the series with a 2-for-3 effort and one runs scored…Also walked and posted his first-career sacrifice hit…Tripled and scored a run in the middle game of the series…Went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBIs in the series finale…Singled and scored in the third and eighth innings…Drove in a run with a single in the sixth inning. vs. Ole Miss (4/26): Went 2-for-3 with a run scored…Led off the game with a single and scored a run…Singled in the fifth inning…Was intentionally walked in the seventh inning. at Alabama (4/28-30): Started all three games…Went 3-for-5 with one RBI and three runs scored…Singled and scored in the first and ninth inning…Tripled to plate a RBI and came around to score in the third inning of the opener…Singled in the middle game of the series. Missouri (5/5-7): Started all three games…Opened the series with a 4-for-5 effort at the plate…Had one RBI and one run scored…Plated a RBI with a single in the second inning…Singled and came around to score in the sixth inning of the opener…Scored a run after reaching on a fielder’s choice and singled in the middle game of the series…Singled in the series finale. at Troy (5/11): Went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks…Walked and scored a run in the second inning…Doubled to plate one RBI in the fourth inning…Walked in the sixth inning. at Auburn (5/13-15): Started all three games…Went 4-for-6 with two doubles, one RBI and four runs scored in the middle game of the series…Doubled in one RBI and came around to score in the second inning…Singled in the sixth, doubled in the eighth and singled in the ninth – scoring runs each time – in the middle game of the series…Singled, walked and stole two bases in the series finale…Walked and stole a base in the first inning of the finale…Singled, stole a base and came around to score in the third inning of the finale game in the series. Arkansas (5/19-21): Started all three games…Led the with nine hits, five runs scored, a .692 batting average (9-for-13) and a .714 on-base percentage…Went 5-for-5 with three runs scored in the series opener…Singled and scored runs in the first, third and sixth innings in the first game of the series…Reached base twice in the middle game of the series…Singled and score a run I the third inning…Was intentionally walked in the seventh inning…Went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and one run scored in the series finale…Singled and scored in the third inning…Singled and stole two bases in the sixth inning. SEC Tournament (5/25-27): Started all three games…Posted a hit in each game. vs. Alabama (5/25): Went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored…Singled and scored a run in the first inning. vs. LSU (5/26): Singled for his lone hit. vs. Florida (5/27): Reached base twice with a single and a hit-by-pitch…Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the fifth inning. NCAA Starkville Regional (6/3-5): Started all three games…Only Bulldog with multiple extra-base hits…Tied for team high with five hits. Southeast Missouri State (6/3): Went 2-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch…Was also hit by a pitch…Doubled and scored a run in the eighth inning. Cal State Fullerton (6/4): Posted a pair of base hits…Drove in the third run of the game with an RBI single in the seventh inning. Louisiana Tech (6/5): Doubled and scored a run in the third inning. NCAA Starkville Super Regional (6/10-11): vs. Arizona: Started both games of the series…Went 1-for-5 in each game…Singled for his lone hit in the series opener…Doubled to drive in one RBI in the second game of the series.
High School
Lettered all four years for head coach Chuck Box at Jackson Prep…Helped Jackson Prep to three-straight Mississippi Association of Independent Schools state titles as a sophomore, junior and senior…Two-time Collegiate Baseball Newspaper High School All-American, earning the honors as a sophomore and senior…Three-time Perfect Game All-American, garnering the accolades as a sophomore, junior and senior…Tabbed all-state by the Clarion-Ledger as a senior…Two-time MAIS All-State selection…Named the MAIS South Player of the Year as a junior…Selected to the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association 16U National Championship All-Tournament Team in 2014…Chose MSU over Ole Miss, Auburn and Alabama.
Personal
Born Jake Thomas Mangum on March 8, 1996 in Flowood, Mississippi…Son of Stacy and John Mangum…Has two sisters, Bailey and Abbey…Majoring in business administration.
