2021 Baseball Roster
Roster
Rowdey Jordan
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 185
- B/T:
- S/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Auburn
- Major:
- Finance
Career Notes & Records:
Draft: Chosen in round eleven of the 2021 MLB First Year Player Draft by the New York Mets.
Game: Equaled the school record for at-bats with eight against LSU (5/22/2019) at the SEC Tournament.
2021 (Senior Season)
Awards: Second-Team All-SEC, NCAA Starkville Regional All-Tournament Team, College World Series All-Tournament Team
Season: Started and played in 68 games… batted .323 for the year with a .417 on-base percentage… 87 hits, 4 triples, 10 home runs… 9/10 stolen bases… led the team in runs scored (74), doubles (22), at-bats (269), hit-by-pitch (17), total plate appearances (319), and tied for first in game starts (68)... multiple hit games (24)... hitting streaks (12)... longest reached base streaks (38)... matched career-high runs in a game (4) vs. South Carolina (5/7)...matched career-high doubles in a game (2) vs. Samford (6/4).
State Farm College Baseball Showdown (2/20-2/22): Hit .286 (4-14) during the tournament with six RBIs and three runs scored vs. Texas (2/20)... Hit a solo home run, drove in another run on a fielder’s choice, and stole a base vs. TCU (2/21)... Hit a solo homer in the 6th inning vs. Texas Tech (2/22)... Singled and tripled in five at-bats with three RBIs. Tulane (2/26-2/28): Collected two hits, including a double, in 14 at-bats and scored two runs during the three-game series. Southern Miss (3/3): Drove in a run on a sac fly and walked in three at-bats. Kent State (3/5-3/7): Had a .384 batting average (8-13) during the three-game series, scored four runs and recorded two RBIs… tripled and hit a RBI-single while scoring two runs in game one… hit an RBI-single and walked twice in game two… went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in game three. Grambling (3/9): Collected three RBIs via sac fly, double, and hit-by-pitch and scored two runs. Louisiana (3/10): Singled and walked, scored two runs. Eastern Michigan (3/12-3/14): Went 2-for-10 during the series… doubled and walked in game one with a stolen base and two runs scored… singled and hit by pitch in game three. Samford (3/16): Collected an RBI-double and hit by pitch. LSU (3/19-3/21): Singled, hit by pitch and scored a run in game one… drove an RBI-single in the 8th inning of game two… 0-for-3 with a walk in game three. North Alabama (3/24): Hit by pitch twice, stole a base and scored two runs. Arkansas (3/26-3/28): Hit an RBI-single and walked in game one… doubled, walked twice and scored a run in game two… went 2-for-5 in game three. Kentucky (4/1-4/3): Hit .455 (5-11) in the three-game series, scoring six runs and producing two RBIs… hit a solo home run and drove in an RBI via fielding error, hit by pitch twice and scored three runs in game one… went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in game two… tripled and scored a run in game three. Southern (4/6): Went 3-for-4, hit a two-run home run and scored three runs. Auburn (4/9-4/11): Went 4-12 in the three-game series with six runs scored and one RBI… drove in an RBI game one via walk, doubled, singled and scored two runs… 2-for-5 in game two with a double and a stolen base… 0-3 with a game-record four hit-by-pitches and two runs scored in game three. Arkansas State (4/13): Through four at bats, collected two runs and three hits with one solo home run… also had a double and a walk. Ole Miss (4/16-418): Hit .416 (5-12) in the three-game series… scored three runs, producing two RBIs with one walk and four strikeouts. UAB (4/20): In two at bats, scored one run and one walk… collected one RBI on a sacrifice fly to right field. Vanderbilt (4/23-4/25): Went 3-12 through the three-game series… scored three runs with one double and one walk… hit a home run in game two (4/24) and collected one RBI. Texas A&M (4/30-5/1): Went 2-for-6 in the opener… scored one run and one hit by pitch… Went 0-for-2 with 3 walks in game one of the doubleheader… went 2-for-5 in the final game… collected 3 RBIs. The Citadel (5/5): In two at bats, had one double and one walk...collected one RBI on a sacrifice fly to center. South Carolina (5/7-5/9): Hit .454 (5-11) in the three-game series… scored eight runs with five walks and one hit by pitch… had two stolen bases… hit two homeruns while collecting two RBIs. Missouri (5/13-5/15): Through 11 at bats, scored two runs with three hits and 2 RBIs… two doubles and three walks with one hit by pitch. Jacksonville State (5/18): In three at bats, collected two RBIs on a single hit to right field. Alabama (5/20-5/22): Went 4-for-13 with scoring three runs… had one double and one walk… collected 3 RBIs. SEC Tournament (5/26-5/27): Went 0-3 with one strikeout vs. Florida (5/26)... Went 2-4 with one double vs. Tennessee (5/27). NCAA Starkville Regional (6/4-6/7): 3-for-5 with two doubles, three runs scored and a stolen base in game one vs. Samford (6/4)... went 3-for-5 vs. VCU (6/5), including a double and a 2-RBI single, scored three runs and walked… 2-for-5 including a double and a run scored in the final game of the regional vs. Campbell (6/7). NCAA Starkville Super Regional vs. Notre Dame (6/12-6/14): 3-for-5 with a double, a 2-run home run and three runs scored in game one… tripled and scored a run in game two… reached base twice by means of an error and a fielder’s choice, drove in an RBI on the fielder’s choice, scored two runs and stole a base in game three. NCAA College World Series (6/20-6/30): Collected two hits in game one vs. Texas (6/20)... doubled and scored in the eighth inning vs. Virginia (6/22)... singled and scored in the first inning vs. Texas (6/25)... went 2-for-4 vs. Texas (6/26). College World Series Championship Series vs. Vanderbilt (6/28-6/30): Combined for four hits in the series, hitting .333 in the last two games to lead Mississippi State to their first national championship… collected an RBI-single in the seventh inning of game two… collected three hits, including an RBI-double and scored two runs in the championship game.
2020 (Junior Season)
Season: Started all 16 games in center field...Carried a season-best five-game hitting streak twice: February 14-22 and February 29-March 8...Ended the season with an active 10-game reached base streak, which began on February 25 versus Texas Southern...Posted a hit in 13 of 16 games and reached base multiple times in 10 of 16 games...Posted five multi-hit contests and one multi-RBI game...Scored multiple runs in seven games...Led the team in hits (20) and stolen bases (3)...Tied for the team lead in runs scored (17)...Ranked No. 2 on the team in walks (10).
Rankings: Finished tied for No. 96 in the NCAA and tied for No. 17 in the SEC in runs scored (17).
Wright State (2/14-16): Hit .455 (5-for-11) in the series and scored four runs...Went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBIs in the season opener...Singled, walked and produced a run with a sacrifice fly in the middle game...Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in the finale. Oregon State (2/21-23): Had one hit in each of the first two games in the series...Scored one run in the series opener...Walked twice and scored twice in the middle game in the series. Texas Southern (2/25): Singled and scored two runs...Stole his first base of the season. Alcorn State (2/26): Collected a hit, scored one run and drove in one RBI...Stole a base. at Long Beach State (2/28-3/1): Collected five hits and reached base seven total times in the three-game series...Opened the series with a pair of walks...Went 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in the middle game of the series...Started State’s four-run sixth inning with a leadoff single...Singled for his lone hit in the series finale. Quinnipiac (3/6-8): Posted four hits in the series, with at least one hit in each game...Reached base twice in each game of the three-game series...Singled and walked in each of the first two games in the series...Posted two hits, scored one run and plated one RBI. vs. Texas Tech (3/10-11): Reached base in both games of the two-game neutral site series...Walked and scored in the fifth inning of the first game in the series...Reached on a fielder’s choice in the sixth inning...Reached base three times and scored twice in the series finale...Doubled and scored the first run of the game in the third inning...Singled, stole a base and scored in the seventh.
2019 Season (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Selected MVP of the NCAA Starkville Regional...Named to the Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Appeared in all 67 games with 66 starts in left field...Reached base in a season-best 15-straight games from April 7-May 4...Ended the season with an active on-base streak of nine games, which began against LSU (5/22) at the SEC Tournament...Owned a season-long hitting streak of seven games on three occasions: April 7-18, April 20-May 4 and May 11-22...Posted 19 multi-hit and 15 multi-RBI games...Went 59-straight at-bats without a strikeout from March 16-April 6...Homered against LSU (3/30), at Tennessee (4/7), at Arkansas (4/18), versus Ole Miss (4/23), against Georgia (4/27) and in the NCAA Starkville Regional versus Southern (5/31)...Drove in the game-winning run on five occasions during the season: Alabama (4/13), at Texas A&M (5/3), Louisiana Tech (5/14), South Carolina (5/16) and Central Michigan (6/1).
Youngstown State (2/15-16): Collected a hit, walked and scored two runs in each game of the three game series...Doubled and drove in a pair of RBIs in the season opener...Went 1-for-4 in game two...Doubled in the series finale. UAB (2/20): Reached base via walk. Southern Miss (2/22-24): Started all three games...Doubled and walked in the middle game of the series. Jackson State (2/26): Picked up two hits, scored two runs and stole one base. Southeastern Louisiana (2/27): Went 2-for-5 with a double and a stolen base. Frisco Classic (3/1-2): Started both games. vs. Texas Tech (3/2): Scored twice with a hit and a walk. ECU (3/5): Walked and scored one run. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6): Walked with the bases loaded to collect one RBI...Scored one run. Maine (3/8-10): Tallied two hits in the series...Posted an RBI single in the series opener...Stole one base and scored one run...Collected hit in the middle game...Reached base twice, stole two bases and scored one run. at Florida (3/15-16): Started first two games...Went hitless...Entered as a pinch runner and scored in the series finale. Little Rock (3/19): Scored twice despite going hitless. at Samford (3/20): Went 2-for-5...Drove in the game-tying RBI with a seventh-inning single. Auburn (3/22-24): Hit .462 (6-for-13) with six RBIs and four runs scored...Three of six hits were doubles...Reached via hit-by-pitch in the series opener...Was 3-for-5 in the middle game of the series with two RBIs...Scored two runs...Doubled to drive in one RBI in the eighth inning of the middle game in the series...Collected three more hits in the series finale...Drove in four RBIs and scored twice...Stole one base...Doubled to drive in one RBI in the third inning...Plated three RBIs with a sixth inning double. Mississippi Valley State (3/26): Posted four hits in five at bats...Drove in two RBIs and scored two runs...Also stole one base. LSU (3/28-30): Started all three games in left field...Singled, walked and stole one base in the series opener...Was 1-for-3 with a walk in the series finale...Lone hit in the finale was a two-run, ninth-inning home run. ULM (4/3): Went 2-for-4 with a walk...Scored twice and drove in two RBIs...Singled and scored in the first inning...Drove in one RBI with a fourth-inning single and also walked in the inning...Grounded out to drive in one RBI in the sixth inning. at Tennessee (4/5-7): Started all three games in left field...Chipped in a single in the series opener...Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI in the series finale...Hit a home run to lead off the third inning...Singled in the fourth...Doubled and scored a run in the eighth. South Alabama (4/10): Started in right field...Posted a second-inning single. Alabama (4/12/14): Started all three games in left field...Hit .545 (6-for-11) with a pair of walks and five RBIs in the series...Singled and scored a run in the series opener...Collected a pair of hits in the middle game of the series...Drove in two RBIs with a fourth inning single, proving to be the game-winning runs...Also singled in the sixth...Walked and scored a run in the seventh inning...Singled in each of his first three at bats to account for a three-hit day...Drove in one RBI with singles in the second and fourth innings...Also walked in the sixth...Plated an RBI with a seventh-inning ground out. Texas Southern (4/16): Went 1-for-3 with an RBI...Drove in the third run of the game with a sacrifice bunt. at Arkansas (4/18-20): Started all three games in left field...Hit a fifth-inning solo home run for his lone hit in the series opener...Walked in the middle game of the series...Drove in two RBIs with a single in the ninth inning of the series finale. vs. Ole Miss (4/23): Went 1-for-4 with a walk...Hit a fourth-inning solo home run to tie the game. Georgia (4/26-28): Hit .500 (4-for-8) and reached base at a .733 clip...Reached base safely 11 times in the series (4 hits, 5 walks, 2 HBP)...Reached base five times in the series opener...Singled, walked three times and was hit by a pitch...Scored four runs and drove in one RBI...Singled to drive in an RBI in the second inning of the series opener and came around to score...Reached base in the final four plate appearances in the series opener and scored three of those times...Hit a solo home run and reached via hit-by-pitch in the middle game of the series, scoring twice...Went 2-for-2 with a pair of walks in the series finale...Scored the eventual game-winning run in the eighth inning after reaching via walk. at Texas A&M (5/3-4): Started all three games in left field...Posted one hit in each of the first two games in the series...Drove in the first run of the weekend with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning of the series opener to account for the eventual game-winning run...Added a single in the eighth inning of game one...Doubled for his lone hit of the middle game in the series. Memphis (5/8): Was 0-for-3 with a walk, one run scored and one RBI...Walked and scored in the second inning...Plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. at Ole Miss (5/10-12): Started all three games in left field...Drove in a pair of runs with a two-RBI single to cap a six-run seventh inning during the middle game of the series...Chipped in a pair of hits during the series finale...Plated two RBIs with a double in the nine-run fourth inning. Louisiana Tech (5/14): Reached base three times, going 2-for-3 with a walk...Drove in the eventual game-winning run with a two-RBI double in the third inning...Walked and score a run in the fifth...Singled and stole a base in the seventh inning. South Carolina (5/16-18): Hit .429 (6-for-14) with four runs scored and four RBIs in the series...Posted a 3-for-6 night at the plate with two runs scored and three RBIs in the series opener...Drove in the eventual game-winning runs with a two-RBI single in the fourth inning...Collected two hits and walked in the middle game of the series...Added a run scored and one RBI in game two...Singled and scored a run in the series finale. SEC Tournament (5/22-24): Started all three games in left field. vs. LSU (5/22): Went 3-for-8 with a walk and a run scored...Singled and scored the game tying run in the 16th inning. vs. LSU (5/24): Reached base in all four plate appearances...Went 2-for-2 with two walks...Walked and stole a base in first inning...Walked and scored a run in the third...Singled in the fifth and seventh innings. NCAA Starkville Regional (5/31-6/2): Hit .538 (7-for-13) in the regional with five RBIs and three runs scored. Southern (5/31): Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBIs...Singed in the second inning...Doubled in one RBI and came around to score in the fifth...Singled and scored in the seventh...Hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning. Central Michigan (6/1): Was 2-for-4 with two RBIs...Plated runs with RBI singles in the first and third innings...His first-inning RBI base hit pushed the eventual game-winning run across the plate. Miami (Fla.) (6/2): Chipped in a fourth inning single. NCAA Super Regional (6/8-9): Started both games in left field...Went 0-for-3 with a walk in the series opener...Doubled for his lone hit in the second game of the series. College World Series (6/16-20): Started all three games. vs. Auburn (6/16): Walked once. vs. Vanderbilt (6/19): Went 1-for-4 with one RBI. vs. Louisville (6/20): Doubled in a run and came around to score in the fourth inning.
2018 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned Freshman All-America honors from D1Baseball.com...Named to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament Team (6/1-4).
Season: Appeared in 57 games with 51 starts...Started all 51 games in left field...Hit second in the lineup in 25 starts and ninth in the order in 26 starts...Owned a season-best hitting streak of seven games from April 14-24...Had a season-long reached base streak of nine games from April 28-May 13...Owned 20 multi-hit games, which ranked No. 4 on the team...Had 10 multi-RBI contests to sit tied for No. 3 on the team...Homered against New Mexico State (3/7), Utah Valley (3/11), Arkansas (4/21), twice at Alabama (5/4 & 5/5) and twice in the NCAA Regional, both coming vs. Oklahoma (6/1 & 6/3)...Was 0-for-3 as a pinch hitter.
Rankings: Finished No. 112 nationally and No. 9 in the SEC in sacrifice files (5).
at Southern Miss (2/16-18): Appeared in all three games with starts in the first two games of the season...Collected a hit in his first collegiate at bat. at Jackson State (2/21): Plated his first career RBIs with a fourth-inning, two-RBI single. Shriners College Classic (3/2-4): Started all four games...Reached base six times with four hits and two walks. vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (3/2): Posted a pair of hits, including his first career extra-base hit...Singled and stole a base in the third inning...Doubled and scored in the ninth inning. vs. Houston (3/3): Singled twice. vs. Sam Houston State (3/4): Walked twice. New Mexico State (3/6-7): Started both games...Doubled, walked and scored two runs in the series opener...Plated an RBI in the first game of the series with a sacrifice fly...Lone hit in the series finale was a sixth-inning grand slam for his first collegiate home run. Utah Valley (3/9-11): Started all three games...Plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the series opener...Capped the series with a 2-for-4 day at the plate, including a three-run home run. vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3/14): Drove in a pair of first-inning runs with a single for his lone hit of the game. Vanderbilt (3/16-18): Appeared in all three games with two starts...Walked twice in the series opener...Reached via hit-by-pitch in the middle game of the series. at Missouri (3/23-25): Started the series finale...Was 1-for-4 with a run scored in the finale. at LSU (3/29-31): Started the series opener...Reached base via walk. Ole Miss (4/7-8): Appeared in two games with one start...Started the series opener...Doubled in one RBI and scored a run in the fifth inning...Pinch hit in the series finale. at Alabama State (4/11): Pinch hit and drove in an RBI with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. at Auburn (4/13-15): Started the final two games of the series...Doubled twice and scored a run in the middle game of the series...Had an RBI single in the ninth inning of the series finale. at Memphis (4/18): Singled and walked in a mid-week start. at Arkansas (4/20-21): Started all three games...Hit .714 on the weekend (5-for-7)...Also reached once via walk...Scored one run in each game of the series...Singled twice and scored a run in the series opener...Homered for his only hit in the middle game of the series...Also had a sacrifice hit which led to runs in the fifth inning of the middle game in the series...Reached base three times in the series finale...Singled, doubled, walked and scored a run in the series finale. vs. Ole Miss (4/24): Doubled and scored a run in a start...Moved the game-tying run into scoring position in the ninth inning. Texas A&M (4/27-29): Started all three games...Hit .500 (6-for-12) and reached base via hit-by-pitch once in the series...Reached base four times in the middle game of the series, going 3-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch...Scored twice in the middle game of the series...Was 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in the series finale. at Alabama (5/4-6): Started all three games...Reached base in all three games...Two of his three hits were home runs...Hit a three-run home run in the five-run second inning of the series opener...Also doubled and scored a run in the first game of the series...Hit a solo home run in the seventh inning of game two in the series...Walked and scored the final run in the series finale to help Mississippi State win the series. vs. Troy (5/9): Was 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and one RBI...Scored the game-tying run in the ninth inning to help MSU rally to win. at Kentucky (5/11-13): Started all three games...Reached base multiple times in all three games...Posted three hits, four walks and one hit-by-pitch on the weekend...Drove in two runs with a second-inning single in the series opener...Added a walk and hit-by-pitch in the first game of the weekend...Walked twice and scored a run in the middle game of the series...Singled twice, walked, scored three runs and had one RBI in the series finale. Florida (5/17-19): Started all three games...Had two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs in the middle game of the series...Also reached on an error in the second inning that allowed an unearned run to score...Singled, walked twice and scored a pair runs in the series finale. SEC Tournament (5/22): vs. LSU (5/22): Singled twice, walked, scored a run and stole a base in a start. NCAA Tallahassee Regional (6/1-4): Hit .455 (10-for-22) with a .520 on-base percentage in five starts...Five of his 10 hits went for extra bases (3 doubles, 2 home runs)...Scored six runs and drove in six RBIs...Had a team-best 19 total bases. vs. Oklahoma (6/1): Went 3-for-5 with a home run...Scored once and drove in two RBIs. vs. Samford (6/3): Had two hits, scored twice and drove in one RBI...Doubled in an RBI in the second inning...Singled and scored in the seventh...Walked and scored the eventual game-winning run in the eighth inning. vs. Oklahoma (6/3): Went 3-for-6, including a single, double and home run...Also reached once via error...Hit a two-run home run in the third inning...Doubled and scored in the seventh inning. vs. Oklahoma (6/4): Was 2-for-3 and reached base four times in the game, including a walk and hit-by-pitch...Scored one run and drove in an RBI. NCAA Nashville Super Regional (6/8-10): at Vanderbilt: Led the team with a .429 batting average (6-for-14)...Both RBIs came on sacrifice flies...Singled and scored a run in the third inning of the series opener...Had two hits, including a triple, in the middle game of the series...Was 3-for-4 with two singles and a double in the series finale...Had a pair of RBIs and a run scored...Had a single and run scored in the four-run 11th inning of the series clinching win. College World Series (6/16-23): Started all four games. vs. North Carolina (6/19): Singled, scored a run and drove in an RBI in the eight-run eighth inning. vs. Oregon State (6/22): Reached base once via walk. vs. Oregon State (6/23): Went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles...Had an RBI single in the third inning.
High School
Lettered three times for head coach Matt Cimo at Auburn High School...Tabbed honorable mention All-America by Perfect Game as a senior...Was a honorable mention All-America as a junior according to Perfect Game...Garnered first-team All-Southeast Region from Perfect Game as a senior...Selected as a first-team all-state performer by AL.com and the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a sophomore and senior...Claimed the Alabama 7A batting title as a sophomore...Also lettered in football...Chose MSU over Auburn and Georgia Tech, among others.
Personal
Born William Kevin Jordan on Jan. 27, 1999 in Auburn, Alabama...Son of Angel and Kevin Jordan...Has three siblings, Mackenzie, Jayden and Addison...Majoring in finance.
