2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Tanner Leggett
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 164
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Raymond, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Central Hinds / NW Mississippi CC
- Major:
- Business Administration
2022 (Fifth Season)
Season: Appeared in 39 games, drawing the start in 23 of those...Finished with a .217 batting average with 18 hits including five home runs and three doubles, driving in a total of 18 RBIs...Stole four bases and drew 10 walks.
Long Beach State (2/20): Hit his first homer on the year in the opening weekend, a two-run blast. UAPB (2/22): Entered in the 3rd inning and finished with a 2-for-3 day, including double and home run, driving in three RBIs. Northern Kentucky (2/25): Drove in two RBIs in his first start of the year. Texas Tech (3/8): Went 2-for-3 with a double and walk in the second of two games. Georgia (3/20): Hit a two RBI double in game two, while also reaching twice on walks. Alabama (3/26): Had the walk-off hit in his first plate appearance after appearing as a pinch runner in the 8th inning. UT Martin (4/5): Hit a two-run home run on a 2-for-3 day in route to a midweek victory.
2021 (Senior Season)
Season: Played 42 games and started in 19 of them...Hit .235 with 19 hits in 81 at bats...Recorded four doubles, a home run, 10 RBIs and 18 runs scored...Slugged .321 and had an on-base percentage of .337...Drew 10 walks on the season and successfully stole five bases in seven attempts.
Tulane (2/28): Hit a double and drew a walk in two plate appearances. Southern Miss (3/3): Drew a walk in his only plate appearance. Kent State (3/5-7): Went 1-for-1 and scored a run in game two of the series. Samford (3/16): Went 1-for-1 after coming on as a pinch hitter in a midweek win. LSU (3/19-21): Appeared in two games during the three-game set...Went 1-for-2 and scored a run after coming in as a substitute in games one and three. North Alabama (3/24): Started and went 2-for-6 with a stolen base and three runs scored. Arkansas (3/27): Went 1-for-4 after earning the start against the Razorbacks. Kentucky (4/3): Collect a hit in one official at bat and was hit by a pitch twice in a win over the Wildcats. Southern (4/6): Started and went 2-for-2 with a three stolen bases, a walk and two runs scored. Auburn (4/9-11): Started all three games as State swept the three-game series over the Tigers...Went 1-for-3 in game one with a double, sacrifice and run scored. Arkansas State (4/13): Walked and scored a run after coming on as a pinch hitter. UAB (4/20): Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs, three runs scored and a stolen base in the midweek win. Texas A&M (5/1): Started and went 1-for-4 with two RBIs, a run scored and a walk. Missouri (5/15): Earned the start and went 1-for-2 with a double, three RBIs and a walk. Alabama (5/20-22): Started all three games against the Crimson Tide...Went 1-for-4 with a double and run scored in game two...Collected one hit in four at bats and scored a pair of runs in the series finale. College World Series (6/20-30): Appeared in three games during State's National Championship run in Omaha...Went 1-for-1 and drove in a run in MSU's win vs. Texas (6/26).
2020 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 10 games with five starts...Started three games at designated hitter and two games at third base...Made Mississippi State debut in the series finale against Wright State (2/16)...Made first collegiate start in the series opener against Oregon State (2/21)...Was 0-for-2 with a walk in three pinch hit plate appearances...Walked versus Alcorn State (2/26) in a pinch hit appearance.
Wright State (2/14-16): Appeared as a pinch hitter in the series finale. Oregon State (2/21-23): Started the series opener at designated hitter. Texas Southern (2/25): Entered the game as a defensive replacement. Alcorn State (2/26): Entered as a pinch hitter and walked. at Long Beach State (2/28-3/1): Started the first two games of the series at designated hitter...Posted first hit with a 1-for-3 effort in the series opener. Quinnipiac (3/6-8): Appeared in the final two games of the series...Entered the middle game of the series as a pinch hitter...Was hit-by-pitch and scored a run in the ninth-inning, come-from-behind victory...Started the series finale at third base...Singled, walked and scored twice. vs. Texas Tech (3/10-11): Appeared in both games of the two-game, neutral site series...Started the series opener at third base.
2019 (Sophomore Season – Northwest Mississippi C.C.)
Season: Appeared in and started 47 games...Led the team in runs scored (47), sacrifice flies (5), sacrifice hits (4) and fielding assists (101)...Tied for the team lead in games starts (47)...Reached base in 40 of 47 games...Scored a run in 34 of 47 games...Owned 12 multi-hit, seven multi-RBI and 11 multi-runs scored games...Reached base in a season-long 16 straight games from April 10-May 12...Also owned a pair of nine-game reached base streaks: February 25-March 7 and March 23-April 6...Owned a season-long eight game hitting streak from April 14-27...Homered against Southwest Mississippi C.C. (3/29) and Hinds C.C. (4/14)...Collected a season-high three hits at Columbia State C.C. (2/26)...Drove in a season-best three RBIs on two occasions: versus Coahoma C.C. (3/7) and against Northeast Mississippi C.C. (5/8).
2018 (Freshman Season – Northwest Mississippi C.C.)
Season: Appeared in 42 games with 41 starts...Led the team in doubles (13), sacrifice hits (10) and fielding assists (103)...Reached base in 33 of 41 games...Owned seven multi-hit, two multi-RBI and 14 multi-runs scored games...Homered at Holmes C.C. (3/27)...Reached base in a season-long 10 games from February 9-March 7...Collected a season-high three hits on three occasions: versus Columbus State C.C. (2/9), at Holmes C.C. (3/27) and at Copiah-Lincoln C.C. (3/30)...Drove in a season-best three RBIs at Holmes C.C. (3/27).
High School
Lettered four times for head coach Doug Shanks at Central Hinda Academy ...Four-time team captain and team MVP...Tabbed honorable mention all-region by Perfect Game as a senior...Earned all-state honors as a senior...Garnered District 3A MVP honors as a senior...Named District 3A Defensive MVP as junior...Tabbed All-District 3A all four seasons...Also lettered four times in basketball, football and soccer...Guided Central Hinds to four-straight Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Division II state championships in soccer...Helped the Cougars to a 60-0 record during his prep career in soccer...Finished his career with the MAIS and CHA record for career goals scored (76)...Named MAIS tournament MVP four times...Earned All-District 3A in all four sports during each of his four prep seasons, collecting 12 total honors...Competed in the MAIS All-Star Game in each of his four sports as a senior.
Personal
Born Tanner Moran Leggett on August 9, 1999 in Jackson, Mississippi...Son of Marianna Flowers and Lennon Leggett...Has one older brother, Jordan Currie...Mother, Marianna, graduated from Mississippi State...Father, Lennon, lettered in baseball at Hinds Community College...Brother, Jordan, lettered in football at Mississippi College...Majoring in business administration.
