Ace Reese’s resume is about as full as it can get before the MLB Draft.
The junior third baseman and projected first-round pick was named a first-team All-American by the College Baseball Foundation on Wednesday, and a second-team All-American by D1 Baseball on Thursday. Reese now has six All-American honors for the 2026 season, three first team and three second team, and nine across his Bulldog career.
Reese led the Bulldogs in RBI (74) and home runs (24) last season. He hit .341 with a .719 slugging percentage and started all 62 games.
Sophomore Tomas Valincius was also named a second-team All-American by D1 Baseball. Valincius started 16 games with a 3.50 ERA, 134 strikeouts and an 11-2 record. Valincus has earned five All-American honors, and an All-American honorable mention from the CBF.
Graduate designated hitter Noah Sullivan was also an All-American honorable mention by the CBF. Sullivan hit 13 home runs and 46 RBI with a .584 slugging percentage last season.
Freshman Jacob Parker was tabbed a freshman All-American by Baseball America. The Perfect Game Freshman of the Year also earned first-team All-American honors from Perfect Game and a freshman All-SEC selection.
Parker was second on the team in home runs (18) and RBI (62) in his first year in Starkville.
Jake is the Mississippi State athletics reporter for The Dispatch.
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