The All-American honors are stacking up for Mississippi State baseball.
MSU earned five total All-American honors across two publications on Friday. Junior third baseman Ace Reese, freshman outfielder Jacob Parker and sophomore pitcher Tomas Valincius were named All-Americans by the All-American Baseball Coaches Association. Reese and Valincius were also named All-Americans by Baseball America.
Reese, a projected first-round pick in the upcoming MLB Draft, led the Bulldogs in home runs (24) and RBI (74) in 2026. Reese earned first team All-American honors from Baseball America, and second team honors from the ABCA.
Reese has also earned first team honors from Perfect Game and second-team honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Valincius was named a second-team All-American by both the ABCA and Baseball America. He started 17 games with a 3.50 ERA and an 11-2 record. Valincius also earned first team honors from the NCBWA and second team honors from Perfect Game.
Parker, State’s freshman phenom who was second on the team in RBI (62) and home runs (18), is a second-team All-American according to the ABCA. Parker was also named to the All-Region First-Team by the ABCA, a first-team Freshman All-American by the NCBWA and was Perfect Game’s Freshman of the Year.
Jake is the Mississippi State athletics reporter for The Dispatch.
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