STARKVILLE — Throughout this year’s baseball season, Mississippi State’s Hunter Hines and Dakota Jordan were menaces for opposing pitchers in the middle of the Bulldogs’ lineup.
On Monday, the Southeastern Conference honored the two MSU sluggers with postseason recognition.
Hines, a senior designated hitter and first baseman, was named to the All-SEC First Team, while Jordan, the Bulldogs’ everyday left fielder, was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team. They were the only two MSU players to be named to all-conference teams after it failed to qualify for the SEC Tournament for the second consecutive season.
Hines, from Madison, put together one of the best power hitting seasons in MSU history, tallying 22 home runs, which fell seven short of the single-season record, held by Bruce Castoria (1981). Hines finished the year batting .297, with 60 hits, 44 runs, 12 doubles and 61 RBIs to go along with his 22 long balls. His .683 slugging percentage led the Bulldogs.
Hines was also named a semifinalist for the Ferriss Trophy, given to the top college baseball player in Mississippi, which was won by Ole Miss’ Kemp Alderman, and the Dick Howser Trophy, which is annually awarded to the best player in college baseball.
Jordan, from Canton, instantly established himself as an offensive force in his first SEC season, batting .307 with 47 hits, 10 home runs and 40 RBIs.
Jordan was named SEC Freshman of the Week once this season, when he went 5-for-13, with a pair of home runs and six RBIs (including a walk-off single) during MSU’s Super Bulldog Weekend Series win over Ole Miss in April.
Justin Frommer is the Mississippi State sports reporter for The Dispatch.
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