Mississippi State star third baseman Ace Reese picked up another All-American honor this week, as he was named to the Preseason All-America First Team by Perfect Game on Wednesday. His is the 166th All-American recognition for a Bulldog in program history.
Reese garnered praise for his 2025 season, earning five All-American selections, the SEC Newcomer of the Year, and was MSU’s nominee for the Ferris Trophy.
The third baseman started 57 games for the Bulldogs last year, posting a .352 batting average with 80 hits, 18 doubles, 21 home runs, 66 RBI and a .718 slugging percentage. Reese ranked in the top seven in the SEC in each category, and his home run total was the eighth-best single-season tally in MSU baseball history.
Reese returns with an exciting 2026 Diamond Dawg group led by first-year coach Brian O’Connor. He sat out much of the fall scrimmages recovering from a surgery in September to address a foot injury suffered during the 2025 campaign, but O’Connor said Reese would be “full go” in time for the new season.
Reese and the Bulldogs are set to open the 2026 season at home in a three-game series against Hofstra on Feb. 13.
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