The postseason awards keep coming for Mississippi State Baseball.
Three Bulldogs earned All-American Honors from two publications on Wednesday. Junior Ace Reese and Sophomore Tomas Valincius were named All-Americans by both Perfect Game and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Resse was a first-team selection by Perfect Game, and a second-team selection by the NCBWA. The projected first-round pick in this year’s MLB Draft led State in home runs (24) and RBI (74). Reese was also named an All-American by both publications for his 2025 season.
Valincius was a first-team selection by the NCWBA and a second-team selection by Perfect Game. The sophomore, who followed head Coach Brian O’Connor to Starkville after his freshman year at Virginia, started 17 games for State this season. He boasted a 3.50 ERA and 134 strikeouts with an 11-2 record.
Graduate Noah Sullivan earned third-team honors from the NCWBA. Sullivan hit .342 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI in 2026.
The three All-American honors are additions to State’s growing trophy case. Freshman Jacob Parker was named Perfect Game’s Freshman of the Year and a freshman All-American by the NCBWA. Six Bulldogs, including Parker, Reese, Sullivan and Valincius, were named to the All-Region team by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Jake is the Mississippi State athletics reporter for The Dispatch.
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