2024 Baseball Roster - Mississippi State (2024)

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Who is the pitcher for Mississippi State baseball in 2024? ›

Meet the Mariners' new pitcher who throws 95 mph ... with both arms. This story was originally published in April, before Jurrangelo Cijntje was taken with the No. 15 overall pick by the Mariners in the 2024 MLB Draft.

Under head coach Chris Lemonis, Mississippi State has seen 38 student-athletes drafted in the MLB Draft, including six first-rounders.

They have appeared in the College World Series 12 times, winning their first national championship in their most recent appearance in 2021.

The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally, are a minor league baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson. The team is the Class AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, and plays in the Southern League at Trustmark Park in Pearl.

Cijntje moved to Miami when he was 16 years old. He enrolled at Champagnat Catholic School in Hialeah, Florida, where he was both a switch pitcher and switch hitter for the school baseball team. He committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University at the start of his senior year.

State catcher Johnny Long's intensity and passion has been key in putting the Diamond Dawgs back in the postseason.

The Madison native finished off his third year in Starkville this year but went undrafted in the 2024 MLB Draft.

Since then, 1,646 players have been drafted in the first round of the MLB draft. Of those, over 700 came from an NCAA school. No school is more represented on that list than Stanford.

Drafted in the 18th round (532nd overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2024 (signed for $405,000).

Mississippi State University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #216. Its in-state tuition and fees are $9,815; out-of-state tuition and fees are $26,580. Mississippi State University is located in the city of Starkville, about 170 miles southeast of Memphis.

Has Mississippi State ever won a championship in any sport? ›

The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They also have won one SEC championship in 1941 and a division championship in 1998.

The university is particularly noted for its strengths in engineering and scientific agriculture. It is home to one of 27 engineering research centers designated by the National Science Foundation and ranks 61st among public universities in science and engineering research.

Windham said the city, county and state managed $1 million in additional incentives to keep the M-Braves from leaving. But the team, apparently was set on having all of its' Braves affiliates in the state of Georgia, and Windham believes, at the end of the day, that is why the M-Braves are leaving Pearl.

Updated stadium requirements from Major League Baseball were set to take effect in 2025. Those requirements included an increased visitor's clubhouse, better training facilities, improved stadium lighting and more food preparation and dining areas. There is also a requirement for new locker rooms for female staff.

The Milwaukee Brewers farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Four teams are owned by the major league club, while three—the Nashville Sounds, Biloxi Shuckers, and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers—are independently owned.

Tyler Wells - Baltimore Orioles Starting Pitcher - ESPN.

Justin Parker

Before joining the Gameco*cks, Parker spent three years as the associate head coach/pitching coach at Indiana University. Parker is widely regarded for his prowess in producing top-quality arms that are selected in the MLB Draft.

William Michael Smith (born July 10, 1989) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Lane Forsythe - 2024 - Cowboy Baseball - Oklahoma State University Athletics.