Parker Earns Freshman All-American Status
June 08, 2026 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – Jacob Parker is coming off one of the most memorable rookie seasons in Mississippi State Baseball history.
Parker clubbed a freshman record 18 home runs this year to go along with a .339 batting average and 62 RBIs. For his prowess at the plate, the outfielder was named a first team Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder appeared in 53 games and made 44 starts this spring. Parker finished second on the Diamond Dawgs in homers and RBIs as well as third in batting average and stolen bases (seven). He also added 10 doubles and one triple to his totals.
In addition to his NCBWA honor, Parker was also tabbed to the Freshman All-SEC team, named the Most Outstanding Player of the Starkville Regional and also selected as the SEC Freshman of the Week on March 23. He is also a Midseason second team All-American by Perfect Game and one of five finalists to be Baseball America's Freshman of the Year.
Parker is the 43rd MSU freshman to earn All-American status and the 86th player overall in program history to be picked as an All-American. Dakota Jordan was the last Bulldog to be recognized as a Freshman All-American in 2023 by Perfect Game (second team). Hunter Hines was the last State player to earn Freshman All-American (second team) distinction from the NCBWA in 2022.
Current Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn was the last Diamond Dawg to be a NCBWA first team Freshman All-American in 2019.
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