Two from MSU earn All-America honors

Published 9:30 am Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Even on an off day, the Mississippi State Bulldogs had a reason to smile.

Pitcher Dakota Hudson and freshman outfielder Jake Mangum were named All-Americans by Baseball America on Tuesday. Hudson earned second team honors, while Mangum was on the third team.

Hudson’s honor came a day after he won the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association National Pitcher of the Month award for May. Hudson finished the regular season with back-to-back shutouts, and is 9-4 on the year with a 2.62 ERA and 109 strikeouts.

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Mangum, who was previously named the Ferriss Trophy winner as the top player in Mississippi and the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year, leads the SEC with a .418 batting average.

Also Tuesday, the schedule for MSU’s super regional series with Arizona was released. The Bulldogs and Wildcats will begin their best-of-three series at Dudy Noble Field on Friday, with Game 2 on Saturday and Game 3 Sunday. All three games will start at 5 p.m.

Friday’s game will be televised on ESPN2, Saturday’s on ESPNU, and Sunday’s on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

Arizona at Mississippi State

NCAA Tournament super regional

At Dudy Noble Field

Friday: Arizona at Mississippi St., 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday: Arizona vs. Mississippi St., 5 p.m. (ESPNU)

x-Sunday: Arizona vs. Mississippi St., 5 p.m. (ESPN2 or ESPNU)

All games on radio on 105.5 FM