BY BEN PORTNOY
STARKVILLE — Freshman pitcher JT Ginn has earned another All-American nod.
Ginn was named a first-team Freshman All-American by D1 Baseball Friday afternoon after finishing the season 8-4 with a 3.13 ERA in 17 starts for the Mississippi State baseball team.
The talented right-hander has now earned first-team Freshman All-American honors from all five major college baseball publications — D1 Baseball, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game.
Ginn was also named Perfect Game’s Co-National Freshman Pitcher of the Year, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s National Freshman of the Year and the SEC Freshman of the Year.
In 86 1/3 innings of work this season, Ginn allowed just 72 hits — only 12 of which went for extra bases. Ginn also limited opponents to a .220 batting average against while he became just the second freshman in program history to eclipse the 100-strikeout mark with 105.
Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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