PLAYERS #6 LUKE ALEXANDER 5-11 • 180 • FR. • INF • S-R • HS Belmont, Miss. (Belmont High School) HIGH SCHOOL: 2013, 2014 and 2015 Perfect Game All-American • Finished career with 17 home runs • 2015 Jackson (Miss.) Clarion Ledger All-State and Dandy Dozen selection after hitting .505 with a .602 on-base percentage as a senior • Scored 36 runs, drove in 25 runs and stole 20 bases in 32 games • Earned all-state honors in 2012, 2013 and 2015 • 2015 MAC 3A Player of the Year • Played on the 14U Team USA squad • Hit .362 with 18 runs, 15 hits and 12 stolen bases as a junior, being selected to the 2014 National Showcase Rawlings Top Prospect Team • Raked at a .388 clip as a sophomore with 21 runs, 18 RBIs and 14 base swipes • Recorded a .426 average with 36 runs, 18 RBIs and 15 stolen bags as a freshman • Also lettered four years in basketball and three years in football • Played travel ball for the Dulins Dodgers alongside incoming teammates Trysten Barlow, Brant Blaylock, Keegan James, Jake Mangum and Hunter Stovall. PERSONAL: Born Luke Earl Alexander on August 24, 1996 in Tupelo, Mississippi • Son of Michele and Nick Alexander • Has one sister, Julia • Committed to MSU in eighth grade • Has had multiple relatives attend State • Chose MSU over interest from LSU and Ole Miss • Majoring in accounting • Favorite pro athlete is Bryce Harper despite the Atlanta Braves being his favorite pro team • Enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time • Refuses to step on the foul line • Wants to play Florida State before he graduates • Secret ambition is to be on the cover of Ducks Unlimited • Wants autobiography to be titled “Alexander the Great.”
#29 JACOB BARFIELD 5-11 • 225 • SO. • INF • R-R • TR Pearland, Texas (Wharton County [Texas] JC) JUNIOR COLLEGE: Hit .400 in 2015 as a freshman with a .500 on-base percentage and a .791 slugging percentage • Totaled 44 hits, 42 RBIs, 33 runs scored, 11 home runs and three stolen bases • Played in just 37 games before breaking the hamate bone in his left hand and missing the rest of the season • Recorded a .978 fielding percentage at third base • Named team MVP in a vote by his teammates • Coached by MSU graduate Keith Case. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Anthony Scalise at Pearland High School in Pearland, Texas • Rated a top-30 third baseman by Perfect Game • 2013 and 2014 Under Armour All-American • Named a Perfect Game All-American from 2012-14 • Named to the 2014 Perfect Game All-Region Texas First Team • Led team to a 37-6 overall record his senior season with an appearance in the state championship game. PERSONAL: Born Jacob Taylor Barfield on Sept. 15, 1995 in Houston, Texas • Son of Samantha and Eric Barfield • Has two little brothers, Joseph and Jaden • Uncle Jessie Barfield played 12 years in Major League Baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays (1981-89) and New York Yankees (1989-92) • Cousin Josh Barfield played four years in the big leagues with San Diego (2006) and Cleveland (2007-09) • Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in sport studies • Claims to be the world’s biggest Scooby Doo fan • Favorite book is “You Can, You Will” by Joel Osteen • Celebrity crush is Jennifer Aniston.
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