Varsity Letters Awarded To 29 Diamond Dogs

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State baseball coach John Cohen has awarded varsity letters to 29 members of MSU's SEC Tournament championship baseball team.

This year's letterman's list is led by senior co-captains Brent Brownlee of Oxford, Miss., and Caleb Reed of Cleveland, Miss., both recipients of their fourth varsity letters. Fifteen players earned their initial letters, including 12 freshmen. State also awarded letters to seven student managers and a student trainer.

Coach John Cohen's fourth MSU baseball edition concluded the 2012 campaign with a 40-24 record and a No. 22 national ranking (Baseball America, USA Today/ESPN Coaches) after claiming the program's seventh Southeastern Conference Tournament championship and State's 32^nd advancement to NCAA postseason competition.

2012 MSU BASEBALL LETTERMEN

FOURTH LETTERS: Brent Brownlee, Caleb Reed;

THIRD LETTERS: Sam Frost, Chad Girodo, Kendall Graveman, Chris Stratton, Nick Routt;

SECOND LETTERS: Ben Bracewell, C.T. Bradford, Adam Frazier, Evan Mitchell, Daryl Norris, Luis Pollorena, Hunter Renfroe;

FIRST LETTERS: Nick Ammirati, Matthew Britton, Will Cox, Trevor Fitts, Tyler Fullerton, Tanner Gaines, Demarcus Henderson, Jonathan Holder, Brayden Jones, Jacob Lindgren, Ross Mitchell, Trey Porter, Wes Rea, Mitch Slauter, Brandon Woodruff;

MANAGERS & TRAINER: Sam Cockroft, Will Coggin, G.T. McCullough, Scott Ming, Davis Parker, Ronald Sims, Tim Statz and Michael Cavanaugh.