Baseball: Jake Mangum has decommited from Bama.

[Thick]

Expect him to commit to MSU in within the next week. Very good source!!

[Drugdog]

Thick,
Not to be a DA, but could you give me the scoop on him?
Thanks.

[trob115]

OF'er from Prep. He's a good get if we indeed flip him. I know Cohen and staff have been on him hard for a long time.

[RBritt]

Cohen flippin em like pastor Hugh

[Thick]

He is the son of John Mangum, Bama football standout. Plays at JP, pitches, plays cf, and I think he's a switch hitter. He decommited a few weeks ago.

[messageboardsuperhero]

That would be pretty big. He's one of the best juniors in MS, along with Riley and Alexander. That 2015 class could be loaded if they all get to campus.

[Thick]

That would be pretty big. He's one of the best juniors in MS, along with Riley and Alexander. That 2015 class could be loaded if they all get to campus.

That's exactly what Jake has said since decommiting from Bama. He thinks it could be a top 5 class.

[Todd4State]

That would be pretty big. He's one of the best juniors in MS, along with Riley and Alexander. That 2015 class could be loaded if they all get to campus.

Those are the top three prospects in the state of Mississippi for 2015, and all three would be MSU commits. Hunter Stovall is a catcher that is in that class from Pelham, Al. and he is already getting invited to the East Coast Pro Showcase as a sophomore. Keegan James, a pitcher from DeSoto Central that is also committed really came on strong at the end of last year as well.

[Todd4State]

Jake is indeed a switch hitter as Thick said, and he hit over .400 as a sophomore with I think 1 home run and he stole over 20 bases. Going off the top of my head here. As a pitcher, he is a LH pitcher that is pretty consistently in the high 80's already.

And in case anyone is wondering about the competition that Prep faced last year- they beat Oak Grove in baseball last year.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Jake is indeed a switch hitter as Thick said, and he hit over .400 as a sophomore with I think 1 home run and he stole over 20 bases. Going off the top of my head here. As a pitcher, he is a LH pitcher that is pretty consistently in the high 80's already.

And in case anyone is wondering about the competition that Prep faced last year- they beat Oak Grove in baseball last year.

I didn't know he threw that hard. Even if Mangum doesn't end up pitching, he'd have a hell of an arm in the outfield to go along with his great speed.

And yeah, Stovall will be a stud as well.

The in-state class in 2015 seems unusually strong, or at least the top end talent does anyway. It would be great to get all of them.

[engie]

We're starting a baseball dynasty boys... This is just the beginning...

Hope Stricklin has the foresight of how to capitalize on the momentum monetarily and facility-wise... We'll see...

[msstate7]

We're starting a baseball dynasty boys... This is just the beginning...

Hope Stricklin has the foresight of how to capitalize on the momentum monetarily and facility-wise... We'll see...

I agree. Hopefully ray and Mullen pick up the pace. It would be so cool to have an athletic program perform well in all the big 3 like Louisville. I don't see how students get anything done at Louisville. My worst semester at state was when we made the sec championship in football.

[DegenDog42]

I'm pretty sure Jake decommitted from Bama in July. He committed to MSU about a week or two after and has been keeping it hush since. He has a cousin on campus that I happen to be good friends with and heard this from him about a month ago. Indeed a very good pickup because the kid is a baller.

[Drugdog]

Engie,
I agree about SS. His honeymoon is over as well. Time to LEAD.

[MsStateBaseball]

He is like C. T. Bradford.

[Coach34]

He is like C. T. Bradford.

A midget?

[MsStateBaseball]

He is 5-11 170. I have seen him. Still got growing to do and lifting weights.

[Coach34]

That's good- I'd like to see us shy away from 5'6 players as much as we can now that recruiting is picking up

[M.Fillmore]

Are we recruiting Jake Mangum's teammate Noah Hughes? Another good pitcher.

Also we are looking good with RHP Madison Central's Ford Axtell if we offer. The Axtells love MSU. Ford has been money is pressure games.

[TrueMaroon]

Huge get if it happens. Also, baseball coaches dont recruit players committed to other schools (higher standards-n-such) so Cohen must have worked some back channels to get in on him.