Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils baseball
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University | Mississippi Valley State University |
Head coach | Aaron Stevens |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Home stadium | Magnolia Field |
Nickname | Delta Devils |
Colors | Forest green and white[1] |
- For information on all Mississippi Valley State University sports, see Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Magnolia Field in Itta Bena, Mississippi. Fourteen year head coach Doug Shanks retired on November 12, 2014.[3]
Major League Baseball
Mississippi Valley State has had 15 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[4]
Delta Devils in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
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Year | Player | Round | Team |
1966 | Louis Inman | 28 | Red Sox |
1981 | Bo Jordan | 18 | Athletics |
1981 | Willie Weston | 14 | Red Sox |
1983 | Tyrone Barnes | 31 | Tigers |
1984 | Herman Boddy | 28 | Expos |
1985 | Tim Watkins | 8 | Reds |
1986 | Robbie Gilbert | 12 | Athletics |
1988 | Steven James | 52 | White Sox |
1988 | Wayne Busby | 19 | White Sox |
1998 | Fontella Jones | 24 | Brewers |
1998 | Rickey Lewis | 18 | Brewers |
2003 | Tee Thomas | 24 | Cardinals |
2006 | Zach Penprase | 13 | Phillies |
2009 | Jeff Squier | 14 | Rockies |
2015 | Kalik May | 33 | Blue Jays |
See also
References
- ^ MVSU Style Guide (PDF). July 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State's Doug Shanks Retires". College Baseball Daily. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Mississippi Valley State University (Itta Bena, MS)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.