Dakota Jordan

American baseball player (born 2003)

Baseball player

Dakota Jordan
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Outfielder
Born: (2003-04-14) April 14, 2003 (age 21) Canton, Mississippi, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Dakota Jordan (born May 9, 2003) is an American college baseball outfielder for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Career

Jordan attended Jackson Academy in Jackson, Mississippi, where he played baseball and football.^[1] As a senior he was named the Mississippi Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after he hit .524 with 16 home runs and 57 runs batted in (RBI).^[2] He finished his career with school records in home runs, batting average, RBI, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. Joran committed to Mississippi State University to play college baseball.^[3]

As a freshman at Mississippi State in 2023, Jordan played in 44 games and hit .307/.397/.575 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI over 153 at-bats.^[4]^[5] After the season he entered the transfer portal before deciding to return to Mississippi State.^[6]^[7]

Jordan entered his sophomore season in 2024 as a top prospect for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[8]

References

^ "Inside the recruitment of Jackson Academy's Dakota Jordan". Clarion Ledger.
^ "Mississippi State signee Dakota Jordan named state's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year". Clarion Ledger.
^ "Mississippi State football recruiting notes: Baseball commit pledges to play football too and more". Athlon Sports.
^ "Jordan committed to making Bulldogs better in baseball". Starkeville Daily News.
^ "Dakota Jordan named second team Freshman All-American". The Dispatch.
^ "Mississippi State baseball's Dakota Jordan exits transfer portal after short stint". Clarion Ledger.
^ "Mississippi State All-Freshman OF Dakota Jordan takes name out of Portal". The Dispatch.
^ "NEW: Top 100 Draft prospects for '24". MLB.com.