He's our leadoff guy. And it looks to me like he finished the year pretty strong last year.
C.T. Bradford
2011:
Rookie outfielder with starts in 61 games and the only Bulldog to play in all 63 games • Named to the Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team and the 2011 SEC All-Freshman team • Hit .303, third-highest BA on the club • Drew 41 starts in centerfield, 10 in right, nine in left and one as the designated hitter • Ranked second on the team with 74 hits and "free bases" (28 walks and 12 HBPs) • Tallied 11 stolen bases in 18 attempts and fielded at a .978 clip with but three errors in 135 fielding chances • Compiled the team's second-longest hitting streak (12 games and finished second with hits in 48 games and 21 multi-hit games • Also tied (with Jarrod Parks) for the team lead with 10 multi-RBI games • Hit .264 with starts in 22 of 23 SEC games played • Hit safely in 22 SEC games • Went 5-for-12 (.417) in three-game series against eventual NCAA champion South Carolina • MSU's top hitter in SEC and NCAA postseason competition (.375/12-for-32) • Hit .538 (7-for-13) and earned NCAA Atlanta Regional MVP honors • Went 3-for-4 with a walk and a double in his collegiate career debut vs. Akron (Feb. 18) • Also turned in three-hit plate performances against Southern Miss (Apr. 5), Florida (Apr. 8), at Arkansas (Apr. 16) and in the NCAA Atlanta Regional at Georgia Tech (June 5) • Drove in a season-best four runs in that regional championship game at Tech • Among six Bulldog rookies named to the SEC First-Year Player Honor Roll.