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Diamond Dawgs land slugging Blake Bevis out of the portal

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Mississippi State added a big bat from the transfer portal to its baseball roster on Wednesday afternoon.

First-team MAC OF Blake Bevis announced on X that he will be transferring to State after three standout seasons with Ball State. During his time there, the 6’3, 225-pounder powered 40 home runs in 174 games and batted .296 over his career.

Bevis is a multi-position player that the Bulldogs are bringing in with the ability to play outfield, first base and he even pitched for the Cardinals. He batted .302 this past season in 56 games as he had 67 hits, 17 home runs, 13 doubles, three triples and 50 RBI while slugging .608.

As a junior, Bevis had career highs with a .310 batting average, 71 hits, 16 doubles and 55 RBI and he notched 12 home runs on the year. He batted .273 as a freshman with 53 hits, 14 doubles, 11 home runs and two triples while driving in 39 runs.

While not immediately expected to impact the Bulldog pitching staff, Bevis did pitch in 16 games with 16.1 innings and a 7.16 ERA. He struck out 19 batters.

Bulldog fans will have to watch out for the MLB Draft with the Brentwood, Tenn., native as he is draft eligible heading into his senior year. He joins sophomore OF Aidan Teel from Virginia among State transfers that will be up for an early exit from college.

To this point, new coach Brian O’Connor has nine commitments from the transfer portal. Bevis and Teel join former Virginia players Tomas Valincius, James Nunnallee and Chone James, North Carolina State’s Ryder Woodson, The Citadel’s Maddox Webb and James Madison’s Jackson Logar.

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