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Ole Miss infielder Luke Hill named Ferriss Trophy finalist

11by: Jake Thompson05/07/25JakeThompsonOn3
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Ole Miss infielder Luke Hill. Mandatory credit: Ole Miss athletics

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announced the five finalist for the 2025 Ferriss Trophy on Wednesday and Luke Hill will represent Ole Miss.

Hill transferred to the Rebels ahead of the 2024 season from Arizona State and has been a utility infielder the past two seasons. This year he currently ranks the top 15 in multiple offensive categories in the SEC including batting average (.344), on base percentage (.474), runs scored (52), hits (62), walks (39), and stolen bases (16). He is just the second Rebel to steal more than 15 bases in a season since 2019.

He is currently in the middle of a 32-game on-base streak which is the longest since Kemp Alderman’s 49-game streak set in 2023.

The other four finalists for the Ferris Trophy, which is given to the top collegiate baseball player in Mississippi, were Mississippi State third baseman Ace Reese, Southern Miss pitcher JB Middleton and second baseman Nick Monistere and Delta State pitcher Drake Fontenot.

Since the trophy was created in 2004 Ole Miss has 24 finalists, including Hill, and six winners. Alderman was the program’s most recent recipient, winning it in 2023 and ending an eight-year gap for the Rebels since Auston Bousfield won in 2014.

The winner of the 2025 Ferris Trophy will be announced on May 19 during a trophy presentation luncheon at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson

Ole Miss and Mississippi State meet this weekend in Starkville for both teams penultimate Southeastern Conference series of the regular season. Game one is scheduled for a first pitch at 7:30 p.m. CT and will air on the SEC Network.

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