FAYETTEVILLE — With a great series, Mississippi State outfielder Jake Mangum could challenge a Southeastern Conference record this weekend at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Mangum, a senior, is seven hits shy of tying the SEC record for hits in a career. Mangum has 345 hits, second all-time in the league behind former LSU first baseman Eddy Furniss, a College Baseball Hall of Fame member who recorded 352 hits between 1995-98.
Mangum is batting .398 this season out of the leadoff position, and has an 18-game hit streak entering Thursday's series opener against the Razorbacks. He has at least four hits in every SEC series this season, and recorded seven hits during a series against Auburn last month.