With a couple of days remaining before Mississippi State‘s next baseball game, let’s take a look at what Brent Rooker needs to do in order to win the conference triple crown.
Below are the current statistical leaders in each of the Triple Crown categories (Players of teams that are still playing are in bold):
Home Runs
1st (SEC) Brent Rooker, MSU – 23
2nd (SEC) Chad Spanberger, Ark – 20
3rd (SEC) Greg Deichmann, LSU – 19
Runs Batted In
1st (SEC) Brent Rooker, MSU – 82
2nd (SEC) Greg Deichmann, LSU 69
There is a 3-way tie for 3rd (SEC) between Chad Spanberger, Braden Shewmake, and Riley Mahan – 67
Batting Average
1st (SEC) Brent Rooker, MSU – .