Mentors Of Baseball 12-19-21 Live with Mississippi State's Scott Foxhall - a podcast by Sammy & Bryan Eisenberg

Walter Beede, Bryan Eisenberg authors of "Committed The Guide to Developing College Ready Recruits from Middle School Through High School" and Butch Baccala host Twitter Spaces conversations. This week we were joined by coach Scott Foxhall.

About Scott Foxhall

Scott Foxhall, the 2021 ABCA Assistant Coach of the Year, enters his 28th season in college baseball and fourth year on the Mississippi State baseball staff. During his career, he has made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, including six straight trips to the NCAA Regional round. Foxhall has coached 11 major leaguers, including Gold Glove award winners and World Series Champions. His pitching staffs helped lead the Bulldogs to two consecutive College World Series appearances, winning the National Championship in 2021. 



During Foxhall’s short tenure with the Bulldogs (2019-2021), 11 pitchers have been selected in the MLB draft, including six in the first five rounds. Bulldog hurlers have received over $10 million in signing bonuses over the last three years. 



In 2021, Foxhall’s pitchers broke the school record for strikeouts for the second consecutive season. Bulldog pitching led the nation with 817 strikeouts, which is also the all-time NCAA record for strikeouts in a single season. The Mississippi State pitching staff finished in the nation’s top 15 in seven different categories, including strikeouts (No. 1), shutouts (No. 3) and hits allowed per nine innings (No. 6).  



Will Bednar was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player in 2021 on his way to becoming the 14th overall pick in the first round of the MLB draft. Bednar combined with Landon Sims to set the all-time College World Series record for strikeouts in a single game with 21 punchouts in an opening round game versus Texas. 



Bednar, Sims, and Christian MacLeod all had over 100 strikeouts on the season giving the Bulldogs the only staff in the country with a trio of 100 strikeout performers. Sims was named All-SEC and an All-American for his efforts.

The Greer, South Carolina, native has seen 56 of his pitchers selected in the MLB Draft, including 14 in the first 10 rounds of the draft. Thirteen of those 14 student-athletes Foxhall helped place in the first 10 rounds of the MLB Draft were undrafted prospects out of high school.



During his time in the dugout, Foxhall has tutored 24 All-American selections, 16 Freshman All-Americans and seen six pitchers earn conference Pitcher of the Year honors. He coached the ACC Pitcher of the Year (Brian Brown) and SEC Pitcher of the Year (Ethan Small) in back-to-back seasons. Foxhall and his wife, the former Laura Ballenger, have twin children, Kade (14) and Kennedy (14).

You can follow us on Twitter at:

Walter Beede: @baseballlifer11

Bryan Eisenberg: @TheGrok

Butch Baccala: @butchbaccala

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