University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jace Norton
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Ala.
- High School:
- Auburn HS
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2025 Fall semester.
2025 (R-Fr.): Saw action in two games…Went 0-for-2 with an RBI…Collected a sacrifice fly in debut plate appearance versus Lafayette (2/15)…Got an at bat at Mississippi State (3/5).
2024 (Fr.): Did not see any action in the 2024 season due to injury in only season at Mississippi State…Made the 2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: A three-year standout at Auburn High School under head coach Matt Cimo…Helped lead high school to 2021 7A state championship…In 71 games played and 158 at-bats, he had 45 hits, 45 runs, 28 RBI and a batting average of .285…Recorded 10 doubles, three triples, three home runs with 45 runs and 28 RBI with a 1.015 OPS his senior season…Also posted a perfect seven for seven in save opportunities on the mound with a 1.25 ERA over two seasons…The No. 4 shortstop and the No. 11 overall player in the state of Alabama…Ranked as the No. 102 shortstop in the nation and the No. 486 player overall.
Personal: Son of Greg and Jaena Norton…Born on May 29….Has a sister Ciana…Dad played as a collegian at Oklahoma and went on to 13-year MLB career with six different organizations, Chicago White Sox, Colorado, Detroit, Tampa Bay, Seattle and Atlanta…Majoring in Business Administration.
