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Jersey Number 5
Ty Long
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ripley, Miss.
- High School:
- Ripley HS
2026 (So.): Saw action in 39 games with 20 starting assignments (13 at third base, 5 at shortstop, 2 at designated hitter)…Hit .212 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBI…Enjoyed season-high three-hit game versus Louisiana (5/24) in Sun Belt Tournament championship game…Lone homer came in season-opening series versus UC Santa Barbara (2/14)…Collected three multiple-hit games (2, 2-hit, 1, 3-hit)…Had two two-RBI contests, coming against UCSB (2/14) and Georgia Southern (5/14)…Had his best hitting streak of four games coming from May 8-16…Scored winning run on a wild pitch against Texas State (4/19) in the 10th inning…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2026 Spring semester and the President’s List for the Fall 2025 semester.
2025 (Fr.): Appeared in seven games as an infielder and made six appearances on the mound, including two starting assignments…Went 2-for-6 as a hitter, with a double and an RBI…Added a walk and a strikeout and scored five times during the year…Converted seven of eight fielding chances…Went 1-0 with a 7.00 ERA as a pitcher…Threw nine innings and fanned six with two walks…Got lone win with perfect one inning performance versus South Alabama (3/30)…Made starts at Southeastern Louisiana (4/15) and at home versus New Orleans (4/29)…Longest outing of the year came against UNO, where he allowed two runs on four hits over three innings with no walks and two strikeouts…Tossed two scoreless innings in start at SLU with a walk and a strikeout…Named to Dean’s List during the Spring 2025 semester and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2024 semester.
High School: The MHSAA Mr. Baseball for Class 4A his senior campaign at Ripley High School…Named the Daily Journal’s Player of the Year and All-State by the Clarion-Ledger…Posted a 13-1 record with 167 strikeouts and a 0.23 ERA in 90 innings for Ripley High School…Walked just 21…Fanned 18 in game one of the Class 4A state championship series versus Sumrall for a win, but his team dropped the next two contests…Added a .485 batting average…Helped team reach the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs in 2023 on his way to earning first-team All-State honors by the state's baseball coaches…Earned the All-Tippah-Bent County Most Valuable Player honors on the strength of hitting .410 with seven doubles, three triples, five home runs, 22 RBI, 31 runs and 18 stolen bases to go along with a 1.342 OPS…Posted an 8-3 record with a 1.57 ERA that included 147 strikeouts and just 17 walks to go along with a 0.803 WHIP.
Personal: Son of Pat and Witt Long…Born on Oct. 2…Majoring in Fitness and Nutrition.
2025 (Fr.): Appeared in seven games as an infielder and made six appearances on the mound, including two starting assignments…Went 2-for-6 as a hitter, with a double and an RBI…Added a walk and a strikeout and scored five times during the year…Converted seven of eight fielding chances…Went 1-0 with a 7.00 ERA as a pitcher…Threw nine innings and fanned six with two walks…Got lone win with perfect one inning performance versus South Alabama (3/30)…Made starts at Southeastern Louisiana (4/15) and at home versus New Orleans (4/29)…Longest outing of the year came against UNO, where he allowed two runs on four hits over three innings with no walks and two strikeouts…Tossed two scoreless innings in start at SLU with a walk and a strikeout…Named to Dean’s List during the Spring 2025 semester and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2024 semester.
High School: The MHSAA Mr. Baseball for Class 4A his senior campaign at Ripley High School…Named the Daily Journal’s Player of the Year and All-State by the Clarion-Ledger…Posted a 13-1 record with 167 strikeouts and a 0.23 ERA in 90 innings for Ripley High School…Walked just 21…Fanned 18 in game one of the Class 4A state championship series versus Sumrall for a win, but his team dropped the next two contests…Added a .485 batting average…Helped team reach the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs in 2023 on his way to earning first-team All-State honors by the state's baseball coaches…Earned the All-Tippah-Bent County Most Valuable Player honors on the strength of hitting .410 with seven doubles, three triples, five home runs, 22 RBI, 31 runs and 18 stolen bases to go along with a 1.342 OPS…Posted an 8-3 record with a 1.57 ERA that included 147 strikeouts and just 17 walks to go along with a 0.803 WHIP.
Personal: Son of Pat and Witt Long…Born on Oct. 2…Majoring in Fitness and Nutrition.
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