Former Mississippi baseball infielder Jeffrey Ince announced his decision to join Louisiana Tech before the start of the 2022 season.
The 6-foot, 170-pound real freshman to Jackson Prep in Flowood, Mississippi, was one of MSU’s hottest recruits to head into the 2022 season. He’s a tough switch hitter with lots of power in his swing, as evidenced by his performances on both his high school team and various traveling tournament teams. Defensively, he is an extremely versatile midfielder who excels as a shortstop. According to Perfect Game, Ince was the No. 18 overall player and No. 4 shortstop for the state of Mississippi in the new signing class in 2021. After his senior season he played in the All-Star Game of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools and was promoted to Preseason 2nd- Team All-American appointed for the Southeast Region.
Working with the team as a freshman for most of the fall, Ince competed in both the team’s Fall World Series tournament and a scrimmage against Alabama on October 15. He saw play in three of the four Fall World Series games, but didn’t have the most impressive performance – Ince finished 1-7 with one run and one stolen base, hitting four times. Defensively, he played as a shortstop in the first game and started the fourth game in the series on the second base. Ince was brought into play as a pinch hitter for an at-bat against Alabama, but he knocked out.
Despite his difficulties, Ince has proven in the past that he has what it takes to compete at the highest level. His departure from the Mississippi state program may have come sooner than he wished, but he will work to do the best he can at Louisiana Tech or anywhere else he might find himself eventually.
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