2011: Saw playing time as a pitcher, outfielder, catcher, designated hitter and as a pinch hitter in 20 rookie season games played • Hit .154 with two RBI in 26 at-bats and finished with a 9.64 ERA in 4.2 innings of mound duty • Made his debut as a pinch hitter and in right field in MSU’s season-opener against Akron (Feb. 18) • Tossed an inning of scoreless relief the next day against Akron (Feb. 19) • Drew a bases-loaded walk and later scored his first career run in MSU’s win over Alabama A&M (Mar. 30) • Made his debut as a starter (DH) against Alabama (May 1) and lashed a double for his first career hit in a start (DH) at Tennessee (May 7) • Also hit safely in his next three games (all starts) • Drew his first defensive start in left field at Tennessee (May • Hit .200 in seven SEC games played (four hits) and made four relief appearances (2.2 innings) against league foes • Earned summer league all-American and CRCBL all-league status following a stellar season of summer baseball with the Bethesda (Md.) Big Train of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League • Hit .305 and hit a club-record and league-best eight home runs and earned a save in his lone pitching performance in helping lead Bethesda to its third straight CRCBL title • Among six Bulldog yearlings named to the 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Multi-sport standout at Copiah Academy in Gallman, Miss. • Coached by Scooter Prince • First-team all-state and all-district selection and honored as the 2010 Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Player of the Year • Hit .583 with 49 hits, 70 RBI, five doubles, five triples and an MAIS-record 20 home runs • Helped lead the Colonels to a 27-9 finish and the Academy State 3A championship • Walked 62 times and scored 58 runs as a senior • Pilfered 16 bases in 18 attempts • Used primarily as a catcher but also saw playing time as a pitcher and in the outfield • Compiled a 4-0 record with a save, a 3.91 earned run average and 28 strikeouts in 14.1 innings of mound duty • Earned MVP honors in the 2010 Academy 3A-2A All-Star Game in Jackson • Team and MAIS MVP • Hit .400 or better in each of his four seasons at Copiah Academy • Posted a .425 batting average with 15 home runs as a junior in 2009, earning the second of his three all-district honors • Also starred for the Copiah Academy Colonels in football, track and basketball • Played USSA summer league baseball with the Mississippi Worth Bandits, coached by George Hartzog.
DRAFT HISTORY:
Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 31st round of Major League Baseball’s 2010 First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL:
Born Dustin Hunter Renfroe on January 28, 1992 in Jackson, Miss. • Son of Tammy and Todd Renfroe of Crystal Springs, Miss. • Majoring in kinesiology.
• Hit .200 in seven SEC games played (four hits) and made four relief appearances (2.2 innings) against league foes • Earned summer league all-American and CRCBL all-league status following a stellar season of summer baseball with the Bethesda (Md.) Big Train of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League • Hit .305 and hit a club-record and league-best eight home runs and earned a save in his lone pitching performance in helping lead Bethesda to its third straight CRCBL title • Among six Bulldog yearlings named to the 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
