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Dakota Jordan

Outfielder
JACKSON ACADEMY
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

.524

Batting Average

16

Home Runs

57

RBI

1.18

OPS
“Dakota Jordan is definitely a difference-maker as a player. I would put him among the top 10 high school players I have ever seen play. He’s a powerful hitter and an all-round talent who can play at the next level. He has some of the quickest hands I’ve seen and he’s a powerful hitter.”
Allen Pavatte
Head Coach head coach at Madison-Ridgeland Academy
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 205-pound senior outfielder batted .524 with 16 home runs and 57 RBI this past season, posting an OPS of 1.180 and scoring 50 runs to lead the Raiders (21-14) to the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools Class 6A semifinals. Jordan is the state's No. 2 prospect in the Class of 2022 as rated by Perfect Game and No. 35 high school prospect in July’s MLB Draft by Baseball America. He reached base 63.5 percent of the time this spring.

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Academic Achievement

Jordan has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball and football on scholarship at Mississippi State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Jordan has volunteered locally as a youth baseball and football coach.