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Five finalists named for 2014 C Spire Ferriss TrophyJACKSON, Miss. --(Business Wire)-- In a testimony to pitching's recent dominance in college baseball, four of the five finalists for the 2014 C Spire Ferriss Trophy, which annually goes to Mississippi's top performer, are stellar pitchers. Not only are they leading their respective leagues in most statistical categories, but several of the players vying for the award are considered among the best in the nation at their position. Finalists include Ole Miss' Auston Bousfield and Chris Ellis, Mississippi State's Ross Mitchell and Jacob Lindgren and Belhaven University's Tyler Akins. 2014 finalists, as determined by professional baseball scouts who cover Mississippi and college coaches, (in alphabetical order):
The C Spire Ferriss Trophy will be awarded during a May 19 luncheon program at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Jackson. All five finalists and their coaches are expected to attend the program. Tickets are $35 each and available by calling the MSHOF offices or by going online at http://msfame.com/c-spire-ferriss-trophy/. Instead of a guest speaker this year, Ferriss will do a question and answer session with audience participation. The Ferriss Trophy presented by C Spire is named after Mississippi baseball legend Dave "Boo" Ferriss, who played for Mississippi State and the Boston Red Sox and was the long-time head baseball coach at Delta State University. 2014 marks the 18th anniversary of the Outstanding Player Awards presentation. C Spire has served as title sponsor for 15 of those years since 1998. The Conerly Trophy in college football, the Howell Trophy in men's college basketball, the Gillom Trophy in women's college basketball and the Ferriss Trophy in college baseball comprise the four elements of the C Spire Wireless Outstanding Player Award series. About C Spire C Spire is a diversified telecommunications and technology services company that provides world-class, customer-inspired wireless communications, 1 Gigabit consumer Internet access as well as a full suite of dedicated Internet, wireless, IP Voice, data and cloud services for businesses. This news release and other announcements are available at www.cspire.com/news. For more information about C Spire, visit www.cspire.com or follow us on Facebook (News - Alert) at www.facebook.com/cspire or Twitter (News - Alert) at www.twitter.com/cspire.
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