Ethan Lege’s last seven days have included some bad news and some good news. The latter being the Ole Miss outfielder named a finalist for the 2024 Ferris Trophy.
The trophy, named after Delta State’s legendary coach and major league pitcher Boo Ferriss, honors the top college baseball player in Mississippi.
Lege is one of five finalists for the annual award. Mississippi State’s Dakota Jordan, Belhaven University’s Brett Sanchez, Southern Mississippi’s Dalton McIntyre and William Carey University’s RJ Stinson were the other four finalists.
Former Ole Miss outfielder Kemp Alderman won the 2023 Ferris Trophy, ending a seven-year stretch without a Rebel taking home the honor. Prior to Alderman the most recent Ole Miss player to win was outfielder Auston Bousfield in 2014.
Tuesday’s news bookends a week that started with Lege getting hit in his right hand and fracturing his thumb, playing against Mississippi State in Pearl last Wednesday. Lege sat out the Auburn series this past weekend and a timetable for a return is unknown, but it comes down to pain tolerance for the senior.
Despite missing his first Southeastern Conference weekend of action, Lege still leads Ole Miss in hitting with a .324 batting average, second in home runs with 13 and third on the team in runs batted in with 38.
“He’s kind of the heart and the soul of the team,” Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco said of Lege last month. “Great leader, great player. Selfless. Just a great leader that’s having a great year.”
This year’s Ferriss Trophy ceremony takes place on May 20 at the Golden Moon Casino at Pearl River Resort in Choctaw, Mississippi. A luncheon will begin at 11:30 p.m. and the ceremony will start at Noon. Tickets can be purchased on the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame website.
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