Former Whippets baseball coach to be inducted into Ron Polk Ring of Honor at Mississippi State

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Former Kosciusko Whippets baseball coach Ted Milton has been announced as an inductee into the Ron Polk Ring of Honor at Mississippi State.

Milton, along with Mitch Moreland and Mike Profitt, will be celebrated during Mississippi State’s conference series versus South Carolina (April 4-6, 2025) with the induction ceremony set to be held on Saturday, April 5.

Moreland, Milton and Proffitt will be celebrated during Mississippi State’s conference series versus South Carolina (April 4-6, 2025) with the induction ceremony set to be held on Saturday, April 5.

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The Ring of Honor is named after legendary head coach Ron Polk, who led the Bulldogs from 1976-97 and again from 2002-08. Affectionately referred to as the Godfather of Southeastern Conference baseball, Polk served 31 years as head coach in the league, including a stint at the University of Georgia (2000-01).

The architect of five SEC championship teams and five SEC Tournament-title winning squads, Polk was a four-time SEC Coach of the Year and two-time National Coach of the Year honoree.

The first SEC coach in any sport to reach 1,000 victories, Polk guided Mississippi State to six College World Series appearances and owned a 1,139-590 record with the Maroon and White. He totaled 1,373 career coaching victories, making eight total trips to Omaha. A two-time Team USA head coach, Polk is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association, Mississippi Sports and College Baseball Hall of Fames.

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During his tenure as a head coach, Polk tutored 33 All-Americans, 71 All-SEC selections and 187 Major League Baseball draft picks – including 29 who reached the big leagues. Named an SEC Legend in 2017, Polk has also earned the prestigious Lefty Gomez Award from the ABCA and Rube Award from Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame for his tireless service to others during his career.

Ted Milton was a standout member of the Diamond Dawgs from 1969-72. During the 1970 season, Milton finished the year with five triples, which following the season, was tied for the program record. For over seven years, Milton held the school record for career triples with 14 over the 151 games he played in.

He was named the team’s offensive MVP following the 1969 and 1970 seasons. Milton was a member of the first team in Mississippi State history to go to the College World Series in 1971. During the 1969 season, Milton led the team in RBIs (21), and home runs (eight), while hitting .323 on the season. He followed that up with another stellar year for the Bulldogs in 1970 when he led the team in batting average (.328), RBIs (28), and doubles (seven).

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Over his four-year career in the Maroon and White, Milton hit .311 (156-for-501) with 23 home runs, 18 doubles, 14 triples and drove in 96. He stole eight bases and scored 102 runs for Mississippi State. Following the 1971 season, Milton was named Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, becoming the first academic All-American in school history.

After his college career, Milton became a coach at Kosciusko, leading the Whippet baseball team to the 1974 State Championship.

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