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Keenan, Ole Miss shortstop Grae Kessinger and Mississippi State pitcher Ethan Small.

Mangum was the leading vote getter in the fan vote, received 3,923 votes, while Small finished second with 2,273 votes. Of the nearly 8,500 votes cast by fans, the Mississippi State duo accounted for nearly 6,200 of the votes, or over 70 percent.

Mangum and Small became the third set of MSU teammates to earn finalist recognition in the 16-year history of the award.

Mangum also owns the school record for at-bats (1,025) and is tied with Burke Masters for the top spot on the career games played charts (251). He is also among MSU'S career leaders in batting average (.361), runs scored (219), doubles (69), triples (10), total bases (474) and stolen bases (55).

Mangum and Small are also among the semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award, which each honor the national player of the year in college or amateur baseball.