Noah Sullivan is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable student-athletes on the Mississippi State campus. He really can’t hide. His unmistakable facial hair just above his upper lip gives him away.

However, the Orlando, Florida, native is so much more than a mustache. Now in his second year at State, the baseball standout has thrived both on the field and in the classroom—all the while falling in love with MSU.

What started out as simply another step in Sullivan’s baseball career when he transferred from USC Upstate to MSU has become so much more.

“I’d be lying to you if I said, ‘Yeah, I knew this was going to happen,’” Sullivan shared. “You go into the [transfer] portal and you honestly have no idea what’s going to happen. Then all of a sudden, you’re at Mississippi State. You’re in Starkville, Mississippi...But being here and getting my feet wet with all my teammates early on was amazing. Then the season I had was just spectacular.”

Sullivan had a robust .342 batting average for the Diamond Dawgs last year, cranking 15 home runs to go along with 15 doubles and 46 RBIs. He was also strong as pitcher, with a 1.96 earned run average and 15 strikeouts over 18 1/3 innings.

Collectively, it helped lead Mississippi State to another NCAA Tournament appearance. Individually, it netted Sullivan a plethora of awards including All-America honors from both Baseball America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Sullivan knocked his academics out of the park last year as well. Sullivan posted a perfect 4.0 grade point average as a graduate student majoring in workforce education leadership. His efforts allowed him to become the first player in MSU baseball history to be tabbed the Division I Baseball Academic All-American of the Year by College Sports Communicators.

“It was a crazy year,” Sullivan said. “But it was all nothing short of a blessing.”

Maybe the best part of it all? He now gets the chance to have an encore.

Sullivan and the Bulldog baseball team begin the 2026 season on Feb. 13, hosting Hofstra at Dudy Noble Field. If Sullivan gets his way, some of his best Mississippi State memories are still to come.

“It’s my last year of college,” Sullivan said. “Hopefully I’ll get a chance to play ball at the professional level after this year, but right now, I just want to win.

“It’s really important to me to win. We need to bring the standard back to Mississippi State, and that’s hosting regionals. That’s hosting Super Regionals. And that’s obviously playing in Omaha for a national championship.”