GAUTIER —
Pearl River Central's Dylan Spiers hurled a no-hitter, as the Blue Devils kicked off district play with a 9-1 road win over Gautier Friday night.
The win was the third straight for PRC, after a season opening loss to Hancock. Gautier falls to 0-3 overall.
Spiers struck out six and walked four in the complete game performance, He is now 2-0 on the season.
"I told them at that at least we're 1-0," PRC head coach Neil Walther said. "As long as we pitch well and play defense we will always give our selves a chance to win. We only got three hits, and I'm hoping our hitting comes around. But we scored five runs before we got a hit, so we were able to take advantage of some situations."
The homestanding Gators actually took a short-lived 1-0 lead early, due to a PRC error and a passed ball in the bottom of the first.
The Blue Devils bounced back with five runs in the top of the second, as Christian Smith drove in a run with a fielders choice while Wade Manning, Christian Travis and Spiers all drew bases-loaded walks. Chance Putnam also scored on a passed ball.
PRC extended its lead to 7-1 in the third frame, as Jake Scheurman led off with a double and later scored on a double steal after Smith walked. Smith then scored several batters later on a passed ball.
The Blue Devils then secured the win with two more runs in the top of the seventh, as Putnam drove in a run with a ground out and Hayden Smith had an RBI on an infield single.
PRC had just the trio hits in the winning effort but the Blue Devils stole eight bases.
Newt Brown took the loss for the Gators.
The Blue Devils are off until Monday, when they host Gautier in a rematch.
Today, both Picayune and Poplarville are back in action at Wildcat Stadium on the campus of Pearl River Community College.
The Maroon Tide, coming off a big 2-1 win on the road over defending Class 5A State Champion Pascagoula Thursday night, meets Gulfport at 11 a.m.
Poplarville, which fell 11-6 to George County Friday night at PRCC, then takes on Gulfport at 1 p.m., before facing Harrison Central at 7 tonight to wrap up the event.
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Spiers, Blue Devils swamp Gators
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Season ends for Maroon Tide
The season came to an end for the Picayune baseball team Saturday afternoon with a 5-3 loss to homestanding Pascagoula here at Ingalls Field in the third and deciding game of the Class 5A South State championship series.
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Tide stays alive
And it all comes down to this.
Picayune and Pascagoula will face off in a one game, winner take all
showdown today at 2 p.m., at Ingalls Field for the Class A South State
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Wildcats tring to win Region 23 title
Host Pearl River opened Region 23 Tournament play in dominating fashion here Thursday in Wildcat Stadium, demolishing top-seeded East Central 12-1 in eight innings and now faces second-seeded LSU-Eunice (La.) in Friday’s second round at 7 p.m.
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Panther pitcher shuts out Maroon Tide
Pascagoula’s Andrew Crane continued his dominance of Picayune Thursday night.
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Season ends for Lady Hornets
Poplarville's season came to and end in the Class 4A South state finals Tuesday night.
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Lady Hornets face Newton County
Two more wins, and Poplarville will be playing for the Class 4A state championship in fast-pitch softball.
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Polderman’s, Mitchell win titles
The Picayune Maroon Tide and the Pearl River Central Blue Devils both competed in the Class 5A South State track and field championships this past Saturday at Long Beach High School.
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Tide sweeps; Devils swept
Picayune finished the regular season nine games under the break even mark.
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Lady Hornets beat North Pike
Poplarville is moving on to the Class 4A South State finals.
The Lady Hornets swept the best-of-three semifinal series with North Pike, completing the affair with a 2-0 road win Monday night. -
Tide sweeps; Devils swept
Picayune swept Pearl to advance in the Class 5A South State prep baseball playoffs over the weekend while Pearl River Central got swept by Stone County.
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