VANCLEAVE —
Tuesday turned out to be quite a day for Poplarville's Zac Houston.
Earlier in the day he was named an honorable mention prep All-American by Rawlings/Perfect Game. That night, he helped hurl and hit the Hornets to a big win in their Division 8-4A opener.
Houston, Poplarville's Dandy Dozen standout, threw a strong six innings, striking out 11, and allowing just two hits as the Hornets beat homestanding Vancleave 10-3.
He also had a pair of doubles and drove in a run, as the Hornets move to 6-4 overall and Vancleave is 4-5. The Bulldogs had won four out of their last five games.
Chandler Ray also had a pair of hits and drove in a run for Poplarville, while Luke Goodwin had two singles and a triple for the Hornets and drove in three runs. J.J. Welch added a triple and a single and drove in a pair of runs as well in the winning effort. Blake Ladner added a two-run triple.
“We had great approaches at the plate, hit the ball hard. And of course, our ace did his job filling up the zone,: Poplarville head coach J.J. Fortune said. "I’m very proud of our kids, and the way they competed tonight.”
Ashton Miley pitched the final frame for Poplarville in relief of Houston, who is now 4-0. Miley also threw out a base-runer from centerfield earlier in the game.
The Hornets took a 4-0 lead after the top of the first and cruised to the win. The same two teams will meet Friday night in Poplarville.
In other local baseball action, Picayune's game with Gautier that was slated for Monday night was postponed due to wet grounds. Now, both the Maroon Tide and Pearl River Central are set to host district games on both Thursday and Friday nights.
Picayune will host Gautier Thursday and East Central on Friday. The Blue Devils will host East Central Thursday and Moss Point on Friday. PRC is currently in first place in the league standings with a perfect 3-0 mark, but the Blue Devils face Hornet ace Easton Marshall tonight.
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Saints ready to practice with Payton again
Even as Sean Payton tried to make the best of his one-season bounty banishment from the NFL by spending time with his children, getting in shape and playing golf, he often compared his punishment to prison time.
He missed his work that much, his players say, adding that his return has infused Saints headquarters with a fresh intensity leading up to Tuesday’s opening of voluntary offseason practices. -
Wildcats honored for efforts
Ten Pearl River Community College baseball standouts have earned 2013 post-season honors with center fielder Braxton Lee and catcher-designated hitter Krisjon Wilkerson leading the way with All-Region 23 and All-MACJC first- team accolades.
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Season ends for Maroon Tide
Picayune’s magical playoff run came up just short of a spot in the state finals.
Homestanding Pascagoula, the defending Class 5A state champs, took a hard-fought 5-3 win over the Maroon Tidee in game three of the best of three South State finals here Saturday before a capacity crowd at Ingalls Field. -
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.
The visiting Lady Hornets fell to Newton County 10-2 in game two of the best-of-three series. -
Lady Hornets face Newton County
Two more wins, and Poplarville will be playing for the Class 4A state championship in fast-pitch softball.
The Lady Hornets have a chance at getting that first victory today. -
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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