The MHSAA high school baseball playoffs began Friday and there were five teams in our coverage area that competed. Six total teams are playing in the postseason, but Oak Grove is the lone team with a bye into the second round.
Below is a recap of area Game 1s:
Purvis 1, St. Stanislaus 1
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On this week’s episode of The PineBeltSPORTS Podcast, Camal and Andrew start with Sumrall baseball. The Bobcats won Game 3 over St. Stanislaus to punch their ticket to the 4A South State series, and we look back at the big win (7:45) and what to expect from West Lauderdale (15:00).
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PURVIS – Simply put, Newton County’s pitcher Shelby Anderson controlled the 4-0 win over Purvis in Game 1 of the third-round series. Anderson threw 14 strikeouts in the complete game shutout, and the Lady Cougars will have two games at their home field to close out the series Saturday.
On this week’s episode of The PineBeltSPORTS Podcast, Camal and Andrew recap the first round of the high school baseball playoffs, then preview the second round.
PURVIS – When it comes to who Purvis coach David Entrekin wants to see in the batter’s box with the game on the line, Gracey Baucom is at the top of that list.
“There’s no doubt,” he said.
BAY ST. LOUIS – With the season on the line, the momentum of Game 3 between Purvis and St. Stanislaus flipped with just one pitch.
On this week’s episode of The PineBeltSPORTS Podcast, we focus solely on this weekend’s first round of the high school baseball playoffs.
We discuss Petal-D’Iberville (8:40), Pass High-Sumrall (15:15), Purvis-St. Stanislaus (19:05), Mt. Olive-Lumberton (22:55) and Sacred Heart-Sebastopol (25:10) throughout the episode.
