MERIDIAN — The Lake Tournament held annually over spring break is underway, and Southeast Lauderdale and Neshoba Central didn't want Tuesday’s late game at Northeast Lauderdale to end.
The two teams battled back and forth, in a marathon of a game, that lasted 10 innings. The pitchers often struggled with consistency as the two teams combined to plunk 13 batters total from both teams. Southeast jumped out to an early lead, only to see the Rockets claw back, send the game into extra innings, and capture the victory 7-6.
The home team struck in their half of the first when the Tigers loaded the bases, and T.J. Pope came through with a screaming double down the left-field line to plate two. Colby Ramey followed with a sacrifice fly and Brooks Linton singled in Pope to give the Tigers the early lead.
Neshoba got one back in the second when a run was awarded to them by means of a balk. Then in the top of the fourth, the visitors struck again when CJ Grantham doubled in a run to make the score 4-2.
Southeast manufactured another run by means of walks and a hit batsmen to give them a three-run advantage.
The top of the sixth inning saw the Rockets rally, led by Robert Greer’s run-scoring single then followed by a series of free passes and a hit batter to give Neshoba the one run advantage, 6-5.
Southeast did not quit as they answered in the bottom half of the sixth when Shelby Moseley had an infield hit that knotted the game at 6.
The teams were at a stalemate throughout the 7th,8th, and 9th frames, until the 10th when Dustin Floyd delivered a huge double to dead center to plate the go-ahead run for the Rockets. Greer, who came into the game pitching in the 8th, closed the door for the Rockets.
Greer picked up the win going 3 innings and striking out 5. Despite a great effort from Blake McMullan, he gets tabbed for the loss giving up only the one game-winning run over the course of 4 1/3 innings.
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Neel leaving champion War Eagles for Panthers
Eric Neel spent three seasons coach at East Central. The Hornets played in three state championship games.
Neel then coached the past three years at Wayne County, leading the War Eagles to three straight Class 5A fast-pitch state crowns.
And now, he doesn’t see why the same can’t occur at Quitman. After guiding Wayne County to its third straight championship Saturday, Neel resigned his position in Waynesboro on Thursday to replace Kacie Roberson at Quitman. -
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Winning a state championship, that Blake McMullen expected.
To be named the Player of the Year in Class 3A by the Mississippi Association of Coaches, that caught the Southeast Lauderdale senior off guard. -
RCA’s Lee and pair of Generals chosen for All-Star tilt
Russell Christian Academy senior Camryn Lee and Newton County Academy duo Clay Upton and Dillon Williams will wrap up their senior seasons today.
The local trio will play in the MAIS All-Star Class A game at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson at 2 p.m. The Class AA-AAA game will follow. -
McFarland named first-team All-American for Jones County
The honors continue to come in for the Jones County Junior College softball program.
Pitcher Ginger Lonergan and centerfielder Relanda McFarland were both named to the NJCAA Division II All-American first-team on Thursday. -
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It’d be hard to find a family that had a better week than the one Robbi and Shay Cooper just experienced. -
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The Drought Is Over
All Mason Irby was hoping for was to find a way on base.
The Southeast Lauderdale sophomore did that and so much more. Irby's single with two outs in the seventh inning broke a tie, lifting the Tigers to a 6-3 MHSAA Class 3A state championship win at Smith-Wills Stadium on Wednesday, and handing Southeast (32-7) its first title since 1966. -
Ramey shines again, hurls Tigers to MHSAA Class 3A crown
The bar was set pretty high.
After all, Southeast Lauderdale senior right-hander Colby Ramey needed just 65 pitches to beat Kossuth in Game 1 of the MHSAA Class 3A state championship game Thursday.
However, according to fellow senior Blake McMullen, Ramey cleared the hurdle Wednesday when he scattered eight hits on 104 pitches to finish off the Aggies in a 6-3 state championship-clinching win at Smith-Wills Stadium on Wednesday. -
Southeast wins MHSAA Class 3A Championsip
Slideshow from the MHSAA Class 3A state championship game between Southeast Lauderdale and Kossuth.
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Briarwood to host Emerald Coast Golf Tour in June
Professional golf is coming to Meridian.
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