MHSAA Class 7A-1A: Elite 8 Playoff Performers

May 7, 2025
Prep Baseball Mississippi Staff

MISSISSIPPI - The Elite 8 round of the MHSAA Class 7A-1A state baseball playoffs delivered no shortage of standout performances as teams across the state began their championship quests. From dominant pitching to explosive offensive outbursts, players stepped up in big moments to lead their teams to crucial playoff victories that punched tickets to the Elite 8. Here’s a look at some of the top individual performers who made a major impact and helped set the tone for what’s shaping up to be another exciting week of postseason play in Mississippi.

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CLASS 7A TOP PERFORMERS

Jackson Clark (Brandon) - The East Central CC recruit threw 5 innings, allowing 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, with 7 strikeouts in a Game 1 win over Ocean Springs.
Tre Adcox (Brandon) - Went 3 for 5 with home run, double and 3 runs batted in in the series win over Ocean Springs.
Grady Smith (Brandon) - Went 3 for 7 with a home run, double, and 7 runs batted in for the Bulldogs in their sweep of Ocean Springs.
Jay McQueen (Brandon) - The South Alabama signee picked up 5 hits ion 7 at bats including a double, triple, and 2 RBI’s in the series sweep of the Greyhounds.
Tre McQueen (Brandon) - Went 4 for 6 with a double and 3 RBI’s in the Bulldogs series win over Ocean Springs.
Graydon Walker (Brandon) - Added 4 hits in 6 at bats including a double in their series victory.
Keith Forbes (Brandon) - The Meridian CC recruit drove in 5 runs for the Bulldogs in their series win.
Tanner Brannigan (Tupelo) - Threw 6 innings, allowing 6 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, with 4 strikeouts in a Game 1 win over Clinton.
Brody Wilson (Tupelo) - Scattered 8 hits over 6 innings, while allowing just 1 run in a Game 2 win over Clinton.
Hayes Hooker (Tupelo) - Went 3 for 7 with a home run, double, and 3 RBI’s in a series win over Clinton.
Parker Thames (Clinton) - Picked up 4 hits, including 2 doubles in the Arrows series loss to Tupelo.
Maddox Miller (Oak Grove) - Threw 6 innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 earned run, with 10 strikeouts in a win over Petal.
Stratton Farmer (Oak Grove) - Earned a win and a save in Oak Groves series win over Petal.
Cooper Giger (Petal) - Threw 5 ⅓ innings in relief, allowing 1 hit, 1 run, with 7 strikeouts.

CLASS 6A TOP PERFORMERS

Nathaniel Moore (Warren Central) - Threw 5 ⅓ innings, allowing 6 hits, 1 earned run, with 7 strikeouts in the Vikings Game 1 win over Grenada.
Trace Hood (Warren Central) - Went 3 for 7 with a home run and 3 RBI’s in the Vikings sweep over Grenada.
Landyn Wilson (Pearl River Central) - Went 4 for 6 with a double and 7 RBI’s in the Blue Devils sweep of Hattiesburg.
Parker Harper (Pearl River Central) - Picked up 4 hits in 8 at bats including a double and 3 RBI’s in a series win over Hattiesburg.
Preston McAdory (George County) - The former Future Gamer threw 5 innings, allowing 2 hits, 1 run, with 10 strikeouts in a Game 1 win over West Jones.
Canyan Reeves (George County) - Threw 5 innings, allowing 5 hits, 0 earned runs, with 8 strikeouts in the Rebels series clinching Game 3 win over West Jones.
Cayler Havard (George County) - Added 5 RBI’s, including a game 1 homer in the Rebels series win over West Jones.
Grant Reeves (George County) - Picked up a home run and a triple, while driving in 4 runs in a series win over West Jones.
Clay Tolbert (West Jones) - Tossed 6 ⅔ innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 run, with 12 strikeouts in a Game 2 win over George County.

CLASS 5A TOP PERFORMERS

Tanner Harris (Lafayette) - Tossed 5 ⅔ innings, scattering 4 hits, allowing 0 runs, with 3 strikeouts in the Commodores Game 2 win over New Hope.
Caleb Guest (Lafayette) - Went 4 for 8 with 3 RBI’s out of the lead off spot in a series sweep of New Hope.
Cole Sanders (Corinth) - Tossed 7 innings, allowing 3 hits, 2 runs, with 7 strikeouts in a Game 1 win over Pontotoc.
Grady Mitchell (Corinth) - Picked up a homer, 2 doubles, and 6 runs batted in in a series win over Pontotoc.
Jacob-Isaac Pierce (Corinth) - Delivered a home run, 2 doubles, and 5 RBI’s in a series win over Pontotoc.
Miller Finn (Pontotoc) - Threw 6 innings, allowing 2 hits, 1 earned run, with 8 strikeouts in a Game 2 win over Corinth. Also had 5 hits in the series including 2 doubles.
Dylan Causey (South Jones) - The USM signee threw 13 innings in a series win over Vancleave, allowing 7 hits, 1 earned run, with 18 strikeouts. Earned the decisive Game 3 win. Added a 3 for 5 Game 2 at the plate with a homer, double, and 4 RBI’s.
Cayden Kinmon (South Jones) - Went 3 for 3 with a homer, 2 doubles, and 4 RBI’s in a Game 2 win over Vancleave.
Micah Coutta (South Jones) - Tossed 6 ⅓ innings, allowing 3 hits, 0 earned runs, with 13 strikeouts in a Game 2 win over Vancleave.
Hunter Harper (Vancleave) - Threw a 7 inning shutout, allowing just 1 hit with 7 strikeouts in a Game 1 win over South Jones.

CLASS 4A TOP PERFORMERS

Carter Horton (West Lauderdale) - Threw a 7 inning no hitter, with 10 strikeouts in the Knights Game 1 win over Itawamba AHS.
Rylan Kennedy (West Lauderdale) - Threw a 7 inning shutout, allowing 5 hits, with 4 strikeouts in a series clinching Game 3 win over Itawamba.
Xavier Thompson (West Lauderdale) - Went 5 for 9 with a home run, double, and 4 RBI’s in a series win over Itawamba.
Cayden Prestage (Itawamba AHS) - Tossed 6 innings, allowing 5 hits, 0 earned runs, with 10 strikeouts in a Game 1 loss to West Lauderdale.
Cooper Waddle (Itawamba AHS) - The USM signee threw 6 innings, allowing just 1 hit, 0 runs, with 10 strikeouts in a Game 2 win over West Lauderdale.
Ethan Burton (Newton County) - Threw 7 innings, allowing 4 hits, 0 earned runs, with 7 strikeouts in the Cougars Game 1 win over New Albany.
Cooper Johnson (Newton County) - Went 4 for 8 with a triple out of the lead off spot for the Cougars in their series sweep of New Albany.
Joseph Parker (Purvis) - The Mississippi State signee threw 6 ⅓ innings, allowing 5 hits, 0 runs, with 11 strikeouts in a game 1 win over Columbia.
Jacob Parker (Purvis) - The Mississippi State signee went 4 for 5 with 2 home runs, a double, and 3 RBI’s in a series sweep over Columbia.
Cannon Turner (Purvis) - The Pearl River signee went 5 for 7 with 2 doubles in the Tornadoes sweep of Columbia.
MT Breland (Columbia) - Threw 5 ⅓ innings, allowing 2 hits, 1 earned run, with 6 strikeouts in a Game 1 loss to Purvis.
Drew Davis (Sumrall) - Threw 4 innings, allowing 3 hits, 0 runs, with 6 strikeouts in the Bobcats Game 1 win over Northeast Jones.
Leo Odom (Sumrall) - Tossed 6 ⅓ innings, allowing 2 hits, 0 runs, with 11 strikeouts in a Game 2 win over Northeast Jones.
Landon Hawkins (Sumrall) - The Pearl River CC signee went 4 for 6 with a home run, triple, and 9 RBI’s in the Bobcats sweep over Northeast Jones.
Will Raner (Sumrall) - Went 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI’s in a series win over Northeast Jones.

CLASS 3A TOP PERFORMERS

Wyatt McDaniels (Mooreville) - Threw 7 innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 run, with 9 strikeouts in a Game 1 win over Kossuth.
Cooper Goff (Mooreville) - Went 5 for 7 with a home run, double, and 2 RBI’s in the Troopers series win over Kossuth.
Eli McDaniels (Mooreville) - Went 3 for 5 with a home run, double, and 5 RBI’s in a Game 2 win over Kossuth.
Kage McHann (East Webster) - Threw a 7 inning shutout, allowing 5 hits with 6 strikeouts in the Wolverines Game 1 win over Choctaw County.
Jordan Gaskin (East Webster) - Threw 7 innings, allowing just 3 hits, 0 runs, with 6 strikeouts in a Game 2 win over Choctaw County.
Stetson Perkins (East Webster) - Went 3 for 6 with 2 doubles in the Wolverines series sweep of Choctaw County.
Landon Bush (Seminary) - Went 5 for 10 with a home run and 3 RBI’s in Seminary’s series win over St. Stanislaus.
Kolby Stringer (West Marion) - Threw 6 ⅔ innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 earned run, with 12 strikeouts in a Game 1 win over Southeast Lauderdale.
Braxton Albritton (West Marion) - Went 4 for 6 with 4 doubles and 4 RBI’s in a series sweep over Southeast Lauderdale.

CLASS 2A TOP PERFORMERS

Landry Winter (Eupora) - The East Central CC recruit tossed 7 innings, allowing 3 hits, 2 runs, with 8 strikeouts in a win over East Union.
Landon Harmon (East Union) - The Mississippi State signee threw 7 innings, allowing 3 hits, 2 earned runs, with 14 strikeouts in a Game 2 loss to Eupora. Also went 4 for 9 with a home run, 2 doubles, and 3 RBI’s in the series win.
Ben Basil (East Union) - Threw 7 innings, allowing 4 hits, 2 earned runs, with 6 strikeouts in the Urchins Game 3 win over Eupora.
JD Whitaker (Hamilton) - The Pearl River CC recruit threw 6 ⅓ innings, allowing 6 hits, 3 runs, with 5 strikeouts in the Lions Game 1 win over New Site.
Braedyn Lackie (Hamilton) - Threw 6 innings, allowing 5 hits, 2 runs, with 3 strikeouts in the Lions Game 2 win over New Site.
Justin Verner (Hamilton) - Went 4 for 6 with 2 doubles and 4 RBI’s in the Lions series sweep of New Site.
Landon Stanley (New Site) - Went 4 for 6 with 4 doubles and 2 RBI’s in a series loss to Hamilton.
Luke Williams (Clarkdale) - Threw 7 innings, allowing 5 hits, 2 runs, with 12 strikeouts in a Game 1 win over Puckett.
Paxton Prisock (Pisgah) - Drove in 4 runs on 2 doubles in the Dragons series win over North Forrest.

CLASS 1A TOP PERFORMERS

Jon Grey Morrison (West Union) - The former Future Gamer threw 7 innings, allowing just 2 hits, 0 runs, with 6 strikeouts in the Eagles Game 1 win over Tupelo Christian.
Grant Martin (West Union) - Threw 7 innings, allowing 2 hits, 1 run, with 5 strikeouts in a Game 2 win over Tupelo Christian.
Thomas Goralczyk (Tupelo Christian) - Threw 6 innings, allowing 3 hits, 2 runs, with 7 strikeouts in a Game 1 loss to West Union.
Ford Matthews (Taylorsville) - Threw 7 innings, allowing just 1 hit, 0 runs, with 9 strikeouts in a Game 1 win over Resurrection Catholic. He also went 3 for 4 with a homer, 2 doubles, and 4 RBI’s in a Game 2 win.
Andrew Harbin (Resurrection Catholic) - Tossed 6 innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 earned run, with 3 strikeouts in a Game 1 loss to Taylorsville.
Kyron Murphy (Sacred Heart) - Tossed 5 innings, allowing 2 earned runs, with 6 strikeouts in a Game 1 win over French Camp. Also went 4 for 8 with a double out of the lead off spot.
Gabriel Pipkins (Sacred Heart) - Drove in 5 runs for the Crusaders in their series win over French Camp.
Jameson Phillips (Sacred Heart) - Threw 5 innings, allowing 4 hits, 2 runs, with 2 strikeouts in a Game 2 win over French Camp.

MAIS 6A TOP PERFORMERS

JP Abt (Hartfield Academy) - The Jacksonville State recruit tossed 6 innings, allowing 4 hits, 1 earned run, with 8 strikeouts in a win over Jackson Academy.
Logan Buckley (Columbia Academy) - Threw 7innings, allowing just 1 hit, 0 runs, with 14 strikeouts in the Cougars Game 1 win over Parklane Academy.

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