Back in February, the Clarion Ledger made 3 predictions into the MHSAA, MAIS season.
- Magnolia Heights begins, ends season No. 1 (didnโt lose to an MS team).
- Petal would win 7A (won title 2-0 over Oxford).
- PCS wins MHSAA title year after MAIS (beat Booneville for 3A):
Quincy Pratt has four hits to lead Magnolia Heights to a 9-1 victory over MRA to sweep MAIS Class 4A, Division I championship series for its Mississippi record eighth straight state baseball title
Photos by Brad Bridges, full gallery on Facebook
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Congratulations to Christian Doty (SR), Quincy Pratt (JR), and Cayden Prestage (SR) on being named to the Class AAAA All-MAIS Team.
#ChiefPride
Photo Credits: Mr. Rickey Haynes, Klenke Sports Photos, Brad Bridges/Mississippi Scoreboard, and AMP Mississippi
The top 10 MiLB hitters over the last week by the OOPSY Prospect Pulse! ๐ฅ
1. Esmerlyn Valdez ๐ฅ
2. Jesรบs Made
3. Cameron Cauley
4. Noah Miller
5. Cooper Pratt
6. Jett Williams
7. Johan De Los Santos
8. James Tibbs III
9. Leo De Vries
10. Zach Ehrhard
@MtsuHall@BSBSCOUT@TSSAA We can completely attest to the overwhelming fact that the umpires associated with the TSSAA are the worst, most โwokeโ crews in any state we play in. They are notoriously more worried about optics, and making themselves the center of attention than simply calling the game
Mississippi high school baseball starts and ends at Magnolia Heights.
9 straight State Championships.
17 Overall State Titles.
Tough. Gritty. Blue collar kids. No excuses. No shortcuts. Just a relentless standard that continues to produce SEC and MLB talent.
The dangerous part about success isn't the success..
It's what it does to your standard.
- You have a good weekend.
- Square up a few balls.
- Somebody tells you you're one of the best in the conference or tournament.
And without noticing, your training changes.
- The reps get softer.
- You skip the boring stuff.
- You stop chasing the thing that got you here.
Nobody decides to coast.
It just happens.
Your effort quietly drops to match how good you think you are instead of how good you're trying to become.
And you usually can't feel it.
You still think you're working.
You're just not working like you were.
Meanwhile the guy nobody's talking about is still grinding.
Not more talented than you. He just never let a little recognition tell him he could let off the gas.
That's the gap that separates. Not talent. Standards between the two players.
So if things are going well right now, good.
Just don't let it be the reason you start doing less.
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Top 10 hottest hitters over last two weeks.
Stats up to date as of 5/18
1. Isaiah Drake
2. Theo Gillen
3. Cooper Pratt
4. Jett Williams
5. Pedro Ramirez
Every player on the planet needs to hear this โ over and over again:
Remove all the โstuffโ โ results, expectations, distractions โ and just compete.
Compete. Compete. Compete.
At the end of the day, it all comes down to becoming the ultimate competitor. Breathe. Center your thoughts. Lay it on the line and compete.
This is the 10th consecutive season that #8 Southern Miss has finished with 40 or more wins.
Here's a complete list of college baseball programs with an active streak of 10+ seasons with 40+ wins:
1. Southern Miss
That's the end of the list.
Southern Miss achieved 40 wins with victories over #7 Oregon State, #13 Mississippi State, #15 Ole Miss, and #18 Alabama (who was run-ruled 14-to-4).
USM is also in the Top 10 in attendance.
There is nothing "mid-major" about the program in Hattiesburg.
Mississippi high school baseball has belonged to Magnolia Heights for nearly a decade 9 consecutive State Championships 17 overall 177-21-1 over the last 5 completed seasons 21 straight wins to finish 37-4-1 this year This isnโt a run anymore. Itโs a dynasty. See you next year!