By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer

It’s another week of league play in the “Southern Six” as all seven classifications will be involved in their respective region races.

Getting to Trustmark Park in Pearl is the ultimate goal for every prep baseball player on every team in the state of Mississippi when the season tips off. And playing well in region action and earning a top four seed is the first step.

Each week until the overall state tournament starts in mid-May, SouthMiss6 Sports will be the place to be to keep up with the most complete and comprehensive info about all things prep baseball featuring stories and photos in the “Southern Six” counties of the state of Mississippi.

Each week we will take a look at at least five players and five games to keep an eye on as well as release our weekly “Super 7 in the Southern 6 Poll”.

Around the Diamond in the “Southern 6”

This week’s “Around the Diamond in the Southern 6” players list is comprised of some of the top single game performances by standouts that came up big for their respective teams in the ninth annual Battle at the Beach last week. 

1. Jaxson Moore, Harrison Central — The Red Rebels beat league-leading Ocean Springs for the second time in three games Saturday afternoon, shutting out the Greyhounds 2-0 behind a complete game three hitter from Jaxson Moore. Moore was still dealing zeroes all across the board at the Greyhounds as he went the distance allowing just three singles and striking out eight while walking none in his best outing of the season. The Greyhounds got two base runners on in the same inning just once, in the bottom of the fifth, but Moore responded with back-to-back strike outs to end the threat.
2. Logan Fontenell, Biloxi —  Biloxi moved into sole possession of the fourth and final playoff spot for the first time this season in Region 4-7A play Saturday afternoon as the Indian completed a three game sweep of neighboring rival D’Iberville with an 8-5 win over the Warriors. Fontenelle had two hits, including a home run, and he drove in three runs in the win. 
3. Carter McCammon, Resurrection — Resurrection captured its seventh consecutive Region 8-1A title Friday night, as the Eagles went to Brookhaven and beat Enterprise-Lincoln 5-4 in a key league encounter to move to a perfect 10-0 this season in the region race. Resurrection jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead thanks to an RBI-single from McCammon and then after the Yellow Jackets tied things up with two runs of their own he had a run-scoring sacrifice fly to help make it 4-2. McCammon tossed the first four frames on the mound to earn the win.
4. Conner Dyess, Pearl River Central — Pearl River Central took a huge step toward taking the top seed in Region 3-6A Friday night as the Blue Devils shutout West Jones in the rubber match of that three game league series 6-0 to move back into sole possession of first place in the region race. Dyess was in complete control on the mound as he twirled the complete game, four-hit whitewash of the Mustangs striking out five and walking three to earn the win.
5. Cayler Havard, George County—  On Friday night, Havard’s walk-off run-scoring double provided the winning run with one out in the eighth inning at Claude Passeau Field just as Picayune was on the verge of really taking control of the region race. It propelled the Rebels to a pair of wins in an 18 hour period over the league-leading Maroon Tide.

This Week’s Games:

1. St. Martin at Biloxi— Tuesday in game one of a three game Region 4-7A series.
2. George County at Pascagoula — Tuesday in game one of a three game Region 4-6A series.
3. Gulfport at Harrison Central at — Tuesday in the first game of a three game Region 4-7A series.
4. Hattiesburg at Pearl River Central — Thursday in the second game of a two game Region 3-6A series.
5. Stone at Vancleave — Saturday in game three of a three game Region 4-5A series.

South Miss 6 Sports Super 7 Polls

Super 7 in the Southern 6 Prep baseball and softball Polls!!!!

(April 8th edition)

(Our weekly poll is the ONLY one in the state of Mississippi that’s voted solely on by a panel of head coaches)

Baseball:

1. Pearl River Central 21-3
2. George County 16-3
3. Vancleave 15-6
4. Gulfport 13-8
5. Stone 12-8
6. Resurrection 14-4
7. Picayune 13-7 

Softball:

1. Hancock 12-3-1
2. East Central 16-3
3. D’Iberville 13-4
4. George County 13-5
5. Ocean Springs 14-7
6. Gulfport 14-4-1
7. Stone 13-12