SOUTH MISS 6 SPORTS

March 3, 2026

Prep Baseball: Bulldogs shut down Yellow Jackets in Friday afternoon matinee 7-0

Vancleave batter Reece Thomson makes contact with a pitch vs. St. Martin Friday. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director
VANCLEAVE — Vancleave hosted St. Martin Friday afternoon in its annual matinee affair designed especially for the student body.
And the Bulldogs gave their classmates reason to cheer.
Vancleave shut out the Yellow Jackets 7-0 at “The Landing” in the yearly event. The Bulldogs evened up their overall mark at 3-3 with the win, while St. Martin fell to 4-3 with its third straight loss after a 4-0 start.

St. Martin infielder Caleb Lawrence makes. play on a ground ball vs. Vancleave Friday afternoon. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)

Vancleave pitcher Carter Fazio delivers a pitch vs. St. Martin Friday. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)

Vancleave base runner Brayden Haarala slides into third as St. Martin infielder Caleb Lawrence reacts Friday. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)

St. Martin batter Cannon Beaugez takes a cut at a pitch vs. Vancleave Friday afternoon. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)

The final score wasn’t necessarily indicative of how close the game was throughout, however, as VHS led just 1-0 thanks to an RBI-double by Kyle Capers in the third frame.
Meanwhile, that would be prove to be enough for Bulldog starting pitcher Carter Fazio, who twirled a complete game four-hit shout to earn the win.
But, just for good measure, Vancleave tallied a six spot in the bottom of the ixth stanza to break things open.
The big blow in the inning was a two-run double by Cam Sherrod, and another run scored on an error on the same play to make it 4-0. Harrison Henry then delivered a two-run single to make it 6-0 and seal the deal.

Vancleave base runner Conner Mitchell dives back to first as St. Martin infielder Dax Hill reaches for the pickoff attempt Friday afternoon. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)

Vancleave base runner Kyle Capers rounds third and heads home vs. St. Martin Friday. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)

St. Martin pitcher River Groue lets fly with a pitch vs. Vancleave Friday afternoon. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)

St. Martin batter Caleb Lawrence fouls off a pitch vs. Vancleave Friday afternoon. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)

Sherrod, Wyatt Adams and Conner Mitchell each had two hits apiece for the Bulldogs.
Kaden Walker led the Yellow Jackets with two hits.
River Groue took the pitching loss for SMHS.
Vancleave faces Pascagoula in a home-and-home series this week, beginning Tuesday night in Pascagoula.
St. Martin opens Region 4-7A action this week with a three game series against West Harrison.

Vancleave base runner Chase Parker rounds third and heads toward home vs. St. Martin Friday. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)

Vancleave base runner Dylann Bangs heads toward first as St. Martin infielder Dax Hill awaits the throw Friday afternoon. (Photo by Destiny Debuysere)