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Wednesday, October 21
New Fall Date
Pearl River will travel to Meridian on Friday Oct. 23rd to play fall games. The Wildcats will play Holmes at 3 and then Meridian at 6.
Thursday, September 24
Fall Game with East Central
Pearl River will play East Central on Saturday Sept. 26th at Wildcat Stadium at 12:00. We will play an eighteen inning game.
Monday, September 14
Draw Down and Hit a Thon a Success
The first annual Pearl River baseball Hit a Thon was a big success despite the weather. On Saturday, we were still able to have the Hit a Thon and $1000 draw down to help raise money for the Wildcat baseball team. Mike Desoto and Mark Magee were the big winners in the draw down. The Wildcat baseball team was able to raise a good amount of money from both events. We really appreciate the help and support from the Wildcat family in helping us throughout this event.
Thursday, September 10
Fall Schedule Change
The Wildcat baseball team will be hosting Holmes CC on Friday, Oct. 2nd at 12:00. We will not be traveling to Jackson St. on Oct. 3rd.
Monday, August 31
Hit-A -Thon
We will be hosting our 1st hit-a-thon on Sept. 12 at Wildcat Stadium. We will have a parent meeting that morning at 10:30 and the action starts at 12. Also, that day will be an alumni picnic on our campus and we will be holding a $1000 dollar drawdown. The picnic begins at 10:00 and will go to 1:00 with various acctivities and music. If you would like to hit in the hit-a-thon contact Coach Josh Hoffpauir at 601-403-1346 it is open to anyone with a pledge, or if you would like to purchase a ticket for the drawdown contact Coach McMahon at 601-403-1326 tickets are $10 and you do not have to be present to win the prize. All proceeds will help benefit the Wildcat Baseball team for the upcoming season.
Monday, August 31
Fall Schedule
The 2009-2010 Wildcat Baseball team will begin its fall practice on September 14th. We will have four dates that we will play in the fall.
September 25th @ West Alabama 1:30 Bevill State Fayatte 5:00 East Mississippi
Oct. 3 @ Jackson State 10:00 Baton Rouge CC 4:00 Ms. Delta CC
Oct. 9 @ Sothern Miss 11:00 Chipola CC 4:30 LB Wallace CC
Oct. 20th @ Smith Wills in Jackson 1:00 Bevill State 4:00 Co-Lin
Monday, August 3
Eddie Burger named new assistant
Eddie Burger was named the new assistant coach on Thursday replacing Jeff Long. Eddie comes to Pearl River after playing his college baseball as a catcher at Southern Mississippi. He also served as Director of Baseball Operations for the Eagles in 2008. Eddie will be a good addition to the Wildcat staff where his duties will include instructing the catchers and helping with the pitching and offense.
Monday, July 13
14 Wildcats Move On to Four Year Schools
Fourteen Wildcat players from the 2009 team will be moving on to play at the next level. This is a new high for players moving on after two years of playing for Pearl River to play for four year institutions.
Jared Ashford-RHP Sotheastern Lousiana University
Corbin Blaize-RHP Nicholls State Univeristy
Ethan Burt-IF William Carey University
Matt Discon-OF/IF Delta State University
Seth Edwards-OF Tennessee Tech University
Josh Jones-LHP Univeristy Of Southern Mississippi
Kody Lancaster-LHP William Carey University
Micheal Lindsey-OF Southern University of Baton Rouge
Wil Mann-LHP William Carey University
Ryan Norton-LHP Nicholls State University
Alex Riser-C Belhaven College
Tristan Rogers-SS/2B Nicholls State University
Derek Tortorich-C Belhaven College
Kye Wilson-RHP William Carey University
We would like to wish all players continued success at their next programs.
Thursday, June 11
Former Wildcat Hogue gets drafted
Former Pearl River standout, Grant Hogue, was drafted by the Houston Astros on Thursday. Grant started at centerfield for his two years at the River before transferring to Mississippi State University. Grant also started for two years at State and we wish him luck in the minors.
Thursday, June 11
Wildcat goes in the MLB player draft
Patrick Daugherty, a freshmen lefthanded pitcher, was drafted in the 12th round of the MLB draft on Tuesday. Patrick prepped at West Lauderdale high school and signed with USM before transferring to Pearl River. Patrick has signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and will be leaving in a few days.
Thursday, June 11
Rhyne Hughes gets Promoted
Former Wildcat standout Rhyne Hughes was promoted to AAA with the Tampa Rays on Monday. Rhyne was leading AA Southern League with 15 HR's. Rhyne is now in Durham, North Carolina playing for the Durham Bulls the AAA affliate with the Rays. Good Luck to Rhyne at this level.
Monday, May 25
All State Selections
Ashley Graeter was named to the Mississippi Juco All State first team. Ashley hit .366 with 6HR's with 31 RBI's and 7 doubles. He also was 3-2 on the mound with a 1.67 ERA. Matt Discon was named to 2nd team All State. Matt hit .349 with 8HR's and 45 RBI's and had 14 doubles.
Monday, May 25
Blaise and Graeter in Summer Action
Brett Blasie and Ashley Graeter will be heading off this summer to play in Collegiate wood bat summer leagues. Brett will be heading to Florida to play for the Leesburg Lighting in Leesburg, Florida and Ashley will be heading to Hannibal, Missouri to play for the Hannibal Cavemen.
Monday, April 27
Wildcat playoff times
Pearl River will travel to Itawamba for the first round of the best of three series against the Indians at Fulton. The first game is set for 6:00 on Friday May 1, while the next day will begin at 2 p.m. We will be staying at the Baymont Inn in Tupelo.
Sunday, April 26
Wildcats and East Central split
Pearl River and East Central split a doubleheader on Saturday. East Central won the first game 8-7. Ashley Graeter had three singles to lead the offense and Kye Wilson took the loss. In the second game, Seth Edwards hit a walk off grand slam as the Cats scored 8 runs in the bottom of the seventh to win 13-9. Jake Hawkins had two singles and Ashley Grater had three singles and the pitching victory as he came in relief in the fifth inning to stop and East Central rally. With the win in the second game Pearl River will advance to the state tournament starting Friday at Itawamba. The Wildcats will play Itawamba starting at 6 p.m. on Friday with a doubleheader if needed slated for Saturday.
Tuesday, April 21
Wildcats sweep Gulf Coast
Pearl River swept a double header from Gulf Coast on Tuesday at Perkinston. In the first game Pearl River won 8-4. Josh Jones picked up the win with Sean Kelly and Wil Mann finishing the game off. Dustin Langley's grand slam was the big blow in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie. Matt Discon had a single and a double and Ashley Graeter had a homer while Ethan Burt and Mike Lindsey added doubles. In the second game, Pearl River won 11-9 behind homers from Seth Edwards and Ethan Burt. Ethan also had a double and a single while Tristan Rogers added three doubles. Ashley Graeter and Derek Tortorich also added two hits a piece. Jared Ashford picked up the win going five innings and giving up 5 runs. Kody Lancaster closed the game out in the sixth and seventh but not without a flare of dramatics from Gulf Coast who scored six runs in the seventh. Pearl River will be back at home on Saturday to close out the regular season with games against East Central starting at 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 18
Wildcats and Jones split
Pearl River split a double header with Jones on Saturday. In the first game Jones won 3-0, Ashley Graeter took the loss but only gave up 1 earned run. Jake Hawkins and Ashley Graeter had the only two hits for the Wildcats. In the second game, Pearl River came from a 3-0 deficit in the 7th inning and won 5-4 in the bottom of the eigth on a Dustin Langley walk off double. Jake Hawkins had two singles to lead the offense. Pearl River will travel to Gulf Coast on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. double header.
Wednesday, April 15
Wildcats split at Co-Lin
Pearl River split a double header with Co-Lin on Wednesday. In the first game, Pearl River won 4-2 in 8 innings behind six innings from Josh Jones and two scoreless from Wil Mann. Derek Tortorich had two singles and Ashley Graeter hit a homerun. In the second game, Co-Lin won 7-3. Jake Hawkins had a single and a triple and Ashley Graeter doubled. Pearl River returns to play on Saturday at home against Jones starting a 1 p.m.
Friday, April 10
Wildcats sweep Southwest
Pearl River swept a double header from Southwest on Friday. In the first game, Matt Discon had two doubles and a single to pace the Wildcat offense in the 9-2 win. Jake Hawkins and Ethan Burt added a homerun and a single and Derek Tortorich had a double and single. Josh Jones picked up the win in relief allowing one run in 5 innings. In the second game a bases loaded walk to Matt Discon in the bottom of the seventh was the winning run in the 10-9 victory. Derek Tortorich had two singles and a double while Jake Hawkins added two doubles and Seth Edwards and Ethan Burt each had a single and a double. Ashley Graeter also had two singles with the second being the game tying one in the seventh. Pearl River returns to action on Wednesday with a double header at Co-Lin starting at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7
Wildcats sweep Baton Rouge
Pearl River took two games from Baton Rouge on Tuesday. In the first game, Pearl River won 12-8. Jake Hawkins had a triple and a home run to lead the offense along with two singles from Matt Discon, Adrian Lee, Derek Tortorich. Tristan Rogers doubled and singled and Mike Lindsey hit a homerun. Chase Ezelle was the winning pitcher. In the second game, Kody Lancaster pitched 6 shutout innings in the 7-0 victory. Zach Farrar doubled and homered to pace the offense. Pearl River returns to action on Friday against Southwest at home at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1
Wildcats get sweep at East Central
Pearl River pulled off a sweep at East Central on Wednesday. In the first game, the Cats fought back from a 9-2 deficit to take the win 11-9. East Central jumped on three Pearl River pitchers to score 9 runs in the first three innings. Ryan Norton came into the game in the third inning and held the Warriors scoreless for the final four innings. Matt Discon provided the fireworks with two homeruns one being a grand slam to win the game in the top of the seventh. He also hit a homer in the sixth inning. Alex Riser added a homer and Zach Farrar and Derek Tortorich each singled and doubled. In the second game, Kye Wilson threw a complete game two hitter allowing only one unearned run in the 8-1 victory. Tristan Rogers had three singles and Bryn Whitehead and Matt Discon also had two singles a piece. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Hinds for another conference game starting at 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 29
Wildcats Split with Gulf Coast
Pearl River split with Gulf Coast on Sunday. In the first game, Gulf Coast won 7-3. Ethan Burt and Ashley Greater both hit homeruns and Matt Discon but it was not enough to overcome a four run 1st. In the second game, Derek Tortorich hit a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh for the walk off win. Kody Lancaster came in relief in the fifth inning and shut the Bulldogs out for the last three for the win. Ethan Burt and Matt Discon had two big doubles in the bottom of the seventh to get the rally going before Tortorich's heroics. Jake Hawkins added a double and Ashley Graeter doubled also in the sixth to help bring the game to within one going into the seventh. Pearl River will return to action on Wednesday at East Central for a 2 p.m. start.
Friday, February 13
Wildcats add 5 early
The Pearl River baseball team have added five players for their signing class of '09. Blaize Allen a RHP from St. Stanislaus, Robert Marzoni a RHP from Purvis, Bobo Morgan SS from FCHAS, BJ Smith OF from Sumrall, Matt Frantom OF Lumberton and Devon Brewer RHP from Oak Grove. Each player so far will have alot of expectations put on them for the upcoming year as the Wildcats will lose 15 sophomore. This recruiting class and it is not over yet will be expected to perform quickly in their new roles.
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