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South Panola beat George County 8-7 in eight innings Friday in the 2026 MHSAA Softball State Championships at USM Softball Complex in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Olivia Phillips was named MVP after going 2-for-3 with three RBIs, including a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. South Panola improved to 32-4-1, while George County finished 29-8.
The game ended with two outs in the eighth when Hailey Heafner singled to right-center field to score Georgia Phillips. South Panola scored twice in the bottom of the eighth after George County took a 7-6 lead in the top half on Addison Davis’ RBI double.
George County led 6-4 after Paisley Pipkins hit a three-run inside-the-park home run in the sixth. South Panola tied it in the seventh when Phillips hit a sacrifice fly that scored Heafner, and Hannah Robertson scored on a throwing error.
Grady Beck Wilson earned the win, allowing seven runs, three earned, on nine hits with one walk and four strikeouts in eight innings. Davis took the loss, allowing four runs, two earned, on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Robertson went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, two RBIs and two runs for South Panola. Heafner went 2-for-3 with three runs and an RBI. Pipkins drove in three runs for George County, while Blakely Slay went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run.
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South Panola 8, George County 7
Score by Innings
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| South Panola | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
Note: Two outs, three runners left on base when the game ended.
George County Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryana Dixon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordyn Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blakely Slay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylee Bishop | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyleigh Howell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Addison Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Addisyn Chavers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexis O’Neal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hadleigh Tatum | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paisley Pipkins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
South Panola Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailey Heafner | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannah Robertson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Olivia Phillips | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Beck Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kaleigh Cobb | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macey Estridge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia Phillips | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allie Witaker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tori Wortham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayleigh Shearon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Extra-Base Hits and Other Totals
| Errors | George County: Bradley; South Panola: Georgia Phillips |
|---|---|
| Doubles | Howell, Addison Davis, Robertson, Cobb |
| Home Runs | Pipkins, Robertson |
| Hit By Pitch | Georgia Phillips, Witaker |
| Sacrifice Flies | Slay, Olivia Phillips |
| Stolen Bases | Dixon 2, Slay |
| Left On Base | George County 4, South Panola 7 |
Pitching
| Team | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George County | Peyton Collins | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 54 |
| George County | Addison Davis | 5.2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 90 |
| South Panola | Grady Beck Wilson | 8.0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 34 | 123 |
Win: Grady Beck Wilson (2-1). Loss: Addison Davis (1-2). Save: None.
