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PEARL — Mooreville defeated Poplarville 4-2 on Wednesday night to close the series and win the 2026 MHSAA Class 4A Baseball Championship.
Poplarville scored one run in the first inning, and Mooreville tied the game with one run in the bottom half. Poplarville took a 2-1 lead with one run in the fifth, but Mooreville scored three runs in the sixth.
C. Hicks earned the win for Mooreville, allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits with no walks and six strikeouts in seven innings.
W. McDaniels went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI for Mooreville. C. Goff went 1-for-3 with an RBI, and E. Cates drove in one run.
C. Brown went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Poplarville. C. McCurdy went 2-for-3, and T. Keys went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two stolen bases. L. Sones took the loss, allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
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Mooreville 4, Poplarville 2
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplarville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Mooreville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Poplarville Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Keys | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Sones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Brown | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Sones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C. McCurdy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Mooreville Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Floyd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. McDaniels | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| W. McDaniels | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Goff | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Cates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. McMillin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hicks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Hussey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Barefoot | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Poplarville Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Sones | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Smith | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Mooreville Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hicks | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
- WP: C. Hicks
- LP: L. Sones
- Extra-base hits: Mooreville — W. McDaniels, 2B.
- Stolen bases: Poplarville — C. Sones, T. Keys 2, J. Johnson.
- Left on base: Poplarville 4, Mooreville 6.
