High School Sports

MS Coast high school baseball: Six winner-take-all Game 3s on today’s schedule

The Mississippi high school baseball postseason is in full swing.

Numerous teams from the Coast are looking to extend their seasons as far as they can, with hopes of bringing home a state title.

It starts in Round 1 for upper classification teams this week while Class 1A-4A teams are rolling into Round 2.

Each matchup will be a best two-of-three series played over the weekend. Any necessary Game 3 will be played on Monday at the better seed’s home field.

Here’s each matchup on the Coast.

7A First Round

No. 1 Ocean Springs 0, No. 4 Petal 2

  • Thursday: Petal 9, Ocean Springs 3
  • Friday: Petal 7, Ocean Springs 3

No. 2 St. Martin 0, No. 3 Brandon 2

  • Thursday: Brandon 12, St. Martin 2
  • Friday: Brandon 3, St. Martin 0

No. 3 Gulfport 2, No. 2 Oak Grove 1

  • Thursday: Gulfport 6, Oak Grove 5
  • Friday: Oak Grove 11, Gulfport 5
  • Monday: Gulfport 11, Oak Grove 1

No. 4 D’Iberville 0, No. 1 Northwest Rankin 2

  • Thursday: NW Rankin 5, D’Iberville 4
  • Friday: NW Rankin 9, D’Iberville 2

6A First Round

No. 1 George County vs. No. 4 Long Beach

  • Thursday: George County 6, Long Beach 1
  • Friday: George County 8, Long Beach 2

No. 1 Pearl River Central vs No. 4 Terry

  • Thursday: Pearl River Central 8, Terry 0
  • Monday: Pearl River Central 18, Terry 1

No. 2 Hancock 2, No. 3 Hattiesburg 1

  • Thursday: Hancock 14, Hattiesburg 2
  • Friday: Hattiesburg 7, Hancock 1
  • Monday: Hancock 11, Hattiesburg 1

No. 3 Picayune 1, No. 2 West Jones 2

  • Friday: West Jones 10, Picayune 0
  • Saturday: Picayune 6, West Jones 1
  • Monday: West Jones 5, Picayune 4

5A First Round

No. 3 East Central 0, No. 2 South Jones 2

  • Thursday: South Jones 18, East Central 8
  • Friday: South Jones 8, East Central 3

No. 4 Stone 1, No. 1 Sumrall 2

  • Thursday: Sumrall 13, Stone 3
  • Friday: Stone 16, Sumrall 15
  • Monday: Sumrall 4, Stone 0

4A Second Round

No. 1 Poplarville 2, No. 2 Newton County 1

  • Thursday: Newton County 4, Poplarville 3
  • Friday: Poplarville 8, Newton County 5
  • Monday: Poplarville 4, Newton County 2

3A Second Round

No. 3 Saint Stanislaus vs No. 1 Southeast Lauderdale

  • Thursday: Saint Stanislaus 7, SE Lauderdale 3
  • Friday: Saint Stanislaus 9, SE Lauderdale 0

No. 4 St. Patrick 1, No. 2 Pigsah 2

  • Thursday: Pigsah 8, St. Patrick 4
  • Friday: St. Patrick 7, Pigsah 1
  • Monday: Pigsah 8, St. Patrick 5

1A Second Round

No. 2 Resurrection 2, No. 4 Ethel 0

  • Thursday: Resurrection 9, Ethel 5
  • Saturday: Resurrection 4, Ethel 1

This story was originally published April 21, 2026 at 9:47 AM.

Scott Watkins
Sun Herald
Scott is the high school sports and Southern Miss athletics reporter for the Sun Herald.
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