Sports Briefs

May 20, 2008 10:41 am

— UM closer Bittle wins Ferris Trophy
JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi closer Scott Bittle has won the Ferris Trophy.
Bittle beat out Southern Miss closer Tyler Conn and Delta State catcher Rickey Noland on Monday night for the award, given each year to Mississippi’s top college baseball player.
Bittle, a junior from Texarkana, Texas, leads the Rebels into the Southeastern Conference tournament against Georgia on Wednesday with a 1.45 earned-run average and leads the nation with 16.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
He is 6-1 this season with seven saves. His best game came Saturday when he pitched 7 1/3 innings out of the bullpen, striking out 10 to lift the Rebels to a 7-5 win over Kentucky and into the SEC tournament.
Richton, Hamilton tied 1-1 in Class 2-A MHSAA baseball series
JACKSON — Hamilton evened the best 2-of-3 Class 2-A MHSAA series against Richton with a 1-0 win Monday.
Richton (25-7) took Game 1 with a 4-2 win over Hamilton (24-10) Saturday at Trustmark Park.
Richton sophomore hurler JaCoby Jones fanned nine Lions in improving his pitching mark to 9-3 overall. He also doubled in the game.
Dylan Earnest (10-2) fanned 12 Rebels in a losing cause.
Joel Cochran led the Rebels with two hits.
Richton, the defending state champions, and Hamilton will square off in a decisive Game 3.
— By Dale McKee
Four area players to participate in MPSA all-star baseball game
PEARL — Three Heidelberg Academy Rebels and one player from Wayne Academy have been selected to play in the Mississippi Private School Association annual Class A all-star baseball game on Saturday, May 24, beginning at 11 a.m. here at Trustmark Park.
Derek Beach, Joseph Collins, and Andrew Jones were the Rebels’ chosen while Daniel Bunch of Wayne Academy was the lone representative from the Jaguars.
— By Dale McKee
KFC rolls in L/JC Dixie Boys Baseball
KFC blanked Elkins Wholesale 10-0 in Monday night Laurel/Jones County Dixie Boys baseball action at Walters-Lions Field. Kole Hill hurled a four-hitter in gaining the pitching win for KFC. Hill also singled in the contest while Chase Smith had two singles and a double for the winners who banged out 11 hits.
Austin Wilson blasted a home run and singled in the win while Seth McDonald singled and doubled. Brett Herrington had two singles while Cody Walton had one single.
Josh Tucker, Deion Ulmer, Steven Billingsley, and Eli Morris each singled for Elkins.
Ulmer and Morris pitched for Elkins.
Tuesday’s Games
6 p.m. Howard’s vs. Coke
8 p.m. Holston’s Realty vs. Auto Plus
— By Dale McKee