Tag Archives: Oak Grove

08 Mar

high-lights

Oxford High, the defending Class 5A champion off to a 5-0 start in 2017, is the only Mississippi school in Baseball America’s latest national prep poll. The Chargers, preseason No. 22, moved up to No. 17 in the first in-season poll. Houston was ranked No. 41 in the preseason Top 50; the Hilltoppers (3-4) didn’t make the new Top 25. Oxford is rated No. 15 in MaxPreps’ Xcellent 25, and Oak Grove (6-0) is 24th in that poll. Oxford lost several key players from the 2016 team – many of whom are now at Ole Miss – but still runs out a lot of talent. C.J. Terrell is raking at .667, Preston Perkins at .467 and Drew Bianco, son of UM coach Mike, at .429. Carson and Parker Stinnett are a combined 4-0 on the mound. Houston’s slow start can’t be pinned on Colton Peel. The junior is hitting .429 with two homers and has a 1.40 ERA.

10 Feb

walking papers

Taiwan Easterling, Mississippi’s Mr. Baseball 2007, has been released by the Chicago Cubs, according to Baseball America’s minor league transactions report. The former Oak Grove star, who played baseball and football at Florida State, batted .216 in high-A ball in 2013 and hit just .253 with nine homers and 71 RBIs over three pro seasons as an outfielder. He signed with the Cubs as a 27th-round pick in 2011, passing up a final year of football eligibility at FSU. Easterling might get another shot, but he turns 25 on Feb. 24, which is old for a player who has never been out of A-ball.