Magnolia State’s high school baseball has come long, long way by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today May 25, 2024 Sumrall's Bobcats celebrated a state championship after overcoming Ty Long and the Ripley Tigers Saturday morning at Trustmark Park. PEARL — So much about the Mississippi sports landscape has changed in my more than half century of chronicling all things athletic in the Magnolia State. Little, if any, has changed more – or for the better – than high school baseball.
Rick has been recognized 13 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year, and is recipient of multiple awards and honors for his reporting and writing.