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2 weeks ago |
wlbt.com | Scott Kirk
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - As the 2025 Major League Baseball draft looms in less than a month, four local prospects will be attending a combine at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The four players with Pine Belt ties headed to the 2025 MLB Draft Combine include:Outfielder Jake Cook: University of Southern MississippiRight-handed pitcher JB Middleton: University of Southern MississippiJacob Parker: Purvis High SchoolJojo Parker: Purvis High School.
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2 weeks ago |
wdam.com | Scott Kirk
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - As the 2025 Major League Baseball draft looms in less than a month, four local prospects will be attending a combine at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The four players with Pine Belt ties headed to the 2025 MLB Prospect Combine include:Outfielder Jake Cook: University of Southern MississippiRight-handed pitcher JB Middleton: University of Southern MississippiJacob Parker: Purvis High SchoolJojo Parker: Purvis High School.
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4 weeks ago |
wdam.com | Scott Kirk
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The University of Miami is wiping the slate clean when the NCAA Hattiesburg Regional begins Friday. The Hurricanes have endured a rough stretch heading into the NCAA Tournament, losing seven of their last eight games. Miami coach J.D. Arteaga said there was uncertainty before his team made the field of 64, but the plan this weekend will be to go out there and play loose. “It was a week of uncertainty,” Arteaga said. “We weren’t sure if we were getting in or not.
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4 weeks ago |
wdam.com | Scott Kirk
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - When the NCAA Hattiesburg Regional starts this weekend, it’ll be a homecoming for University of Alabama senior Will Hodo. Hodo grew up an hour away from Hattiesburg in the City of Waynesboro. The infielder’s baseball journey gained traction at Wayne Academy, where In four seasons at the varsity level, he had a career batting average of .430 in 105 games and 86 runs batted in. Hodo has spent four years with the Crimson Tide.
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1 month ago |
wdam.com | Scott Kirk
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - Columbia may not be the largest town in the world, but its love for football is as fierce as any major city. The area is known for producing football legends like Walter Payton and Johnathan Abraham, and now, University of Colorado defensive tackle Jeheim Oatis is stepping up to be the next star inspiring the youth of Marion County. The former Columbia Wildcat has launched his inaugural youth football camp at Columbia High School.
Journalists covering the same region

Ellen Ciurczak
Ellen Ciurczak primarily covers news in South Mississippi, United States, including areas around Hattiesburg and Laurel.
Brandon Raines
Multimedia Journalist at WHLT-TV (Hattiesburg, MS)
Multimedia Journalist at WJTV-TV (Jackson, MS)
Brandon Raines primarily covers news in Mississippi, United States, including areas around Jackson and surrounding counties.

Benjamin Rosenberg
Mississippi State Beat Reporter at The Commercial Dispatch
Benjamin Rosenberg primarily covers news in Mississippi, United States, including areas around Neshoba County and surrounding regions.
Dustin Cardon
Web Editor at Jackson Free Press
Dustin Cardon primarily covers news in Mississippi, United States, focusing on areas around Jackson and surrounding counties.

Harold Gater
Senior Digital Producer at The Clarion-Ledger
Harold Gater primarily covers news in central Mississippi, United States, including areas around Jackson and surrounding counties.
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Southern Miss lands Tennessee pitcher Thomas Crabtree from the Transfer Portal. Crabtree was a former standout at Pearl River CC in 2024. He was the first Wildcat to reach 100 K’s in a season since 2008. #SMTTT @wdam

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Hattiesburg is the place to be. Southern Miss swipes another place from a Sun Belt foe. #SMTTT @wdam

NEW COMMIT: @SouthernMissBSB has landed a neat Transfer Portal pick up in former Louisiana OF Caleb Stelly. Stelly, 6-1, 190, has big-time power potential, hitting .307 with 8 HR and 35 RBIs this season + double digit stolen bases. Profile: https://t.co/XyqYBZzeqn Portal: https://t.co/mmwJPpKwMF

A couple of local products will be attending the MLB Draft Combine in Phoenix, AZ. - RHP JB Middleton (Southern Miss) - OF/LHP Jake Cook (Southern Miss) - SS Jojo Parker (Purvis HS) - OF Jacob Parker (Purvis HS)

The 2025 Draft Combine attendees have been announced! 322 Draft prospects -- including 174 from the Top 200 list -- dot the rosters: https://t.co/kAxMwD9skj https://t.co/oaU22kHcxs