All-County players put up the numbers
Published 7:00 pm Sunday, June 2, 2013
Baseball is a game of numbers and statistics. Members of the Daily Leader’s 2013 All-Lincoln County Baseball Team provided plenty of hits, homers, triples, doubles, RBIs, strikeouts, walks and records.
Seth Porter (6-2), a senior right-hander, fashioned a 2.37 ERA for Coach Randy Spring’s Brookhaven Panthers. He had 27 strikeouts and 10 bases on balls.
Tanner Parvin (7-5), a senior right-hander, relied on a sidearm, submarine delivery to anchor the Brookhaven Academy Cougars. He also batted .419 and drove in 27 runs for Coach Casey Edwards.
Braxton Foster, a senior, batted .457 for Coach Cass Brister’s Enterprise Yellow Jackets and drove in 18 runs.
Zach Smith, a senior catcher, batted .304 for Brookhaven and hit 3 homers.
Landon Nettles, a junior catcher, batted .453 and drove in 25 runs for the Cougars.
Houston Case, a senior right-hander, batted .362 and drove in 22 runs, hitting 3 homers for the Panthers. He had a 2-3 record on the mound. He has signed a scholarship with Hinds Community College.
Matthew Evans, a senior, played shortstop for the Cougars. He batted .303 and stole 15 bases.
Brock Roberts, a junior right-hander, batted .353 for the Coach Russ Carter’s Bogue Chitto Bobcats and drove in 15 runs.
Landon McCullough, a junior, batted .372 for the Panthers and drove in 15 runs. He stole 19 bases and scored 26 runs.
Tyler Moak, a junior, batted .397 for Coach Steve Barrington’s West Lincoln Bears. He drove in 18 runs.
Steven Williams, a junior, batted .442 for the Cougars.
Jared Case, a senior southpaw, batted .429 and hit 3 home runs for West Lincoln.
Reed Jones, a junior, batted .348 for the Panthers.
Andrew Culver, a senior southpaw, batted .280 and collected 22 RBIs for the Panthers. He was 3-6 on the mound with 44 strikeouts and 20 walks. He has committed to play for Hinds.
Branden Canny, a senior, batted .344 for Loyd Star. He had a 4-5 pitching record.