WC - Game Summaries 2002

2002 Summaries

2002 Overall Record (25-10)
2002 District Record (6-3)

4/29 WC vs Tupelo WC-5 Tupelo-7
Warren Central scored early but it wasn't enough as the Golden Wave put the Vikings out of the playoffs. Tupelo scored all 7 runs in the second to hang on and advance. Joey Lieberman had a 3 run homerun and Jeff Mitchell had 2 doubles for the Vikings. Warren Central won its' 5th straight district title this year and made it to the second round of the playoffs.

4/27 WC vs Tupelo WC-12 Tupelo-2
Warren Central bounced back Saturday at Tupelo to tie the series 1-1. Warren Central pounded 15 hits in five innings to send it to game 3. Chris Hite led off the game with a double. John Morgan moved him to 3rd on a ground out. Pettway was walked and Lieberman delivered a double in the right center field gap to plate Hite and Pettway. Carl Upton then doubled in Lieberman to make the score 3-0. Tupelo answered with two runs in the bottom half. In the second, Joey Lieberman hit his second double to plate Hite and Mims to make it 5-2. In the 3rd, Corbin singled and stole second then scored on Simmons' second single of the night to make it 6-2. In the 4th, Pettway led off the inning with a BB. Joey Lieberman then blasted a HR over the scoreboard for his 5th and 6th RBI of the night to make it 8-2. Upton then doubled, Corbin singled him home and moved up to second on the throw to the plate. Jeremy Ferguson then singled in Corbin for a 10-2 lead. In the fifth, Corbin doubled in Pettway, who had a single, and Lieberman, who was hit by a pitch to make the score 12-2. Andrew Simmons pitched 5 innings, allowing 5 hits to pick up his 7th win of the season against 0 losses.

4/26 WC vs Tupelo WC-1 Tupelo-6
Sparky Smith gave up 1 run on 6 hits as the Golden Wave defeated the Vikings 6-1 Friday night. Chris Hite reached on an error in the 5th and scored on John Morgan Mims' double for the only run. Carl Upton had two hits on the evening. Joey Lieberman had a double. Carl Upton suffered the loss for the Vikings.

4/20 WC vs Northwest GAME 3 WC-7 NWR-2
Andrew Simmons pitched a complete game and threw 6 2/3 of shutout baseball. Brian Pettway hit his first of two HR's in the first to make it 1-0. Joey Lieberman then doubled and Carl Upton doubled to make the score 2-0 in the first. Brian Pettway hit his 2nd HR of the game, 16th of the season in the 3rd to make it 3-0. In the 4th John Morgan Mims hit a grand slam to make it 7-0. In the top of the seventh, pinch hitter Joe Scalzo hit a two run HR to make it 7-2. WC advances to round 2.

4/19 WC vs. NWR - WC 5 NWR 6
WC lost a heartbreaker Friday night as NWR won in the bottom of the 8th of a squeeze bunt. Warren Central scored 3 runs in the first. Chris Hite and John Morgan Mims walked. Brian Pettway then singled to plate Hite. Joey Lieberman then singled in Mims. Carl Upton scored Pettway on a ground out. Pettway had 3 hits. Tom Corbin had 2 hits w/a double. Jeremy Ferguson had 2 hits w/a RBI.

4/18 WC vs NWR WC-11 NWR-1
WC jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first. They scored 4 in the fourth. Then Brian Pettway hit his 14th HR. of the season in the 5th to ten-run the Cougars. Chris Hite had an RBI single. Joey Lieberman had 3 singles and scored twice. Carl Upton had 2 singles. Jeff Mitchell had a 2b and 2 RBI's. Jeremy Ferguson has 2 hits and 4 RBI's. Carl Upton got the win.

4/13- WC vs. Pearl WC-8 Pearl- 1
Warren Central broke a 2 game losing streak Saturday by defeating the Pirates 8-1. Brian Pettway got the win going 6 innings. Andrew Simmons came in relief in the 7th. WC scored 3 in the fifth and 5 in the 7th. In the 7th, Chris Hite led off the inning w/a HP. Then John Morgan Mims hit his 6th HR of the season. Brian Pettway hit his 13th of the season going back-to-back. Joey Lieberman had 2 hits w/a double. Jeff Mitchell had a 2b. Pettway also had a 2b to go along with the homerun

4/12- WC vs Clinton WC- 2 Clinton- 4
The Arrows handed WC its second straight loss and third straight district loss Friday night. Carl Upton took the loss for the Vikings. The Arrows scored 4 runs in the 4th. Upton retired the next 7 hitters he faced. John Morgan Mims hit a solo homerun in the 1st and Mark Different scored on a Brian Pettway sac fly in the 3rd to finish the scoring for WC. Tom Corbin had 2 hits and Mark Different had 2 hits.

4/10 WC vs Forest Hill- WC-5 Forest Hill-10
The Vikings suffered their 2nd straight district loss as the Rebels from Forest Hill pounded 12 hits and scored 10 runs. Jeremy Ferguson took the loss for WC. Tom Corbin had 2 hits w/a 2B and Ferguson had a 2b.

4/6- WC vs Brandon- WC-10 Brandon-9
Warren Central had to come from 2 runs down in the 5th to beat the Bulldogs from Brandon on Saturday. Stephen McDevitt got the start and went 4 innings striking out four and only walking one. Mark Different came in relief of McDevitt. Chris Hite had 3 hits. Joey Lieberman had 2 hits w/a double. Carl Upton had 2 hits w/a double and 2 RBI's. Jeff Mitchell had a double and Brian Pettway hit his 12th Hr. of the season.

4/5- WC vs Vicksburg- WC-4 Vicksburg-5
Two nights after winning their 5th straight district title, the Vikings suffered their 5th loss of the season at the hands of the Gators.The Gators jumped on the board first in the top of the first when John Rohrer knocked in lead-off man Justin Henry to make the score 1-0. The Vikings answered back in the bottom of the 3rd. Brian Pettway doubled to left, Joey Lieberman reached on an error, and Upton knocked them both in with his 2nd homerun of the season to make the score 3-1. The Gators scored two more times in the 5th to nod the game at 3. The game stayed tied until the top of the 8th. The Gators scored 2 runs off 1 hit to go ahead 5-3. Tom Corbin lead off the bottom of the inning with a homerun to left to make the score 5-4. Vicksburg pitcher Chris Middleton retired the next three Viking hitters in order to secure the Gator victory.

4/2- WC vs Clinton- WC-8 Clinton-7
The Vikings and Arrows gave the fans a show Tuesday night at Viking Field. Clinton scored 3 in the first off starter Andrew Simmons. Lieberman hit a solo shot in the 2nd to make the score 3-1. In the 3rd, Hite and Pettway both reached on errors then Lieberman followed with his second Homerun of the night into the bus barn parking lot to make it 4-3 WC. Clinton scored 2 in the 4th. WC answered with 2 in the 5th to tie it at 6 apiece. The scored stayed tied at 6 until the top of the ninth when Clinton went ahead 7-6 on the only WC error of the evening. In the bottom of the 9th, Corbin led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch. Next batter Jeremy Ferguson hit a double off the left center field wall. The throw from the outfield went to the plate trying to get Corbin but he made it safely tying the game 7-7. Ferguson was headed to 3rd when the catcher tried to throw him out but the ball bounced into left field to score Ferguson and end the game.

3/29- WC vs Hattiesburg- WC-5 Hattiesburg-4
WC improved to 19-4 after defeating Hattiesburg Friday night. The Tigers scored 4 runs in the 3rd off starter Andrew Simmons. Simmons held them in check for 2 more innings before handing it over to Pettway. In the 5th, Upton led off the inning with a double. Jeff Mitchell doubled 2 outs later putting runners on 2nd and 3rd. Simmons singled to score Upton and Mitchell. In the 6th, Pettway led off the inning with a double. Lieberman was hit by the pich putting runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs. Upton singled knocking in Pettway to make the score 4-3 and putting runners @ 1st and 3rd. Lieberman scored on a bad throw from 2nd base after a steal attempt tying the sore at 4. Jeff Mitchell then singled to left scoring the go ahead and final run

3/26- WC vs Forest Hill- WC-8 Forest Hill-0
Carl Upton gave up 3 hits through 6 innings of work to help the Vikings go 5-0 in district play. Upton also had 3 hits on the night. Brian Pettway put the Vikings up a run in the first with his 11th homerun of the year. Jeff Mitchell blew things open for the Vikings in the 3rd. With the bases loaded, Mitchell launched a 2-2 pitch over the scoreboard to put the Vikings ahead 6-0. Jeremy Ferguson had a RBI single and Pettway doubled in John Morgan Mims to make it 8-0. Warren Central will play Hattiesburg at home on Friday at 12:00 and 2:00.

3/23- WC vs Natchez- WC-9 Natchez-8
Steven McDevitt picked up his second win of the season as the Vikings held on against a scrappy bunch from Natchez Saturday. Chris Hite had 2 singles and scored twice. John Morgan Mims had 3 singles and scored three times. Jeremy Ferguson had a double, single and a sac fly. Jeff Mitchell had a 2 run homerun in the third. Joey Lieberman had 2 sac fly's. Zach Balthrop picked up his first save.

3/22 WC vs Vicksburg WC- 7 Vicksburg- 1
Andrew Simmons allowed one run in the first then settled in for six innings to pick up his fifth win of the season. John Morgan Mims had two hits. Brian Pettway had two hits. Joey Lieberman had a triple and a RBI. Tom Corbin had two hits. Jeremy Ferguson had two hits, including a solo homerun. Jeff Mitchell had two hits with a double and 2 RBI's. The win moved the Vikings to 4-0 in district play. Brian Pettway came on in the seventh inning to close the door on the Gators.

3/19- WC vs Clinton WC-13 Clinton-6
Warren Central hit 5 homeruns as they defeated the Arrows from Clinton 13-6. Brian Pettway hit his 9th dinger of the season in the first inning. Chris Hite hit his first of the season in the 3rd. John Morgan Mims went 3-5 with 2 homeruns and a double, 6 RBI's. Brian Pettway was 4-4 with 2 HR's and 2 singles. Joey Lieberman had a double, Jeremy Ferguson had a double. Carl Upton picked up his 5th win of the season.

3/16- WC vs Ouachita, LA
WC continued to hit as the Vikings had 16 hits in the night cap, but only scored 5 runs to defeat Ouachita. Hite had 3 hits, one being a double. Brian Pettway had 3 hits and a RBI. Joey Lieberman had 2 hits. Carl Upton had 3 hits with a RBI double. John Rice Pettway had a double and a single. Jeff Mitchell doubled and Mark Different had a RBI. Zach Balthrop picked up his 1st varsity win going 5 innings and scattering 7 hits with only giving up 3 runs.

3/16- WC vs Evangel Christian, LA
WC pounded 15 hits and scored 14 runs to defeat Evangel Christian 14-7. Chris Hite had 2 RBI's. Carl Upton had 3 hits, 2 doubles and 3 RBI's. Tom Corbin had 3 hits, a 2B and a 2 run homerun. John Rice Pettway had a RBI single. Jeff Mitchell had 2 doubles. Mark Different had 3 hits. Greg Carroll picked up his 1st varsity win.

3/15- WC vs West Monroe, LA
The Vikings bounced back to defeat the #7 ranked 5A team in Louisiana 2-0. Brian Pettway hit his 5th HR in 5 games in the 1st inning to put WC up 1-0. In the 3rd, Chris Hite singled and John Morgan Mims doubled off the left center field wall to score Hite to put WC up 2-0. The game was called in the 6th due to thunderstorms. Upton picked up the win, allowing only 1 hit after 5 innings. Upton improved his record to 4-2.

3/14- WC vs Neville, LA
Neville, ranked #2 in 4A in the state of Louisiana, pounded 15 hits for 19 runsas they dropped WC 19-8. The Vikings put up 6 runs in the bottom of the 5th to make it respectable. Chris Hite had 2 hits, one for a double. Mims, Upton, and Different had doubles. Brian Pettway and Joey Lieberman each added homeruns. Pettway also had a double. Tom Corbin had a double and a single.

3/13- WC vs Olive Branch Andrew Simmons picked up his 4th win of the season as the Vikings defeated Olive Branch 6-3. Brian Pettway homered in the 4th. Joey Lieberman had a double and a single with a RBI. Carl Upton was 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and a RBI. Jeff Mitchell doubled also for the Vikings. John Morgan Mims picked up the save.

3/11-WC vs Bolton, TN
WC suffered its second straight loss as they fell to the number 7th ranked team out of Tennessee by the score of 6-2. Brian Pettway and Joey Lieberman each hit solo homeruns. Carl Upton had a double. Upton suffered his second loss of the season.

3/9- WC vs Terry- Projected Starter- Steven McDevitt
WC suffered its second loss of the season as Terry beat the Vikings 9-4. Pettway led all hitters with two hits. Brian had a triple in the first and a 2 run shot in the 5th. Lieberman doubled in the 5th before Pettway's bomb. John Rice Pettway had a run scoring double.

3/8- WC vs Forest Hill 4:00 and 6:00 Projected Starter- Andrew Simmons
Warren Central belted 15 hits as they defeated Forest Hill 14-7. Joey Lieberman led the offensive attack with a triple and 2 1B's and 3 RBI's. Brian Pettway had 3 singles, 4 runs scored. Carl Upton added a three run bomb in the 7th. Jeff Mitchell had a 2B and single with 1 RBI. John Morgan Mims had 2 hits with a RBI. Andrew Simmons picked up his 3rd win of the year. Simmons went 6 innings, striking out 7 and did not allow a walk.

3/5- Vicksburg
Projected Starter Carl Upton
Carl Upton scattered 4 hits and allowed 2 unearned runs as the Vikings defeat cross town rival Vicksburg 6-2 on Tuesday. WC scored 6 runs in the first before an out was made. Lieberman hit a single to plate Hite and make the score 1-0. Carl Upton stepped to the plate and delivered a bases loaded double down the left field line to score Mims, Pettway and Lieberman. Tom Corbin then followed with a two run shot over the left field wall to cap the scoring for the Vikings. Upton pitched a complete game keeping the Gators off balanced all night. John Morgan Mims had 2 hits on the night, Upton finished with 2 hits. The Vikings face Forest Hill on Friday.

3/3 - Madison Central and Grenada
Rained out. Working towards makeup dates.

3/1- Northwest Rankin - WC hung on in a steady drizzle to beat NWR Friday night 8-4. Carl Upton picked up the win. Joey Lieberman had a 1B,2B and 4 RBI's. Tom Corbin had a RBI. Jeff Mitchell had a 1B and a 2B,1 RBI.

2/28- Natchez
Jeremy Ferguson pitched a 5 inning perfect game as the Vikings won 11-0. Ferguson struck out only 4 but knocked down a few shots back at him, the last one ricochetted to Lieberman who threw out Kossum to end the game. Chris Hite had 2 1B's and scored 2 runs. John Mims had a 1B and a 2B. Brian Pettway had a 2B. Carl Upton doubled in 2 RBI's. Joey Lieberman had 2 2B's and had 3 RBI's. Jeff Mitchell doubled.

2/23- Prattville,Alabama
Brian Pettway pitched a complete game striking out 9 to get his first win of the season as the Vikings defeat Prattville 2-1. John Morgan Mims had a 1B,BB,and was hit by a pitch. He scored both runs. Brian Pettway had a 2B and a 1B. Andrew Simmons had 2 hits and WC improves to 6-1.

2/23- Oak Grove
Carl Upton suffered his first loss of his high school career against the Warriors of Oak Grove. Brain Pettway hit a solo shot in the 6th.

2/22- Oxford
WC improves to 5-0 with a 5-2 win over Oxford Friday night. Chris Hite had 2 hits and scored twice. John Morgan Mims had a 2 run HR,2 2B's,3 RBI's and scored 3 times. Brian Pettway had a 1B and a 2B. Carl Upton doubled. Joey Lieberman had 2 hits. Andrew Simmons pitched a complete game improving to 2-0.

2/21- Yazoo City
WC improves to 4-0 with a 10-0 win over Yazoo City. WC started off slow, but put 7 across in the 5th. Brian Pettway hit a solo HR in the 1st. Carl Upton has a 3B and a 1B and 4 RBI's. Tom Corbin doubled, Daryl Harper doubled, and Jeff Mitchell had 2 2B's. Jeremy Fergusongot the win on the mound striking out 7.

2/18 - Louisville
Warren Central's bats showed up again as the Vikings beat Louisville 11-0 at Brandon High School. WC put 7 runs across the plate in the 1st. WC's leading hitters were John Morgan Mims w/ a HR and a 1B,3 RBI's. Pettway had a 2B. Tom Corbin had a 3 run HR. Ferguson had a 1B AND 2B. Carl Upton threw a no hitter striking out 11. Upton improved to 1-0.

2/16 - Cleveland
WC holds on in the 2nd game to defeat Cleveland 7-5. WC had 6 hits on the night. Chris Hite had 3 hits and scored 3 times. Joey Lieberman had a double. Jeff Mitchell also had a double. Brian Pettway started on the mound, but got a No Decision. Steven McDevitt got the win and John Morgan Mims got the save.

Feb 16- Brookhaven
Vikings start the season off right with a 23-4 win over Brookhaven. WC pounded out 16 hits. Brian Pettway and Jeremy Ferguson hit grand slams and Jeff Mitchell hit a 2 run shot. Chris Hite had a pair of doubles. Tom Corbin doubled, Ferguson had a double and a single to go along with his HR, as did Mitchell. Andrew Simmons got the win on the mound.



		2002 Summaries 2002 Overall Record (25-10) 2002 District Record (6-3) 4/29 WC vs Tupelo WC-5 Tupelo-7 Warren Central scored early but it wasn't enough as the Golden Wave put the Vikings out of the playoffs. Tupelo scored all 7 runs in the second to hang on and advance. Joey Lieberman had a 3 run homerun and Jeff Mitchell had 2 doubles for the Vikings. Warren Central won its' 5th straight district title this year and made it to the second round of the playoffs. 4/27 WC vs Tupelo WC-12 Tupelo-2 Warren Central bounced back Saturday at Tupelo to tie the series 1-1. Warren Central pounded 15 hits in five innings to send it to game 3. Chris Hite led off the game with a double. John Morgan moved him to 3rd on a ground out. Pettway was walked and Lieberman delivered a double in the right center field gap to plate Hite and Pettway. Carl Upton then doubled in Lieberman to make the score 3-0. Tupelo answered with two runs in the bottom half. In the second, Joey Lieberman hit his second double to plate Hite and Mims to make it 5-2. In the 3rd, Corbin singled and stole second then scored on Simmons' second single of the night to make it 6-2. In the 4th, Pettway led off the inning with a BB. Joey Lieberman then blasted a HR over the scoreboard for his 5th and 6th RBI of the night to make it 8-2. Upton then doubled, Corbin singled him home and moved up to second on the throw to the plate. Jeremy Ferguson then singled in Corbin for a 10-2 lead. In the fifth, Corbin doubled in Pettway, who had a single, and Lieberman, who was hit by a pitch to make the score 12-2. Andrew Simmons pitched 5 innings, allowing 5 hits to pick up his 7th win of the season against 0 losses. 4/26 WC vs Tupelo WC-1 Tupelo-6 Sparky Smith gave up 1 run on 6 hits as the Golden Wave defeated the Vikings 6-1 Friday night. Chris Hite reached on an error in the 5th and scored on John Morgan Mims' double for the only run. Carl Upton had two hits on the evening. Joey Lieberman had a double. Carl Upton suffered the loss for the Vikings. 4/20 WC vs Northwest GAME 3 WC-7 NWR-2 Andrew Simmons pitched a complete game and threw 6 2/3 of shutout baseball. Brian Pettway hit his first of two HR's in the first to make it 1-0. Joey Lieberman then doubled and Carl Upton doubled to make the score 2-0 in the first. Brian Pettway hit his 2nd HR of the game, 16th of the season in the 3rd to make it 3-0. In the 4th John Morgan Mims hit a grand slam to make it 7-0. In the top of the seventh, pinch hitter Joe Scalzo hit a two run HR to make it 7-2. WC advances to round 2. 4/19 WC vs. NWR - WC 5 NWR 6 WC lost a heartbreaker Friday night as NWR won in the bottom of the 8th of a squeeze bunt. Warren Central scored 3 runs in the first. Chris Hite and John Morgan Mims walked. Brian Pettway then singled to plate Hite. Joey Lieberman then singled in Mims. Carl Upton scored Pettway on a ground out. Pettway had 3 hits. Tom Corbin had 2 hits w/a double. Jeremy Ferguson had 2 hits w/a RBI. 4/18 WC vs NWR WC-11 NWR-1 WC jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first. They scored 4 in the fourth. Then Brian Pettway hit his 14th HR. of the season in the 5th to ten-run the Cougars. Chris Hite had an RBI single. Joey Lieberman had 3 singles and scored twice. Carl Upton had 2 singles. Jeff Mitchell had a 2b and 2 RBI's. Jeremy Ferguson has 2 hits and 4 RBI's. Carl Upton got the win. 4/13- WC vs. Pearl WC-8 Pearl- 1 Warren Central broke a 2 game losing streak Saturday by defeating the Pirates 8-1. Brian Pettway got the win going 6 innings. Andrew Simmons came in relief in the 7th. WC scored 3 in the fifth and 5 in the 7th. In the 7th, Chris Hite led off the inning w/a HP. Then John Morgan Mims hit his 6th HR of the season. Brian Pettway hit his 13th of the season going back-to-back. Joey Lieberman had 2 hits w/a double. Jeff Mitchell had a 2b. Pettway also had a 2b to go along with the homerun 4/12- WC vs Clinton WC- 2 Clinton- 4 The Arrows handed WC its second straight loss and third straight district loss Friday night. Carl Upton took the loss for the Vikings. The Arrows scored 4 runs in the 4th. Upton retired the next 7 hitters he faced. John Morgan Mims hit a solo homerun in the 1st and Mark Different scored on a Brian Pettway sac fly in the 3rd to finish the scoring for WC. Tom Corbin had 2 hits and Mark Different had 2 hits. 4/10 WC vs Forest Hill- WC-5 Forest Hill-10 The Vikings suffered their 2nd straight district loss as the Rebels from Forest Hill pounded 12 hits and scored 10 runs. Jeremy Ferguson took the loss for WC. Tom Corbin had 2 hits w/a 2B and Ferguson had a 2b. 4/6- WC vs Brandon- WC-10 Brandon-9 Warren Central had to come from 2 runs down in the 5th to beat the Bulldogs from Brandon on Saturday. Stephen McDevitt got the start and went 4 innings striking out four and only walking one. Mark Different came in relief of McDevitt. Chris Hite had 3 hits. Joey Lieberman had 2 hits w/a double. Carl Upton had 2 hits w/a double and 2 RBI's. Jeff Mitchell had a double and Brian Pettway hit his 12th Hr. of the season. 4/5- WC vs Vicksburg- WC-4 Vicksburg-5 Two nights after winning their 5th straight district title, the Vikings suffered their 5th loss of the season at the hands of the Gators.The Gators jumped on the board first in the top of the first when John Rohrer knocked in lead-off man Justin Henry to make the score 1-0. The Vikings answered back in the bottom of the 3rd. Brian Pettway doubled to left, Joey Lieberman reached on an error, and Upton knocked them both in with his 2nd homerun of the season to make the score 3-1. The Gators scored two more times in the 5th to nod the game at 3. The game stayed tied until the top of the 8th. The Gators scored 2 runs off 1 hit to go ahead 5-3. Tom Corbin lead off the bottom of the inning with a homerun to left to make the score 5-4. Vicksburg pitcher Chris Middleton retired the next three Viking hitters in order to secure the Gator victory. 4/2- WC vs Clinton- WC-8 Clinton-7 The Vikings and Arrows gave the fans a show Tuesday night at Viking Field. Clinton scored 3 in the first off starter Andrew Simmons. Lieberman hit a solo shot in the 2nd to make the score 3-1. In the 3rd, Hite and Pettway both reached on errors then Lieberman followed with his second Homerun of the night into the bus barn parking lot to make it 4-3 WC. Clinton scored 2 in the 4th. WC answered with 2 in the 5th to tie it at 6 apiece. The scored stayed tied at 6 until the top of the ninth when Clinton went ahead 7-6 on the only WC error of the evening. In the bottom of the 9th, Corbin led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch. Next batter Jeremy Ferguson hit a double off the left center field wall. The throw from the outfield went to the plate trying to get Corbin but he made it safely tying the game 7-7. Ferguson was headed to 3rd when the catcher tried to throw him out but the ball bounced into left field to score Ferguson and end the game. 3/29- WC vs Hattiesburg- WC-5 Hattiesburg-4 WC improved to 19-4 after defeating Hattiesburg Friday night. The Tigers scored 4 runs in the 3rd off starter Andrew Simmons. Simmons held them in check for 2 more innings before handing it over to Pettway. In the 5th, Upton led off the inning with a double. Jeff Mitchell doubled 2 outs later putting runners on 2nd and 3rd. Simmons singled to score Upton and Mitchell. In the 6th, Pettway led off the inning with a double. Lieberman was hit by the pich putting runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs. Upton singled knocking in Pettway to make the score 4-3 and putting runners @ 1st and 3rd. Lieberman scored on a bad throw from 2nd base after a steal attempt tying the sore at 4. Jeff Mitchell then singled to left scoring the go ahead and final run 3/26- WC vs Forest Hill- WC-8 Forest Hill-0 Carl Upton gave up 3 hits through 6 innings of work to help the Vikings go 5-0 in district play. Upton also had 3 hits on the night. Brian Pettway put the Vikings up a run in the first with his 11th homerun of the year. Jeff Mitchell blew things open for the Vikings in the 3rd. With the bases loaded, Mitchell launched a 2-2 pitch over the scoreboard to put the Vikings ahead 6-0. Jeremy Ferguson had a RBI single and Pettway doubled in John Morgan Mims to make it 8-0. Warren Central will play Hattiesburg at home on Friday at 12:00 and 2:00. 3/23- WC vs Natchez- WC-9 Natchez-8 Steven McDevitt picked up his second win of the season as the Vikings held on against a scrappy bunch from Natchez Saturday. Chris Hite had 2 singles and scored twice. John Morgan Mims had 3 singles and scored three times. Jeremy Ferguson had a double, single and a sac fly. Jeff Mitchell had a 2 run homerun in the third. Joey Lieberman had 2 sac fly's. Zach Balthrop picked up his first save. 3/22 WC vs Vicksburg WC- 7 Vicksburg- 1 Andrew Simmons allowed one run in the first then settled in for six innings to pick up his fifth win of the season. John Morgan Mims had two hits. Brian Pettway had two hits. Joey Lieberman had a triple and a RBI. Tom Corbin had two hits. Jeremy Ferguson had two hits, including a solo homerun. Jeff Mitchell had two hits with a double and 2 RBI's. The win moved the Vikings to 4-0 in district play. Brian Pettway came on in the seventh inning to close the door on the Gators. 3/19- WC vs Clinton WC-13 Clinton-6 Warren Central hit 5 homeruns as they defeated the Arrows from Clinton 13-6. Brian Pettway hit his 9th dinger of the season in the first inning. Chris Hite hit his first of the season in the 3rd. John Morgan Mims went 3-5 with 2 homeruns and a double, 6 RBI's. Brian Pettway was 4-4 with 2 HR's and 2 singles. Joey Lieberman had a double, Jeremy Ferguson had a double. Carl Upton picked up his 5th win of the season. 3/16- WC vs Ouachita, LA WC continued to hit as the Vikings had 16 hits in the night cap, but only scored 5 runs to defeat Ouachita. Hite had 3 hits, one being a double. Brian Pettway had 3 hits and a RBI. Joey Lieberman had 2 hits. Carl Upton had 3 hits with a RBI double. John Rice Pettway had a double and a single. Jeff Mitchell doubled and Mark Different had a RBI. Zach Balthrop picked up his 1st varsity win going 5 innings and scattering 7 hits with only giving up 3 runs. 3/16- WC vs Evangel Christian, LA WC pounded 15 hits and scored 14 runs to defeat Evangel Christian 14-7. Chris Hite had 2 RBI's. Carl Upton had 3 hits, 2 doubles and 3 RBI's. Tom Corbin had 3 hits, a 2B and a 2 run homerun. John Rice Pettway had a RBI single. Jeff Mitchell had 2 doubles. Mark Different had 3 hits. Greg Carroll picked up his 1st varsity win. 3/15- WC vs West Monroe, LA The Vikings bounced back to defeat the #7 ranked 5A team in Louisiana 2-0. Brian Pettway hit his 5th HR in 5 games in the 1st inning to put WC up 1-0. In the 3rd, Chris Hite singled and John Morgan Mims doubled off the left center field wall to score Hite to put WC up 2-0. The game was called in the 6th due to thunderstorms. Upton picked up the win, allowing only 1 hit after 5 innings. Upton improved his record to 4-2. 3/14- WC vs Neville, LA Neville, ranked #2 in 4A in the state of Louisiana, pounded 15 hits for 19 runsas they dropped WC 19-8. The Vikings put up 6 runs in the bottom of the 5th to make it respectable. Chris Hite had 2 hits, one for a double. Mims, Upton, and Different had doubles. Brian Pettway and Joey Lieberman each added homeruns. Pettway also had a double. Tom Corbin had a double and a single. 3/13- WC vs Olive Branch Andrew Simmons picked up his 4th win of the season as the Vikings defeated Olive Branch 6-3. Brian Pettway homered in the 4th. Joey Lieberman had a double and a single with a RBI. Carl Upton was 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and a RBI. Jeff Mitchell doubled also for the Vikings. John Morgan Mims picked up the save. 3/11-WC vs Bolton, TN WC suffered its second straight loss as they fell to the number 7th ranked team out of Tennessee by the score of 6-2. Brian Pettway and Joey Lieberman each hit solo homeruns. Carl Upton had a double. Upton suffered his second loss of the season. 3/9- WC vs Terry- Projected Starter- Steven McDevitt WC suffered its second loss of the season as Terry beat the Vikings 9-4. Pettway led all hitters with two hits. Brian had a triple in the first and a 2 run shot in the 5th. Lieberman doubled in the 5th before Pettway's bomb. John Rice Pettway had a run scoring double. 3/8- WC vs Forest Hill 4:00 and 6:00 Projected Starter- Andrew Simmons Warren Central belted 15 hits as they defeated Forest Hill 14-7. Joey Lieberman led the offensive attack with a triple and 2 1B's and 3 RBI's. Brian Pettway had 3 singles, 4 runs scored. Carl Upton added a three run bomb in the 7th. Jeff Mitchell had a 2B and single with 1 RBI. John Morgan Mims had 2 hits with a RBI. Andrew Simmons picked up his 3rd win of the year. Simmons went 6 innings, striking out 7 and did not allow a walk. 3/5- Vicksburg Projected Starter Carl Upton Carl Upton scattered 4 hits and allowed 2 unearned runs as the Vikings defeat cross town rival Vicksburg 6-2 on Tuesday. WC scored 6 runs in the first before an out was made. Lieberman hit a single to plate Hite and make the score 1-0. Carl Upton stepped to the plate and delivered a bases loaded double down the left field line to score Mims, Pettway and Lieberman. Tom Corbin then followed with a two run shot over the left field wall to cap the scoring for the Vikings. Upton pitched a complete game keeping the Gators off balanced all night. John Morgan Mims had 2 hits on the night, Upton finished with 2 hits. The Vikings face Forest Hill on Friday. 3/3 - Madison Central and Grenada Rained out. Working towards makeup dates. 3/1- Northwest Rankin - WC hung on in a steady drizzle to beat NWR Friday night 8-4. Carl Upton picked up the win. Joey Lieberman had a 1B,2B and 4 RBI's. Tom Corbin had a RBI. Jeff Mitchell had a 1B and a 2B,1 RBI. 2/28- Natchez Jeremy Ferguson pitched a 5 inning perfect game as the Vikings won 11-0. Ferguson struck out only 4 but knocked down a few shots back at him, the last one ricochetted to Lieberman who threw out Kossum to end the game. Chris Hite had 2 1B's and scored 2 runs. John Mims had a 1B and a 2B. Brian Pettway had a 2B. Carl Upton doubled in 2 RBI's. Joey Lieberman had 2 2B's and had 3 RBI's. Jeff Mitchell doubled. 2/23- Prattville,Alabama Brian Pettway pitched a complete game striking out 9 to get his first win of the season as the Vikings defeat Prattville 2-1. John Morgan Mims had a 1B,BB,and was hit by a pitch. He scored both runs. Brian Pettway had a 2B and a 1B. Andrew Simmons had 2 hits and WC improves to 6-1. 2/23- Oak Grove Carl Upton suffered his first loss of his high school career against the Warriors of Oak Grove. Brain Pettway hit a solo shot in the 6th. 2/22- Oxford WC improves to 5-0 with a 5-2 win over Oxford Friday night. Chris Hite had 2 hits and scored twice. John Morgan Mims had a 2 run HR,2 2B's,3 RBI's and scored 3 times. Brian Pettway had a 1B and a 2B. Carl Upton doubled. Joey Lieberman had 2 hits. Andrew Simmons pitched a complete game improving to 2-0. 2/21- Yazoo City WC improves to 4-0 with a 10-0 win over Yazoo City. WC started off slow, but put 7 across in the 5th. Brian Pettway hit a solo HR in the 1st. Carl Upton has a 3B and a 1B and 4 RBI's. Tom Corbin doubled, Daryl Harper doubled, and Jeff Mitchell had 2 2B's. Jeremy Fergusongot the win on the mound striking out 7. 2/18 - Louisville Warren Central's bats showed up again as the Vikings beat Louisville 11-0 at Brandon High School. WC put 7 runs across the plate in the 1st. WC's leading hitters were John Morgan Mims w/ a HR and a 1B,3 RBI's. Pettway had a 2B. Tom Corbin had a 3 run HR. Ferguson had a 1B AND 2B. Carl Upton threw a no hitter striking out 11. Upton improved to 1-0. 2/16 - Cleveland WC holds on in the 2nd game to defeat Cleveland 7-5. WC had 6 hits on the night. Chris Hite had 3 hits and scored 3 times. Joey Lieberman had a double. Jeff Mitchell also had a double. Brian Pettway started on the mound, but got a No Decision. Steven McDevitt got the win and John Morgan Mims got the save. Feb 16- Brookhaven Vikings start the season off right with a 23-4 win over Brookhaven. WC pounded out 16 hits. Brian Pettway and Jeremy Ferguson hit grand slams and Jeff Mitchell hit a 2 run shot. Chris Hite had a pair of doubles. Tom Corbin doubled, Ferguson had a double and a single to go along with his HR, as did Mitchell. Andrew Simmons got the win on the mound.

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