SENATOBIA – Cody Waddell has decided where he'll continue his baseball career after Northwest, signing with Delta State University on Friday as part of the early signing period. 

Waddell is the fourth Ranger to sign or give a commitment from the Class of 2014 and the second player to give the nod to the Statesmen along with current teammate Tanner Cable.

The 6-foot-2, 160-pound Vicksburg native appeared in 12 games as a freshman, including six starts, and went 1-3 with a 3.02 ERA and a complete game. Waddell logged 44 innings of work and struck out 32 while holding opponents to a .250 batting average.

Waddell played high school ball at Warren Central and helped the Vikings to the second round of the playoffs his senior season after going 9-2 with a 0.79 ERA and 93 strikeouts.