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Baseball by Kevin Maloney

Ranger Baseball Announces 2018-19 Signing Class

SENATOBIA – With the 2018 season set to open in three weeks, Northwest head baseball coach Mark Carson has already started preparing for the 2019 season, starting with his class of a dozen high school products that he and assistant coach Bill Selby signed during the early signing period this offseason.

Included in the class are 11 Mississippi products and one from Arlington, Tenn.

Click HERE to view photos from each players' respective signing day. 
 
Name Pos Hometown High School
Blake Miller INF Senatobia, Miss. Magnolia Heights
Cade Spratlin C Bruce, Miss. Bruce
Clark Stovall OF Oxford, Miss. Oxford
Colton Peel RHP Houston, Miss. Houston
Dalton Fowler LHP Arlington, Tenn. Arlington
Garrett Riggs UTIL Southaven, Miss. Southaven
Andy Franks OF Mooreville, Miss. Mooreville 
Hayes Hansford OF/P Senatobia, Miss. Magnolia Heights
Kelton Hall INF Ingomar, Miss. Ingomar
Parker Stinnett RHP Oxford, Miss. Oxford
Peyton Mills INF/P Southaven, Miss. DeSoto Central
Jackson Smith RHP Raymond, Miss. Central Hinds Academy


Blake Miller, INF
Senatobia, Miss. (Magnolia Heights)

Hit .410 his junior year with nine doubles, three triples, five home runs, 24 RBIs and 40 runs scored...stole 15-of-16 bases...had a 3.76 ERA on the mound...2017 All-MAIS Team...2017 Perfect Game Preseason All-American...named one of The Clarion-Ledger's Top Underclassmen to Watch.

Cade Spratlin, C
Bruce, Miss. (Bruce HS)

Helped Bruce to the first round of the Class 2A playoffs as a junior...hit .364 with six doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 21 RBIs with a .495 on-base percentage and .792 slugging percentage...fielded .977 in 222 chances...a second team all-state and also an all-district selection...also played football for Bruce.

Clark Stovall, OF
Oxford, Miss. (Oxford HS)

Guided Oxford to a 32-7 overall record, Class 5A North Half Championship and a Class 5A state runner-up finish as a junior...two-time state runner-up...hit .376 with 11 doubles, six triples, a home run and 36 RBIs last season... .504 on base percentage and 12 of 14 in stolen base attempts...fielded .950 in 60 total chances...two-time First Team All-MAIS...transferred to Oxford after sophomore year at Jackson Prep.

Colton Peel, RHP
Houston, Miss. (Houston HS)

Helped Houston to a 19-13 record and the second round of the Class 4A playoffs last season...was 5-3 with a 0.89 ERA as a junior, striking out 65 batters against 13 walks in 47.1 IP...also spent time as an infielder...hit .220 with three doubles, a triple, four home runs and 16 RBIs.

Dalton Fowler, LHP
Arlington, Tenn. (Arlington HS)

Helped Arlington to a 27-8 overall record and the AAA Regional Semifinals last season...was 5-1 with a save and 3.33 ERA in 36 innings of work, striking out 40 batters against 22 walks...1.6 WHIP.

Garrett Riggs, UTIL
Southaven, Miss. (Southaven HS)
Helped Southaven to a 17-12 overall record and the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs...batted .302 with a .419 on base percentage...named to 2017 All-Region 1-6A Team...2017 Perfect Game All-Tournament Team selection.

Andy "Hammer" Franks, OF
Mooreville, Miss. (Mooreville HS)

Guided Mooreville to a 28-9 overall record and the 2017 Class 3A state championship...led the Troopers his junior season with a .421 batting average, nine doubles, two triples, four home runs and 37 RBIs...led team with .614 slugging percentage and a .489 on-base percentage...also 1-1 on the mound with a 3.36 ERA and one save.

Hayes Hansford, OF/P
Senatobia, Miss. (Magnolia Heights)

2018 Perfect Game Top 500...2017 All-MAIS Team...2017 Perfect Game Preseason All-American...hit .341 his junior year with five doubles, a triple, home run, 21 RBIs, 24 runs scored and 15 stolen bases...had a 5.47 ERA on the mound...2016 PG All-Tournament Team.

Kelton Hall, INF
Ingomar, Miss. (Ingomar HS)

Helped Ingomar to a 22-11 record and Class 2A North Half Championship appearance...Division I-2A Player of the Year...First Team All-State...two-time Junior Sunbelt Classic All-Tournament Team nod...as a junior, hit .467 with 10 doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 36 RBIs...led team with a .858 slugging percentage and .614 on-base percentage...18 appearances on the mound (seven starts), finishing 5-4 with a 2.14 ERA, two saves and 44 strikeouts...also plays basketball for Ingomar and recently became the school's all-time leading scorer with over 3,000 points (broke a 40-year record).

Parker Stinnett, RHP
Oxford, Miss. (Oxford HS)

Guided Oxford to a 32-7 overall record, the Class 5A North Half Championship and a Class 5A state runner-up finish as a junior...was 7-0 in 10 appearances last season, posting a 0.99 ERA and two shutouts...struck out 64 batters against 16 walks in 56.1 innings...at the plate, had two doubles, two home runs and 11 RBIs.

Peyton Mills, INF/P
Southaven, Miss. (DeSoto Central HS)

Guided DeSoto Central to a 24-9 record last season and the quarterfinal round of the Class 6A playoffs...hit .294 with four doubles, a triple, a home run and 12 RBIs with a .470 slugging percentage.

Jackson "Chomp" Smith, RHP
Raymond, Miss. (Central Hinds Academy)

Helped Central Hinds to a 28-8 overall record and a runner-up finish in the 2017 MAIS Class AAA State Championship...made 15 mound appearances, finishing 9-3 with a 1.72 ERA and two saves.