SENATOBIA – With the 2021 season still in sight, Northwest softball coach Chelsea Bramlett and her staff are looking ahead to 2022 as well with the addition of 14 future Rangers.

Included in the class are local standouts Anna Nickens, Mackenzie Mullen and Gracie Mettetal, along with South Panola duo Haven Dulin and Bailey Russell, plus Hernando duo Maggie Grubbs and Jaclyn Carter.

Additionally, the Rangers picked up a signee from across the state line in Tennessee, McNairy Central standout Kylee Brown. All of the student-athletes listed below will finish out their respective senior seasons this spring and join the Rangers for the 2021-22 academic year.

Scroll down for more information on each student-athlete, based on stats posted by each school on MaxPreps and GameChanger.
 
 

NAME	POS	B/T	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL
Haven Dulin	INF	R/R	Batesville, Miss.	South Panola
Anna Nickens	OF/P	S/R	Senatobia, Miss.	Senatobia
Kaily Edwards	C	R/R	New Albany, Miss.	Ingomar
Bailey Russell	INF	R/R	Batesville, Miss.	South Panola
Gabby Dickerson	P/INF	R/R	Olive Branch, Miss.	Lewisburg
Maggie Grubbs	OF/INF	R/R	Hernando, Miss.	Hernando
Jaclyn Carter	OF/INF	R/R	Olive Branch, Miss.	Hernando
Mackenzie Mullen	P/INF	L/L	Senatobia, Miss.	Senatobia
Gracie Mettetal	P/INF/OF	L/L	Senatobia, Miss.	Magnolia Heights
Emily Coggin	INF/P	R/R	Baldwyn, Miss.	East Union
Kylie Gurley	INF	R/R	Potts Camp, Miss.	Marshall Academy
Randi Johnson	INF/P	R/R	Booneville, Miss.	Wheeler
Reese Vanlandingham	OF	L/R	Guntown, Miss.	Saltillo
Kylee Brown	P/OF	R/R	Bethel Springs, Tenn.	McNairy Central

Haven Dulin - INF
Batesville, Miss. (South Panola HS)
Played for head coach Ashleigh Hicks at South Panola...helped the Lady Tigers to a 5-6-1 record in 2020, despite a COVID-19 shortened junior season...played all 12 games and batted .361 with two doubles, a home run and eight RBIs...posted a .500 slugging percentage...stole three bases.


Anna Nickens - OF/P
Senatobia, Miss. (Senatobia HS)
Played for coach Tammy Young at Senatobia...guided the Lady Warriors to a 5-2 record in 2020, despite a COVID-19 shortened junior season...tossed 31 strikeouts, including a season-best eight K's in a 12-2 victory against Strayhorn on Feb. 27...as a sophomore, helped the Lady Warriors to an 18-10 record and the second round of the 2019 Class 4A playoffs...made 17 appearances in the circle, compiling a 9-8 record and 5.03 ERA...struck out 59 batters in 87.2 innings of work...also a threat at the plate, batting .339 as a sophomore, good for fifth on the team...also played volleyball and participated in cheer.


Kaily Edwards - C
New Albany, Miss. (Ingomar HS)
Played for coach Justin Weeden at Ingomar...participated in just three games with the Lady Falcons, as a result of a COVID-19 shortened junior season...batted .333 with three RBIs and posted a 1.000 fielding percentage...as a sophomore, hit .455 with two doubles, three triples and 12 RBIs...posted a .558 slugging percentage and a .508 slugging percentage...stole 13 bases on 14 attempts.


Bailey Russell - INF
Batesville, Miss. (South Panola HS)
Played for head coach Ashleigh Hicks at South Panola...helped the Lady Tigers to a 5-6-1 record in 2020, despite a COVID-19 shortened junior season...batted .412 with a double and six RBIs...as a sophomore, guided SPHS to a 14-13-1 overall record...hit .354 with two doubles, a triple and nine RBIs...also stole seven bases.


Gabby Dickerson - P/INF
Olive Branch, Miss. (Lewisburg HS)
Played for head coaches Brooke Lee and Chelsea Bramlett during her varsity career at Lewisburg...helped the Lady Patriots to a 5-2 record in 2020, despite a COVID-19 shortened junior season...posted a 3-1 record in the circle with a 3.86 ERA...struck out 28 batters over four appearances and 16.1 innings of work...as a sophomore, helped LHS to a 24-2 overall record and a Region 1-5A title...made 15 appearances and posted a team-best 0.34 ERA, along with a 12-1 overall record...delivered 78 strikeouts against 20 walks, holding opposing batters to a .155 average...also hit .286 with two doubles and five RBIs in 42 at-bats...fielded 1.000 with 14 putouts and 16 assists.


Maggie Grubbs - OF/INF
Hernando, Miss. (Hernando HS)
Played for head coach Jayme Vinson at Hernando...helped the Lady Tigers to a 5-1 record in 2020, despite a COVID-19 shortened junior season...as a sophomore, helped HHS to a 26-14 overall record and the Class 6A state semifinals...batted .219 with two doubles and seven RBIs in 32 at-bats.


Jaclyn Carter - OF/INF
Hernando, Miss. (Hernando HS)
Played for head coach Jayme Vinson at Hernando...helped the Lady Tigers to a 5-1 record in 2020, despite a COVID-19 shortened junior season...hit .444 with two doubles, 10 RBIs and totaled a .555 slugging percentage...as a sophomore, helped HHS to a 26-14 overall record and the Class 6A state semifinals...batted .310 with four doubles and 17 RBIs.


Mackenzie Mullen - INF/OF
Senatobia, Miss. (Senatobia HS)
Played for head coach Tammy Young at Senatobia...guided the Lady Warriors to a 5-2 record in 2020, despite a COVID-19 shortened junior season...as a sophomore in 2019, helped SHS to an 18-10 overall record and the second round of the Class 4A playoffs...hit .378 with nine RBIs...stole nine bases...also plays soccer for Senatobia.


Gracie Mettetal - P/OF/INF
Senatobia, Miss. (Magnolia Heights)
Played for head coach Brett Prosek at Magnolia Heights...helped the Lady Chiefs to the 2020 MAIS Class AAAA North Half title and the second round of the MAIS Overall Tournament...as a junior, guided MHS to the 2019 MAIS Class AAAA State Championship, the first title in program history.


Emily Coggin - INF/P
Baldwyn, Miss. (East Union HS)
Played for head coach Josh Blythe at East Union...helped the Lady Urchins to a 2-3 overall record in 2020, despite a COVID-19 shortened junior season...batted .357 in four games with three doubles, a home run and three RBIs, along with a .785 slugging percentage...made three appearances in the circle, posting a 1-2 record and a 4.38 ERA...struck out eight batters against three walks in eight total innings pitched...as a sophomore in 2019, guided EUHS to a 23-5 overall record, the Region 1-2A championship and the quarterfinal round of the Class 2A playoffs...batted .450 with six doubles, a triple, three home runs and 24 RBIs...also totaled an .875 slugging percentage and finished 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts...made 13 appearances at pitcher, posting a 10-1 record and a 2.42 ERA...dished 63 K's against 22 walks in 55 innings pitched.


Kylie Gurley - INF
Potts Camp, Miss. (Marshall Academy)
Played at Marshall Academy...guided the Lady Patriots to a 30-11 overall record, the 2020 MAIS Class AAA North Half championship and a runner-up finish in the MAIS Overall Tournament...as a junior, helped Marshall Academy to a 22-13-1 record and the semifinals of the Class AAA North Half Tournament.


Randi Johnson - INF/P
Booneville, Miss. (Wheeler HS)
Played for head coach Andy Richey at Wheeler...participated in six games during her junior season, which was shortened due to COVID-19...batted .389 with six RBIs and 10 stolen bases...as a sophomore, led the Lady Eagles to the second round of the Class 1A state playoffs...broke the school's single-game record for strikeouts, totaling 17 in one game.


Reese Vanlandingham - OF
Guntown, Miss. (Saltillo HS)
Played for head coach Lee Buse at Saltillo...helped the Lady Tigers to a 4-2 overall record, despite a COVID-19 shortened junior season...as a sophomore, guided SHS to a 9-6 overall record and the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs...batted .381 with a double, a home run and three RBIs in six games...finished with a .571 slugging percentage and a .458 on-base percentage...stole five bases...fielded 1.000 with 12 putouts and an assist on 13 total chances.


Kylee Brown - P/OF
Bethel Springs, Tenn. (McNairy Central HS)
Played for head coach Mell Suratt at McNairy Central...junior season canceled due to COVID-19...as a sophomore, helped the Lady Bobcats to a 14-12 overall record...pitched nearly every game for MCHS, making 25 appearances in the circle and compiling a 13-12 record and a 2.93 ERA...struck out 132 batters in 143.1 innings of action...also batted .250 with a double and nine RBIs.