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Natchez's Roderick Simpson

Delta Charter's Drew Brown

Vidalia's Peyton Fort.

Vidalia's Brett Walsworth

Cathedral's Noah Russ

Cathedral's Sam Mosby

Monterey's Mason Wells

Monterey's Ethan Clark

ACCS's Connor Aplin

ACCS's Coleman Carter

DeKaron McGruder led Natchez High School at the plate batting .492 and he stole 41 bases making him the 2021 player of the year. (Hunter Cloud The Natchez Democrat)

Dan Smith led Natchez High School’s baseball team through COVID and battled the virus himself. The bulldogs went undefeated in district play to win the district championship, making him the 2021 coach of the year. (Hunter Cloud The Natchez Democrat)

Player of the year 2021-

DeKaron McGruder, Natchez High School

Coach of the year 2021 –

Dan Smith, Natchez High School

Roderick Simpson – Natchez High School

Simpson played as a catcher for 87 innings at Natchez. He had a .968 fielding percentage. He caught six base runners stealing.

Drew Brown – Delta Charter

Brown threw a no-hitter against East Iberville in regional play and led the team as a pitcher.

Coleman Carter – Adams County Christian School

Carter had a .348 batting average, second highest on ACCS, and led the Rebels with 16 RBIs.

Connor Aplin – Adams County Christian School

Aplin led ACCS pitching with 45 strikeouts. He had 10 RBIs

Peyton Fort – Vidalia High School

Fort led Vidalia in strikeouts with 48 in 31.2 innings pitched.

Brett Wallsworth – Vidalia High School

Wallsworth led Vidalia with a .481 batting average and he had 28 RBIs

Noah Russ – Cathedral

Russ led Cathedral with 19 RBIs and had 27 strikeouts as a pitcher.

Sam Mosby – Cathedral

Mosby led Cathedral with 57 strikeouts in 41.1 innings pitched.

Ethan Clark – Monterey High School

Clark threw a no-hitter against Block and had 13 hits in 10 games. His pitching led Monterey to a semifinal game.

Mason Wells – Monterey High School

Wells had eight stolen bases on the base paths in 10 games. He also had 13 strikeouts in relief for Clark.

The 2021 All-Metro softball team will be announced next week.

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