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WOODVILLE — When Wilkinson County Christian Academy head baseball coach Kyle White spoke last Sunday afternoon about being named the 2025 All-MAIS Class 2A Coach of the Year on Thursday, May 22, he said if it weren’t for the players on the team, he wouldn’t have earned such an accomplishment.

“That’s more of a testament to the guys. Without them buying into the system and playing the way they did, I wouldn’t be in the position to get that award,” White said. “It was similar to last year. It takes some time to gel.”

White noted that this year, WCCA had just two opponents in MAIS District 3-2A — Tensas Academy and eventual district champion Tallulah Academy. And that’s because Mt. Salus Christian School, which is located in Clinton, decided not to field a baseball team for the 2025 season.

“They played (their home games) up there in Vicksburg,” White said about Mt. Salus Christian. “Tensas Academy was the closest district school to us and they’re over an hour away.”

Because of that, White had to redo his non-district schedule. He said that the closest non-district schools on the Rams’ schedule included Adams County Christian School, Cathedral Catholic School, Centreville Academy, Amite School Center, Silliman Institute, and Parklane Academy.

And while facing schools from higher classifications would have had an effect on the team’s overall win-loss record during the regular season, he added that it helped the team get ready for the district portion of the schedule, as well as its improbable run through the postseason.

WCCA won its last regular-season game at Tensas Academy to take some much-needed momentum into the Class 2A South State Playoffs. The Rams were also looking to defend their South State and State championships, even with at time a 9-10 overall record.

After mowing down the competition to repeat as Class 2A South State Champions, the Rams took on North State Champion Calhoun Academy in the best-of-three State Championship Series. WCCA easily took Game 1 at home 11-5 and was on the brink of sweeping Calhoun Academy until the Cougars used a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning to win Game 2 6-5.

Back at home for Game 3, the Rams overcame an early 1-0 deficit to mow down the Cougars 9-4 for their second straight Class 2A state baseball championship.

Four players on that team made the 2025 All-MAIS Class 2A Baseball Team — senior outfielder/shortstop/right-handed pitcher Jacob Sessions, who made it as a utility player, junior shortstop Tucker Freeman, who made the team as an infielder, junior centerfielder Charles Grezaffi, who made it as an outfielder, and junior catcher/outfielder Carter Graham, who like Sessions made the team as a utility player.

“That number could’ve been more. We had a few others that could’ve made it,” White said. “Other teams had guys who also deserved it.”

Both Sessions and Grezaffi have been on the varsity team since the eighth grade, White added. Sessions was the Class 2A Player of the Year in 2024.

As for Sessions, White said, “He’s been held to a high standard since then. You can put him in a tough situation and ask him to compete and he will. Anywhere we needed to put him in, he was ready. That speaks of his versatility. He will be missed.”

Sessions had a .402 batting average, a .549 slugging percentage, a .495 on-base percentage, a 1.044 OPS, 33 hits with 23 of them singles, eight of them doubles, and two of them being triples, 26 runs batted in, 31 runs scored, 11 walks, struck out only eight times, was hit by a pitch four times, and stole 29 bases on 30 attempts. Pitching-wise, he had a 4-2 record with two saves, a 4.43 earned run average, struck out 19 batters, and walked 21 batters.

White described Grezaffi as being “a rock in the outfield” and that his biggest development was being the Rams’ true lead-off hitter. And that showed in Game 1 of the state title series.

“He went 5-for-5, scored three runs, had three RBIs, and stole three bases. He’s played centerfield since the eighth grade. He’s played every game, healthy or hurt,” White said.

Grezaffi had a .377 BA, a .543 on-base percentage, a .449 slugging percentage, a .992 OPS, 26 hits with 22 of them being singles, three doubles, and one triple, 16 RBIs, 31 runs scored, 19 walks, was hit by a pitch six times, and had 29 stolen bases in 31 attempts.

While Sessions was recovering from injuries during the 2025 seasons, other players were asked to step up. And Graham turned out to be one of them.

“At the plate more so than on the field. It was a pleasant development, that’s for sure,” White said. “Handling adverse situations, holding people accountable and holding himself accountable, making sure he knew where everyone was situated, and having a positive attitude. That made things a lot easier for us.”

Graham finished with a .400 BA, a .463 on-base percentage, a .537 slugging percentage, a 1.001 OPS, 32 hits with 23 of them singles, eight doubles, and one home run, 29 RBIs, three runs scored, 10 walks, struck out only 13 times, three sacrifice flies, and one stolen base.

The 2025 season was the second season that Freeman played for the Rams, White noted. And while he started the season at shortstop, White said that he played a lot more at pitcher with Sessions not be able to get on the mound until the latter part of the season.
“He had more of the load at pitcher,” White said. “He embraced it. You want a guy that competes on the mound and he embodies that. He plays as good of a defensive shortstop as anyone we played this season. With Tucker playing shortstop and Charles playing centerfield, our defense is usually pretty good.”

As a pitcher, Freeman went 6-0 with a solid 2.59 ERA to go with 91 strikeouts and just 46 walks. At the plate, he had a .398 BA, a .510 on-base percentage, a .482 slugging percentage, a .992 OPS, 33 hits with 28 of them being singles, four doubles, and one home run, 16 RBIs, 30 runs scored, 13 walks, was hit by a pitch seven times, one sacrifice fly, and 21 stolen bases in 25 attempts.