Photo Gallery: Vicksburg vs. Warren Central baseball and softball
Published 10:59 am Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Vicksburg High softball player Trinity McGloster (12) celebrates with teammate Lili Kistler after scoring a run against Warren Central on Tuesday. Vicksburg won, 7-4, for its first victory over Warren Central since 2012. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High and Warren Central play a baseball game Tuesday night at VHS' Showers Field. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Softball players from Vicksburg High and Warren Central stand for the national anthem before their game on April 15. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's KeKe McKay (12) is greeted by her teammates during player introductions before Tuesday's game against Vicksburg High. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High catcher Ashton Harris tries to catch a foul pop up during Tuesday's game against Warren Central. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Ryan Steed (7) celebrates with teammates Caden Cole (18) and Jacob Kealhofer (3) after hitting a home run in Tuesday's 12-2 victory over Vicksburg High. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central first baseman Kennadi Williams, right, bumps into catcher Mari Kynlea Ferguson while fielding a bunt during Tuesday's game against Vicksburg High. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High softball player Madisyn Kimble (15) runs out of the dugout before Tuesday's game against Warren Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central pitcher Nathaniel Moore delivers during Tuesday's baseball game against Vicksburg High. Moore had six strikeouts in five innings as the Vikings won 12-2. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Justin Evans dives back into first base on a pickoff throw as Vicksburg High's Kaleb Doss (1) takes the throw. Warren Central defeated Vicksburg 12-2. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High's Trinity McGloster slides across home plate to score the first run of the game Tuesday against Warren Central. Vicksburg won, 7-4, for its first victory over its crosstown rival since 2012. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's KeKe McKay swings at a pitch during Tuesday's game against Vicksburg High. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central baseball player Maddox Lynch (9) slides across home plate to score a run in Tuesday's 12-2 victory over Vicksburg. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High pitcher Mickell Jones delivers during Tuesday's game against Warren Central. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High catcher Zion Harvey high-fives teammate Taylor Howard (17) before Tuesday's softball game against Warren Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Mari Kynlea Ferguson smiles after reaching third base during Tuesday's game against Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central catcher Braxton Hartley and pitcher Nathaniel Moore (4) look to the dugout for direction during Tuesday's baseball game against Vicksburg High. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High shortstop Allan Allen tries to catch the baseball near the second base bag during Tuesday's game against Warren Central. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High softball pitcher Lili Kistler delivers during Tuesday's game against Warren Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central infielder Mary Clell Allred tries to turn a double play as Vicksburg's Shandrea Lockridge slides into second base. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Blake Caruthers (8) slides into second base as Vicksburg shortstop Allan Allen waits on the throw. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Tristan Jamison (15) hits the baseball during Tuesday's game against Warren Central. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Addi Mullen (1) slides into home to score a run as Vicksburg catcher Zion Harvey takes the throw in the sixth inning of Tuesday's game. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Anzley Keen slides into third base as Vicksburg's Harmony Harris (5) takes the throw. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central shortstop Caden Cole prepares to throw to first base on a ground ball during Tuesday's game vs. Vicksburg High. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central baseball player Hayes Loper waits on deck for his turn to bat during Tuesday's game against Vicksburg High. Loper walked three times and scored twice to lead the Vikings to a 12-2 victory. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High infielder Kaleb Doss (1) leaps to avoid Warren Central's Hayes Loper as Loper slides into third base. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Justin Evans slides into third base as Vicksburg High's Peyton Calvin applies the tag. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High softball players Makynzie Dunmore and Avery Van Norman celebrate after their 7-4 victory over Warren Central on Tuesday. It was the Missy Gators' first win against their in-town rival since 2012. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High softball players hold coach Briana Knox for a Gatorade shower after they beat Warren Central 7-4 on Tuesday. It was Vicksburg's first victory over Warren Central since 2012. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
It was rivalry night on the diamond on Tuesday as Warren Central and Vicksburg High faced each other in both baseball and softball. It’s only the second time in at least the last 15 years that the Warren County teams played each other in both sports on the same night.
Vicksburg’s softball team pulled off a stunner by beating Warren Central 7-4. It was the Missy Gators’ first win over the Lady Vikes since 2012, and came just two weeks after Warren Central won 18-0 in their first meeting of the season.
Shandrea Lockridge was 2-for-3 and scored a run for Vicksburg, and Camden McGloster was 1-for-2 with one RBI and two runs scored. McGloster’s RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning brought in the go-ahead run as the Missy Gators scored four times to take the lead.
The result shook up the MHSAA Class 6A playoff bracket. Warren Central (11-12, 6-2 MHSAA Region 2-6A) would have clinched the Region 2-6A championship by winning Tuesday, but will now be the No. 2 seed. It’ll face Saltillo in a first-round series beginning April 24.
Vicksburg (8-14, 5-3) was already locked in as the No. 3 seed and will play Grenada in the first round.
While the Missy Gators were shocking the softball world, Warren Central and Vicksburg’s baseball teams were playing a few hundred yards up the street at VHS’ Showers Field. Ryan Steed homered, Blake Caruthers and Tristan Jamison each had two RBIs, and Warren Central beat Vicksburg 12-2.
It was Warren Central’s 16th consecutive victory in the series, continuing a streak that began in 2013. The Vikings have already clinched the Region 2-6A championship.
Warren Central (15-9, 7-0 Region 2-6A) and Vicksburg (6-19, 1-6) will play again Friday at WC’s Viking Field. The junior varsity teams will play at 5 p.m. and the varsity at 7.
— Photos by Paul Ingram and Ernest Bowker
About Ernest Bowker
Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.
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