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Charleston Independence

Tigers

Wildcats I

The Independence (MS) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Charleston (MS) by a score of 17-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Charleston	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	2	7
Independence	9	6	2	-	-	-	-	17	8	0

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Charleston (25-26)

Charleston has not entered stats for this game.

Independence (25-26)

Independence

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.381	32	21	17	8	9	3
5	Braylon Davis (Sr)	.000	4	3	1	0	0	0
9	Russell Gauman (So)		0	0	1	0	0	0
13	Rick Golden (Jr)	.250	4	4	1	1	1	0
14	Eli Stepp (So)	.667	4	3	4	2	3	1
15	Austin Johnson (Fr)	.000	3	1	3	0	0	0
16	Kaleb Kitchen (So)	.667	4	3	2	2	1	0
17	Merritt Owens (Sr)	.667	4	3	1	2	2	1
19	Dixon Ashe (So)	.333	3	3	1	1	1	1
20	Colton Moncrief (Jr)		3	0	2	0	0	0
25	C. Hinson (Sr)	.000	3	1	1	0	1	0

Independence

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	11	3	4	1	6	.594	.524	1.118
5	Braylon Davis (Sr)	1	0	1	0	3	.250	.000	.250
13	Rick Golden (Jr)	0	1	1	0	4	.250	.250	.500
14	Eli Stepp (So)	1	0	0	1	2	.750	1.000	1.750
15	Austin Johnson (Fr)	2	0	1	0	0	.667	.000	.667
16	Kaleb Kitchen (So)	1	0	0	0	1	.750	.667	1.417
17	Merritt Owens (Sr)	1	0	1	0	1	.750	1.000	1.750
19	Dixon Ashe (So)	0	2	0	0	4	.333	.667	1.000
20	Colton Moncrief (Jr)	3	0	0	0	0	1.000		1.000
25	C. Hinson (Sr)	2	0	0	0	2	.667	.000	.667

Independence

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	2
13	Rick Golden (Jr)	1
16	Kaleb Kitchen (So)	1

Independence

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	10	9	1
16	Kaleb Kitchen (So)	1.000	1	1	0
17	Merritt Owens (Sr)	1.000	9	8	1

Independence

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	0.00	0	0		1				0
14	Eli Stepp (So)	0.00	0	0		1				0

Independence

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	3	2	0	0	0	8			0	10	10
14	Eli Stepp (So)	3	2	0	0	0	8			0	10	10

Independence

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.200	.200	0	0			39	0	0	0
14	Eli Stepp (So)	.200	.200	0	0			39	0	0	0

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Game Story

Mississippi High School Baseball - Charleston loses to Independence

February 24, 2026: Independence, MS 38618

The Independence Wildcats triumphed over the visiting Charleston Tigers baseball squad by a score of 17-0 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

Coming up next, the Wildcats clash with the Charleston Tigers (Charleston, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 24. Independence will attempt to better on its 6-2 season record. The Tigers go into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 20-5 non-league loss to Greenwood (Greenwood, MS).

With the defeat, Charleston drops to 0-3 on the year. The Tigers travel to Independence (Independence, MS) to clash with the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 24. The Wildcats enter the bout with a record of 5-2. Independence won 17-1 in their recent league bout against Rosa Fort (Tunica, MS)

Charleston @ Independence Baseball Game Info

Tue., Feb. 24, 2026 @ 4p

The Independence (MS) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Charleston (MS) by a score of 17-0.

Rankings & Records

Charleston (25-26)

MS	Class
306	38

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
0-13	0-4	0-3	0-8	0-2	.000	.000	57	217

Independence (25-26)

MS	Class
197	20

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
19-11	6-0	10-5	9-5	0-1	.633	1.000	269	112

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Charleston	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	4.4	1.0	5.7
Independence	3.2	2.4	1.7	1.5	.8	.7	.3	9.0	6.5	1.7

Head-to-Head

Independence won on 2/24/2026

2/24 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Charleston 0 0 0 - - - - 0 2 7
Independence 9 6 2 - - - - 17 8 0

The Charleston (MS) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Independence (MS) by a score of 17-0.
Box score
Independence won on 2/24/2026

2/24 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Charleston 0 0 - - - - - 0 1 7
Independence 7 13 - - - - - 20 5 0

The Charleston (MS) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Independence (MS) by a score of 20-0.
Box score

2/24 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Charleston	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	1	7
Independence	7	13	-	-	-	-	-	20	5	0

Team Stat Comparison

Charleston		Independence
-	Batting Average	.278
-	On Base Percentage	.457
-	Slugging Percentage	.344
-	Fielding Percentage	.906
-	Win Loss Percentage	.833

Team Leaders

Charleston		Independence	National Avg.
-	Batting Average	#8 Kaleb Umberger.600	.243
-	On Base Percentage	#21 Shawn McGee1.000	.385
-	Slugging Percentage	#8 Kaleb Umberger.600	.312
-	Fielding Percentage	#21 Shawn McGee1.000	.859
-	Win Loss Percentage	#14 Eli Stepp1.000	.530

Record Breakdown

Charleston (25-26)		I Independence (25-26)
0-13	Overall	19-11
0-4	League	6-0
0-7	Non-League	13-9
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
0-3	Home	10-5
0-8	Away	9-5
0-2	Neutral	0-1
0-2	Playoff	0-2
0-13	In-State	17-11
0-0	Out-of-State	2-0