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The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity baseball team won Sunday's home playoff game against Pass Christian (MS) by a score of 8-3.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Pass Christian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Newton County	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-

Final score provided by B. Brogan Sr.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Mississippi High School Baseball - Newton County defeats Pass Christian

May 5, 2023: Decatur, MS 39327

Newton County Cougars (Decatur, MS) fans exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the visiting Pass Christian Pirates (Pass Christian, MS), 8-3 in a non-league test.

With the win, Newton County upgrades its record to 19-12 on the season. The Cougars travel to Sumrall (Sumrall, MS) to battle the Bobcats in a non-league test on Tuesday, May 9. The Bobcats come into the test with a record of 25-5. Sumrall won 10-6 in their recent non-league test against Greene County (Leakesville, MS)

With the defeat, Pass Christian falls to 9-7 on the season.

PCHS @ Newton County Baseball Game Info

Sun., May. 7, 2023 @ 2p

The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity baseball team won Sunday's home playoff game against Pass Christian (MS) by a score of 8-3.

This game is a part of the "2023 MHSAA Baseball Championship (Mississippi) - 4A Baseball Championship" tournament.

Rankings & Records

Pass Christian (22-23)

MS	Class
68	11

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
10-7	2-0	4-2	5-4	1-1	.588	1.000	117	62

Newton County (22-23)

MS	Class
59	9

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
19-14	6-2	10-6	7-6	2-2	.576	.750	189	157

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Pass Christian	1.1	.6	1.6	.4	2.3	2.0	1.0	6.9	4.5	1.5
Newton County	.8	.3	1.3	.5	.6	.9	0	5.7	4.4	2.6

Head-to-Head

Newton County won on 5/2/2023

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

Pass Christian 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 2
Newton County 3 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 5 0

The Pass Christian (MS) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away playoff game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 5-3.
Box score
Newton County won on 5/7/2023

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

Pass Christian - - - - - - - 3 - -
Newton County - - - - - - - 8 - -

The Pass Christian (MS) varsity baseball team lost Sunday's away playoff game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 8-3.
Box score

5/2 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Pass Christian	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	2	2
Newton County	3	0	0	0	1	1	-	5	5	0

Team Stat Comparison

Pass Christian		Newton County
-	Batting Average	.197
-	On Base Percentage	.307
-	Slugging Percentage	.242
-	Fielding Percentage	.929
-	Win Loss Percentage	.556

Team Leaders

Pass Christian		Newton County	National Avg.
-	Batting Average	#16 Cooper Lewis.370	.243
-	On Base Percentage	#20 Cody Buffington1.000	.375
-	Slugging Percentage	#16 Cooper Lewis.407	.307
-	Fielding Percentage	#16 Cooper Lewis1.000	.861
-	Win Loss Percentage	#1 Trent Renfrow.667	.543

Record Breakdown

Pass Christian (22-23)		Newton County (22-23)
10-7	Overall	19-14
2-0	League	6-2
6-4	Non-League	7-8
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
4-2	Home	10-6
5-4	Away	7-6
1-1	Neutral	2-2
2-2	Playoff	4-2
9-6	In-State	19-14
1-1	Out-of-State	0-0