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Independence Hickory Flat

Wildcats I

Rebels

The Hickory Flat (MS) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Independence (MS) by a score of 16-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	3	4	2	7	0	-	-	16	7	1
Hickory Flat	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	1	2	6

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Hickory Flat (25-26)

Independence

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.318	37	22	16	7	9	1
5	Braylon Davis (Sr)	.000	4	1	1	0	1	0
6	Austin Eddie (Sr)	.333	4	3	1	1	1	0
13	Rick Golden (Jr)	.500	4	2	0	1	1	0
14	Eli Stepp (So)	.500	4	4	3	2	2	0
15	Austin Johnson (Fr)	.000	4	2	2	0	0	0
16	Kaleb Kitchen (So)	.667	5	3	3	2	0	1
17	Merritt Owens (Sr)	.500	4	2	0	1	3	0
19	Dixon Ashe (So)		0	0	3	0	0	0
20	Colton Moncrief (Jr)	.000	4	3	0	0	0	0
21	Shawn McGee (So)		0	0	1	0	0	0
25	C. Hinson (Sr)	.000	4	2	2	0	1	0

Hickory Flat

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.133	16	15	1	2	1
1	Liam Thrasher (Fr)	.500	2	2	0	1	1
2	Levi Butts (Jr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
5	Kendell Clifton (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
11	Cade Clayton (Fr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
12	Tyler Garner (Sr)		1	0	1	0	0
15	Nick Talley (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
16	C. Hendricks (Sr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
25	Jonathan Ross (So)	.500	2	2	0	1	0
27	Andrew Doyle (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0

Independence

#	Athlete Name	SF	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	10	4	4	5	1	8	.568	.364	.932
5	Braylon Davis (Sr)	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.000	.500
6	Austin Eddie (Sr)	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	.500	.333	.833
13	Rick Golden (Jr)	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.750	.500	1.250
14	Eli Stepp (So)	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.500	.500	1.000
15	Austin Johnson (Fr)	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	.500	.000	.500
16	Kaleb Kitchen (So)	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	.800	1.000	1.800
17	Merritt Owens (Sr)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	.750	.500	1.250
20	Colton Moncrief (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	1	6	.250	.000	.250
25	C. Hinson (Sr)	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	.500	.000	.500

Hickory Flat

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	11	1	3	.188	.133	.321
1	Liam Thrasher (Fr)	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
2	Levi Butts (Jr)	0	2	0	1	.000	.000	.000
5	Kendell Clifton (So)	0	2	0	2	.000	.000	.000
11	Cade Clayton (Fr)	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
12	Tyler Garner (Sr)	1	0	0	0	1.000		1.000
15	Nick Talley (So)	0	2	0	1	.000	.000	.000
16	C. Hendricks (Sr)	0	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000
25	Jonathan Ross (So)	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
27	Andrew Doyle (So)	0	2	0	1	.000	.000	.000

Independence

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	5
6	Austin Eddie (Sr)	1
14	Eli Stepp (So)	1
16	Kaleb Kitchen (So)	1
19	Dixon Ashe (So)	2

Hickory Flat

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
12	Tyler Garner (Sr)	1

Independence

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.933	15	12	2	1
10	Ryan Stepp (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
14	Eli Stepp (So)	1.000	1	0	1	0
17	Merritt Owens (Sr)	1.000	11	10	1	0
20	Colton Moncrief (Jr)	.500	2	1	0	1

Hickory Flat

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
	Team Totals	.857	14	12	2
1	Liam Thrasher (Fr)	1.000	2	2	0
2	Levi Butts (Jr)	1.000	4	4	0
5	Kendell Clifton (So)	1.000	1	1	0
11	Cade Clayton (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0
12	Tyler Garner (Sr)	.500	2	1	1
15	Nick Talley (So)	1.000	1	1	0
16	C. Hendricks (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
27	Andrew Doyle (So)	.500	2	1	1

Independence

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	1.75	0	0		1				0
13	Rick Golden (Jr)	1.75	0	0		1				0

Hickory Flat

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	22.75	1
5	Kendell Clifton (So)	35.00	1
10	Parker Ford (Jr)	26.25	1
25	Jonathan Ross (So)	12.60	1

Independence

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	4	2	1	1	1	11			0	16	15
13	Rick Golden (Jr)	4	2	1	1	1	11			0	16	15

Hickory Flat

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	4	9	16	13	10	4	37	23
5	Kendell Clifton (So)	1	4	5	5	0	2	10	8
10	Parker Ford (Jr)	1.1	3	7	5	6	1	13	7
25	Jonathan Ross (So)	1.2	2	4	3	4	1	14	8

Independence

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.133	.188	0	0			77	0	0	1
13	Rick Golden (Jr)	.133	.188	0	0			77	0	0	1

Hickory Flat

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.391	.622	7	4	125	5
5	Kendell Clifton (So)	.500	.600	2	2	31	0
10	Parker Ford (Jr)	.429	.692	3	0	45	3
25	Jonathan Ross (So)	.250	.571	2	2	49	2

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Game Story

Mississippi High School Baseball - Hickory Flat loses to Independence

February 17, 2026: Hickory Flat, MS 38633

In Tuesday's non-league bout, the Independence Wildcats (Independence, MS) baseball squad overwhelmed the host Hickory Flat Rebels (Hickory Flat, MS), by a tally of 16-1.

The Wildcats now own a 3-2 record. They take the field next when they host Hickory Flat for a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 19. Independence will clash with a Rebels team coming off a 16-1 non-league loss to Independence (Independence, MS). The Rebels record now stands at 0-1.

With the defeat, Hickory Flat drops to 0-1 on the year. The Rebels travel to Independence (Independence, MS) to clash with the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 19. The Wildcats go into the challenge with a record of 3-2. Independence won 16-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Hickory Flat (Hickory Flat, MS)

Independence @ Hickory Flat Baseball Game Info

Tue., Feb. 17, 2026 @ 6p

The Hickory Flat (MS) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Independence (MS) by a score of 16-1.

Rankings & Records

Independence (25-26)

MS	Class
213	21

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

Hickory Flat (25-26)

MS	Class
283	32

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	RF	RA
6-17	5-3	3-10	3-7	.261	.625	153	293

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	3.2	2.4	1.7	1.5	.8	.7	.3	9.0	6.5	1.7
Hickory Flat	1.6	1.4	1.7	1.1	.9	1.3	1.5	6.7	5.0	3.2

Head-to-Head

Independence won on 2/17/2026

2/17 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Independence 3 4 2 7 0 - - 16 7 1
Hickory Flat 0 0 1 0 0 - - 1 2 6

The Independence (MS) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Hickory Flat (MS) by a score of 16-1.
Box score
Independence won on 2/19/2026

2/19 @ 7p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Hickory Flat 1 2 0 0 0 - - 3 8 5
Independence 5 4 5 6 - - - 20 17 1

The Hickory Flat (MS) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Independence (MS) by a score of 20-3.
Box score

2/19 @ 7p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Hickory Flat	1	2	0	0	0	-	-	3	8	5
Independence	5	4	5	6	-	-	-	20	17	1

Team Stat Comparison

Independence		Hickory Flat
.278	Batting Average	.279
.457	On Base Percentage	.474
.344	Slugging Percentage	.389
.906	Fielding Percentage	.827
.833	Win Loss Percentage	.312

Team Leaders

Independence		Hickory Flat	National Avg.
#8 Kaleb Umberger.600	Batting Average	#6 Paxton Owens1.000	.245
#21 Shawn McGee1.000	On Base Percentage	#6 Paxton Owens1.000	.389
#8 Kaleb Umberger.600	Slugging Percentage	#6 Paxton Owens1.000	.315
#21 Shawn McGee1.000	Fielding Percentage	#25 Jonathan Ross1.000	.858
#14 Eli Stepp1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#10 Parker Ford.500	.541

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Independence	0-3		Hickory Flat	0-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/10/26	Independence	Water Valley	(L) 16-8	3/21/26	Water Valley	Hickory Flat	(L) 14-0
2/13/26	Water Valley	Independence	(L) 5-2
3/6/26	West Union	Independence	(L) 13-0	3/31/26	Hickory Flat	West Union	(L) 16-0
				4/1/26	Hickory Flat	West Union	(L) 24-0

Record Breakdown

I Independence (25-26)		Hickory Flat (25-26)
19-11	Overall	6-17
6-0	League	5-3
13-9	Non-League	1-12
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
0-3	Common Opponent	0-3
10-5	Home	3-10
9-5	Away	3-7
0-1	Neutral	0-0
0-2	Playoff	0-2
17-11	In-State	6-17
2-0	Out-of-State	0-0