Lady Warriors a âshoe-inâ for softball state championship
Lady Warriors a shoe-in for softball state championship By Taylor Curet | May 13, 2021 at 12:00 AM CDT - Updated May 13 at 12:00 AM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Most every sports fan has heard the name âShoelessâ Joe Jackson.
Then thereâs âBootlessâ Bailey Bishop â her story has followed Oak Grove all the way to the class 6A state championship.
A diving effort by Bishop in the Lady Warriorsâ 12-0 win over Northwest Rankin appeared like just another routine play for the freshman centerfielder.
Except for the fact Bishop ran right out of her cleat.
âWhen the shoe ripped, I actually had to call timeout to make her put another shoe on,â said Oak Grove head coach Benji Hornsby. âShe was gonna be out there and play barefoot. She didnât care.â
Here are the candidates for
SBLive’s Mississippi high school softball player of the week for April 26-May 2 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Monday. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email regan@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivems.
SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES FOR APRIL 26-May 2:
Bailey Bishop, Oak Grove: Went 7-for-14 at the plate with two doubles, a triple, four RBIs and four runs scored to help the Lady Warriors take two of three from Northwest Rankin in the third round of the 6A South Playoffs. Her second double of the series drove in the winning run in the seventh inning of game three.
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