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.
Even though they led for practically the entire game, the final quarter was filled with drama. Germantown cut the Olive Branch lead to 62-61 with just under 30 seconds to play before game MVP Rhema Pegues slammed the door with a couple of free throws.
“I’m just glad it’s over with,” Olive Branch coach Jason Thompson said. “We didn’t have our best stuff, but hey, sometimes it works out like that. All I can say is to God goes the glory. Those kids laid it on the line and they brought it at the end. They made shots, made free throws and did what they had to do to stay ahead, and as long as we had the lead, I felt like we were going to be okay.”
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