Prep Baseball Report

MS High School Team Preview: Mooreville Troopers


PBR Mississippi Staff

The 2023 high school baseball season is quickly approaching and as usual, excitement abounds throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Mississippi.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Pearl, MS at Trustmark Park as they compete for a state championship, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Mississippi. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews and by continuing other pieces of content covering the Magnolia State.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state. Each week we will be releasing our players of the week, updating the Top 10 in each MHSAA classification as well as a Power 25. 

*Please note that all information is based on team preview questionnaires that were sent out and returned by the participating high school coaches.


High School Name: Mooreville High School 

Coach’s Name: Derek Thompson 

Classification: MHSAA 4A 

2022 Record: 24-8

District Number: District 1 

No. of Returning Positional Starters:

No. of Returning Pitchers:

Team Strengths: Offensive production, returning a pair of solid arms.

Top Returning Players:

Team Outlook:

Mooreville, coming off a successful 2022 that included a 24-8 record and trip to the 3rd round of the 4A state playoffs, find themselves in somewhat of a rebuilding year. Coach Derek Thompson returns 4 positional starters and 2 arms so he will be looking for a few guys to step up for the Troopers in 2023.

Top returners include seniors Jud Files (CF), and Caden Carroll (OF/LHP) along with juniors Mason McMillin (SS/RHP) and Mason Gillentine (C/RHP). The Troopers will rely heavily on this group of upperclassmen as they gear up for the upcoming 2023 season.

This is about as solid of a core as it gets with Files, a Mississippi State signee, McMillin and Gillentine both PBR Future games participants, and dual prospect Carroll. 

Regardless of the lack of depth at the moment, look for the Troopers to be competitive once again this spring.


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