Prep Baseball Report

MS High School Team Preview: Simpson Academy Cougars


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: Simpson Academy High School

Coach’s Name: Kelly Greer

Classification: MAIS 5A

2022 Record: 28-10

District Number: District 2 

No. of Returning Positional Starters: 6

No. of Returning Pitchers: 5

Team Strengths: Starting Pitchers and Hitting

Top Returning Players: 

Top 2025 & 2026:

  • UTL Braden Duncan

Team Outlook:

Simpson Academy returns 6 positional starters and 5 pitchers from a team that went 28-10 a year ago and Head Coach Kelly Greer feels his team is ready to compete for the MAIS 5A State Title. Greer will look to his starting pitching and overall offensive attack as the key components for a very successful 2023 season. 

Top returners for the Cougars include seniors Carter Cockrell (OF), Matt Adcock (C/RHP), and Crosby Mullins (1B), along with junior Colin Jenkins (RHP), and sophomore’s Barrett McKenney (Missouri  State - SS/RHP) and Ben Kennedy (3B/RHP). Jenkins was a PBR Future Games participant in 2021, and Kennedy is a 2 time PBR Junior Future Games team member. 

Another underclassmen that will be asked to step up this season will be sophomore Braden Duncan (INF/OF/RHP).

With a solid line up from top to bottom look for the Cougars to make a deep playoff run this spring. 

 

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