Mississippi HS Team Preview: Biloxi Indians

February 10, 2025
Prep Baseball Mississippi Staff

The 2025 Mississippi high school baseball season is quickly approaching and, as usual, excitement is abound 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 at Pearl’s Trustmark Park, in the State Tournament finals at the end of May, 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, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 25 rankings that’ll carry us into the opening week of action.

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 and updating the Power 25 rankings.

Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today.

High School: Biloxi High School
Head Coach: Hawtin Buchanan
MHSAA Classification: MHSAA 7A
District Number: 7A, District 4
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 18-12 (Eliminated First Round)

ROSTER PREVIEW

+ No. Returning Positional Starters: 5
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 2
+ Key Returners:

OF Tristain Haynes (2025)
OF Jackson Irvin (2025)
RHP Shawn Gollott (2025)
C/1B Will Parker (2025)
RHP/3B Wyatt Pyron (2025)
INF/RHP Connor Lofton (2026)

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2025s:

1B Fisher Trochesset (2025)
INF Ayden Kuljis (2025)

2026s:

INF/RHP Luke Bienvenue (2026)
C/RHP Bryk Bucklar (2026)
INF Leyton Gunter (2026)
UTL/RHP Brody Nguyen (2026)
INF/RHP Ike Pyron (2026)

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+ Impact Underclassmen:

C/RHP Gage Dalferes (2027)
OF/RHP Adam Rugg (2027)
RHP Avery Tisdale (2027)

2025 OUTLOOK

+ Biloxi enters the 2025 season returning five positional starters and two pitchers from last year's squad that finished 18-12 before bowing out in the first round of the 7A State Playoffs. Head Coach Hawtin Buchanan believes team speed, defensive strength, and bullpen depth will be crucial factors in making the Indians a strong contender this spring.

Leading the charge for Biloxi are seniors Tristain Haynes (OF), Jackson Irvin (OF), Shawn Gollott (RHP), Will Parker (C/1B), and Wyatt Pyron (RHP/3B), alongside junior Connor Lofton (INF/RHP). Offensively, Parker (18 RBI), Lofton (16 RBI), and Haynes (20 runs) will be counted on to set the tone, while Gollott (5-2) and Pyron (2-3) will anchor the pitching staff.

Other key contributors for the Indians include seniors Fisher Trochesset (1B) and Ayden Kuljis (INF), juniors Luke Bienvenue (INF/RHP), Bryk Bucklar (C/RHP), Leyton Gunter (INF), Brody Nguyen (INF/OF/RHP), and Ike Pyron (INF/RHP), along with sophomores Gage Dalferes (C/RHP), Adam Rugg (OF/RHP), and Avery Tisdale (RHP).

Biloxi will open regular season play on February 11th against Picayune, looking to build early momentum for a strong campaign.

Find more information on Biloxi High School’s 2025 season below:

+ Follow them on X: @BiloxiIndiansBB
+ Find more 2025 team previews on our MHSAA Season Preview page

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