Following tryouts that were held on December 6th, twenty one players have earned the right to represent Quitman High School on their 2024 varsity baseball team. Leading head coach Joe Lockhart’s cast will be five seniors, two juniors, six sophomores, two freshmen and six 8th graders. 

2024 QHS Baseball Team

Seniors: Pete Simonelli, Logan Ponder, Braden Hobbs, J.R. Hasley, Riley Duck
Juniors: Hayden Davis, Jake Potts
Sophomores: Maddox Duck, Jayden Harts, Hudson Pullig, Asher Schultz, Brayden Smith, Kace West
Freshmen: Hunter Ayres, Cail King
8th Grade: Asher Burns, Tucker Newton, Aiden Rhodes, Asher Rhodes, Zach Smudricks, Remi Upshaw

Quitman Jr. High Baseball Wraps Up Successful Fall Campaign

The Wolverine Junior High Baseball Program wrapped up their season in Mid November and it showed positive results for the future of the Quitman program. Quitman fielded 2 teams with Blue team consisting of 7th and 8th graders and the Gold team made up 6th and 7th graders.

The Gold team finished with a record of 2-3-2 and featured wins over Choudrant and Simsboro. They improved with each game of the season and featured the top defensive play of the junior high season when Mason Thomas ran down a deep line drive to the right center field gap to make a game saving catch. The Gold Roster included: Hayden Essmeier,Ryder Gray, Cason Rogers, Eli Rowe, Luke Rowe, Ryan Sandifer, Luke Sims, Noah Spillman, Waylon Sullivan, Mason Thomas, Jake Vail, and Caston Zimmerman.

The Blue team started the year by suffering 3 close losses to Claiborne Christian before putting things together and finishing on a 4 game winning streak over Choudrant, Weston, and Cedar Creek. The roster included: Asher Burns, Jaxon Cheatwood, Ayden Greer, Tucker Goss, Connor Moak, Tucker Newton, Hayden Seymore, Aiden Rhodes, Asher Rhodes, Remi Upshaw, and Zach Smudricks.