MHSAA and MAIS Baseball Playing Against Each Other

[Blake]

Do you like the idea of public and private schools playing against each other?

 

I know some are opposed to it, but it seems baseball is a sport where the private schools can really be competitive with the public schools. Four of the top ten schools in the MaxPreps MS rankings are MAIS schools. 

[Washed_Up_Athlete]

I like it a lot. Also, while you didn't ask about this, the top level MAIS schools (JP, MRA, JA, Parklane, and soon Hartfield) can and have competed very well against same sized public school competition. 

[Wareaglefan1us]

I may be in the minority here but I believe that baseball is the one sport that private schools can hold their own regardless of classification.  They can complete in football but not at the higher classification. When the public schools field teams with 75-100 players depth takes over. I remember a few years ago Bassfield had OG on the ropes in the third quarter. Then the numbers just took over. 

[Underdog]

Have you never seen Hoosiers? lol

 

I think you're mostly right, though. Baseball seems to be the most "equal" sport in terms of level playing fields. 

[msaisbandkid]

On 4/4/2021 at 8:59 PM, Wareaglefan1us said:

I may be in the minority here but I believe that baseball is the one sport that private schools can hold their own regardless of classification.  They can complete in football but not at the higher classification. When the public schools field teams with 75-100 players depth takes over. I remember a few years ago Bassfield had OG on the ropes in the third quarter. Then the numbers just took over. 

The top level private schools in Mississippi can compete with any public school in this state. That being said, their is a MAJOR drop between top tier and second tier private schools.

[Ghost of Howard Cosell]

They all play daddy ball travel teams together throughout the years! 

[Vott]

On 3/30/2023 at 1:17 PM, Ghost of Howard Cosell said:

They all play daddy ball travel teams together throughout the years! 

Travel ball is a possibility as to why some teams are so dominate year in and year out. During summer and into fall they may be called the Kokomo Cannons when in reality it is their high school team for the following season.