Jackson, Miss. (May 23, 2022) – Pitcher Tanner Hall of the University of Southern Mississippi became the first pitcher since 2018 to win the coveted Ferriss Trophy presented by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Pearl River Resort. Southern’s Nick Sandlin was the last pitcher to win the award, and four years later […]
In a year where 17 different players from 8 different schools received votes for the Ferriss Trophy, which is presented to the Most Outstanding Baseball Player in Mississippi, it isn’t surprising that the voting for the finalists was close. The five finalists will be in attendance on Monday, May 23rd when the Mississippi Band of […]
Jackson, Miss. – (May 2, 2022) The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum will host the Atlanta Braves World Champions Trophy Tour Presented by Truist on Monday, May 9, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The primary purpose of the Atlanta Braves World Champions Trophy Tour is to give Braves fans a chance […]
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum along with the Pearl River Resort and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is pleased to announce that Hall of Fame Baseball Coach Ron Polk will be the featured speaker at the presentation of the 2022 Ferriss Trophy. The Ferriss Trophy is named in memory of the […]
Jackson, Miss. (March 7, 2022) –The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum today announced the winners of their annual basketball awards. The awards sponsored by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Pearl River Resort went to Shakira Austin of Ole Miss for the Gillom Trophy and to Iverson Molinar of Mississippi State […]
Jackson, Miss. (February 24, 2022) – The end of the 2021-2022 basketball season indicates it is time to award the Gillom Trophy and the Howell Trophy presented by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) and the Pearl River Resort to the most outstanding college basketball players. The awards will be presented at a luncheon […]
