Dyer County right-hander Willis signs with East Central Mississippi

 




Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

As the postseason for his senior season just a day old, Dyer County senior pitcher Landon Willis secured his plans for beyond high school as the Choctaw righty signed with East Central Mississippi on Friday afternoon at Dyer County High School.

“I feel great and I am ready to get down there,” Willis said following his signing ceremony on Friday afternoon. “I’m not ready to graduate but I am at the same time.

“I’m just excited to get down there and play. I’m super-excited about this new chapter and I want to see what happens.”

Willis talked about what made him choose to attend East Central Mississippi next fall.

“When I stepped on the campus, met the coaches and met some of the ballplayers, it felt like a culture I was ready to be a part of,” Willis explained. “And a culture I was ready to go play in as soon as I could.

“It was just somewhere I would love to play.”

Dyer County Head Coach Derek Hinson said the Warriors are getting a competitor.

“He’s a guy who goes out there every day and gives his team a chance to win,” Hinson said. “It’s not every day you get a guy that hits 91, 92 and that’s going out there starting.

“Any day – a good day or a bad day – he’s giving us a chance to win.”

Hinson praised Willis’ work ethic.

“I can’t wait to watch him pitch at the next level,” the Choctaw head coach said. “His work ethic is unbelievable. Every day he comes in to work.

“And, he is a good teammate. I am super-excited for him.”

Dyer County has clinched a spot in the District 13-3A Championship Game which is set for Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Newbern.

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