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JACKSON — Well, beat the drum and hold the phone. It's baseball season in the Deep South, and 2022 promises to be another banner year for the Magnolia State.

Here's a look at SBLive's list of preseason all-state baseball selections from across Mississippi. Congratulations to all our selections.

Preseason First-team All State

Madison Central and Northwest Rankin played in game 1 of the MHSAA Class 6A Baseball Championship on Thursday, June 4, 2021 at Trustmark Park. Photo by Keith Warren

(Photos by Keith Warren)

C - Ross Highfill, Madison Central
1B - Aiden Moffett, Mount Olive
2B - Gatlin Sanders, Madison Central
SS - Mason Morris, Tupelo
3B - Raphael Hayes, Mendenhall
OF - Beau Bryans, Madison Central
OF - Emaarion Boyd, South Panola
OF - Dakota Jordan, Jackson Academy
OF - Justin Robinson, Pearl River Central
UTIL - Logan Forsythe, D’Iberville
P - Will Gibbs, Jackson Prep
P - Nick Monistere, Northwest Rankin
P - McClain Ray, Tupelo

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Preseason Second-team All State

C - Campbell Smithwick, Oxford
1B - Cole Ketchum, Heritage Academy
2B - Seth Cooper, McLaurin
SS - Ethan Pulliam, Starkville
3B - Kaden Irving, Gautier
OF - Cole Burton, Germantown
OF - Tyrus Williams, Lafayette
OF - Aiden Fancher, Winston Academy
OF - Keilon Parnell, Pascagoula
UTIL - Karson Evans, Taylorsville
P - Tyler Gunter, D’Iberville
P - Brock Tapper, Desoto Central
P - Patrick Galle, Biloxi

MORE: Check out SBLive's 2022 Pre-season Baseball Rankings

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Preseason Third-team All State

C - Eli Berch, Jackson Prep
1B - Lincoln Sheffield, Hartfield Academy
2B - Layne Cross, Northwest Rankin
SS - Spence Coffman, Tishomingo County
3B - Owen Abney, Jackson Prep
OF - Brady McGee, Lake
OF - Thad Bridges, Jackson Prep
OF - Ethan Coley, Magnolia Heights
OF - Cy Craig, Jackson Prep
UTIL - J.T. Schnoor, Resurrection Catholic
P - Jake Cook, Madison Central
P - Bradley Loftin, Desoto Central
P - Joseph Ciaccio, Jackson Academy