Candace Bailey Batiste

Candace Bailey Batiste was awarded letters in two sports: basketball and softball. As a seventh grader, she starred as a left fielder for the Lady Tiger varsity team. Her teams were South State winners for two years and she was selected to play in the Mississippi Association of Coaches North-South All-Star Fast Pitch Game. Candace played softball at Bishop State Community College where she was named MVP of the championship game her sophomore year. Candace has been highly active in organizing and coaching youth sports. She also was employed as an agent advisor for Sports Management Worldwide. She currently is a CTE instructor and assistant coach of the Lady Tiger and Magnolia Middle School basketball teams.