hot spots

Sunday was quite the eventful day on diamonds across the state. In Hattiesburg, Southern Miss completes a much-needed sweep of Houston, finally showing some signs of life in what has been a rough season. In Oxford, Ole Miss, another club struggling to meet high expectations, completes a sweep, in dramatic fashion, of rival LSU. In Cleveland, Delta State 10-run rules Southern Arkansas, the No. 1 team in Division II, to win a series the Statesmen really needed. In Booneville, Itawamba Community College, behind Joseph Koon and Will Irvin, shuts out Northeast twice in a showdown for first place in the MACJC North Division. And in Wesson, Hinds CC’s Zach Polzin hits four home runs as the Eagles sweep two from Copiah-Lincoln to remain tied for first in the MACJC South.
P.S. Postseason dates have been set for DSU and Mississippi College. The Statesmen, a 3-seed in the Gulf South Conference Tournament, will play Valdosta State on Saturday in the first round of the GSC Tournament at Millington, Tenn. MC will host Mary Hardin-Baylor in a best-of-3 American Southwest Conference playoff series that starts Friday in Clinton.