winter wonders

Edwin Maysonet, the former Delta State standout and current Houston Astros infielder, had an excellent winter ball campaign for Arecibo, hitting .338 with 10 RBIs in the regular season and .333 in the semifinal series of the Puerto Rican championships. Arecibo was eliminated in seven games. … Hattiesburg’s big John Lindsey is batting .429 in the postseason for Mazatlan in the Mexican Pacific League. Mazatlan is still alive in the final series. Lindsey, who recently signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, batted .325 with 11 homers in the MPL regular season. … Former Mississippi Brave Gregor Blanco, still in the Atlanta system, is playing for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League title series and was hitting .500 in the leadoff spot through three games. … Ernesto Mejia, who played briefly for the M-Braves last summer and was signed as a free agent by Kansas City, was the VWL regular season MVP. … On the college scene, Millsaps’ Will Hawkins, who hit .406 with 11 homers and 55 RBIs last season, was named a preseason second-team All-American by d3baseball.com. And this just in: Hinds Community College’s Nick Schneeberger has committed to Tulane. The former Jackson Prep infielder — an “amazing athlete,” according to HCC coach Sam Temple — hit .359 with 21 doubles, 17 steals and 38 RBIs for a very good Eagles team in 2009.