bright spots

Zack Cozart, continuing to shine at Double-A Carolina in the Cincinnati system, was named the Southern League hitter of the week for the period June 1-7. The former Ole Miss shortstop hit .345 with four homers and seven RBIs in seven games. He hit safely in all seven. Cozart was in Pearl when the Mudcats played the Mississippi Braves to open the season, but the two teams don’t meet again until the last series of the year, at Zebulon, N.C. Too bad. … Highlights from Sunday’s games in the big leagues: Former Meridian Community College star Paul Phillips went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and a homer for Colorado; East Central CC product Marcus Thames returned from 43 days on the DL to go 2-for-5 for Detroit; and Ole Miss alum Chris Coghlan hit his second homer of the year — off Tim Lincecum, no less — for Florida.