catching up

The magic continues for Hinds Community College, which improved to 14-0 on Sunday by sweeping Itawamba in Fulton, winning the second game of a twinbill by scoring eight runs in the seventh inning to overcome a 6-0 deficit. HCC, ranked No. 2 in NJCAA Division II on the heels of its national runner-up finish in 2014, won the opener against ICC 11-8. In Game 2, the Eagles sent 13 batters to the plate in the final frame, benefitting from two crucial Indians errors, and won 8-6. Jonathan Washam and Matt Jones lead the Eagles’ attack at .457 and .447, respectively, while Randy Bell is 4-0, Derek Martin 3-0 and Austin Sanders has six saves. …
Elsewhere, East Mississippi and Mississippi Delta also swept doubleheaders to start MACJC play. The Lions’ D’Jaylin Jackson moved to 4-0 on the year, and JoVaughn McNabb had a 3-hit, 3-RBI game. The Trojans had lost seven of eight before taking the two games from Copiah-Lincoln … Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss have gone wobbly. The nationally ranked Bulldogs have lost three of four after their 13-0 start; they blew a 6-0 lead against San Diego on Sunday as their vaunted bullpen wilted. Meanwhile, the Rebels have lost four of seven, including a 16-4 crushing at the hands of Stetson on Sunday. And the Golden Eagles lost two of three to Oakland over the weekend after beating Ole Miss last week. … Delta State was rained out of its much-anticipated series at Christian Brothers (see previous post) over the weekend. DSU (2-7) is slated for its first home game on Tuesday against Ouachita Baptist. … Mississippi College has lost nine in a row, and Belhaven and William Carey each lost best-of-3 Southern States Athletic Conference series over the weekend. … Bucking the tailspin trend, however, are Millsaps, which swept a Southern Athletic Association series vs. Hendrix, and Jackson State, which has won five straight to reach 9-5.