dispatches

So much pitching on display Saturday by state colleges. Little smiley faces go out to Southern Miss’ Geoffrey Thomas (now 6-1); Ole Miss’ David Goforth (beats LSU for his first win); Mississippi Valley’s bullpen (4 2/3 shutout innings to beat Jackson State); Belhaven’s Allen Johnson (complete game) and Josh Clarke (sixth save); Millsaps’ Aaron Williams (5-1 with a complete game); and Delta State’s Josh Branstetter (5-1 after a second straight complete game) and Brandon Hardin (two-hit shutout). And special kudos to Mississippi College’s revamped rotation. Led by Ryan Glover, making his second start, and Bo Craig, his third, the Choctaws completed a crucial sweep at East Texas Baptist. Bubba Davis rates mention for tossing 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief in Saturday’s first game. On Friday, Ian Underwood went eight innings for the W in his first start.
P.S. Today’s hot spots: At Baton Rouge, Ole Miss meets LSU in the rubber game of their series; at Itta Bena, Valley (8-1 in the SWAC East) tries to further distance itself from the pack in a doubleheader against Jackson State; and in Cleveland, resurgent DSU (7-1 in the Gulf South Conference West) goes for a sweep against Christian Brothers.