heating up

In the winter leagues, January is akin to October, which means it’s postseason time. In the first round of the Mexican Pacific League playoffs, a pair of Mississippians are on opposing sides in the Obregon-Mexicali series. On Tuesday, Hattiesburg native John Lindsey belted a two-run homer — one of his four hits — in the first inning to propel Mexicali to a 6-4 victory that staved off elimination. Alcorn State product Corey Wimberly went 3-for-5 with an RBI for Obregon, which leads the best-of-7 series 3-2. Daniel Castro, the Mississippi Braves’ shortstop last season, had a hit for Obregon, as well. Neither Wimberly, who played in the Minnesota system in 2014, nor the 37-year-old Lindsey, who played in Mexico, is under contract with an MLB organization for 2015.