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Tournament time is upon us. Millsaps, Mississippi College, Belhaven and William Carey enter the fray this week. Millsaps (25-14) lost two of three at powerhouse Birmingham Southern over the weekend and will enter the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament as the No. 3 seed. The Majors open with old rival Trinity, ranked fourth in NCAA Division III, on Thursday in Millington, Tenn. Mississippi College (18-21) won two of three at Ozarks to clinch a berth in the American Southwest Conference postseason. MC will travel to Texas Lutheran on Friday for a best-of-3 opening round series, with the winner going to the ASC Tournament proper. William Carey (28-25) swept Brewton-Parker in a three-game set to clinch the No. 6 seed in the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament, which begins Thursday in Columbus, Ga. Belhaven (32-22) lost three straight to NAIA third-ranked Lee at Smith-Wills Stadium but managed to claim the No. 8 seed. The defending tourney champion Blazers will meet top-seeded and fifth-ranked Faulkner on Thursday, while Carey plays 3-seed Auburn-Montgomery. P.S. Delta State moved into a tie for first place in the Gulf South Conference standings with a weekend road sweep of old rival Christian Brothers. DSU, nationally ranked in Division II, is 30-11 and 14-7 GSC, tied with North Alabama. Of course, it might not be quite accurate to term the DSU-Christian Brothers series a rivalry. The Statesmen lead it 74-11. … Blue Mountain has hit a rough patch, losing nine straight games to fall to 21-26.