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Delta State’s performance with the bats in its weekend series at Montevallo was nothing short of amazing. The Statesmen racked up 24, 17 and 20 runs in the three-game sweep — scores the football team would have been proud of. They totaled 61 hits. They had an 11-run ninth inning that fueled their Game 2 victory. Michael Vinson, a lefty-hitting first baseman from Southaven, was 9-for-17 with 12 RBIs in the series. Ben Kingsley, a Meridian Community College transfer, and Josh Crowdus had four-RBI games on Sunday. Vinson knocked in six on Saturday. Jon Carnahan picked up six RBIs on Friday, and Kris Koerper had a four-RBI effort in that one. Can’t wait to see what the NCAA Division II green machine does its next time out, which is Wednesday at Arkansas-Monticello. The home opener is Saturday.