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Props should go out to: Pearl River Community College, East Central, Northeast and Northwest for winning first-round series and advancing to the MACJC Tournament, which starts Thursday in Poplarville. … Mississippi Braves right-hander Gus Schlosser for earning Southern League pitcher of the week honors after posting two wins last week. … Former M-Braves star Andrelton Simmons for registering his first two-homer game for Atlanta on Monday and ex-Mississippi State ace Paul Maholm for breaking a three-game losing streak with a W in that same game. … Southern Miss product Brian Dozier for his first home run of 2013, a game-tying shot in the ninth inning Monday for Minnesota (though the Twins lost to Boston in 11). … Millsaps sophomore Keith Shumaker of Jackson for being named the Southern Athletic Association player of the year; he batted .393 with 58 runs and 51 RBIs and posted a 5-0, 2.68 ledger as a pitcher. … Port Gibson High’s Silento Sayles, the latest base-stealing sensation from Mississippi, for making Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd section after swiping a national record 103 bases this season. P.S. The field is set for the NAIA opening round tournament in Hattiesburg: On Thursday, Central Methodist plays South Carolina-Beaufort, host William Carey meets Oklahoma Baptist and top-seeded Northwood gets the winner of Game 1 in the nightcap.