that’s the ticket

Tickets for the college series at Trustmark Park go on sale Thursday (Jan. 17) at 9 a.m. at the stadium in Pearl. These games typically draw big crowds and surely will again this season. Each of the state’s Big 3 Division I schools is ranked in Collegiate Baseball’s preseason Top 40, with Mississippi State at No. 13, Ole Miss at 25 and Southern Miss at 36. The TeePee series launches on March 12 with MSU-USM. State and Ole Miss play on April 9 and USM and Ole Miss on April 16. Tickets start at $8 — $10 for the State-Ole Miss game. … Tickets for the March 30 Atlanta Braves exhibition game at the TeePee have yet to go on general sale. Maybe next month. P.S. There have been reports (Boston Globe, for one) that Roy Oswalt wants to pitch again in 2013, perhaps just a half season again. But there may not be much interest in the right-hander from Weir. His half season with Texas last year produced a 5.80 ERA.