the small world

Delta State, ranked No. 1 in some NCAA Division II polls, is undefeated no more. The Statesmen lost 12-2 at Harding today, unable to recover after allowing four runs in the first inning. DSU is 11-1 as it heads into its first Gulf South Conference series against West Florida this weekend at Ferriss Field in Cleveland. … The best active win streak among Mississippi’s small colleges now belongs to Millsaps College, which has won five straight and stands at 6-2. The Majors’ Maloney Trophy Series game against Mississippi College on Tuesday was postponed and they won’t play again until MC comes to Twenty Field on March 5. … MC, which scored 24 runs in its last two games (both wins), is 4-5 with Texas Lutheran coming to Frierson Field in Clinton this weekend. … Belhaven beat nationally ranked Freed-Hardeman at Smith-Wills Stadium on Tuesday and welcomes NAIA No. 3 Lee University for a Southern States Athletic Conference series this weekend. Lee is unbeaten in SSAC play at 6-0. BU is 0-3. … William Carey is 5-1 in the SSAC and 10-6 overall with a game against West Alabama today. … Tougaloo finally got to play at home and split a doubleheader today with Freed-Hardeman. The NAIA independent Bulldogs are 3-9. P.S. Delta State right-hander Michael Manley, a transfer from Meridian Community College, is 2-0 with a 0.51 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings over three starts. He has won the GSC pitcher of the week award the last two weeks. Eager to see how he fares against West Florida.