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J.T. Vance, Mississippi College: In a slugfest at Wheeler Field in Hattiesburg, Vance stood out, belting three home runs Tuesday night to power the Choctaws to a 16-11 victory over William Carey University. Vance, from Union via East Central Community College, now has seven homers for the season. He and Logan Shurden combined to drive in 11 runs for MC (22-9). Carey (26-5), which had a 12-game win streak snapped, hit four homers.
Jackson Ware, Millsaps College: Ware, a grad student, went 3-for-5 and knocked in three runs as the Majors beat Belhaven University 7-3 in the first game of the Maloney Trophy Series at Twenty Field. The Majors moved to 17-6, while Belhaven dropped to 14-9 in the battle of NCAA Division III neighbors.
Harper Jordan, Nicholls State: The Hattiesburg native and ex-Pearl River CC star pitched 2 2/3 innings (one hit, one run) in relief to notch the win as the Colonels beat Southern Miss 7-3 at Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi. Jordan is 3-2 for 11-15 Nicholls. Matthew Russo hit two bombs — one off Jordan — for nationally ranked USM (18-7).
P.S. Brayden Randle, a Texas native, drove in three runs as nationally ranked Ole Miss (19-5) beat Memphis 7-5 at Swayze Field in Oxford, spoiling a homecoming of sorts for the 10 Mississippi prep alums on the Tigers’ roster. The Tigers are coached by Matt Riser, a Picayune Memorial High alum and Pearl River CC product who is in his second year there after a successful run at Southeastern Louisiana. Memphis slipped to 11-13 with Tuesday’s loss.