we have (some) closure

Mississippi Valley State and Delta State play on today, but the season is over for Hinds Community College and Itawamba CC. Valley meets Prairie View (1 p.m.; TV broadcast at 7 p.m. Monday on ESPNU) in the SWAC Tournament title game. DSU plays Nova Southeastern in a stay-alive game in the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament. Win that one and the Statesmen get Alabama-Huntsville in another elimination game. Win that one and they’ll play Stillman (the tourney’s 8-seed) in the championship round on Monday. In the NJCAA Division II Region 23 tourney, Hinds eliminated ICC but then was KO’d by top-ranked LSU-Eunice in the championship round. Hinds ran out of steam against the host Bengals, managing just four hits and not much pitching in a 17-0 loss. Sam Temple’s Eagles, who won the MACJC crown, finish 36-18. P.S. Former Ole Miss standout Chris Coghlan has been recalled by Miami to take the roster spot of demoted first baseman Gaby Sanchez and possibly play center field in place of injured Emilio Bonifacio. Coghlan hit .118 with the Marlins to start this season but was up to .275 with a recent hot streak at Triple-A New Orleans. … It looks like former Jackson Generals star Lance Berkman, recently activated from the DL by St. Louis, might be going back on after injuring his knee late Saturday. … Compelling matchup of the day in MLB: Meridian CC alum Cliff Lee (0-1, 1.95) goes for Philadelphia against Boston and Josh Beckett (3-4, 4.97). Or, perhaps, Mississippi State product Paul Maholm (4-2, 4.35) starting for the Cubs against the White Sox’s Jake Peavy (4-1, 2.65) in the battle of Chicago.