The Mississippi Braves close out a five-game homestand Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24, against Chattanooga. Games start at 7 p.m. The team will return to Trustmark Park (1 Braves Way, Pearl) on Thursday, April 30, to take on Montgomery.
Millsaps College will host the 2015 SAA Softball Tournament April 24-26 at Shiloh Park (324 Shiloh Road, Brandon).
Mississippi College baseball coach Brian Owens will step down at the end of the 2015 season. Owens compiled a 205-181 record in his tenure.
The Mississippi College Series at Trustmark Park (1 Braves Way, Pearl) closes out on Tuesday, April 28, with Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss in the Governor's Cup. First pitch is at 6:30 p.m.
Callaway High School five-star guard Malik Newman scored eight points and dished out five assists in the Jordan Brand Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y., which showed Friday, April 17, on ESPN2.
Velma Jackson High School from Camden, Miss., won the Class II State Powerlifting Championship on Saturday, April 18.
Hinds Community College finished sixth in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges golf championships, led by top finisher Jordan Cole, who placed eighth individually. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College took home the title.
Jackson State University softball clinched its third straight SWAC East division title with a 14-2 win over Alcorn State University on Sunday, April 19.
Sports Writer Jon Wiener is host and producer of "Home Cookin'" on ESPN 105.9 FM The Zone. He has a bachelor's degree in English and master's in broadcast journalism. Follow him at @ESPNHomeCookin on Twitter.
Sports Follows of the Week
by Jon Wiener
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@billyhamilton (90.7K+)—The Taylorsville, Miss., phenomenon and Cincinnati Reds player Billy Hamilton has improved his base stealing percentage, but not his bat. Will the Reds look to move on?
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Fact of the Week
by Amber Helsel
Major League Baseball wipes down each of its baseballs with mud from the Delaware River to take the factory sheen off and so pitchers can grip the ball better.
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