Scottie Scheffler won the 88th playing of the Masters as he shot an -11 under par to claim his second green jacket in three years. The 27-year-old Dallas resident is ranked the number one golfer in the world. Tiger Woods shot a 16-over 304, for his highest score in his career, in finishing 60th.
Ole Miss won two of three games from Mississippi State to win their first series against the Bulldogs since 2015. The Bulldogs won game one over the Rebels, 8-0. Ole Miss then stormed back to take a thrilling 10-9 win in game two before taking the final contest on Sunday, 12-2 in seven innings. Ole Miss (20-16, 5-10) will travel to Georgia while State (22-14, 7-8) will host Auburn this week.
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles lost two of three at Georgia State over the weekend. USM (22-15, 9-6) returns to the “Pete” to host ULM this weekend.
Belhaven (18-12, 7-4) took all three games against Millsaps (14-20, 4-13) this season in the Cowboy Maloney Series.
Delta State's (25-16,16-8) eight-game winning streak was stopped at Valdosta this past weekend.
Jackson State (22-11, 7-6) is third in the SWAC East while Valley is last in the East and Alcorn is last in the SWAC West.
The Mississippi Braves (3-5) hit the road for the next two weeks as they take on Birmingham and Montgomery in a six-game series. The Shuckers will host Chattanooga this week.
Football
The Ole Miss Rebels played their spring game like no one else ever has. The Grove Bowl score tells you all you have to know about the game as the Red team edged the Navy team, 71-70, in flag football action. But the real story might have been the slam-dunk contest, maybe the tug-of-war or maybe even the hotdog eating contest with the 16-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating champion Joey Chestnut taking part in the day’s activities. Joey, just for fun, ate 20 hotdogs in 90 seconds to score points for the Navy team. On the field of play, Jaxson Dart, Walker Howard, A.J. Maddox and Austin Simmons all hurled TD passes in between all the fun and games.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs will have their spring game under new head coach Jeff Lebby this Saturday.
JUCO
The Pearl River Wildcats baseball team is hot as they enter the week on a 29-game winning streak. The Wildcats are led by Hurley native Hollis Porter who is leading the state in hits, home runs, RBIs, runs scored and total bases. The Mississippi State transfer red-shirt freshman is also hitting .429 which ranks him third in the conference. Wildcat coach Michael Avalon also notched his 400th career win against Gulf Coast last week.
Pearl River (42-5, 22-0) is leading the Mississippi JUCO Conference followed by East Central (40-4, 16-4), Northwest (31-12, 16-4) and Jones (33-9, 15-5). PRC will host East Central this Wednesday.
Co-Lin (31-3, 18-1) is leading the Mississippi JUCO softball standings followed by Pearl River (36-7, 18-4), Jones (29-11, 16-4) and Hinds (27-11,16-4).
Softball
Belhaven (30-4, 13-1) will complete their regular season schedule this week as they play Millsaps on Tuesday in another Riverside Rivalry contest and then play Berea (Ky.) this Saturday.
Mississippi College (36-6, 18-6) won three one-run games at Christian Brothers to extend their winning streak to ten games. The Lady Chocs, in a three-way tie for second in the Gulf South Conference, will host West Georgia on Saturday.
Jackson State (24-13, 12-5) are in second place in the SWAC Eastern Division while both Mississippi Valley and Alcorn are in last place in the East and Western Division of the SWAC, respectively.
William Carey
The Crusaders women’s basketball coach Tracy English was named Athletic Director while Jessica Garriga was named Associate Women's Head Coach and will remain Assistant AD. Associate baseball coach Ben Smith also will be Assistant AD of external relations. On the courts, the men’s tennis team won the conference regular season championship.
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