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Most eye-opening result from Friday's opening day of Division I play: Alcorn State 1, Louisiana Tech 0. In Barrett Rey's ASU coaching debut, the Braves went to Ruston, La., and beat the Bulldogs behind Collin Armold's six-hit shutout and a home run by Kilby Perdomo. Armold, a senior transfer from Vincennes in Indiana, struck out six and walked just two in a dominating performance. Watch him. And Perdomo, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound outfielder who transferred in from a Florida junior college. The teams play again today. Stay tuned.

P.S. The state's Big 3 drew more than 17,000 combined for their home openers. On a chilly Friday in February ... 17,000. Yes, Mississippi is a baseball state.