worth noting

Keep an eye on the progress of Alex Yarbrough, a 2012 fourth-round pick by the Los Angeles Angels out of Ole Miss. Yarbrough, a second baseman, is hitting .319 with 10 home runs and 51 RBIs at Class A Inland Empire in the California League. He didn’t homer in 63 games in his first pro season. … East Central Community College product Tim Anderson, the second of Mississippi’s two 2013 first-round draftees, is hitting .288 in 14 games for Class A Kannapolis in the Chicago White Sox system. … Mississippi State’s Hunter Renfroe, the other first-rounder, has yet to sign; the deadline is July 12. … The Mississippi Braves (6-10 in the second half) won on the Fourth of July — halting a six-game skid with a 1-0 victory behind the pitching of ex-big leaguer Mitch Atkins — but they also took a loss on Thursday. Closer Mark Lamm (10 saves) went to Triple-A Gwinnett. … Former M-Braves first baseman Joey Terdoslavich, promoted to Atlanta on Thursday, fanned in a pinch-hit appearance. He is the 77th M-Braves alum to advance to The Show. … Former MSU star Paul Maholm (9-6, 3.69 ERA) will lock horns with ex-Meridian CC standout Cliff Lee (9-2, 2.49) when Atlanta plays Philadelphia tonight. … Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon, the MSU product, appears to have shaken out of his funk, posting four scoreless innings and three saves in his last four outings. He’s got 17 saves for the year. … Itawamba CC alum Desmond Jennings is batting .316 over his last 10 games for surging Tampa Bay, same average former Ole Miss star Seth Smith has put up during the last 10 for first-place Oakland. … Not so hot: MSU alum Mitch Moreland, who is batting just .162 over his last 10 games for Texas. … Former Hillcrest Christian and Ole Miss standout Cody Satterwhite recently signed with the New York Mets out of an independent league. Satterwhite, a former second-round draft pick who had a 0.65 ERA for the Sioux City Explorers, has yet to be assigned to a minor league club.