the hot bat

Just can't ignore what Corey Dickerson is doing for the Colorado Rockies. The McComb native and former Meridian Community College star banged out three more hits in a Rockies win on Wednesday. The lefty-swinging outfielder is batting .357 over his last 10 games. For the year, he's at .321 with two homers, two triples, eight doubles and eight RBIs in 33 games. “Just keep doing what I'm doing, playing hard and the at-bats will come,” he told mlb.com. Dickerson, who had huge numbers in the minors, reportedly has improved his defense, which will also be important to getting playing time. In 19 games spread over the three outfield positions, Dickerson has not made an error, though he doesn't have an assist either. P.S. Ole Miss alum Lance Lynn (13-6, 3.79 ERA) goes to the hill for St. Louis today in a big National League Central game with Pittsburgh. The Pirates' 5-1 win on Tuesday stretched their division lead over the Cardinals back to 3 games. … In case you missed it, the 2014 Southern League schedule has been released and there is no team in Biloxi. It has become apparent there won't be a team there before 2015, if then. Construction has not yet begun on the proposed stadium.