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Thursday, April 5
Pro baseball, Mississippi at Huntsville (7 p.m., Huntsville, Ala., 930 AM): The M-Braves open the season in the wilds of Alabama. … College baseball, Mississippi Valley State at Belhaven (6 p.m.): The Delta Devils drop by Smith-Wills Stadium for a date with the Blazers.

Friday, April 6
Pro baseball, New York Mets at Atlanta (6:35 p.m, TBS): The Braves play their home opener against the team that ended their streak of NL East titles at 14.

Saturday, April 7
College football, Ole Miss Grove Bowl spring game (1 p.m., Oxford): The Rebels have found a team they can beat for sure: the UM reserves. Say, does that alcohol ban at Ole Miss apply to the alums tailgating in the Grove?

Sunday, April 8
College baseball, Georgia at Ole Miss (1:30 p.m., Oxford, 97.3 FM): The Rebels wrap up their weekend series with the Imposter Dawgs. Who's going to lay an Easter Egg?

Monday, April 9
Pro baseball, Houston at Chicago Cubs (1:10 p.m., WGN): The season has going on for more than a week, so these teams may have already been eliminated from the NL Central race.

Tuesday, April 10
Pro baseball, Carolina at Mississippi (7 p.m., Pearl, 930 AM): The M-Braves play their home opener at Trustmark Park. … College baseball, Mississippi College at Belhaven (6 p.m.): The Maloney Trophy Series cranks up again at Smith-Wills Stadium.

Wednesday, April 11
Pro baseball, Washington at Atlanta (6:30 p.m., FSN South): The Big Braves entertain the Nationals. Insert D.C. politics joke here.

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