Matt Wallner lined a two-run home run over the right-field fence, completing an improbable five-run rally over the final two innings Wednesday night as Southern Miss walked off a 6-4 victory in the opening round of the 2019 Conference USA Baseball Championship at MGM Park.
A day after breaking the school career record for home runs, junior Matt Wallner (Forest Lake, Minn.) added another honor to his long list of accolades during his three years at Southern Miss.
If a silver lining was to be found in Southern Miss’ weekend disappointment against UAB, the Golden Eagles now know exactly the postseason path they must travel.
Florida Atlantic won its second regular season Conference USA title in the past four years, making the Owls the No. 1 seed at The First 2019 C-USA Baseball Championship presented by Air Force Reserve, at MGM Park in Biloxi, Miss., May 22-26. Florida Atlantic (37-18 overall) won eight of its 10 confe
With a Conference USA regular-season championship on the line and postseason positioning at stake this weekend, Southern Miss stumbled its way Thursday night to a 3-2 loss in 10 innings to UAB.
Southern Miss junior right-hander Walker Powell earned Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Week honors on the strength of a complete-game effort against Middle Tennessee last Friday night.
It is my privilege to announce that Jeremy McClain will serve as The University of Southern Mississippi’s next Director of Athletics. Jeremy will officially begin his work no later than July 1, pending IHL Board approval. On Monday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m., I invite you to join me at the Trent Lott Na
Bryant Bowen drove in five runs with three hits as Southern Miss swept its opening Conference USA baseball series with a 10-5 victory over Louisiana Tech Sunday at J.C. Love Field.
If the clocks were turned back to fall, and many schools' basketball fans were told they were going to have 20 wins and a tie game with eight minutes left in their conference tournament semifinals, they would have taken it.
Southern Miss withstood Marshall's 17 three-pointers to hold on for an 82-73 win in Thursday night's Conference USA quarterfinal, defeating the league's defending champ in tournament play for the second consecutive year.
Southern Miss senior guards Tyree Griffin and Cortez Edwards, arguably the top 1-2 punch in the league, received Second-Team All-Conference USA accolades on Monday afternoon. Edwards was also named to the All-Defensive Team.
Shonte Hailes of the Lady Eagles was named All-Conference USA First Team by the conference ahead of the championships, held March 13-16 at the Star in Frisco, Texas.
Southern Miss seniors Cortez Edwards, Tyree Griffin, Anfernee Hampton, Kevin Holland and Dominic Magee were treated to a Senior Day they will never forget. The Golden Eagles poured in 16 three-pointers en route to an 81-48 win over UTSA, guaranteeing the Black and Gold the No. 3 seed and bye at next
Gabe Montenegro homered to lead off the game Saturday afternoon for Southern Miss, and five Golden Eagle pitchers checked Holy Cross on four hits in 4-0 victory at Pete Taylor Park.
Bryant Bowen and Will McGillis homered to back the pitching of Walker Powell to win the opener 4-1, while Matthew Guidry and Bowen each knocked in two runs in the nightcap as the Southern Miss completed the sweep with a 5-3 victory over Holy Cross Friday at Pete Taylor Park.
Due to expected rainy weather this weekend, Southern Miss Athletic officials have altered the schedule for the baseball series with Holy Cross this weekend at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.
Only two days from the one-year anniversary of Southern Miss taking down No. 1-seed Middle Tennessee in the C-USA Quarterfinals, the Golden Eagles struck again with a 59-52 win at clinched-regular-season champion Old Dominion.
Southern Miss and Gonzaga moved up the final game of their three-game series three hours in an effort to get in the final game of the set and thus beating an expected rain storm in process.
Gonzaga right-hander Casey Legumina allowed two runs on three hits over seven innings in the opener and the Bulldogs score four times in the 10th in the nightcap, sweeping No. 23 Southern Miss 4-2 and 10-8 Saturday afternoon at Pete Taylor Park.
The Lady Eagles defeated the Roadrunners of UTSA on senior day, 72-39, with Megan Brown scoring her 1,000th career point. It was a storybook ending to Southern Miss' home schedule.
For the first time in program history, the Southern Miss beach volleyball team recorded its first-ever win. On Friday afternoon at the New Orleans Invitational, the Golden Eagles (1-4, 0-0 CCSA) swept Huntingdon at the Digs Volleyball Complex. In the afternoon flight, New Orleans got the best of Sou
College Sports Madness announced Walker Powell of Southern Miss and Thomas Dillard of Ole Miss as the Madness National Players of the Week for their exceptional performance during the past week’s action.
While Southern Miss baseball looks ahead to a new week which features an eight-game homestand starting with New Orleans, one Golden Eagle got honored for his work last weekend with the program.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tie game, the No. 9 Mississippi State baseball program capitalized on the third error of the game by No. 21 Southern Miss, as sophomore Tanner Allen sent the Dudy Noble Field faithful home happy with a walk-off RBI double that scored classmate Jor
The Lady Eagles toppled the Lady Techsters of LA Tech, 74-70 on Saturday afternoon in Reed Green Coliseum. Southern Miss was led by Shonte Hailes, who recorded a new career-high against the Lady Techsters.
When Thomas Dillard's second home run of the day landed in the parking lot beyond the right field wall at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, it looked as though Ole Miss baseball had clinched the series. But at the end of a wild 13-12 affair, Tulane emerged victorious on a walk-off home run.
Lewis Sullivan's heave from the deep wing banked in with less than seven seconds left in regulation, and UAB made all its shots down the overtime stretch to defeat Southern Miss, 76-72, on Saturday afternoon.
No. 9 Mississippi State hit three home runs, including two from Dustin Skelton, to defeat No. 21 Southern Miss 8-1 here Saturday afternoon at Dudy Noble Field.
Pinch hitter Charlie Fischer drove home the game’s lone run in helping support a strong pitching performance by both Walker Powell and Ryan Och in leading No. 21 Southern Miss to a 1-0, 10-inning victory over No. 9 Mississippi State Friday afternoon at Dudy Noble Field.
With the threat of inclement weather in the forecast, the Mississippi State baseball program has announced that the series opener versus Southern Miss on Friday (Feb. 22) will now start at 2 p.m. at Dudy Noble Field.
Matt Wallner collected two hits and drove in a career-high tying five runs to lead Southern Miss to a 16-7 victory at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field, Sunday, completing a three-game sweep of visiting Purdue.
The Lady Eagles leave Texas with another win under their belt, this time against UTEP. Southern Miss had Alarie Mayze to thank for clinching the defeat of the Miners, as well as a season-best performance from Amber Landing.`
Stevie Powers and Cody Carroll combined on a three-hitter as Southern Miss came back against Purdue for a second consecutive day, taking a 4-2 Saturday evening at Pete Taylor Park.
The Southern Miss men's basketball team raced out to a 54-12 halftime lead and never looked back for a 77-47 win over visiting UTEP on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles, currently third in Conference USA, now await the dates and opponents for their final four regular-season games, per the league
Matt Guidry singled through the right side, driving in Brant Blaylock with the game-winning run, in lifting No. 21 Southern Miss to a 7-6, 10-inning season-opening victory over Purdue Friday evening at Pete Taylor Park.
After starting the 2019 season off 2-0 in day one of the Black and Gold Invitational, the Golden Eagles continued their dominance in day two by picking up two more wins. Southern Miss defeated Tennessee Tech 8-6 in their first game of the day and then took down Houston Baptist 9-1 in the final game
It took every ounce of energy on the floor, as well as amongst the season-high 4,587 fans in attendance, to will Southern Miss to its fourth consecutive win and seventh victory over its last nine games as it defeated Louisiana Tech 73-71 in overtime on Saturday.
The Southern Miss Department of Athletics will hold its annual Baseball Fan Day, Saturday, Feb. 8. Fans of all ages are invited out to meet the teams and take part in an exciting day that also includes a Men's Basketball home game in Reed Green Coliseum.
Senior Cortez Edwards, a native of Kissimmee, Fla., scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to help Southern Miss to a nail-biting, 74-72 win at Florida Atlantic on Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Eagles finished on top at Marshall, coming away with another conference win against the Thundering Herd to the tune of 64-52 in Henderson Center.
Southern Miss baseball coach Scott Berry announced Friday the additions of two more players for the 2020 season including infielder Jake Holifield (Semmes, Ala.) right-hander pitcher Tyler Lantz (Collinsville, Miss.).
Leonard Harper-Baker recorded career-highs of 18 points and 15 rebounds, the latter being the most by a Golden Eagle since Jonathan Mills in 2013, but WKU’s 34-21 halftime lead was too much for Southern Miss to overcome in a 66-63 defeat Thursday night.
Conference USA has announced its 2019 preseason baseball awards, as chosen by the league’s 12 head coaches. Southern Miss junior outfielder/pitcher Matt Wallner has been chosen as the preseason Player of the Year for the second straight season, while Rice junior right-hander Matt Canterino was name
It was a game of runs in the first half, but Old Dominion built a 40-29 lead at the break and maintained control throughout for a 78-60 win over Southern Miss on Saturday. Eight of the Golden Eagles' last 10 games have been on the road, beginning Dec. 15 at Wichita State.
It was home-cooking for the Golden Eagle men’s basketball team as it played in Reed Green Coliseum for the first time in 30 days. Tyree Griffin scored 21 points and added seven assists to help the Black and Gold to a 77-70 win over Middle Tennessee on Thursday night.
North Texas entered Saturday as winners of 19 of their previous 21, as well as votes in each of the major polls, and it utilized its home-court advantage to steal the lead in the final minute from Southern Miss, 65-62.
University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney Bennett announced in an email to alumni that Jeff Mitchell has been appointed as the interim director of athletics.
