University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Baseball Hosts Cincinnati For First Home Conference USA Series
3/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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Cincinnati Series Notes
Baseball Hosts Cincinnati For First Home Conference USA Series
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All three games will be broadcast on WKNZ-107.1 FM, with Lance Pittman and John Cox providing the play-by-play. The broadcast also will be available online by going to SouthernMiss.com, clicking on the Audio/Video link, and going to the baseball schedule from there. LiveStats will be available by clicking the LiveStats icon on the baseball homepage. The series will mark the 43rd meeting between the two teams, with Southern Miss leading the all-time series 35-7. The last meeting between the Golden Eagles and the Bearcats took place during the 2003 season, with Southern Miss winning 2-of-3 in a Conference USA series in
Since dropping two, one-run games at No. 24 TCU in the Conference USA season-opening series last weekend, 10-9 on Friday and 5-4 on Saturday, Southern Miss is now riding a three-game winning streak, beginning with a Sunday, 10-inning victory over TCU, 14-7. On Tuesday night, the Golden Eagles defeated
Southern Miss is hitting .312 as a team, with 42 doubles, three triples, 22 home runs, and 161 RBIs. The pitching staff has an ERA of 4.77, with 153 strikeouts and 66 walks.
Friday?s pitching matchup will pit sophomore right-hander Mike Cashion against
Cashion (2-1) is currently leading the team with a 3.18 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 34 innings of play. He has allowed 12 earned runs on 12 hits, walked 10 and opponents are batting .221 against him. In his last outing, against TCU last Saturday, Cashion pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one earned run on four hits, struck out six, and walked three. Maynard (3-0) is leading the Bearcats with a 2.95 ERA and 23 strikeouts. In 39.2 innings on the mound, he has allowed 15 runs (13 earned) on 35 hits, walked seven, and opponents are hitting .236 against him. In his last appearance against
On Saturday, junior left-hander Matt Caire will make his first start for the Golden Eagles, against freshman right-hander Sean Munninghoff. Caire, who has a 2-1 record and a 3.38 ERA, has pitched 10.2 innings of relief, giving up six runs (four earned) on 12 hits, striking out 10, walking five and opponents are hitting .273 against him. Caire?s last appearance for Southern Miss came against TCU this past Saturday, where he pitched 2.2 innings of relief, giving up four runs (two earned) on three hits, struck out two and walked three. Munninghoff is 2-2 with a 3.72 ERA. He has pitched 19.1 innings, giving up nine runs (eight earned) on 16 hits, struck out nine, walked 15 and opponents are hitting .239 against him. In Munninghoff?s last appearance against
Sunday will see sophomore right-hander Patrick Ezell take the mound against freshman right-hander Kevin Schrader. Ezell (2-1, 7.04 ERA) has pitched 30.2 innings in six appearances for the Golden Eagles. He has given up 28 runs (24 earned) on 48 hits, struck out 23, walked seven and opponents are hitting .345 against him. In his last start against TCU on Friday, Ezell pitched 5.2 innings, giving up 10 earned runs on 13 hits, struck out two and walked one. He pitched an inning of relief at
Schrader (1-1, 5.59) has pitched 19.1 innings in five starts for the Bearcats. He has given up 17 runs (12 earned) on 20 hits, struck out five, walked 20 and opponents are hitting .260 against him. Schrader?s last appearance was against
The offense for Southern Miss is led by junior first baseman Marc Maddox. Maddox is batting .380 with five doubles, a team-high eight home runs and 28 RBIs. Senior third baseman Beau Griffin is hitting .368, a team-high 32 hits, four doubles, one triple, one home run, and 20 RBIs, while freshman second baseman Trey Sutton has an average of .341 from the plate with 29 hits, four doubles, a team-high two triples, three home runs and 18 RBIs. Senior catcher Brad Willcutt leads the team in doubles (7), sacrifice flies (4) and is tied for the team lead in RBIs (28).
Following this weekend?s series, Southern Miss will host the Alabama Crimson Tide for a Tuesday night contest at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field. First pitch is scheduled for
