Southern Miss-LSU Postgame Notes
5/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 31, 2008
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Southern Miss vs. LSU
May 31, 2008 - Alex Box Stadium, Baton Rouge, La.
Postgame Notes
* Southern Miss is now 9-17 in NCAA Regional action over nine appearances in postseason play.
* The Golden Eagles are 3-5 in Baton Rouge during NCAA Tournament play.
* Southern Miss has belted 73 home runs this season - the fifth time in the last six years they have clubbed at least 60 in a season.
* The Golden Eagles, which have reached the 40-win plateau for the fourth time in the last seven years, and the seventh time in school history has tallied its most victories since garnering 41 in 2005.
Here is a list of Golden Eagle 40-plus win seasons:
2003 - 47
2004 - 45
1990 - 42
1991 - 42
2005 - 41
2008 - 41
1999 - 40
* The five home runs surrendered by Golden Eagle pitching is the most this season.
* It was the first time in six games that the Golden Eagles have surrendered double-digit runs in the 13-4 loss.
* Trey Sutton extended his hitting streak to nine games.
* Southern Miss has lost both of its meetings with LSU this season, dropping a 8-4 decision in Hattiesburg on April 9.
* Drew Carson's home run robbing catch in last night's opening game against UNO was featured on Sportscenter as the No.5 play in the Top 10 Plays of the Day. It marks the second time this season that the Golden Eagles were featured as Corey Stevens walk off home run over Ole Miss on March 25 was the No. 8 play of the day.
* This is the second time this season that the Golden Eagles matched up against a team ranked No. 2 in one of the four major polls. The Golden Eagles lost against then No. 2 Ole Miss in Oxford, 8-5, on March 4.
* Tonight's attendance of 8,012 (7,498 actual) is the largest crowd the Golden Eagles have played in front of all season. The previous high for this season was 5,658, also against LSU back on April 9 in Hattiesburg, which set the attendance record at Pete Taylor Park.
