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Baseball Pounds Jackson State, 16-2
4/14/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 14, 2009
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Southern Miss baseball team scored 12 runs in the first two innings and cruised to a 16-2 victory over Jackson State Tuesday evening at Pete Taylor Park.
"I thought we came out and played well tonight," head coach Corky Palmer said. "We really have to get things rolling on the back half of the season to get where we want to be and tonight was a good start."
Tyler Koelling had a career high five RBI and his fourth consecutive multi hit game with a double and home run while scoring two runs.
Freshman Kameron Brunty was three-for-four with three RBI and two runs scored while Joey Archer drove in three runs and scored three times while blasting a three-run home run.
Corey Stevens added in three hits to go along with two runs scored and a RBI on the evening.
Shortstop Brian Dozier was two-four-three including a bases clearing double for three RBI. But the news was not all good for Dozier, as he left the game in the fourth inning after injuring his right shoulder diving for a ball.
"He is being checked out tonight and Dr. Line will evaluate things further tomorrow," Palmer said.
Seth Hester picked up his second win of the season working five innings, allowing seven hits and two runs while striking out two.
Kyle Lindsey worked two innings of scoreless relief and both Jonathan Johnston and Moses Munoz worked a shutout inning apiece.
Southern Miss (23-12) broke the game open in the bottom of the first inning sending 13 hitters to the plate and scoring seven runs on five hits, keyed by Joey Archer's three runs home run and Tyler Koelling's two-run shot. Kameron Brunty added bases loaded two-RBI double to cap the scoring.
The Golden Eagles batted around again in the second inning sending nine batters to the plate and adding five runs to their total. Tyler Koelling ripped a two- RBI ,bases loaded double down the right field line and Brian Dozier hit a bases clearing double to right-center field to make the score 12-0.
Jackson State (24-13) cracked the scoreboard with two runs on a RBI single and a bases loaded groundout in the top of the third.
Southern Miss batted around again in the bottom of the fifth inning adding four runs to their lead on bases loaded RBI singles by Kameron Brunty and Corey Stevens. Kyle Maxie and Tyler Koelling also had a RBI each as Maxie drew a bases loaded walk and Koelling plated a run on a groundout to make the score 16-2.
Southern Miss returns to Conference USA play this weekend as they host UAB for a three game series at "The Pete."
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