Baseball Opens Fall Practice on Tuesday
9/20/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Sept. 20, 2010
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - -The Southern Miss baseball team will begin working towards their ninth consecutive NCAA Regional as they open fall practice Tuesday afternoon at Pete Taylor Park.
Head Coach Scott Berry will welcome in 16 new players as he begins his second season at the helm of the program and 11th season overall at Southern Miss.
"This is always an exciting time of year," Berry said. "This is the first time we can get the entire team on the field and really start to prepare for the 2011 season. We have brought in some very talented players and have a great nucleus of returning players to build around so I am very excited to get practice started."
The plan as fall camp begins is for the Eagles to intersquad each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, with weather and team health permitting. The team will use Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays to work on fundamentals and take Saturday's off.
The Eagles will play two exhibitions this fall as they host cross-town William Carey on October 23 at "The Pete." First pitch is set for 2:00 p.m. Fans will get one last chance to see the team in action this fall on October 31 and the team plays its annual black and gold game which marks the end of the fall practice period, first pitch will be at 1:00 p.m..
The Golden Eagles open the 2011 season on February 18 at Pete Taylor Park.
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