University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Baseball Continues Homestand with Oakland This Weekend
3/5/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Game Notes: Southern Miss
Stats: Southern Miss - Oakland
TV: None
Radio Network: Hattiesburg (WKZW-FM, 94.3), Jackson (WJDX-AM 620), Columbia (WFFF-FM, 96.7), Gulfport/Biloxi (WTNI-AM 1640/WXBD-AM 1490); Southern Miss Gameday App (free)
Webstream Link ($): Friday - Sunday (there is no availability for Saturday's game)
Live Stats: - -
Pitching Probables -
Friday - Jason Hager, Sr., LHP (0-0, 5.59 ERA) vs. Christian Talley, Sr., RHP (1-2, 3.63 ERA), 6 p.m.
Saturday - Collin Gee, Jr., LHP (0-1, 14.40 ERA) vs. Cody Carroll, Jr., RHP (0-0, 1.25 ERA), 1 p.m.
Sunday - TBA vs. James McMahon, Sr., RHP (2-0, 1.33 ERA), 1 p.m.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Southern Miss baseball team puts a four-game winning streak on the line this weekend when they entertain Oakland for three games at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.
The two teams, which will meet for the first time in the sport of baseball, play a 6 p.m., single contest on Friday, before completing the series with 1 p.m., single games on both Saturday and Sunday.
The Golden Eagles (7-4-1) continue to get solid pitching as the staff has posted a 2.08 team earned run average through the first 12 games. Before allowing a run in the top of the eighth on Wednesday against Ole Miss, Southern Miss had not allowed a run in the previous 25 2/3 innings.
The pitching staff has collected a total of eight quality starts (three earned runs or less with at least six innings pitched) to start the year and has notched 91 strikeouts in 104 innings of work.
Over the four-game win streak, Southern Miss has committed just one error and, offensively, the squad has gotten some timely hitting. Senior Matt Durst, who holds the current best hitting streak on the roster at five games, has a .389 batting average with a homer and six RBI. Fellow senior, Connor Barron, has put together a .341 average with three homers and seven RBI, while junior Tim Lynch is at 333 with three homers and eight RBI.
The Golden Eagles play an Oakland squad (0-8) that is winless this season, but has played a monster road schedule thus far, losing three at both Florida State and Southern California and two at Arizona.
Following the Oakland series, the Golden Eagles remain home with a pair of midweek contests against South Dakota State, Tuesday, March 10, and Tulane, Wednesday, March 11. Both of those games are slated to start at 6 p.m.
Promotion Schedule
Military and First Responders Appreciation Weekend - $4 General Admission Tickets available for purchase to any game of the weekend with a Military or First Responders ID. Tickets may be purchased at the Pat Ferlise Ticket Office or the Pete Taylor Box Office.
Friday at 6 p.m.
Go Gold Friday - Tweet your best #GoGoldFriday photos from The Pete for your chance to win great prizes!
Saturday at 1 p.m.
• All members of the Military and First Responders invited down to the field at 12:45 p.m. to take part in a special presentation
• Baseball Performance Center Dedication Ceremony - open to the general public at 10 a.m.
• Show your Baseball Ticket Stub from Saturday's game at the Reed Green Box office to receive a Free Ticket to the Women's Basketball game vs. LA Tech at 4 p.m.
Sunday at 1 p.m.
• All Seymour's Sidekicks receive Free Admission to Sunday Baseball games
• All kids can run the bases after the game
