Missouri State Comes to The Pete This Weekend for Three-Game Set
3/18/2021
Missouri State (6-5) at Southern Miss (9-6)
Games 16-18 | March 19-21, 2021 | Pete Taylor Park | Hattiesburg, Miss.
| Upcoming Games | Time (CT) | Probable Pitchers | Radio & Webstream |
| Friday, March 19 | 6 p.m. | TBA vs. RH Hunter Stanley, Sr. (2-1, 3.42) | Southern Miss Network/C-USA.TV |
| Saturday, March 20 | 2 p.m. | TBA vs. RH Walker Powell, Sr. (2-1, 1.80) | Southern Miss Network/C-USA.TV |
| Sunday, March 21 | 12 p.m. | TBA vs. RH Ben Ethridge, Fr. (0-0, 2.89) | Southern Miss Network/C-USA.TV |
| Live Stats - Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Game Notes |
The Weekend: Southern Miss continues its stretch of playing 10 of 12 games at home this weekend against Missouri State and are 3-1 during this part of the slate. After a midweek matchup at Alabama, Tuesday, the Golden Eagles open C-USA play next Friday, March 26, with four games against Louisiana Tech to finish this current stretch.
Missouri State: The Bears come to Hattiesburg having posted a 6-5 record this season. Missouri State has played just three times since March 9 and are 1-2 in those contests during that time. They did defeat Oral Roberts at home earlier this week 5-1, but also had a home game with Kansas canceled due to weather. The Bears are under 40th-year head coach Keith Guttin who has posted a 1,294-825 record at the school. He has led them to 11 NCAA regionals, three Super Regionals and one College World Series appearance in 2003.
| Series (1990-2013) | |
| All-Time | 13-6 |
| In Hattiesburg | 13-6 |
| In Springfield | Never Met |
| Neutral | Never Met |
| Streak | Lost 1 |
| Last 10 | 9-1 |
Last Time Out: South Alabama utilized a five-run fourth inning to beat Southern Miss 8-2 Tuesday night at Eddie Stanky Field in Mobile. The Golden Eagles had a five-game winning streak snapped. Southern Miss scored a solo run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Stanley, and then added a solo home run by Charlie Fischer in the eighth for the Golden Eagles only runs. Both Reed Trimble and Fischer led Southern Miss with two hits apiece.
Bear Ties: Southern Miss coach Scott Berry started his coaching career as a student assistant at Missouri State, then Southwest Missouri State, where he earned his bachelor’s degree there in 1986 and his masters in 1989. He was on the staff six year - two years as a student assistant, three as a graduate assistant and once as an assistant. Berry was a member of Coach Guttin’s staff in which went to the 1987 NCAA Tournament.
Winning Streak Snapped: When the Golden Eagles had their 5-game winning streak snapped at South Alabama, it ended the 21st time they have enjoyed a winning streak of at least five games while under Scott Berry. They have had four of 10-plus games, including a 14-gamer in 2017.
Winning at Home: Since utilizing Pete Taylor Park as its home facility in 1984, the Golden Eagles are 819-341-2 (.706) at their venue, having won at least 20 or more home games in 30 of the 37 campaigns played at the park. During the 1985 and 1986 campaigns, Southern Miss played a handful of home games at Smokey Harrington Park, which is currently the home of Hattiesburg High School.
Game-Winning Grand Slam: Freshman Reed Trimble hit a game-wininng, 11th-inning grand slam to lift the Golden Eagles over Louisiana-Lafayette last Sunday 6-3. It was the first game-winning homer since Matt Wallner defeated Rice 6-4 with a blast in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament on May 22, 2019. It also marked the first game-winning grand slam since Jeff Cook beat Louisiana Tech 17-15 at Pete Taylor Park on March 1, 2003. Since the start of the 2017 campaign, Southern Miss has enjoyed 20 walk-off wins, including two courtesy of Trimble the last two seasons. His first, a two-run double, came against New Orleans on Feb. 22 last season.
Pitching Getting it Done: The Golden Eagles pitching staff is listed among the nation’s leaders both as a team and individuals. Here is a look at the team’s Top 20 leaders (through Wednesday's games):
Pitching
Team
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio: 2nd (5.56)
Walks per 9 Inns.: 4th (2.20)
Shutouts: 6th (3)
Strikeouts per 9 Inns.: 10th (12.2)
Individual
Strikeouts: Hunter Stanley, 2nd (30)
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio: Ben Ethridge, 3rd (27.00); Hunter Stanley, 14th (13.00)
Saves: Garrett Ramsey, 7th (4)
Back to the NCAAs in 2019: Southern Miss appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth-straight year and the 16th time overall, playing in the Baton Rouge Regional to complete its 2019 season. The Golden Eagles made their first-ever appearance in the postseason in 1990, with a trip to Baton Rouge, and at one point, reached regional play nine-straight seasons, from 2003-11.
Golden Eagles Take C-USA Title: Southern Miss captured the last Conference USA tournament title in 2019 and have won three of the last four events - making the championship game in all four seasons. The Golden Eagles also captured the 2018 C-USA regular season and tournament titles, marking the second time Southern Miss had won both C-USA championships in the same season with the other time coming in 2003. Four of the school’s five C-USA regular season titles have come under current head coach Scott Berry, while he has also led Southern Miss to four of their five tournament titles.
