Saturday, March 19
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Southern Miss
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Baseball Nabs Series with 6-4 C-USA Victory over Florida Atlantic Saturday
3/19/2022 6:13:00 PM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss plated runs in each of its final three innings in overcoming a three-run deficit to defeat Florida Atlantic 6-4 Saturday afternoon at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field in clinching its Conference USA opening series.
The Golden Eagles (13-6, 2-0) rallied from behind for the second-straight day as they now have won three games in a row. Florida Atlantic fell to 13-7 and 0-2 with the final game of the series set for 10:30 a.m., Sunday.
The first four innings proved to be a pitchers' duel between FAU starter Tibur Rivero and Southern Miss' Hunter Riggins.
Southern Miss finally broke the scoreless contest on a solo home run to right by Reece Ewing, who collected his team-best fifth shot of the year.
Riggins, who has worked out of trouble in each of the first four innings, gave up a leadoff single and hit a batter before Nolan Schanuel homered to right-center to notch his sixth homer of the year in the fifth to give the visitors the 3-1 lead.
Riggins, who also gave up another run in the sixth, finished his outing allowing four runs on six hits over 5 2/3 with nine strikeouts and two walks but did not factor in the decision.
Down 4-1, the Golden Eagles began their comeback with two runs in the sixth.
Rodrigo Montenegro opened the frame with a walk and then went to second on a single by older brother Gabe Montenegro. Dustin Dickerson followed with a single of his own to drive home the younger Montenegro and Christopher Sargent later added an RBI groundout to cut the gap to 4-3.
After the single to Gabe Montenegro, the Owls went to the bullpen ending Rivero's day as he gave up three runs on four hits with a walk and a strikeout over five-plus frames.
The Golden Eagles went ahead in the seventh by scoring two more runs. After a fielding error that led Will McGillis reach base to open the frame, Carson Paetow singled and then both runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt. Gabe Montenegro then tied the score with an RBI groundout before the home squad took the lead 5-4, on a wild pitch.
Southern Miss added with an insurance run in the eighth taking advantage of a hit by pitch and three walks after two were out to account for the final run.
Landon Harper allowed no runs on a hit with a walk and three strikeouts over 1 2/3 innings to earn the win and improve to 1-1, while Ramsey got the final two batters to earn his second save.
Golden Eagle pitching fanned 14 FAU batters and their relief pitchers inherited six runners with just one scoring.
Paetow led the six-hit Southern Miss attack with two singles.
FAU reliever Evan Waterbor, the second of five Owl pitchers, gave up two unearned runs on two hits with two walks over 1 2/3 innings to suffer the loss and fall to 1-1.
The Golden Eagles (13-6, 2-0) rallied from behind for the second-straight day as they now have won three games in a row. Florida Atlantic fell to 13-7 and 0-2 with the final game of the series set for 10:30 a.m., Sunday.
The first four innings proved to be a pitchers' duel between FAU starter Tibur Rivero and Southern Miss' Hunter Riggins.
Southern Miss finally broke the scoreless contest on a solo home run to right by Reece Ewing, who collected his team-best fifth shot of the year.
Riggins, who has worked out of trouble in each of the first four innings, gave up a leadoff single and hit a batter before Nolan Schanuel homered to right-center to notch his sixth homer of the year in the fifth to give the visitors the 3-1 lead.
Riggins, who also gave up another run in the sixth, finished his outing allowing four runs on six hits over 5 2/3 with nine strikeouts and two walks but did not factor in the decision.
Down 4-1, the Golden Eagles began their comeback with two runs in the sixth.
Rodrigo Montenegro opened the frame with a walk and then went to second on a single by older brother Gabe Montenegro. Dustin Dickerson followed with a single of his own to drive home the younger Montenegro and Christopher Sargent later added an RBI groundout to cut the gap to 4-3.
After the single to Gabe Montenegro, the Owls went to the bullpen ending Rivero's day as he gave up three runs on four hits with a walk and a strikeout over five-plus frames.
The Golden Eagles went ahead in the seventh by scoring two more runs. After a fielding error that led Will McGillis reach base to open the frame, Carson Paetow singled and then both runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt. Gabe Montenegro then tied the score with an RBI groundout before the home squad took the lead 5-4, on a wild pitch.
Southern Miss added with an insurance run in the eighth taking advantage of a hit by pitch and three walks after two were out to account for the final run.
Landon Harper allowed no runs on a hit with a walk and three strikeouts over 1 2/3 innings to earn the win and improve to 1-1, while Ramsey got the final two batters to earn his second save.
Golden Eagle pitching fanned 14 FAU batters and their relief pitchers inherited six runners with just one scoring.
Paetow led the six-hit Southern Miss attack with two singles.
FAU reliever Evan Waterbor, the second of five Owl pitchers, gave up two unearned runs on two hits with two walks over 1 2/3 innings to suffer the loss and fall to 1-1.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Harper, Landon (1-1)
L: Evan Waterbor (1-1)
S: Ramsey, Garrett (2)
Batting:
2B: G. Rincones, Jr. 1 ; Nolan Schanuel 1 ; Steven Loden 1
HR: Nolan Schanuel 1
RBI: G. Rincones, Jr. 1 ; Nolan Schanuel 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Dylan Goldstein 1 ; Nolan Schanuel 1 ; Jalen DeBose 2
HBP: Dylan Goldstein 2
Batting:
HR: Ewing, Reece 1
RBI: Montenegro, Gabe 2 ; Dickerson, Dustin 1 ; Ewing, Reece 1 ; Sargent, Christopher 1
SH: Montenegro, Rodrigo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Montenegro, Gabe 1 ; Ewing, Reece 1 ; McGillis, Will 2 ; Paetow, Carson 1 ; Montenegro, Rodrigo 1
CS: Dickerson, Dustin 1
HBP: Dickerson, Dustin 1 ; Wilks, Slade 1 ; Lynch, Danny 1 ; McGillis, Will 1
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RBI
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