Baseball Travels to Pearl to Face In-State Foe Mississippi State

Tuesday, February 28

Pearl, Miss. (Trustmark Park)

6 p.m.

Southern Miss

Mississippi State

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Baseball Travels to Pearl to Face In-State Foe Mississippi State

2/27/2023 4:05:00 PM | Baseball

Game Notes

Probable Starters:
Dates        Time (CT)        Probable Pitchers
Tue., 28       6 p.m.           LH Tyler Martin, Sr. (0-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. LH Bradley Loftin, Fr. (0-1, 0.00 ERA)
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – After dropping two of three games to Illinois over the weekend, the No. 25 ranked Southern Miss baseball team takes to the road for the first time this spring when they travel to Trustmark Park in Pearl to face Mississippi State in a 6 p.m., contest.

The Golden Eagles are 5-2 to open the season, while the Bulldogs enter at 5-3 after winning two of three at home over Arizona State over the weekend. The game can be heard on an affiliate of the Southern Miss Sports Network or seen via webcast on the SEC Network+.

The game marks the only time that these two programs will meet, as it will be the 129th game in the series with the Bulldogs holding an 84-44 record. Southern Miss snapped a three-game losing streak to the Bulldogs last season with a 7-1 win at Trustmark Park and has won five of the last eight meetings between the schools. Under Scott Berry, the Golden Eagles are 8-12 against Mississippi State.

Left-handed newcomer Tyler Martin gets his first start for the Golden Eagles against the Bulldogs. The Webb City, Mo., product and Nebraska transfer has appeared in two games and posted no record with a 4.50 ERA. In four innings of work, he has allowed a couple of hits and three walks with five strikeouts, while opponents are hitting .154 off him.

Tonight's game marks the 36th scheduled appearance for the Golden Eagles at Trustmark Park with Southern Miss holding a 19-16 record there, including a 5-6 mark versus the Bulldogs. Southern Miss participated in the 2011 and 2012 Conference USA Tournament at the facility and its first ever game goes back to April 4, 2006, at the home of the Double A Atlanta Braves affiliate, the Mississippi Braves. Southern Miss defeated Ole Miss that day, 13-6.

The Golden Eagles are hitting .277 through the first seven games as senior captain Danny Lynch has driven in a team-high 10 runs for the squad. Slade Wilks leads the club with a .455 batting average, but will likely miss the game with an injury suffered Sunday. Wilks has a team-high four doubles, a home run and three RBI.

Leadoff hitter Matthew Etzel is hitting at .333 with three doubles and five RBI, while Dustin Dickerson is at .321 with three doubles and two RBI.

Following the MSU contest, the Golden Eagles return home to face Dallas Baptist in a three-game set. The first game will start at 6 p.m., Friday at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.