University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Gold Beats Black Squad 6-1 in Game One of Southern Miss Fall World Series
10/24/2025 7:36:00 PM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Ty Long doubled twice and Tucker Stockman recorded a pair of singles with two RBI to lead the Gold over the Black squad 6-1 in the first game of the Southern Miss Baseball Fall World Series Friday evening at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.
Six Gold pitchers limited the Black team to just two hits while fanning 10 with one walk and one hit by pitch in the seven-inning contest. Grayden Harris started the contest by retiring all six batters he faced with four strikeouts.
Gold pitching retired the first 19 hitters before giving up a two-out double to Matthew Russo in the sixth.
The Gold squad got on the on the board first with a solo run in the third. Stockman opened the frame with a one-out single to center off Black team starter Colby Allen. Long then followed with a run-scoring double to left.
A five-run fifth then blew open the game for the Gold.
Long got the Gold going again in the fifth with a leadoff double, before scoring a batter later on a sacrifice bunt from William Tonsmeire, which was thrown wild at first by reliever Cole Richardson.
After a pair of walks to Joey Urban and Braden Maranto, Drey Barrett doubled the opposite way into the right field corner to score two runs, before Stockman added a two-run single to center to end the scoring.
The Black team tallied its only run in the sixth. Ben Higdon opened the bottom of the sixth with a walk. After a hit by pitch to Kyle Morrison and an infield single to Jace Norton to load the bases, Cade Adams provided a sacrifice fly for their lone run.
Urban also added two hits in the eight-hit Gold attack.
Game two of the best-of-five set will take place Sunday at 3 p.m. Admission is free to every game of the Golden Eagle Fall World Series.
Six Gold pitchers limited the Black team to just two hits while fanning 10 with one walk and one hit by pitch in the seven-inning contest. Grayden Harris started the contest by retiring all six batters he faced with four strikeouts.
Gold pitching retired the first 19 hitters before giving up a two-out double to Matthew Russo in the sixth.
The Gold squad got on the on the board first with a solo run in the third. Stockman opened the frame with a one-out single to center off Black team starter Colby Allen. Long then followed with a run-scoring double to left.
A five-run fifth then blew open the game for the Gold.
Long got the Gold going again in the fifth with a leadoff double, before scoring a batter later on a sacrifice bunt from William Tonsmeire, which was thrown wild at first by reliever Cole Richardson.
After a pair of walks to Joey Urban and Braden Maranto, Drey Barrett doubled the opposite way into the right field corner to score two runs, before Stockman added a two-run single to center to end the scoring.
The Black team tallied its only run in the sixth. Ben Higdon opened the bottom of the sixth with a walk. After a hit by pitch to Kyle Morrison and an infield single to Jace Norton to load the bases, Cade Adams provided a sacrifice fly for their lone run.
Urban also added two hits in the eight-hit Gold attack.
Game two of the best-of-five set will take place Sunday at 3 p.m. Admission is free to every game of the Golden Eagle Fall World Series.
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