University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
10/23/2026 8:10:00 PM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Black squad scored twice in each of the first two innings and starter Grayden Harris allowed just one hit over three innings with five strikeouts to defeat the Gold 5-3 Friday evening at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field in game of the Southern Miss Fall World Series.
Freshman Gavin Smith went 3-for-3 to lead the way for the Black as they pounded out 11 hits in the game, with Brady Waugh adding a pair of hits as well.
William Tonsmeire opened the game with a triple over the Gold right fielder's head for a triple and scored one batter later via a Waugh infield single. Waugh then ended up at third on a groundout, followed by a sacrifice bunt that was misplayed by Gold pitcher Drew Harrison before scoring on a sacrifice from Cade Baker.
The Black team then added two more in the second. After a leadoff single by Lawson Odom, Smith tripled one batter later to score Odom. He then scored on a Bankston Walters double.
Gray Eubanks led off the fourth with the Black's third triple of the game and then scored on a sacrifice fly from Odom which capped the Black's scoring.
Harris pitched to the minimum of nine Gold hitters over his three innings of work, and only allowed a first-inning single, before picking him off at first later in the frame.
The Gold got two hits each from freshman Shaun Cover and Tucker Stockman.
Stockman got the Gold going in the fifth with a two-out single, before Braden Maranto added a single of his own. Justin Word followed with an RBI single through the left side and he and Maranto moved up a base on a throwing error. Maranto then scored on a wild pitch to make it 5-2.
A wild pitch in the seventh, in this seven-inning game, allowed Stockman to score the final run after he opened the frame with a double.
Harrison allowed five runs on eight hits over four inning to suffer the loss for the Gold.
The series continues Sunday with a single contest at 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Freshman Gavin Smith went 3-for-3 to lead the way for the Black as they pounded out 11 hits in the game, with Brady Waugh adding a pair of hits as well.
William Tonsmeire opened the game with a triple over the Gold right fielder's head for a triple and scored one batter later via a Waugh infield single. Waugh then ended up at third on a groundout, followed by a sacrifice bunt that was misplayed by Gold pitcher Drew Harrison before scoring on a sacrifice from Cade Baker.
The Black team then added two more in the second. After a leadoff single by Lawson Odom, Smith tripled one batter later to score Odom. He then scored on a Bankston Walters double.
Gray Eubanks led off the fourth with the Black's third triple of the game and then scored on a sacrifice fly from Odom which capped the Black's scoring.
Harris pitched to the minimum of nine Gold hitters over his three innings of work, and only allowed a first-inning single, before picking him off at first later in the frame.
The Gold got two hits each from freshman Shaun Cover and Tucker Stockman.
Stockman got the Gold going in the fifth with a two-out single, before Braden Maranto added a single of his own. Justin Word followed with an RBI single through the left side and he and Maranto moved up a base on a throwing error. Maranto then scored on a wild pitch to make it 5-2.
A wild pitch in the seventh, in this seven-inning game, allowed Stockman to score the final run after he opened the frame with a double.
Harrison allowed five runs on eight hits over four inning to suffer the loss for the Gold.
The series continues Sunday with a single contest at 5 p.m. Admission is free.
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