Baseball Returns to Road at Old Dominion for SBC Series

Dates                Time (CT)         Game Links (Probable Starters)
April 2                5 p.m.                ESPN+ | Live Stats | Listen Only | Radio Affiliates
                                                            LH Grayden Harris, So. (4-1, 3.58 ERA) vs. RH Darin Kuskie, Jr. (2-4, 9.82 ERA)

April 3                2 p.m.                ESPN+ | Live Stats | Listen Only | Radio Affiliates
                                                            RH Camden Sunstrom, So. (2-1, 1.89 ERA) vs. RH JJ Gatti, Jr. (0-3, 5.06 ERA)

April 4                11 a.m.              ESPN+ | Live Stats | Listen Only | Radio Affiliates
                                                           TBA vs. RH Nick Sulpizio, Jr. (1-1, 8.40 ERA)

NORFOLK, Va. – The Southern Miss baseball team returns to action for a three-game Sun Belt Conference series against Old Dominion Easter Weekend series, starting Thursday with a 5 p.m. CT contest from the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex.

All three games can be seen via ESPN+ as well as heard on an affiliate of the Southern Miss Sports Network.

The No. 8 ranked Golden Eagles (21-8 overall, 5-4 Sun Belt) find themselves in a four-way tie for fourth place in the league standings with Arkansas State, South Alabama and Marshall. They trail league leader Coastal Carolina (9-0) by four games, and both Texas State and ULM (6-3) by one game out of second place. The Monarchs (13-15, 3-6) are tied for 10th place along with Louisiana, App State and Georgia Southern.

The Golden Eagles look to rebound from a 5-1 midweek setback to Southeastern Louisiana at home Tuesday night, after finishing March with a 12-7 record.

The ODU series dates back to the 2015 campaign, when both teams were members of Conference USA. The Golden Eagles hold a 15-6 record in the series and have played the Monarchs seven times since both teams changed leagues to the Sun Belt for the 2023 season. Southern Miss leads 5-2 since joining the SBC, including winning two of three games in Hattiesburg last season as well as a 10-0, seven inning victory in the league tournament in Montgomery.

This will be the first visit to Norfolk for the Golden Eagles since winning two of three on Easter Weekend in 2023.

Senior Joey Urban continues to hit well for Southern Miss as he currently holds a team-best seven-game hitting streak. Over that span, Urban has scored nine times while collecting a double, a home run and seven RBI. For the season, he is hitting .318 with eight homers and a team-best tying 28 RBI.

Kyle Morrison, who had two hits against the Lions, continues to lead the squad in hitting at .353 with a team-high 10 home runs to go along with 28 RBI. Davis Gillespie also is hitting well for the Golden Eagles with a .309 average, while Gray Eubanks is at .300.

The pitching plans for the weekend will be the same for the Golden Eagles over the first two games, with left-hander Grayden Harris (4-1, 3.58 ERA) set for the opener and right-hander Camden Sunstrom (2-1, 1.89 ERA) planning to get the nod in the middle game on Friday. The series finale starter is undecided at this time for Southern Miss.

Following the ODU series, the Golden Eagles return home for a midweek matchup Tuesday against New Orleans at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field. Game time is set for 6 p.m.

Baseball Returns to Road at Old Dominion for SBC Series

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Players Mentioned

Gray Eubanks

Davis Gillespie

Grayden Harris

Kyle Morrison

Camden Sunstrom

Joey Urban

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