University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, May 10
Harrisonburg, Va.
11 am CT
Southern Miss
37-16, 19-8
10
at
5
James Madison
20-30, 10-17
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| James Madison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Baseball Finishes Sweep of James Madison with 10-5 Win Sunday
5/10/2026 2:33:00 PM | Baseball
Ben Higdon had three hits and drove in four runs to lead No. 12 Southern Miss to a 10-5 Sun Belt Conference victory over James Madison Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park to complete a three-game sweep.
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The Golden Eagles (37-14 overall, 19-8 Sun Belt) won for the sixth-straight time and increased their winning streak in May regular season games to 17.
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Both Higdon and Davis Gillespie had three hits in the 10-hit Golden Eagle attack, while Joey Urban and Matthew Russo added two RBI.
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For third-straight day, the Golden Eagles scored first in the contest with a solo run in the second. Gillespie and Russo began things with consecutive singles. After a lineout to right to advance Gillespie to third, he scored on a sacrifice fly by Higdon.
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The Golden Eagles then broke open the game with a six-run fifth, by sending 11 batters to the plate. After a leadoff groundout, Southern Miss compiled three-straight singles by Higdon, Tucker Stockman and Ty Long. The one by Stockman drove in Higdon for the inning's first run.
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Seth Smith then put down a bunt that was thrown wide of first for an error to load the bases. Urban then plated his two RBI with a single up the middle, before Kyle Morrison hit a ball deep to center that was misplayed into a single which allowed a fourth run to score in the frame. After a flyout, Russo drove in his two runs with a double to left center to make the score 7-0.
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The Dukes (20-30, 10-17) closed the gap in the bottom of that frame with four runs of their own. They loaded things with three consecutive singles before Kyle Langley belted a grand slam off Golden Eagle starter Camden Sunstrom over the right field wall, his fourth homer of the year, to cut the gap.
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Higdon added to the lead with a three-run double high off the right field wall in the seventh to make the score 10-4, plating Gillespie, who singled, Russo, who was hit by a pitch, and Drey Barrett, who walked to reach base.
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JMU added its final tally in the ninth, scoring on a double play groundout.
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Sunstrom, who held the Dukes to two singles and a walk over the first four innings, recorded the victory as he went five-plus innings and allowed four runs on seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts to garner the victory and improve to 5-3. Both Josh Och and Thomas Crabtree threw two innings each to end the game.
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JMU starter Tyler Lutz (3-5) allowed seven runs (four earned) on eight hits with no walks and one strikeout to suffer the loss.
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The Golden Eagles return to action for their final series of the regular season starting Thursday at 7 p.m. at home against Georgia Southern.
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The Golden Eagles (37-14 overall, 19-8 Sun Belt) won for the sixth-straight time and increased their winning streak in May regular season games to 17.
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Both Higdon and Davis Gillespie had three hits in the 10-hit Golden Eagle attack, while Joey Urban and Matthew Russo added two RBI.
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For third-straight day, the Golden Eagles scored first in the contest with a solo run in the second. Gillespie and Russo began things with consecutive singles. After a lineout to right to advance Gillespie to third, he scored on a sacrifice fly by Higdon.
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The Golden Eagles then broke open the game with a six-run fifth, by sending 11 batters to the plate. After a leadoff groundout, Southern Miss compiled three-straight singles by Higdon, Tucker Stockman and Ty Long. The one by Stockman drove in Higdon for the inning's first run.
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Seth Smith then put down a bunt that was thrown wide of first for an error to load the bases. Urban then plated his two RBI with a single up the middle, before Kyle Morrison hit a ball deep to center that was misplayed into a single which allowed a fourth run to score in the frame. After a flyout, Russo drove in his two runs with a double to left center to make the score 7-0.
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The Dukes (20-30, 10-17) closed the gap in the bottom of that frame with four runs of their own. They loaded things with three consecutive singles before Kyle Langley belted a grand slam off Golden Eagle starter Camden Sunstrom over the right field wall, his fourth homer of the year, to cut the gap.
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Higdon added to the lead with a three-run double high off the right field wall in the seventh to make the score 10-4, plating Gillespie, who singled, Russo, who was hit by a pitch, and Drey Barrett, who walked to reach base.
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JMU added its final tally in the ninth, scoring on a double play groundout.
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Sunstrom, who held the Dukes to two singles and a walk over the first four innings, recorded the victory as he went five-plus innings and allowed four runs on seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts to garner the victory and improve to 5-3. Both Josh Och and Thomas Crabtree threw two innings each to end the game.
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JMU starter Tyler Lutz (3-5) allowed seven runs (four earned) on eight hits with no walks and one strikeout to suffer the loss.
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The Golden Eagles return to action for their final series of the regular season starting Thursday at 7 p.m. at home against Georgia Southern.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sunstrom, Camden (5-3)
L: Tyler Lutz (3-5)
Batting:
2B: Russo, Matthew 1 ; Higdon, Ben 1
RBI: Urban, Joey 2 ; Morrison, Kyle 1 ; Russo, Matthew 2 ; Higdon, Ben 4 ; Stockman, Tucker 1
SH: Smith, Seth 2
SF: Higdon, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Seth 1 ; Urban, Joey 1 ; Morrison, Kyle 1 ; Gillespie, Davis 2 ; Russo, Matthew 1 ; Barrett, Drey 1 ; Higdon, Ben 1 ; Stockman, Tucker 1 ; Long, Ty 1
SB: Higdon, Ben 1
HBP: Russo, Matthew 1 ; Barrett, Drey 1
Batting:
2B: Reece Moody 1
HR: Kyle Langley 1
RBI: Kyle Langley 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Kyle Langley 1 ; Clay Thompson 1 ; Jack Guerrero 1 ; Wyatt Campbell 1 ; Jack Cannizzaro 1
CS: Kyle Langley 1 ; Reece Moody 1
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