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NEW ORLEANS – Southern Miss ended New Orleans' string of 16 straight shutout innings with a run in the eighth before going ahead with a second run in the 10
th to slip past UNO 2-1 at Wesley Barrow Stadium on Tuesday night.
USM (14-17) designated hitter Michael Sterling was hit by pitch with two outs, advanced to second on a stolen base and plated the go-ahead run when Blake Brown doubled to left center.
The Golden Eagles' winning run came against UNO (5-27) pitcher
Raymond Winter (2-2). Winter allowed the run on three hits during 2.2 innings of relief work.
In the eighth inning, USM knotted the score as shortstop Travis Creel walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Creel moved to third on a ground ball before scoring on a wild pitch against Privateer relief pitcher
Stone Speer.
Prior to the Golden Eagles' scores, the UNO extended its string of shutout innings to 16 behind the efforts of starter
Alex Smith. Smith allowed six hits over seven shutout innings, exiting the contest with a 1-0 lead.
The Privateers' lone tally of the contest came in the fourth inning as
Jonathan Coco reached base on an error before
Zacary Hawkins lifted a two-double to left centerfield to plate Coco. Hawkins was 2-for-4 in the contest, adding a single in the seventh inning.
Morgan Barger also went 2-for-4 in the contest for UNO, which totaled seven hits as a team.
USM relief pitcher Nick Johnson (1-0) took the victory after scattering two hits over four innings. Johnson struck out four in relief of A.J. Glasshof, who allowed five hits over six innings with six strikeouts.
The Golden Eagles received a trio of hits from catcher Chase Fowler in four plate appearances. Creel, Brown and Tim Lynch each produced a pair of hits for USM, which has now won 10 straight against the Privateers.
The teams will meet again on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Miss.
NOTES
Johnny Bench Watch List member
Brian Dixon threw out his ninth opposing runner attempting to steal base in the first inning of Tuesday's game… UNO starter
Alex Smith stranded a Golden Eagles' runner on third base in each of the first five frames...
Morgan Barger tied his career-high with two hits, a feat accomplished five times previously…
Zacary Hawkins's two hits contributed to the first baseman's eighth multi-hit performance of the year.
