Privateers Baseball Heads to Hattiesburg to Face Southern Miss

NEW ORLEANS (0-3) AT SOUTHERN MISS (3-0)
GAME 4 | HATTIESBURG, MISS. | PETE TAYLOR PARK
WEDNESDAY 4:00 PM
 
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THE GAME:
The New Orleans Privateers baseball team looks to shake off a tough start to the season as they travel to face the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. First pitch was moved up from what was originally a 6 p.m. start due to expected freezing temperatures in the evening.
 
The Privateers finished on the short end of a three-game sweep, falling 8-6 at South Alabama on Sunday. New Orleans led from the second inning until surrendering a three-run eighth. The Privateers had five players record two hits in the loss. New Orleans racked up 31 hits over the three-game series.
 
Southern Miss polished off a three-game sweep of Murray State, holding on for a 6-5 win on Sunday to close the series. The Golden Eagles gave up a three-run eighth which cut their lead to one, but Ryan Milton struck out two Racers batters and pitched a clean ninth inning for his second save of the weekend.
 
The Golden Eagles have won 12 straight against New Orleans dating back to the 2008 season. Dylan Burdeaux went 9-for-13 at the plate with a home run, three RBIs, and six runs to lead the Golden Eagles' offense in the opening weekend. In 2014, Southern Miss finished third in C-USA and won 35 games.

WEATHER:

TEMPERATURE	CONDITIONS	CHANCE OF RAIN	WINDS
55/22	MOSTLY SUNNY	0%	NW 10-20 MPH

 
PITCHING MATCHUP:
UNO- Daniel Martinez RHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. USM- Kirk McCarty LHP (0-0, 0.00)
 
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD:
SERIES: Tied 48-48
LAST MEETING: USM W 9-7, 4/1/14
 
NEXT UP:
The Privateers will play their first home games of the season as part of the MLB Urban Youth Invitational. New Orleans will face Alcorn State at 6 p.m. on Friday, Southern on Saturday at 6 p.m., and Grambling on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Southern game will also be televised on MLB Network.
 
NEWS AND NOTES:
TURN IT:
The Privateers turned four double plays in the opening weekend against South Alabama. Out of the Southland, only Texas A&M-Corpus Christi turned more twin killings (five) in the first three days of the season.
 
PENMANSHIP:
New Orleans' relievers pitched 11.2 innings, nearly matching the starters' total (12.1). Alex Smith went the longest of the three starters, pitching 5.1 frames at South Alabama on Sunday. Darron McKigney was one of two Southland pitchers to appear in three games on the weekend.
 
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK:
Ray Veit assisted on six putouts in Sunday's win including starting a double play in the sixth inning. Veit had 12 assists on the weekend and also contributed five hits at the plate, co-leading the team along with Jonathan Coco.
 
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