Privateers Set for Second Meeting With Southern Miss

SOUTHERN MISS (11-7-1, 2-1) AT NEW ORLEANS (8-11, 2-4)
GAME 20 | NEW ORLEANS, LA. | MAESTRI FIELD AT FIRST NBC BALLPARK
TUESDAY 6:30 PM
 
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THE GAME:
The New Orleans Privateers baseball team (8-11, 2-4 Southland) comes off a 2-1 weekend to face the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (11-7-1, 2-1 C-USA) for the second time this season at Maestri Field at First NBC Ballpark on Tuesday. First pitch is for 6:30 p.m.
 
The Privateers took their first conference series since May 2009, defeating Stephen F. Austin in two of three games on the weekend. Ryan Calloway scored three runs in a game for the second time this season and the Privateers did not allow a run after the sixth inning in any of the three games on the weekend.
 
Southern Miss won the final game of their opening conference series against Florida International 10-0. The game was called after seven innings on the run rule. The game was scoreless through five innings, but Southern Miss exploded for all 10 of their runs in the sixth inning to take two out of three in the series. It was the third time this season Southern Miss has scored double digit runs in a game.
 
Matt Durst leads the club with a .358 batting average and 12 RBIs. Durst won the team's triple crown last year, leading the team in batting average, home runs, and RBIs. He became the first Golden Eagle to accomplish that feat since 2010 (B.A. Vollmuth).
 
PITCHING MATCHUP:
UNO- Daniel Martinez RHP (0-1, 6.05) vs. USM- Cord Cockrell RHP (2-0, 4.60)
 
ALL-TIME SERIES:
RECORD: New Orleans leads 49-48
LAST MEETING: UNO W 7-6, 2/18/15
 
NEXT UP:
The Privateers head back to conference play on the weekend when they start a three-game series with Lamar. First pitch for the series opener is Friday at 6:30 p.m.
 
NEWS AND NOTES:
ALL HE DOES IS WIN:
Jordan Priddle is one of three pitchers in the Southland with four wins after picking up the victory on Sunday. Priddle was called upon in the second inning of the Privateers' series finale against Stephen F. Austin and threw six shutout innings with six strikeouts and only three hits allowed.
 
CLEAN AS A WHISTLE:
The Privateers' defense has stepped up the past four games, playing three of those without committing an error. New Orleans has only had one miscue in the last 37 innings after committing 30 errors in the first 15 games. New Orleans is 6-4 this season when committing one or no errors in a game.
 
LOAD 'EM UP:
As a team, New Orleans is hitting .393 (11-for-28) with the bases loaded this season. Preston Marsh has the most hits (four) and at-bats (eight) with the bases full. The Privateers had three hits in their six-run sixth on Sunday with the bases loaded.
 
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