USM forces winner-take-all game after 8-4 victory Sunday over Louisiana State University

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) – Sunday night time, not solely did the College of Southern Mississippi battle the great battle on the baseball diamond, however there was no collapse towards a crew that had accomplished nothing however mount comebacks on the Hattiesburg Regional.

USM twice tied the sport within the early innings earlier than grabbing the lead for good with a three-run sixth on its technique to a punch-in-the-nose payback 8-4 victory Sunday night time over Louisiana State College.

It marked the Golden Eagles’ first win over LSU since 2007, snapping a 10-game skid towards the Tigers.

USM’s second victory of the day vaulted the top-seeded Golden Eagles (46-17) out of elimination mode and right into a winner-take-all showdown with the second-seeded Tigers (40-21) at 3 p.m. Monday at Pete Taylor Park.

Sunday night time offered a little bit of salve to the still-tender-to-the-touch wound carved when USM misplaced a four-run lead within the backside of the ninth inning Saturday night time as LSU went on to win in 10 innings.

That arrange a grueling day of baseball for USM.

The Golden Eagles began the day by eking out a 4-3 victory in 10 innings over third-seeded Kennesaw State (36-28) to advance to the championship spherical with LSU.

Now, after gaining a little bit of revenge,the winner of Monday’s recreation will transfer into the best-of-three Tremendous Regional spherical.

The USM-LSU winner will face the winner of the Coral Gables Regional hosted by the College of Miami.

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