From the desk of the "Old Lefty" himself Jack Duggan
Overall: 17-9 (Not Ranked) C-USA: 4-3
Last Week
Thu.,April 1 – Southern Miss 9, at UTSA 1* (Hunter Stanley allows one run over seven innings)
Fri., April 2, G1 – Southern Miss 13, at UTSA 9*(Hit season-high 5 HRs, the most since 2018)
Fri., April 2, G2 – Southern Miss 11, at UTSA 5* (Dustin Dickerson broke open the game with a 3-run triple)
Sat., April 3 – Southern Miss at UTSA, Rained Out (Game was scoreless in bottom of 1st when rain halted play)
This Week (Radio/Webstream)
Friday, April 9 – vs. UAB*, 6 p.m. (Southern Miss Sports Network/C-USA.TV)
Saturday, April 10 – vs. UAB* (DH), 2 p.m. (Southern Miss Sports Network/C-USA.TV)
Sunday, April 11 – vs. UAB*, 1 p.m. (Southern Miss Sports Network/C-USA.TV)
*Conference USA game
C-USA Hitter of the Week Nominee
Player: _Gabe Montenegro__________ School:_Southern Miss__________________
Opponent AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-A
UTSA 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1-1
UTSA 5 3 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 1-1
UTSA 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0-0
Totals 13 5 7 1 0 2 6 2 2 2-2 (.538 ba/.600 obp/1.077 slug)
Supporting Information for Hitter of the Week Nominee: Danny Lynch hit safely in all three games during the week, posting a .538 batting average. He also led the team in hits (seven), homers (two) and RBI (six), while tied for most runs (five). He doubled in a run in the series opener, and followed that with his first four-hit game of the year in the opening game of the doubleheader in which he blasted a two-run shot in the sixth to give the Golden Eagles an 8-4 advantage. He kept a rally alive in the 10th with a two-out single, one batter before Will McGillis collected a decisive three-run homer. He then homered again in the second game of the doubleheader to increase a Golden Eagle lead. Lynch now has five home runs on the year.
C-USA Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Player: Hunter Stanley_____________ School:_Southern Miss__________________
Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO Pitches
UTSA W 7.0 3 1 1 2 1 88/55
1-0 7.0 3 1 1 2 1 88/55 (62.5 percent strike rate)
Supporting Information for Pitcher of the Week Nominee: Hunter Stanley won his third straight decision as he limited one of the league’s best offensive clubs to just three hits and a run over seven innings. While he fanned one and just walked two, he registered 14 fly ball outs and the only run allowed came in the sixth. He retired nine batters in a row at one point in the contest and only allowed only one leadoff to reach base. He lowered his ERA to 2.06 this season in seven starts and leads the team in innings (43.2) and strikeouts (54). Opponents this season are hitting .199 against him.
Team Notes
* The Golden Eagles went 3-0 last week, posting their first three-game sweep of a Conference USA opponent since sweeping Middle Tennessee (April 26-28, 2019). The final game of the four-game series was rained out. It was the first league game lost due to weather since the final game of the 2018 UTSA series (March 18) in Hattiesburg.
* Gabe Montenegro hit safely in all three games during the weekend to extend his current team-best hitting streak to 10 games. During the streak, Montenegro is hitting .488 (20x41) with five doubles, a triple, a home run and 9 RBI. He has seen his average rise from .182 to .312 during the streak.
* Redshirt freshman Billy Garrity collected his first Golden Eagle hit in the opening game of a twinbill on Friday, in the eighth inning, to give USM a 9-8 extra-inning advantage. The Roadrunners scored a run in the bottom half of the frame and Southern Miss pulled away finally with a four-run 10th. Transfer Blake Johnson also hit his first Golden Eagle homer in the second game of the doubleheader.
* Ryan Och retired eight of nine batters he faced to improve to 3-0 after keeping UTSA off the board in the 10-inning win.
* Ben Ethridge finished the series by limiting the Roadrunners to two runs on two hits, all of which came in the first, shutting down UTSA the rest of the way as he posted nine strikeouts and walked three over six innings to improve to 2-1.
* Southern Miss registered a season-high 19 hits in the series opener and scored in double digits twice in the set, now scoring in double digits five times in 2021.
* The Golden Eagles are now 9-1 when they score in the opening frame and 11-2 when they score first this season.
Overall: 17-9 (Not Ranked) C-USA: 4-3
Last Week
Thu.,April 1 – Southern Miss 9, at UTSA 1* (Hunter Stanley allows one run over seven innings)
Fri., April 2, G1 – Southern Miss 13, at UTSA 9*(Hit season-high 5 HRs, the most since 2018)
Fri., April 2, G2 – Southern Miss 11, at UTSA 5* (Dustin Dickerson broke open the game with a 3-run triple)
Sat., April 3 – Southern Miss at UTSA, Rained Out (Game was scoreless in bottom of 1st when rain halted play)
This Week (Radio/Webstream)
Friday, April 9 – vs. UAB*, 6 p.m. (Southern Miss Sports Network/C-USA.TV)
Saturday, April 10 – vs. UAB* (DH), 2 p.m. (Southern Miss Sports Network/C-USA.TV)
Sunday, April 11 – vs. UAB*, 1 p.m. (Southern Miss Sports Network/C-USA.TV)
*Conference USA game
C-USA Hitter of the Week Nominee
Player: _Gabe Montenegro__________ School:_Southern Miss__________________
Opponent AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-A
UTSA 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1-1
UTSA 5 3 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 1-1
UTSA 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0-0
Totals 13 5 7 1 0 2 6 2 2 2-2 (.538 ba/.600 obp/1.077 slug)
Supporting Information for Hitter of the Week Nominee: Danny Lynch hit safely in all three games during the week, posting a .538 batting average. He also led the team in hits (seven), homers (two) and RBI (six), while tied for most runs (five). He doubled in a run in the series opener, and followed that with his first four-hit game of the year in the opening game of the doubleheader in which he blasted a two-run shot in the sixth to give the Golden Eagles an 8-4 advantage. He kept a rally alive in the 10th with a two-out single, one batter before Will McGillis collected a decisive three-run homer. He then homered again in the second game of the doubleheader to increase a Golden Eagle lead. Lynch now has five home runs on the year.
C-USA Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Player: Hunter Stanley_____________ School:_Southern Miss__________________
Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO Pitches
UTSA W 7.0 3 1 1 2 1 88/55
1-0 7.0 3 1 1 2 1 88/55 (62.5 percent strike rate)
Supporting Information for Pitcher of the Week Nominee: Hunter Stanley won his third straight decision as he limited one of the league’s best offensive clubs to just three hits and a run over seven innings. While he fanned one and just walked two, he registered 14 fly ball outs and the only run allowed came in the sixth. He retired nine batters in a row at one point in the contest and only allowed only one leadoff to reach base. He lowered his ERA to 2.06 this season in seven starts and leads the team in innings (43.2) and strikeouts (54). Opponents this season are hitting .199 against him.
Team Notes
* The Golden Eagles went 3-0 last week, posting their first three-game sweep of a Conference USA opponent since sweeping Middle Tennessee (April 26-28, 2019). The final game of the four-game series was rained out. It was the first league game lost due to weather since the final game of the 2018 UTSA series (March 18) in Hattiesburg.
* Gabe Montenegro hit safely in all three games during the weekend to extend his current team-best hitting streak to 10 games. During the streak, Montenegro is hitting .488 (20x41) with five doubles, a triple, a home run and 9 RBI. He has seen his average rise from .182 to .312 during the streak.
* Redshirt freshman Billy Garrity collected his first Golden Eagle hit in the opening game of a twinbill on Friday, in the eighth inning, to give USM a 9-8 extra-inning advantage. The Roadrunners scored a run in the bottom half of the frame and Southern Miss pulled away finally with a four-run 10th. Transfer Blake Johnson also hit his first Golden Eagle homer in the second game of the doubleheader.
* Ryan Och retired eight of nine batters he faced to improve to 3-0 after keeping UTSA off the board in the 10-inning win.
* Ben Ethridge finished the series by limiting the Roadrunners to two runs on two hits, all of which came in the first, shutting down UTSA the rest of the way as he posted nine strikeouts and walked three over six innings to improve to 2-1.
* Southern Miss registered a season-high 19 hits in the series opener and scored in double digits twice in the set, now scoring in double digits five times in 2021.
* The Golden Eagles are now 9-1 when they score in the opening frame and 11-2 when they score first this season.
