From the desk of the "Old Lefty" himself, Jack Duggan
Overall: 2-1 (Not Ranked) C-USA: 0-0
Last Week
Sun., Feb. 21 – at Southern Miss 5, Northwestern State 1 (Hunter Stanley with 13 Ks in season opener)
Sun., Feb. 21 – Northwestern State 7, at Southern Miss 1 (Ben Ethridge fans 12 in 5 2/3 innings of relief)
Mon., Feb. 22 – at Southern Miss 10, Northwestern State 0 in 7 Inn. (Reed Trimble hits pair of three-run homers)
This Week
Tue., Feb. 23 – at South Alabama, 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 26 – UConn, 4 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 27 – UConn, 1 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 28 – UConn, 11 a.m.
C-USA Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Player: Hunter Stanley_____________ School:_Southern Miss__________________
Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO Pitches
NW State W 6.0 1 0 0 1 13 83/61
1-0 6.0 1 0 0 1 13 83/61
Supporting Information for Pitcher of the Week Nominee: In his first career start, after 37 career relief appearances, Stanley allowed just one hit and no runs over six innings of work and fanned 13 while walking one. The strikeout total was a career-high and also marked the most punch outs on opening day in the Scott Berry era (since 2010). It also was the most strikeouts since Nick Sandlin posted 13 against Rice on March 30, 2018. Stanley whiffed the first five batters he faced registered three strikeouts in an inning three times. He allowed just two base runners – a second-inning double and a four-inning walk. Also fanned six of his final seven batters in his outing.
Team Notes
* The Golden Eagles opened the season by winning their last seven openers and are 46-28-1 since 1947.
* In the three-game series, Southern Miss’ pitching staff fanned 45 and walked just four batters. In the second game of the doubleheader, Southern Miss tied a school record as its staff combined for 19 strikeouts, tying a mark that was originally set against Loyola (N.O.) in 1948.
* Both Ben Ethridge and Drew Boyd each set career marks for strikeouts over the weekend with 12 and 9, respectively.
* Freshman Reed Trimble hit a pair of two-run homers and tied his career-high for RBI with six in the series finale with the Demons. It was the first two-homer game since Matt Guidry did it against Valparaiso (2/29/20).
* With two wins in the opening series, 12th year coach Scott Berry got closer to the 400-win mark at Southern Miss as he now has 397 for his tenure as the Golden Eagle skipper.
Overall: 2-1 (Not Ranked) C-USA: 0-0
Last Week
Sun., Feb. 21 – at Southern Miss 5, Northwestern State 1 (Hunter Stanley with 13 Ks in season opener)
Sun., Feb. 21 – Northwestern State 7, at Southern Miss 1 (Ben Ethridge fans 12 in 5 2/3 innings of relief)
Mon., Feb. 22 – at Southern Miss 10, Northwestern State 0 in 7 Inn. (Reed Trimble hits pair of three-run homers)
This Week
Tue., Feb. 23 – at South Alabama, 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 26 – UConn, 4 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 27 – UConn, 1 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 28 – UConn, 11 a.m.
C-USA Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Player: Hunter Stanley_____________ School:_Southern Miss__________________
Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO Pitches
NW State W 6.0 1 0 0 1 13 83/61
1-0 6.0 1 0 0 1 13 83/61
Supporting Information for Pitcher of the Week Nominee: In his first career start, after 37 career relief appearances, Stanley allowed just one hit and no runs over six innings of work and fanned 13 while walking one. The strikeout total was a career-high and also marked the most punch outs on opening day in the Scott Berry era (since 2010). It also was the most strikeouts since Nick Sandlin posted 13 against Rice on March 30, 2018. Stanley whiffed the first five batters he faced registered three strikeouts in an inning three times. He allowed just two base runners – a second-inning double and a four-inning walk. Also fanned six of his final seven batters in his outing.
Team Notes
* The Golden Eagles opened the season by winning their last seven openers and are 46-28-1 since 1947.
* In the three-game series, Southern Miss’ pitching staff fanned 45 and walked just four batters. In the second game of the doubleheader, Southern Miss tied a school record as its staff combined for 19 strikeouts, tying a mark that was originally set against Loyola (N.O.) in 1948.
* Both Ben Ethridge and Drew Boyd each set career marks for strikeouts over the weekend with 12 and 9, respectively.
* Freshman Reed Trimble hit a pair of two-run homers and tied his career-high for RBI with six in the series finale with the Demons. It was the first two-homer game since Matt Guidry did it against Valparaiso (2/29/20).
* With two wins in the opening series, 12th year coach Scott Berry got closer to the 400-win mark at Southern Miss as he now has 397 for his tenure as the Golden Eagle skipper.
