From the desk of the "Old Lefty" himself, Jack Duggan.
Overall: 4-3 (Not Ranked) C-USA: 0-0
Last Week
Tue., Feb. 23 – at South Alabama 5, Southern Miss 3 (The Golden Eagles score all three runs in the eighth)
Fri., Feb. 26 – at Southern Miss 6, Connecticut 5 (Gabe Montenegro hits go-ahead two-run double in the eighth)
Sat., Feb. 27 – at Southern Miss 7, Connecticut 6 (Christopher Sargent homers twice and drives in five runs)
Sun., Feb. 28 – Connecticut 10, at Southern Miss 7 (Southern Miss hit season-high three homers)
This Week
Wed., March 3 – vs. Mississippi State, 6 p.m. (Trustmark Park, Pearl, Miss.)
Fri., March 5 – at Jacksonville State, 6 p.m.
Sat., March 6 – at Jacksonville State, 6 p.m.
Sun., March 7 – at Jacksonville State, 1 p.m.
C-USA Hitter of the Week Nominee
Player: _Christopher Sargent ____________ School:_Southern Miss__________________
Opponent AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-A
South Ala. 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0
UCONN 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0-0
UCONN 4 2 2 0 0 2 5 0 1 0-0
UCONN 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0
Totals 15 4 6 2 0 2 8 1 4 0-0 (.400 ba/.438 obp/.933 slug)
Supporting Information for Hitter of the Week Nominee: Christopher Sargent has hit safely in six of his first seven games for the Golden Eagles including in all four games last week and currently enjoys a five-game hitting streak. He hit .400 with six hits, four for extra bases, which included two doubles and two home runs. Sargent homered twice in the middle game of the UCONN series, hitting a three-run blast in the third to tie the game and then added a two-run shot later in the contest which proved to be the difference in the contest. His two-run, fourth-inning double in the opener against UCONN gave the Golden Eagles its first lead of the game. Southern Miss came back to take the lead for good with a two-run double in the eighth. He posted two hits against South Alabama and two in the middle game of the UCONN series.
Team Notes
* Southern Miss passed its first big test of 2021 by defeating preseason Big East favorite UCONN two of three games over the weekend. Southern Miss captured a couple of 1-run games, improving to 2-0 in those contest in 2021 and 88-61 under Scott Berry.
* With the Saturday win, the Golden Eagle clinched a winning opening month as the Golden Eagles have not endured a losing February under Berry (since 2010).
* The Golden Eagle pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts in the first six games, having the streak snapped in the final contest of the UCONN series when they only tallied nine. This season, Southern Miss has collected 91 strikeouts as a staff with only 12 walks for a 7.6-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Golden Eagles have thrown 668 strikes over 1,003 pitches for a 66.6% success percentage.
* While the Golden Eagles managed just 19 hits in the three-game series with UCONN, 16 went for extra bases including 10 doubles and six home runs.
* Dustin Dickerson and Reece Ewing connected on their first career home runs over the weekend.
* Coach Scott Berry needs one victory to reach 400 for his Southern Miss career. Hill Denson (1984-1997) holds the mark for most victories at the school with 468, while Corky Palmer (1998-2009) is next at 458. Berry ranks third on that list at 399-219-1 in his 12th season.
Overall: 4-3 (Not Ranked) C-USA: 0-0
Last Week
Tue., Feb. 23 – at South Alabama 5, Southern Miss 3 (The Golden Eagles score all three runs in the eighth)
Fri., Feb. 26 – at Southern Miss 6, Connecticut 5 (Gabe Montenegro hits go-ahead two-run double in the eighth)
Sat., Feb. 27 – at Southern Miss 7, Connecticut 6 (Christopher Sargent homers twice and drives in five runs)
Sun., Feb. 28 – Connecticut 10, at Southern Miss 7 (Southern Miss hit season-high three homers)
This Week
Wed., March 3 – vs. Mississippi State, 6 p.m. (Trustmark Park, Pearl, Miss.)
Fri., March 5 – at Jacksonville State, 6 p.m.
Sat., March 6 – at Jacksonville State, 6 p.m.
Sun., March 7 – at Jacksonville State, 1 p.m.
C-USA Hitter of the Week Nominee
Player: _Christopher Sargent ____________ School:_Southern Miss__________________
Opponent AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-A
South Ala. 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0
UCONN 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0-0
UCONN 4 2 2 0 0 2 5 0 1 0-0
UCONN 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0
Totals 15 4 6 2 0 2 8 1 4 0-0 (.400 ba/.438 obp/.933 slug)
Supporting Information for Hitter of the Week Nominee: Christopher Sargent has hit safely in six of his first seven games for the Golden Eagles including in all four games last week and currently enjoys a five-game hitting streak. He hit .400 with six hits, four for extra bases, which included two doubles and two home runs. Sargent homered twice in the middle game of the UCONN series, hitting a three-run blast in the third to tie the game and then added a two-run shot later in the contest which proved to be the difference in the contest. His two-run, fourth-inning double in the opener against UCONN gave the Golden Eagles its first lead of the game. Southern Miss came back to take the lead for good with a two-run double in the eighth. He posted two hits against South Alabama and two in the middle game of the UCONN series.
Team Notes
* Southern Miss passed its first big test of 2021 by defeating preseason Big East favorite UCONN two of three games over the weekend. Southern Miss captured a couple of 1-run games, improving to 2-0 in those contest in 2021 and 88-61 under Scott Berry.
* With the Saturday win, the Golden Eagle clinched a winning opening month as the Golden Eagles have not endured a losing February under Berry (since 2010).
* The Golden Eagle pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts in the first six games, having the streak snapped in the final contest of the UCONN series when they only tallied nine. This season, Southern Miss has collected 91 strikeouts as a staff with only 12 walks for a 7.6-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Golden Eagles have thrown 668 strikes over 1,003 pitches for a 66.6% success percentage.
* While the Golden Eagles managed just 19 hits in the three-game series with UCONN, 16 went for extra bases including 10 doubles and six home runs.
* Dustin Dickerson and Reece Ewing connected on their first career home runs over the weekend.
* Coach Scott Berry needs one victory to reach 400 for his Southern Miss career. Hill Denson (1984-1997) holds the mark for most victories at the school with 468, while Corky Palmer (1998-2009) is next at 458. Berry ranks third on that list at 399-219-1 in his 12th season.
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