Southern Miss defeats LSU in Hattiesburg Regional Championship Game

For most college baseball teams that make it to the promise land, the road to Omaha can be long and winding.

Then there is Southern Miss who hosted the Conference USA Tournament at Pete Taylor Park, hosted an NCAA Regional for just the third time in program history, and now?

USM and LSU for the third time this weekend in a winner-take-all regional championship game.

USM wins its first ever regional in Hattiesburg and now hosting its first-ever Super Regional in Hattiesburg.

Southern Miss defeats LSU 8-7. Golden Eagles had to win three straight out of the losers bracket. Right fielder Carson Paetow said, “It’s awesome. This is a once in a lifetime thing, and it’s a blessing to be a part of. It’s awesome for sure. (Shoutout Vancleave?) Vancleave for sure. For the Cleave!”

Head Coach Scott Berry said, “They didn’t go away easy. We had to work for everything. That felt pretty good. It’s really special. It’s special for all of these kids. It’s special for our fans. Everybody that invests in our program to make it what it is. I mean this is a special place. This is a special place. And people love their baseball here, and we love that they love it.”

Catcher Blake Johnson said, “Yeah, we’re going to soak it all in. We take it one game at a time. Really excited about this. We’re going to celebrate this for a while, and then we’re going to have a great practice whenever we start again and be ready to go for next week.”

On the other side of the bracket, Ole Miss defeats Arizona 22-6.

So Southern Miss hosting Ole Miss in a Super Regional for the right to go to Omaha.