After waiting out a rain delay of more than four hours, Southern Miss and Mississippi State finally got things rolling in the Hattiesburg Regional final at 5:45. Originally slated to start at 1 p.m., Mother Nature had other ideas, postponing…
Fourteen years ago, the people of Hattiesburg got their first taste of a regional and they’ve been craving that second bite ever since. Today, the NCAA tournament finally made its first trip back to Pete Taylor Park and the Southern…
It was an exciting game in Hattiesburg today for the first game of the NCAA Regionals. Host Southern Miss faced off against Illinois Chicago in the double elimination tournament. Number one seed USM fell in a hole early, but were…
This is the first regional game Southern Miss has hosted in the NCAA Tournament since 2003. The USM faithful responded by showing out in full force. News 25’s Jeff Haeger joins us from Pete Taylor Park with one of those…
Perhaps the most important weekend in the history of Pete Taylor Park is less than 24 hours away. Southern Miss is hosting a regional for the first time since 2003 with a trip to Super Regionals on the line. The…
On the diamond, opening day is the time for wishful thinking, even if those thoughts are a little bit out of left field. For Southern Miss, the prospect of hosting a regional wasn’t that farfetched, but there was still a…
For better or worse, three of the teams in the Hattiesburg regional are all pretty familiar with one another, but there’s still one other school that has everyone guessing. USM’s first opponent is the University of Illinois-Chicago, whose mascot is…
After being overlooked as a regional host last year, the Southern Miss baseball team didn’t leave anything to chance in 2017. The Golden Eagles ripped off 14 consecutive wins to close out the regular season and followed that up with…
More Southern Miss for our WXXV Play of the Day which goes to junior third baseman Taylor Braley. Walks it off with a two-run heat seeker in the bottom of the ninth against Charlotte and at that point you’re thinking…
Despite falling short of their second straight C-USA Tournament Championship, the Golden Eagles showed a lot of heart to make it back to the title game after being stunned by UTSA on day one. They got things rolling with a…
The Conference USA Baseball Tournament concluded at MGM Park in Biloxi Sunday with a rematch between Southern Miss and Rice. Last year, the Golden Eagles beat the Owls in dramatic fashion to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. This…
On the first day of the Conference USA Tournament, UTSA exacted its revenge on Southern Miss, who swept the Roadrunners in San Antonio to close out the regular season. As fate would have it, the Golden Eagles had the chance…
After riding a 14 game winning streak heading into the C-USA Tournament, Southern Miss was living on more than just a prayer in today’s elimination game, but even still a little shot to the big guns upstairs can’t hurt. Prior…
From here on out, every Conference USA Tournament game is win or go home for Southern Miss. Today, the Golden Eagles needed to eliminate Louisiana Tech to avoid that same fate on their second day in Biloxi. A big sigh…
The Conference USA Baseball Tournament resumed at MGM Park today and Southern Miss needed a win to stay alive. Last night, the Golden Eagles dropped their first game to UTSA, making today’s game vs. Louisiana Tech a win or go…
Win or lose, there’s always been a special connection between Southern Miss baseball and its fan base even away from the right field roost of Pete Taylor Park. Today, the USM faithful made MGM Park their home away from home,…
Last week the Southern Miss baseball team put an exclamation point on the best regular season in school history with a three game sweep at UTSA. The Golden Eagles outscored the Roadrunners 39-13, but you wouldn’t have known that based…
The Conference USA Baseball tournament began today at MGM Park. There’s always been a special connection between Southern Miss and its fan base. Today, the USM faithful made MGM Park their home away from home and that’s where we find…
Some high praise today from those Golden Eagles and there was plenty to go around for the others. The nation’s leader in hits, Dylan Burdeaux, has been tabbed as Conference USA Player of the Year. Matt Wallner as Freshman of…
Southern Miss will embark on its tournament run as the number one seed in the field. Defending its crown will be priority number one, starting with game number one. The Golden Eagles head into the tournament riding the nation’s longest…
In terms of having the upper hand at next week’s Conference USA Tournament, Southern Miss has it. Not only are the Golden Eagles the top seed in the eight team field, they’re the only school in the league to play…
Behind the likes of Burdeaux, Braley, and Wallner, the Golden Eagles already wrapped up the Conference USA regular season title on Sunday and they did it outright for the first time since 2003. After sweeping UAB over the weekend, USM…
As a cautionary tale, regional projections don’t guarantee anything. The Southern Miss baseball team knows that better than anyone and yet it’s still hard to ignore the possibility of the NCAA Tournament coming to Hattiesburg. This week, USM jumped into…
This season, the Southern Miss baseball team has won 21 games at home. After this weekend, six of those wins have now come via the walk-off as the legend of Pete Taylor Park Magic continues to grow. Dating back to…