USM grabs 4-3 win over UAB in C-USA Tournament opener

The Southern Miss baseball team is getting a day off earlier than expected after winning its after-dark match-up against UAB on the first day of the Conference USA Baseball Tournament.

In a game that had pretty much everything, USM took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth on the strength of a Slade Wilks solo shot, his tenth this season.

The Golden Eagles 4-3 winners over the Blazers, making them the only team in league history to play in every single C-USA Tournament and now win in every single C-USA Tournament.