Slade Wilks blasted a three-run home run to lift Southern Miss in the opening game of a twinbill, 9-7, while Georgia Southern collected two round-trippers in the top of the ninth to rally for a 10-8 comeback victory in the nightcap as the teams split a doubleheader Saturday at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.
The Hattiesburg Convention Commission is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Smith Drug Company Museum with a special baseball exhibit.
Slade Wilks and Christopher Sargent each had a pair of hits, including a home run from both players, to lead Southern Miss to a 4-3 Sun Belt Conference series-opening victory over Georgia Southern Friday evening in front of 5,237 at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.
Sakyia White twirled around two defenders and hit the game-winning layup as time expired to send Jones to its second straight NJCAA Elite Eight with a 71-69 win over Gulf Coast State Friday night.
Baseball fans are getting ready for a big night in Columbia next week, as the city hosts an opening ceremony for the completed first phase of its new multi-million dollar Sportsplex.
Abram spent the majority of his first four seasons with the Raiders, racking up 267 tackles, three interceptions and a couple fumble recoveries. New Orleans feels like home.
Tom O’Brien coached college football for 40 years. His son Dan picked up quite a bit during about 35 of those years. Despite Tom focusing most of his attention on the offense, Dan gravitated toward the defensive side of the ball.
It’s hard to ask a team to come from behind in back-to-back games. It’s even harder when the opposition is the fifth-ranked team in the country, but No. 2 Pearl River did just that Tuesday evening at Dub Herring Park, defeating No. 5 Meridian 7-3 in game one and using a walk-off single in game two to win 7-6.
Jackson State responded from Friday night’s upset loss against Alabama A&M by run-ruling the Bulldogs in seven innings for their first win in SWAC play Saturday afternoon to set up a series-deciding game three.
Blake Johnson collected two hits and drove in a pair of runs, while Southern Miss got stellar pitching from both Tanner Hall and Kros Sivley to defeat Texas State, 4-2, Friday night in the school’s first-ever Sun Belt Conference game.
Faith Academy in Mobile, Alabama has become somewhat of a feeder school for Southern Miss. A couple of alums Reece Ewing and Christopher Sargent are suited up with the Golden Eagles this season. And a couple more will join the Black & Gold next spring – Pearl River infielder Gabe Broadus and Jones College pitcher Drew Druckenmiller.
WDAM 7 News is thrilled to welcome Scott Kirk to the station as the newest Sports Reporter/Anchor. Kirk comes to Hattiesburg from Orlando, Florida where he graduated from Full Sail University and the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting.
It’s estimated that Americans will bet more than $3 billion on the NCAA Tournament. The action was on full display in Coast casinos during the first full day of the tournament.
Mississippi on Tuesday introduced new basketball coach Chris Beard, who repeatedly declined to discuss specifics regarding his December domestic violence arrest that led to his eventual firing at Texas.
The University of Southern Mississippi men's basketball team will be heading to Birmingham, Ala., in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament, taking on the University of Alabama-Birmingham at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Reece Ewing and Slade Wilks drove in three runs apiece Sunday as No. 22 University of Southern Mississippi clinched a weekend series with an 11-5 win over Valparaiso University Sunday.
The No. 1 Pearl River baseball team battled back to secure a series split Saturday in its conference opener against Northeast. The Wildcat comeback bid came up just short in game one, 6-5, before PRCC secured a 6-4 victory in the nightcap.
Dustin Dickerson and Danny Lynch each homered to lead Southern Miss to an 8-3 victory Saturday afternoon over Valparaiso at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.
Brady Renfro blasted a seventh-inning grand slam to right field to help Valparaiso pull away for a 6-1 series-opening victory Friday night over No. 22 Southern Miss at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.The Golden Eagles (8-5) dropped their second contest in a row as Valpo improved to 7-4 on the year.
The Forrest County chapter closes for two talented basketball players but they will remain teammates. Both Richard Frazier and David Combest signed with Pearl River Community College on Thursday afternoon.
Kros Sivley was a stud at Sumrall High School. He became a spectator in year No. 1 at Southern Miss, redshirting his freshman season. So when the southpaw finally took the mound in USM’s second game of the year against Liberty, he was making up for lost time.
The Saints ranked first in the league with an A+ grade for how it handles travel for away games. They received high marks for first-class seating and giving their players enough space and individual downtime before away games.
The University of Southern Mississippi got steamrolled after halftime Sunday, falling in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
Christopher Sargent drilled a pair of two-run home runs Sunday to help the University of Southern Mississippi to a 7-2 win and a sweep of a three-game baseball series with visiting Dallas Baptist University.
Lake High School powered its way past Heidelberg High School in the Mississippi Class 2A girls basketball state championship game Friday afternoon at Mississippi Coliseum.
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