Tucker Stockman delivered a two-out, ninth-inning RBI single that scored William Tonsmiere and gave No. 7 Southern Miss a 2-1 walk-off victory over Ole Miss on Tuesday in Hattiesburg, according to a game recap.
Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco brought in closer Landon Koenig to replace JP Robertson in the ninth, the recap said. Robertson had recorded a flyout and a strikeout earlier in the inning before surrendering the base hit that produced the winning run.
The only other scoring came on solo home runs in the fifth inning. Ole Miss right fielder Tristan Bissetta led off the top of the fifth with a homer, and Southern Miss second baseman Kyle Morrison matched it with a solo shot in the bottom half, the recap said.
Southern Miss used four pitchers in the game, and closer Camden Clark (3-0) was credited with the win after retiring two batters in the top of the ninth, the recap said. Robertson (2-1) took the loss. Ole Miss used five pitchers. Stockman was the only Golden Eagle with multiple hits; Southern Miss totaled six hits and Ole Miss had three and nine strikeouts, the recap added.
The recap noted Southern Miss (15-2) beat top-five Mississippi State in Hattiesburg one week earlier. Southern Miss is scheduled to begin Sun Belt play at Arkansas State on Friday at 6 p.m. CT, and Ole Miss (15-3) is set to open SEC play at No. 2 Texas on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT, according to the respective team schedules.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
