HARRISONBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Ben Higdon drove in four runs and Southern Mississippi completed a three-game sweep of James Madison with a 10-5 victory Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.

Higdon, the Golden Eagles’ right fielder, went 3 for 4 with a double, a sacrifice fly and four RBIs. He extended a hot streak that included a two-hit, three-RBI effort in Saturday’s 11-1 win and a three-RBI game May 3 against Louisiana-Monroe.

Southern Mississippi, which improved to 37-14 overall, used a seven-run fifth inning to seize control. The Golden Eagles led 1-0 after a sacrifice fly from Higdon in the second inning before breaking the game open.

Tucker Stockman singled home Ben Higdon to start the fifth, and Joey Urban added a two-run single. Kyle Morrison singled in another run, and Matthew Russo doubled to left-center to drive in two more, making it 7-0.

James Madison answered in the bottom of the fifth. Kyle Langley launched a grand slam to right field, scoring Jack Guerrero, Wyatt Campbell and Jack Cannizzaro to cut the deficit to 7-4. Langley finished 2 for 3 with four RBIs.

Southern Mississippi responded in the seventh. With two outs, Higdon cleared the bases with a three-run double, scoring Davis Gillespie, Matthew Russo and Drey Barrett to push the lead to 10-4.

The Dukes managed one run in the ninth when Clay Thompson scored on a groundout by Wyatt Campbell, but Thomas Crabtree induced a final groundout to seal the win.

Southern Mississippi collected 14 hits, while James Madison had 10. The Golden Eagles also executed two sacrifice hits.

Camden Sunstrom started for Southern Mississippi and pitched five innings, allowing four earned runs on no hits with four strikeouts. The no-hit line with four earned runs reflected the grand slam that accounted for all the damage against him. Josh Och threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts, and Thomas Crabtree worked two innings, allowing one earned run while striking out three.

For James Madison, Jaden Kinsler pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits. Tyler Lutz took the loss, giving up four earned runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings with one strikeout. Luke McGrath allowed three earned runs on two hits in two innings.

Matthew Russo went 2 for 4 with two RBIs for the Golden Eagles. Joey Urban was 1 for 5 with two RBIs. Kyle Morrison also had a hit and an RBI.

The Dukes fell to 20-29. They were swept in the three-game series after losing 8-5 on Friday and 11-1 on Saturday.

Southern Mississippi’s victory continued a strong stretch. The Golden Eagles have won eight of their last 10 games and will host Georgia Southern for a three-game series starting Thursday.

James Madison will travel to Old Dominion for a three-game set beginning Thursday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Southern Mississippi 8, James Madison 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Southern Mississippi a 79 percent probability to win. The Golden Eagles were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of plus-5.5.