HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Interstat) — Camden Clark struck out 15 over seven innings and Southern Mississippi defeated Louisiana-Monroe 3-1 Saturday in the first game of a Sun Belt doubleheader at Pete Taylor Park.

Clark allowed three hits and one earned run for the Golden Eagles, who improved to 33-14. The Warhawks fell to 24-23.

Marcus Aranda put Louisiana-Monroe ahead 1-0 in the second inning with a solo home run to left field, his 12th of the season. Southern Miss tied it in the third on a fielder’s choice by Joey Urban that scored Odom.

Ben Higdon doubled to right field in the fourth, driving in Gillespie to give the Golden Eagles a 2-1 lead. They added an unearned run in the seventh when Odom reached on a fielder’s choice and Higdon scored on a throwing error by catcher Aranda.

Brandt Corley took the loss for ULM, allowing two unearned runs on no hits with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Justin Robinson tossed 2 1/3 scoreless frames. Josh Och pitched two scoreless innings with four strikeouts for Southern Miss.