Louisiana-Lafayette 7, at Southern Mississippi 11

MONTGOMERY (Interstat) — The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles used a four-run first inning and a three-run second to build a commanding lead, then withstood a furious Louisiana-Lafayette rally in the ninth to win 11-7 in the Sun Belt Baseball Championship on Sunday afternoon at Riverwalk Stadium. Seth Smith opened the scoring with a solo home run to deep right field, his fifth of the season, giving the Golden Eagles a quick 1-0 advantage. After a single by Jesse Urban, Matthew Russo crushed his 11th homer of the year, a two-run shot to right-center that pushed the lead to 3-0. The… Read more...