The Golden Eagles lost the regional final on June 5, 2017 but finished the season with a record-breaking number of wins overall.
The inconvenience of multiple rain delays plagued the Hattiesburg Regional on Monday, even during the waiting moments for the designated 1 p.m. first pitch. With fifteen minutes left before game time, light rain and consistent lighting pushed the game back nearly five hours. Whether the delays affected the Golden Eagles or not is speculation, but the game quickly turned to favor Mississippi State over Southern Mississippi.
The Bulldogs were not shaken after Southern Miss took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.