PENSACOLA, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team saw an early lead slip away against No. 15 University of Southern Mississippi Friday night, March 2 in the opening game of the Cox Diamond Invitational at Blue Wahoos Stadium. The Eagles (1-8) jumped out to a 3-0 lead before falling to the Golden Eagles (7-2), 9-4.
Eastern Michigan cranked out nine hits, tying USM. Freshman Nate Jones (Battle Creek, Mich.-Lakeview) led the Green and White, going 2-for-3 with a double, and was the lone Eagle to record a multi-hit effort.
On the rubber, junior Caleb Hester (Coloma, Mich.