With two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning and runners at second and third base, Matthew Guidry stepped to the plate with the hope of completing Southern Miss’ come from behind win in the Golden Eagles’ first extra-inning season opener since 1998.
Guidry hit a game-winning walk-off RBI single down the right field line to give the Golden Eagles a 7-6 win against Purdue on Friday night.
“He started me away with two fastballs and that’s usually my approach and once he got me down 2-0,” Guidry said. “I knew if I could get the job done or if I just put a bit of contact on it that cause enough disruption to hopefully to get something happening and I just kind of tried to stick to that approach and just try and make something happen.