In the first inning, freshman Gabe Shepard found himself in an early jam with a single and an error putting two runners on base for Troy to start the game.
However, Shepard was able to pitch out of the inning and put together his strongest outing of the season in Southern Miss’ (33-17) 12-2 Tuesday win over Troy (27-26).
“Gabe ran into some trouble in the first inning but boy he really had a live arm tonight,” Southern Miss coach Scott Berry said. “I heard 93-95 mph. He got that breaking ball really working from the second to the fifth inning on.