HATTIESBURG — Every time Ole Miss came back, Southern Miss answered.
Southern Miss baseball took down visiting Ole Miss on Wednesday, winning 5-3 to improve to 30-13 on the season.The win evened the season series at 1-1, after Ole Miss defeated the Golden Eagles last month in Pearl. With the loss, Ole Miss falls to 30-16 on the year. Senior right-hander J.C. Keys earned the win for Southern Miss, allowing no hits or walks across 2.2 shutout innings with six strikeouts.
At two different points in the game, Ole Miss scored in the top half of an inning to tie the score, only to have Southern Miss regain the lead in the bottom half of the frame.