adSouthern Miss (33-15, 20-7) came into the series finale on Sunday against Louisiana Tech (34-16, 16-11) looking for the series-clinching victory after dropping the first game on Friday night.
The Golden Eagles shut out La. Tech for the first time since April 19, 2014 with a 2-0 series-clinching win. The Golden Eagles made strides in commanding their own destiny heading into a hopeful NCAA Regional berth.
USM split the first two contests of the series losing 7-5 on Friday and bouncing back to win 6-3 on Saturday.
The Golden Eagles needed the win on Sunday to extend their lead on the rest of the Conference USA field.