Sports
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Golden Eagle sports: The year that was
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
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Conference USA to add up to six teams
While Conference USA is set to lose four schools to the Big East Conference in the upcoming year, they have begun to explore replacements.
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USM names new basketball coach
Much has changed since the Golden Eagles ended their season against the Kansas State Wildcats in the NCAA tournament. Soon after the buzzer sounded on the Eagles’ season, Southern Miss head coach Larry Eustachy left for the head coaching job at Colorado State University, leaving the Eagles in search of a new coach.
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Softball falls to UAB
In the final home conference series of the season, the Southern Miss softball team was swept by conference foe UAB over the weekend.
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Track and field teams finish on high note
The Southern Miss Golden Eagle track & field teams set a school record with 29 top-eight finishes when they competed in the NJCAA Super Southeast Regionals on Saturday.
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USM teams complete in C-USA championships
Four Southern Miss athletic teams have completed their respective conference championships over the past week. Men’s and women’s golf completed play this week, while men’s and women’s tennis completed play last week.
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Bulldogs slug past Eagles
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (23-17) traveled to Trustmark Park in Pearl on Tuesday to face in-state rival Mississippi State Bulldogs (25-16). To start the game, the Eagles sent sophomore pitcher Boomer Scarborough to the bump to try to quail the Bulldog bats. Scarborough went two innings for giving up one run on one hit and striking out three. The Eagles replaced Scarborough with Jay Myrick after Scarborough faced only two batters in the third.
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Baseball sweeps series against Memphis
After losing three straight games, the Southern Miss baseball team got back on track by sweeping a weekend series against Memphis over the weekend at Pete Taylor Park.
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Basketball coaching search begins
Not long after Larry Eustachy took the men’s basketball head coaching job at Colorado State, the Southern Miss men’s basketball program began looking for a coach. No one can be expected yet, but it is more likely that a new athletic director will be hired first. However, that does not mean that the search has not already begun.
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Blake Brown: Man on a mission
Junior star first baseman Blake Brown hits the home runs and drives in runs for the Golden Eagle baseball team.
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Offense shines in annual spring game
It took all spring for the offense to get into a rhythm, but things started to come together Saturday afternoon as the offense put up 463 yards and scored 34 points in the annual Southern Miss spring football game.
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Tennis, golf on verge of C-USA championships
Four Southern Miss athletic teams will begin their conference championships in the next week.
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Eustachy accepts job at CSU
Former Southern Miss men’s basketball head coach Larry Eustachy stood at the podium in Fort Collins, Colorado as the new head coach for the Colorado State Rams men’s basketball team and gave his first interview at his new job.
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Baseball loses two of three to UCF
Southern Miss baseball entertained the No. 13 ranked team in the nation over the weekend, dropping two of the three games to the University of Central Florida Golden Knights at Pete Taylor Park.
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Eaglefest 2012 set for this weekend
Starting Friday afternoon and running through Sunday afternoon, Eaglefest is the busiest weekend for Southern Miss athletics during the spring semester.
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Pitching kills Eagles’ chances
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles began the game with two quick runs, as Connor Barron hit a base hit, followed by an error by the LSU Tigers third baseman that gave the Eagles two men on base. A batter later, Blake Brown scorched a double down the right field line that plated two. That was the only two runs the Eagles could muster, despite out-hitting the Tigers Wednesday evening in Metairie, La.
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MLB Preview: American League is loaded
The American League saw a plethora of big name free agents change leagues and move from National League teams to the American League. The biggest surprise of the off-season was the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who landed Albert Pujols, the biggest name on the market.
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Baseball sweeps series against Alcorn State
Southern Miss opened up a three-game home stand against in-state opponent Alcorn State Thursday night.
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Baseball team makes most of rain delay
While Tuesday’s baseball game in Pearl between the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Ole Miss Rebels was rained out, the teams didn’t let weather get in the way of providing some entertainment.
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Mason Robbins: Built for success
Mason Robbins is a Southern Miss freshman who plays outfield and occasionally pitches for the Golden Eagle baseball team. Robbins has been a vital part of the Golden Eagle offense driving in 19 RBI and hitting two home runs, but he is more than just another student athlete. Robbins said he will most likely delve into an undergraduate construction engineering degree.






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