HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Louisiana dropped the first game of a three-game weekend series to Southern Miss, 13-4, on Friday night at Pete Taylor Park.
Southern Miss (7-5) climbed out to an early 11-1 lead, recording a big second inning that featured eight runs.
Louisiana's (9-6) Drake Osborn and Ben Fitzgerald each tattooed solo home runs in the fourth inning, their second and third of the year, respectively.
The Ragin' Cajuns broke open the scoring in the game, tallying one run in the first inning on a Bobby Lada sacrifice fly.