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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – A ninth inning Blue Raider rally fell just short in Hattiesburg as Middle Tennessee dropped game one against Southern Miss 6-4 at Pete Taylor Park Friday night.
Four different Blue Raiders recorded multi-hit performances on the night, led by 's 3-for-4 night that included a double and a home run.
Middle Tennessee had good at-bats most of the night, striking out just once throughout the game.
Reigning Conference USA Pitcher of the Week took the mound for the Blue Raiders and proved to be effective early on.
Southern Miss took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning, but Hoffmann battled to around the run to end the inning with four strikeouts through first two frames.