LAFAYETTE, La. | Second-seeded Marshall pushed across a two-out run in the bottom of the sixth to earn a 3-2 victory over third-seeded South Alabama Friday afternoon at the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Championship held at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.
South Alabama (39-14) sees its 14-game win streak come to an end with the loss, while Marshall (45-9) advances to Saturday's championship game.
- Opening statement: "Congratulations to Marshall, their staff and their kids, they've had a great season and I thought they played a great game (today). They got it done in those moments and we were unable to.