HATTIESBURG — By the time the final out was recorded in Southern Miss' 10-0 loss to Ole Miss in the first game of the Hattiesburg Super Regional, the crowd of 5,474 at Pete Taylor Park had thinned out noticeably.
A Reece Ewing grand slam that wasn't offered the only real moment for the Golden Eagles fans to cling onto before a 3-0 Rebels lead turned into a 10-run bludgeoning Saturday.
But the Golden Eagles – and their faithful – will be back Sunday (3 p.m., ESPNU). The looming shadow of elimination is an obstacle they're perfectly familiar with after navigating three win-or-go-home contests to win the Hattiesburg Regional last week.