The Southern Miss softball team (18-16, 5-7 C-USA) won one game in a three-game weekend series against Marshall (23-12, 6-3 C-USA) from March 30 to 31 at the Southern Miss Softball Complex.
In Game 1 of the series on Saturday, Marshall scored one run during the top of the first inning on an RBI groundout. In the top of the fifth inning, Marshall extended its lead after hitting a home run while having two runners on base, allowing three runs to score.
After five scoreless innings on the offensive side of the ball and another run from Marshall in the top of the sixth inning, right fielder Karley Nichols scored after a single by Madison Rayner in the bottom of the sixth, giving Southern Miss its first run of the day and cutting Marshall’s lead to 5-1.