HATTIESBURG — Hello friends from Pete Taylor Park, where the Hattiesburg Regional is getting started in moments with Southern Miss taking on Illinois-Chicago.
The Flames are the No. 4 seed, but are certainly no pushover. They're 39-15, and starter Jake Dahlberg is a two-time conference player of the year. The southpaw is 10-2 this season with a 2.09 ERA. In 99 innings pitched Dahlberg gave up 29 walks and 55 hits, striking out 75 batters. Hitters are hitting .164 against him.
Southern Miss counters with Kirk McCarthy, its own ace lefthander. He's 10-2 with a 2.96 ERA in 91 1/3 innings pitched this season.