AUBURN, Ala. — Dustin Dickerson stood for a beat and watched the ball fly before he sauntered around the bases. He slapped Scott Berry's hand as he rounded third, celebrating a three-run homer that helped secure at least another week on the job for the retiring Southern Miss baseball coach.
Dickerson's sixth-inning home run was the critical blow in an 11-7 victory for the No. 2 Golden Eagles over No. 4 Penn in the Auburn Regional's decisive game Monday at Plainsman Park.
With its victory, USM (45-18) advances to the NCAA Tournament's super-regional round for the second year in a row, where it will take on Tennessee (41-19).