HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss baseball had three outs to get to advance to the Hattiesburg Regional and a four-run cushion to work with.
Instead, the Golden Eagles are staring down an elimination game with Kennesaw State.
USM blew a four-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Josh Pearson's chopper up the middle completed the collapse in the 10th.
Southern Miss will play its elimination game against the Owls on Sunday (1 p.m., ESPN+).
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