Southern Miss trailed in all three games against Purdue on opening weekend and had to stage comebacks in each game. The biggest key in all three wins was Southern Miss’ bullpen, which was the unsung hero for the series sweep.
“We talk a lot about not riding a rollercoaster of emotion,” Southern Miss head coach Scott Berry said. “When you get down you just can’t let yourself get down. We talk about momentum and being able to capitalize and getting the momentum back and not giving it up. More importantly, the message is to always play even keel never high and never too low.