Southern Miss (26-13, 13-6 Conference USA) earned the series win with three victories against Western Kentucky University (WKU), but failed to move into the top spot in the C-USA West division when the Hilltoppers took the last game of the series.
Game One
Southern Miss survived a late-inning battle with Western Kentucky to take the first game of the series 6-5.
The Golden Eagles got onto the scoreboard first after freshman Dustin Dickerson hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Though Southern Miss led throughout seven innings, WKU took the lead with four runs in the eighth inning, capitalized by a three-run homer from pinch hitter Ty Crittenberger that gave the Hilltoppers a 5-4 lead.