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Stevie Powers, Matt Wallner pivotal for Southern Miss in win over Georgia Southern

On this week's episode of "The LeeBo & Irby Show," teammates Keller Bradford and Bryant Bowen work things out. Jason Munz/Hattiesburg American

Stevie Powers always thought he would play college baseball at Georgia Southern.

Born and raised less than an hour from the Statesboro school, the Southern Miss junior more or less just assumed it was a foregone conclusion he would eventually join the Eagles.

But they never offered him a scholarship, opting instead to give him an opportunity to walk on to the team. Powers was more interested in joining the Golden Eagles, and in Saturday’s 3-2 win over Georgia Southern (7-8), the left-hander showed them what they missed out on.