HATTIESBURG — From his post in the third-base dugout, Southern Miss head coach Scott Berry found himself hoping for a bit of batted-ball luck that never came.
A four-run Golden Eagle lead over LSU entering the ninth inning dwindled to three. Then it shrunk to one. Then a grounder off the bat of Jordan Thompson narrowly avoided the outstretched glove of Dustin Dickerson, accomplishing what had been just about unthinkable only minutes before. The game was tied at six.
Southern Miss escaped the ninth inning to force extras, but the fight was over.