Mississippi Sports
Southern Miss does it again, fights back to win second straight regional
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today June 5, 2023 The Southern Miss Golden Eagles lost eight front-line pitchers from last season — six to the MLB draft, one to the transfer portal and one to...
Despite Hall’s heroics, Samford sends Southern Miss to the brink
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today June 2, 2023 Samford’s 4-2 10-inning victory over Southern Miss here Friday in the Auburn Regional leaves Golden Eagles coach Scott Berry’s last season on the...
Southern Miss stays alive, beats Auburn 7-2 to play another day
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today June 3, 2023 This time last year, Billy Oldham was pitching tiny Eastern Connecticut State to the NCAA Division III national championship, winning twice,...
White-hot Golden Eagles capture Sun Belt Championship
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today May 28, 2023 Different league, same result. Scott Berry’s Southern Miss Golden Eagles have won another championship. Southern Miss defeated the Louisiana Ragin’...
Touching all bases: On Ferriss award, Furr, and brushes with Tom Watson
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today May 25, 2023 Ole Miss slugger Kemp Alderman won the 2023 Boo Ferriss Trophy as Mississippi’s most outstanding college baseball player, as chosen by Major League...
Grit, toughness, talent – name it – Booneville’s Hallie Burns showed it
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today May 18, 2023 Toughness, grit and playing with pain are terms we usually associate with the manly sport of football. Here Thursday, at the Mississippi High School...