| Old Dominion (15-5, 1-2 C-USA) at Southern Miss (12-6, 3-0 C-USA) | |||
| Location | Pete Taylor Park (Hattiesburg, Miss.) | ||
| Game 1 | Friday, 7 p.m. ET (RHP Nick Pantos vs. TBA) | ||
| Game 2 | Saturday, 3 p.m. ET (RHP Ryne Moore vs. TBA) | ||
| Game 3 | Sunday, 12 p.m. ET (RHP Morgan Maguire vs. TBA) | ||
| Links | 1310 The Power | CUSA.tv | Live Stats | Twitter | ||
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The Old Dominion baseball team heads into the deep south for a key Conference USA series at Southern Miss this weekend at Pete Taylor Park.
First pitch is slated for 7 p.m. ET on Friday, 3 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday against the reigning C-USA champs. Andy Mashaw will have the call all weekend long on 1310 The Power.
This will be ODU's second road series of the season. The Monarchs won 2-of-3 at Kansas State two weekends ago.
Last weekend, in the opening week of C-USA play, ODU dropped a home series to Charlotte and Southern Miss swept LA Tech on the road.
Looking inside the numbers, ODU is hitting .296 as a team, while the Golden Eagles are hitting .247. The Monarchs have a staff ERA of 2.78 and Southern Miss owns a 3.26 ERA.
On the mound, ODU will go with Nick Pantos (3-0, 1.44 ERA) on Friday, reigning C-USA Pitcher of the Week Ryne Moore (4-0, 2.10 ERA) on Saturday and Morgan Maguire (0-1, 6.26 ERA) on Sunday.
Offensively, Bryce Windham (.375, 9 RBI, 6-8 SB) and freshman Ryan Teschko (.350, 4 RBI) lead the team in hitting. Kyle Battle (.342, 2 HR, 18 RBI) and freshman Andy Garriola (.324, 3 HR, 20 RBI) have been the top run producers.
The last time ODU played in Hattiesburg, in 2017, the Monarchs rallied for a series wins with victories on Saturday and Sunday.
ABOUT SOUTHERN MISS
Southern Miss enters the weekend having won eight of the last nine. The Golden Eagles' lone series losses on the season have come on the road at Mississippi State and at home against Gonzaga. Series History: USM leads the all-time series, 6-2.
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