Freshman Reed Trimble doubled home a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth to lift Southern Miss to a 6-5 non-conference baseball victory over New Orleans at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field Tuesday night.
The Golden Eagles improved to 4-0 on the season as they collected their 18th walk-off win since the start of the 2017 season. UNO fell to 1-3.
With the Golden Eagles down 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth, pinch hitter Fisher Norris reached base on an infield error with one out. After back-to-back singles by Dustin Dickerson and Gabe Montenegro, Trimble lined a 2-2 pitch over the Privateers right fielder’s head to plate Norris and Dickerson for the game winner.
Montenegro led the Golden Eagle hit attack with three, while both Danny Lynch, Trimble and Dickerson added two hits each.
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