Southern Miss defeats South Alabama 4-3 in Sun Belt baseball opener

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Southern Miss defeated South Alabama 4-3 at Stanky Field on Friday night in the opener of a three-game Sun Belt Conference series.

Southern Miss scored first with an RBI double in the third inning.

South Alabama took the lead in the fifth inning with a two-run single by Marc Stephens.

Southern Miss added three runs in the sixth and seventh innings to secure the win. The Golden Eagles finished with 11 hits and no errors. South Alabama had seven hits and one error.

The second game of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. First pitch was moved from its original time due to weather in the area.