Grand Slam Propels Southern Miss to Midweek Win over Wave

Tuesday, May 2

Hattiesburg, MS

6 PM

Tulane University

13-32

Southern Miss

29-15

Tulane

Southern Miss

Teo Banks scores on Simon Baumgardt's sacrifice fly in the third inning.

Grand Slam Propels Southern Miss to Midweek Win over Wave

May 2, 2023 | Baseball

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HATTIESBURG, MS – Southern Miss second baseman Nick Monistere blasted a sixth-inning, go-ahead grand slam and the host Golden Eagles went on to defeat visiting Tulane 10-5 Tuesday evening at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg.

The win was the seventh straight for USM and improved its record to 29-15. Tulane fell to 13-32.

Southern Miss reliever Kros Sivley (3-0) stayed unbeaten as he pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits with two strikeouts.

Tulane reliever Jonah Wachter (1-4) was charged with the loss after surrendering Monistere's homer, in addition to four other hits and two walks.

USM center fielder Matthew Etzel went 4-for-5 with two strikeouts and two walks. Shortstop Dustin Dickerson and right fielder Carson Paetow both went 2-for-5. Etzel, first baseman Christopher Sargent, third baseman Danny Lynch and Monistere all scored two runs.

Tulane center fielder Teo Banks drove in a pair of runs on a 2-for-4 effort, while left fielder Brady Hebert went 3-for-5 with two runs scored.

The teams traded first inning runs with catcher Brennan Lambert getting the visitors on the board with a run-scoring single up the middle.

Banks and third baseman Simon Baumgardt put the Green Wave on top 3-1 in the third with a double to left and a sacrifice fly to right, respectively.

The margin became three when Banks added a sac fly of his own in the fifth.

However, the home team scored the game's next nine runs with Monistere's blow as the centerpiece.

Tulane's Adam Ebling tacked on a sac fly to left in the ninth inning for the final margin.

For the game, the Golden Eagles stranded 13 runners on base to six for the Olive and Blue.

Hebert ripped his team-leading 13th double in the third inning.

The Green Wave hosts UCF (25-19, 6-9) for a three-game series this weekend. Start times are Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m., while Sunday's contest will be played at 1.

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