MSU-Southern Miss baseball game in Pearl moved to Wednesday

Bulldogs and Golden Eagles get pushed back a day

Mississippi State and Southern Miss will renew their instate baseball rivalry one day later than originally scheduled. 

The Bulldogs and Golden Eagles are now set for a 6 p.m. game on Wednesday at Trustmark Park in Pearl. MSU and USM were originally slated to face off on Tuesday night, however a rainy Tuesday weather forecast has caused officials to push things back 24 hours. All tickets sold for Tuesday's game will still be honored for the now-Wednesday matchup.

Mississippi State heads into the contest against Southern Miss fresh off a weekend series win over Tulane. The Bulldogs took two out of three from the Green Wave, winning both times in walk-off fashion. Luke Hancock had a walk-off grand slam for MSU on Saturday, then Tanner Allen provided the heroics with a game-ending two-run single on Sunday.

The two wins improved Mississippi State's 2021 record to 5-2. The victories also helped the Bulldogs jump up in the national rankings. MSU is now the No. 3 team in the country per D1Baseball. The Bulldogs were previously No. 5.

Southern Miss is 4-3 overall this season. The Golden Eagles won two out of three against Northwestern State to open up this year's campaign. Then, after a midweek loss to South Alabama, USM took two out of three from Connecticut this past weekend.

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