HATTIESBURG, Miss. (5/4/25) – Arkansas State baseball (23-24, 11-13 SBC) struck first, but 14 unanswered runs for Southern Miss (35-13, 18-6 SBC) sealed a 14-2 defeat on Sunday afternoon at Pete Taylor Park.
 
Jack Hibbard (5-4) made his 12th start of the season, surrendering three runs (none earned) on three hits over 1.0 inning pitched. At the plate, Cason Campbell (2-for-3) led the bats with two hits while Cross Jumper and Patrick Engskov split two RBIs.
 
A-State claimed the early lead when Jumper fired an RBI-single through the right side and a sacrifice fly allowed Wil French to cross the plate uncontested. French tied the program record for career runs scored at 173 on the play and pushed the lead to 2-0 in the opening frame.
 
The Golden Eagles were unable to respond in the bottom of the first, but a six-run second inning turned a two-run advantage into a four-run deficit. The opposition added with an RBI-single before a three-run home run expanded the deficit to eight in the fourth.
 
Southern Miss scored two runs on back-to-back singles in the fifth, while a two-run homer in the next inning made the score 14-2. The Red Wolves could not respond before a run-rule went into effect in the seventh.
 
Camden Sunstrom (2-0) earned the win while Hibbard took the loss.
 
NEXT UP
A-State returns to Slayton Family Field at Tomlinson Stadium for one more home series in 2025, hosting Troy beginning on Friday, May 9, at 6:00 p.m. Listeners can find the series opener on 95.3 The Ticket, with coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to first pitch.

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