Southern Miss righthander Tanner Hall (Aaron Fitt)

Rising Ace Hall Leads Southern Miss To Gritty Road Win

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Southern Miss has been scoring runs by the bushel of late. The Golden Eagles out-slugged No. 9 Ole Miss 10-7 on Tuesday, and they scored at least eight runs in seven of their past eight games heading into this weekend, averaging 10.4 runs per game during those seven victories.

But Friday, Charlotte’s Colby Bruce and Spencer Giesting held the potent USM offense to just two runs — and that was all the Eagles needed, even against a Charlotte offense that is high-powered in its own right. Southern Miss reminded us that it can win games in a[…]