WILMINGTON, N.C. – Matthew Russo’s leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted nationally-ranked Southern Miss to a 2-1 win over visiting UNCW on Saturday at Pete Taylor Park.
The Golden Eagles, who are ranked as high as 20th in the national polls, improved to 10-5 while the Seahawks fell to 8-7. Colby Allen (2-1) was the winning pitcher whileAubrey Smith (0-3) was tagged with the loss.
Alec DeMartino, Trevor Lucas and Martin Zelenka all had two-hit games for UNCW. Zelenka had UNCW’s lone RBI on the day with a second-inning single that scored Lucas…