Southern Miss provides update on weather delay versus Tennessee

Southern Miss baseball provides update on weather delay versus Tennessee.

Southern Miss (44-18, 22-8 Sun Belt) is hosting Tennessee (41-19, 16-14 SEC), Saturday-Monday, in an NCAA Tournament super regional at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

The Vols and Golden Eagles are in a weather delay after game No. 1 was halted in the fifth inning. Southern Miss leads the Vols, 4-0.

Southern Miss issued a weather delay update at 8:53 p.m. EDT.

“We have an update,” Southern Miss announced on Twitter. “We are in wait-and-see mode. We should have an update shortly after 9 p.m. (CDT) to see about our restart time. That is all we have at this time.”

The winner between Tennessee and Southern Miss in the best-of-three series will advance to the College World Series.

The Vols are making their third consecutive super regional appearance and fourth straight NCAA Tournament under head coach Tony Vitello. Tennessee advanced to the 2021 College World Series.

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