Southern Miss shuts out Jacksonville State to give Scott Berry 400th win USM baseball coach Scott Berry By Jack Duggan | March 6, 2021 at 10:09 PM CST - Updated March 6 at 10:09 PM
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (WLOX) -Walker Powell threw seven shutout innings, Reed Trimble had three hits and drove in four runs as Southern Miss blanked Jacksonville State 6-0 Saturday afternoon at Jim Case Stadium to give Golden Eagle coach Scott Berry his 400th victory at the school.
Berry joins Hill Denson (468 wins/1984-97) and Corky Palmer (458 wins/1998-2009) as the only other two coaches at the school to reach this win plateau.
Powell gave the Golden Eagles the start they needed by holding the Gamecocks (5-5) to five hits and three walks with eight strikeouts to earn the victory and improve to 1-1 in the year. Aubrey Gillentine threw the final two frames, getting out of trouble in the ninth, as he allowed one hit and two walks to help preserve the shutout.