Good morning, Hattiesburg.

WDAM 7's Abigail Troth aired a segment last Friday at 11:00 a.m. that reviewed seven Pine Belt headlines covering local flooding, the Hattiesburg Regionals, and other community news on Roku, Amazon FireTV, and Apple TV.

Southern Miss baseball is hosting an NCAA regional at Pete Taylor Park this weekend, which is expected to boost local spending to nearly $11M.

Hotels and restaurants are already reporting sold-out bookings as they prepare for an influx of fans.

No. 2 Pearl River baseball dominated Iowa Central 14-4 at David Allen Memorial Ballpark on Thursday and now qualifies for today’s NJCAA Division II National Championship game at 7 p.m. with earlier matchups set to decide their opponent.

Southern Miss baseball lost 7-4 to Little Rock in its Hattiesburg Regional opener — head coach Christian Ostrander said the team lost its late lead and is working to improve performance for upcoming contests.

On Friday, Mississippi teams began NCAA Regionals with Southern Miss taking the field in Hattiesburg at noon, Mississippi State playing in Starkville, and Ole Miss competing at the Lincoln Regional in Nebraska; games scheduled for Saturday included both losers’ and winners’ matchups.

Southern Miss baseball will play Virginia in an elimination game today at 3 p.m. CT at Pete Taylor Park on ESPN+ as part of the NCAA Tournament in the Hattiesburg Regional.

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