Game knotted when rains come

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Rain forced the suspension of Saturday's East Carolina-Southern Miss baseball game in Hattiesburg with one out in the top of the 7th.

ECU sophomore designated hitter Drew Reynolds was on second and junior outfielder John Wooten was at bat when the game was halted with the score tied 2-2.

Both starting pitchers were still in the game. Pirate freshman righthander Jeff Hoffman had surrendered just three hits and Golden Eagle redshirt freshman lefthander Jake Drehoff had been nicked for six hits when play was stopped.

The game will resume at 10 a.m. Sunday. It will be followed at noon — but at least 40 minutes after completion of the suspended game — by the third game in the three-game set. Southern Miss eked out a 1-0 win in an epic pitchers' duel in Friday's opener.

ECU junior southpaw Tyler Joyner is slated to go against USM freshman leftie Mason Robbins in the finale.

PAGE UPDATED 05/13/12 03:04 AM.

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