Spirit of Women Teams Up with Southern Miss Athletics for “Batter Up! Baseball Talk for Besties”

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – (January 5, 2026) It’s batter up in the Baseburg! Are you ready for some Golden Eagle baseball? Let Forrest Health’s Spirit of Women take you out to the ballpark for its third annual “Batter Up! Baseball Talk for Besties!” Don’t know anything about baseball? Not a problem. Here’s your chance to learn… in a fun way.

Scheduled for Thursday, February 5, at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field on the Southern Miss campus, Spirit of Women play begins at 6 p.m. USM’s Christian Ostrander, affectionately known as Coach Oz, will take attendees on a trip around the bases when it comes to baseball philosophy, rules, and lingo, while also providing a swing or two at the upcoming season for the Golden Eagles. Want to catch fly balls from the players or maybe run the bases? Buy a ticket! Want to go behind the scenes to see the locker rooms, hear about Golden Eagle uniforms and workout routine. Buy a ticket! Just ask someone who attended previous events how much fun they had.

The evening will also include raffle drawings, a variety of vendors, baseball drills, expert insights with Cardiologist Josh Blair, MD, FACC, and the opportunity to get photos made with Coach Oz and some of the Golden Eagle players. There will even be a chance to get some special autographs. Attendees will enjoy traditional, All-American baseball concessions.

You’ll definitely want to dig in for this dugout fun. Check-in and autographs with coaches and players gets underway at 5 pm, with the event running from 6 to 8 pm. Tickets, which are required, are $35, and go on sale January 5. A limited number of tickets is available. Tickets can be purchased at forresthealth.org/batterup.

SPIRIT OF WOMEN – Since 2004, Spirit of Women has been a valued resource for women of all ages in the community. Subscribers receive a monthly newsletter with healthy recipes, tips for living a healthier lifestyle, a blog, a calendar listing of upcoming SOW events, classes, donations, interesting stories, and community updates. Each year, programs are customized to meet the needs of today’s women and their families, no matter what stage of life they are in.