ATLANTA -- With the series already in hand, Georgia State fell 14-9 to Southern Miss in Sunday's series finale at the GSU Baseball Complex. The Panthers clinched the series by winning 18-8 Friday and 19-8 Saturday.

With its fourth Sun Belt series win, Georgia State (18-17) improved to 9-6 in the Sun Belt, good for a five-way tie for second place behind conference leader Louisiana.

The Panthers set program records for most runs scored (46) and most home runs (12) in a Sun Belt series.

On Sunday, Georgia State got homers from Jesse Donohoe, JoJo Jackson and Ryan Dyal, but Southern Miss (22-14, 9-6) hit four long balls to rally from a 6-1 deficit after four innings. 

Dyal had a 2-run single and a 3-run homer for a career-high five RBI. Michael Maginnis continued his hot hitting with three hits and an RBI, while Maximus Martin, Will Mize, Matt Ruiz and Donohoe had two hits each.

The Panthers scored three runs in the first, two in the second and one in the third, scoring in 12 straight innings going back to Game 1 of the series. But Southern Miss tied the game with two runs in the fifth and two in the sixth and then took the lead  with three in the seventh.

Georgia State hosts in-state rival Kennesaw State Tuesday at 4 p.m.