2023_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_baseball_team

2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball
2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball
Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions; Auburn Regional champions
Hattiesburg Super Regional, 1–2
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
CB	No. 10
Record	46–20 (22–8 SBC)
Head coach	Scott Berry (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Christian Ostrander; Travis Creel; Ben Brewer;
Home stadium	Pete Taylor Park
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team

2023 Southern Miss baseball season

The 2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team represented University of Southern Mississippi during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Eagles played their home games at Pete Taylor Park and were led by fourteenth year head coach Scott Berry. This was their first year in the Sun Belt Conference, and the last season with legendary coach Scott Berry as head coach before his retirement during the offseason.^[2]

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2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball game log

Regular season

February (5–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 17	Liberty	No. 18	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 3–0	Hall (1–0)	Horn (0–1)	Storm (1)	ESPN+	5,267	1–0
Feb. 18	Liberty	No. 18	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 2–1	Sivley (1–0)	Germanowski (0–1)	None	ESPN+	5,342	2–0
Feb. 19	Liberty	No. 18	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 7–2	Mazza (1–0)	Tepper (0–1)	None	ESPN+	5,243	3–0
Feb. 21	New Orleans	No. 18	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 12–0	Oldham (1–0)	Cabrera (0–1)	None	ESPN+	5,273	4–0
Feb. 24	Illinois	No. 18	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 5–13	Glassey (1–0)	Hall (0–1)	None	ESPN+	5,321	4–1
Feb. 25	Illinois	No. 18	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 14–13¹¹	Monistere (1–0)	Sanchez (0–2)	None	ESPN+	5,247	5–1
Feb. 26	Illinois	No. 18	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 4–9	Wenninger (2–0)	Mazza (1-1)	None	ESPN+	5,230	5–2
Feb. 28	vs. Mississippi State	No. 25	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	L 9–10	Dohm (1-1)	Middleton (0–1)	None	SECN+	6,542	5–3

March (10–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 3	Dallas Baptist	No. 25	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 4–3	Hall (2–1)	Bragg (2–1)	Storm (2)	ESPN+	5,257	6–3
Mar. 4	Dallas Baptist	No. 25	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 2–1	Adams (1–0)	Johnson (1-1)	Storm (3)	ESPN+	5,292	7–3
Mar. 5	Dallas Baptist	No. 25	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 7–2	Mazza (2–1)	Hammer (2–1)	None	ESPN+	5,275	8–3
Mar. 7	at No. 4 Ole Miss	No. 22	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 5–11	Quinn (3–0)	Allen (0–1)	Kimbrell (1)	SECN+	10,551	8–4
Mar. 10	Valparaiso	No. 22	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 1–6	Rosenkranz (2–1)	Hall (2-2)	Mintz (1)	ESPN+	5,210	8–5
Mar. 11	Valparaiso	No. 22	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 8–3	Adams (2–0)	Jablonski (0–2)	Sivley (1)	ESPN+	5,220	9–5
Mar. 12	Valparaiso	No. 22	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 11–5	Mazza (3–1)	McCluskey (1–2)	None	ESPN+	5,131	10–5
Mar. 14	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 25	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 8–1	Oldham (2–0)	Long (1–2)	None	ESPN+	2,147	11–5
Mar. 17	at Texas State	No. 25	Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 4–2	Hall (3–2)	Bush (0–1)	Sivley (2)	ESPN+	1,549	12–5	1–0
Mar. 18	at Texas State	No. 25	Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 2–3	Wells (4–0)	Adams (2–1)	Dixon (4)	ESPN+	1,643	12–6	1–1
Mar. 19	at Texas State	No. 25	Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 5–8	Dixon (1–0)	Rhodes (0–1)	McCaffety (1)	ESPN+	1,519	12–7	1–2
Mar. 21	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	L 3–6	Menina (1–0)	Oldham (2–1)	None	ESPN+	1,249	12–8
Mar. 24	Georgia Southern		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 4–3	Hall (4–2)	Fisher (2-2)	Sivley (3)	ESPN+	5,237	13–8	2–2
Mar. 25	Georgia Southern		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 9–7	Storm (1–0)	Thompson (0–2)	None	ESPN+	5,367	14–8	3–2
Mar. 25	Georgia Southern		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 8–10	Thompson (1-1)	Middleton (0–2)	None	ESPN+	5,367	14–9	3–3
Mar. 28	vs. Ole Miss		Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	Game declared no contest
Mar. 31	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 4–1	Hall (5–2)	Fuller (2–3)	None	ESPN+	1,923	15–9	4–3

April (13–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 4–5¹⁰	Fruit (4–1)	Storm (1-1)	None	ESPN+	1,841	15–10	4–4
Apr. 2	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 13–3	Rhodes (1-1)	Stewart (3–2)	Oldham (1)	ESPN+	1,803	16–10	5–4
Apr. 4	Southeastern Louisiana		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 10–6	Sivley (2–0)	Aspholm (0–2)	None	ESPN+	5,232	17–10
Apr. 6	at Old Dominion		Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA	W 4–2	Hall (6–2)	Morgan (3-3)	Sivley (4)	ESPN+	313	18–10	6–4
Apr. 8	at Old Dominion		Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA	L 7–8	Armstrong (6–0)	Adams (2-2)	Cook (2)	ESPN3	150	18–11	6–5
Apr. 8	at Old Dominion		Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA	W 11–8	Oldham (3–1)	Brown (2-2)	Mazza (1)	ESPN3	150	19–11	7–5
Apr. 11	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–13	McNairy (5–1)	Middleton (0–3)	None	SECN+	3,325	19–12
Apr. 14	James Madison		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 7–6	Hall (7–2)	Ertlschweiger (2–1)	Storm (4)	ESPN+	5,215	20–12	8–5
Apr. 15	James Madison		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 7–1	Armistead (1–0)	Entsminger (0–2)	None	ESPN+	5,225	21–12	9–5
Apr. 16	James Madison		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 15–2⁷	Mazza (4–1)	Murphy (3–2)	None	ESPN+	5,208	22–12	10–5
Apr. 18	at Louisiana Tech	No. 24	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 1–3	Smith (2–3)	Rhodes (1–2)	Tompkins (3)	CUSA.tv	1,950	22–13
Apr. 21	at No. 10 Coastal Carolina	No. 24	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 7–15	Potok (3–2)	Hall (7–3)	None	ESPN+	2,158	22–14	10–6
Apr. 22	at No. 10 Coastal Carolina	No. 24	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 7–20	Horn (2–1)	Oldham (3–2)	None	ESPN+	1,628	22–15	10–7
Apr. 23	at No. 10 Coastal Carolina	No. 24	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 15–7	Storm (2–1)	Sharkey (4–1)	None	ESPN+	2,207	23–15	11–7
Apr. 25	at Tulane		Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 11–10	Rhodes (2-2)	Fowler (0–2)	Storm (5)	ESPN+	1,878	24–15
Apr. 26	Louisiana Tech		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–5	Mazza (5–1)	Sparks (3-3)	Monistere (1)	ESPN+	5,204	25–15
Apr. 28	Arkansas State		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 12–1	Hall (8–3)	Draper (0–3)	None	ESPN+	5,257	26–15	12–7
Apr. 29	Arkansas State		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 4–1	Oldham (4–2)	Carmack (4–2)	Storm (6)	ESPN+	5,246	27–15	13–7
Apr. 30	Arkansas State		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 17–7⁸	Rhodes (3–2)	Butts (2–4)	None	ESPN+	5,216	28–15	14–7

May (9–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 2	Tulane		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 10–5	Sivley (3–0)	Wachter (1–4)	None	ESPN+	5,211	29–15
May 5	South Alabama		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–4	Hall (9–3)	Moore (3–1)	Storm (7)	ESPN+	5,326	30–15	15–7
May 6	South Alabama		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–4	Oldham (5–2)	Homniok (1-1)	Storm (8)	ESPN+	5,350	31–15	16–7
May 7	South Alabama		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–1	Adams (1–0)	Lee (2–6)	Mazza (2)	ESPN+	5,413	32–15	17–7
May 12	at Louisiana–Monroe	No. 25	Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA	W 8–4	Hall (10–3)	Judice (2–3)	None	ESPN+	1,126	33–15	18–7
May 13	at Louisiana–Monroe	No. 25	Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA	W 19–0	Oldham (6–2)	Barlow (3–6)	None	ESPN+	1,178	34–15	19–7
May 14	at Louisiana–Monroe	No. 25	Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA	W 6–2	Adams (3–2)	Menard (2–6)	None	ESPN+	1,019	35–15	20–7
May 18	Louisiana	No. 23	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 4–0	Hall (11–3)	Nezuh (8–5)	None	ESPN+	5,315	36–15	21–7
May 19	Louisiana	No. 23	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 1–10	Fluno (3–0)	Oldham (6–3)	None	ESPN+	5,530	36–16	21–8
May 20	Louisiana	No. 23	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 11–9	Storm (3–1)	Rawls (10–1)	None	ESPN+	5,429	37–16	22–8

Post-season

SBC Tournament (4–1)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 24	vs. (7) James Madison	(2)/No. 16	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	W 7–1	Hall (12–3)	Murphy (5–4)	None	ESPN+		38–16	1–0
May 25	vs. (3) Troy	(2)/No. 16	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	W 7–6	Storm (4–1)	Thompson (5–3)	None	ESPN+		39–16	2–0
May 27	vs. (6) Appalachian State	(2)/No. 16	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	L 2–4	LaSpaluto (2-2)	Sivley (3–1)	Steensma (7)	ESPN+		39–17	2–1
May 27	vs. (6) Appalachian State	(2)/No. 16	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	W 11–1⁷	Armistead (2–0)	Hamilton (8–4)	None	ESPN+		40–17	3–1
May 28	vs. (4) Louisiana	(2)/No. 16	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	W 6–2	Storm (5–1)	Moody (0–5)	None	ESPN+		41–17	4–1

NCAA tournament (5–3)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
Auburn Regional
Jun. 2	vs. (3) Samford	(2)/No. 13	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	L 2–4¹⁰	Petschke (6–3)	Storm (5–2)	None	ESPN+	3,578	41–18	0–1
Jun. 3	at (1)/No. 20 Auburn	(2)/No. 13	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 7–2	Oldham (7–3)	Vail (5–2)	Armistead (1)	ESPN	4,096	42–18	1–1
Jun. 4	vs. (3) Samford	(2)/No. 13	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 9–4	Sivley (4–1)	Holifield (2–3)	Dawson (1)	ESPN+	3,517	43–18	2–1
Jun. 4	(4) Penn	(2)/No. 13	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 11–2	Storm (6–2)	Delany (1-1)	None	ESPN+	3,269	44–18	3–1
Jun. 5	(4) Penn	(2)/No. 13	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 11–7	Oldham (8–3)	Dromboski (7–3)	Armistead (2)	ESPN+	3,481	45–18	4–1

Hattiesburg Super Regional
Jun. 10	No. 21 Tennessee	No. 13	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 5–3	Storm (7–2)	Lindsey (3-3)	None	ESPNU	5,820	46–18	1–0
Jun. 11	No. 21 Tennessee	No. 13	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 4–8	Dollander (7–6)	Hall (12–4)	None	ESPN	5,822	46–19	1–1
Jun. 12	No. 21 Tennessee	No. 13	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–5	Beam (9–4)	Mazza (5–2)	Burns (2)	ESPNU	5,809	46–20	1–2

Schedule Source:^[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
McCarty English	Ocean Springs, Mississippi	Ocean Springs HS
Peyton Lacy	Pass Christian, Mississippi	Pass Christian HS
Drake Meeks	Birmingham, Alabama	Briarwood Christian
Hitters
Cal Culpepper	Clarksdale, Mississippi	Clarkdale HS
TJ Dunsford	Jackson, Mississippi	East Central HS
Ty Durham	Bentonville, Arkansas	Bentonville West HS
Brayson Hubbard	Ocean Springs, Mississippi	Ocean Springs HS
Jacob Keys	Brandon, Mississippi	Brandon HS
Josh Och	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Chanhassen HS
Lawson Odom	Laurel, Mississippi	West Jones HS
Seth Smith	Mobile, Alabama	Mobile Christian

Legend
	Southern Miss win
	Southern Miss loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Southern Miss team member


First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals



1	No. 20 Auburn	3

4	Penn	6¹¹
			4	Penn	5

			3	Samford	4
3	Samford	4

2	No. 13 Southern Miss	2¹⁰
						4	Penn	2	7

						2	No. 13 Southern Miss	11	11
Lower round 1			Lower final



			3	No. 13 Southern Miss	9

1	No. 20 Auburn	2	3	Samford	4

2	No. 13 Southern Miss	7

2023_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_baseball_team

2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

Personnel

Schedule and results

Auburn Regional

Hattiesburg Super Regional

Rankings

References

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Coastal Carolina ‍†‍‍^y	23	–	7	.767	42	–	21	.667
No. 9 Southern Miss ‍‍‡‍^y	22	–	8	.733	46	–	20	.697
Troy ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	40	–	22	.645
Louisiana ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	41	–	24	.631
Texas State ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	36	–	23	.610
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	16	–	13	.552	30	–	25	.545
James Madison ‍‍‍	15	–	13	.536	31	–	25	.554
Georgia State ‍‍‍	16	–	14	.533	30	–	29	.508
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	16	–	14	.533	27	–	29	.482
Old Dominion ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	32	–	23	.582
South Alabama ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	23	–	31	.426
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	9	–	19	.321	20	–	31	.392
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	6	–	23	.207	17	–	37	.315
Marshall ‍‍‍	5	–	25	.167	16	–	37	.302

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 25, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	Southern Miss	192 (11)
T2	Georgia Southern	158
T2	Texas State	158 (1)
4	Louisiana	154 (1)
5	Coastal Carolina	151 (1)
6	South Alabama	123
7	Old Dominion	116
8	Troy	109
9	Georgia State	76
10	James Madison	73
11	Louisiana–Monroe	58
12	Appalachian State	43
13	Marshall	36
14	Arkansas State	23

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[7]		*		24	25									24	23	19	19	19	9
Baseball America^[8]	21	18	25	22	25					25						17	17	17	12
Collegiate Baseball^^[9]	18	18	25	30								30	27	14	12	13	9	10	10
NCBWA†^[10]	20	15	22	22	27								29	24	21	17	10	10	10
D1Baseball^[11]										24			25	23	16	13	13	13	9