2021 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team

2021 South Alabama Jaguars baseball
Gainesville Regional runner-up Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions SBC Tournament Pool A champions Sun Belt Conference East Division champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	36–22 (15–9 SBC)
Head coach	Mark Calvi (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Alan Luckie Brad Phillips Nick Magnifico
Home stadium	Eddie Stanky Field
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
South Alabama  x‍‍‡‍y	15	–	9		.625			36	–	22		.621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			34	–	23		.596
Troy  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			27	–	26		.509
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	11	–	10		.524			21	–	31		.404
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			18	–	37		.327
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			27	–	24		.529
West Division
Louisiana  x‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			32	–	23		.582
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			27	–	30		.474
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			26	–	26		.500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			21	–	30		.412
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			19	–	30		.388
Texas State  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			21	–	36		.368
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2021 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Eddie Stanky Field and were led by tenth-year head coach Mark Calvi. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

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Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Justin Barry-Smith	The Woodlands, Texas	The Woodlands HS
Eli Copenhaver	Birmingham, Alabama	Spain Park HS
Brock Hill	Chelsea, Alabama	Chelsea HS
Eli Runyan	Bowden, Georgia	Carrollton HS
Zach Bale	Niceville, Florida	Niceville Senior HS
Hitters
Brennon McNair	Magee, Mississippi	Magee HS
Zeke Bishop	Florence, Alabama	Florence HS
Will Turner	Auburn, Alabama	Auburn HS
Joseph Sullivan	Birmingham, Alabama	Vestavia Hills HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Jaguars were picked to finish second in the East Division with 51 votes. ^[3]

Coaches poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Coastal Carolina	69 (10)
2	South Alabama	51 (1)
3	Georgia Southern	51 (1)
4	Troy	44
5	Appalachian State	21
6	Georgia State	16

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

• Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher)
• Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher)
• Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher)
• Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher)
• Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
• Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher)
• William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base)
• Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base)
• Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop)
• Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base)
• Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder)
• Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder)
• Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder)
• Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter)
• Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)

Personnel

Roster

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2021 South Alabama Jaguars roster
	Pitchers 11 JoJo Booker - Senior 17 Miles Smith - Senior 18 Tyler Samaniego - Senior 19 Andy Arguelles - Senior 21 Jeremy Lee - Freshman 23 Steven Lacey - Senior 24 Zach Harlan - Redshirt Junior 26 Peyton Millirons - Senior 30 Jackson Boyd - Junior 33 Tyler Perez - Senior 35 Jase Dalton - Senior 37 Carson Hall - Junior 38 Austin Mills - Freshman 39 Noah Michael - Senior 40 Tyler Trussell - Senior 42 Sam Knowlton - Junior 43 Cade Henry - Freshman 44 Matt Boswell - Senior 45 Tyler Lehrmann - Senior 46 Collin Brougham - Junior 47 Allen Roulette - Junior 49 Michael Cauble - Freshman		Catchers 13 Richard Sorrenti - Senior 15 Carter Sanford - Freshman 20 Reid Powers - Senior 41 D. J. Law - Sophomore Infielders 6 Santi Montiel - Junior 7 Noah Bailey - Junior 8 Cameron Tissue - Junior 9 Logan Malone - Freshman 14 Brandon Auerbach - Junior 16 Kaleb Delatorre - Senior 22 Hunter Stokes - Redshirt Senior 28 Aries Gardner - Freshman 29 Alden Davis - Senior 31 Tommy Van de Sanden - Junior 50 Cameron Smith - Freshman Outfielders 2 Drake Dobyanski - Junior 25 Michael Sandle - Senior 27 Andrew Bates - Redshirt Junior 32 Bennett Shell - Junior 34 Ethan Wilson - Junior 36 Bailee Hendon - Junior Utility' 4 Hunter Donaldson - Freshman 10 Caleb Balgaard - Redshirt Junior 48 Harrison Ware - Freshman

Coaching staff

2021 South Alabama Jaguars coaching staff
Mark Calvi – Head Coach – 10th year Alan Luckie – Assistant Head Coach – 15th year Brad Phillips – Assistant Head Coach – 3rd year Nick Magnifico – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 1st year Joey Jones – Director of Baseball Operations – 2nd year

Schedule and results

Legend
	South Alabama win
	South Alabama loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	South Alabama team member

2021 South Alabama Jaguars baseball game log
Regular season (29-20)
February (4-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 19 Southeast Missouri State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2-4 Dodd (1-0) Arguelles (0-1) None 665 0-1 Feb. 20 Southeast Missouri State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 6-5 Samaniego (1-0) Cisneros (0-1) Brougham (1) 751 1-1 Feb. 21 Southeast Missouri State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 6-8 Cisneros (1-0) Michael (0-1) None 785 1-2 Feb. 23 Southern Miss Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 5-3 Lee (0-1) Hall (0-1) Samaniego (1) 850 2-2 Feb. 26 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 7-1 Lehrmann (1-0) Notary (0-1) Arguelles (1) 565 3-2 Feb. 27 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 4-3 Dalton (1-0) Scoggins (0-1) Samaniego (1) 4-2 Feb. 27 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 2-9 Kowalski (1-0) Millirons (0-1) None 622 4-3
March (9-7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 3 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA W 5-0 Boyd (2-1) Erbe (0-1) None 195 5-3 Mar. 5 Middle Tennessee Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 5-4 Dalton (2-0) Cheeley (0-1) None 731 6-3 Mar. 6 Middle Tennessee Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2-8 Link (1-0) Arguelles (0-2) None 687 6-4 Mar. 7 Middle Tennessee Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2-4 Zoz (2-0) Boyd (1-1) Siebert (1) 598 6-5 Mar. 9 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 8-11 Lee (3-0) Dalton (2-1) None 1,764 6-6 Mar. 12 Jacksonville State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2-11 Edwards (2-1) Lee (1-1) Woods (2) 684 6-7 Mar. 13 Jacksonville State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2-8 Hathcock (2-1) Lehrmann (1-1) None 751 6-8 Mar. 14 Jacksonville State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 7-5 Dalton (3-1) Tavel (0-1) None 7-8 Mar. 16 Southern Miss Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8-2 Boswell (1-0) Boyd (1-2) None 850 8-8 Mar. 19 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 2-3 Wong (1-0) Dalton (3-2) None 314 8-9 0-1 Mar. 20 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 6-4 Smith (1-0) Norris (1-2) Samaniego (3) 314 9-9 1-1 Mar. 21 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 6-3 Booker (1-0) Moffat (2-1) Dalton (1) 314 10-9 2-1 Mar. 23 vs. Auburn Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Game Postponed Mar. 24 Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Game Postponed Mar. 26 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 8-6 Smith (2-0) Makarewich (1-2) None 491 11-9 Mar. 27 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 6-5 Dalton (4-2) Davis (1-2) Samaniego (4) 434 12-9 Mar. 28 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 12-1 Booker (2-0) Graham (0-1) None 520 13-9 Mar. 30 at LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 1-11 Hellmers (5-1) Lehrmann (1-2) None 3,431 13-10
April (12-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 Troy Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 6-0 Lee (2-1) Witcher (3-2) Smith (1) 787 14-10 3-1 Apr. 2 Troy Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 6-3 Boswell (2-0) Wilkinson (0-2) None 812 15-10 4-1 Apr. 3 Troy Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8-0 Booker (3-0) Gainous (4-2) Dalton (2) 847 16-10 5-1 Apr. 9 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 3-7 Arnold (4-3) Lee (2-2) Barkley (3) 204 16-11 5-2 Apr. 10 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 2-4 Funk (1-3) Boswell (2-1) Barkley (4) 432 16-12 5-3 Apr. 11 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 8-9 Hunt (1-1) Samaniego (1-1) None 436 16-13 5-4 Apr. 13 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 4-0 Lehrmann (2-2) Shepard (0-1) None 17-13 Apr. 18 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4-1 Lee (3-2) Arrighetti (6-2) Smith (2) ESPN+ 811 18-13 6-4 Apr. 19 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 3-2 Boyd (2-1) Talley (0-1) Samaniego (5) ESPN+ 648 19-13 7-4 Apr. 19 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8-2 Booker (4-0) Durke (2-3) None ESPN+ 648 20-13 8-4 Apr. 21 Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 5-0 Lehrmann (3-2) Davis (0-3) None 814 21-13 Apr. 23 Georgia State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4-2 Smith (3-0) Jones (0-6) Lee (1) 839 22-13 9-4 Apr. 25 Georgia State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 5-1 Boyd (3-1) Horton (0-2) None 850 23-13 10-4 Apr. 25 Georgia State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4-2 Booker (5-0) Matela (0-6) Samaniego (6) 850 24-13 11-4 Apr. 30 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 12-5 Smith (4-0) Harris (1-2) None 769 25-13 12-4
May (4–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 2-11 Thompson (5-0) Boswell (2-2) None 673 25-14 12-5 May 2 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 6-7 Thompson (6-0) Dalton (4-3) Jones (13) 639 25-15 12-6 May 7 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 3-6 Bush (2-3) Samaniego (1-2) None 700 25-16 May 8 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 4-13 Wood (3-4) Boswell (2-3) None 683 25-17 May 9 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9-4 Dalton (5-3) Nicholas (0-2) None 676 26-17 May 14 Coastal Carolina Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2-4 Alaska (2-2) Perez (0-1) None 829 26-18 12-7 May 15 Coastal Carolina Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 3-1 Boswell (3-3) Kreuzer (1-1) Lehrmann (1) 850 27-18 13-7 May 16 Coastal Carolina Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4-1 Booker (6-0) Parker (3-5) Dalton (3) 841 28-18 14-7 May 20 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 4-6 Roberts (1-0) Smith (4-1) Papp (1) 389 28-19 14-8 May 21 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 2-4 Ellington (3-0) Lehrmann (3-3) None 469 28-20 14-9 May 22 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 13-3 Booker (7-0) Tujetsch (1-6) None 440 29-20 15-9
Post-season (7–2)
SBC Tournament (4–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 26 vs. (6E) Coastal Carolina (1E) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 14-7 Smith (5-1) Kreuzer (1-2) Boyd (1) ESPN+ 30-20 1-0 May 27 vs. (4W) Little Rock (1E) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 6-2 Michael (5-0) Evans (1-3) None ESPN+ 31-20 2-0 May 29 vs. (2W) UT Arlington (1E) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 5-4 Samaniego (2-2) Wong (3-2) Dalton (4) ESPN+ 32-20 3-0 May 30 vs. (2E) Georgia Southern (1E) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 10-4 Smith (6-1) Harris (2-3) None ESPN+ 3,162 33-20 4-0
NCAA tournament (3-2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record Gainesville Regionals Jun. 4 vs. (2) Miami (3) Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL L 0-1 Rosario (6-4) Lehrmann (3-4) Palmquist (14) ACCN 2,856 33-21 0-1 Jun. 5 vs. (1)/No. 14 Florida (3) Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL W 19-1 Smith (7-1) Barco (10-3) None SECN 3,673 34-21 1-1 Jun. 6 vs. (2) Miami (3) Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL W 7-2 Booker (8-0) Garland (6-4) Samaniego (7) ESPN+ 2,851 35-21 2-1 Jun. 6 vs. (4) South Florida (3) Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL W 4-0 Perez (1-1) Lord (3-4) None ESPN3 3,304 36-21 3-1 Jun. 7 vs. (4) South Florida (3) Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL L 4-6 Kerkering (5-3) Arguelles (0-3) Sanchez (1) ESPN3 2,526 36-22 3-2 Schedule Source: [5] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Gainesville Regional

Gainesville Regional Teams
(1) Florida Gators	(2) Miami Hurricanes	(3) South Alabama Jaguars	(4) South Florida Bulls

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Florida	3
	4	South Florida	5
						South Florida		10
						Miami		2
	2	South Alabama	0
	3	Miami	1
											South Florida		0	6
											South Alabama		4	4
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Miami		2
	15	Florida	1			South Alabama		7
		South Alabama	19

Postseason

Conference accolades

• Player of the Year: Mason McWhorter – GASO
• Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Arnold – LR
• Freshman of the Year: Garrett Gainous – TROY
• Newcomer of the Year: Drake Osborn – LA
• Coach of the Year: Mark Calvi – USA

All Conference First Team Connor Cooke (LA) Hayden Arnold (LR) Carlos Tavera (UTA) Nick Jones (GASO) Drake Osborn (LA) Robbie Young (APP) Luke Drumheller (APP) Drew Frederic (TROY) Ben Klutts (ARST) Mason McWhorter (GASO) Logan Cerny (TROY) Ethan Wilson (USA) Cameron Jones (GSU) Ben Fitzgerald (LA)

All Conference Second Team JoJo Booker (USA) Tyler Tuthill (APP) Jeremy Lee (USA) Aaron Barkley (LR) BT Riopelle (CCU) Dylan Paul (UTA) Travis Washburn (ULM) Eric Brown (CCU) Grant Schulz (ULM) Tyler Duncan (ARST) Parker Chavers (CCU) Josh Smith (GSU) Andrew Miller (UTA) Noah Ledford (GASO)

References: ^[6]

References

1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. "Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments". Perfect Game. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
3. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
4. "2021 Baseball Roster". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
5. "2021 Baseball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
6. "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.