2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team

2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	40–21 (22–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Scott Berry
Assistant coaches	Christian Ostrander Travis Creel Nick Ammirati
Home stadium	Pete Taylor Park
Seasons ← 2020 2022  →

2021 Conference USA baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Charlotte  x‍‍‍y	24	–	8	–	0		.750			40	–	21	–	0		.656
No. 16 Old Dominion  ‍‍‡‍y	22	–	10	–	0		.688			44	–	16	–	0		.733
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	18	–	14	–	0		.563			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	15	–	17	–	0		.469			27	–	29	–	0		.482
FIU  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			20	–	31	–	0		.392
Marshall  ‍‍‍	6	–	26	–	0		.188			10	–	35	–	0		.222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech  x‍‍‍y	22	–	8	–	0		.733			42	–	20	–	0		.677
No. 23 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍y	22	–	9	–	0		.710			40	–	21	–	0		.656
UTSA  ‍‍‍	14	–	17	–	0		.452			22	–	26	–	0		.458
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	19	–	1		.391			24	–	29	–	1		.454
Rice  ‍‍‍	11	–	20	–	1		.359			23	–	29	–	1		.443
UAB  ‍‍‍	11	–	21	–	0		.344			18	–	36	–	0		.333
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2021 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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The 2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The Golden Eagles competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA West Division. They played their home games at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The team was coached by Scott Berry, who was in his twelfth season with the Golden Eagles.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

2nd Team

• Walker Powell – Right Hand Pitcher (Collegiate Baseball) ^[2]

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish first in the West Division. ^[3]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish	Team	1st Place Votes
1	Southern Miss	10
2	Louisiana Tech	2
3	Rice	-
4	Middle Tennessee	-
5	UTSA	-
6	UAB	-

Preseason CUSA Pitcher of the Year

• Walker Powell – Senior, Right Hand Pitcher

Preseason All-CUSA team

• Gabe Shepard – Starting Pitcher
• Walker Powell – Starting Pitcher
• Hunter Stanley – Relief Pitcher
• Gabe Montenegro – Outfielder

Schedule and results

2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball game log
Regular season (35–17)
February (4–3) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record February 21(1) Northwestern State Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS W 5-1 1-0 - February 21(2) Northwestern State Pete Taylor Park L 1-7 1-1 - February 22 Northwestern State Pete Taylor Park W 10-07 2-1 - February 23 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field Mobile, AL L 3-5 850 2-2 - February 26 UConn Pete Taylor Park W 6-5 3-2 - February 27 UConn Pete Taylor Park W 7-6 4-2 - February 28 UConn Pete Taylor Park L 7-10 4-3 -
March (10–6) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record March 3 vs. No. 3 Mississippi State Trustmark Park Pearl, MS L 1-4 3,675 4-4 - March 5 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, AL L 0-6 458 4-5 - March 6 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field W 6-0 506 5-5 - March 7 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field W 3-1 550 6-5 - March 12 Louisiana Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS W 13-4 7-5 - March 13 Louisiana Pete Taylor Park W 1-0 8-5 - March 14 Louisiana Pete Taylor Park W 6-311 9-5 - March 16 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field Mobile, AL L 2-8 850 9-6 - March 19 Missouri State Pete Taylor Park W 2-1 10-6 - March 20 Missouri State Pete Taylor Park W 5-0 11-6 - March 21 Missouri State Pete Taylor Park W 3-1 12-6 - March 23 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL W 5-4 1,746 13-6 - March 26 No. 23 Louisiana Tech Pete Taylor Park L 2-3 13-7 0-1 March 27 (1) No. 23 Louisiana Tech Pete Taylor Park W 14-67 14-7 1-1 March 27 (2) No. 23 Louisiana Tech Pete Taylor Park L 0-4 14-8 1-2 March 28 No. 23 Louisiana Tech Pete Taylor Park L 7-8 14-9 1-3
April (13–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record April 1 at UTSA Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX W 9-1 114 15-9 2-3 April 2 (1) at UTSA Roadrunner Field W 13-9 16-9 3-3 April 2 (2) at UTSA Roadrunner Field W 11-5 114 17-9 4-3 April 3 at UTSA Roadrunner Field Canceled [4] April 9 UAB Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS W 7-2 18-9 5-3 April 10 (1) UAB Pete Taylor Park W 4-1 19-9 6-3 April 10 (2) UAB Pete Taylor Park W 9-2 20-9 7-3 April 11 UAB Pete Taylor Park W 14-48 21-9 8-3 April 13 South Alabama Pete Taylor Park L 0-4 21-10 - April 17 (1) at No. 14 Louisiana Tech Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 4-3 1,000 22-10 9-3 April 17 (2) at No. 14 Louisiana Tech Pat Patterson Park L 3-5 1,000 22-11 9-4 April 18 (1) at No. 14 Louisiana Tech Pat Patterson Park W 12-11 1,000 23-11 10-4 April 18 (2) at No. 14 Louisiana Tech Pat Patterson Park L 6-7 1,000 23-12 10-5 April 23 Western Kentucky Pete Taylor Park W 6-5 24-12 11-5 April 24 (1) Western Kentucky Pete Taylor Park W 6-5 25-12 12-5 April 24 (2) Western Kentucky Pete Taylor Park W 3-0 26-12 13-5 April 25 Western Kentucky Pete Taylor Park L 4-9 26-13 13-6 April 30 (1) at Rice No. 23 Reckling Park Houston, TX L 0-6 26-14 13-7 April 30 (2) at Rice No. 23 Reckling Park W 12-1 1,064 27-14 14-7
May (8–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record May 1 (1) at Rice No. 23 Reckling Park Houston, TX W 10-1 1,157 28-14 15-7 May 1 (2) at Rice No. 23 Reckling Park W 8-1 1,115 29-14 16-7 May 5 Southeastern Louisiana No. 20 Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS L 3-5 29-15 - May 7 Middle Tennessee No. 20 Pete Taylor Park W 2-110 30-15 17-7 May 8 (1) Middle Tennessee No. 20 Pete Taylor Park W 6-0 31-15 18-7 May 8 (2) Middle Tennessee No. 20 Pete Taylor Park W 9-0 32-15 19-7 May 9 Middle Tennessee No. 20 Pete Taylor Park W 9-5 33-15 20-7 May 14 at Florida Atlantic No. 19 FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL L 1-3 286 33-16 20-8 May 15 (1) at Florida Atlantic No. 19 FAU Baseball Stadium W 6-1 34-16 21-8 May 15 (2) at Florida Atlantic No. 19 FAU Baseball Stadium W 14-8 286 35-16 22-8 May 16 at Florida Atlantic No. 19 FAU Baseball Stadium L 6-9 286 35-17 22-9
Postseason (5–4)
C-USA Tournament (2–2) Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 27 vs. (6) Western Kentucky No. 19 (3) Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 11-18 1,743 36-17 1-0 May 27 at No. 18 (2) Louisiana Tech No. 19 (3) Pat Patterson Park W 4-1 2,216 37-17 2-0 May 29 (1) at No. 18 (2) Louisiana Tech No. 19 (3) Pat Patterson Park L 10-1110 37-18 2-1 May 29 (2) at No. 18 (2) Louisiana Tech No. 19 (3) Pat Patterson Park L 5-6 2,183 37-19 2-2 NCAA Oxford Regional (3–2) Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Tournament record June 4 vs. (3) Florida State No. 20 (2) Swayze Field Oxford, MS L 2-5 37-20 0-1 June 5 vs. (4) Southeast Missouri State No. 19 (3) Swayze Field W 21-0 10,225 38-20 1-1 June 6 (1) vs. (3) Florida State No. 19 (3) Swayze Field W 7-4 10,171 39-20 2-1 June 6 (2) at No. 13 (1) Ole Miss No. 19 (3) Swayze Field W 10-7 10,628 40-20 3-1 June 7 at No. 13 (1) Ole Miss No. 19 (3) Swayze Field L 9-12 10,293 40-21 3-2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled/Postponed

Schedule Source: ^[5]

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

Rankings

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

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

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. "Collegiate Baseball 2021 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. January 8, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
3. "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
4. Doherty, Tim (April 3, 2021). "USM-UTSA baseball finale washed out". WDAM-TV. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
5. "Baseball Announces 2021 Schedule" (Press release). University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 28, 2021.
6. Baseball Coaches Poll
7. Baseball America College: Top 25
8. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
9. NCBWA Division I poll
10. D1 Baseball

External links

• Southern Miss Baseball