2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team

2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	31–23 (17–13 SBC)
Head coach	Mark Calvi (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Alan Luckie Nick Magnifico Brad Phillips
Home stadium	Eddie Stanky Field
Seasons ←  2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 13 Texas State  ‍†‍‍y	26	–	4	–	0		.867			45	–	12	–	0		.789
No. 21 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍y	23	–	7	–	0		.767			40	–	18	–	0		.690
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍y	21	–	8	–	1		.717			36	–	18	–	1		.664
Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			36	–	21	–	0		.632
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Troy  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			32	–	24	–	0		.571
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			30	–	27	–	0		.526
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0		.379			24	–	27	–	0		.471
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			20	–	33	–	0		.377
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1		.317			20	–	35	–	1		.366
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0		.233			15	–	39	–	0		.278
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	0		.172			11	–	38	–	0		.224
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 8, 2022 [1] ; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Eddie Stanky Field and were led by eleventh-year head coach Mark Calvi. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. South Alabama was picked to finish first with 139 votes and 7 first place votes. ^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	South Alabama	139 (7)
2	Georgia Southern	118
T3	Coastal Carolina	117 (3)
T3	Louisiana	117 (2)
5	UT Arlington	78
6	Troy	74
7	Texas State	71
8	Little Rock	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	59
10	Appalachian State	38
11	Georgia State	34
12	Arkansas State	28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

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Preseason Pitcher of the Year Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)

Preseason Team

• Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
• Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, Pitcher)
• Tyler Tuthill (APP, Jr, Pitcher)
• Brandon Talley (LA, Sr, Pitcher)
• Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Jr, Catcher)
• Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1st Base)
• Luke Drumheller (APP, Jr, 2nd Base)
• Eric Brown (CCU, Jr, Shortstop)
• Ben Klutts (ARST, Sr, 3rd Base)
• Christian Avant (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
• Josh Smith (GSU, Jr, Outfielder)
• Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, Outfielder)
• Cameron Jones (GSU, So, Utility)
• Noah Ledford (GASO, Jr, Designated Hitter)

Personnel

2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 2 INF Erick Orbeta  L/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 160 lb(73 kg) So Miami, Florida 4 OF Hunter Donaldson L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 170 lb(77 kg) So Phenix City, Alabama 6 INF Santi Montiel R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 180 lb(82 kg) Jr Alpharetta, Georgia 7 U Joseph Sullivan L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama 8 INF Cameron Tissue R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb(91 kg) Jr Little Rock, Arkansas 9 INF Logan Malone  R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 155 lb(70 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama 10 INF Landon Jordan  L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb(88 kg) So Poplarville, Mississippi 11 RHP JoJo Booker R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 220 lb(100 kg) Sr Brewton, Alabama 13 OF Miles Simington L/L 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 215 lb(98 kg) Sr Bourbonnais, Illinois 14 INF Brandon Auerbach R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) 185 lb(84 kg) Jr Parkland, Florida 15 C Carter Sanford L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 200 lb(91 kg) So Fayette, Alabama 16 INF Noah Bailey L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Jr Niceville, Florida 17 RHP Miles Smith R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Sr Laurel, Mississippi 18 OF Will Turner L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb(84 kg) Fr Auburn, Alabama 19 OF Eli Runyan R/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 170 lb(77 kg) Fr Carrollton, Georgia 20 C Reid Powers R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 225 lb(102 kg) Sr Huntsville, Alabama 21 RHP Jeremy Lee R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 195 lb(88 kg) So Valley Grande, Alabama 22 INF Hunter Stokes  L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Sr Spanish Fort, Alabama 23 RHP Justin Barry-Smith R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Fr The Woodlands, Texas 24 RHP Zach Harlan  R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 200 lb(91 kg) Jr Daphne, Alabama 25 RHP Grant Wood  R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 185 lb(84 kg) Fr Georgetown, Texas 26 INF Joe Sutton  R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 190 lb(86 kg) So Gainesville, Georgia 27 RHP Brock Hill R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 210 lb(95 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama 28 C Diego Altamirano  L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 200 lb(91 kg) So Bothell, Washington 29 RHP John Gillis  R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Fr Crestview, Florida 30 RHP Jackson Boyd  R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 205 lb(93 kg) Jr Melbourne, Australia 31 INF Kasey Donaldson  L/L 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 190 lb(86 kg) So Gulfport, Mississippi 33 RHP Walker Johnson  R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 210 lb(95 kg) Jr Mantee, Mississippi 34 OF Charles Middleton Jr.  R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Sr Lincoln, California 35 RHP Collin Brougham  R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 205 lb(93 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri 36 OF Bailee Hendon  L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 185 lb(84 kg) Jr Vancleave, Mississippi 37 RHP Carson Hall  R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Jr Homewood, Alabama 38 RHP Austin Mills  R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 205 lb(93 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama 39 RHP Jake Glenn  R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb(91 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama 40 RHP Seth Carter R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 205 lb(93 kg) Fr Ocean Springs, Mississippi 43 RHP Eric Lin R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 170 lb(77 kg) Fr Algonquin, Illinois 44 RHP Matt Boswell R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 210 lb(95 kg) Sr Destin, Florida 45 LHP Tyler Lehrmann  L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Sr Tallahassee, Florida 46 LHP Eli Copenhaver L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama 48 U Harrison Ware L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 185 lb(84 kg) So Mountain Brook, Alabama	Head coach Mark Calvi (Nova Southeastern) Assistant coach(es) Alan Luckie (Spring Hill) Nick Magnifico (Missouri State) Brad Phillips (Troy) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2 June 2022

Schedule and results

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

2022 South Alabama Jaguars Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (31–22)
February (5–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record South Alabama Invitational Feb. 18 Radford Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 6–5 Lee (1-0) Domecq (0-1) Boyd (1) 1,142 1–0 Feb. 19 Oral Roberts Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 1–3 Kowalski (1-0) Boswell (0-1) Denton (1) 1,178 1–1 Feb. 20 Tennessee Tech Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 7–11 Myers (2-0) Johnson (0-1) None 1,132 1–2 Feb. 22 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 6–5 Brougham (1-0) Harper (0-1) Copenhaver (1) 4,502 2–2 Feb. 25 Rhode Island Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 15–2 Smith (1-0) Twitchell (0-2) None 1,056 3–2 Feb. 26 Rhode Island Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 9–1 Boswell (1-1) Domenic (0-1) None 1,123 4–2 Feb. 27 Rhode Island Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 3–2 Harlan (1-0) Fernandez (0-1) Wood (1) 1,078 5–2
March (11–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Mar. 4 Middle Tennessee Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 3–1 Smith (2-0) Keenan (1-1) Wood (2) ESPN+ 1,120 6–2 Mar. 5 Middle Tennessee Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 16–3 Boswell (2-1) Swan (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,175 7–2 Mar. 6 Middle Tennessee Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4–2 Booker (1-0) Wigginton (1-2) Boyd (2) ESPN+ 1,073 8–2 Mar. 8 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 5–7 Rogers (1-0) Johnson (0-2) Harper (2) 4,241 8–3 Mar. 11 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL W 7–0 Smith (3-0) Hathcock (0-2) None 611 9–3 Mar. 11 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL W 7–6 Johnson (1-2) Fagerstrom (0-1) Wood (3) 611 10–3 Mar. 13 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL W 4–3 Lin (1-0) Causey (0-2) None 613 11–3 Mar. 15 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA W 6–1 Lehrmann (1-0) Cerejo (0-1) None 467 12–3 Mar. 18 UT Arlington Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 12–2 Smith (4-0) Wong (1-2) Boyd (3) 1,090 13–3 1–0 Mar. 19 UT Arlington Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 12–4 Boswell (3-1) Citelli (0-2) None 1,286 14–3 2–0 Mar. 20 UT Arlington Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 11–4 Booker (2-0) Moffat (0-4) None 1,169 15–3 3–0 Mar. 22 vs. Auburn Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 12–13 Burkhalter (3-0) Lin (1-1) None 1,535 15–4 Mar. 25 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 4–511 Menard (2-0) Wood (0-1) None 4,065 15–5 3–1 Mar. 26 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 6–5 Boswell (4-1) Schultz (1-3) None 4,016 16–5 4–1 Mar. 27 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 3–6 Theut (1-2) Lin (1-2) Menard (1) 4,408 16–6 4–2 Mar. 29 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 4–5 Leger (1-0) Boyd (0-1) None 3,435 16–7
April (7–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Apr. 1 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 8–10 Clark (2-0) Smith (4-1) Watson (4) 215 16–8 4–3 Apr. 2 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 3–4 Dawson (2-2) Boswell (4-2) Treadway (2) 395 16–9 4–4 Apr. 3 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 5–9 Jones (1-1) Lehrmann (1-1) Watson (5) 376 16–10 4–5 Apr. 5 Southeastern Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Game cancelled Apr. 6 Alabama State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 10–0 Mills (1-0) Rivera (0-1) None 1,238 17–10 Apr. 8 Appalachian State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 9–0 Boswell (5-2) Cornazter (1-1) None 1,047 18–10 5–5 Apr. 9 Appalachian State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 6–2 Booker (3-0) Hamilton (1-5) None 1,165 19–10 6–5 Apr. 10 Appalachian State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 9–0 Lehrmann (2-1) Tujetsch (2-2) None 1,063 20–10 7–5 Apr. 12 at Alabama State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL L 4–7 Harris (2-2) Runyan (0-1) Mendez (1) 1,238 21–10 Apr. 14 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 11–3 Smith (5-1) Pettys (2-1) None ESPN+ 2,210 22–10 8–5 Apr. 15 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 8–10 Gainous (5-2) Booker (3-1) Stewart (3) ESPN+ 1,835 22–11 8–6 Apr. 15 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 11–6 Lin (2-0) Gamble (0-3) None ESPN+ 1,903 22–12 9–6 Apr. 19 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 6–8 Trahan (2-1) Copenhaver (0-1) None 1,007 22–13 Apr. 22 No. 25 Georgia Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 4–5 Thompson (4-1) Smith (5-2) None 1,217 22–14 9–7 Apr. 23 No. 25 Georgia Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 4–7 Paden (5-0) Booker (3-2) Johnson (1) 1,808 22–15 9–8 Apr. 24 No. 25 Georgia Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2–7 Wray (7-1) Lehrmann (2-2) Thompson (6) 1,159 22–16 9–9 Apr. 26 Tulane Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8–1 Johnson (2-2) Robinson (2-4) None 1,075 23–16 Apr. 29 at No. 17 Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 2–10 Wood (5-1) Boswell (5-3) None 1,204 23–17 9–10 Apr. 30 at No. 17 Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 10–11 Stivors (6-1) Carter (0-1) None 1,324 23–18 9–11
May (8–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 1 at No. 17 Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 21–8 Boyd (1-1) Bush (1-2) None 1,209 24–18 10–11 May 3 No. 7 Southern Miss Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 4–6 Storm (1-0) Carter (0-2) Rogers (4) 2,769 24–19 May 6 Arkansas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 7–1 Boswell (6-3) Medlin (1-5) None 1,059 25–19 11–11 May 7 Arkansas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 13–2 Lehrmann (3-2) Nash (1-5) Boyd (4) 1,178 26–19 12–11 May 8 Arkansas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 9–7 Johnson (3-2) Anderson (1-6) Stokes (1) 913 27–19 13–11 May 10 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 7–11 Hoffman (2-4) Brougham (1-1) None 1,435 27–20 May 11 New Orleans Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Game canceled May 13 Louisiana–Monroe Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 12–4 Booker (4-2) Barlow (2-6) None 1,007 28–20 14–11 May 14 Louisiana–Monroe Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 3–1 Boyd (2-1) Cressend (3-6) None 1,106 29–20 15–11 May 15 Louisiana–Monroe Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4–2 Johnson (4-2) Jans (1-4) Stokes (2) 1,081 30–20 16–11 May 19 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2–11 VanScoter (9-2) Boswell (6-4) Maniscalco (2) 1,303 30–21 16–12 May 20 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 15–7 Boyd (3-1) Carney (1-1) None 1,380 31–21 17–12 May 21 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 1–13 Parker (5-3) Johnson (4-3) None 1,191 31–22 17–13
Post-Season (0–1)
SBC Tournament (0–1) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Tournament Record May 27 vs. (4) Louisiana (5) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 1–9 Bonds (4-3) Boswell (6-5) Theut (2) ESPN+ 31–23 0–1

Schedule Source: ^[4]

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References

1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
2. "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
3. "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
4. "2022 Baseball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2021.