2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team

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 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

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

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]

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

^[3]

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

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2023. In their inaugural Sun Belt season, Southern Miss was picked to win the conference 192 votes and 11 first place votes. ^[4]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

• Tanner Hall (USM Jr, Pitcher)
• Levi Wells (TXST Jr, Pitcher)
• Zeke Woods (TXST Sr, Pitcher)
• Triston Dixon (TXST Sr, Pitcher)
• Julian Brock (LA Jr, Catcher)
• Carson Roccaforte (LA Jr, 1st Base)
• Jesse Sherrill (GASO Sr, 2nd Base)
• Dustin Dickerson (USM Jr, Shortstop)
• Jarrett Brown (GASO Jr, 3rd Base)
• Max Ryerson (GSU Sr, Outfielder)
• Carson Paetow (USM, So, Outfielder)
• Jose Gonzalez (TXST Sr, Outfielder)
• Noah Ledford (GASO, RS-Sr, Designated Hitter)
• Cameron Jones (GSU Jr, Utility)

Personnel

2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Creek Robertson  / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Madison, Mississippi 2 OF Jake Cook / 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Madison, Mississippi 3 OF Matthew Etzel / 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr League City, Texas 4 OF Tate Parker / 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Gulfport, Mississippi 5 C Graham Crawford / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Sumrall, Mississippi 6 OF Bryce Fowler / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Madison, Mississippi 7 OF Slade Wilks / 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Columbia, Mississippi 8 INF Nick Monistere / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Brandon, Mississippi 9 RHP Isaiah Rhodes / 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr McKinney, Texas 10 INF Dustin Dickerson / 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Laurel, Mississippi 11 INF Davis Gillespie / 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama 12 LHP Kros Sivley  / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Sumrall, Mississippi 13 RHP Matthew Adams / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Pearland, Texas 14 OF Reece Ewing / 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mobile, Alabama 15 C Rodrigo Montenegro / 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Guatemala City, Guatemala 16 INF Casey Artigues  / 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Hammond, Louisiana 18 RHP JB Middleton / 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Yazoo City, Mississippi 19 INF Matthew Russo  / 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Fr Madisonville, Louisiana 20 INF Brady Faust / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana 21 RHP Billy Oldham / 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Brookfield, Connecticut 22 INF Gabe Luucy / 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Gulfport, Mississippi 23 RHP Niko Mazza / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Madison, Mississippi 24 Jackson Parker / 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Fr Stringer, Mississippi 25 C Blake Johnson / 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Gulfport, Mississippi 26 INF Danny Lynch / 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Jupiter, Florida 27 RHP Luke Trahan / 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr The Woodlands, Texas 28 RHP Tanner Hall / 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Zachary, Louisiana 29 LHP Chandler Best / 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Mobile, Alabama 30 RHP Will Armistead / 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Mooreville, Mississippi 32 RHP Chandler Dawson / 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Warner Robins, Georgia 33 RHP Holland Townes / 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Ridgeland, Mississippi 35 LHP Justin Storm / 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Madison, Mississippi 36 C Tucker Stockman / 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Fr Athens, Alabama 37 OF Carson Paetow / 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Vancleave, Mississippi 38 RHP Colby Allen / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Louisville, Mississippi 41 Christopher Sargent / 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Wilmer, Alabama 45 INF Braden Luke / 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Collinsville, Mississippi 48 OF Chase Adams / 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Normal, Illinois	Head coach Scott Berry (Southwest Missouri State) Assistant coach(es) Christian Ostrander (Delta State) Travis Creel (Southern Miss) Ben Brewer (Belhaven) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Roster Source: ^[5]

Schedule and results

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

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.

Auburn Regional

Auburn Regional Teams
(1) Auburn Tigers	(2) Southern Miss Golden Eagles	(3) Samford Bulldogs	(4) Penn Quakers

	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

Hattiesburg Super Regional

Hattiesburg Super Regional Teams
Southern Miss Golden Eagles	Tennessee Volunteers

Game 1
Rank	Team	Score
	Tennessee	3
	Southern Miss	5

Game 2
Rank	Team	Score
	Tennessee	8
	Southern Miss	4

Game 2
Rank	Team	Score
	Tennessee	5
	Southern Miss	0

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	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

^ 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.

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