2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team

2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball
Hattiesburg Regional, 3–2
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
D1Baseball.com	No. 12
Record	47–16 (24–6 SBC)
Head coach	Christian Ostrander (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ladd Rhodes (2nd season) Travis Creel (6th season)
Hitting coach	Ben Brewer (4th season)
Pitching coach	Keller Bradford (2nd season)
Home stadium	Pete Taylor Park
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y	26	–	4		.867			51	–	11		.823
No. 12 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍y	24	–	6		.800			47	–	16		.746
Troy  ‍‍‍	18	–	12		.600			39	–	21		.650
Marshall  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			33	–	26		.559
Louisiana  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			27	–	31		.466
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			22	–	31		.415
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			26	–	28		.481
Texas State  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			27	–	31		.466
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			28	–	31		.475
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			23	–	31		.426
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			23	–	28		.451
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			26	–	30		.464
James Madison  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			17	–	38		.309
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			22	–	33		.400
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 1, 2025 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team represents University of Southern Mississippi during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Eagles are coached by second-year head coach, Christian Ostrander, and play their home games at Pete Taylor Park.

Previous season

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team entered the season as the defending Sun Belt tournament champions. There, Southern Miss finished with a 43–20 record and a 20–10 record in Sun Belt Conference play. The Golden Eagles finished second to Louisiana in the Sun Belt regular season and earned the number two seed in the 2024 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament. In the tournament, Southern Miss won the championship, earning their second Sun Belt title, their second-consecutive Sun Belt title, and their seventh overall conference tournament championship. The Golden Eagles earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

In the NCAA tournament, Southern Miss was the number two seed in the Knoxville Regional. Southern Miss went 2–2 in the regional, beating Northern Kentucky and Indiana in the elimination game, and losing to Indiana in the opening game and hosts, Tennessee, in the regional final. Tennessee would ultimately go on to win the College World Series.

Preseason

Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released February 6, 2025, and the Golden Eagles were picked to win the conference. ^[2]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southern Miss	179 (5)
2	Troy	178 (4)
3	Louisiana	174 (3)
4	Coastal Carolina	161 (2)
5	Georgia Southern	125
6	James Madison	106
7	Old Dominion	105
8	Texas State	102
9	App State	94
10	South Alabama	93
11	Georgia State	49
12	Marshall	46
13	ULM	34
14	Arkansas State	24

Game log

2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles game log (47–16)
Regular Season: 41–13 (Home: 26–5; Away: 14–7; Neutral: 1–1)
February: 7–3 (Home: 7–1; Away: 0–2) Date TV Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC February 14 ESPN+ Lafayette* Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, Mississippi W 9–2 Middleton (1–0) Waterman (0–1) Allen (1) 5,412 1–0 — February 15 ESPN+ Lafayette* Pete Taylor Park W 7–610 Och (1–0) A. Savedoff (0–1) None 5,505 2–0 — February 15 ESPN+ Lafayette* Pete Taylor Park W 18–4 Adams (1–0) Helmick (0–1) None 5,505 3–0 — February 16 ESPN+ Lafayette* Pete Taylor Park W 5–1 Harris (1–0) Florio (0–1) None 5,385 4–0 — February 18 ESPN+ No. 18 Mississippi State* Pete Taylor Park W 3–0 Allen (1–0) Foster (0–1) Payne (1) 5,741 5–0 — February 21 ESPN+ Louisiana Tech* Pete Taylor Park W 4–0 Middleton (2–0) Hubka (1–1) Och (1) 5,336 6–0 — February 22 ESPN+ Louisiana Tech* Pete Taylor Park W 8–4 Sivley (1–0) Nichols (0–1) Allen (2) 5,299 7–0 — February 23 ESPN+ Louisiana Tech* Pete Taylor Park L 2–5 Cooley (2–0) Adams (1–1) Hooks (1) 5,534 7–1 — February 25 SECN+ No. 22 at No. 24 Ole Miss* Swayze Field Oxford, Mississippi L 8–15 Jones (1–0) English (0–1) None 10,455 7–2 — February 28 ACCNX No. 22 at No. 25 TCU* Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, Texas L 2–5 Sloan (1–0) Allen (1–1) None 5,431 7–3 –
March: 13–5 (Home: 6–3; Away: 6–1; Neutral: 1–1) Date TV Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC March 1 ESPN+ No. 22 at No. 25 TCU* Lupton Stadium W 5–3 Sivley (2–0) Lapour (1–2) Payne (2) 4,942 8–3 — March 2 ESPN+ No. 22 at No. 25 TCU* Lupton Stadium W 11–3 E. Foley J. Gillmore S. Dessart 550 9–3 — March 5 SECN+ No. 20 at No. 18 Mississippi State* Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Mississippi L 3–187 Hungate (1–0) Best (0–1) None 8,295 9–4 – March 7 ESPN+ No. 20 UNCW* Pete Taylor Park L 3–6 Taylor (4–0) Middleton (2–1) Baker (1) 341 9–5 — March 8 ESPN+ No. 20 UNCW* Pete Taylor Park W 2–1 Allen (2–1) Smith (0–3) None 5,365 10–5 — March 9 ESPN+ No. 20 UNCW* Pete Taylor Park W 7–4 Willoughby (1–0) Murdock (0–1) Allen (3) 5,259 11–5 — March 11 ESPN+ No. 22 UTRGV* Pete Taylor Park W 3–1 Adams (2–1) Hernandez (1–1) Allen (4) 5,231 12–5 — March 14 ESPN+ No. 22 Old Dominion Pete Taylor Park W 11–2 Middleton (3–1) Hubbell (0–1) None 5,406 13–5 1–0 March 15 ESPN+ No. 22 Old Dominion Pete Taylor Park W 11–4 Allen (3–1) Moore (0–2) None 5,357 14–5 2–0 March 16 ESPN+ No. 22 Old Dominion Pete Taylor Park L 1–4 Morgan (2–1) Harris (2–1) Davis (1) 5,346 14–6 2–1 March 18 SMSN No. 19 vs. No. 18 Ole Miss* Trustmark Park Pearl, Mississippi W 6–2 Best (1–1) Dennis (1–1) Allen (5) 3,498 15–6 — March 21 ESPN+ No. 19 at ULM Lou St. Amant Field Monroe, Louisiana W 8–5 Middleton (4–1) Grigg (0–5) Allen (6) 1,156 16–6 3–1 March 22 ESPN+ No. 19 at ULM Lou St. Amant Field W 7–6 Willoughby (2–0) Cirelli (1–4) None 1,208 17–6 4–1 March 23 ESPN+ No. 19 at ULM Lou St. Amant Field W 14–28 Harris (3–1) Gonzalez (1–1) None 1,181 18–6 5–1 March 25 SMSM No. 13 vs. Nicholls* Keesler Federal Park Biloxi, Mississippi L 5–8 Jordan (3–2) Adams (2–2) Poirrier (1) 3,004 18–7 — March 28 ESPN+ No. 13 South Alabama Pete Taylor Park W 8–2 Middleton (5–1) Willingham (2–4) 5,428 19–7 6–1 March 29 ESPN+ No. 13 South Alabama Pete Taylor Park L 3–6 Heer (3–0) Allen (3–2) Shineflew (2) 5,444 19–8 6–2 March 30 ESPN+ No. 13 South Alabama Pete Taylor Park W 8–712 Long (1–0) Garmon (1–4) None 5,486 20–8 7–2
April: 12–5 (Home: 7–1; Away: 5–4) Date TV Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC April 1 ESPN+ No. 13 Tulane* Pete Taylor Park W 13–6 Willoughby (3–0) Wilcenski (3–2) None 5,322 21–8 — April 4 ESPN+ No. 13 at Marshall Jack Cook Field Huntington, West Virginia L 3–4 Blevens (3–3) Allen (3–3) None 1,234 21–9 7–3 April 5 (DH 1) ESPN+ No. 13 at Marshall Jack Cook Field W 4–3 Och (2–0) Krebs (2–1) None 1,305 22–9 8–3 April 5 (DH 2) ESPN+ No. 13 at Marshall Jack Cook Field L 0–6 Moak (1–1) Harris (3–2) None 1,305 22–10 8–4 April 8 SECN+ No. 23 at No. 12 Alabama* Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 6–10 Heiberger (3–1) Sivley (2–1) Ozmer (10) 3,821 22–11 — April 11 ESPN+ No. 23 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark San Marcos, Texas W 5–2 Middleton (6–1) Valentin (4–3) None 1,577 23–11 9–4 April 12 ESPN+ No. 23 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark W 12–1 Harris (4–2) Tovar (1–3) None 1,670 24–11 10–4 April 13 ESPN+ No. 23 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark L 10–11 Laws (3–0) Allen (3–4) None 1,419 24–12 10–5 April 15 No. 23 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond Hammond, Louisiana W 8–7 Sunstrom (1–0) St. Pierre (1–1) Allen (7) 1,682 25–12 — April 17 ESPN+ No. 23 Georgia State Pete Taylor Park W 8–1 Middleton (7–1) Roberts (6–3) None 5,408 26–12 11–5 April 18 ESPN+ No. 23 Georgia State Pete Taylor Park L 2–12 Hembree (1–1) Harris (4–3) None 5,434 26–13 11–6 April 19 ESPN+ No. 23 Georgia State Pete Taylor Park W 15–9 Payne (1–0) White (5–4) None 5,379 27–13 12–6 April 22 ESPN+ No. 22 Tulane* Pete Taylor Park Canceled April 23 ESPN+ No. 22 Southeastern Louisiana* Pete Taylor Park W 5–4 Allen (4–4) Vosburg (2–3) None 5,369 28–13 — April 25 ESPN+ No. 22 at Appalachian State Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium Boone, North Carolina W 10–1 Middleton (8–1) Cross (6–2) None 501 29–13 13–6 April 26 ESPN+ No. 22 at Appalachian State Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium W 7–3 Adams (3–2) Wilson (3–2) Allen (8) 978 30–13 14–6 April 27 ESPN+ No. 22 at Appalachian State Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium W 7–6 Sivley (3–1) Harris (1–4) Payne (3) 784 31–13 15–6 April 29 ESPN+ No. 22 New Orleans* Pete Taylor Park W 9–4 Sivley (4–1) Austin (4–3) Allen (9) 5,234 32–13 —
May: 9–0 (Home: 6–0; Away: 3–0) Date TV Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC May 2 ESPN+ No. 22 Arkansas State Pete Taylor Park W 2–1 Allen (5–4) Van Der Leile (3–3) None 5,464 33–13 16–6 May 3 ESPN+ No. 22 Arkansas State Pete Taylor Park W 8–0 Adams (4–2) Weimer (1–1) None 5,481 34–13 17–6 May 4 ESPN+ No. 22 Arkansas State Pete Taylor Park W 14–27 Sunstrom (2–0) Hibbard (5–4) None 5,391 35–13 18–6 May 9 ESPN+ No. 21 Louisiana Pete Taylor Park W 11–3 Middleton (9–1) Hermann (3–4) None 5,351 36–13 19–6 May 10 ESPN+ No. 21 Louisiana Pete Taylor Park W 15–57 Adams (5–2) Morgan (4–2) Allen (10) 5,431 37–13 20–6 May 11 ESPN+ No. 21 Louisiana Pete Taylor Park W 9–6 Silvey (5–1) Theut (1–2) Payne (4) 5,306 38–13 21–6 May 15 ESPN+ No. 19 at No. 22 Troy Riddle–Pace Field Troy, Alabama W 4–3 Allen (6–4) Frieda (3–1) None 2,651 39–13 22–6 May 16 ESPN+ No. 19 at No. 22 Troy Riddle–Pace Field W 12–18 Sivley (8–1) Edders (5–2) None 2,791 40–13 23–6 May 17 ESPN+ No. 19 at No. 22 Troy Riddle–Pace Field W 8–5 Payne (2–0) Dill (4–1) Allen (11) 2,838 41–13 24–6
Postseason (6–3)
Sun Belt Tournament (3–1) Date TV Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC Tournament May 21 ESPN+ No. 12 (2) (7) Texas State Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium Montgomery, Alabama W 9–1 Middleton (10-1) Tovar None 817 42-13 1-0 May 22 ESPN+ No. 12 (2) (7) Old Dominion Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium W 10–17 Adams (6-2) Morgan None 876 43-13 2-0 May 24 ESPN+ No. 12 (2) (3) Troy Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium W 2–1 Silvey (7-1) Nelson Allen (12) 1,542 44-13 3-0 May 25 ESPN+ No. 12 (2) (1) No. 11 Coastal Carolina Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium L 5–7 Horn Payne (2-1) Lynch 1,895 44–14 3-1 Hattiesburg Regional (3–2) Date TV Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAA Tournament May 30 ESPN+ No. 16 (1) (4) Columbia Pete Taylor Park L 4–11 Sotiropoulos (5–3) Adams (6–3) None 5,329 44–15 0–1 May 31 ESPN2 No. 16 (1) (2) No. 23 Alabama Pete Taylor Park W 6–5 Allen (7–4) Ozmer (4–2) None 5,329 45–15 1–1 June 1 ESPN+ No. 16 (1) (4) Columbia Pete Taylor Park W 8–1 Harris (5–3) Sheets (3–4) Payne (5) 5,329 46–15 2–1 June 1 ESPN+ No. 16 (1) (3) Miami Pete Taylor Park W 17–6 Sunstrom (3–0) DeRias (2–3) None 5,329 47–15 3–1 June 2 ESPNU No. 16 (1) (3) Miami Pete Taylor Park L 4–5 Smith (3–0) Adams (6–4) Walters (10) 5,329 47–16 3–2
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Golden Eagles team member Rankings from D1 Baseball. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. * indicates a non-conference game.

Rankings

Main article: 2025 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' [3]	RV	RV*	23	22	25	23	16	16	24	RV	24	23	21	19	14	14
Baseball America [4]	—	—	—	24	—	—	23	24	—	—	—	—	—	24	17	17*
NCBWA† [5]	26	23	21	24	22	21	15	16	25	RV	24	24	23	19	18	13
D1Baseball [6]	—	—	22	20	22	19	13	13	23	23	22	22	21	19	12	12
Perfect Game [7]	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	15	15*

† 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. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
2. "Sun Belt Announces Baseball Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
3. "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
4. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
5. "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
6. "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
7. "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

External links

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