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
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record36–22 (15–9 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alan Luckie
  • Brad Phillips
  • Nick Magnifico
Home stadiumEddie Stanky Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
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 RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
15Florida3
South Florida5
South Florida10
Miami2
South Alabama0
Miami1
South Florida06
South Alabama44
Lower round 1Lower final
Miami2
15Florida1South Alabama7
South Alabama19

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

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 February 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Baseball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.