2021 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team explained

Mode:baseball
Year:2021
Team:South Alabama Jaguars
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Division:East Division
Short Conf:SBC
Record:36–22
Conf Record:15–9
Head Coach:Mark Calvi
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Alan Luckie
Asst Coach2:Brad Phillips
Asst Coach3:Nick Magnifico
Stadium:Eddie Stanky Field
Champion:Gainesville Regional runner-up
Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions
SBC Tournament Pool A champions
Sun Belt Conference East Division champions

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

[1]

Pitchers
Justin Barry-SmithThe Woodlands, TexasThe Woodlands HS
Eli CopenhaverBirmingham, AlabamaSpain Park HS
Brock HillChelsea, AlabamaChelsea HS
Eli RunyanBowden, GeorgiaCarrollton HS
Zach BaleNiceville, FloridaNiceville Senior HS
Hitters
Brennon McNairMagee, MississippiMagee HS
Zeke BishopFlorence, AlabamaFlorence HS
Will TurnerAuburn, AlabamaAuburn HS
Joseph SullivanBirmingham, AlabamaVestavia 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.[2]

Coaches poll (East)
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

Personnel

Roster

[3]

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
 South Alabama win
 South Alabama loss
 Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
BoldSouth Alabama team member
2021 South Alabama Jaguars baseball game log
Regular season (29-20)
February (4-3)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Feb. 19 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 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 5-3 Lee (0-1) Hall (0-1) Samaniego (1) 850 2-2
Feb. 26 at 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)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Mar. 3 W 5-0 Boyd (2-1) Erbe (0-1) None 195 5-3
Mar. 5 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 L 8-11 Lee (3-0) Dalton (2-1) None 1,764 6-6
Mar. 12 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 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. Game Postponed
Mar. 24 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Game Postponed
Mar. 26 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 L 1-11 Hellmers (5-1) Lehrmann (1-2) None 3,431 13-10
April (12-3)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Apr. 1 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 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 W 4-0 Lehrmann (2-2) Shepard (0-1) None 17-13
Apr. 18 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4-1 Lee (3-2) Arrighetti (6-2) Smith (2) 811 18-13 6-4
Apr. 19 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 3-2 Boyd (2-1) Talley (0-1) Samaniego (5) 648 19-13 7-4
Apr. 19 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8-2 Booker (4-0) Durke (2-3) None 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 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 W 12-5 Smith (4-0) Harris (1-2) None 769 25-13 12-4
May (4–7)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC 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 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 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 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)
(4–0)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 26 vs. (6E) Coastal Carolina (1E) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 14-7 Smith (5-1) Kreuzer (1-2) Boyd (1) 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 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) 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 3,162 33-20 4-0
(3-2)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
Gainesville Regionals
Jun. 4 (3) L 0-1 Rosario (6-4) Lehrmann (3-4) Palmquist (14) 2,856 33-21 0-1
Jun. 5 (3) Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL W 19-1 Smith (7-1) Barco (10-3) None 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) 2,851 35-21 2-1
Jun. 6 (3) Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL W 4-0 Perez (1-1) Lord (3-4) None 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) 2,526 36-22 3-2

Schedule Source:[4] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.|}

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

All Conference First Team

  • Connor Cooke (LA)
  • Hayden Arnold (LR)
  • Carlos Tavera (UTA)
  • Nick Jones (GASO)
  • Drake Osborn (LA)
  • Robbie Young (APP)
  • Luke Drumheller (APP)
  • Drew Frederic (TROY)
  • Ben Klutts (ARST)
  • Mason McWhorter (GASO)
  • Logan Cerny (TROY)
  • Ethan Wilson (USA)
  • Cameron Jones (GSU)
  • Ben Fitzgerald (LA)

All Conference Second Team

  • JoJo Booker (USA)
  • Tyler Tuthill (APP)
  • Jeremy Lee (USA)
  • Aaron Barkley (LR)
  • BT Riopelle (CCU)
  • Dylan Paul (UTA)
  • Travis Washburn (ULM)
  • Eric Brown (CCU)
  • Grant Schulz (ULM)
  • Tyler Duncan (ARST)
  • Parker Chavers (CCU)
  • Josh Smith (GSU)
  • Andrew Miller (UTA)
  • Noah Ledford (GASO)

References:[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments . Perfect Game . 20 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Conference . Sun Belt . Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors . sunbeltsports.org . 17 February 2021 . en.
  3. Web site: 2021 Baseball Roster . University of South Alabama Athletics . 20 February 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: 2021 Baseball Schedule . University of South Alabama Athletics . 20 February 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards . sunbeltsports.org . 5 January 2022 . en.

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