2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2022
Team:	South Alabama Jaguars
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	31–23
Conf Record:	17–13
Head Coach:	Mark Calvi
Hc Year:	11th
Asst Coach1:	Alan Luckie
Asst Coach2:	Nick Magnifico
Asst Coach3:	Brad Phillips
Stadium:	Eddie Stanky Field

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.^[1]

Coaches poll
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)

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				W 6–5	Lee (1-0)	Domecq (0-1)	Boyd (1)		1,142	1–0
Feb. 19			Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 1–3	Kowalski (1-0)	Boswell (0-1)	Denton (1)		1,178	1–1
Feb. 20			Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 7–11	Myers (2-0)	Johnson (0-1)	None		1,132	1–2

Feb. 22				W 6–5	Brougham (1-0)	Harper (0-1)	Copenhaver (1)		4,502	2–2
Feb. 25			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			Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 3–1	Smith (2-0)	Keenan (1-1)	Wood (2)		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			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				W 6–1	Lehrmann (1-0)	Cerejo (0-1)	None		467	12–3
Mar. 18			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				L 12–13	Burkhalter (3-0)	Lin (1-1)	None		1,535	15–4
Mar. 25				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				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				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			Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	Game cancelled
Apr. 6			Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 10–0	Mills (1-0)	Rivera (0-1)	None		1,238	17–10
Apr. 8			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				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			L 6–8	Trahan (2-1)	Copenhaver (0-1)	None		1,007	22–13
Apr. 22			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			Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 8–1	Johnson (2-2)	Robinson (2-4)	None		1,075	23–16
Apr. 29				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			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			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				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)

Schedule Source:^[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.|}

Postseason

Conference Awards

All Conference First Team

Reid VanScoter (CCU, RS-Sr, P)
Levi Wells (TXST, So, P)
Zeke Woods (TXST, Jr, P)
Tristan Stivors (TXST, Sr, RP)
Julian Brock (LA, So, C)
Carson Roccaforte (LA, So, 1B)
Jesse Sherrill (GASO, Jr, 2B)
Dalton Shuffield (TXST, Sr, SS)
Justin Thompson (TXST, Sr, 3B)
Max Ryerson (GSU, Jr, OF)
Mason Holt (ULM, Sr, OF)
Miles Simington (USA, Sr, OF)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, UT)
Noah Ledford (GASO, RS-Jr, DH)

All Conference Second Team

Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, P)
Michael Knorr (CCU, Sr, P)
Matt Boswell (USA, Sr, P)
Jay Thomspon (GASO, Jr, RP)
Hayden Cross (APP, Jr, C)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1B)
Erick Orbeta (USA, RS-So, 2B)
Griffin Cheney (GSU, Gr, SS)
Dale Thomas (CCU, Jr, 3B)
Noah Dickerson (LR, RS-Jr, OF)
Jose Gonzalez (TXST, Jr, OF)
John Wuthrich (TXST, Sr, OF)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, UT)
Tyler Johnson (CCU, Sr, DH)

References:^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 1 March 2022 . en.
Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball Preseason Honors . sunbeltsports.org . 1 March 2022 . en.
Web site: 2022 Baseball Schedule . University of South Alabama Athletics . 27 December 2021 . en.
Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards . sunbeltsports.org . 28 December 2023 . en.