2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2023
Team:	Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Coachrank:	9
Cbrank:	10
Record:	46–20
Conf Record:	22–8
Head Coach:	Scott Berry
Hc Year:	14th
Asst Coach1:	Christian Ostrander
Asst Coach2:	Travis Creel
Asst Coach3:	Ben Brewer
Stadium:	Pete Taylor Park
Champion:	Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions Auburn Regional champions
Bowl:	Hattiesburg Super Regional
Bowl Result:	1–2

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.^[1]

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

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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.^[3]

Coaches poll
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

Roster Source:^[4]

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		No. 18		W 3–0	Hall (1–0)	Horn (0–1)	Storm (1)		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		No. 18	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 12–0	Oldham (1–0)	Cabrera (0–1)	None	ESPN+	5,273	4–0
Feb. 24		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		No. 25		L 9–10	Dohm (1-1)	Middleton (0–1)	None		6,542	5–3

March (10–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 3		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	No. 22		L 5–11	Quinn (3–0)	Allen (0–1)	Kimbrell (1)	SECN+	10,551	8–4
Mar. 10		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		No. 25		W 8–1	Oldham (2–0)	Long (1–2)	None	ESPN+	2,147	11–5
Mar. 17	at	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			L 3–6	Menina (1–0)	Oldham (2–1)	None	ESPN+	1,249	12–8
Mar. 24			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			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			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)		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			L 0–13	McNairy (5–1)	Middleton (0–3)	None	SECN+	3,325	19–12
Apr. 14			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	No. 24		L 1–3	Smith (2–3)	Rhodes (1–2)	Tompkins (3)		1,950	22–13
Apr. 21		No. 24		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		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			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			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	No. 25		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		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

(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		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)	(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

(5–3)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
Auburn Regional
Jun. 2	vs. (3)	(2)/No. 13		L 2–4¹⁰	Petschke (6–3)	Storm (5–2)	None	ESPN+	3,578	41–18	0–1
Jun. 3		(2)/No. 13	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 7–2	Oldham (7–3)	Vail (5–2)	Armistead (1)		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)	(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. 13	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 5–3	Storm (7–2)	Lindsey (3-3)	None		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:^[5] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Hattiesburg Super Regional

Game 1
	Tennessee	3
	Southern Miss	5

Game 2
	Tennessee	8
	Southern Miss	4

Game 2
	Tennessee	5
	Southern Miss	0

Rankings

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

Web site: USM Baseball Coach Scott Berry to retire at end of 2023 season . WJTV . 1 January 2024 . 16 May 2023.
Web site: Southern Miss Recruits . www.prepbaseballreport.com . 1 January 2024.
Web site: Sun Belt Announces Baseball Preseason Awards & Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 1 January 2024 . en . 8 February 2023.
Web site: 2023 Baseball Roster . Southern Miss . 1 January 2024 . en.
Web site: 2023 Baseball Schedule . Southern Miss Athletics . 31 December 2023 . en.