2021 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team

The 2021 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team represented Georgia Southern Eagles during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Eagles played their home games at J. I. Clements Stadium and were led by twenty-first year head coach Rodney Hennon. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2021 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball
SBC Tournament Pool B champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record34–23 (14–10 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • B. J. Green
  • Alan Beck
Home stadiumJ. I. Clements Stadium
2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
South Alabama  x‍‍‡‍y 15–9 .62536–22 .621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58334–23 .596
Troy  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54227–26 .509
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52421–31 .404
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50018–37 .327
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42927–24 .529
West Division
Louisiana  x‍‍‍ 13–11 .54232–23 .582
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54227–30 .474
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45826–26 .500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45821–30 .412
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41719–30 .388
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37521–36 .368
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

[2]

Player Hometown Previous Team
Pitchers
Brayden Collett Evans, Georgia Greenbrier HS
Rem Maxwell Winder, Georgia Jefferson County HS
Will Robbins Cumming, Georgia Forsyth Central HS
Brett Zerbel Augusta, Georgia Augusta Christian
Pax Briley III Suwanee, Georgia North Gwinnett HS
Declan Dun Peachtree City, Georgia Starr's Mill HS
Hitters
Blake Chapman Simsbury, Connecticut Elev8 Sports Institute
Garrett Carter McDonough, Georgia Ola HS
Preston Gunnell Canton, Georgia Woodstock HS
Sean White Peachtree City, Georgia Starr's Mill HS
JB Bell Buford, Georgia Flowery Branch HS
Carson Mynatt Canton, Georgia Cherokee HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Eagles were picked to finish third in the East Division with 51 votes.[3]

Coaches poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Coastal Carolina69 (10)
2South Alabama51 (1)
3Georgia Southern51 (1)
4Troy44
5Appalachian State21
6Georgia State16

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

[4]

2021 Georgia Southern Eagles roster
 

Pitchers

  • 8 Griffin Davis – Redshirt Junior
  • 9 Chase Dollander – Freshman
  • 16 Braden Hays – Junior
  • 17 Tyler Owens – Senior
  • 19 Sean Adams – Sophomore
  • 21 Jonathan Edwards – Junior
  • 25 Nick Jones – Senior
  • 26 Jay Thompson – Junior
  • 27 Rhett Gay – Senior
  • 29 Tyler Jones – Senior
  • 32 Jared Szabo – Redshirt Freshman
  • 33 Jordan Jackson – Senior
  • 34 Austin Kleinlein – Redshirt Junior
  • 35 Hayden Harris – Senior
  • 36 Anthony Dimola – Freshman
  • 37 David Johnson – Senior
  • 40 Jacob Parker – Redshirt Senior
  • 43 Connor Bruce – Sophomore
  • 45 Ben Johnson – Freshman
  • 46 Jeremy Gay – Freshman
  • 47 Jake Martin – Sophomore
  • 48 Jackson Dyer – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 3 Chandler Davis – Junior
  • 5 Matt Anderson – Senior
  • 13 JP Tighe – Junior
  • 99 Hayden Duffield – Freshman

Infielders

  • 00 Jarrett Jenkins – Freshman
  • 2 Jason Swan – Senior
  • 7 Jack Eichler – Sophomore
  • 22 Austin Thompson – Senior
  • 23 Blake Evans – Junior
  • 28 Noah Ledford – Junior
  • 30 Steven Curry – Senior
  • 31 Mitchell Golden – Redshirt Senior
  • 38 Sam Blancato – Sophomore
  • 42 Jaylen Paden – Freshman
  • 44 Jarrett Brown – Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 4 Mason McWhorter – Senior
  • 6 Noah Searcy – Senior
  • 11 Cody Shook – Redshirt Junior
  • 12 Parker Biederer – Senior
  • 41 Christian Avant – Senior
  • 49 J. C. Peacher – Freshman

Coaching staff
2021 Georgia Southern Eagles coaching staff
  • Rodney Hennon – Head Coach – 21st year
  • B. J. Green – Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach – 11th year
  • Alan Beck – Assistant Head Coach/Hitting Coach – 6th year
  • Seth Lancaster – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year

Schedule and results
Legend
 Georgia Southern win
 Georgia Southern loss
 Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
BoldGeorgia Southern team member
2021 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball game log
Regular season (31–22)
February (2–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Feb. 19No. 19 TennesseeJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 3–5Dallas (1–0)Jackson (0–1)Walsh (1)ESPN+7040–1
Feb. 20No. 19 TennesseeJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 3–5Redmond (1–0)Harris (0–1)NoneESPN+7670–2
Feb. 21No. 19 TennesseeJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 3–7 (12 inns)Hunley (1–0)Paden (0–1)NoneESPN+7090–3
Feb. 24at College of CharlestonCofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SCW 18–7Thompson (1–0)Cook (0–1)None4421–3
Feb. 26No. 22 East CarolinaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 4–6Bridges (1–0)Jackson (0–2)Colmore (1)7011–4
Feb. 27No. 22 East CarolinaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 10–7Johnson (1–0)Mayhue (0–1)Johnson (1)7562–4
Feb. 28No. 22 East CarolinaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 2–9Whisenhunt (1–0)Hays (0–1)None7622–5
March (10–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 3at North FloridaHarmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FLW 3–1Jackson (1–2)Santos (0–1)Jones (1)1193–5
Mar. 5TowsonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 5–1Johnson (2–0)Seils (1–2)Hays (1)6294–5
Mar. 6TowsonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 7–5Dollander (1–0)Ramanjulu (0–2)Jones (2)6475–5
Mar. 7TowsonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 6–5Paden (1–1)Santangelo (0–1)Jones (3)6376–5
Mar. 9No. 7 GeorgiaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 2–5Cannon (1–0)Jackson (1–3)None8506–6
Mar. 12UABJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 11–7Thompson (2–0)Taylor (0–1)Jones (4)7327–6
Mar. 13UABJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 15–4Dollander (2–0)O'Clair (2–2)None5278–6
Mar. 14UABJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 9–5Johnson (1–0)Knight (1–1)Jones (5)6439–6
Mar. 17at No. 12 Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GAGame Postponed
Mar. 19at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, ALW 8–1Owens (1–0)Ortiz (2–2)None80910–61–0
Mar. 20at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, ALL 8–11Gainous (3–1)Dollander (2–1)None1,05710–71–1
Mar. 21at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, ALL 4–8Witcher (3–1)Johnson (1–1)Pettys (1)83110–81–2
Mar. 23vs. ClemsonSRP Park • North Augusta, SCL 4–6Clayton (2–0)Parker (0–1)None1,49810–9
Mar. 26Appalachian StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 3–1Owens (2–0)Tuthill (2–3)Jones (6)77911–92–2
Mar. 27Appalachian StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 10–2Dollander (3–1)Martinez (3–3)None73512–93–2
Mar. 28Appalachian StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 1–3Hall (4–0)Johnson (1–2)Ellington (2)60712–103–3
Mar. 30College of CharlestonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 3–6Czerwinski (1–0)Paden (1–2)Williams (2)63712–11
April (13–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 1at Georgia StateGSU Baseball Complex • Decatur, GAW 23–1Owens (3–0)Watson (2–4)NoneESPN+29213–114–3
Apr. 2at Georgia StateGSU Baseball Complex • Decatur, GAL 6–7 (10 inns)Horton (1–1)Johnson (1–3)NoneESPN+35613–124–4
Apr. 3at Georgia StateGSU Baseball Complex • Decatur, GAW 2–3Sweatt (2–1)Jackson (1–4)NoneESPN+39813–134–5
Apr. 6at GeorgiaFoley Field • Athens, GAW 2–1Hays (1–1)Pasqua (1–1)Jones (7)66414–13
Apr. 9Louisiana–MonroeJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 4–3Owens (4–0)Longsworth (0–2)Jones (2)61715–135–5
Apr. 10Louisiana–MonroeJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 4–1Dollander (4–1)Barlow (3–4)Jones (9)64716–136–5
Apr. 11Louisiana–MonroeJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 7–1Jackson (2–4)Lien (3–1)None57317–137–5
Apr. 13North FloridaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 8–6Harris (1–1)Madonnna (2–2)Parker (1)54618–13
Apr. 14MercerJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 3–2Jones (1–0)Sutko (2–2)None60719–13
Apr. 16at Coastal CarolinaSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 8–2Owens (5–0)Hopwood (4–2)None1,00020–138–5
Apr. 17at Coastal CarolinaSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 8–3Hays (2–1)Parker (2–3)Jones (10)1,00021–139–5
Apr. 18at Coastal CarolinaSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 6–8Sharkey (2–1)Jackson (2–5)Kreuzer (1)1,00021–149–6
Apr. 21at Kennesaw StateFred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GAW 11–5Thompson (3–0)Grogan (3–1)None12022–14
Apr. 24at OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 4–1Owens (6–0)Bennett (3–3)Jones (11)72423–14
Apr. 24at OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 3–2Johnson (2–3)Taggart (1–5)Thompson (1)72524–14
Apr. 25at OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL 4–14Ruffcorn (3–1)Jackson (2–6)None61324–15
Apr. 27JacksonvilleJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 4–3Thompson (4–0)Graham (0–2)Jones (12)52925–15
Apr. 30South AlabamaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 5–12Smith (4–0)Harris (1–2)None76925–169–7
May (6–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 1South AlabamaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 11–2Thompson (5–0)Boswell (2–2)None67326–1610–7
May 2South AlabamaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 7–6Thompson (6–0)Dalton (4–3)Jones (13)63927–1611–7
May 7at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARL 1–6Hudson (4–1)Owens (6–1)None34627–1711–8
May 8at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARL 0–4Nash (3–4)Dollander (4–2)Jumper (4)27–1811–9
May 8at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARW 3–2Jackson (3–6)Holt (3–3)Jones (14)45728–1812–9
May 11Kennesaw StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAGame cancelled
May 13at ElonWalter C. Latham Park • Elon, NCL 5–8Edgington (3–3)Owens (6–2)Sprake (5)6528–19
May 14at ElonWalter C. Latham Park • Elon, NCL 4–6Simon (1–4)Dollander (4–3)Sprake (6)6528–20
May 15at ElonWalter C. Latham Park • Elon, NCW 7–5Harris (2–2)Evans (0–1)Jones (15)6529–20
May 18at MercerOrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GAL 1–5Jackson (3–3)Davis (0–1)Sutko (12)47829–21
May 20UT ArlingtonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 3–5Norris (4–3)Thompson (6–1)King (4)45729–2212–10
May 21UT ArlingtonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 3–2Jackson (4–6)Bullard (7–4)Jones (16)48730–2213–10
May 22UT ArlingtonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 6–3Davis (1–1)Moffat (4–5)Jones (17)52931–2214–10
Post-season (3–1)
SBC Tournament (3–1)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 26vs. (5E) Georgia State(2E)Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, ALW 10–1Owens (7–2)Jones (1–8)NoneESPN+32–221–0
May 28vs. (3W) Louisiana–Monroe(2E)Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, ALW 9–5Bruce (1–0)Lien (4–3)NoneESPN+33–222–0
May 29vs. (1W) Louisiana(2E)Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, ALW 3–2 (11 inns)Thompson (7–1)Arrighetti (8–6)NoneESPN+34–223–0
May 30vs. (1E) South Alabama(2E)Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, ALL 4–10Smith (6–1)Harris (2–3)NoneESPN+3,16234–233–1
Schedule Source:[5]

*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

References:[6]

Rankings
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[7]——*—————————
Baseball America[8]———————————
Collegiate Baseball^[9]RV——————————
NCBWA†[10]RV————————RVRV
D1Baseball[11]———————————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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 May 31, 2021.
  2. "Georgia Southern – Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments". Perfect Game. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. "2021 Baseball Roster". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. "Georgia Southern Announces 2021 Baseball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  6. "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  7. "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  9. "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  10. "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  11. "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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