2021 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team

2021 South Alabama Jaguars baseball
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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	36–22 (15–9 SBC)
Head coach	Mark Calvi (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Alan Luckie; Brad Phillips; Nick Magnifico;
Home stadium	Eddie Stanky Field

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.

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

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

[2]

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]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

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 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 Round			Semi-Finals		Finals



15	Florida	3

	South Florida	5
			South Florida	10

			Miami	2
South Alabama		0

Miami		1
					South Florida	0	6

					South Alabama	4	4
Lower round 1			Lower final



			Miami	2

15	Florida	1	South Alabama	7

	South Alabama	19

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:[6]

References

"Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
"Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments". Perfect Game. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
"2021 Baseball Roster". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
"2021 Baseball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
"Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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[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.

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