2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team

2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record40–21 (22–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christian Ostrander
  • Travis Creel
  • Nick Ammirati
Home stadiumPete Taylor Park
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Charlotte x‍‍‍y 24 8 0   .750 40 21 0   .656
No. 16 Old Dominion ‍‍y 22 10 0   .688 44 16 0   .733
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 18 14 0   .563 32 25 0   .561
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 15 17 0   .469 27 29 0   .482
FIU ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 20 31 0   .392
Marshall ‍‍‍ 6 26 0   .188 10 35 0   .222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech x‍‍‍y 22 8 0   .733 42 20 0   .677
No. 23 Southern Miss ‍‍‍y 22 9 0   .710 40 21 0   .656
UTSA ‍‍‍ 14 17 0   .452 22 26 0   .458
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 12 19 1   .391 24 29 1   .454
Rice ‍‍‍ 11 20 1   .359 23 29 1   .443
UAB ‍‍‍ 11 21 0   .344 18 36 0   .333
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


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The 2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The Golden Eagles competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA West Division. They played their home games at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The team was coached by Scott Berry, who was in his twelfth season with the Golden Eagles.

Preseason

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Preseason All-American teams

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2nd Team

C-USA media poll

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The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish first in the West Division.[3]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team 1st Place Votes
1 Southern Miss 10
2 Louisiana Tech 2
3 Rice -
4 Middle Tennessee -
5 UTSA -
6 UAB -

Preseason CUSA Pitcher of the Year

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  • Walker PowellSenior, Right Hand Pitcher

Preseason All-CUSA team

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  • Gabe Shepard – Starting Pitcher
  • Walker Powell – Starting Pitcher
  • Hunter Stanley – Relief Pitcher
  • Gabe Montenegro – Outfielder

Schedule and results

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2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball game log
Regular season (35–17)
Postseason (5–4)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Postponed
Schedule Source:[5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]RVRV*RVRVRVRVRVRV22191717162020*20*23
Baseball America[7]222022232323*23*23
Collegiate Baseball^[8]2929
NCBWA[9]RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25202122222323*25
D1Baseball[10]23201919192020*20*23

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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

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  1. ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Collegiate Baseball 2021 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. January 8, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
  4. ^ Doherty, Tim (April 3, 2021). "USM-UTSA baseball finale washed out". WDAM-TV. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Baseball Announces 2021 Schedule" (Press release). University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  10. ^ D1 Baseball
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