Baseball team season
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 [ ]
Preseason All-American teams [ ]
2nd Team
C-USA media poll [ ]
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 [ ]
Walker Powell – Senior , Right Hand Pitcher
Preseason All-CUSA team [ ]
Gabe Shepard – Starting Pitcher
Walker Powell – Starting Pitcher
Hunter Stanley – Relief Pitcher
Gabe Montenegro – Outfielder
Schedule and results [ ]
2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (35–17)
February (4–3)
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
February 21(1)
Northwestern State
Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS
W 5-1
1-0
-
February 21(2)
Northwestern State
Pete Taylor Park
L 1-7
1-1
-
February 22
Northwestern State
Pete Taylor Park
W 10-07
2-1
-
February 23
at South Alabama
Eddie Stanky Field Mobile, AL
L 3-5
850
2-2
-
February 26
UConn
Pete Taylor Park
W 6-5
3-2
-
February 27
UConn
Pete Taylor Park
W 7-6
4-2
-
February 28
UConn
Pete Taylor Park
L 7-10
4-3
-
April (13–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
April 1
at UTSA
Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX
W 9-1
114
15-9
2-3
April 2 (1)
at UTSA
Roadrunner Field
W 13-9
16-9
3-3
April 2 (2)
at UTSA
Roadrunner Field
W 11-5
114
17-9
4-3
April 3
at UTSA
Roadrunner Field
Canceled [4]
April 9
UAB
Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS
W 7-2
18-9
5-3
April 10 (1)
UAB
Pete Taylor Park
W 4-1
19-9
6-3
April 10 (2)
UAB
Pete Taylor Park
W 9-2
20-9
7-3
April 11
UAB
Pete Taylor Park
W 14-48
21-9
8-3
April 13
South Alabama
Pete Taylor Park
L 0-4
21-10
-
April 17 (1)
at No. 14 Louisiana Tech
Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA
W 4-3
1,000
22-10
9-3
April 17 (2)
at No. 14 Louisiana Tech
Pat Patterson Park
L 3-5
1,000
22-11
9-4
April 18 (1)
at No. 14 Louisiana Tech
Pat Patterson Park
W 12-11
1,000
23-11
10-4
April 18 (2)
at No. 14 Louisiana Tech
Pat Patterson Park
L 6-7
1,000
23-12
10-5
April 23
Western Kentucky
Pete Taylor Park
W 6-5
24-12
11-5
April 24 (1)
Western Kentucky
Pete Taylor Park
W 6-5
25-12
12-5
April 24 (2)
Western Kentucky
Pete Taylor Park
W 3-0
26-12
13-5
April 25
Western Kentucky
Pete Taylor Park
L 4-9
26-13
13-6
April 30 (1)
at Rice
No. 23
Reckling Park Houston, TX
L 0-6
26-14
13-7
April 30 (2)
at Rice
No. 23
Reckling Park
W 12-1
1,064
27-14
14-7
May (8–3)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
May 1 (1)
at Rice
No. 23
Reckling Park Houston, TX
W 10-1
1,157
28-14
15-7
May 1 (2)
at Rice
No. 23
Reckling Park
W 8-1
1,115
29-14
16-7
May 5
Southeastern Louisiana
No. 20
Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS
L 3-5
29-15
-
May 7
Middle Tennessee
No. 20
Pete Taylor Park
W 2-110
30-15
17-7
May 8 (1)
Middle Tennessee
No. 20
Pete Taylor Park
W 6-0
31-15
18-7
May 8 (2)
Middle Tennessee
No. 20
Pete Taylor Park
W 9-0
32-15
19-7
May 9
Middle Tennessee
No. 20
Pete Taylor Park
W 9-5
33-15
20-7
May 14
at Florida Atlantic
No. 19
FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL
L 1-3
286
33-16
20-8
May 15 (1)
at Florida Atlantic
No. 19
FAU Baseball Stadium
W 6-1
34-16
21-8
May 15 (2)
at Florida Atlantic
No. 19
FAU Baseball Stadium
W 14-8
286
35-16
22-8
May 16
at Florida Atlantic
No. 19
FAU Baseball Stadium
L 6-9
286
35-17
22-9
Postseason (5–4)
C-USA Tournament (2–2)
Date
Opponent
Rank (Seed)
Site/Stadium
Score
Attendance
Overall Record
Tournament Record
May 27
vs. (6) Western Kentucky
No. 19 (3)
Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA
W 11-18
1,743
36-17
1-0
May 27
at No. 18 (2) Louisiana Tech
No. 19 (3)
Pat Patterson Park
W 4-1
2,216
37-17
2-0
May 29 (1)
at No. 18 (2) Louisiana Tech
No. 19 (3)
Pat Patterson Park
L 10-1110
37-18
2-1
May 29 (2)
at No. 18 (2) Louisiana Tech
No. 19 (3)
Pat Patterson Park
L 5-6
2,183
37-19
2-2
NCAA Oxford Regional (3–2)
Date
Opponent
Rank (Seed)
Site/Stadium
Score
Attendance
Overall Record
Tournament Record
June 4
vs. (3) Florida State
No. 20 (2)
Swayze Field Oxford, MS
L 2-5
37-20
0-1
June 5
vs. (4) Southeast Missouri State
No. 19 (3)
Swayze Field
W 21-0
10,225
38-20
1-1
June 6 (1)
vs. (3) Florida State
No. 19 (3)
Swayze Field
W 7-4
10,171
39-20
2-1
June 6 (2)
at No. 13 (1) Ole Miss
No. 19 (3)
Swayze Field
W 10-7
10,628
40-20
3-1
June 7
at No. 13 (1) Ole Miss
No. 19 (3)
Swayze Field
L 9-12
10,293
40-21
3-2
Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Postponed
Schedule Source: [5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Final
Coaches' [6]
RV
RV*
NR
RV
RV
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
22
19
17
17
16
20
20*
20*
23
Baseball America [7]
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
22
20
22
23
23
23*
23*
23
Collegiate Baseball ^[8]
29
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
29
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NCBWA †[9]
RV
RV
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
20
21
22
22
23
23*
25
D1Baseball[10]
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
23
20
19
19
19
20
20*
20*
23
^ 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 [ ]
External links [ ]
• Southern Miss Baseball
Venues People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics