The Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi in NCAA Division I college baseball. They participate as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The team has been to 22 NCAA TournamentsSouthern Miss media guide, 2010 and served as an NCAA Regional host in 2003, 2017, 2022, 2025, 2026 and NCAA Super Regional host in 2022,2023. The Southern Miss baseball team has produced 19 All-Americans. and currently has 4 players on Major League rosters. Southern Miss has won seven Regular Season Championships (2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2026) and eight Tournament Championships (2003, 2010, 2016, 2018,2019,2023,2024,2026) and was the only team in CUSA to participate in every conference baseball tournament from the conference's inception until their departure following the 2022 season. During their inaugural season in The Sun Belt Conference, the Golden Eagles captured the SBC Tournament Championship. The Golden Eagles' rich history began in 1912 with a game against the Detroit Tigers, a contest which Southern Miss lost by a score of 24–2. The Golden Eagles play at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi and consistently rank in the top 10 nationally in NCAA attendance figures. During the 2023 season, Southern Miss "sold out" every seat for Pete Taylor Park including several hundred "standing room only" seats.
Southern Miss qualified for its first College World Series in 2009 after winning the Atlanta Regional and the Gainesville Super Regional.Eagles Sweep Gators; Omaha Bound They would post an 0–2 record in Omaha, losing 7–6 against top-seeded Texas and 11–4 versus fourth-seeded North Carolina.Magical Season Ends With Loss to North Carolina in the College World Series
Head coaches Coach Year(s) Record Pct Herring 1913 1–3 .250 Ronald J. Slay 1914–1916, 1919 4–5 .444 O. V. Austin 1920–24 33–15–3 .687 William Herschel Bobo 1925–1928 19–10–1 .655 William B. Saunders 1929–1930 3–20 .130 Pooley Hubert 1934–1935 3–12 .200 Reed Green 1947 9–4 .692 Thad Vann 1948–1949 21–21 .500 Clyde Stuart 1950–1958 62–47–2 .567 Pete Taylor 1959–1983 320–349–2 .478 Hill Denson 1984–1997 468–386–2 .548 Corky Palmer 1998–2009 458–281 .619 Scott Berry 2010–2023 528–276–1 .656 Christian Ostrander 2024–present 90–36 .714
Notable alumni John Bale – MLB Pitcher, Kansas City Royals Chad Bradford – MLB Pitcher, Baltimore Orioles Jim Davenport – MLB Infielder, San Francisco Giants Brian Dozier – MLB Infielder – Washington Nationals Jarrett Hoffpauir – MLB Infielder, San Diego Padres Pat Rapp – MLB Pitcher, Florida Marlins Kevin Young – MLB Infielder, Pittsburgh Pirates Nick Sandlin – MLB Pitcher, Cleveland Guardians Matt Wallner - MLB Outfielder, Minnesota Twins
Year-by-year results
See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
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