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.
Preseason
Signing Day Recruits
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.
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
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 staffMark 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/SuspensionsBoldSouth 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 recordFeb. 19 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 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 recordMar. 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 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 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 0-1Mar. 20 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 6-4 Smith (1-0) Norris (1-2) Samaniego (3) 314 9-9 1-1Mar. 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 PostponedMar. 24 Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Game PostponedMar. 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 recordApr. 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 recordMay 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 Postseason (7–2) (4–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 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 1-0May 27 vs. (4W) Little Rock (1E) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 6-2 Michael (5-0) Evans (1-3) None ESPN+ 31-20 2-0May 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 (3-2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record Gainesville RegionalsJun. 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 0-1Jun. 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 1-1Jun. 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 2-1Jun. 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 3-1Jun. 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: *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
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)
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