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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 .
Signing Day Recruits [ edit ]
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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll [ edit ]
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]
Coaches poll (East)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
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[ edit ]
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)
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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
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
Conference accolades [ edit ]
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]