Southern Miss (37-19) at NCAA Oxford Regional Games 57-58 | June 4-7, 2021 | Oxford-University Stadium | Oxford, Miss
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Southern Miss (37-19) at NCAA Oxford Regional Games 57-58 | June 4-7, 2021 | Oxford-University Stadium | Oxford, Miss. UPCOMING GAMES & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (CT) Opposing Team Radio & Webstream Friday, June 4 2 p.m. vs. Florida State (30-22) Southern Miss Network/ESPNU Saturday, June 5 11 a.m./5 p.m. vs. Ole Miss (41-19) or Southeast Missouri State (30-20) Southern Miss Network/ESPN Networks Back to the NCAAs: Southern Miss appears in 2021 Schedule the NCAA Tournament for the fifth-straight year 2021 NCAA Oxford Regional February (.191, 9 HR, 34 RBI/4-3, 4.50 ERA) and the 17th time overall, playing in the Oxford Friday, June 4 Sun. 21 ............Northwestern State (DH) .................... W, 5-1 Regional this weekend. The Golden Eagles Game 1 - No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 2 USM, 2 pm Sun. 21 ............Northwestern State (DH) ...................... L, 7-1 made their first-ever appearance in the post- Game 2 - No. 4 SEMO vs. No. 1 Ole Miss, 7 pm Mon. 22..........Northwestern State .....................W, 10-0 (7) season in 1990, with a trip to Baton Rouge, and Saturday, June 5 Tue. 23............at South Alabama ...................................L, 5-3 at one point reached regional play nine-straight Game 3 - Gm 1 loser vs. Gm 2 loser, 11 am Fri. 26 .............Connecticut ...........................................W, 6-5 seasons, from 2003-11. The team also has been Game 4 - Gm 1 winner vs. Gm 2 winner, 5 pm Sat. 27 ............Connecticut ...........................................W, 7-6 to Oxford two previous times, making trips to Sunday, June 6 Sun. 28 ...........Connecticut ...........................................L, 10-7 Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field in Game 5 - Gm 3 winner vs. Gm 4 loser, 1 pm March (.232, 12 HR, 63 RBI/10-6, 2.72 ERA) 2005 and 2007. The Golden Eagles are 1-4 in Game 6 - Gm 5 winner vs. Gm 4 loser, 5 pm Wed. 3 ............vs. Mississippi State$ ..............................L, 4-1 NCAA tournament games played in Oxford (for Monday, June 7 Fri. 5 ................at Jacksonville State ..............................L, 6-0 a full breakdown of the Golden Eagles in the Game 7 - (if nec.) – same teams as Gm 6, 6 p.m. Sat. 6 ..............at Jacksonville State .............................W, 6-0 NCAA Tournament, please go to page 3). Sun. 7 ..............at Jacksonville State ..............................W, 3-1 Fri. 12...............Louisiana-Lafayette ............................W, 13-4 In the NCAA Tournament: The Golden Eagles are 22-33 (.400) in NCAA Tournament play after Sat. 13 .............Louisiana-Lafayette ..............................W, 1-0 going 2-2 in the 2019 Baton Rouge Regional. The program has won one regional, one super regional Sun. 14 ............Louisiana-Lafayette .......................W, 6-3 (11) and have appeared in the CWS once, all three coming during the 2009 campaign. Tue. 16 ............at South Alabama ...................................L, 8-2 Fri. 19 ..............Missouri State ........................................W, 2-1 Magical CWS Run in 2009: The Golden Eagles’ postseason run to the 2009 College World Series Sat. 20 ............Missouri State .......................................W, 5-0 started at Russ Chandler Stadium at Georgia Tech where Southern Miss went 3-1. Southern Miss de- Sun. 21 ............Missouri State ........................................W, 3-1 Tue. 23............at Alabama ............................................W, 5-4 feated Elon 17-15 in the opener, before defeating the host Yellowjackets two of three times, including Fri. 26 .............Louisiana Tech* .......................................L, 3-2 12-8 in the championship game to advance to the Super Regionals in Gainesville, Fla. Southern Sat. 27 ............Louisiana Tech* (DH) ............W, 14-6; L, 4-0 Miss then went on to win both games against Florida (9-7, 7-6) before earning its only berth in the Sun. 28 ...........Louisiana Tech* .......................................L, 8-7 College World Series. Former Golden Eagle player, B.A. Vollmuth, was an integral cog in that magical April (.293, 23 HR, 115 RBI/13-5, 4.26 ERA) run, with a double, five homers and 14 RBI in that tournament. Thu. 1...............at UTSA* ..................................................W, 9-1 Fri. 2 ................at UTSA* (DH) ................W, 13-9 (10); W, 11-5 As the No. 2 Seed: This will be the ninth time Southern Miss has held a No. 2 seed in this event Sat. 3 ..............at UTSA* ..................................Canceled, Rain (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2018), also holding a No. 1 seed once (2017), a No. 3 seed Fri. 9 ................UAB* ........................................................W, 7-2 five times, once as a No. 4 (1991) and once as a No. 5 (1990). The Golden Eagles are 8-16 overall as a Sat. 10 .............UAB* (DH) .................................W, 4-1; W, 9-2 No. 2 seed. Sun. 11 .............UAB* ................................................W, 14-4 (8) Tue. 13 .............South Alabama ......................................L, 4-0 Against The Regional Opposition: Southern Miss has played all three other teams in the Oxford Sat. 17 .............at Louisiana Tech* (DH) .........W, 4-3; L, 5-3 Regional in its history. Here is a breakdown of the record between Southern Miss and those teams: Sun. 18 ............at Louisiana Tech* (DH) .........W 12-11; L, 7-6 Opponent Overall Record in NCAA Tournament Last 10 Games Streak Fri. 23 .............WKU* ......................................................W, 6-5 Florida State 12-38 0-1 3-7 L1 Sat. 24 ............WKU* (DH) ............................. W, 6-5; W, 3-0 Ole Miss 55-83 0-1 3-7 L1 Sun. 25 ...........WKU* .......................................................L, 9-4 SEMO 6-3 Never Met 6-3 W2 Fri. 30 .............at Rice* (DH) ............................L, 6-0; W, 12-1 May (.305, 21 HR, 98 RBI/10-5, 3.38 ERA) Steady in the Rankings: The Golden Eagles remain in at least one national ranking for the sixth- Sat. 1................at Rice* ...................................................W, 10-1 straight week, earning a No. 20 spot by D1Baseball.com, as well as at No. 20 by USA Today, No. 22 Sun. 2 .............at Rice* ....................................................W, 8-1 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and No. 23 in the Baseball America poll. Wed. 5 ............Southeastern Louisiana ........................L, 5-3 Southern Miss appeared in all the major polls at least once this season. Fri. 7 ................Middle Tennessee* ........................W, 2-1 (10) Sat. 8 ..............Middle Tennessee* (DH) ......W, 6-0; W, 9-0 Sun. 9 .............Middle Tennessee* ..............................W, 9-5 All-Tournament Team Performers: First baseman Fri. 14 ..............at Florida Atlantic* ..................................L, 3-1 Christopher Sargent (Wilmer, Ala.) and right-handed Sat. 15 .............at Florida Atlantic* (DH) ...... W, 6-1; W, 14-8 pitcher Hunter Stanley (Hammond, La.) each secured Sun. 16 ............at Florida Atlantic* ................................L, 9-6 a spot on the 2021 Air Force Reserve Conference Thu. 27 ...........vs. WKU# ...........................................W, 11-1 (8) USA All-Tournament team. Sargent registered at Thu. 27 ...........at Louisiana Tech# ................................W, 4-1 least one hit in all four games, finishing 6-for-19 Sat. 29 ............at Louisiana Tech# .......................L, 10-11 (10) (.353) with three home runs and nine RBI. He blasted Sat. 29 ............at Louisiana Tech# ................................ L, 5-6 an eighth-inning grand slam in the opening game June (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI/0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus WKU to end the contest in an 11-1 run-rule Fri. 4 ................vs. Florida State& ....................................2 pm decision. For Stanley, he threw eight innings against Sat. 5...............at Ole Miss/vs. SEMO ................11 am/5 pm WKU. He allowed just three hits and one walk while These notes are dedicated to the memory of Russ Game times Central; * Conference USA game; $ Pearl, fanning 14 in the contest. It was his second highest Anderson, longtime Conference USA contact for Miss.; # C-USA Tournament; Ruston, La.; C-USA DH (7 strikeout performance of his career and third dou- football and baseball, who will be missed greatly by Inns.); & NCAA Oxford Regional, Oxford, Miss. ble-digit strikeout performance. his peers in the profession. 2021 Southern Miss Baseball Page 1 2021 Quick Facts Winning at Home: Since utilizing Pete Taylor Park as its home facility in 1984, the Golden Eagles are 834- UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 347-2 (.706) at their venue, having won at least 20 or more home games in 31 of the 38 campaigns played at Founded .......................................................1910 the park, having posted 22 wins in 2021. During the 1985 and 1986 campaigns, Southern Miss played a hand- City/Zip ................Hattiesburg, Miss./39406 ful of home games at Smokey Harrington Park, which is currently the home of Hattiesburg High School. Nickname .................................. Golden Eagles School Colors ..........................Black and Gold National Statistics: Here is a look at the Golden Eagles among the nation’s leaders both as a team and as individuals. Here is a look at the team’s Top 20 leaders for all categories (through May 30 games): Stadium .......... Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field Team Individual Dimensions ............. 340-365-400-365-340