Media Information ...............................................2-5 The 2018 University of South Alabama Baseball fact book is 2018 Jaguars ...................................................... 6-39 published by the South Alabama Strategic Communications Offi ce. Numerical Roster ................................................6 The guide was written by Charlie Nichols. Editorial assistance by Brian Fremund. Returning Players ..........................................7-26 Photography provided by John Adams, Bob Crisp, Jimmy Besson, Newcomers ..................................................27-37 Scott Donaldson, Chip English, Joe Imel, Bobby McDuffi e, Mobile Radio / TV Chart .........................................38-39 Press-Register, Brad Puckett, Courtland Richards, Aaron Tesney, Jeff Coaches / Staff .................................................. 40-47 Tesney, Ronald White, Jonathan Willey and USAJaguars.com. Special recognition to the Sun Belt Conference and its member institutions, 24 Major Leaguers Head Coach Mark Calvi ............................... 40-41 • Assistant Coaches ........................................42-44 Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Support Staff ..............................................45-47 Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins, Denis Bancroft and Major League Baseball. Layout Facilities .......................................................... 48-57 and design by Charlie Nichols. Stanky Field ................................................48-50 Stanky Field Stadium Club ...............................51 Jon Lieber Clubhouse ....................................... 52 New Jon Lieber Clubhouse ................................53 29 All-Americans Luis Gonzalez Indoor Hitting Facility .............. 54 • Jaguar Baseball Ring of Honor ........................ 55 Jaguar Alley .....................................................56 Kit’s Korner .....................................................57 Year In Review ................................................. 58-63 2017 Overall Statistics ...................................... 58 2017 Results .....................................................59 2017 Final Sun Belt Conference Stats ................60 Miscellanea .......................................................61 2017 SBC Year in Review .............................62-63 Records ............................................................ 64-69 Individual / Team Records ................................64 27 NCAA Regional Appearances Single-Season Records ......................................65 • Career Records ..................................................66 Annual Team Stats ........................................... 67 Annual Leaders ...........................................68-69 History .......................................................... 70-136 Year-By-Year Results ..................................70-85 All-Time vs. Opponents .................................... 86 Coaching Records ........................................87-88 Sun Belt Conference Postseason Results ............89 NCAA Postseason Results .................................90 Jaguar Honors .....................................................91-92 Retired Numbers .........................................93-95 Jags In The Pros ........................................96-100 NCAA Regional / SBC Championship Teams ... 101-131 All-Time Letterwinners ............................132-135 16 Sun Belt Conference Championships This Is South Alabama Baseball ..................... 136 1 2018 South Alabama Baseball fact book • usajaguars.com • @SouthALBaseball media information JAGUAR BASEBALL ON THE AIR All South Alabama baseball games will be broadcast live on radio as part of the eff orts of Jaguar Sports Properties on 99.5 FM Th e Jag in Mobile as well as on the iHeart Radio app. ON-AIR TALENT Jaguar baseball airs on 99.5 FM Th e Jag in Mobile and is available nationwide on the iHeartRadio platform. J.D. Byars and Pat Greenwood each enter their third season broadcasting South Alabama baseball games. J.D. Byars Byars joined the South Alabama staff as Director of Broadcasting/Corporate Sales Executive in January 2014. In his role, he is responsible for creating and producing radio and television broadcasts including events, coaches’ shows and special projects, as well as creating and maintaining sponsorship packages for Jaguar Sports Properties. Byars was the Director of Broadcasting & Corporate Sponsorships at North Alabama for last three-plus years, where his main duties included producing, engineering and serving as the play-by-play voice for over 90 Lion athletic events each season. In addition to creating and establishing UNA’s radio network — which included all FM affi liates — and hiring and managing all on-air support staff , he created broadcast, signage, print promotion and web inventory for strategic sports sponsorship packages. 24 Major Leaguers Byars began hosting weekly television coaches’ shows for football and men’s basketball in 2009; he also served as creative producer for the shows, brokering air • time for the programs as well. He fi rst started calling play-by-play action for Lion Athletics during the 1998-99 academic year. Byars, who earned his degree in communications arts from UNA, and his wife Beverly have one son Jake and one daughter Stella Beth. Pat Greenwood Pat Greenwood began in March 2014 as South Alabama’s Director of Multi-Media/Corporate Sales Executive. In addition to creating on-line producing video programming for the department’s offi cial site, www.usajaguars.com and www.jagnation.tv, Greenwood will support and participate in event and coaches’ shows broadcasts. He will also create packages and maintain relationships with Jaguar Sports Properties sponsors. Greenwood — a Mobile native — joined the staff aft er working at WPMI-TV since 1997. Aft er starting at the local station as a sports reporter, he added duties as a weekday morning anchor until assuming the title of Sports Director in 1999. Greenwood earned several awards during his time in sports, fi rst receiving accolades for the best Alabama Associated Press sports story in 1999. He was also selected the AP’s Best Alabama Sportscaster in ‘01, was recognized for the organization’s Best Sports Program two years later and was named the Best Sportscaster by the Mobile Press Club in ‘04. He transitioned into news in 2007 as part of the “Local 15 Today” program that airs each weekday morning from 4:30-7 a.m. 29 All-Americans • Greenwood earned his degree from Loyola (La.) in 1994. He and his wife Stephanie have four children: Madeleine, Robert, Grace Anne and Mary Linda. Quick Facts General History Name: .............................................................University of South Alabama First Season of Competition .......................1965 City/State .......................................................Mobile, Ala. Overall Record ..............................................1830-1044-3 (53 years) Founded .........................................................1963 Years in NCAA Tournament/Last ..............27/2017 Enrollment ....................................................16,699 NCAA Postseason Record ..........................38-54 Nickname ......................................................Jaguars Last Postseason Opponent ..........................Mississippi State School Colors ................................................Blue, Red and White Result ......................................................................L, 3-7, NCAA Hattiesburg (Miss.) Regional Stadium (Capacity) ......................................Stanky Field (3,775) Sun Belt Championships .............................16 Dimensions ..............................................330-400-330 Last Conference Title ...................................2016 Affi liation ......................................................NCAA Division I Conference ....................................................Sun Belt Coaching Staff President .......................................................... Dr. Tony G. Waldrop (North Carolina, ‘74) Head Coach .............................................................Mark Calvi (Nova Southeastern [Fla.], 1991) NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative .....Dr. John Smith (Berry [Ga.] College, ‘76) Record at USA (Years) ............................207-150 (6) Athletics Director ..............................................Dr. Joel Erdmann (South Dakota State, ‘86) Career Record (Years) .............................Same Athletic Offi ce ...............................................251-460-7121 Best Time To Contact Coach .................contact SID 27 NCAA Regional Appearances Athletics Ticket Offi ce .................................251-461-1USA (1872) USA Assistant Coaches: • Bob Keller (Biola [Calif.], 1992) Strategic Communications Chris Prothro (Arkansas State, 2005) Associate Athletic Director .........................Brian Fremund USA Volunteer Assistant Coach: Offi ce .........................................................251-414-8032 Alan Luckie (Spring Hill, 1984) Cell ............................................................251-623-3191 Director of Operations ...........................................Andrew Carden (Cumberland [Tenn.], 2006) E-mail .......................................................bfremund@southalabama.edu Strength and Conditioning Coach .............Joey Choron (South Alabama, 2002) Assistant