Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball

Southern Miss Golden Eagles
2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team
Founded1913
UniversityUniversity of Southern Mississippi
Athletic directorJeremy McClain
Head coachChristian Ostrander (1st season)
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationHattiesburg, Mississippi
Home stadiumPete Taylor Park
(Capacity: 4,300)
NicknameGolden Eagles
ColorsBlack and gold[1]
   
College World Series appearances
2009
NCAA regional champions
2009, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
Conference USA: 2003, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019
Sun Belt: 2023, 2024
Regular season conference champions
Conference USA: 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022
A moment from a 2008 game

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 20 NCAA Tournaments[2] and served as an NCAA Regional host in 2003, 2017, 2022 and NCAA Super Regional host in 2022,2023. The Southern Miss baseball team has produced 19 All-Americans.[2] and currently has 4 players on Major League rosters. Southern Miss has won six Conference USA Regular Season Championships (2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022) and seven Tournament Championships (2003, 2010, 2016, 2018,2019, 2023,2024) 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,[2] 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.[3] They would post an 0–2 record in Omaha, losing 7–6 against top-seeded Texas and 11–4 versus fourth-seeded North Carolina.[4]

Head coaches

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Coach Year(s) Record Pct
Herring 1913 1–3 .250
Ronald J. Slay 1914–16, 1919 4–5 .444
O.V. Austin 1920–24 33–15–3 .687
William Herschel Bobo 1925–28 19–10–1 .655
William B. Saunders 1929–30 3–20 .130
Allison "Pooley" Hubert 1934–35 3–12 .200
Reed Green 1947 9–4 .692
Thad "Pie" Vann 1948–49 21–21 .500
Clyde "Heifer" Stuart 1950–58 62–47–2 .567
C.J. "Pete" Taylor 1959–83 320–349–2 .478
Hill Denson 1984–97 468–386–2 .548
Corky Palmer 1998–2009 458–281 .619
Scott Berry 2010–23 528–276–1 .656
Christian Ostrander 2024–Present 43–20 .683

Notable alumni

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Year-by-year results

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Main article: Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball seasons

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University Colors". The University of Southern Mississippi Graphic Standards (PDF). July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Southern Miss media guide, 2010
  3. ^ Eagles Sweep Gators; Omaha Bound
  4. ^ Magical Season Ends With Loss to North Carolina in the College World Series
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