# 2017 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team

The 2017 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Eddie Stanky Field.

## Schedule and results

South Alabama announced its 2017 baseball schedule on November 7, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 25 home and 31 away games in the regular season. The Jaguars hosted Sun Belts foes Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Little Rock, Texas State, and Troy and will travel to Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Louisiana–Monroe.
The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and hosted by Georgia Southern.
South Alabama finished 2nd in the east division of the conference which qualified the Jaguars to compete in the tournament as the 3rd seed for the team's 12th tournament title.
Legend :
| | South Alabama win |
| | South Alabama loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | South Alabama team member |
2017 South Alabama baseball game log :
Regular season (36–19) :
February (5–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Feb. 17 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 8–2 | Adair (1–0) | Stephens (0–1) | None | | 1–0 | |
| Feb. 18 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 32–0 | Melton (1–0) | Allen (0–1) | None | 1,727 | 2–0 | – |
| Feb. 19 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 8–3 | DeSantis (1–0) | Wilson (0–1) | None | 1,512 | 3–0 | |
| Feb. 22 | Alabama A&M | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 11–1 | Lott (1–0) | Milam (0–1) | None | 1,203 | 4–0 | |
| Feb. 24 | at Baylor | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 2–3 | Lewis (2–0) | Bell (0–1) | Montemayor (2) | 2,184 | 4–1 | |
| Feb. 25 | at Baylor | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 9–10 | Robertson (1–0) | Peacock (0–1) | Montemayor (3) | 2,191 | 4–2 | |
| Feb. 26 | at Baylor | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 7–9 | Bradford (2–0) | McMullen (0–1) | None | 2,011 | 4–3 | |
| Feb. 28 | New Orleans | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 10–7 | DeSantis (2–0) | DeMayo (0–2) | None | 1,369 | 5–3 | |
March (10–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Cox Diamond Invitational ||||||||||||
| Mar. 3 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | L 3–4 | Hileman (2–0) | Spruiell (0–1) | None | 1,202 | 5–4 | |
| Mar. 4 | vs. Troy | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | W 6–4 | Trimble (1–0) | Johnson (1–1) | Peacock (1) | 1,947 | 6–4 | |
| Mar. 5 | vs. Seton Hall | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | L 2–3 | Prendergast (2–0) | Melton (1–1) | Testani (1) | 1,138 | 6–5 | |
| Mar. 7 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 14–3 | Arguelles (1–0) | Camacho (0–1) | None | 1,928 | 7–5 | |
| Mississippi State Tournament ||||||||||||
| Mar. 10 | vs. Columbia | Dudy Nobel Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–1 | DeSantis (3–0) | Egly (0–2) | None | | 8–5 | |
| Mar. 10 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 0–2 | Pilkington (2–2) | Huston (0–1) | Price (3) | 6,501 | 8–6 | |
| Mar. 11 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 6–8 | Ashcraft (2–0) | Geyer (0–1) | Mangum (1) | 6,242 | 8–7 | |
| Mar. 12 | vs. Columbia | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 4–3 | Lott (2–0) | Wiest (0–1) | Peacock (2) | 6,242 | 9–7 | |
| Mar. 14 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | L 4–12 | Hileman (3–0) | McMullen (0–2) | None | 1,281 | 9–8 | |
| Mar. 17 | at Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 5–8 | Condra–Bogan (1–0) | Bell (0–2) | Hughes (1) | 611 | 9–9 | 0–1 |
| Mar. 18 | at Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 19–6 | Huston (1–1) | Eichhorn (1–2) | None | 1,816 | 10–9 | 1–1 |
| Mar. 19 | at Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 5–0 | Carr (1–0) | Cohen (1–2) | Peacock (3) | 712 | 11–9 | 2–1 |
| Mar. 21 | at Alabama State | Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL | W 13–4 | Arguelles (2–0) | Vazquez (0–1) | None | 129 | 12–9 | |
| Mar. 24 | Georgia State | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 7–0 | Bell (1–2) | Conley (2–4) | None | 1,513 | 13–9 | 3–1 |
| Mar. 25 | Georgia State | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 16–6 | Huston (2–1) | Gaddis (3–1) | None | 1,217 | 14–9 | 4–1 |
| Mar. 26 | Georgia State | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 19–9 | Carr (2–0) | Thomson (1–2) | None | 1,470 | 15–9 | 5–1 |
| Mar. 28 | at No. 23 Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 2–4 | Braley (3–0) | Arguelles (2–1) | Wallner (3) | 3,292 | 15–10 | |
| Mar. 31 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 1–11 | Leger (5–1) | Bell (1–3) | Marks (3) | 4,736 | 15–11 | 5–2 |
April (13–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| April 1 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 6–0 | Huston (3–1) | Lee (4–3) | None | 4,630 | 16–11 | 6–2 |
| April 2 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 2–10 | Harris (3–0) | Carr (2–1) | None | 4,752 | 16–12 | 6–3 |
| April 4 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 9–12 | Mount (1–0) | Arguelles (2–2) | Hileman (1) | 1,136 | 16–13 | |
| April 7 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 14–2 | Bell (2–3) | Leone (1–4) | None | 812 | 17–13 | 7–3 |
| April 8 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 4–1 | Huston (4–1) | Beal (3–3) | None | 996 | 18–13 | 8–3 |
| April 9 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 8–3 | Carr (3–1) | Martin (0–1) | None | 848 | 19–13 | 9–3 |
| April 11 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA | W 9–6 | Melton (2–1) | Griffin (2–1) | Peacock (4) | 193 | 20–13 | – |
| April 13 | No. 26 Coastal Carolina | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | L 3–4 | Holmes (2–2) | Peacock (0–2) | None | 2,019 | 20–14 | 9-4 |
| April 14 | No. 26 Coastal Carolina | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | L 9–11 | Beckwith (5–1) | Geyer (0–2) | Kitchen (3) | 2,276 | 20–15 | 9–5 |
| April 15 | No. 26 Coastal Carolina | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 4–3 | Eiland (1–0) | Veneziano (2–2) | None | 1,681 | 21–15 | 10–5 |
| April 18 | No. 14 Mississippi State | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 5–2 | Trimble (2–0) | Parker (0–1) | Peacock (5) | 3,104 | 22–15 | – |
| April 19 | Alabama State | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 6–4 | Perez (1–0) | Gonzales (0–1) | None | 1,231 | 23–15 | – |
| April 22 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 10–12 | Welsh (2–1) | Huston (4–2) | Zuber (5) | – | 23–16 | 10–6 |
| April 22 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 12–2 | Bell (3–3) | Mitzel (1–3) | None | 307 | 24–16 | 11–6 |
| April 23 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 15–5 | Peacock (1–2) | Culbertson (3–5) | None | 511 | 25–16 | 12–6 |
| April 25 | No. 30 Southern Miss | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | L 7–13 | Powers (3–0) | Trimble (2–1) | None | 2,036 | 25–17 | – |
| April 28 | Texas State | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 8–3 | Bell (4–3) | Reich (2–4) | None | 1,347 | 26–17 | 13–6 |
| April 29 | Texas State | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 9–4 | Huston (5–2) | Fraze (4–2) | Peacock (6) | 1,387 | 27–17 | 14–6 |
| April 30 | Texas State | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 7–5 | Peacock (2–2) | Powell (1–2) | None | 1,215 | 28–17 | 15-6 |
May (8–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 5 | Little Rock | | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 8–3 | Bell (5–3) | LeMoine (2–5) | Peacock (7) | 1,276 | 29–17 | 16–6 |
| May 6 | Little Rock | | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | L 5–11 | Malcom (3–5) | Huston (5–3) | None | 1,492 | 29–18 | 16–7 |
| May 7 | Little Rock | | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 5–3 | Carr (4–1) | Fidel (2–7) | Peacock (8) | 1,229 | 30–18 | 17–7 |
| May 9 | at No. 10 LSU | | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 7–6 | Arguelles (3–2) | Bush (1–1) | Peacock (9) | 10,312 | 31–18 | – |
| May 13 | at Appalachian State | | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 8–6 | Peacock (3–2) | Howell (1–2) | None | 403 | 32–18 | 18–7 |
| May 13 | at Appalachian State | | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 24–5 | Carr (5–1) | Watts (2–7) | Perez (1) | 403 | 33–18 | 19–7 |
| May 14 | at Appalachian State | | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 11–6 | Geyer (1–2) | DeVrieze (2–1) | None | 489 | 34–18 | 20–7 |
| May 18 | Troy | No. 25 | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | L 4–5 | Childress (4–3) | Peacock (3–3) | Skinner (12) | 1,515 | 34–19 | 20–8 |
| May 19 | Troy | No. 25 | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 10–6 | Carr (6–1) | Osby (5–5) | None | 1,602 | 35–19 | 21–8 |
| May 20 | Troy | No. 25 | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 10–7 | Geyer (2–2) | Johnson (1–2) | None | 1,389 | 36–19 | 22–8 |
Post-season (4–2) :
SBC Tournament (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank/(Seed) | Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SBCT Record |
| May 26 | vs. (6) Troy | No. 26/(3) | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 9–1 | Bell (6–3) | Crane (6–2) | None | 153 | 37–19 | 1–0 |
| May 27 | vs. (7) Arkansas State | No. 26/(3) | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 4–2 | Carr (7–1) | Kirby (4–2) | Peacock (10) | 232 | 38–19 | 2–0 |
| May 28 | vs. (5) Georgia Southern | No. 26/(3) | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 7–6 | Geyer (3–2) | Kelly (1–1) | None | 1,467 | 39–19 | 3–0 |
NCAA tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank/(Seed) | Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| Hattiesburg Regional ||||||||||||
| Jun. 2 | vs. No. 22/(2) Mississippi State | No. 19/(3) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 6–3 | Bell (7–3) | Gordon (2–3) | None | 4,248 | 40–19 | 1–0 |
| Jun. 4 | at No. 14/(1) Southern Miss | No. 19/(3) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 3–8 | Cummings (7–2) | Carr (7–2) | None | 4,237 | 40–20 | 1–1 |
| Jun. 4 | vs. No. 22/(2) Mississippi State | No. 19/(3) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 3–7 | McQuary (3–3) | Arguelles (3–3) | Plumlee (1) | 4,181 | 40–21 | 1–2 |
* Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.