# 2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team

The 2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The Golden Eagles competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA West Division. They played their home games at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The team was coached by Scott Berry, who was in his twelfth season with the Golden Eagles.

## Preseason
### Preseason All-American teams

2nd Team
* Walker Powell – Right Hand Pitcher (Collegiate Baseball)

### C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish first in the West Division.
Media poll (West) :
| Predicted finish | Team | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 10 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 2 |
| 3 | Rice | - |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | - |
| 5 | UTSA | - |
| 6 | UAB | - |

### Preseason CUSA Pitcher of the Year

* Walker Powell – Senior, Right Hand Pitcher

### Preseason All-CUSA team

* Gabe Shepard – Starting Pitcher
* Walker Powell – Starting Pitcher
* Hunter Stanley – Relief Pitcher
* Gabe Montenegro – Outfielder

## Schedule and results

2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball game log :
Regular season (35–17) :
February (4–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| February 21(1) | Northwestern State | Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS | W 5-1 | | 1-0 | - |
| February 21(2) | Northwestern State | Pete Taylor Park | L 1-7 | | 1-1 | - |
| February 22 | Northwestern State | Pete Taylor Park | W 10-0$^7$ | | 2-1 | - |
| February 23 | at South Alabama | Eddie Stanky Field Mobile, AL | L 3-5 | 850 | 2-2 | - |
| February 26 | UConn | Pete Taylor Park | W 6-5 | | 3-2 | - |
| February 27 | UConn | Pete Taylor Park | W 7-6 | | 4-2 | - |
| February 28 | UConn | Pete Taylor Park | L 7-10 | | 4-3 | - |
March (10–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| March 3 | vs. No. 3 Mississippi State | Trustmark Park Pearl, MS | L 1-4 | 3,675 | 4-4 | - |
| March 5 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, AL | L 0-6 | 458 | 4-5 | - |
| March 6 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field | W 6-0 | 506 | 5-5 | - |
| March 7 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field | W 3-1 | 550 | 6-5 | - |
| March 12 | Louisiana | Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS | W 13-4 | | 7-5 | - |
| March 13 | Louisiana | Pete Taylor Park | W 1-0 | | 8-5 | - |
| March 14 | Louisiana | Pete Taylor Park | W 6-3$^{11}$ | | 9-5 | - |
| March 16 | at South Alabama | Eddie Stanky Field Mobile, AL | L 2-8 | 850 | 9-6 | - |
| March 19 | Missouri State | Pete Taylor Park | W 2-1 | | 10-6 | - |
| March 20 | Missouri State | Pete Taylor Park | W 5-0 | | 11-6 | - |
| March 21 | Missouri State | Pete Taylor Park | W 3-1 | | 12-6 | - |
| March 23 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5-4 | 1,746 | 13-6 | - |
| March 26 | No. 23 Louisiana Tech | Pete Taylor Park | L 2-3 | | 13-7 | 0-1 |
| March 27 (1) | No. 23 Louisiana Tech | Pete Taylor Park | W 14-6$^7$ | | 14-7 | 1-1 |
| March 27 (2) | No. 23 Louisiana Tech | Pete Taylor Park | L 0-4 | | 14-8 | 1-2 |
| March 28 | No. 23 Louisiana Tech | Pete Taylor Park | L 7-8 | | 14-9 | 1-3 |
April (13–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| April 1 | at UTSA | | Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX | W 9-1 | 114 | 15-9 | 2-3 |
| April 2 (1) | at UTSA | | Roadrunner Field | W 13-9 | | 16-9 | 3-3 |
| April 2 (2) | at UTSA | | Roadrunner Field | W 11-5 | 114 | 17-9 | 4-3 |
| April 3 | at UTSA | | Roadrunner Field | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| April 9 | UAB | | Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS | W 7-2 | | 18-9 | 5-3 |
| April 10 (1) | UAB | | Pete Taylor Park | W 4-1 | | 19-9 | 6-3 |
| April 10 (2) | UAB | | Pete Taylor Park | W 9-2 | | 20-9 | 7-3 |
| April 11 | UAB | | Pete Taylor Park | W 14-4$^8$ | | 21-9 | 8-3 |
| April 13 | South Alabama | | Pete Taylor Park | L 0-4 | | 21-10 | - |
| April 17 (1) | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | | Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA | W 4-3 | 1,000 | 22-10 | 9-3 |
| April 17 (2) | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | | Pat Patterson Park | L 3-5 | 1,000 | 22-11 | 9-4 |
| April 18 (1) | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | | Pat Patterson Park | W 12-11 | 1,000 | 23-11 | 10-4 |
| April 18 (2) | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | | Pat Patterson Park | L 6-7 | 1,000 | 23-12 | 10-5 |
| April 23 | Western Kentucky | | Pete Taylor Park | W 6-5 | | 24-12 | 11-5 |
| April 24 (1) | Western Kentucky | | Pete Taylor Park | W 6-5 | | 25-12 | 12-5 |
| April 24 (2) | Western Kentucky | | Pete Taylor Park | W 3-0 | | 26-12 | 13-5 |
| April 25 | Western Kentucky | | Pete Taylor Park | L 4-9 | | 26-13 | 13-6 |
| April 30 (1) | at Rice | No. 23 | Reckling Park Houston, TX | L 0-6 | | 26-14 | 13-7 |
| April 30 (2) | at Rice | No. 23 | Reckling Park | W 12-1 | 1,064 | 27-14 | 14-7 |
May (8–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| May 1 (1) | at Rice | No. 23 | Reckling Park Houston, TX | W 10-1 | 1,157 | 28-14 | 15-7 |
| May 1 (2) | at Rice | No. 23 | Reckling Park | W 8-1 | 1,115 | 29-14 | 16-7 |
| May 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 20 | Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS | L 3-5 | | 29-15 | - |
| May 7 | Middle Tennessee | No. 20 | Pete Taylor Park | W 2-1$^{10}$ | | 30-15 | 17-7 |
| May 8 (1) | Middle Tennessee | No. 20 | Pete Taylor Park | W 6-0 | | 31-15 | 18-7 |
| May 8 (2) | Middle Tennessee | No. 20 | Pete Taylor Park | W 9-0 | | 32-15 | 19-7 |
| May 9 | Middle Tennessee | No. 20 | Pete Taylor Park | W 9-5 | | 33-15 | 20-7 |
| May 14 | at Florida Atlantic | No. 19 | FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL | L 1-3 | 286 | 33-16 | 20-8 |
| May 15 (1) | at Florida Atlantic | No. 19 | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 6-1 | | 34-16 | 21-8 |
| May 15 (2) | at Florida Atlantic | No. 19 | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 14-8 | 286 | 35-16 | 22-8 |
| May 16 | at Florida Atlantic | No. 19 | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 6-9 | 286 | 35-17 | 22-9 |
Postseason (5–4) :
C-USA Tournament (2–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank (Seed) | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 27 | vs. (6) Western Kentucky | No. 19 (3) | Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA | W 11-1$^8$ | 1,743 | 36-17 | 1-0 |
| May 27 | at No. 18 (2) Louisiana Tech | No. 19 (3) | Pat Patterson Park | W 4-1 | 2,216 | 37-17 | 2-0 |
| May 29 (1) | at No. 18 (2) Louisiana Tech | No. 19 (3) | Pat Patterson Park | L 10-11$^{10}$ | | 37-18 | 2-1 |
| May 29 (2) | at No. 18 (2) Louisiana Tech | No. 19 (3) | Pat Patterson Park | L 5-6 | 2,183 | 37-19 | 2-2 |
NCAA Oxford Regional (3–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank (Seed) | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| June 4 | vs. (3) Florida State | No. 20 (2) | Swayze Field Oxford, MS | L 2-5 | | 37-20 | 0-1 |
| June 5 | vs. (4) Southeast Missouri State | No. 19 (3) | Swayze Field | W 21-0 | 10,225 | 38-20 | 1-1 |
| June 6 (1) | vs. (3) Florida State | No. 19 (3) | Swayze Field | W 7-4 | 10,171 | 39-20 | 2-1 |
| June 6 (2) | at No. 13 (1) Ole Miss | No. 19 (3) | Swayze Field | W 10-7 | 10,628 | 40-20 | 3-1 |
| June 7 | at No. 13 (1) Ole Miss | No. 19 (3) | Swayze Field | L 9-12 | 10,293 | 40-21 | 3-2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Postponed :
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | — | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20* | 20* | 23 |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23* | 23* | 23 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23* | 25 |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20* | 20* | 23 |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.