# 2022 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team

The 2022 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. They played their home games at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The team was coached by Scott Berry, who was in his thirteenth season with the Golden Eagles. This was Southern Miss' last season to compete as a member of the C-USA as they moved on to the Sun Belt Conference following the conclusion of the season.

## Preseason
### C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022 with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish in first place in the conference.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 6 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 2 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 1 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 4 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | - |
| 6 | UTSA | - |
| 7 | FIU | 1 |
| 8 | Rice | - |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | - |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | - |
| 11 | UAB | - |
| 12 | Marshall | - |

### Preseason All-CUSA team

* Danny Lynch – Infielder
* Gabe Montenegro – Outfielder
* Charlie Fischer – Designated Hitter
* Ben Ethridge – Pitcher

## Schedule and results

2022 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball game log :
Regular season (41–14) :
February (5–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 18 | North Alabama | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 8–1 | Ethridge (1-0) | Haberstock (0-1) | Stuart (1) | CUSA.TV | 4,449 | 1–0 |
| Feb. 19 | North Alabama | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 7–3 | Riggins (1-0) | Bradshaw (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 4,737 | 2–0 |
| Feb. 20 | North Alabama | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 14–1 | Waldrep (1-0) | Nichols (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 4,820 | 3–0 |
| Feb. 22 | South Alabama | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 5–6$^{13}$ | Brougham (1-0) | Harper (0-1) | Copenhaver (1) | CUSA.TV | 4,502 | 3–1 |
| Feb. 25 | Jacksonville State | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 4–3 | Stuart (1-0) | Hathcock (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 4,632 | 4–1 |
| Feb. 26 | Jacksonville State | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 5–1 | Riggins (2-0) | Jones (0-2) | Harper (1) | CUSA.TV | 4,418 | 5–1 |
| Feb. 27 | Jacksonville State | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 3–5 | Peppers (1-1) | Best (0-1) | Causey (1) | CUSA.TV | 4,271 | 5–2 |
March (12–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| Mar. 2 | at No. 9 Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–1 | Hall (1-0) | Fristoe (1-1) | None | | 6,387 | 6–2 | |
| Mar. 4 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3–5 | Ray (1-1) | Ethridge (1-1) | Talley (1) | | 4,382 | 6–3 | |
| Mar. 5 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5–0 | Riggins (3-0) | Theut (0-2) | None | | 4,334 | 7–3 | |
| Mar. 6 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4–2 | Ramsey (1-0) | Bonds (1-1) | None | | 4,218 | 8–3 | |
| Mar. 8 | South Alabama | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 7–5 | Rogers (1-0) | Johnson (0-2) | Harper (2) | ESPN+ | 4,241 | 9–3 | |
| Mar. 9 | No. 18 Tulane | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 7–2 | Hall (2-0) | Robinson (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 4,363 | 10–3 | |
| Mar. 12 | at Dallas Baptist | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX | L 1–3 | Meador (3-0) | Ethridge (1-2) | Arnold (1) | | 846 | 10–4 | |
| Mar. 12 | at Dallas Baptist | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX | L 0–2 | Eldred (2-0) | Riggins (3-1) | Rose (1) | | 864 | 10–5 | |
| Mar. 13 | at Dallas Baptist | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX | L 4–10 | Russell (1-0) | Waldrep (1-1) | None | | 892 | 10–6 | |
| Mar. 16 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 3–2 | Stuart (2-0) | Banks (0-1) | Ramsey (1) | ESPN+ | 5,388 | 11–6 | |
| Mar. 18 | Florida Atlantic | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 9–7 | Ramsey (2-0) | Visconti (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 4,543 | 12–6 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 19 | Florida Atlantic | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 6–4 | Harper (1-1) | Waterbor (1-1) | Ramsey (2) | ESPN+ | 4,663 | 13–6 | 2–0 |
| Mar. 20 | Florida Atlantic | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 3–7 | Josey (2-2) | Ethridge (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 4,304 | 13–7 | 2–1 |
| Mar. 23 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 12–8 | Rhodes (1-0) | Cunningham (0-1) | None | | 452 | 14–7 | |
| Mar. 25 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY | W 10–8 | Hall (3-0) | Kates (3-2) | Harper (3) | | 149 | 15–7 | 3–1 |
| Mar. 26 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY | W 14–2 | Rhodes (2-0) | Peter (0-4) | Rogers (1) | | 195 | 16–7 | 4–1 |
| Mar. 27 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY | W 11–0$^7$ | Waldrep (2-1) | Terbrak (3-1) | None | | 168 | 17–7 | 5–1 |
April (16–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| Apr. 1 | Louisiana Tech | | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 8–2 | Hall (4-0) | Fincher (5-1) | None | ESPN+ | 5,469 | 18–7 | 6–1 |
| Apr. 2 | Louisiana Tech | | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 2–4 | Gibson (4-0) | Riggins (3-2) | Crigger (4) | ESPN+ | 5,706 | 18–8 | 6–2 |
| Apr. 3 | Louisiana Tech | | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 8–0 | Waldrep (3-1) | Whorff (2-4) | None | ESPN+ | 5,138 | 19–8 | 7–2 |
| Apr. 5 | at No. 9 Ole Miss | No. 18 | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | W 10–7 | Ramsey (3-0) | Johnson (1-1) | Harper (4) | | 4,530 | 20–8 | |
| Apr. 8 | at Charlotte | No. 18 | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 2–1 | Hall (5-0) | Giesting (1-3) | Harper (5) | ESPN+ | 775 | 21–8 | 8–2 |
| Apr. 9 | at Charlotte | No. 18 | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 8–2 | Riggins (4-2) | Lancaster (3-1) | None | ESPN+ | 872 | 22–8 | 9–2 |
| Apr. 10 | at Charlotte | No. 18 | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 6–5 | Ramsey (4-0) | Sims (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 877 | 23–8 | 10–2 |
| Apr. 12 | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 11 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 3–2 | Gillentine (1-0) | Lauve (0-3) | Ramsey (3) | ESPN+ | 4,567 | 24–8 | |
| Apr. 14 | at FIU | No. 11 | Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL | W 5–3 | Hall (6-0) | Lampton (0-1) | Harper (6) | CUSA.TV | 200 | 25–8 | 11–2 |
| Apr. 15 | at FIU | No. 11 | Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL | W 12–4 | Riggins (5-2) | Pena (1-3) | Rhodes (1) | CUSA.TV | 175 | 26–8 | 12–2 |
| Apr. 16 | at FIU | No. 11 | Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL | W 6–4 | Ramsey (5-0) | Tiburcio (2-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 420 | 27–8 | 13–2 |
| Apr. 19 | at Tulane | No. 6 | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 11–5 | Boyd (1-0) | Hoffman (1-4) | Harper (7) | ESPN+ | 2,227 | 28–8 | |
| Apr. 20 | New Orleans | No. 6 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 10–5 | Gillentine (2-0) | Khachadourian (2-2) | Rogers (2) | ESPN+ | 4,688 | 29–8 | |
| Apr. 22 | Rice | No. 6 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 1–0 | Hall (7-0) | Chandler (1-7) | Harper (8) | ESPN+ | 4,904 | 30–8 | 14–2 |
| Apr. 23 | Rice | No. 6 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 6–3 | Rhodes (3-0) | DeLeon (2-3) | Rogers (3) | ESPN+ | 4,952 | 31–8 | 15–2 |
| Apr. 24 | Rice | No. 6 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 12–2$^7$ | Waldrep (4-1) | Garcia (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 4,822 | 32–8 | 16–2 |
| Apr. 26 | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. 4 | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 9–4 | Adams (1-0) | O'Toole (2-4) | Harper (9) | | 1,524 | 33–8 | |
| Apr. 29 | at UAB | No. 4 | Regions Field • Birmingham, AL | L 6–10 | Ballard (6-1) | Rogers (3-1) | Moza (1) | ESPN+ | 279 | 33–9 | 16–3 |
| Apr. 30 | at UAB | No. 4 | Regions Field • Birmingham, AL | L 2–3 | Harris (2-1) | Riggins (5-3) | Moza (2) | ESPN+ | 428 | 33–10 | 16–4 |
May (8–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| May 1 | at UAB | No. 4 | Regions Field • Birmingham, AL | W 9–6 | Waldrep (5-1) | Walton (5-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 411 | 34–10 | 17–4 |
| May 3 | at South Alabama | No. 7 | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | W 6–4 | Storm (1-0) | Carter (0-2) | Rogers (4) | ESPN+ | 2,769 | 35–10 | |
| May 6 | Old Dominion | No. 7 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 1–4 | Morgan (6-0) | Hall (7-1) | Hartline (6) | ESPN+ | 4,909 | 35–11 | 17–5 |
| May 7 | Old Dominion | No. 7 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 3–4 | Gomez (3-1) | Riggins (5-4) | None | ESPN+ | 4,769 | 35–12 | 17–6 |
| May 8 | Old Dominion | No. 7 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 5–4$^{10}$ | Harper (2-1) | Smith (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 4,458 | 36–12 | 18–6 |
| May 11 | Ole Miss | No. 14 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 1–4 | McDaniel (5-2) | Adams (1-1) | Johnson (7) | ESPN+ | 6,346 | 36–13 | |
| May 13 | UTSA | No. 14 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 7–8 | Garza (3-0) | Hall (7-2) | Malone (2) | ESPN+ | 4,592 | 36–14 | 18–7 |
| May 14 | UTSA | No. 14 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 8–3 | Riggins (6-4) | Quiroga (1-4) | Rogers (5) | ESPN+ | 4,465 | 37–14 | 19–7 |
| May 15 | UTSA | No. 14 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 9–5 | Storm (2-0) | Malone (7-3) | Harper (10) | ESPN+ | 4,461 | 38–14 | 20–7 |
| May 19 | at Middle Tennessee | No. 17 | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | W 9–4 | Adams (2-1) | Seibert (4-4) | Ramsey (4) | CUSA.TV | 734 | 39–14 | 21–7 |
| May 20 | at Middle Tennessee | No. 17 | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | W 17–0 | Riggins (7-4) | Swan (2-6) | None | CUSA.TV | 751 | 40–14 | 22–7 |
| May 21 | at Middle Tennessee | No. 17 | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | W 10–0 | Waldrep (6-1) | Sells (4-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 532 | 41–14 | 23–7 |
Postseason (6–5) :
C-USA Tournament (2–2) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 25 | vs. (8) UAB | (1)/No. 14 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 4–3 | Hall (8-2) | Reynolds (2-6) | Harper (11) | ESPN+ | | 42–14 | 1–0 |
| May 27 | vs. (5) UTSA | (1)/No. 14 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 6–7 | Miller (4-3) | Harper (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 3,379 | 42–15 | 1–1 |
| May 27 | vs. (4) Florida Atlantic | (1)/No. 14 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 5–0 | Riggins (8-4) | Josey (4-5) | Rogers (6) | ESPN+ | 3,172 | 43–15 | 2–1 |
| May 28 | vs. (5) UTSA | (1)/No. 14 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 2–11 | Garza (4-1) | Adams (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | | 43–16 | 2–2 |
NCAA Hattiesburg Regional (4–1) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| Jun. 3 | vs. (4) Army | (1)/No. 15 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 2–0 | Hall (9-2) | Early (7-4) | Harper (12) | ESPN+ | 5,045 | 44–16 | 1–0 |
| Jun. 4 | vs. (2) LSU | (1)/No. 15 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 6–7$^{10}$ | Gervase (4-1) | Ramsey (5-1) | None | ESPN+ | 5,211 | 44–17 | 1–1 |
| Jun. 5 | vs. (3) Kennesaw State | (1)/No. 15 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 4–3$^{10}$ | Stuart (3-0) | Torbert (4-3) | None | ESPN+ | 5,054 | 45–17 | 2–1 |
| Jun. 5 | vs. (2) LSU | (1)/No. 15 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 8–4 | Storm (3-0) | Cooper (4-3) | None | ESPN+ | 5,179 | 46–17 | 3–1 |
| Jun. 6 | vs. (2) LSU | (1)/No. 15 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 8–7 | Stuart (4-0) | Reyzelman (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 5,256 | 47–17 | 4–1 |
NCAA Hattiesburg Super Regional (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| Jun. 11 | vs. Ole Miss | No. 15 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 0–10 | DeLucia (6-2) | Waldrep (6-2) | Dougherty (2) | ESPNU | 5,474 | 47–18 | 4–2 |
| Jun. 12 | vs. Ole Miss | No. 15 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 0–5 | Elliott (4-3) | Hall (9-3) | Mallitz (2) | ESPNU | 5,469 | 47–19 | 4–3 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Postponed :
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Hattiesburg Regional

Hattiesburg Regional Teams :
| (1) Southern Miss Golden Eagles | (2) LSU Tigers | (3) Kennesaw State Owls | (4) Army Black Knights |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | No. 15 Southern Miss | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Army | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Army | 0 | 1 | No. 15 Southern Miss | 6$^{10}$ | | | | |
| | | | 2 | LSU | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Kennesaw State | 11 | 2 | LSU | 7 | | | | |
| 2 | LSU | 14 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | LSU | 14 | | | | 2 | LSU | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | | | 1 | No. 15 Southern Miss | 8 | 8 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 1 | No. 15 Southern Miss | 8 | 8 |
| | | | 3 | Kennesaw State | 3$^{10}$ | | | | |
| 4 | Army | 8 | 1 | No. 15 Southern Miss | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Kennesaw State | 9 | | | | | | | |

## Hattiesburg Super Regional

Hattiesburg Super Regional Teams :
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | Ole Miss Rebels |
Game 1 :
| Rank | Team | Score |
| | Ole Miss | 10 |
| 11 | Southern Miss | 0 |
Game 2 :
| Rank | Team | Score |
| | Ole Miss | 5 |
| 11 | Southern Miss | 0 |

## Postseason

| Accolade | Recipient |
| ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-American team | Tanner Hall, P |
| Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team | Carson Paetow, OF |
| C-USA Pitcher of the Year | Tanner Hall, P |
| C-USA Keith LeClair Coach of the Year | Scott Berry |
| C-USA Assistant Coach of the Year | Christian Ostrander |
| First Team All-CUSA team | Tanner Hall, P Hurston Waldrep, P Landon Harper, P |
| Second Team All-CUSA team | Dustin Dickerson, INF |
| Freshman All-CUSA team | Carson Paetow, OF |

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 15 |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
^ 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.