2017 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team explained

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.

Roster

Coaching staff

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.^[1]

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and hosted by Georgia Southern.^[2]

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 Rank Site Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 17 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 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 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 10–7 DeSantis (2–0) DeMayo (0–2) None 1,369 5–3
March (10–8) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Cox Diamond Invitational Mar. 3 vs. L 3–4 Hileman (2–0) Spruiell (0–1) None 1,202 5–4 Mar. 4 Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL W 6–4 Trimble (1–0) Johnson (1–1) Peacock (1) 1,947 6–4 Mar. 5 vs. Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL L 2–3 Prendergast (2–0) Melton (1–1) Testani (1) 1,138 6–5 Mar. 7 at W 14–3 Arguelles (1–0) Camacho (0–1) None 1,928 7–5 Mississippi State Tournament Mar. 10 vs. W 4–1 DeSantis (3–0) Egly (0–2) None 8–5 Mar. 10 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 L 4–12 Hileman (3–0) McMullen (0–2) None 1,281 9–8 Mar. 17 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 W 13–4 Arguelles (2–0) Vazquez (0–1) None 129 12–9 Mar. 24 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 L 2–4 Braley (3–0) Arguelles (2–1) Wallner (3) 3,292 15–10 Mar. 31 L 1–11 Leger (5–1) Bell (1–3) Marks (3) 4,736 15–11 5–2
April (13–6) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record April 1 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 L 9–12 Mount (1–0) Arguelles (2–2) Hileman (1) 1,136 16–13 April 7 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 W 9–6 Melton (2–1) Griffin (2–1) Peacock (4) 193 20–13 – April 13 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 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 5–2 Trimble (2–0) Parker (0–1) Peacock (5) 3,104 22–15 – April 19 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 6–4 Perez (1–0) Gonzales (0–1) None 1,231 23–15 – April 22 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 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 7–13 Powers (3–0) Trimble (2–1) None 2,036 25–17 – April 28 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 TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 5 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 W 7–6 Arguelles (3–2) Bush (1–1) Peacock (9) 10,312 31–18 – May 13 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 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)
(3–0) Date Opponent Rank/(Seed) Site Score Win Loss Save TV 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
(1–2) Date Opponent Rank/(Seed) Site Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record Hattiesburg Regional Jun. 2 vs. No. 22/(2) Mississippi State No. 19/(3) 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.

Notes and References

1. JAG BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2017 SCHEDULE. University of South Alabama Department of Athletics. November 7, 2016. January 21, 2017.
2. 2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro. Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. January 21, 2017.