Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball

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 Conference USA. The team has been to 16 NCAA Tournaments[2] and served as an NCAA Regional host in 2003 and 2017. The Southern Miss baseball team has produced 19 All-Americans.[2] and currently has 4 players on Major League rosters. Southern Miss has won five Conference USA Regular Season Championships (2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018) and five Tournament Championships (2003, 2010, 2016, 2018,2019) and is the only team in CUSA to participate in every conference baseball tournament since the conference's inception. 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 20 nationally in NCAA attendance figures.

Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Founded1913
UniversityUniversity of Southern Mississippi
Head coachScott Berry (12th season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationHattiesburg, Mississippi
Home stadiumPete Taylor Park
(Capacity: 4,300)
NicknameGolden Eagles
ColorsBlack and Gold[1]
         
College World Series appearances
2009
NCAA regional champions
2009
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament champions
Conference USA: 2003, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019
Conference champions
Conference USA: 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018

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
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 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–Current 364–203–1 .642

Notable alumni

Year-by-Year Results
For full season-by-season results, see Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball seasons.

See also

References
  1. University Colors (PDF). The University of Southern Mississippi Graphic Standards. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. 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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