2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team

2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball
2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	31–23 (17–13 SBC)
Head coach	Mark Calvi (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Alan Luckie; Nick Magnifico; Brad Phillips;
Home stadium	Eddie Stanky Field
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 13 Texas State ‍†‍‍^y	26	–	4	–	0	.867	47	–	14	–	0	.770
No. 21 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	41	–	20	–	0	.672
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍^y	21	–	8	–	1	.717	39	–	20	–	1	.658
Louisiana ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	37	–	23	–	0	.617
South Alabama ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	31	–	23	–	0	.574
Troy ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	32	–	24	–	0	.571
Georgia State ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	30	–	27	–	0	.526
Little Rock ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0	.379	24	–	27	–	0	.471
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	20	–	33	–	0	.377
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1	.317	20	–	35	–	1	.366
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	15	–	39	–	0	.278
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	0	.172	11	–	38	–	0	.224

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 2, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Eddie Stanky Field and were led by eleventh-year head coach Mark Calvi. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason[edit]

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll[edit]

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. South Alabama was picked to finish first with 139 votes and 7 first place votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	South Alabama	139 (7)
2	Georgia Southern	118
T3	Coastal Carolina	117 (3)
T3	Louisiana	117 (2)
5	UT Arlington	78
6	Troy	74
7	Texas State	71
8	Little Rock	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	59
10	Appalachian State	38
11	Georgia State	34
12	Arkansas State	28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors[edit]

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Preseason Pitcher of the Year Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)

Preseason Team

Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, Pitcher)
Tyler Tuthill (APP, Jr, Pitcher)
Brandon Talley (LA, Sr, Pitcher)
Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Jr, Catcher)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1st Base)
Luke Drumheller (APP, Jr, 2nd Base)
Eric Brown (CCU, Jr, Shortstop)
Ben Klutts (ARST, Sr, 3rd Base)
Christian Avant (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
Josh Smith (GSU, Jr, Outfielder)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, Outfielder)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, Utility)
Noah Ledford (GASO, Jr, Designated Hitter)

Personnel[edit]

2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2	INF	Erick Orbeta	L/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Miami, Florida
4	OF	Hunter Donaldson	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Phenix City, Alabama
6	INF	Santi Montiel	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Alpharetta, Georgia
7	U	Joseph Sullivan	L/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Birmingham, Alabama
8	INF	Cameron Tissue	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Little Rock, Arkansas
9	INF	Logan Malone	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Huntsville, Alabama
10	INF	Landon Jordan	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Poplarville, Mississippi
11	RHP	JoJo Booker	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Brewton, Alabama
13	OF	Miles Simington	L/L	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Bourbonnais, Illinois
14	INF	Brandon Auerbach	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Parkland, Florida
15	C	Carter Sanford	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Fayette, Alabama
16	INF	Noah Bailey	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Niceville, Florida
17	RHP	Miles Smith	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Laurel, Mississippi
18	OF	Will Turner	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Auburn, Alabama
19	OF	Eli Runyan	R/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Carrollton, Georgia
20	C	Reid Powers	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Huntsville, Alabama
21	RHP	Jeremy Lee	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Valley Grande, Alabama
22	INF	Hunter Stokes	L/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Spanish Fort, Alabama
23	RHP	Justin Barry-Smith	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	The Woodlands, Texas
24	RHP	Zach Harlan	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Daphne, Alabama
25	RHP	Grant Wood	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Georgetown, Texas
26	INF	Joe Sutton	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Gainesville, Georgia
27	RHP	Brock Hill	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Birmingham, Alabama
28	C	Diego Altamirano	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bothell, Washington
29	RHP	John Gillis	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Crestview, Florida
30	RHP	Jackson Boyd	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Melbourne, Australia
31	INF	Kasey Donaldson	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Gulfport, Mississippi
33	RHP	Walker Johnson	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mantee, Mississippi
34	OF	Charles Middleton Jr.	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Lincoln, California
35	RHP	Collin Brougham	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Kansas City, Missouri
36	OF	Bailee Hendon	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Vancleave, Mississippi
37	RHP	Carson Hall	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Homewood, Alabama
38	RHP	Austin Mills	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Huntsville, Alabama
39	RHP	Jake Glenn	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Huntsville, Alabama
40	RHP	Seth Carter	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Ocean Springs, Mississippi
43	RHP	Eric Lin	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Algonquin, Illinois
44	RHP	Matt Boswell	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Destin, Florida
45	LHP	Tyler Lehrmann	L/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Tallahassee, Florida
46	LHP	Eli Copenhaver	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Birmingham, Alabama
48	U	Harrison Ware	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Mountain Brook, Alabama

Head coach

Mark Calvi (Nova Southeastern)

Assistant coach(es)

Alan Luckie (Spring Hill)
Nick Magnifico (Missouri State)
Brad Phillips (Troy)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2 June 2022

Schedule and results[edit]

Legend
	South Alabama win
	South Alabama loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	South Alabama team member

2022 South Alabama Jaguars baseball game log

Regular season (31–22)

February (5–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
South Alabama Invitational
Feb. 18	Radford		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 6–5	Lee (1-0)	Domecq (0-1)	Boyd (1)		1,142	1–0
Feb. 19	Oral Roberts		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 1–3	Kowalski (1-0)	Boswell (0-1)	Denton (1)		1,178	1–1
Feb. 20	Tennessee Tech		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 7–11	Myers (2-0)	Johnson (0-1)	None		1,132	1–2

Feb. 22	at Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–5	Brougham (1-0)	Harper (0-1)	Copenhaver (1)		4,502	2–2
Feb. 25	Rhode Island		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 15–2	Smith (1-0)	Twitchell (0-2)	None		1,056	3–2
Feb. 26	Rhode Island		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 9–1	Boswell (1-1)	Domenic (0-1)	None		1,123	4–2
Feb. 27	Rhode Island		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 3–2	Harlan (1-0)	Fernandez (0-1)	Wood (1)		1,078	5–2

March (11–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 4	Middle Tennessee		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 3–1	Smith (2-0)	Keenan (1-1)	Wood (2)	ESPN+	1,120	6–2
Mar. 5	Middle Tennessee		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 16–3	Boswell (2-1)	Swan (0-1)	None	ESPN+	1,175	7–2
Mar. 6	Middle Tennessee		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 4–2	Booker (1-0)	Wigginton (1-2)	Boyd (2)	ESPN+	1,073	8–2
Mar. 8	at Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 5–7	Rogers (1-0)	Johnson (0-2)	Harper (2)		4,241	8–3
Mar. 11	at Jacksonville State		Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL	W 7–0	Smith (3-0)	Hathcock (0-2)	None		611	9–3
Mar. 11	at Jacksonville State		Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL	W 7–6	Johnson (1-2)	Fagerstrom (0-1)	Wood (3)		611	10–3
Mar. 13	at Jacksonville State		Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL	W 4–3	Lin (1-0)	Causey (0-2)	None		613	11–3
Mar. 15	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	W 6–1	Lehrmann (1-0)	Cerejo (0-1)	None		467	12–3
Mar. 18	UT Arlington		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 12–2	Smith (4-0)	Wong (1-2)	Boyd (3)		1,090	13–3	1–0
Mar. 19	UT Arlington		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 12–4	Boswell (3-1)	Citelli (0-2)	None		1,286	14–3	2–0
Mar. 20	UT Arlington		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 11–4	Booker (2-0)	Moffat (0-4)	None		1,169	15–3	3–0
Mar. 22	vs. Auburn		Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	L 12–13	Burkhalter (3-0)	Lin (1-1)	None		1,535	15–4
Mar. 25	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 4–5¹¹	Menard (2-0)	Wood (0-1)	None		4,065	15–5	3–1
Mar. 26	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6–5	Boswell (4-1)	Schultz (1-3)	None		4,016	16–5	4–1
Mar. 27	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 3–6	Theut (1-2)	Lin (1-2)	Menard (1)		4,408	16–6	4–2
Mar. 29	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 4–5	Leger (1-0)	Boyd (0-1)	None		3,435	16–7

April (7–11)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 8–10	Clark (2-0)	Smith (4-1)	Watson (4)		215	16–8	4–3
Apr. 2	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 3–4	Dawson (2-2)	Boswell (4-2)	Treadway (2)		395	16–9	4–4
Apr. 3	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 5–9	Jones (1-1)	Lehrmann (1-1)	Watson (5)		376	16–10	4–5
Apr. 5	Southeastern Louisiana		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	Game cancelled
Apr. 6	Alabama State		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 10–0	Mills (1-0)	Rivera (0-1)	None		1,238	17–10
Apr. 8	Appalachian State		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 9–0	Boswell (5-2)	Cornazter (1-1)	None		1,047	18–10	5–5
Apr. 9	Appalachian State		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 6–2	Booker (3-0)	Hamilton (1-5)	None		1,165	19–10	6–5
Apr. 10	Appalachian State		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 9–0	Lehrmann (2-1)	Tujetsch (2-2)	None		1,063	20–10	7–5
Apr. 12	at Alabama State		Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL	L 4–7	Harris (2-2)	Runyan (0-1)	Mendez (1)		1,238	21–10
Apr. 14	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 11–3	Smith (5-1)	Pettys (2-1)	None	ESPN+	2,210	22–10	8–5
Apr. 15	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 8–10	Gainous (5-2)	Booker (3-1)	Stewart (3)	ESPN+	1,835	22–11	8–6
Apr. 15	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 11–6	Lin (2-0)	Gamble (0-3)	None	ESPN+	1,903	22–12	9–6
Apr. 19	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	L 6–8	Trahan (2-1)	Copenhaver (0-1)	None		1,007	22–13
Apr. 22	No. 25 Georgia Southern		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 4–5	Thompson (4-1)	Smith (5-2)	None		1,217	22–14	9–7
Apr. 23	No. 25 Georgia Southern		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 4–7	Paden (5-0)	Booker (3-2)	Johnson (1)		1,808	22–15	9–8
Apr. 24	No. 25 Georgia Southern		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 2–7	Wray (7-1)	Lehrmann (2-2)	Thompson (6)		1,159	22–16	9–9
Apr. 26	Tulane		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 8–1	Johnson (2-2)	Robinson (2-4)	None		1,075	23–16
Apr. 29	at No. 17 Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 2–10	Wood (5-1)	Boswell (5-3)	None		1,204	23–17	9–10
Apr. 30	at No. 17 Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 10–11	Stivors (6-1)	Carter (0-1)	None		1,324	23–18	9–11

May (8–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	at No. 17 Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 21–8	Boyd (1-1)	Bush (1-2)	None		1,209	24–18	10–11
May 3	No. 7 Southern Miss		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 4–6	Storm (1-0)	Carter (0-2)	Rogers (4)		2,769	24–19
May 6	Arkansas State		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 7–1	Boswell (6-3)	Medlin (1-5)	None		1,059	25–19	11–11
May 7	Arkansas State		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 13–2	Lehrmann (3-2)	Nash (1-5)	Boyd (4)		1,178	26–19	12–11
May 8	Arkansas State		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 9–7	Johnson (3-2)	Anderson (1-6)	Stokes (1)		913	27–19	13–11
May 10	at Tulane		Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 7–11	Hoffman (2-4)	Brougham (1-1)	None		1,435	27–20
May 11	New Orleans		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	Game canceled
May 13	Louisiana–Monroe		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 12–4	Booker (4-2)	Barlow (2-6)	None		1,007	28–20	14–11
May 14	Louisiana–Monroe		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 3–1	Boyd (2-1)	Cressend (3-6)	None		1,106	29–20	15–11
May 15	Louisiana–Monroe		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 4–2	Johnson (4-2)	Jans (1-4)	Stokes (2)		1,081	30–20	16–11
May 19	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 2–11	VanScoter (9-2)	Boswell (6-4)	Maniscalco (2)		1,303	30–21	16–12
May 20	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 15–7	Boyd (3-1)	Carney (1-1)	None		1,380	31–21	17–12
May 21	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 1–13	Parker (5-3)	Johnson (4-3)	None		1,191	31–22	17–13

Post-season (0–1)

SBC Tournament (0–1)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 27	vs. (4) Louisiana	(5)	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	L 1–9	Bonds (4-3)	Boswell (6-5)	Theut (2)	ESPN+		31–23	0–1

Schedule Source:^[4]

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Postseason[edit]

Conference Awards[edit]

All Conference First Team

Reid VanScoter (CCU, RS-Sr, P)
Levi Wells (TXST, So, P)
Zeke Woods (TXST, Jr, P)
Tristan Stivors (TXST, Sr, RP)
Julian Brock (LA, So, C)
Carson Roccaforte (LA, So, 1B)
Jesse Sherrill (GASO, Jr, 2B)
Dalton Shuffield (TXST, Sr, SS)
Justin Thompson (TXST, Sr, 3B)
Max Ryerson (GSU, Jr, OF)
Mason Holt (ULM, Sr, OF)
Miles Simington (USA, Sr, OF)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, UT)
Noah Ledford (GASO, RS-Jr, DH)

All Conference Second Team

Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, P)
Michael Knorr (CCU, Sr, P)
Matt Boswell (USA, Sr, P)
Jay Thomspon (GASO, Jr, RP)
Hayden Cross (APP, Jr, C)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1B)
Erick Orbeta (USA, RS-So, 2B)
Griffin Cheney (GSU, Gr, SS)
Dale Thomas (CCU, Jr, 3B)
Noah Dickerson (LR, RS-Jr, OF)
Jose Gonzalez (TXST, Jr, OF)
John Wuthrich (TXST, Sr, OF)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, UT)
Tyler Johnson (CCU, Sr, DH)

References:^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
^ "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
^ "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[1] "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[2] "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[3] "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[4] "2022 Baseball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

[5] "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

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