2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team

The 2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Eddie Stanky Field and were led by ninth year head coach Mark Calvi.

2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	8–10 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach	Mark Calvi (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Alan Luckie Brad Phillips Chris Prothro
Home stadium	Eddie Stanky Field
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	6		.647
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	7		.563
Troy  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	10		.444
West Division
Texas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	4		.750
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	5		.706
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
Louisiana  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	9		.471
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	9		.438
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 12, 2020[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

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Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Jackson Boyd	Melbourne, Australia	Northwest Florida State JC
Carson Hall	Homewood, Alabama	Shelton State CC
Cade Henry	Florence, Alabama	Florence HS
Austin Mills	Huntsville, Alabama	Madison County HS
Allen Roulette	Jacksonville, Florida	Tallahassee CC
Hitters
Hunter Donaldson	Smiths Station, Alabama	Smiths Station HS
Aries Gardner	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit Jesuit HS
Jeremy Lee	Selma, Alabama	Morgan Academy
Logan Malone	New Market, Alabama	Buckhorn HS
Carter Sanford	Fayette, Alabama	Fayette County HS
Cam Smith	Lexington, Kentucky	Lexington Christian Academy
Cameron Tissue	Sherwood, Arkansas	Crowder JC
Harrison Ware	Mountain Brook, Alabama	Mountain Brook HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released sometime on January 30, 2020 and the Jaguars were picked to finish first in the East Division and first overall in the Sun Belt. ^[4]

Coaches poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	South Alabama	62 (6)
2	Coastal Carolina	61 (4)
3	Georgia Southern	50 (2)
4	Troy	41
5	Appalachian State	23
6	Georgia State	15

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

• Drake Nightengale (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
• Zach McCambley (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
• Levi Thomas (TROY, Jr, Pitcher)
• Andrew Papp (APP, Sr, Pitcher)
• Jack Jumper (ARST, Sr, Pitcher)
• Kale Emshoff (LR, RS-Jr, Catcher)
• Kaleb DeLatorre (USA, Sr, First Base)
• Luke Drumheller (APP, So, Second Base)
• Hayden Cantrelle (LA, Jr, Shortstop)
• Garrett Scott (LR, RS-Sr, Third Base)
• Mason McWhorter (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
• Ethan Wilson (USA, So, Outfielder)
• Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Jr, Outfielder)
• Will Hollis (TXST, Sr, Designated Hitter)
• Andrew Beesley (ULM, Sr, Utility)

Preseason Player of the Year

• Ethan Wilson - SO, Outfielder

Preseason Pitcher of the Year

• Drake Nightengale - SR, Pitcher

Personnel

Roster

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2020 South Alabama Jaguars roster
	Pitchers 10 Drake Nightengale - Senior 11 JoJo Booker - Junior 17 Caleb Yarborough - Redshirt Senior 18 Tyler Samaniego - Junior 19 Andy Arguelles - Senior 23 Steven Lacey - Junior 24 Zach Harlan - Redshirt Sophomore 26 Peyton Milliron - Junior 28 Ryan Westerhoff - Junior 30 Miles Smith - Junior 33 Tyler Perez - Senior 35 Jase Dalton - Redshirt Junior 39 Noah Michael - Redshirt Junior 40 Tyler Trussell - Redshirt Junior 44 Matt Boswell - Junior 45 Tyler Lehrmann - Junior 46 Collier Baggett - Junior 49 Nate Madej - Redshirt Junior		Catchers 13 Richard Sorrenti - Redshirt Junior 20 Reid Powers - Junior 41 D. J. Law - Freshman 42 Lane Powell - Junior Infielders 6 Santi Montiel - Sophomore 8 Noah Fitzgerald - Junior 9 Dakota Dailey - Senior 14 Brandon Auerbach - Sophomore 16 Kaleb Delatorre - Senior 21 Ross Indlecoffer - Junior 22 Hunter Stokes - Redshirt Junior 29 Alden Davis - Junior Outfielders 2 Carter Quinn - Freshman 25 Michael Sandle - Redshirt Junior 27 Andrew Bates - Redshirt Sophomore 31 Preston Welchel - Freshman 32 Bennett Shell - Sophomore 34 Ethan Wilson - Sophomore

Coaching staff

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2020 South Alabama Jaguars coaching staff
Mark Calvi – Head Coach – 9th year Alan Luckie – Assistant Head Coach – 14th year Brad Phillips – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year Chris Prothro – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 5th year

Schedule and results

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

2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball game log
Regular season (8-10)
February (6-6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 14 Campbell Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 1-0 Lehrmann (1-0) Cowan (0-1) None 1,207 1-0 Feb. 15 Campbell Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 12-10 Arguelles (1-0) Moore (0-1) Boswell (1) 1,186 2-0 Feb. 15 Campbell Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 3-7 Westlake (1-0) Booker (0-1) None 1,186 2-1 Feb. 18 at No. 4 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 0-3 Leiter (1-0) Boswell (0-1) Schultz (1) SECN+ 3,033 2-2 Feb. 19 at No. 4 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 0-4 Smith (1-0) Yarborough (0-1) Doolin (1) SECN+ 3,058 2-3 South Alabama Invitational Feb. 21 UT Martin Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 6-7 O'Doherty (1-0) Lehrmann (1-1) Wohlbold (1) 1,304 2-4 Feb. 22 Indiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2-4 Bierman (1-1) Smith (0-1) Brown (1) 1,318 2-5 Feb. 22 Siena Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 6-1 Booker (1-1) Seiler (0-2) Dalton (1) 1,318 3-5 Feb. 23 Siena Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8-2 Arguelles (2-0) St. Claire (0-1) None 1,250 4-5 Feb. 25 New Orleans Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 5-0 Boswell (1-1) DeMayo (1-1) None 1,006 5-5 Feb. 28 Gonzaga Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 2-0 Dalton (1-0) Lardner (0-2) Lehrmann (1) 1,254 6-5 Feb. 29 Gonzaga Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 3-13 Jacob (1-1) 'Yarborough (0-2) Hughes (1) 1,344 6-6
March (2-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 Gonzaga Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 7-6 Trussell (1-0) Naughton (0-2) None 1,138 7-6 Mar. 3 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 2-12 Cobb 2-0) Bowell (1-2) None SECN+ 2,389 7-7 Mar. 6 at No. 13 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 13-6 Nightengale (1-0) Wicklander (2-2) Dalton (2) SECN+ 8,629 8-7 Mar. 7 at No. 13 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 2-15 Bolden (1-0) Smith (0-2) None SECN+ 12,006 8-8 Mar. 8 at No. 13 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 3-5 Vermillion (1-0) Michael (0-1) None SECN+ 8,463 8-9 Mar. 11 at No. 21 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 1-4 Kaminer (3-1) Boswell (1-3) Fontenot (4) SECN+ 10,008 8-10 Mar. 13 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 14 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 15 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 17 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 18 No. 20 Tulane Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 20 Georgia Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 21 Georgia Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 22 Georgia Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 24 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 27 Arkansas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 28 Arkansas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 29 Arkansas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 3 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 4 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 5 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 9 Appalachian State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 10 Appalachian State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 11 Appalachian State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 14 at No. 17 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 15 Alabama State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 17 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 18 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 19 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 21 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 24 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 25 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 26 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 28 Southeastern Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 2 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 3 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 8 UT Arlington Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 9 UT Arlington Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 10 UT Arlington Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 12 Southern Miss Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 14 at Troy Trojans Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 15 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 16 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-season (0–0)
SBC Tournament (0–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule Source:^[7]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
3. "JAG BASEBALL ADDS 13 TO ROSTER FOR 2020-21". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
4. "WILSON TABBED PRESEASON SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE YEAR, NIGHTENGALE NAMED PRESEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
5. "2020 Baseball Roster". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
6. "2020 Baseball Roster". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
7. "2020 Baseball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2020.