Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Conference USA (48-14, 25-5)
Big Wins: 3/18 at Louisiana Tech (13-9), 3/21 vs Mississippi State (7-5), 4/21 Old Dominion (10-2)
Bad Losses: 3/10 Xavier (0-2), 3/24 Marshall (7-8), 4/19 at Tulane (8-10)
Coach: Scott Berry
Key Field Players:
Dylan Burdeaux, Senior, IF/OF, .348 BA, 11 HR, 68 RBI, 20 SB
Matt Wallner, Freshman, OF, .345 BA, 19 HR, 61 RBI
Mason Irby, Junior, OF, .343 BA, 40 RBI
Taylor Braley, Junior, IF, .317 BA, 16 HR, 59 RBI
Hunter Slater, Sophomore, OF, .302 BA, 36 RBI
Daniel Keating, Junior, OF, .260 BA, 11 HR, 29 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Kirk McCarty, Junior, P, 2.96 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 91.1 IP, 96 SO
Colt Smith, Junior, P, 3.08 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 64.1 IP, 41 SO
Taylor Braley, Junior, P, 3.30 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 76.1 IP, 74 SO
Hayden Roberts, Junior, P, 4.41 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 69.1 IP, 80 SO
Nick Sandlin, Sophomore, P, 2.16 ERA, 10-1 W/L, 50.0 IP, 72 SO, 7 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .316 (13th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.82 (90, 4)
Doubles per Game: 2.23 (12, 4)
Earned Run Average: 4.07 (71, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .975 (55, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.39 (10, 1)
Scoring Offense: 8.7 (3, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .509 (5, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.32 (49, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.27 (81, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 Regional defeated South Alabama, lost to Florida State, eliminated by South Alabama
2011 Regional lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2010 Regional lost to Clemson, defeated Jacksonville State, eliminated by Auburn
2009 Regional defeated Elon, defeated Georgia Tech, lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Georgia Tech
2009 Super Regional defeated Florida
2009 CWS lost to Texas, eliminated by North Carolina
2008 Regional defeated New Orleans, lost to LSU, defeated New Orleans, eliminated by LSU
2007 Regional defeated Troy, lost to Mississippi, eliminated by Sam Houston State
*all team stats through 5/21
