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 2017 South Alabama Jaguars roster Pitchers 10 Nick DeSantis – junior 13 Avery Geyer - Redshirt Junior 19 Andy Arguelles – freshman 23 Tyler Carr – junior 25 Matt Peacock - Redshirt Senior 26 Thomas Huston – senior 30 Sean Trimble - Redshirt Sophomore 31 Zach McMullen - Redshirt Sophomore 33 Tyler Perez – freshman 35 Jason Lott – junior 39 Randy Bell – senior 40 Joey Jones - Redshirt Senior 43 Alex Adair – junior 44 Harrison Spruiell - Redshirt Senior 49 Zach Melton – junior

Catchers 14 Carter Perkins – sophomore 28 Jared Barnes – junior Infielders 6 Drew Labounty - Redshirt Junior 9 Will Luft – junior 11 Brendan Donovan – sophomore 15 Torrence Sumerlin – junior 16 Matt Bolger – senior 18 Hunter Stokes – freshman 20 Adam Wolfe – senior 22 Cam Cummings - Redshirt Junior 24 Eddie Paparella - Redshirt Junior 27 Paul Russo – junior 38 Wells Davis – sophomore

Outfielders 2 Dylan Hardy – sophomore 21 Travis Swaggerty – sophomore 29 Colton Thomas – junior 32 Griffin Rivers – freshman 37 Andrew Cash – freshman

Coaching staff 2017 South Alabama Jaguars coaching staffMark Calvi – Head coach – 6th year Bob Keller – Assistant Head coach – 6th year Alan Luckie – Assistant Head coach – 11th year Chris Prothro – Assistant Head coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 2nd year Andrew Carden – Director of Operations – 6th year

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.

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

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.

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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 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 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 Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 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. Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL L 3–4 Hileman (2–0) Spruiell (0–1) None 1,202 5–4 Mar. 4 vs. Troy 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 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 14–3 Arguelles (1–0) Camacho (0–1) None 1,928 7–5 Mississippi State Tournament Mar. 10 vs. Dudy Nobel Field • Starkville, MS W 4–1 DeSantis (3–0) Egly (0–2) None 8–5 Mar. 10 at Mississippi State 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 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 4–12 Hileman (3–0) McMullen (0–2) None 1,281 9–8 Mar. 17 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA 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 Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 13–4 Arguelles (2–0) Vazquez (0–1) None 129 12–9 Mar. 24 Georgia State 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 Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 2–4 Braley (3–0) Arguelles (2–1) Wallner (3) 3,292 15–10 Mar. 31 at Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA 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 at Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA 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 Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 9–12 Mount (1–0) Arguelles (2–2) Hileman (1) 1,136 16–13 April 7 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA 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 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA W 9–6 Melton (2–1) Griffin (2–1) Peacock (4) 193 20–13 – April 13 No. 26 Coastal Carolina Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 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 No. 14 Mississippi State 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 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR 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 Texas State 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 Little Rock Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 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 at No. 10 LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–6 Arguelles (3–2) Bush (1–1) Peacock (9) 10,312 31–18 – May 13 at Appalachian State Beaver Field • Boone, NC 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 Troy 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 Postseason (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) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 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.

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