The 2026 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team represented University of South Alabama during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Eddie Stanky Field and were led by fifteenth-year head coach Mark Calvi. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2026. South Alabama was picked to finish eleventh with 62 votes.

Coaches poll 1 Coastal Carolina 194 (12) 2 Southern Miss 182 (1) 3 Troy 166 4 Marshall 129 5 Louisiana 126 (1) 6 Texas State 114 T7 Georgia Southern 104 T7 Old Dominion 104 9 Arkansas State 96 10 Appalachian State 78 11 South Alabama 62 12 Georgia State 49 13 James Madison 48 14 ULM 18

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

Cameron Flukey (CCU, Jr, Pitcher) Hayden Johnson (CCU, Jr, Pitcher) Colby Allen (USM, Sr, Pitcher) Ryan Lynch (CCU, Gr, Pitcher) Tucker Stockman (USM, Jr, Catcher) Blake Cavill (TROY, Sr, 1st Base) Joseph Zamora (APP, Gr, 2nd Base) Patrick Engskov (ARST, Sr, Shortstop) Chase Mora (TXST, Sr, 3rd Base) Ashton Quiller (ARST, RS So, Outfielder) Dean Mihos (CCU, Sr, Outfielder) Ben Higdon (USM, RS Sr, Outfielder) Jimmy Janicki (TROY, So, Utility) Kameron Miller (APP, Jr, Designated Hitter)

Personnel

Schedule and results 2026 South Alabama Jaguars baseball game log (34–23) Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = South Alabama team member Regular season (33–21)February (8–3) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Sun BeltRecord Sources Feb. 13 6:30 pm — * — Eddie Stanky FieldMobile, AL W16-7 Shineflew (1-0) Torres (0-1) — 823 1-0 — Feb. 14 2:00 pm — USC Upstate* — Eddie Stanky Field L7-10 Stukes (1-0) Miller (0-1) — — 1-1 — Feb. 15 1:00 pm ESPN+ USC Upstate* — Eddie Stanky Field W7-3 Gonzalez (1-0) Bianchini (0-1) — 831 2-1 — Feb. 17 6:00 pm ESPN+ at * — Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier FieldThibodaux, LA W7-5 Quimby (1-0) Benson (0-1) Floyd(1) — 3-1 — Feb. 20 4:00 pm FloSports at * — CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots PointMount Pleasant, SC W16-2(7 inn.) Heer (1-0) Thomas (0-2) — — 4-1 — Feb. 21 2:00 pm FloSports at College of Charleston* — CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point W3-1 Miller (1-1) Bryant (0-1) Shineflew(1) 637 5-1 — Feb. 22 1:00 pm FloSports at College of Charleston* — CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point L6-7 Myers (1-1) Floyd (0-1) — — 5-2 — Feb. 24 6:00 pm ESPN+ at * — Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA W9-7 Goode (1-0) Todorowski (0-1) Garmon II(1) 1,321 6-2 — Feb. 25 6:30 pm ESPN+ * — Eddie Stanky Field L2-15(7 inn.) Rodriguez (2-1) Stevens (0-1) — 929 6-3 — Feb. 27 6:30 pm ESPN+ * — Eddie Stanky Field W7-4 Heer (2-0) Torres (0-1) Shineflew(2) 852 7-3 — Feb. 28 2:00 pm ESPN+ West Georgia* — Eddie Stanky Field W21-6(7 inn.) Quimby (2-0) Donnelly (0-2) — 965 8-3 — March (10–8) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Sun Belt RecordRecord Sources Mar. 1 1:00 pm ESPN+ West Georgia* — Eddie Stanky Field W2-1 Stevens (1-1) Wright (0-3) — 847 9-3 — Mar. 3 6:00 ESPN+ vs. * — Riverwalk StadiumMontgomery, AL W11-1(8 inn.) O'Dell (1-0) Hicks(0-1) — — 10-3 — Mar. 6 6:30 pm ESPN+ * — Eddie Stanky Field W9-3 Heer (3-0) Dahl (2-2) — 1,066 11-3 — Mar. 7 2:00 pm ESPN+ Louisiana Tech* — Eddie Stanky Field L2-6 Rowan (3-2) Quimby (2-1) Fisher(3) 973 11-4 — Mar. 8 3:00 pm ESPN+ Louisiana Tech* — Eddie Stanky Field L1-6 Roberson (3-1) Gonzalez (1-1) Allen(1) — 11-5 — Mar. 11 6:30 pm ESPN+ Southeastern Louisiana* — Eddie Stanky Field W10-3 Miller (2-1) Toups (0-1) — 820 12-5 — Mar. 13 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Louisiana — M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo ParkLafayette, LA W 3-2 Shineflew (3-0) Smith (0-1) — 4,205 13-5 1-0 Mar. 14 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Louisiana — M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park L 3-4 Herrmann (3-0) Middleton (0-1) — 3,947 13-6 1-1 Mar. 15 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Louisiana — M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park L 1-3 Tollett (4-0) Gonzalez (1-2) Brasch(3) 3,507 13-7 1-2 Mar. 17 6:30 pm ESPN+ Alabama* — Eddie Stanky Field W6-3 Stevens(2-1) Crowther(1-1) — 2,608 14-7 1-2 Mar. 20 6:30 pm ESPN+ — Eddie Stanky Field W5-4 Shineflew (3-0) Hess (1-3) — 971 15-7 2-2 Mar. 21 2:00 pm ESPN+ ULM — Eddie Stanky Field L6-9 Strmiska(2-0) Bozenhard (0-1) Roark(1) 1,099 15-8 2-3 Mar. 22 1:00 pm ESPN+ ULM — Eddie Stanky Field W16-4(7 inn.) Gonzalez (2-0) Dermody (4-1) — — 16-8 3-3 Mar. 24 6:00 pm ESPN+ vs. #5 Auburn* — DABOS ParkMontgomery, AL L0-10(8 inn.) Alvarez(4-1) O'Dell (1-1) — 2,044 16-9 3-3 Mar. 27 6:30 pm ESPN+ — Eddie Stanky Field W10-3 Heer (4-0) Kuskie(2-4) — 858 17-9 4-3 Mar. 28 2:00 pm ESPN+ Old Dominion — Eddie Stanky Field L0-2 Tanton(2-0) Miller (2-2) Okonkwo(1) 913 17-10 4-4 Mar. 29 12:00 pm ESPN+ Old Dominion — Eddie Stanky Field W12-1(7 inn.) Gonzalez(3-2) Sulpizio (1-1) — 889 18-10 5-4 Mar. 31 4:00 pm ESPN+ * — Eddie Stanky Field L1-2 Henderson(2-0) O'Dell (1-2) Alack(3) 813 18-11 5-4 April (9–7) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Sun BeltRecord Sources Apr. 2 5:00 pm ESPN+ at #14 Coastal Carolina — Springs Brooks StadiumConway, SC L2-12(7 inn.) Jones (2-1) Heer(4-1) — 4,614 18-12 5-5 Apr. 3 5:00 pm ESPN+ at #14 Coastal Carolina — Springs Brooks Stadium W15-2 Shineflew (4-0) Norman (4-3) — 4,137 19-12 6-5 Apr. 4 10:00 am ESPN+ at #14 Coastal Carolina — Springs Brooks Stadium L7-8 Richardson(4-0) Garmon II(0-1) — — 19-13 6-6 Apr. 8 6:00 pm — at * — Wheeler–Watkins Baseball ComplexMontgomery, AL L5-7 Peterson(2-0) Quimby (2-2) Power(1) 578 19-14 6-6 Apr. 10 5:30 pm ESPN+ at — J.I. Clements StadiumStatesboro, GA L3-5 Pendley(5-3) Shineflew (4-1) — 2,219 19-15 6-7 Apr. 11 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Georgia Southern — J.I. Clements Stadium W13-5 Bozenhard(1-1) DeGondea(1-3) Stevens(1) 2,407 20-15 7-7 Apr. 12 12:00 pm ESPN+ at Georgia Southern — J.I. Clements Stadium W13-12 Gonzalez(4-2) Mason(2-2) Garmon II(2) 1,683 21-15 8-7 Apr. 14 6:30 pm ESPN+ Nicholls State* — Eddie Stanky Field W4-3 Stevens(3-1) Poirrier(0-1) — 941 22-15 8-7 Apr. 17 6:30 pm ESPN+ — Eddie Stanky Field L2-6 Blevins (7-2) Heer (4-2) — — 22-16 8-8 Apr. 18 2:00 pm ESPN+ Marshall — Eddie Stanky Field W7-3 Bozenhard(2-1) Harlow(3-4) Shineflew(3) 926 23-16 9-8 Apr. 19 12:00 pm ESPN+ Marshall — Eddie Stanky Field W4-1 Stevens(4–1) Doll(2–2) — 807 24–16 10–8 Apr. 22 6:30 pm ESPN+ * — Eddie Stanky Field W6–1 O'Dell(2-2) Burdick (0-2) — 822 25-16 10–8 Apr. 24 6:30 pm ESPN+ #18 Southern Miss — Eddie Stanky Field L3–4 Och(4–1) Shineflew(4–2) Allen(1) 2,713 25-17 10–9 Apr. 25 1:00 pm ESPN+ #18 Southern Miss — Eddie Stanky Field L7–16 Sivley (4-2) Bozenhard(2–2) — 1,808 25–18 10-10 Apr. 26 1:00 pm ESPN+ #18 Southern Miss — Eddie Stanky Field W4–3 Stevens (5-1) Och(4–2) — 2,474 26-18 11-10 Apr. 29 6:30 pm — at New Orleans* — Maestri Field at Privateer ParkNew Orleans, LA W4-2 O'Dell(3-2) Velino(1-1) Shineflew(4) 489 27-18 11-10 May (6–3) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Sun BeltRecord Sources May 1 7:30 pm ESPN+ at Texas State — Bobcat BallparkSan Marcos, TX W6–2 Stevens(6–1) Cooper(4–3) — 1,062 28–18 12–10 May 2 2:30 pm ESPN+ at Texas State — Bobcat Ballpark W6–4 Smith(1–0) Smith(3–2) — 1,428 29–18 13–10 May 3 11:30 am ESPN+ at Texas State — Bobcat Ballpark W7–4 Haley(1–0) Hall(1–1) — 1,282 30-18 14–10 May 5 — ESPN+ Alabama State — Eddie Stanky Field Canceled — — — May 8 9:00 pm ESPN+ at Troy — Riddle-Pace FieldTroy, AL W12–1(7 inn.) Heer (5–2) Stubbs(3–3) — 2,083 31-18 15-10 May 9 3:30 pm ESPN+ at Troy — Riddle-Pace Field L5–10 Crotchfelt(3–2) Bozenhard(2–3) — 2,262 31-19 15-11 May 10 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Troy — Riddle-Pace Field L1–8 Smith(3–0) Gonzalez (4–3) — 2,096 31-20 15-12 May 14 6:30 pm ESPN+ — Eddie Stanky Field L0–10(7 inn.) Weimer(5–2) Heer(5–3) — 893 31-21 15–13 May 15 6:30 pm ESPN+ Arkansas State — Eddie Stanky Field W7–2 Shineflew(5–2) Allen(1–6) Stevens(2) 946 32-21 16-13 May 16 1:00 pm ESPN+ Arkansas State — Eddie Stanky Field W6–2 Smith(2–0) Farley(7–3) Haley(1) — 33-21 17-13 Postseason (1–2) (1–2) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord TourneyRecord Sources May 21 9:00 am ESPN+ vs. (4) Troy (5) DABOS Park L3–11 Crotchfelt(4–2) Gonzalez(4–4) — 375 33–22 0–1 May 21 4:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (9) (5) DABOS Park W7–4 Stevens(7–1) Crooms(3–6) — 329 34–22 1–1 May 23 9:00 am ESPN+ vs. (4) Troy (5) DABOS Park L10–11 Smith(4–0) Smith(2–1) — 542 34–23 1–2 * indicates a non-conference game. (#) All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.

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