It was given to Alderman out of Ole Miss. Top 10 in stats as a pitcher loses to a guy who is barley in top 50 stays as a hitter.

Tanner Hall: Pitcher Of The Year and First Team All-SBC

Dustin Dickerson: First Team All-SBC

Danny Lynch: Second Team All-SBC

JT: Thoughts on Ostrander taking over for Scott Berry @ USM?
Kendall Rogers: JT — Love that hire for Southern Miss. Ostrander is an absolute rock star of a person and pitching coach, and he has experienced at all levels of coaching. I think that’s a no-brainer, terrific hire for USM. He will carry the torch quite nicely.

Ryan: What does Southern Miss need to do in the Fun Belt tournament in order to host? Won 15 out of the last 16. Have some impressive wins (including sweep of DBU) but the RPI is sitting at 28
Kendall Rogers: Ryan — Great question. I love what USM has done as of late, and I think if it runs the table in the tournament it will be a tough club to deny a host for. That would mean an RPI around 18-21 with a sizzling hot last month of the season + a non-conference series sweep over fellow host contender DBU.


CajunFan: Let’s talk about the Fun Belt. What happens if a non Troy, Coastal, S Miss team wins the tourney. Will the belt get 4 teams?
Kendall Rogers: Cajun — I tend to think Troy gets squeezed out in that scenario, but what if Troy plays the team you’re talking about in the conference championship? The Trojans are likely in, and that league is very likely a four-bid league. Coastal and Southern Miss are 100% locks to make the field. Good question by the way.

Brad: What does Coastal need to do to host and possibly get a national seed. Friday and Saturday starting pitching was hurt, but they hopefully are back and during the process they found some young arms. Great coaching job by coach Gilmore. What percentage do you have for them to get out of Regional? Thx for ur coverage.
Aaron Fitt: Yeah, incredible coaching job by Gilley and his staff, they did an amazing job holding it all together despite some key injuries. I think this team is very, very likely to host, even with a winless showing in the conference tournament. And if they host, I do like their chances to win a regional at home — that’s a scary offense that is well suited to its home ballpark. Of course, South Carolina’s offense is also a great fit for that ballpark, so if that’s the 2-seed, it could be interesting


Bobcat: What are y’all’s thoughts on Texas State?
Kendall Rogers: I think Texas State could be really dangerous in the postseason with some of the front-line arms it has, along with some of those bats. But right now the RPI being in the 50s for a Sun Belt team is problematic. Bobcats can make the field with a strong showing in the conference tourney, though. There’s a definite pathway.

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Southern Miss at #16 in D1 Baseball poll now.

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Will the tournament be on espn+ ?

I don't know if Hall can pitch twice in the tourney or not. If not would it be better to pitch Adams or Armistead in the first game since it would be against a sap team and save Hall for the tougher teams?

This is no suprise and well deserved. Happy for Coach Oss.

Heath,
Any word on when Slade will return to the lineup?

This time of year it makes sense to rest the pitching staff as much as possible before the conference tournament. Now Coastal Carolina has a doubleheader on the Saturday before the tournament when they could have played the DH on Friday.

How the rest of the field looks is still up for grabs.

Nm.

The timing was weird to me. We had started playing really well with a nice win streak. Why announce such a big thing at this time?

This could completely derail the season. Couldn’t he have waited until after?

He’s done a great job and deserves accolades. Just hope the team doesn’t flounder down the stretch or there’ll be many what ifs…..at least for me

Scott Berry Night at The Pete!!!

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Friday Postseason Buzz: Mini Stock Report

Coastal Carolina won its series opener against Marshall, 9-3, moving the Chanticleers a half-game ahead of Southern Miss (which lost Friday) atop the Sun Belt standings. At No. 12 in the RPI, CCU still has a shot at a top-eight seed if it can win the Sun Belt regular-season title, making the Saturday’s doubleheader against Marshall very important. Even if USM nips CCU to take the Sun Belt crown, the Chants are in good shape to host.

But Southern Miss needs to win its Saturday rubber game against Louisiana and hope Coastal gets swept by Marshall in order to claim the regular-season title, as CCU owns the head-to-head tie-breaker. At No. 29 in the RPI, USM’s hosting hopes are looking remote, and the regular-season Sun Belt title felt like a big piece of the puzzle for the Golden Eagles.

Have to stay in top 25 if they want to host. Taking 2 of 3 this weekend will help and a long run in the tournament should get a host. We shall see....

Thursday Postseason Buzz: Who helped and who hurt their case

Helped their case​

Southern Miss

The Golden Eagles improved to 21-7 in the Sun Belt with a 4-0 win over Louisiana. Tanner Hall tossed an absolute gem, striking out 12, walking one and allowing three hits in eight shutout innings. Matthew Etzel also had a big night with two hits and four RBIs. With the win, the Golden Eagles continue to make progress in the RPI and are moving even closer to strong hosting contention.