Quick list of former Southern Miss players in professional baseball as of April 7, 2010.
Major League
None
Minor League
AAA
P Brent Leach - Albuquerque Isotopes (Dodgers)
2B Jarrett Hoffpauir - Las Vegas 51s (Blue Jays)
2B Marc Maddox - Omaha Royals (Royals)
P Bob McCrory - Pawtucket Red Sox (Red Sox)
AA
None
A Advanced
P Barry Bowden - Wilmington Blue Rocks (Royals)
P Tyler Conn - Lakeland Flying Tigers (Tigers)
P Brian Leach - Bradenton Marauders (Pirates)
A
P J.R. Ballinger - Kannapolis Intimidators (White Sox)
OF Bo Davis - Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres)
SS Brian Dozier - Beloit Snappers (Twins)
OF Toddrick Johnson - Stockton Ports (A's)
Short Season A
Not yet assigned
Unassigned
P Josh Billeaud - (White Sox)
2B James Ewing - (Mets)
Japan
P John Bale - Hiroshima Toyo Karp
Free Agents
P Chad Bradford - Considering retirement after an injury-plagued career.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Small Ball, Long Ball, Pitching (lack there of) Dooms Eagles
St. Mary's College did it all on the offensive side of the ball tonight. Whether is was bunts, extra base hits or home runs the Gaels looked like they could do no wrong.
Lead off batters in first two innings reached on bunts. Moved the runners successfully with steals and sacrifice bunts. And the Gaels hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning off of freshman pitcher Geoffrey Thomas to jump out to an early 3-0 lead.
The walk bug got to Thomas in the third inning when he walked three in a row to load the bases with one out before being pulled for Seth Hester. Hester gave up a grand slam increasing the Gaels lead to eight runs.
Southern Miss staged a small rally in the bottom of the third. After a lead of homer by Marc Bourgeois, USM had the bases loaded with no outs, but only managed to get two more runs. After three innings, the Golden Eagles were down 10-3. USM scored three more runs with a home run by B.A. Vollmuth in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 10-6.
SMC scored nine more runs, including seven in the 7th inning to increase the lead to 19-6. USM scored four more in the bottom of the 8th and another in the 9th, but it wasn't enough to get the win. St. Mary's wins 19-11.
Bottom line - tonight was an ugly night for Southern Miss. Everything went SMC's way. Something this team is missing right now is leadership. Last year, seniors like Bo Davis and Brian Dozier were instrumental in leading the team to the College World Series. This year, no one has stepped up and taken this role. If the Golden Eagles keep playing like this, they can kiss the regional appearance streak goodbye. Heck, they might not even make it to the Conference USA tournament. Who will step up and rally the troops?
Lead off batters in first two innings reached on bunts. Moved the runners successfully with steals and sacrifice bunts. And the Gaels hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning off of freshman pitcher Geoffrey Thomas to jump out to an early 3-0 lead.
The walk bug got to Thomas in the third inning when he walked three in a row to load the bases with one out before being pulled for Seth Hester. Hester gave up a grand slam increasing the Gaels lead to eight runs.
Southern Miss staged a small rally in the bottom of the third. After a lead of homer by Marc Bourgeois, USM had the bases loaded with no outs, but only managed to get two more runs. After three innings, the Golden Eagles were down 10-3. USM scored three more runs with a home run by B.A. Vollmuth in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 10-6.
SMC scored nine more runs, including seven in the 7th inning to increase the lead to 19-6. USM scored four more in the bottom of the 8th and another in the 9th, but it wasn't enough to get the win. St. Mary's wins 19-11.
Bottom line - tonight was an ugly night for Southern Miss. Everything went SMC's way. Something this team is missing right now is leadership. Last year, seniors like Bo Davis and Brian Dozier were instrumental in leading the team to the College World Series. This year, no one has stepped up and taken this role. If the Golden Eagles keep playing like this, they can kiss the regional appearance streak goodbye. Heck, they might not even make it to the Conference USA tournament. Who will step up and rally the troops?
Softball Snaps Losing Streak, Baseball Tonight
Coach Howard Dobson's softball club ending a 10 game losing streak with a mid-week sweep of Jackson State. It was the Golden Eagles first win since a 6-2 victory over Eastern Illinois at the Razborback Invitational on March 6. With the win, USM is now 14-14 (0-6 in Conference USA). Next up will be a three game set on the road against UTEP starting tomorrow.
Scott Berry's club is looking to rebound from a tough loss at South Alabama on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles could not hold a nine run lead and fell to the Jaguars 14-13. USM starts a three game home series with St. Mary's tonight.
Scott Berry's club is looking to rebound from a tough loss at South Alabama on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles could not hold a nine run lead and fell to the Jaguars 14-13. USM starts a three game home series with St. Mary's tonight.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Golden Eagles Blow Nine Run Lead, Lose Game
With a grand slam from Joey Archer, Southern Miss jumped out to a 13-4 lead against South Alabama on Tuesday night at Stanky Field in Mobile. Unfortunately, a nine run lead was not enough to hold of the Jaguars. USA responded with 10 runs over the next five innings to take the win.
With runners on first and third with no outs in the top of the ninth inning the Golden Eagles had a chance to tie or win the game, but Kameron Brunty was picked off at third and Adam Doleac hit into double play to end the night.
Scott Berry's club is obviously not "gelling" right now. Poor pitching has doomed the Golden Eagles all season long. Everyone knew pitching would be the achilles heel of the squad, but not this bad.
The bats were there tonight, but fell cold when really needed.
And then there is base running. Brunty's pick off at third in the ninth adds to the second straight season of base running blunders for Southern Miss. Berry or assistant coach Chad Calliet needs to work to correct these inexcusable errors.
USM returns to Hattiesburg this weekend to play St. Mary's. This should be a winnable series, but if the poor pitching and comedy of base running errors continues Golden Eagle fans could be in for a long weekend.
With runners on first and third with no outs in the top of the ninth inning the Golden Eagles had a chance to tie or win the game, but Kameron Brunty was picked off at third and Adam Doleac hit into double play to end the night.
Scott Berry's club is obviously not "gelling" right now. Poor pitching has doomed the Golden Eagles all season long. Everyone knew pitching would be the achilles heel of the squad, but not this bad.
The bats were there tonight, but fell cold when really needed.
And then there is base running. Brunty's pick off at third in the ninth adds to the second straight season of base running blunders for Southern Miss. Berry or assistant coach Chad Calliet needs to work to correct these inexcusable errors.
USM returns to Hattiesburg this weekend to play St. Mary's. This should be a winnable series, but if the poor pitching and comedy of base running errors continues Golden Eagle fans could be in for a long weekend.
Lineman Dismissed, Baseball Struggles Continue, USM Turns 100
Head coach Larry Fedora dismissed senior offensive lineman Trevor Newsom from the football team to for a violation of team rules. Newsom played in nine games after transferring to Southern Miss from Itawamba Community College. He wasn't a starter, but losing a lineman at any point hurts the already thin group. Time for the younger guys to step up.
The Southern Miss baseball team went 1-3 last week with losses to Ole Miss and UAB. The lone victory came in the second game of Saturday's double header against the Blazers. Lack of quality pitching and timely hitting seems to be hurting the Golden Eagles. USM is back in action tonight against rival South Alabama.
The University of Southern Mississippi turned 100 today. Here are a few quick notes about Southern Miss athletics over the past century.
* The University of Southern Mississippi (then State Teachers College) was founded March 30, 1910. When Southern Miss opened its doors on September 18, 1912, athletics, most notably football, must have been on the minds of both the administration and the students, because less than a month passed before the college's first football game occurred. Also during that first month, approximately 150 students organized an athletic association, with science professor Ronald J. Slay as athletic director. At the association's first meeting, held in October 1912, the schools colors of black and gold were adopted.
* Football was established during the 1912 season and the Golden Eagles have played 93 seasons on the gridiron. The school's first game was played on October 13, 1912 at Hattiesburg's Kamper Park (which would remain the football team's home until 1932) against the Hattiesburg Boy Scouts, winning 30-0.
*The Golden Eagles football program won two UPI College Division national championships during the 1958 and 1962 seasons and have captured four league titles since joining Conference USA in 1995 and also won the Gulf States Conference championship in 1948, 1950 and 1951.
* The football team reached its first postseason game in the 1953 Sun Bowl and have been to 20 postseason events in its history including in each of the last eight seasons.
* The program has enjoyed 65 winning seasons including 17 consecutive years from 1651 until 1967 and currently sports 16-straight winning seasons.
* Men's basketball started during the 1912-13 school year and has played 91 seasons on the hardwood. The 1959-60 squad finished the season with a 23-2 record and was ranked fourth in the UPI College Division poll and the 1960-61 squad finished the year 23-3 and ranked 2nd in the UPI College Division poll and 3rd in the Associated Press College Division Poll.
* Men's basketball has a national title of its own, winning the 1987 National Invitational Tournament and becoming team the first in-state Division I team to win a national basketball tournament. The program also has made two NCAA Tournament appearances in 1990 and 1991. During the 1990-91 basketball season the Golden Eagles were ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation and won the regular season championship of the metro Conference.
* Women's basketball was played for the first time during the 1912-1913 school year and continued to play until the early 1930s. The program started again for the 1975-76 season. The women's basketball team has reached NCAA Tournament play eight times including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 1994. They won the metro Conference regular season title in 1988-89, 1992-93 and 1993-94.
* The baseball program began at Southern Miss in 1913 and competed until the early 1930s, then resumed following World War II. The baseball team reached the College World Series for the first time in the program's history during the 2009 campaign and the school's highest-ever final ranking of No. 8 nationally, by winning the Atlanta regional and the Gainesville super-regional producing the school's crowning moment. The baseball program won the regular season and post-season Conference USA tournaments in 2003 and has played in 10 NCAA regional tournaments, including the last seven seasons.
*The Lady Eagle softball has won two NCAA regional championships and appeared in the College World Series twice (1999 and 2000). The Lady Eagles have appeared in the NCAA regionals four times (1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004) and won the Conference USA regular season championship in 2000 and 2004 and the Conference USA Tournament championship in 2000 and 2001.
The Southern Miss baseball team went 1-3 last week with losses to Ole Miss and UAB. The lone victory came in the second game of Saturday's double header against the Blazers. Lack of quality pitching and timely hitting seems to be hurting the Golden Eagles. USM is back in action tonight against rival South Alabama.
The University of Southern Mississippi turned 100 today. Here are a few quick notes about Southern Miss athletics over the past century.
* The University of Southern Mississippi (then State Teachers College) was founded March 30, 1910. When Southern Miss opened its doors on September 18, 1912, athletics, most notably football, must have been on the minds of both the administration and the students, because less than a month passed before the college's first football game occurred. Also during that first month, approximately 150 students organized an athletic association, with science professor Ronald J. Slay as athletic director. At the association's first meeting, held in October 1912, the schools colors of black and gold were adopted.
* Football was established during the 1912 season and the Golden Eagles have played 93 seasons on the gridiron. The school's first game was played on October 13, 1912 at Hattiesburg's Kamper Park (which would remain the football team's home until 1932) against the Hattiesburg Boy Scouts, winning 30-0.
*The Golden Eagles football program won two UPI College Division national championships during the 1958 and 1962 seasons and have captured four league titles since joining Conference USA in 1995 and also won the Gulf States Conference championship in 1948, 1950 and 1951.
* The football team reached its first postseason game in the 1953 Sun Bowl and have been to 20 postseason events in its history including in each of the last eight seasons.
* The program has enjoyed 65 winning seasons including 17 consecutive years from 1651 until 1967 and currently sports 16-straight winning seasons.
* Men's basketball started during the 1912-13 school year and has played 91 seasons on the hardwood. The 1959-60 squad finished the season with a 23-2 record and was ranked fourth in the UPI College Division poll and the 1960-61 squad finished the year 23-3 and ranked 2nd in the UPI College Division poll and 3rd in the Associated Press College Division Poll.
* Men's basketball has a national title of its own, winning the 1987 National Invitational Tournament and becoming team the first in-state Division I team to win a national basketball tournament. The program also has made two NCAA Tournament appearances in 1990 and 1991. During the 1990-91 basketball season the Golden Eagles were ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation and won the regular season championship of the metro Conference.
* Women's basketball was played for the first time during the 1912-1913 school year and continued to play until the early 1930s. The program started again for the 1975-76 season. The women's basketball team has reached NCAA Tournament play eight times including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 1994. They won the metro Conference regular season title in 1988-89, 1992-93 and 1993-94.
* The baseball program began at Southern Miss in 1913 and competed until the early 1930s, then resumed following World War II. The baseball team reached the College World Series for the first time in the program's history during the 2009 campaign and the school's highest-ever final ranking of No. 8 nationally, by winning the Atlanta regional and the Gainesville super-regional producing the school's crowning moment. The baseball program won the regular season and post-season Conference USA tournaments in 2003 and has played in 10 NCAA regional tournaments, including the last seven seasons.
*The Lady Eagle softball has won two NCAA regional championships and appeared in the College World Series twice (1999 and 2000). The Lady Eagles have appeared in the NCAA regionals four times (1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004) and won the Conference USA regular season championship in 2000 and 2004 and the Conference USA Tournament championship in 2000 and 2001.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Football Schedule, Basketball Season Over, Baseball, Softball Slide Continues
The 2010 Southern Miss football schedule was announced earlier this week. So far two games are scheduled to be televised by ESPN and future TV dates will be announced later in the year.
Thur., Sept. 2 at South Carolina (ESPN)
Sat., Sept. 11 Prairie View A&M
Fri., Sept. 17 Kansas (ESPN)
Sat., Sept. 25 at Louisiana Tech
Sat., Oct. 2 Marshall
Sat., Oct. 9 East Carolina
Sat., Oct. 16 at Memphis
Sat., Oct. 30 UAB
Sat., Nov. 6 at Tulane
Sat., Nov. 13 at UCF
Sat., Nov. 20 Houston
Sat., Nov. 27 at Tulsa
Southern Miss ended its 2009-19 campaign with a 66-57 loss to Louisiana Tech in the opening round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Golden Eagles finished the season with a 20-14 record. Barring any draft entries or transfers, USM should have a solid group returning next year led by Gary Flowers.
The Southern Miss baseball squad went 3-1 during the week with wins over New Orleans, Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana Tech. The lone loss came to Louisiana Tech in the opening game in Ruston on Friday night. The rubber game of the Tech series was canceled due to snow (what is this global warming thing we keep hearing about?). Like the canceled Troy game earlier in the season, the game will not be rescheduled. The Golden Eagles return to action on Tuesday night against nationally ranked Ole Miss at Trustmark Park.
After losing to Mississippi State 14-4 on Wednesday, the USM softball team extended its losing streak to six games. After having the weekend off, the Golden Eagles travel to Nicholls State on Wednesday.
Thur., Sept. 2 at South Carolina (ESPN)
Sat., Sept. 11 Prairie View A&M
Fri., Sept. 17 Kansas (ESPN)
Sat., Sept. 25 at Louisiana Tech
Sat., Oct. 2 Marshall
Sat., Oct. 9 East Carolina
Sat., Oct. 16 at Memphis
Sat., Oct. 30 UAB
Sat., Nov. 6 at Tulane
Sat., Nov. 13 at UCF
Sat., Nov. 20 Houston
Sat., Nov. 27 at Tulsa
Southern Miss ended its 2009-19 campaign with a 66-57 loss to Louisiana Tech in the opening round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Golden Eagles finished the season with a 20-14 record. Barring any draft entries or transfers, USM should have a solid group returning next year led by Gary Flowers.
The Southern Miss baseball squad went 3-1 during the week with wins over New Orleans, Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana Tech. The lone loss came to Louisiana Tech in the opening game in Ruston on Friday night. The rubber game of the Tech series was canceled due to snow (what is this global warming thing we keep hearing about?). Like the canceled Troy game earlier in the season, the game will not be rescheduled. The Golden Eagles return to action on Tuesday night against nationally ranked Ole Miss at Trustmark Park.
After losing to Mississippi State 14-4 on Wednesday, the USM softball team extended its losing streak to six games. After having the weekend off, the Golden Eagles travel to Nicholls State on Wednesday.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Post Season Basketball, Baseball Sweeps, Football Schedule Update
After a nice run in the Conference USA tournament, Southern Miss basketball will be in post season basketball play for the first time since 2001. The Golden Eagles accepted an invite to the CIT Tournament and will face Louisiana Tech in the first round Thursday night in Ruston.
And for those that didn't see RL Horton's shot against Houston.
Scott Berry's club put together a weekend series sweep for the first time this season after taking three games from visiting Missouri State. Scott Copeland's performance on Saturday earned him Conference USA's Pitcher of the Week honors. There is still room for improvement, especially with Sunday starting pitching. Jeff Stanley will get another shot in next Sunday's game at Louisiana Tech. The Golden Eagles will face UNO tonight at the Pete before hitting the road for games at Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana Tech.
The 2010 football schedule will be released today at noon.
And for those that didn't see RL Horton's shot against Houston.
Scott Berry's club put together a weekend series sweep for the first time this season after taking three games from visiting Missouri State. Scott Copeland's performance on Saturday earned him Conference USA's Pitcher of the Week honors. There is still room for improvement, especially with Sunday starting pitching. Jeff Stanley will get another shot in next Sunday's game at Louisiana Tech. The Golden Eagles will face UNO tonight at the Pete before hitting the road for games at Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana Tech.
The 2010 football schedule will be released today at noon.
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