2017 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team

The 2017 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team represents the University of South Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jaguars play their home games at Eddie Stanky Field.

2017 South Alabama Jaguars baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
2017 record	36–19 (22–8 SBC)
Head coach	Mark Calvi (6th season)
Home stadium	Eddie Stanky Field

2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina^x^† ‍‍‍	22	–	7	–	1		.750			37	–	19	–	1		.658
No. 26 South Alabama^‡^y  ‍‍‍	22	–	8	–	0		.733			40	–	21	–	0		.656
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0		.600			38	–	21	–	0		.644
Troy  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			31	–	25	–	0		.554
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			22	–	33	–	0		.400
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			19	–	36	–	0		.345
West Division
UT Arlington^x  ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0		.667			30	–	25	–	0		.545
Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍	19	–	10	–	1		.650			35	–	21	–	1		.623
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0		.448			28	–	27	–	0		.509
Texas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			29	–	30	–	0		.492
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0		.379			21	–	34	–	0		.382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			12	–	43	–	0		.218
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Schedule and results

South Alabama announced its 2017 football schedule on November 7, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 25 home and 31 away games in the regular season. The Jaguars will host 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.[1]

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship will be contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and will be hosted by Georgia Southern.[2]

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.

2017 South Alabama Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (36–19)
February (5–3) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Feb. 17 Eastern Illinois Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8–2 1–0 – Feb. 18 Eastern Illinois Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 32–0 1,727 2–0 – Feb. 19 Eastern Illinois Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8–3 3–0 – Feb. 22 Alabama A&M Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 11–1 1,203 4–0 – Feb. 24 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 3–2 2,184 4–1 – Feb. 25 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 10–9 2,191 4–2 – Feb. 26 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 9–7 2,011 4–3 – Feb. 28 New Orleans Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 10–7 1,369 5–3 –
March (10–8) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Mar. 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL L 4–3 1,202 5–4 – Mar. 4 vs. Troy Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL W 6–4 1,947 6–4 – Mar. 5 vs. Seton Hall Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL L 3–2 1,138 6–5 – Mar. 7 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 14–3 1,928 7–5 – Mar. 10 vs. Columbia Dudy Nobel Field • Starkville, MS W 4–1 8–5 – Mar. 10 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–0 6,501 8–6 – Mar. 11 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 8–6 6,242 8–7 – Mar. 12 vs. Columbia Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–3 6,242 9–7 – Mar. 14 Southeastern Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 12–4 1,281 9–8 – Mar. 17 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 8–5 611 9–9 0–1 Mar. 18 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 19–6 1,816 10–9 1–1 Mar. 19 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 5–0 712 11–9 2–1 Mar. 21 at Alabama State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 13–4 129 12–9 – Mar. 24 Georgia State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 7–0 1,513 13–9 3–1 Mar. 25 Georgia State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 16–6 1,217 14–9 4–1 Mar. 26 Georgia State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 19–9 1,470 15–9 5–1 Mar. 28 at #23 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 4–2 3,292 15–10 – Mar. 31 at Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 11–1 4,736 15–11 5–2
April (13–6) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record April 1 at Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6–0 4,630 16–11 6–2 April 2 at Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 10–2 4,752 16–12 6–3 April 4 at Southeastern Louisiana Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 12–9 1,136 16–13 – April 7 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 14–2 812 17–13 7–3 April 8 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 4–1 996 18–13 8–3 April 9 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 8–3 848 19–13 9–3 April 11 at New Orleans Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA W 9–6 193 20–13 – April 13 Coastal Carolina Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 4–3 2,019 20–14 9-4 April 14 Coastal Carolina Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 11–9 2,276 20–15 9–5 April 15 Coastal Carolina Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4–3 1,681 21–15 10–5 April 18 #14 Mississippi State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 5–2 3,104 22–15 – April 19 Alabama A&M Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 6–4 1,231 23–15 - April 22 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 12–10 23–16 10-6 April 22 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 12–2 307 24–16 11-6 April 23 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 15–5 511 25–16 12-6 April 25 Southern Miss Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 13–7 2,036 25–17 - April 28 Texas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8–3 1,347 26–17 13-6 April 29 Texas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 9–4 1,387 27–17 14-6 April 30 Texas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 7–5 1,215 28–17 15-6
May (8–2) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 5 Little Rock Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8–3 1,276 29–17 16-6 May 6 Little Rock Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 11–5 1,492 29–18 16–7 May 7 Little Rock Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 5–3 1,229 30–18 17–7 May 9 at #10 LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–6 10,312 31–18 – May 13 at Appalachian State Beaver Field • Boone, NC W 8–6 403 32–18 18–7 May 13 at Appalachian State Beaver Field • Boone, NC W 24–5 403 33–18 19–7 May 14 at Appalachian State Beaver Field • Boone, NC W 11–6 489 34–18 20–7 May 18 Troy #25 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 5–4 1,515 34–19 20–8 May 19 Troy #25 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 10–6 1,602 35–19 21–8 May 20 Troy #25 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 10–7 1,389 36–19 22–8
Post-Season (0–0)
SBC Tournament (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBCT Record May 24 vs. Troy J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA – – May 25 vs. TBD J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA – –

• Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

References

1. "JAG BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2017 SCHEDULE" (Press release). University of South Alabama Department of Athletics. November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
2. "2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2017.