Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball
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The Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi in NCAA
Division I college baseball
. They participate as a member of Conference USA
.
The team has been to 11 NCAA Tournaments and served as an NCAA Regional host in 2003. The Southern Miss baseball team has produced 19 All-Americans. and currently has 4 players on Major League rosters. Southern Miss has won two Conference USA Regular Season Championships (2003, 2011) and two Tournament Championships (2003, 2010) and is the only team in CUSA to participate in every conference baseball tournament since the conference's inception. The Golden Eagles rich history began in 1912 with a game against the Detroit Tigers
., a contest which Southern Miss lost by a score of 24-2.
The Golden Eagles play at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi and consistently rank in the top 20 nationally in NCAA attendance figures.
Southern Miss qualified for its first College World Series
in 2009
after winning the Atlanta Regional and the Gainesville Super Regional. They would post an 0-2 record in Omaha, losing 7-6 against top-seeded Texas
and 11-4 versus fourth-seeded North Carolina
.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Division I college baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
. They participate as a member of Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
.
The team has been to 11 NCAA Tournaments and served as an NCAA Regional host in 2003. The Southern Miss baseball team has produced 19 All-Americans. and currently has 4 players on Major League rosters. Southern Miss has won two Conference USA Regular Season Championships (2003, 2011) and two Tournament Championships (2003, 2010) and is the only team in CUSA to participate in every conference baseball tournament since the conference's inception. The Golden Eagles rich history began in 1912 with a game against the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
., a contest which Southern Miss lost by a score of 24-2.
The Golden Eagles play at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi and consistently rank in the top 20 nationally in NCAA attendance figures.
Southern Miss qualified for its first College World Series
College World Series
The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
in 2009
2009 College World Series
The 2009 College World Series began on June 13, and was held through June 24, 2009 in Omaha, Nebraska at historic Rosenblatt Stadium. As part of the 2009 collegiate baseball season, eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to crown a...
after winning the Atlanta Regional and the Gainesville Super Regional. They would post an 0-2 record in Omaha, losing 7-6 against top-seeded Texas
Texas Longhorns baseball
The Texas Longhorns baseball team represents The University of Texas at Austin and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.The Texas Longhorns are the winningest program in college baseball history in terms of win percentage with .740 and ranks second all-time in total wins to the...
and 11-4 versus fourth-seeded North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
The North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in NCAA Division I college baseball. They participate in the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division....
.
Head coaches
| Coach | Year(s) | Record | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herring | 1913 | 1-3 | .250 |
| Ronald J. Slay | 1914-16, 1919 | 4-5 | .444 |
| O.V. Austin | 1920-24 | 33-15-3 | .687 |
| William Bobo | 1925-28 | 19-10-1 | .655 |
| William B. Saunders | 1929-30 | 3-20 | .130 |
| Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 1934-35 | 3-12 | .200 |
| Reed Green | 1947 | 9-4 | .692 |
| Thad "Pie" Vann | 1948-49 | 21-21 | .500 |
| Clyde "Heifer" Stuart | 1950-58 | 62-47-2 | .567 |
| C.J. "Pete" Taylor | 1959-83 | 320-349-2 | .478 |
| Hill Denson | 1984-97 | 468-386-2 | .548 |
| Corky Palmer Corky Palmer Carlton Devan "Corky" Palmer is a retired college baseball head coach. He was the coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team for 12 seasons, before retiring at the end of the 2009 season. In his final season, he led the Golden Eagles to the school's first ever appearance in the... |
1998–2009 | 409-160 | .719 |
| Scott Berry | 2010-Current | 66-33 | .667 |
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