The 2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Eddie Stanky Field and were led by ninth year head coach Mark Calvi.
On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Preseason
Signing Day Recruits
Pitchers Jackson Boyd Melbourne, Australia Northwest Florida State JC Carson Hall Homewood, Alabama Shelton State CC Cade Henry Florence, Alabama Florence HS Austin Mills Huntsville, Alabama Madison County HSAllen Roulette Jacksonville, Florida Tallahassee CC Hitters Hunter Donaldson Smiths Station, Alabama Smiths Station HS Aries Gardner Detroit, Michigan Detroit Jesuit HS Jeremy Lee Selma, Alabama Morgan Academy Logan Malone New Market, Alabama Buckhorn HS Carter Sanford Fayette, Alabama Fayette County HS Cam Smith Lexington, Kentucky Lexington Christian Academy Cameron Tissue Sherwood, Arkansas Crowder JC Harrison Ware Mountain Brook, Alabama Mountain Brook HS
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released sometime on January 30, 2020 and the Jaguars were picked to finish first in the East Division and first overall in the Sun Belt.
Coaches poll (East) 1 South Alabama 62 (6) 2 Coastal Carolina 61 (4) 3 Georgia Southern 50 (2) 4 Troy 41 5 Appalachian State 23 6 Georgia State 15
Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors Drake Nightengale (USA, Sr, Pitcher) Zach McCambley (CCU, Jr, Pitcher) Levi Thomas (TROY, Jr, Pitcher) Andrew Papp (APP, Sr, Pitcher) Jack Jumper (ARST, Sr, Pitcher) Kale Emshoff (LR, RS-Jr, Catcher) Kaleb DeLatorre (USA, Sr, First Base) Luke Drumheller (APP, So, Second Base) Hayden Cantrelle (LA, Jr, Shortstop) Garrett Scott (LR, RS-Sr, Third Base) Mason McWhorter (GASO, Sr, Outfielder) Ethan Wilson (USA, So, Outfielder) Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Jr, Outfielder) Will Hollis (TXST, Sr, Designated Hitter) Andrew Beesley (ULM, Sr, Utility)
Preseason Player of the Year Ethan Wilson - SO, Outfielder
Preseason Pitcher of the Year Drake Nightengale - SR, Pitcher
Personnel
Roster
2020 South Alabama Jaguars roster Pitchers 10 Drake Nightengale - Senior 11 JoJo Booker - Junior 17 Caleb Yarborough - Redshirt Senior 18 Tyler Samaniego - Junior 19 Andy Arguelles - Senior 23 Steven Lacey - Junior 24 Zach Harlan - Redshirt Sophomore 26 Peyton Milliron - Junior 28 Ryan Westerhoff - Junior 30 Miles Smith - Junior 33 Tyler Perez - Senior 35 Jase Dalton - Redshirt Junior 39 Noah Michael - Redshirt Junior 40 Tyler Trussell - Redshirt Junior 44 Matt Boswell - Junior 45 Tyler Lehrmann - Junior 46 Collier Baggett - Junior 49 Nate Madej - Redshirt Junior Catchers 13 Richard Sorrenti - Redshirt Junior 20 Reid Powers - Junior 41 D. J. Law - Freshman 42 Lane Powell - Junior
Infielders 6 Santi Montiel - Sophomore 8 Noah Fitzgerald - Junior 9 Dakota Dailey - Senior 14 Brandon Auerbach - Sophomore 16 Kaleb Delatorre - Senior 21 Ross Indlecoffer - Junior 22 Hunter Stokes - Redshirt Junior 29 Alden Davis - Junior
Outfielders 2 Carter Quinn - Freshman 25 Michael Sandle - Redshirt Junior 27 Andrew Bates - Redshirt Sophomore 31 Preston Welchel - Freshman 32 Bennett Shell - Sophomore 34 Ethan Wilson - Sophomore
Coaching staff
2020 South Alabama Jaguars coaching staffMark Calvi – Head Coach – 9th year Alan Luckie – Assistant Head Coach – 14th year Brad Phillips – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year Chris Prothro – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 5th year
Schedule and results Legend South Alabama win South Alabama loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldSouth Alabama team member
{| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 style="" | 2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball game log |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Regular season (8-10) |- valign="top" | {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;" | February (6-6) |- ! Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SBC record |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 14 || || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL || W 1-0 || Lehrmann (1-0) || Cowan (0-1) || None || || 1,207 || 1-0 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 15 || Campbell || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL || W 12-10 || Arguelles (1-0) || Moore (0-1) || Boswell (1) || || 1,186 || 2-0 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Feb. 15 || Campbell || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL || L 3-7 || Westlake (1-0) || Booker (0-1) || None || || 1,186 || 2-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Feb. 18 || at No. 4 Vanderbilt || || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || L 0-3 || Leiter (1-0) || Boswell (0-1) || Schultz (1) || SECN+ || 3,033 || 2-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Feb. 19 || at No. 4 Vanderbilt || || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || L 0-4 || Smith (1-0) || Yarborough (0-1) || Doolin (1) || SECN+ || 3,058 || 2-3 || |- !colspan=12| South Alabama Invitational |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Feb. 21 || || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL || L 6-7 || O'Doherty (1-0) || Lehrmann (1-1) || Wohlbold (1) || || 1,304 || 2-4 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Feb. 22 || Indiana || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL || L 2-4 || Bierman (1-1) || Smith (0-1) || Brown (1) || || 1,318 || 2-5 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 22 || || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL || W 6-1 || Booker (1-1) || Seiler (0-2) || Dalton (1) || || 1,318 || 3-5 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 23 || Siena || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL || W 8-2 || Arguelles (2-0) || St. Claire (0-1) || None || || 1,250 || 4-5 || |- !colspan=12| |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 25 || New Orleans || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL || W 5-0 || Boswell (1-1) || DeMayo (1-1) || None || || 1,006 || 5-5 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 28 || || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL || W 2-0 || Dalton (1-0) || Lardner (0-2) || Lehrmann (1) || || 1,254 || 6-5 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Feb. 29 || Gonzaga || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL || L 3-13 || Jacob (1-1) || Yarborough (0-2)'' || Hughes (1) || || 1,344 || 6-6 ||
March (2-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMar. 1 Gonzaga Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 7-6 Trussell (1-0) Naughton (0-2) None 1,138 7-6 Mar. 3 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 2-12 Cobb 2-0) Bowell (1-2) None SECN+ 2,389 7-7 Mar. 6 at No. 13 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 13-6 Nightengale (1-0) Wicklander (2-2) Dalton (2) SECN+ 8,629 8-7 Mar. 7 at No. 13 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 2-15 Bolden (1-0) Smith (0-2) None SECN+ 12,006 8-8 Mar. 8 at No. 13 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 3-5 Vermillion (1-0) Michael (0-1) None SECN+ 8,463 8-9 Mar. 11 at No. 21 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 1-4 Kaminer (3-1) Boswell (1-3) Fontenot (4) SECN+ 10,008 8-10 Mar. 13 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 14 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 15 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 17 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 18 No. 20 Tulane Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 20 Georgia Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 21 Georgia Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 22 Georgia Southern Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 24 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 27 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 28 Arkansas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 29 Arkansas State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordApr. 3 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 4 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 5 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 9 Appalachian State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 10 Appalachian State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 11 Appalachian State Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 14 at No. 17 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 15 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 17 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 18 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 19 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 21 at Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 24 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 25 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 26 Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 28 Southeastern Louisiana Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 1 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 2 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 3 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 8 UT Arlington Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 9 UT Arlington Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 10 UT Arlington Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 12 Southern Miss Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 14 at Troy Trojans Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 15 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 16 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason (0–0)
(0–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic |}Schedule source:''' *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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