University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
This Week in Southern Miss Baseball
2/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 15, 2010
This Week in Southern Miss Baseball
February 15, 2009
This Week's Schedule:
Monday 2/15: No Practice/Day Off
Tuesday 2/16: Practice at Pete Taylor Park
Wednesday 2/17: Practice at Pete Taylor Park
Thursday 2/18: Practice at Pete Taylor Park
Friday 2/19: Northwestern StateUniversityat Southern Miss- 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 2/20: Northwestern State University at Southern Miss- 1:00 p.m.
Sunday 2/21: Northwestern State University at Southern Miss- 1:00 p.m.
*All practice dates and times are tentative and subject to change without prior notice
TWIB Notes:
· Southern Miss opens their 97th season of baseball Friday.
· The Golden Eagles have an all-time record of 1,361-1,127-10
· Friday's game also marks the official beginning of the Scott Berry era as he becomes the 13th head coach Southern Miss baseball history.
· Four different Golden Eagles garnered pre-season All- American honors by various publications. Todd McInnis (NCBWA), Collin Cargill (NCBWA), BA Vollmuth (Baseball America) and Kameron Brunty (Ping Baseball)
· The C-USA coaches and Baseball America both selected Todd McInnis as the preseason C-USA Pitcher of the year
· Closer Collin Cargill was selected to the C-USA and the Baseball America preseason All-C-USA team. He was also named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award watch list for the second consecutive season. (He was placed on the watch list midseason in 2009)
· Baseball America also selected Kameron Brunty and Taylor Walker to their preseason all-conference team
· SE Baseball recognized Joey Archer, McInnis, Cargill and Brunty on their annual preseason all-conference teams
The Week's Opponent:
Northwestern State visits Pete Taylor Park for the first time since the 2007 season. The Golden Eagles have faced the Demons on five different occasions with Southern Miss victorious four times.
The Demons feature three players who were voted by the Southland Conference to its 2010 preseason All-SLC baseball teams. Trent Grondin was a first team selection at shortstop while Demon third baseman Chase Lyles and relief pitcher Chad Sheppard were voted in on the second team. Sheppard was also named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list.
Northwestern State finished 2009 at 26-26 with a 18-13 record in the Southland Conference.
In The Polls:
Southern Miss enters the season ranked in all four major polls. Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball Magazine have the Golden Eagles at No. 21. The NCBWA put the Black and Gold at No.22 and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll has the Golden Eagles at No. 24.
Preseason Awards and Honors:
Conference USA Preseason Pitcher of the Year
C-USA Coaches and Baseball America
NCBWA Preseason All-American
Baseball America Preseason All-American
BA Vollmuth
Ping! Baseball Preseason All-American
All-Conference USA
(Selected by C-USA Coaches)
Baseball America All-Conference Team
SEBaseball.com All-Conference First Team
SEBaseball.com All-Conference Second Team
Following the Golden Eagles:
WXHB The Hub, 96.5 will once again serve as the flagship radio station for Golden Eagles baseball in 2009. John Cox is in his 28th year calling Golden Eagles baseball.
Other stations along the Southern Miss radio network will also carry games throughout the season varying by games.
Southernmiss.com will once again stream live stats of all 53 games on a real time basis and live video will be available for all home games and selected road games through Southern Miss All-Access
This Week at "The Pete":
First 100 fans through the gates on Friday, February 19, 2010 will receive a College World Series poster. This is the official College World Series Poster and same poster that was sold in Omaha last season.
Gates will open at 2:00.
**All Promotions and dates are subject to change and availability**
Tickets:
Individual game tickets can be purchased through the Pat Ferlise Athletic Ticket Office on West 4th St., from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, over the phone at 1-800-844-TICK (8425) or online at SouthernMiss.com. The Pete Taylor Park ticket office will open approximately two hours prior to first pitch.
Also, season tickets packages are still available,
Discounted group tickets are also available for groups of 15 or more. For more information on bringing your group to "The Pete" contact Brain Morrison at 601.266.6866
Game Day Weather Hotline
For the latest information on weather related issues concerning Southern Miss home events call the Southern Miss gameday hotline at 601.266.7411. The number will be updated constantly in situations where weather could affect games.
