University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
10/29/2026 10:00:00 AM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss fourth-year baseball coach Christian Ostrander announced the school's 54-game, 2027 schedule Thursday morning, which features eight teams that reached NCAA Tournament play a year ago, including four that took part in the College World Series.
The eight teams on the 2027 slate that played in last year's postseason include Kansas, Mississippi State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, as well as national champion Oklahoma, along with CWS participants Ole Miss, Alabama and Troy.
A 27-game home schedule awaits the Golden Eagles, which includes non-conference tilts at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field against Kansas State (Feb. 23-24), South Florida (Feb. 26-28), Mississippi State (March 9) and Ole Miss (April 14).
The Golden Eagles will also travel to the DFW Metroplex for consecutive weekends, including a trip to the Frisco College Baseball Classic, March 5-7, and will showcase the program against Kansas (March 5), UC Irvine (March 6) and Oklahoma (March 7). Southern Miss will then travel to face Dallas Baptist for a three-game series the following weekend, March 12-14.
Season ticket renewal process for the 2027 home schedule is now underway.
Southern Miss comes off a 44-17 record, a 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance, as well as Sun Belt regular season and conference championship. They finished 22-8 in conference play, winning at least 20 league games for the 10th consecutive year. Southern Miss received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as they hosted a regional for the fifth time overall and the third time in the last five seasons.
The Golden Eagles open the season, Feb. 19-21, with a three-game series against first-time opponent North Dakota State.
After its pair of midweek contests with Kansas State and weekend series with South Florida, the Golden Eagles travel to Southeastern Louisiana (March 2) for a midweek affair and then head to Frisco for its three-day tournament. Southern Miss returns home the following Tuesday against Mississippi State, before traveling to DBU for a three-game series.
The Golden Eagles then stay on the road for a midweek tilt against Alabama (March 16), before beginning Sun Belt play at home against Marshall (March 19-21).
Along with the Marshall series, home SBC series include Arkansas State (April 9-11), Louisiana (April 16-18), South Alabama (April 30-May 2) and James Madison (May 14-16). Southern Miss will travel to league foes Coastal Carolina (March 25-27), Louisiana Tech (April 2-4), Troy (April 23-25), Georgia Southern (May 7-9) and ULM (May 20-22).
Other home non-conference contests include LSU New Orleans (March 23), Southeastern Louisiana (March 30) and Tulane (April 21). For midweek travel tilts, the team hits the road to face Ole Miss (April 6), Mississippi State (April 20) and Tulane (April 27), while also playing a neutral site game playing against Nicholls at Keesler Federal Park (May 4) in Biloxi, Miss.
The top 10 teams from the Sun Belt regular season will then meet in Montgomery, Ala., May 25-30, for the league's baseball championship tournament. Those games will be played at DABOS Park, the home of the Montgomery Biscuits, and Double A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.
The eight teams on the 2027 slate that played in last year's postseason include Kansas, Mississippi State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, as well as national champion Oklahoma, along with CWS participants Ole Miss, Alabama and Troy.
A 27-game home schedule awaits the Golden Eagles, which includes non-conference tilts at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field against Kansas State (Feb. 23-24), South Florida (Feb. 26-28), Mississippi State (March 9) and Ole Miss (April 14).
The Golden Eagles will also travel to the DFW Metroplex for consecutive weekends, including a trip to the Frisco College Baseball Classic, March 5-7, and will showcase the program against Kansas (March 5), UC Irvine (March 6) and Oklahoma (March 7). Southern Miss will then travel to face Dallas Baptist for a three-game series the following weekend, March 12-14.
Season ticket renewal process for the 2027 home schedule is now underway.
Southern Miss comes off a 44-17 record, a 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance, as well as Sun Belt regular season and conference championship. They finished 22-8 in conference play, winning at least 20 league games for the 10th consecutive year. Southern Miss received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as they hosted a regional for the fifth time overall and the third time in the last five seasons.
The Golden Eagles open the season, Feb. 19-21, with a three-game series against first-time opponent North Dakota State.
After its pair of midweek contests with Kansas State and weekend series with South Florida, the Golden Eagles travel to Southeastern Louisiana (March 2) for a midweek affair and then head to Frisco for its three-day tournament. Southern Miss returns home the following Tuesday against Mississippi State, before traveling to DBU for a three-game series.
The Golden Eagles then stay on the road for a midweek tilt against Alabama (March 16), before beginning Sun Belt play at home against Marshall (March 19-21).
Along with the Marshall series, home SBC series include Arkansas State (April 9-11), Louisiana (April 16-18), South Alabama (April 30-May 2) and James Madison (May 14-16). Southern Miss will travel to league foes Coastal Carolina (March 25-27), Louisiana Tech (April 2-4), Troy (April 23-25), Georgia Southern (May 7-9) and ULM (May 20-22).
Other home non-conference contests include LSU New Orleans (March 23), Southeastern Louisiana (March 30) and Tulane (April 21). For midweek travel tilts, the team hits the road to face Ole Miss (April 6), Mississippi State (April 20) and Tulane (April 27), while also playing a neutral site game playing against Nicholls at Keesler Federal Park (May 4) in Biloxi, Miss.
The top 10 teams from the Sun Belt regular season will then meet in Montgomery, Ala., May 25-30, for the league's baseball championship tournament. Those games will be played at DABOS Park, the home of the Montgomery Biscuits, and Double A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Friday, October 20
Tuesday, August 22
Thursday, August 17
Saturday, August 12