2026 Hattiesburg Regional Media Center

2026 Hattiesburg Regional Media Center



(1) Southern Miss Golden Eagles	(2) Virginia Cavaliers	(3) Jacksonville State Gamecocks	(4) Little Rock Trojans
Overall Record: 44-17 Sun Belt: 22-8 (First / One seed) Tournament: 4-1 (Champions) Head Coach: Christian Ostrander Alma Mater: Delta State, 1996 At Southern Miss: 134-53 (Third season) Overall: Same NCAA Tournament: 22nd Appearance Appearances: 1990-91-99-2003-04-05- 06-07-08-09-10-11-16-17-18-19-21- 22-23-24-25-26 Record:* 36-40 Super Regionals: Three Appearances: 2009, 2022, 2023 Record: 3-4 College World Series: One Appearances: 2009 Record: 0-2	Overall Record: 37-23 Atlantic Coast: 14-16 (Tied-Eighth / Eight seed) Tournament: 1-1 (Quarterfinals) Head Coach: Chris Pollard Alma Mater: Davidson, 1996 At Virginia: 37-23 (First season) Overall: 843-637-3 (27th season) NCAA Tournament: 22nd Appearance Appearances: 1972-85-96-2004-05-06- 07-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-21- 22-23-24-26 Record: 73-50 Super Regionals: Nine Appearances: 2009-10-11-13-14-15- 21-23-24* Record: 15-9 College World Series: Seven Appearances: 2009-11-14-15-21-23-24 Record:* 13-14	Overall Record: 48-15 Conference USA: 23-7 (First / One seed) Tournament: 4-0 (Champions) Head Coach: Steve Bieser Alma Mater: Southeast Missouri State, 1989 At Jacksonville State: 103-74 (Third season) Overall: 429-326-1 (14th season) NCAA Tournament: Sixth Appearance (in DI) Appearances: 2004-06-10-14-19-26 Record: 4-12 Super Regionals: None Appearances: n/a Record: n/a College World Series: None Appearances: n/a Record: n/a	Overall Record: 39-26 Conference: 16-11 (Fourth / Four seed) Tournament: 5-1 (Champions) Head Coach: Chris Curry Alma Mater: Arkansas Tech, 2008 At Little Rock: 302-323 (12th season) Overall: Same NCAA Tournament: Third Appearance Appearances: 2011, 2025, 2026 Record: 6-4 Super Regionals: None Appearances: n/a Record: n/a College World Series: None Appearances: n/a Record: n/a
National Rankings	National Rankings	National Rankings	National Rankings
DI Baseball: 7 (May 25) Baseball America: 8 (May 18) USA Today Coaches: 7 (May 25) NCBWA: 7 (May 25) Perfect Game: 10 (May 18)	DI Baseball: NR (May 25) Baseball America: NR (May 18) USA Today Coaches: RV (May 25) NCBWA: RV (May 25) Perfect Game: NR (May 18)	DI Baseball: 21 (May 25) Baseball America: NR (May 18) USA Today Coaches: 23 (May 25) NCBWA: 23 (May 25) Perfect Game: NR (May 18)	DI Baseball: NR (May 25) Baseball America: NR (May 18) USA Today Coaches: NR (May 25) NCBWA: NR (May 25) Perfect Game: NR (May 18)
Athletic Communications	Athletic Communications	Athletic Communications	Athletic Communications
Associate AD: Jack Duggan Email: jack.duggan@usm.edu Assistant AD: Jack MacDonald Assistant Director: Maxwell Greenough II Graduate Assistants: Myers Morgan, Zach Somdal Baseball SID: Jack Duggan Email: jack.duggan@usm.edu Regional Media Coordinator: Jack MacDonald Email: jack.macdonald@usm.edu Regional Media Coordinator: Maxwell Greenough II Email: robert.greenough@usm.edu	Associate AD: Eric Bacher Email: ejb4q@virginia.edu Director: Scott Fitzgerald Director: Melissa Dudek Associate Director: Bill Bunting Assistant Director: Patrick Boling Assistant Director: Tyler Brain Assistant Director: Jen Dietrich Assistant Director: Quinn Hull Baseball SID: Tyler Brain Email: tbrain@virginia.edu	Assistant AD: Donnie Smith Email: djsmith@jsu.edu Sports Information Specialist: Indy Cooper Sports Information Specialist: Preston Odam Baseball SID: Indy Cooper Email: indycooper@jsu.edu	Senior Associate AD: Brandy Dixon Email: bmsweeden@ualr.edu Associate AD: Nate Olson Baseball SID: Brandy Dixon Email: bmsweeden@ualr.edu
Website / Statistics / Social Media	Website / Statistics / Social Media	Website / Statistics / Social Media	Website / Statistics / Social Media
Website: SouthernMiss.com Links: Schedule \| Roster \| Statistics Releases \| Record Book Instagram: @southernmissbsb Facebook: @SouthernMissBSB Twitter: @SouthernMissBSB	Website: VirginiaSports.com Links: Schedule \| Roster \| Statistics Releases \| Record Book Instagram: @uvabaseball Facebook: /UVABaseball Twitter: @UVABaseball	Website: JaxStateSports.com Links: Schedule \| Roster \| Statistics Releases \| Record Book Instagram: @jaxstatebb Facebook: /JSUGamecocks Twitter: @JaxStateBB	Website: LRTrojans.com Links: Schedule \| Roster \| Statistics Releases \| Record Book Instagram: @littlerockbsb Facebook: /LRTrojans Twitter: @LittleRockBSB

Regional Guide | NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament Program

Friday, May 29	Time (CT) / Result	Game Notes	Statistics	Press Conferences	Releases
Game 1: (1) Southern Miss vs. (4) Little Rock	(4) Little Rock 7, (1) Southern Miss 4	Southern Miss Sun Belt (n/a) Little Rock Ohio Valley	Live Stats Box Score Postgame Quotes	Southern Miss Little Rock	Southern Miss Preview Southern Miss Recap Little Rock Preview Little Rock Recap
Game 2: (2) Virginia vs. (3) Jacksonville State	(3) Jacksonville State 15, (2) Virginia 7	Virginia Atlantic Coast Jacksonville State Conference USA (n/a)	Live Stats Box Score Postgame Quotes	Virginia Jacksonville State	Virginia Preview Virginia Recap Jacksonville State Preview Jacksonville State Recap
Saturday, May 30	Time (CT) / Result	Game Notes	Statistics	Press Conferences	Releases
Game 3: (1) Southern Miss vs. (2) Virginia (Southern Miss eliminated)	(2) Virginia 15, (1) Southern Miss 11	Southern Miss Virginia	Live Stats Box Score Postgame Quotes	Southern Miss Virginia	Southern Miss Recap Virginia Recap
Game 4: (3) Jacksonville State vs. (4) Little Rock	(4) Little Rock 8, (3) Jacksonville State 6	Jacksonville State Little Rock	Live Stats Box Score Postgame Quotes	Jacksonville State Little Rock	Jacksonville State Recap Little Rock Recap
Sunday, May 31	Time (CT) / Result	Game Notes	Statistics	Press Conferences	Releases
Game 5: (3) Jacksonville State vs. (2) Virginia	(3) Jacksonville State 7, (2) Virginia 6	Jacksonville State Virginia	Live Stats Box Score Postgame Quotes	Jacksonville State Virginia
Game 6: (4) Little Rock vs. (3) Jacksonville State	(4) Little Rock 6, (3) Jacksonville State 3	Jacksonville State Little Rock	Live Stats Box Score Postgame Quotes

All-Hattiesburg RegionalTeam

Catcher: Tucker Stockman, Southern Miss

First Base: Brady Thomas, Jacksonville State

Second Base: Joe Tiroly, Virginia

Third Base: Nolan Freund, Little Rock

Shortstop: Jerdy Lopez, Little Rock

Outfield: Blake Simpson, Litte Rock (unanimous selection)

Outfield: AJ Gracia, Virginia

Outfield: Davis Gillespie, Southern Miss

Designated Hitter: Nico Baumbach, Little Rock

Pitcher: Steven Cash, Jacksonville State

Pitcher: Tag Andrews, Little Rock

Most Outstanding Player: Blake Simpson, Little Rock

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