Southern Miss Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

May 22, 2023 · CSM Staff
 
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
 
Sun Belt (41-17, 22-8)
 
 
Coach: Scott Berry
 
Key Field Players:
Matthew Etzel, Junior, OF, .325 BA, 7 HR, 47 RBI, 22 SB
Dustin Dickerson, Junior, IF, .325 BA, 6 HR, 39 RBI, 12 SB
Slade Wilks, Junior, OF, .301 BA, 20 HR, 56 RBI
Christopher Sargent, Senior, UTL, .261 BA, 12 HR, 40 RBI
Carson Paetow, Sophomore, OF, .269 BA, 4 HR, 31 RBI
Danny Lynch, Senior, IF, .251 BA, 11 HR, 50 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Tanner Hall, Junior, P, 2.23 ERA, 12-3 W/L, 2 CG, 97.0 IP, 109 SO
Niko Mazza, Sophomore, P, 3.99 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 65.1 IP, 80 SO
Billy Oldham, Junior, P, 4.64 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 64.0 IP, 81 SO
Justin Storm, Junior, P, 2.52 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 35.2 IP, 59 SO, 8 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .281 (142nd in nation, 9th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.58 (213, 13)
Doubles per Game: 1.98 (94, 7)
Earned Run Average: 4.84 (53, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (122, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 1.36 (87, 6)
Scoring Offense: 7.1 (113, 10)
Slugging Percentage: .470 (96, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.94 (183, 10)
Triples per Game: 0.19 (170, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022 Regional defeated Army, lost to LSU, defeated Kennesaw State, defeated LSU
2022 Super Regional eliminated by Ole Miss
2019 Regional defeated Arizona State, lost to LSU, eliminated by LSU
2018 Regional defeated Dallas Baptist, lost to Arkansas, eliminated by Dallas Baptist
2017 Regional defeated Illinois-Chicago, defeated South Alabama, lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Mississippi State
2016 Regional defeated South Alabama, lost to Florida State, eliminated by South Alabama
2011 Regional lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2010 Regional lost to Clemson, defeated Jacksonville State, eliminated by Auburn
2009 Regional defeated Elon, defeated Georgia Tech, lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Georgia Tech
2009 Super Regional defeated Florida
2009 CWS lost to Texas, eliminated by North Carolina
2008 Regional defeated New Orleans, lost to LSU, defeated New Orleans, eliminated by LSU
2007 Regional defeated Troy, lost to Mississippi, eliminated by Sam Houston State
 
*all team stats through 5/21