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2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 25
D1Baseball.com| No. 22
Record| 11–5 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach|

* Christian Ostrander (2nd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Ladd Rhodes (2nd season)
* Travis Creel (6th season)

Hitting coach| Ben Brewer (4th season)
Pitching coach| Keller Bradford (2nd season)
Home stadium| Pete Taylor Park

Seasons

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2026 ->

2025 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 21 Troy ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 3 |  | .813
No. 24 Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 4 |  | .750
Georgia State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 4 |  | .750
No. 22 Southern Miss ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 10 | - | 6 |  | .625
Marshall ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 6 |  | .600
South Alabama ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 6 |  | .600
Texas State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 8 | - | 7 |  | .533
Appalachian State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 8 |  | .467
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 8 |  | .467
Louisiana ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 9 |  | .438
Arkansas State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 6 | - | 9 |  | .400
James Madison ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 5 | - | 10 |  | .333
Old Dominion ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 3 | - | 8 |  | .273
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 9, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team represents University of Southern Mississippi during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Eagles are coached by second-year head coach, Christian Ostrander, and play their home games at Pete Taylor Park.

## Previous season

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See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team entered the season as the defending Sun Belt tournament champions. There, Southern Miss finished with a 43–20 record and a 20–10 record in Sun Belt Conference play. The Golden Eagles finished second to Louisiana in the Sun Belt regular season and earned the number two seed in the 2024 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament. In the tournament, Southern Miss won the championship, earning their second Sun Belt title, their second-consecutive Sun Belt title, and their seventh overall conference tournament championship. The Golden Eagles earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

In the NCAA tournament, Southern Miss was the number two seed in the Knoxville Regional. Southern Miss went 2–2 in the regional, beating Northern Kentucky and Indiana in the elimination game, and losing to Indiana in the opening game and hosts, Tennessee, in the regional final. Tennessee would ultimately go on to win the College World Series.

## Preseason

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### Coaches Poll

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The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released February 6, 2025, and the Golden Eagles were picked to win the conference.[2]

Coaches Poll

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Southern Miss | 179 (5)
2 | Troy | 178 (4)
3 | Louisiana | 174 (3)
4 | Coastal Carolina | 161 (2)
5 | Georgia Southern | 125
6 | James Madison | 106
7 | Old Dominion | 105
8 | Texas State | 102
9 | App State | 94
10 | South Alabama | 93
11 | Georgia State | 49
12 | Marshall | 46
13 | ULM | 34
14 | Arkansas State | 24

## Game log

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2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles game log (11–5)

Regular Season: 11–5 (Home: 9–2; Away: 2–3)
| February: 7–3 (Home: 7–1; Away: 0–2)

Date  | TV  | Rank  | Opponent  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | SBC
February 14 | ESPN+ |  | Lafayette* | Pete Taylor Park
Hattiesburg, Mississippi | W 9–2 | Middleton (1–0) | Waterman (0–1) | Allen (1) | 5,412 | 1–0 | —
February 15 | ESPN+ |  | Lafayette* | Pete Taylor Park | W 7–610 | Och (1–0) | A. Savedoff (0–1) | None | 5,505 | 2–0 | —
February 15 | ESPN+ |  | Lafayette* | Pete Taylor Park | W 18–4 | Adams (1–0) | Helmick (0–1) | None | 5,505 | 3–0 | —
February 16 | ESPN+ |  | Lafayette* | Pete Taylor Park | W 5–1 | Harris (1–0) | Florio (0–1) | None | 5,385 | 4–0 | —
February 18 | ESPN+ |  | No. 18 Mississippi State* | Pete Taylor Park | W 3–0 | Allen (1–0) | Foster (0–1) | Payne (1) | 5,741 | 5–0 | —
February 21 | ESPN+ |  | Louisiana Tech* | Pete Taylor Park | W 4–0 | Middleton (2–0) | Hubka (1–1) | Och (1) | 5,336 | 6–0 | —
February 22 | ESPN+ |  | Louisiana Tech* | Pete Taylor Park | W 8–4 | Sivley (1–0) | Nichols (0–1) | Allen (1) | 5,299 | 7–0 | —
February 23 | ESPN+ |  | Louisiana Tech* | Pete Taylor Park | L 2–5 | Cooley (2–0) | Adams (1–1) | Hooks (1) | 5,534 | 7–1 | —
February 25 | SECN+ | No. 22 | at No. 24 Ole Miss* | Swayze Field
Oxford, Mississippi | L 8–15 | Jones (1–0) | English (0–1) | None | 10,455 | 7–2 | —
February 28 | ACCNX | No. 22 | at No. 25 TCU* | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas | L 2–5 | Sloan (1–0) | Allen (1–1) | None | 5,431 | 7–3 | –
| March: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–1)

Date  | TV  | Rank  | Opponent  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | SBC
March 1 | ESPN+ | No. 22 | at No. 25 TCU* | Lupton Stadium | W 5–3 | Sivley (2–0) | Lapour (1–2) | Payne (1) | 4,942 | 8–3 | —
March 2 | ESPN+ | No. 22 | at No. 25 TCU* | Lupton Stadium | W 11–3 | E. Foley | J. Gillmore | S. Dessart | 550 | 9–3 | —
March 5 | SECN+ | No. 20 | at No. 18 Mississippi State* | Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, Mississippi | L 3–187 | Hungate (1–0) | Best (0–1) | None | 8,295 | 9–4 | –
March 7 | ESPN+ | No. 20 | UNCW* | Pete Taylor Park | L 3–6 | Taylor (4–0) | Middleton (2–1) | Baker (1) | 341 | 9–5 | —
March 8 | ESPN+ | No. 20 | UNCW* | Pete Taylor Park | W 2–1 | Allen (2–1) | Smith (0–3) | None | 5,365 | 10–5 | —
March 9 | ESPN+ | No. 20 | UNCW* | Pete Taylor Park | W 7–4 | Willoughby (1–0) | Murdock (0–1) | Allen (1) | 5,259 | 11–5 | —
March 11 | ESPN+ | No. 22 | UTRGV* | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  | —
March 14 | ESPN+ | No. 22 | Old Dominion | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 15 | ESPN+ | No. 22 | Old Dominion | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 16 | ESPN+ | No. 22 | Old Dominion | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 18 | SMSN |  | vs. Ole Miss* | Trustmark Park
Pearl, Mississippi |  |  |  |  |  |  | —
March 21 | ESPN+ |  | at ULM | Lou St. Amant Field
Monroe, Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 22 | ESPN+ |  | at ULM | Lou St. Amant Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 23 | ESPN+ |  | at ULM | Lou St. Amant Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 25 | SMSM |  | vs. Nicholls* | Keesler Federal Park
Biloxi, Mississippi |  |  |  |  |  |  | —
March 28 | ESPN+ |  | South Alabama | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 29 | ESPN+ |  | South Alabama | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 30 | ESPN+ |  | South Alabama | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

Date  | TV  | Rank  | Opponent  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | SBC
April 1 | ESPN+ |  | Tulane* | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  | —
April 4 | ESPN+ |  | at Marshall | Jack Cook Field
Huntington, West Virginia |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 5 | ESPN+ |  | at Marshall | Jack Cook Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 6 | ESPN+ |  | at Marshall | Jack Cook Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 8 | SECN+ |  | at Alabama* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium
Tuscaloosa, Alabama |  |  |  |  |  |  | —
April 11 | ACCNX |  | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark
San Marcos, Texas |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 12 | ESPN+ |  | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 13 | ESPN+ |  | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 15 |  |  | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond
Hammond, Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 17 | ESPN+ |  | Georgia State | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 18 | ESPN+ |  | Georgia State | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 19 | ESPN+ |  | Georgia State | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 22 | ESPN+ |  | Tulane* | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  | —
April 25 | ESPN+ |  | at Appalachian State | Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
Boone, North Carolina |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 26 | ESPN+ |  | at Appalachian State | Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 27 | ESPN+ |  | at Appalachian State | Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 29 | ESPN+ |  | New Orleans* | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  | —
| May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

Date  | TV  | Rank  | Opponent  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | SBC
May 2 | ESPN+ |  | Arkansas State | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 3 | ESPN+ |  | Arkansas State | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 4 | ESPN+ |  | Arkansas State | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 9 | ESPN+ |  | Louisiana | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 10 | ESPN+ |  | Louisiana | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 11 | ESPN+ |  | Louisiana | Pete Taylor Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 15 | ESPN+ |  | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field
Troy, Alabama |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 16 | ESPN+ |  | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 17 | ESPN+ |  | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |

* Win
* Loss
* Postponement
* Bold: Golden Eagles team member

* Rankings from D1 Baseball.
* (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
* * indicates a non-conference game.

## Rankings

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Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| Final
Coaches'[3]| RV| RV*| 23| 22| 25| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Baseball America[4]| —| —| —| 24| —| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NCBWA†[5]| 26| 23| 21| 24| 22| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
D1Baseball[6]| —| —| 22| 20| 22| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Perfect Game[7]| —| —| —| 25| —| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## References

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1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
2. ^ "Sun Belt Announces Baseball Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
3. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
4. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
5. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
6. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
7. ^ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

## External links

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