2019 Southern Jaguars baseball team

The 2019 Southern Jaguars baseball team represented Southern University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Lee–Hines Field. They, along with the LSU Tigers baseball team, and the McNeese State Cowboys baseball team, were the only three teams in the state to make it to the NCAA Tournament. They were also the lone member from the SWAC Conference.

2019 Southern Jaguars baseball
SWAC West Divisional Champions
SWAC Conference Tournament Champions
Starkville Regional Appearance
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest
Record32-24 (18-6 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christopher Crenshaw
  • Jerry Houston
Home stadiumLee–Hines Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Alabama State  x‍‍‍ 18 5   .783 28 26   .519
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 31 24   .564
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 16 35   .314
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 14 31   .311
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 6 17   .261 8 27   .229
West
Southern  x‍‍y 17 6   .739 32 24   .571
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 27 25   .519
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 20 34   .370
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 18 35   .340
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 3 19   .136 8 42   .160
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Roster

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2019 Southern Jaguars roster
 

Pitchers

  • 15 Wilhelm Allen - Junior
  • 17 Connor Whalen - Senior
  • 18 Jacob Snyder - Junior
  • 20 Eli Finney - Junior
  • 21 John Guienze - Junior
  • 22 Charles Bailey - Junior
  • 23 Markaylon Boyd - Junior
  • 26 Austin Haensel - Sophomore
  • 30 Justin Freeman - Graduate
  • 31 Brandon Morris - Junior
  • 32 Joe Dattoli - Sophomore
  • 34 Christian Dixon - Freshman
  • 35 Khristian Paul - Redshirt Freshman
  • 36 Larry Barabino - Freshman
  • 39 Bryce Ross - Freshman
  • 40 Kimani Davis - Freshman
  • 50 Jackson Cullen - Junior
  • 51 Cole Jenkins - Senior
  • 52 Jerome Bohannon II - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 8 William Nelson - Sophomore
  • 11 Hunter David - Junior
  • 12 Eian Mitchell - Senior
  • 38 Bobby Johnson - Senior

Infielders

  • 0 Johnny Johnson - Junior
  • 1 Courtland Simoneaux - Sophomore
  • 2 Tyler LaPorte - Senior
  • 6 Willie Ward - Junior
  • 7 Malik Blaise - Senior
  • 9 Myles Blocker - Freshman
  • 10 Zavier Moore - Sophomore
  • 14 Leo Passley - Freshman
  • 25 Blake Martin - Freshman
  • 37 Coby Taylor - Junior
  • 44 Miles Pierre - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 3 Javeyan Williams - Senior
  • 4 Rashard Raine - Senior
  • 5 Ashanti Wheatley - Senior
  • 13 Michael Wright - Sophomore
  • 24 Hampton Hudson - Junior

Utility Players

  • 19 Peter Holden - Freshman
  • 28 Rhett Hebert - Freshman
  • 29 Brendon Davis - Freshman
  • 41 Blaine Hardy - Freshman

Coaching staff

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2019 Southern Jaguars coaching staff
  • Kerrick Jackson – Head Coach – 1st year
  • Christopher Crenshaw – Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Jerry Houston – Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Theodore Perkins – Strength and Conditioning

Schedule

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2019 Southern Jaguars baseball game log
Regular season
February
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SWAC record
1 February 15 vs. Florida A&M Wesley Barrow StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 6-3 1-0
2 February 16 vs. Grambling State Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 6–5 2–0
3 February 17 vs. Alcorn State Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA W 12-9 3–0
4 February 18 vs. Air Force Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman FieldBaton Rouge, LA L 0–13 3–1
5 February 24 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud FieldNatchitoches, LA L 6–13 3–2
6 February 24 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown-C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 7–5 4–2
7 February 27 at LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 4-17 4-3
March
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SWAC record
9 March 1 Eastern Illinois Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–8 5–3
10 March 1 Eastern Illinois Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–4 5–4
11 March 2 Eastern Illinois Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–3 6–4
12 March 2 Eastern Illinois Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 1–6 6–5
13 March 6 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L 3–8 6–6
14 March 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 16–4 7–6 1-0
15 March 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–4 8–6 2-0
16 March 9 Arkansas-Pine Bluf Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 16-13 9–6 3-0
17 March 12 at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk FieldMonroe, LA L 6–10 9–7
18 March 15 at Texas Southern MacGregor ParkHouston, TX L 0–1 9–8 3–1
19 March 16 at Texas Southern MacGregor Park • Houston, TX W 1–0 10–8 4–1
20 March 17 at Texas Southern MacGregor Park • Houston, TX W 8-7 11–8 5-1
21 March 19 at Lamar Vincent-Beck StadiumBeaumont, TX L 5-6 11–9
22 March 22 Grambling State Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 18-8 (8 inn) 12–9 6-1
23 March 23 Grambling State Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 15-13 13–9 7-1
24 March 24 Grambling State Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 13-8 14–9 8-1
25 March 26 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 6–9 14–10
26 March 27 Northwestern State Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 3–6 14–11
24 March 29 Prairie View A&M Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 6-10 14–12 8-2
24 March 30 Prairie View A&M Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 26-7 (7 inn) 15–12 9-2
24 March 30 Prairie View A&M Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 8-5 16–12 10-2
April
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SLC record
27 April 2 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier FieldThibodaux, LA L 2-4 16–13
28 April 5 at Memphis FedExParkMemphis, TN W 6–1 17–13
29 April 6 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN L 1–10 17–14
30 April 6 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN L 12–14 (12 inn) 17–15
31 April 9 #8 LSU Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–2 18–15
32 April 10 New Orleans Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–4 (10 inn) 19–15
33 April 12 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Torii Hunter Baseball Complex • Pine Bluff, AR W 10–4 20–15 11–2
34 April 12 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Torii Hunter Baseball Complex • Pine Bluff, AR W 21–2 (7 inn) 21–15 12–2
35 April 14 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Torii Hunter Baseball Complex • Pine Bluff, AR Game canceled
36 April 16 Alcorn State Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 11-1 (7 inn) 22–15 13–2
37 April 20 Texas Southern Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–6 (12 inn) 23–15 14–2
38 April 20 Texas Southern Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 5–6 23–16 14-3
39 April 21 Texas Southern Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 16–6 (7 inn) 24–16 15-3
40 April 23 Louisiana-Monroe Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 4–5 24–17
41 April 26 at Grambling State Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park at Wilbert Ellis FieldGrambling, LA L 0–12 24–18 15–4
42 April 27 at Grambling State Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park at Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA L 16–21 24–19 15–5
42 April 28 at Grambling State Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park at Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA W 15–3 (7 inn) 25–19 16–5
May
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SWAC record
43 May 1 Nicholls Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–5 26–19
44 May 4 at Prairie View A&M Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX W 12-8 27–19 17–5
45 May 5 at Prairie View A&M Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX W 6–4 28–19 18–5
46 May 5 at Prairie View A&M Tankersley Field • Prairie View A&M L 2–12 (7 inn) 28–20 18–6
47 May 7 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 4–5 28–21
Post-season
SWAC Tournament
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SWAC record
54 May 15 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 11–7 29–21
55 May 16 vs. Texas Southern Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 10-9 (10 inn) 30-21
56 May 17 vs. Texas Southern Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 6-8 30-22
57 May 18 vs. Texas Southern Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 7-6 31-22
57 May 19 vs. Alabama State Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 15-0 32-22
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) World Series
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SLC record
58 May 24 vs. North Carolina A&T Guarantee Rate FieldChicago, IL Game canceled
NCAA Tournament - Starkville Regional
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SWAC record
58 May 31 vs. Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent StadiumStarkville, MS L 6-11 32-23
58 June 1 vs. Miami Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS L 2-12 32-24
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Starkville Regional

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Starkville Regional Teams
(1) Mississippi State Bulldogs (2) Miami Hurricanes (3) Central Michigan Chippewas (4) Southern Jaguars
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Mississippi State11
4Southern6
1Mississippi State7
3Central Michigan2
3Central Michigan6
2Miami5
1Mississippi State
2Miami
Lower round 1Lower final
3Central Michigan3
4Southern22Miami18
2Miami12

References

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  1. ^ "Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Baseball 2019 Schedule". Retrieved June 2, 2019.