2020 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team

The 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team represented Georgia Southern Eagles in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Eagles played their home games at J. I. Clements Stadium and were led by twentieth year head coach Rodney Hennon.

2020 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
2020 record11–5 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • B. J. Green
  • Alan Beck
Home stadiumJ. I. Clements Stadium
2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  11–5 .688
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  11–5 .688
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  11–6 .647
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  9–7 .563
Troy  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  9–8 .529
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  8–10 .444
West Division
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  14–4 .778
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  12–4 .750
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  12–5 .706
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  9–8 .529
Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  8–9 .471
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  7–9 .438
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

[3]

Player Hometown Previous Team
Pitchers
Anthony DiMola Cumming, Georgia North Forsythe HS
Chase Dollander Evans, Georgia Greenbrier HS
Jackson Dyer Gainesville, Georgia North Hall HS
Jeremy Gay Millen, Georgia Edmund Burke Academy
Ben Johnson Tucker, Georgia Providence Christian Academy
Hitters
Corey Dowdell Kingsland, Georgia Camden County HS
Hayden Duffield Woodstock, Georgia River Ridge HS
Jarrett Jenkins Auburn, Georgia Dacula HS
Jordan McCladdie Harlem, Georgia Harlem HS
Jeffrey Preacher Pace, Florida Pace HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released sometime on January 30, 2020 and the Eagles were picked to finish third in the East Division and sixth overall in the conference. [4]

Coaches poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1South Alabama62 (6)
2Coastal Carolina61 (4)
3Georgia Southern50 (2)
4Troy41
5Appalachian State23
6Georgia State15

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors
  • Mason McWhorter – SR, Outfielder

Personnel

Roster

[5]

2020 Georgia Southern Eagles roster
 

Pitchers

  • 8 Griffin Davis - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 14 Jared Szabo - Freshman
  • 16 Braden Hays - Sophomore
  • 17 Tyler Owens - Senior
  • 19 Sean Adams - Freshman
  • 21 Jonathan Edwards - Sophomore
  • 25 Nick Jones - Junior
  • 27 Rhett Gay - Junior
  • 26 Jay Thompson - Sophomore
  • 29 Tyler Jones - Junior
  • 33 Jordan Jackson - Junior
  • 34 Austin Kleinlein - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 35 Hayden Harris - Junior
  • 37 David Johnson - Junior
  • 39 Aaron Wainright - Freshman
  • 40 Jacob Parker - Redshirt Junior
  • 43 Connor Bruce - Freshman
  • 47 Jake Martin - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 3 Chandler Davis - Sophomore
  • 5 Matt Anderson - Redshirt Senior
  • 9 JP Tighe - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 2 Jason Swan - Junior
  • 22 Austin Thompson - Junior
  • 23 Blake Evans - Sophomore
  • 28 Noah Ledford - Sophomore
  • 30 Steven Curry - Senior
  • 31 Mitchell Golden - Redshirt Junior
  • 38 Sam Blancato - Freshman
  • 42 Jack Eichler - Freshman
  • 44 Jarrett Brown - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 4 Mason McWhorter - Senior
  • 6 Noah Searcy - Junior
  • 7 Nolan Tressler - Junior
  • 11 Cody Shook - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 12 Parker Biederer - Junior
  • 41 Christian Avant - Junior

Coaching staff
2020 Georgia Southern Eagles coaching staff
  • Rodney Hennon – Head Coach – 20th year
  • B. J. Green – Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach – 10th year
  • Alan Beck – Assistant Head Coach/Hitting Coach – 5th year
  • Cody Wofford – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results
Legend
 Georgia Southern win
 Georgia Southern loss
 Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
BoldGeorgia Southern team member
2020 Georgia Southern Eagles Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (11-5)
February (4-5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Feb. 14Ball StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 6-0Jackson (1-0)Baker (0-1)None1,2491-0
Feb. 15Ball StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 7-4Martin (1-0)Weatherly (0-1)Jones (1)8632-0
Feb. 15Ball StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 16-0Johnson (1-0)Pachmayer (0-1)None7723-0
Feb. 16Ball StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAGame canceled due to inclement weather
Feb. 18No. 19 Georgia TechJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 3-4Crawford (1-0)Harris (0-1)None7373-1
Feb. 22at No. 21 East CarolinaClark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NCL 0-3Burleson (1-0)Jackson (1-1)Bridges (1)3,0553-2
Feb. 23at No. 21 East CarolinaClark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NCL 2-3Mayhue (1-0)Hays (0-1)Giles (1)3-3
Feb. 23at No. 21 East CarolinaClark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NCL 2-10Kuchmaner (2-0)Johnson (1-1)None3,3383-4
Feb. 28RadfordJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 8-0Jackson (2-1)Williams (0-2)None5374-4
Feb. 29RadfordJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 2-4Sande (1-1)Hays (0-2)Hudson (3)8914-5
March (7-0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Mar. 1RadfordJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 19-2Harris (1-1)Donovan (1-2)None7395-5
Mar. 3at No. 4 GeorgiaFoley Field • Athens, GAW 6-3Owens (1-0)Brown (1-1)None2,1956-5
Mar. 6ValparaisoJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 8-1Jackson (3-1)Mintz (0-2)None6377-5
Mar. 7ValparaisoJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 1-0Harris (2-1)Turzenski (0-2)None1,0978-5
Mar. 8ValparaisoJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 12-0Johnson (2-1)Fields (0-4)None6539-5
Mar. 10vs. No. 3 GeorgiaSRP Park • North Augusta, GAW 1-0Parker (1-0)Smith (0-1)Harris (1)4,95010-5
Mar. 11No. 3 GeorgiaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 6-4Owens (2-0)Brown (1-2)None3,28611-5
Mar. 13TroyJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14TroyJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15TroyJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 18at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20at South AlabamaRiddle–Pace Field • Mobile, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21at South AlabamaRiddle–Pace Field • Mobile, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22at South AlabamaRiddle–Pace Field • Mobile, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 25at College of CharlestonCofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Charleston, SCSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27Louisiana–MonroeJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28Louisiana–MonroeJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29Louisiana–MonroeJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0-0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Apr. 1at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TNSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3at Appalachian StateBeaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NCSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4at Appalachian StateBeaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NCSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5at Appalachian StateBeaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NCSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7at MercerClaude Smith Field • Macon, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9Coastal CarolinaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10Coastal CarolinaJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11Coastal Carolina ChanticleersJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 13MercerJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14at PresbyterianPresbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SCSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 21College of CharlestonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 22vs. Kennesaw StateGrayson Stadium • Savannah, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24UT ArlingtonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25UT ArlingtonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26UT ArlingtonJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
May 1at LouisianaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2at LouisianaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 3at LouisianaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 8at Texas StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 9at Texas StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 10at Texas StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 12at Kennesaw StateFred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 14Georgia StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 15Georgia StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 16Georgia StateJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-Season (0–0)
SBC Tournament (0–0)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
May 20Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, ALTournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Schedule Source:[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References
  1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
  3. "Georgia Southern - Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments". Perfect Game. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "Chants Picked to Finish Second in the East; McCambley Tabbed Preseason All-Conference". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. "2020 Baseball Roster". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. "2020 Baseball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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