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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
Record11–5 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • B. J. Green
  • Alan Beck
Home stadiumJ. I. Clements Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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Signing Day Recruits

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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

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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)
1 South Alabama 62 (6)
2 Coastal Carolina 61 (4)
3 Georgia Southern 50 (2)
4 Troy 41
5 Appalachian State 23
6 Georgia State 15

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

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  • Drake Nightengale (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
  • Zach McCambley (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
  • Levi Thomas (TROY, Jr, Pitcher)
  • Andrew Papp (APP, Sr, Pitcher)
  • Jack Jumper (ARST, Sr, Pitcher)
  • Kale Emshoff (LR, RS-Jr, Catcher)
  • Kaleb DeLatorre (USA, Sr, First Base)
  • Luke Drumheller (APP, So, Second Base)
  • Hayden Cantrelle (LA, Jr, Shortstop)
  • Garrett Scott (LR, RS-Sr, Third Base)
  • Mason McWhorter (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
  • Ethan Wilson (USA, So, Outfielder)
  • Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Jr, Outfielder)
  • Will Hollis (TXST, Sr, Designated Hitter)
  • Andrew Beesley (ULM, Sr, Utility)

Personnel

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Roster

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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

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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

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Legend
  Georgia Southern win
  Georgia Southern loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Georgia 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. 14 Ball State J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 6–0 Jackson (1–0) Baker (0–1) None 1,249 1–0
Feb. 15 Ball State J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 7–4 Martin (1–0) Weatherly (0–1) Jones (1) 863 2–0
Feb. 15 Ball State J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 16–0 Johnson (1–0) Pachmayer (0–1) None 772 3–0
Feb. 16 Ball State J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Game canceled due to inclement weather
Feb. 18 No. 19 Georgia Tech J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 3–4 Crawford (1–0) Harris (0–1) None 737 3–1
Feb. 22 at No. 21 East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 0–3 Burleson (1–0) Jackson (1–1) Bridges (1) 3,055 3–2
Feb. 23 at No. 21 East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 2–3 Mayhue (1–0) Hays (0–1) Giles (1) 3–3
Feb. 23 at No. 21 East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 2–10 Kuchmaner (2–0) Johnson (1–1) None 3,338 3–4
Feb. 28 Radford J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 8–0 Jackson (2–1) Williams (0–2) None 537 4–4
Feb. 29 Radford J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 2–4 Sande (1–1) Hays (0–2) Hudson (3) 891 4–5
March (7–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 1 Radford J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 19–2 Harris (1–1) Donovan (1–2) None 739 5–5
Mar. 3 at No. 4 Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA W 6–3 Owens (1–0) Brown (1–1) None 2,195 6–5
Mar. 6 Valparaiso J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 8–1 Jackson (3–1) Mintz (0–2) None 637 7–5
Mar. 7 Valparaiso J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 1–0 Harris (2–1) Turzenski (0–2) None 1,097 8–5
Mar. 8 Valparaiso J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 12–0 Johnson (2–1) Fields (0–4) None 653 9–5
Mar. 10 vs. No. 3 Georgia SRP Park • North Augusta, GA W 1–0 Parker (1–0) Smith (0–1) Harris (1) 4,950 10–5
Mar. 11 No. 3 Georgia J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 6–4 Owens (2–0) Brown (1–2) None 3,286 11–5
Mar. 13 Troy J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14 Troy J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15 Troy J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 18 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20 at South Alabama Riddle–Pace Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21 at South Alabama Riddle–Pace Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22 at South Alabama Riddle–Pace Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 25 at College of Charleston CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Charleston, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27 Louisiana–Monroe J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28 Louisiana–Monroe J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29 Louisiana–Monroe J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season 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. 1 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9 Coastal Carolina J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10 Coastal Carolina J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 13 Mercer J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14 at Presbyterian Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 21 College of Charleston J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 22 vs. Kennesaw State Grayson Stadium • Savannah, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24 UT Arlington J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25 UT Arlington J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26 UT Arlington J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season 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 1 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 3 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 8 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 9 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 10 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 12 at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 14 Georgia State J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 15 Georgia State J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 16 Georgia State J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season 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 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Schedule Source:[6]

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

References

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  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 August 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chants Picked to Finish Second in the East; McCambley Tabbed Preseason All-Conference". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Baseball Roster". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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