University of Southern Mississippi

• Location: Hattiesburg, MS
• Nickname: Golden Eagles
• Conference: Sun Belt Conference 2023- ; Conference USA 1996-2022; Metro Conference 1983-1995; Gulf States Conference 1949-1952
• Ballpark: Taylor/Denson Field

College World Series Appearances: 1 2009

Stats of MLB players who are school alumni

The University of Southern Mississippi was known as Mississippi Normal College until 1924, Mississippi State Teachers College from 1924 to 1940 and Mississippi Southern College from 1940 to 1962.

Notable Alumni

• Anthony Alford, outfielder
• Frank Baker, infielder
• John Bale, pitcher
• David Blackstock, college coach
• Chad Bradford, pitcher
• Joe Brockhoff, college coach
• Collin Cargill, minor league pitcher
• Cody Carroll, pitcher
• Mark Carson, college coach
• Scott Copeland, pitcher
• Jim Crawford, scout
• Doug Cronk, minor league infielder
• Loy Dale Cruse, college coach
• Jim Davenport, infielder
• Tommy Davis, catcher
• Hill Denson, college coach
• Shea Douglas, minor league pitcher
• Brian Dozier, infielder
• Ray Guy, drafted pitcher
• Mickey Harrington, pinch-runner
• Jarrett Hoffpauir, infielder
• Jim Hutto, outfielder
• Dan Jennings, manager
• Kraig Kupiec, college coach
• Brent Leach, pitcher
• Damon Lessler, minor league infielder
• Kirk McCarty, pitcher
• Gabriel Montenegro, Guatemalan national team player
• Corky Palmer, college coach
• Laurin Pepper, pitcher
• Bubba Phillips, infielder
• Pat Rapp, pitcher
• Chuckie Robinson, catcher
• Isaac Rodríguez, minor league infielder
• Nick Sandlin, pitcher
• Bill Selby, infielder
• Hurston Waldrep, pitcher
• Josh Walker, minor league pitcher
• Matt Wallner, outfielder
• Fred Waters, pitcher
• Kent Willis, minor league pitcher
• Ken Wright, pitcher
• Kevin Young, infielder

Coaches

• Reed Green, 1947
• Thad "Pie" Vann, 1948-1949
• Clyde Stuart, 1950-1958
• C.J. "Pete" Taylor, 1959-1983
• Hill Denson, 1984-1997
• Corky Palmer, 1998-2009
• Scott Berry, 2010-2023
• Christian Ostrander, 2024-

Assistant Coaches

• Scott Berry, 2001-2009
• Lane Burroughs, 1999-2007
• Mickey Harrington, mid-1960s
• Damon Iannelli
• Marty Lamb, 1994-1995
• Christian Ostrander, 2018-2023
• Corky Palmer, 1985-1986
• Brent Shelton, 2011-2012

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Post Season
1947	9-4
1948	11-11
1949	10-10	6-5
1950	5-6	5-5
1951	7-6-1	7-5
1952	6-5	6-5
1953	9-1
1954	10-2
1955	7-4
1956	7-8-1
1957	4-8
1958	7-7
1959	10-5
1960	14-3
1961	12-7
1962	8-7-1
1963	10-12-1
1964	15-5
1965	15-4
1966	9-11
1967	9-13
1968	8-12
1969	3-13
1970	10-13
1971	17-10
1972	12-16
1973	12-12
1974	16-12
1975	15-16
1976	20-21
1977	17-16
1978	15-24
1979	13-21
1980	17-13
1981	23-26
1982	9-24
1983	11-33	0-6	Metro
1984	13-36-2	1-11	Metro
1985	28-41	5-12	Metro
1986	31-30	6-15	Metro
1987	37-25	7-11	Metro
1988	36-26	9-6	Metro
1989	36-26	8-7	Metro
1990	42-25	16-5	Metro / CWS Regionals
1991	42-24	15-6	Metro / CWS Regionals
1992	31-28	9-9	Metro
1993	33-26	11-6	Metro
1994	37-24	11-7	Metro
1995	36-24	11-7	Metro
1996	32-28	14-10	C-USA
1997	34-23	16-10	C-USA
1998	30-28	12-15	C-USA
1999	40-23	18-9	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2000	32-26	15-10	C-USA
2001	27-32	11-16	C-USA
2002	36-22	18-11	C-USA
2003	47-16	23-7	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2004	45-19	21-9	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2005	41-21	20-10	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2006	39-23	13-11	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2007	39-23	14-10	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2008	42-22	15-9	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2009	40-26	12-12	C-USA / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2010	36-24	14-10	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2011	39-19	16-8	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2012	32-24	14-10	C-USA
2013	30-27	15-9	C-USA
2014	35-25	19-11	C-USA
2015	36-18-1	19-10	C-USA
2016	41-20	20-10	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2017	50-16	25-5	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2018	44-18	23-6	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2019	40-21	20-10	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2020	12-4	0-0
2021	40-21	22-9	C-USA / CWS Regionals
2022	47-19	23-7	C-USA / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2023	46-20	22-8	Sun Belt / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2024	43-20	20-10	Sun Belt / CWS Regionals