2027 USM Baseball Roster: Returning Players, New Additions, Transfer Portal Updates

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – After suffering a heartbreaking ending to an incredible 2026 season, the Southern Miss baseball program has quickly shifted its focus to retooling the roster for 2027.

With eight graduating seniors, next year's team is projected to look quite different. On a positive note, though, with Southern Miss' strong culture and national brand, the program will be able to attract some of the best players within the transfer portal to accompany a loaded freshman class that's coming to Hattiesburg as well.

The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, June 1 and will close on Wednesday, July 1. Southern Miss Golden Eagles On SI will be keeping an eye on all USM baseball roster moves that happen this summer. In the meantime, here's what the current 2027 Golden Eagles' roster is looking like by each position group.

LATEST ROSTER ADDITION: On Thursday, June 18, USM got a transfer portal commitment from UAB standout infielder Brady Waugh.

The 6-2 Hoover, Alabama native started all 58 games for UAB in 2026, his junior year, with 55 starts coming at second base. He batted .322 with 12 doubles and 49 RBI. He led UAB with 21 multi-hit games and also had a .970 fielding percentage.

Catchers

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RETURNING:

Tucker Stockman (R-Sr.) – .239 BA, 7 HRs, 33 RBIs, 58 GP and 52 GS, 13 CSB - '26 Season Stats

Lawson Odom (Sr.) – .125 BA, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 27 GP and 17 GS, 5 CSB - '26 Season Stats

Cade Adams (R-Fr.) – Redshirted '26 Season

ADDITION(S):

Brock Clayton (R-So.) – Transferred from Northwest Florida State College, where he batted .353 with 9 home runs, 10 doubles and 49 RBI in 2026.

Shaun Cover (Fr.) – Arkansas Class 6A All-State Honors. Named the '26 Gatorade Arkansas Baseball Player of the Year.

Infielders

RETURNING:

Seth Smith (Sr.) – .316 BA, 5 HRs, 28 RBIs, 59 GP and 56 GS - '26 Season Stats. Although the expectation is that Smith will return for his senior year at Southern Miss, he will be a name to at least keep tabs on during the MLB Draft.

Drey Barrett (Jr.) – .298 BA, 9 HRs, 41 RBIs, 60 GP and 59 GS - '26 Season Stats. After getting off to a slow start during his sophomore year, Barrett got hot late in the season, helping the Golden Eagles reach at least 40 wins for a 10th straight year. The highlight of his season came in USM's second game of the Sun Belt tournament in Montgomery, as he launched a game-winning grand slam to secure a 7-6 victory over Troy. The Eagles went on to win their third Sun Belt Championship in four years.

The fact that the Eags pushed all the way through and finished off the weekend with a Sun Belt championship makes this Drey Barrett moment from Friday night even more legendary than it already was. pic.twitter.com/RQnrjMmag0
— Nasty Bunch & Beyond (@NastyBunchPod) May 25, 2026

Ty Long (Jr.) – .212 BA, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 39 GP and 20 GS - '26 Season Stats

Gray Eubanks (So.) – .218 BA, 5 RBIs, 23 GP and 15 GS - '26 Season Stats

Braden Maranto (R-Fr.) – Redshirted '26 Season

ADDITION(S):

Brady Waugh (Sr.) – The talented transfer started all 58 games for UAB in 2026, his junior year, with 55 starts coming at second base. He batted .322 with 12 doubles and 49 RBI. He led UAB with 21 multi-hit games and also had a .970 fielding percentage.

Cannon Peery (Sr.) – Transfer in from Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ). Started all 51 games for Grand Canyon during the 2026 season while posting a .287 batting average, 54 hits, 12 doubles, nine home runs, 32 RBI, and a .986 fielding percentage with just six errors all year. Peery played first base for Grand Canyon, and he'll have big shoes to fill while trying to replace Matt "Bull" Russo this coming year, but his potential fit with this Golden Eagles roster looks good on paper.

💣 𝟒𝟐𝟑-𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋! 💣@CannonPeery's seventh homer of the year is over the batter's eye. 2-0 Lopes early. pic.twitter.com/91VyeImgcD
— Grand Canyon Baseball (@GCU_Baseball) April 21, 2026

Jackson Meehan (Fr.) – Northwest Rankin HS (Brandon, MS). Second-Team Capital Sports All-Metro Jackson Honors. Selected to the Mississippi Baseball Dandy Dozen.

Gavin Smith (Fr.) – Vestavia Hills HS (Vestavia Hills, AL). MVP of North-South All-Star Baseball Classic and Second-Team All-State Honors

Justin Word (Fr.) – Jackson Academy (Jackson, MS). Capitol Sports First-Team All-Metro Jackson Honors. Selected to the Mississippi Baseball Dandy Dozen.

SUBTRACTION(S):

Matthew Russo (Graduate) – .318 BA, 11 HRs, 56 RBIs, 61 GP and 61 GS - '26 Season Stats

Kyle Morrison (Graduate) – .308 BA, 17 HRs, 48 RBIs, 61 GP and 61 GS - '26 Season Stats

Jace Norton(R-Jr.) – .000 BA, 1 BB, 3 GP and 1 GS - '26 Season Stats

Outfielders

RETURNING:

Davis Gillespie (R-Sr.) – .322 BA, 15 HRs, 53 RBIs, 61 GP and 61 GS - '26 Season Stats. Gillespie, barring being selected in the MLB Draft, will assume a massive leadership role in 2027 with the Golden Eagles losing a handful of its 2026 leadership council to graduation.

William Tonsmeire (So.) – .083 BA, .267 OBP, 5 BBs, 20 GP and 5 GS - '26 Season Stats

ADDITION(S):

Henry Abt (Fr.) – Hartfield Academy (Jackson, MS). Class 6A MAIS All-State Honors. Selected to the Mississippi Baseball Dandy Dozen

Trey Barnes (Fr.) – Petal HS (Petal, MS). Mississippi Association of Coaches and Capital Sports First-Team All-State Honors. Selected to the Mississippi Baseball Dandy Dozen

SUBTRACTION(S):

Ben Higdon (Graduate) – .299 BA, 5 HRs, 42 RBIs, 59 GP and 58 GS - '26 Season Stats

Joey Urban (Graduate) – .320 BA, 15 HRs, 55 RBIs, 61 GP and 61 GS - '26 Season Stats

Caleb Stelly (Graduate) – .174 BA, .293 OBP, 3 RBIs, 59 GP and 58 GS - '26 Season Stats

Left-Handed Pitchers

RETURNING:

Grayden Harris (Jr.) – 4.02 ERA, 87.1 IP, 107 SOs, 17 GP and 17 GS - '26 Season Stats

Bruce Littleton (So.) – 5.06 ERA, 10.2 IP, 17 SOs, 13

Chase Adams (R-Sr.) – No Appearances in '26 Season

Cooper Waddle (R-Fr.) – Redshirted '26 Season

Andrew Visconti (R-Fr.) – Redshirted '26 Season

ADDITION(S):

Logan Buckley (Fr.) – Columbia Academy (Columbia, MS). MAIS Class 5A All-State Honors. Selected to the Mississippi Baseball Dandy Dozen.

SUBTRACTION(S):

Kros Sivley (Graduate) – 4.12 ERA, 59.0 IP, 57 SOs, 27 GP and 2 GS - '26 Season Stats

Brooks Willoughby (Transfer Out) – 27.00 ERA, 0.2 IP, 3 GP - '26 Season Stats

Jackson Parker (Retiring) – 0.00 ERA, 0.0 IP, 1 GP - '26 Season Stats

Right-Handed Pitchers

RETURNING:

Camden Clark (Jr.) – 2.93 ERA, 55.1 IP, 81 SOs, 23 GP and 7 GS - '26 Season Stats

Camden Sunstrom (Jr.) – 3.10 ERA, 78.1 IP, 80 SOs, 20 GP and 10 GS - '26 Season Stats

Josh Och (Sr.) – 4.34 ERA, 37.1 IP, 51 SOs, 27 GP - '26 Season Stats

Thomas Crabtree (Sr.) – 6.75 ERA, 32.0 IP, 46 SOs, 18 GP and 7 GS - '26 Season Stats

Teague Broadhead (R-So.) – 3.48 ERA, 14.0 IP, 10 SOs, 14 GP - '26 Season Stats

Dylan Causey (So.) – 4.70 ERA, 7.2 IP, 4 SOs, 10 GP and 3 GS - '26 Season Stats

KL Farr (So.) – 3.68 ERA, 7.1 IP, 9 SOs, 9 GP - '26 Season Stats

Sam Mitchell (So.) – 5.40 ERA, 5.0 IP, 6 SOs, 7 GP - '26 Season Stats

Drake Meeks (R-Jr.) – 7.94 ERA, 5.2 IP, 8 SOs, 7 GP and 1 GS - '26 Season Stats

Logan Pratt (R-So.) – 0.00 ERA, 4.2 IP, 4 SOs, 6 GP - '26 Season Stats

Cole Richardson (Jr.) – 6.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 11 SOs, 9 GP and 1 GS - '26 Season Stats

Micah Wascom (R-So.) – Redshirted '26 Season

Cade Durbin (R-Fr.) – Redshirted '26 Season

ADDITION(S):

Drew Harrison (So.) – Transfer in from Pearl River Community College (Poplarville, MS). Harrison helped lead PRCC to an NJCAA Division II national championship in 2026. He started 17 games and finished the year with an 11-1 record with a 3.53 ERA and 96 strikeouts to just 33 walks. You can read more about Harrison in our breakdown here.

Pearl River's @drewharrison_ today?? Absolutely nasty. The righty recorded 13 strikeouts to kick start @PRCC_Baseball's regional tournament with a 4-1 win⚾️ @PRCCAthletics pic.twitter.com/WpZOpINzGo
— Elon (@Mr_MusK_TS) May 6, 2026

Taylor Latham (Fr.) – Hartfield Academy (Flowood, MS). Class 6A MAIS All-State Honors. Selected to the Mississippi Baseball Dandy Dozen.

Alex Richardson (Fr.) – Belle Chasse HS (New Orleans, LA). All-New Orleans Metro Honors.

Bankston Walters (Fr.) – Presbyterian Christian School (Hattiesburg, MS). Pine Belt News Pitcher of the Year. Selected to the Mississippi Baseball Dandy Dozen.

SUBTRACTION(S):

Colby Allen (Graduate) – 3.05 ERA, 73.2 IP, 90 SOs, 24 GP and 5 GS - '26 Season Stats

JW Armistead (Graduate) – 3.48 ERA, 20.2 IP, 20 SOs, 27 GP - '26 Season Stats

McCarty English (Transfer Out) – 4.78 ERA, 26.1 IP, 22 SOs, 12 GP and 7 GS - '26 Season Stats

Camden Rodgers (Transfer Out) – Redshirted '26 Season

Jake Neely (Transfer Out) – 54.00 ERA, 0.1 IP, 1 GP - '26 Season Stats

Things can change, whether it's with the transfer portal or players potentially leaving via the MLB Draft, so stay tuned to Southern Miss Golden Eagles on SI for updates throughout the baseball offseason. Any new additions or subtractions to the 2027 roster will be updated accordingly here.

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