HATTIESBURG, Miss – Walking into Pete Taylor Park for the Black and Gold Series opener, there was a table in the concourse with printed rosters. This is the new reality in college baseball, where even the most ardent supporters don’t know their own players from season to season. Everyone needs a roster because there are often more newcomers than returning ones.
And while Southern Miss still has 17 newcomers, the other 23 are returnees. And among the newcomers, 13 of the 17 are freshmen. News of the transfer portal candy shop apparently hasn’t reached Hattiesburg.
I kid. That isn’t the case at[…]