1989 LSU Tigers baseball team

1989 LSU Tigers baseball
NCAA South II Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	55–17 (18–9 SEC)
Head coach	Skip Bertman (6th year)
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Mississippi State  ‍†‍‍y	20	–	5		.800			54	–	14		.794
No. 4 LSU  ‍‍‍y	18	–	9		.667			55	–	17		.764
Florida  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10		.583			44	–	22		.667
Georgia  ‍‍‍	15	–	11		.577			37	–	25		.597
Alabama  ‍‍‍	15	–	11		.577			32	–	24		.571
Auburn  ‍‍‡‍y	12	–	12		.500			44	–	20		.688
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	11	–	15		.423			31	–	21		.596
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			34	–	21		.618
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			28	–	25		.528
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	4	–	23		.148			23	–	36		.390
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1989 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium, and played as part of the Southeastern Conference. The team was coached by Skip Bertman in his sixth season as head coach at LSU.

The Tigers reached the College World Series, their third appearance in Omaha, where they finished 4th after wins against Long Beach State and Miami (FL) and losses to Miami and eventual runner-up Texas.

Personnel

Roster

1989 LSU Tigers roster [2]
	Pitchers 2 - Greg Naquin - Senior 14 - Jason Wall - Junior 16 - Paul Byrd - Freshman 17 - Keith Millay - Freshman 19 - Ben McDonald - Junior 30 - Chad Ogea - Freshman 32 - David Herry - Sophomore 33 - Russ Springer - Junior 37 - Mark LaRosa - Sophomore 40 - Rusty Jenkins - Freshman 41 - John O'Donoghue - Sophomore 42 - Curt Leskanic - Junior		Catchers 5 - Mike Bianco - Senior 8 - Gary Hymel - Sophomore 35 - Mickey Mondello - Freshman 39 - Richard Doughty - Junior Outfielders 4 - Ron Lim - Junior 9 - Todd Waggoner - Senior 11 - Scott Schneidewind - Senior 18 - Jared Mula - Freshman 20 - Matt Gruver - Senior 21 - Kevin Berry - Junior 24 - Craig Cala - Senior 51 - Eric Strovink - Freshman		Infielders 1 - Tookie Johnson - Sophomore 3 - Keith Osik - Sophomore 7 - Chris Moock - Sophomore 10 - Glenn Haggerty - Freshman 12 - Pat Garrity - Sophomore 13 - Luis Garcia - Freshman 23 - Phil Espinosa - Senior 27 - Pete Bush - Senior 29 - Mike Graham - Freshman 36 - Wes Grisham - Junior

Coaches

1989 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staff [2]
Skip Bertman - Head Coach - 6th Season Smoke Laval - Assistant Coach - 4th Season Beetle Bailey - Assistant Coach Jim Wells - Graduate Assistant Coach - 3rd season Randy Davis - Graduate Assistant Coach Jeff Southall - Graduate Assistant Coach

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
2. "Baseball Roster 1989". LSU Tigers. Retrieved January 7, 2026.