1991 LSU Tigers baseball team

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1991 LSU Tigers baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record55-18 (19-7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Alex Box Stadium
Seasons
 1990
1992 
1991 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 LSU  y197 .7315518 .753
No. 4 Florida  y168 .6675121 .708
No. 22 Mississippi State  y129 .5714221 .667
No. 25 Alabama  y1411 .5604220 .677
Auburn  1412 .5383524 .593
Kentucky  1312 .5204120 .672
Tennessee  1313 .5004119 .683
Ole Miss  915 .3753124 .564
Vanderbilt  819 .2962928 .509
Georgia  719 .2692731 .466
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1991 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium. The team was coached by Skip Bertman in his 8th season at LSU.

Contents

The Tigers won the College World Series, defeating Wichita State in the championship game.

Roster

1991 LSU Tigers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 Mike Sirotka - Sophomore
  • 14 Gregg Moock - Sophomore
  • 23 Rick Greene - Sophomore
  • 28 Matt Chamberlain - Freshman
  • 30 Chad Ogea - Junior
  • 32 David Herry - Junior
  • 36 Ronnie Rantz - Freshman
  • 37 Mark LaRosa - Senior
  • 39 Jeff Naquin - Freshman
  • 41 Bhrett McCabe - Freshman
  • 42 Henri Saunders - Junior
  • 44 Paul Byrd - Junior
 

Infielders

  • 1 Tookie Johnson - Senior
  • 3 Andy Sheets - Sophomore
  • 4 Mike Neal - Freshman
  • 5 Luis Garcia - Junior
  • 12 Pat Garrity - Senior
  • 20 Johnny Tellechea - Senior
  • 24 Keyaan Cook - Freshman

Catchers

  • 6 Adrian Antonini - Freshman
  • 8 Gary Hymel - Senior
  • 31 Dale Adams - Freshman
  • 40 Tim Bauer - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 7 Danny Zahl - Junior
  • 9 Chris Moock - Junior
  • 17 Tiger Blackwell - Freshman
  • 18 Jared Mula - Sophomore
  • 21 Lyle Mouton - Junior
  • 27 Rich Cordani - Senior
  • 29 Mike Graham - Sophomore
  • 33 Harry Berrios - Freshman
  • 35 Armando Rios - Sophomore
  • 23 Tracy Woodburn Freshman

Coaches

 

Schedule

1991 LSU Tigers baseball game log
Post-season
1991 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 16vs. KentuckyAlex Box Stadium8-745-16
May 18vs. Mississippi StateAlex Box Stadium8-246-16
May 18vs. FloridaAlex Box Stadium1-746-17
May 19vs. Mississippi StateAlex Box Stadium9-447-17
May 18vs. FloridaAlex Box Stadium4-847-18
NCAA tournament: South Regional
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 24vs. Northwestern StateAlex Box Stadium13-248–18
May 26vs. Oklahoma Alex Box Stadium4-349–18
May 27vs. Texas A&MAlex Box Stadium7-150–18
May 28vs. Louisiana Alex Box Stadium8-551–18
NCAA tournament: College World Series
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 31vs. Florida Rosenblatt Stadium 8–152–18
June 2vs. Fresno State Rosenblatt Stadium15–353–18
June 5vs. FloridaRosenblatt Stadium19–854–18
June 8vs. Wichita State Rosenblatt Stadium6–355–18

Awards and honors

The 1991 Tigers with President George H. W. Bush at the White House 1991 LSU Tigers at White House (P23300-23).png
The 1991 Tigers with President George H. W. Bush at the White House
Rich Cordani
Rick Greene
Gary Hymel
Tookie Johnson
Chris Moock
Lyle Mouton
Chad Ogea
John Tellechea

Tigers in the 1991 MLB Draft

The following members of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft. [4]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Chad OgeaRHP3rd86th Cleveland Indians
Paul ByrdRHP4th112th Cleveland Indians
Lyle MoutonOF5th126th New York Yankees
Mark LarosaRHP8th217th Montreal Expos
Gary HymelC14th373rd Montreal Expos
Chris Moock3B79th1565th New York Yankees

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References

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