2004 LSU Tigers baseball team

2004 LSU Tigers baseball
NCAA Baton Rouge Regional champions NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional champions SEC Tournament co-champions SEC champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	54–19 (20–7 SEC)
Head coach	Smoke Laval (3rd year)
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium
Seasons ←  2003 2005 →

2004 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Georgia  x‍†‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			45	–	23		.662
No. 3 South Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	13		.567			53	–	17		.757
No. 18 Florida  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			43	–	22		.662
No. 17 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			45	–	19		.703
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16		.467			38	–	24		.613
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			24	–	30		.444
Western
No. 7 Arkansas  x‍†‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			45	–	24		.652
No. 8 LSU  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			46	–	19		.708
No. 24 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			39	–	21		.650
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			35	–	24		.593
Auburn  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			32	–	24		.571
Alabama  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			29	–	26		.527
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2004 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2004 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 Smoke Laval in his third season as head coach at LSU.

The Tigers finished second in the SEC West, swept the Baton Rouge Regional and Super Regional, then reached the College World Series, their thirteenth appearance in Omaha, where they were eliminated after a pair of losses to Miami (FL) and South Carolina.

Personnel

Roster

2004 LSU Tigers roster [2]
	Pitchers 6 - Collin Smith - Junior 8 - Brandon Nall - Junior 13 - Clay Dirks - Freshman 27 - Greg Smith - Sophomore 28 - Michael Bonura - Freshman 29 - Jordan Faircloth - Junior 33 - Jason Determann - Sophomore 35 - Justin Meier - Sophomore 36 - Kody Bumpous - Freshman 41 - Nate Bumstead - Senior 46 - Lane Mestepey - Junior 47 - Will Goodwin - Freshman 48 - Matt Greenwich - Freshman 51 - Chris McDougall - Sophomore		Catchers 9 - Dustin Weaver - Junior 10 - Ty Jensen - Senior 14 - Matt Liuzza - Sophomore 38 - Brad Bass - Junior 43 - Nick Stavinoha - Junior 52 - Will Davis - Freshman Outfielders 1 - J.C. Holt - Junior 12 - Ryan Patterson - Junior 16 - Jon Zeringue - Junior 24 - Bruce Sprowl - Junior 32 - Rhett Buteau - Junior 40 - Quinn Stewart - Junior 44 - Steven Broschofsky - Freshman		Infielders 2 - Derek Hebert - Junior 3 - Blake Gill - Junior 4 - Bryan Harris - Sophomore 7 - Ivan Naccarata - Senior 21 - Clay Harris - Junior 25 - Will Harris - Sophomore 30 - Bobby DiLiberto - Junior 34 - Matt Horwath - Freshman 50 - Jordan Mayer - Freshman

Coaches

2004 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staff [2]
Smoke Laval - Head coach - 3rd Season Jody Autery - Assistant coach Turtle Thomas - Assistant coach Brady Wiederhold - Assistant coach

Schedule and results

Legend
	LSU win
	LSU loss

2004 LSU Tigers baseball game log [3]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Feb 13 at UCF* No. 3 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL W 4–310 1–0 Feb 14 at UCF* No. 3 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL W 17–4 2–0 Feb 15 at UCF* No. 3 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL L 5–610 2–1 Feb 17 Louisiana–Monroe* No. 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–1 3–1 Feb 20 Jacksonville State* No. 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–1 4–1 Feb 21 Jacksonville State* No. 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–2 5–1 Feb 22 Jacksonville State* No. 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 19–17 6–1 Feb 27 Texas State* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–1 7–1 Feb 28 Texas State* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 2–1 8–1 Feb 29 Texas State* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 13–2 9–1
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Mar 2 vs No. 13 Tulane* No. 1 Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA W 6–0 10–1 Mar 5 Houston* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–3 11–1 Mar 6 Houston* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 5–10 11–2 Mar 7 Houston* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–2 12–2 Mar 9 at Louisiana–Monroe* No. 1 Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 6–1 13–2 Mar 12 Southeastern Louisiana* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–1 14–2 Mar 13 Southeastern Louisiana* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–1 15–2 Mar 16 New Orleans* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–07 16–2 Mar 19 at No. 4 South Carolina No. 1 Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 6–311 17–2 1–0 Mar 20 at No. 4 South Carolina No. 1 Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC L 5–12 17–3 1–1 Mar 21 at No. 4 South Carolina No. 1 Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 12–7 18–3 2–1 Mar 23 at Centenary* No. 1 Shehee Stadium • Shreveport, LA W 9–3 19–3 Mar 26 No. 24 Mississippi State No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 3–7 19–4 2–2 Mar 27 No. 24 Mississippi State No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–6 20–4 3–2 Mar 28 No. 24 Mississippi State No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–3 21–4 4–2 Mar 30 at New Orleans* No. 2 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA W 12–5 22–4
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Apr 2 at No. 15 Auburn No. 2 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 6–710 22–5 4–3 Apr 3 at No. 15 Auburn No. 2 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 5–3 23–5 5–3 Apr 4 at No. 15 Auburn No. 2 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 3–2 24–5 6–3 Apr 6 No. 22 Tulane* No. 2 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–1 24–6 Apr 9 Arkansas No. 2 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 8–11 24–7 6–4 Apr 10 Arkansas No. 2 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 10–1110 24–8 6–5 Apr 11 Arkansas No. 2 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 5–7 24–9 6–6 Apr 13 Nicholls State* No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–3 25–9 Apr 14 vs Southeastern Louisiana* No. 12 Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA W 9–3 26–9 Apr 16 Georgia No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–510 27–9 7–6 Apr 17 Georgia No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–2 28–9 8–6 Apr 18 Georgia No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 4–12 28–10 8–7 Apr 20 at Southern* No. 8 Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 21–10 29–10 Apr 23 at No. 10 Tennessee No. 8 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 6–8 29–11 8–8 Apr 24 at No. 10 Tennessee No. 8 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 11–5 30–11 9–8 Apr 25 at No. 10 Tennessee No. 8 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 11–1 31–11 10–8 Apr 27 vs No. 20 Tulane* No. 6 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 9–5 32–11
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 1 Alabama No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–8 32–12 10–9 May 2 Alabama No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 2–18 33–12 11–9 May 2 Alabama No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–27 34–12 12–9 May 7 at Kentucky No. 5 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 3–10 34–13 12–10 May 8 at Kentucky No. 5 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 11–8 35–13 13–10 May 9 at Kentucky No. 5 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 15–4 36–13 14–10 May 15 Vanderbilt No. 7 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–210 37–13 15–10 May 15 Vanderbilt No. 7 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–611 38–13 16–10 May 16 Vanderbilt No. 7 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–8 38–14 16–11 May 19 Southeastern Louisiana* No. 9 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 16–2 39–14 May 21 at No. 12 Ole Miss No. 9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 6–7 39–15 16–12 May 22 at No. 12 Ole Miss No. 9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 11–4 40–15 17–12 May 23 at No. 12 Ole Miss No. 9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 14–6 41–15 18–12
Postseason
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SECT Record May 26 No. 25 (6) Florida No. 11 (3) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 4–510 41–16 0–1 May 27 No. 10 (2) Georgia No. 11 (3) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 0–1 41–17 0–2
NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Reg Record June 4 (4) Army No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–0 42–17 1–0 June 5 No. 25 (2) Southern Miss No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–2 43–17 2–0 June 6 (3) College of Charleston No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–3 44–17 3–0
NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SReg Record June 12 No. 15 Texas A&M No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–8 45–17 1–0 June 13 No. 15 Texas A&M No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–0 46–17 2–0
College World Series Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 19 No. 1 (3) Miami (FL) No. 6 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–9 46–18 0–1 June 21 No. 7 (2) South Carolina No. 6 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–15 46–19 0–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2004". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
2. "Baseball Roster 2004". LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
3. "Baseball Schedule 2004". LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 16, 2026.