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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Record | 54–17 (19–10 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Alex Box Stadium |
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No. 2 Florida x†y | 20 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .667 | 54 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Vanderbilt ‡y | 19 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .633 | 42 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 South Carolina y | 16 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .552 | 42 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Tennessee y | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 44 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Kentucky y | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 40 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 11 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .367 | 29 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 10 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .333 | 30 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 16 Arkansas x†y | 20 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .667 | 43 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 LSU y | 19 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .655 | 54 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn y | 17 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .567 | 34 | – | 23 | – | 1 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Alabama y | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 43 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M y | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .467 | 38 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 9 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .300 | 27 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 6 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .200 | 25 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .463 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2023 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2023 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.
The Tigers finished 40–22, 17–13 in the SEC to finish in second place in the Western division . The Tigers went 1–2 in the 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament. The Tigers were seeded second in the Hattiesburg Regional of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they finished 2–2 before being eliminated by top regional seed, and 11th overall seed, Southern Miss.
Outfielder and designated hitter, Dylan Crews and Tommy White, respectively, were named to the All-SEC preseason first-team. [2]
Preseason All-SEC First Team | ||||
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Dylan Crews | 3 | OF | Junior | |
Tommy White | 47 | DH/U | Sophomore | |
Preseason All-SEC Second Team | ||||
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Tre Morgan | 18 | 1B | Junior | |
Paul Skenes | 20 | SP | Junior | |
The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023. [2]
Predicted finish | Team | Points |
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1 | LSU | 88 (12) |
2 | Texas A&M | 69 (1) |
3 | Arkansas | 68 |
4 | Ole Miss | 64 (1) |
5 | Alabama | 34 |
6 | Auburn | 33 |
7 | Mississippi State | 29 |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Ben Nippolt | 5 | INF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 173 | Jr. | St. Paul, Minnesota | VCU |
Paul Skenes | 20 | RHP/U | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 247 | Jr. | Lake Forest, California | Air Force |
Thatcher Hurd | 26 | 3B | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 214 | So. | Manhattan Beach, California | UCLA |
Nate Ackenhausen | 30 | RHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 240 | Jr. | Owasso, Oklahoma | Eastern Oklahoma State |
Kaleb Applebey | 45 | RHP | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 245 | So. | Mount Carmel, Illinois | Wabash Valley CC |
Tommy White | 47 | 3B | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 236 | So. | St. Pete Beach, Florida | NC State |
Jack Merrifield | 53 | 3B | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 | RS-Sr. | Prairieville, Louisiana | LSU Eunice |
Christian Little | 99 | RHP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 | Jr. | St. Louis, Missouri | Vanderbilt |
The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2023.
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Nic Bronzini | San Ramon, California | Cal High |
Micah Bucknam | Abbotsford, British Columbia | MEI |
Griffin Herring | Southlake, Texas | Southlake Carroll |
Aiden Moffett | Mount Olive, Mississippi | Taylorsville (MS) |
Jaden Noot | Oak Park, California | Sierra Canyon |
Chase Shores | Midland, Texas | Legacy (TX) |
DJ Primeaux | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Central (LA) |
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Jared Jones | Marietta, Georgia | George Walton |
Gavin Guidry | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Alfred Barbe |
Ethan Frey | Leesville, Louisiana | Rosepine |
Brady Neal | Tallahassee, Florida | IMG Academy |
Mic Paul | Salt Lake City, Utah | Olympus |
Paxton Kling | Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania | Central (PA) |
Zeb Ruddell | Monroe, Louisiana | Neville |
Four LSU players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | MLB Team |
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1 | 6 | Jacob Berry | 3B | Miami Marlins |
2 | 78 | Cade Doughty | 2B | Toronto Blue Jays |
5 | 160 | Eric Reyzelman | RHP | New York Yankees |
12 | 359 | Paul Gervase | RHP | New York Mets |
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C | 16 | Brady Neal | Freshman |
1B | 22 | Jared Jones | Freshman |
2B | 8 | Gavin Dugas | Graduate |
3B | 47 | Tommy White | Sophomore |
SS | 4 | Jordan Thompson | Junior |
LF | 18 | Tre' Morgan | Junior |
CF | 3 | Dylan Crews | Junior |
RF | 28 | Paxton Kling | Freshman |
DH | 6 | Brayden Jobert | RS Junior |
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Friday | 20 | Paul Skenes | Junior |
Saturday | 9 | Ty Floyd | Junior |
Sunday | 99 | Christian Little | Junior |
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Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
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Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
ALA | 16–14 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | ALA | W4 | 5–5 | 2–1 | |
ARK | 20–10 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 4–1 | |
AUB | 17–13 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | AUB | W3 | 6–4 | 2–1 | |
FLA | 20–10 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | FLA | E1 | 8–2 | 3–1 | |
UGA | 11–19 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | UGA | E6 | 3–7 | 1–3 | |
KEN | 16–14 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | KEN | E5 | 4–6 | 3–1 | |
LSU | 19–10 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | LSU | W2 | 7–2 | 2–0 | |
MSU | 9–21 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | MSU | W6 | 3–7 | 0–4 | |
MIZZ | 10–20 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | MIZZ | E7 | 3–7 | 2–5 | |
MISS | 6–24 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | MISS | W7 | 1–9 | 0–5 | |
SCAR | 16–13 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | SCAR | E3 | 4–5 | 3–1 | |
TENN | 16–14 | . | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | TENN | E4 | 5–5 | 3–2 | |
TAMU | 14–16 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | . | TAMU | W5 | 6–4 | 0–2 | |
VAN | 19–11 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | VAN | E2 | 7–3 | 4–2 | |
Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
Coaches' [4] | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Baseball America [5] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Collegiate Baseball^ [6] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
NCBWA† [7] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
D1Baseball [8] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
The 2008 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2008. This was the final year for the team in the original Alex Box Stadium. A new stadium was built during the season and opened on opening day of the 2009 season.
The 2015 LSU Tigers baseball team represent Louisiana State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Paul Mainieri, in his 9th season at LSU.
The 2017 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Paul Mainieri, in his 11th season at LSU. The Tigers would host both the Baton Rouge Regional and Super Regional, before advancing to the 2017 College World Series. The Tigers would eventually lose to Florida in the series.
The 2018 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Paul Mainieri, in his 12th season at LSU.
The 2019 Auburn Tigers baseball team represented Auburn University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Plainsman Park.
The 2019 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium. They, along with McNeese State and Southern, were the only three teams in the state to make the tournament.
The 2020 LSU Tigers baseball team will represent Louisiana State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.
The 2021 LSU Tigers baseball team will represent Louisiana State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.
The 2021 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represents the University of Georgia during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Foley Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference They are led by head coach Scott Stricklin, in his eight year as head coach.
The 2022 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.
The 2022 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Taylor Stadium.
The 2023 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2023 college baseball season. Florida competes in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games will be played at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus, in the third season at the ballpark. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his sixteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators enter the season looking to return to the College World Series after a home regional final loss in the 2022 NCAA tournament.
The 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Dudy Noble Field.
The 2023 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 2023 season marks the Gamecocks' 130th overall. The Gamecocks play their home games at Founders Park, and are led by sixth year head coach Mark Kingston. The Gamecocks were eliminated 0-2 from the Gainesville Super Regional, and finished the season ranked 13th in the final D1Baseball rankings.
The 2023 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers play their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The 2023 Missouri Tigers baseball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Taylor Stadium.
The 2023 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field.
The 2023 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games for the 67th season at Foley Field.
The 2024 LSU Tigers baseball team will represent Louisiana State University during the upcoming 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers will play their home games at Alex Box Stadium.
The 2024 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2024 college baseball season. Florida competes in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games will be played at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, in the fourth season at the ballpark. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his seventeenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators enter the season looking to return to the College World Series after finishing as the national runner-up to LSU in last year's NCAA tournament, as well as defend their 2023 SEC championship.