2023 LSU Tigers baseball team

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2023 LSU Tigers baseball
LSU Athletics logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record54–17 (19–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Alex Box Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024  
2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida  xy20100 .66754170 .761
No. 19 Vanderbilt  y19110 .63342200 .677
No. 13 South Carolina  y16130 .55242210 .667
No. 7 Tennessee  y16140 .53344220 .667
No. 17 Kentucky  y16140 .53340210 .656
Georgia  11190 .36729270 .518
Missouri  10200 .33330240 .556
Western
No. 16 Arkansas  xy20100 .66743180 .705
No. 1 LSU  y19100 .65554170 .761
Auburn  y17130 .56734231 .595
No. 10 Alabama  y16140 .53343210 .672
Texas A&M  y14160 .46738270 .585
Mississippi State  9210 .30027260 .509
Ole Miss  6240 .20025290 .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.

Contents

Previous season

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.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

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
PlayerNo.PositionClass
Dylan Crews 3OF Junior
Tommy White 47DH/U Sophomore
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
PlayerNo.PositionClass
Tre Morgan181B Junior
Paul Skenes 20SP Junior

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023. [2]

SEC West Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish
TeamPoints
1LSU88 (12)
2Texas A&M69 (1)
3Arkansas68
4Ole Miss64 (1)
5Alabama34
6Auburn33
7Mississippi State29

Offseason

Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ben Nippolt5INF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)173 Jr. St. Paul, Minnesota VCU
Paul Skenes 20RHP/U6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)247 Jr. Lake Forest, California Air Force
Thatcher Hurd263B6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)214 So. Manhattan Beach, California UCLA
Nate Ackenhausen30RHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)240 Jr. Owasso, Oklahoma Eastern Oklahoma State
Kaleb Applebey45RHP6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 So. Mount Carmel, Illinois Wabash Valley CC
Tommy White 473B6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)236 So. St. Pete Beach, Florida NC State
Jack Merrifield533B6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 RS-Sr. Prairieville, Louisiana LSU Eunice
Christian Little 99RHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 Jr. St. Louis, Missouri Vanderbilt

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2023.

PlayerHometownHigh School
Pitchers
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)
Hitters
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

2022 MLB Draft

Four LSU players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Team
16 Jacob Berry 3B Miami Marlins
278 Cade Doughty 2B Toronto Blue Jays
5160Eric ReyzelmanRHP New York Yankees
12359Paul GervaseRHP New York Mets

Personnel

Roster

2023 LSU Tigers baseball roster [3]
 

Pitchers

  • 9 - Ty Floyd - Junior
  • 14 - Nic Bronzini - Freshman
  • 17 - Sam Dutton - Sophomore
  • 20 - Paul Skenes - Junior
  • 21 - Bryce Collins - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 24 - Thatcher Hurd - Sophomore
  • 27 - Jaden Noot - Freshman
  • 29 - Micah Bucknam - Freshman
  • 30 - Nate Ackenhausen - Junior
  • 32 - Aiden Moffett - Freshman
  • 34 - Chase Shores - Freshman
  • 35 - Griffin Herring - Freshman
  • 38 - Riley Cooper - Junior
  • 41 - DJ Primeaux - Freshman
  • 43 - Garrett Edwards - Junior
  • 44 - Blake Money - Junior
  • 45 - Kaleb Applebey - Sophomore
  • 48 - Will Hellmers - Junior
  • 49 - Javen Coleman - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 50 - Grant Taylor - Sophomore
  • 99 - Christian Little - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 7 - Alex Milazzo - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 16 - Brady Neal - Freshman
  • 25 - Hayden Travinski - Redshirt.svg Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Gavin Guidry - Freshman
  • 4 - Jordan Thompson - Junior
  • 5 - Ben Nippolt - Junior
  • 18 - Tre' Morgan - Junior
  • 22 - Jared Jones - Freshman
  • 24 - Cade Beloso - Graduate
  • 53 - Jack Merrifield - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 3 - Dylan Crews - Junior
  • 6 - Brayden Jobert - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 11 - Josh Pearson - Sophomore
  • 13 - Mic Paul - Freshman
  • 23 - Josh Stevenson - Sophomore
  • 28 - Paxton Kling - Freshman

Utility

  • 8 - Gavin Dugas - Graduate
  • 33 - Ethan Frey - Freshman
 

Starters

Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C16Brady NealFreshman
1B22Jared JonesFreshman
2B8Gavin DugasGraduate
3B47 Tommy White Sophomore
SS4Jordan ThompsonJunior
LF18Tre' MorganJunior
CF3 Dylan Crews Junior
RF28Paxton KlingFreshman
DH6Brayden JobertRS Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday20Paul SkenesJunior
Saturday9Ty FloydJunior
Sunday99Christian LittleJunior

Schedule and results

2023 LSU Tigers baseball game log (54–17)
Regular season (42–13)
Postseason (12–4)
College World Series (6–2)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
June 17vs. No. 21 TennesseeNo. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field
Omaha, NE
W 6–3Skenes (13–2)Lindsey (3–4)Cooper (1)ESPN+25,01049–151–0
June 19vs. (1) Wake Forest No. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldL 2–3Minacci (1–1)Hurd (6–3)NoneESPN24,95849–161–1
June 20vs. No. 21 TennesseeNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldW 5–0Ackenhausen (3–0)Beam (9–5)Cooper (2)ESPN24,87450–162–1
June 21vs. (1) Wake ForestNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldW 5–2Herring (5–2)Keener (8–2)Cooper (3)ESPN25,21451–163–1
June 22vs. (1) Wake ForestNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldW 2–011Hurd (7–3)Massey (3–1)NoneESPN225,21452–164–1
June 24vs. (2) Florida No. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldW 4–311Cooper (5–3)Neely (2–3)NoneESPN25,25853–165–1
June 25vs. (2) FloridaNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldL 4–24Purnell (2–0)Ackenhausen (3–1)Ficarrotta (2)ESPN25,29253–175–2
June 26vs. (2) FloridaNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldW 18–4Hurd (8–3)Caglianone (7–4)NoneESPN24,87854–176–2

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll
 W  LSU win •  L  LSU loss •  Postponement or cancellation Bold denotes LSU player

Statistics

Record vs. conference opponents


Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA 16–141–22–11–2.1–20–31–23–03–0..2–12–1ALAW45–52–1
ARK 20–102–13–0.0–3.1–23–0.2–12–13–03–01–2ARKW17–34–1
AUB 17–131–20–31–22–1.2–12–13–03–02–1.1–2.AUBW36–42–1
FLA 20–102–1.2–12–12–1..3–03–00–32–11–23–0FLAE18–23–1
UGA 11–19.3–01–21–22–11–2.0–31–20–32–1.0–3UGAE63–71–3
KEN 16–142–1..1–21–21–23–03–0.3–01–21–20–3KENE54–63–1
LSU 19–103–02–11–2.2–12–11–2.3–01–12–12–1.LSUW27–22–0
MSU 9–212–10–31–2..0–32–1.2–11–20–31–20–3MSUW63–70–4
MIZZ 10–200–3.0–30–33–00–3..2–10–33–01–21–2MIZZE73–72–5
MISS 6–240–31–20–30–32–1.0–31–21–2..1–20–3MISSW71–90–5
SCAR 16–13.1–21–23–03–00–31–12–13–0.1–2.1–2SCARE34–53–1
TENN 16–14.0–3.1–21–22–11–23–00–3.2–13–03–0TENNE45–53–2
TAMU 14–161–20–32–12–1.2–11–22–12–12–1.0–3.TAMUW56–40–2
VAN 19–111–22–1.0–33–03–0.3–02–13–02–10–3.VANE27–34–2
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [4] 11*1111111111
Baseball America [5] 111111111111
Collegiate Baseball^ [6] 111111111111
NCBWA [7] 111111111111
D1Baseball [8] 111111111111

^ 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.

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