2024 LSU Tigers baseball | |
---|---|
Astros Foundation Classic champions | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Western Division | |
Record | 20–10 (2–7 SEC) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coaches |
|
Home stadium | Alex Box Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Kentucky | 14 | – | 1 | .933 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Tennessee | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 South Carolina | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Vanderbilt | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Georgia | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 16 | – | 21 | .432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Arkansas | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Texas A&M | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Alabama | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ – Tournament champion As of April 14, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
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.
LSU will enter the 2024 as the defending national champions.
The Tigers finished 54–17, 19–10 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 first in the Baton Regional, and fifth overall, of the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they swept the regional with wins over Tulane and Oregon State. In the Baton Rouge Super Regional, the Tigers hosted Kentucky, where they swept them in two games. The Tigers qualified for the College World Series for the 19th time in program history, where they reached the final thanks to wins over Tennessee and top-seeded Wake Forest.
In the final, they beat Florida two games to one to win their seventh national title, and their first since 2009. [2] LSU pitcher, Paul Skenes, was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Additionally, Ty Floyd, Tre' Morgan, Gavin Dugas, Tommy White, Dylan Crews, and Cade Beloso were named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team. [3]
The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2023. [4]
Player | Hometown | High School |
---|---|---|
Pitchers | ||
Jake Brown | Sulphur, Louisiana | Sulphur (LA) |
Kade Anderson | Madisonville, Louisiana | St. Paul's (LA) |
MJ Seo | Carrollton, Texas | Hebron (TX) |
Dylan Thompson | Moss Bluff, Louisiana | Sam Houston (LA) |
Trenton Lape | Bossier City, Louisiana | Parkway (LA) |
Cam Johnson | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | IMG Academy |
Hitters | ||
Steven Milam | Las Cruces, New Mexico | Centennial (AZ) |
Ryan Kucherak | Chandler, Arizona | Hamilton (AZ) |
Austen Roellig | Rancho Cucamonga, California | Etiwanda |
Derrick Mitchell | Plano, Texas | John Paul II |
Ashton Larson | Overland Park, Kansas | St. Thomas Aquinas (KS) |
Griffin Cooley | Kinder, Louisiana | Kinder (LA) |
Dallas Dale II | Apopka, Florida | Mount Dora Christian |
Thirteen LSU players were drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | MLB Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Paul Skenes | RHP | Pittsburgh Pirates |
1 | 2 | Dylan Crews | OF | Washington Nationals |
CB-A | 38 | Ty Floyd | RHP | Cincinnati Reds |
2 | 51 | Grant Taylor | RHP | Chicago White Sox |
3 | 88 | Tre' Morgan | 1B | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
6 | 165 | Gavin Dugas | LF | Washington Nationals |
11 | 333 | Garrett Edwards | RHP | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
12 | 361 | Blake Money | RHP | Baltimore Orioles |
12 | 365 | Brayden Jobert | OF | St. Louis Cardinals |
13 | 391 | Riley Cooper | LHP | Baltimore Orioles |
15 | 460 | Jordan Thompson | SS | Los Angeles Dodgers |
16 | 490 | Javen Coleman | LHP | Los Angeles Dodgers |
19 | 576 | Christian Little | RHP | New York Mets |
2024 LSU Tigers baseball game log (22–10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2023 exhibitions (2–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season (20–10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postseason (0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*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 |
Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
ALA | 6–9 | 2–1 | 5/18 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 5/12 | 5/05 | . | 4/28 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4/21 | . | ALA | W4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
ARK | 12–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4/28 | . | 5/05 | 3–0 | 5/12 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4/21 | . | 5/18 | . | ARK | W1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
AUB | 2–13 | 5/18 | 1–2 | . | . | 0–3 | 4/28 | 4/21 | 5/12 | 5/05 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | AUB | W7 | 0–5 | 0–3 | |
FLA | 7–8 | . | 4/28 | . | 5/18 | 5/12 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 5/05 | 2–1 | 4/21 | FLA | E5 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
UGA | 7–8 | 3–0 | . | . | 5/18 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4/21 | 5/12 | 1–2 | 4/28 | 5/05 | UGA | E5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
KEN | 14–1 | 3–0 | 5/05 | 3–0 | 5/12 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4/28 | 4/21 | . | 5/18 | KEN | E1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
LSU | 3–12 | 5/12 | 0–3 | 4/28 | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | 4/21 | 5/18 | . | 0–3 | 5/05 | 1–2 | LSU | W6 | 0–5 | 0–2 | |
MSU | 7–8 | 5/05 | 5/12 | 4/21 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 5/18 | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | 4/28 | MSU | W3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
MIZZ | 5–10 | . | 0–3 | 5/12 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4/21 | 5/18 | . | 5/05 | 4/28 | . | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 1–4 | 1–2 | |
MISS | 5–10 | 4/28 | 0–3 | 5/05 | . | 4/21 | 0–3 | 5/18 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5/12 | . | MISS | W5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
SCAR | 8–7 | 1–2 | 4/21 | . | 2–1 | 5/12 | 4/28 | . | . | 5/05 | 1–2 | 5/18 | 1–2 | 3–0 | SCAR | E3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
TENN | 10–5 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 5/05 | 2–1 | 4/21 | 3–0 | . | 4/28 | 2–1 | 5/18 | . | 5/12 | TENN | E2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
TAMU | 11–4 | 4/21 | 5/18 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4/28 | . | 5/05 | 2–1 | . | 5/12 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | TAMU | W2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
VAN | 8–7 | . | . | 3–0 | 4/21 | 5/05 | 5/18 | 2–1 | 4/28 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 5/12 | 0–3 | VAN | E3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
Updated for all games through 14 Apr 2024.
Week | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
Coaches' [5] | 2 (11) | 2 (11)* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |||||||||||
Baseball America [6] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | |||||||||||
NCBWA† [7] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | ||||||||||
D1Baseball [8] | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |||||||||||
Perfect Game [9] | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Paul Mainieri is an American former baseball coach and second baseman. He played college baseball at LSU, Miami-Dade CC and New Orleans before pursuing a professional baseball career. He then served as the head coach of the St. Thomas Bobcats (1983–1988), the Air Force Falcons (1989–1994), the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1995–2006) and the LSU Tigers (2007–2021). Mainieri coached LSU to the 2009 College World Series Championship.
The LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers play home games on LSU's campus at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field, and they are currently coached by Jay Johnson.
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 2009 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2009. This was the first year for the team in the new Alex Box Stadium.
The 2010 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2010. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium which opened in 2009.
The 2013 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2013 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan, who was in his sixth season at Florida. The Gators entered the season looking to build upon their appearance in the 2012 College World Series, where they were eliminated after two consecutive losses to South Carolina and Kent State.
The 2013 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage served as head coach for his 9th season. The Bruins swept through the NCAA tournament's Los Angeles Regional, Fullerton Super Regional, and College World Series bracket to reach the final against Mississippi State, their second appearance in four years. The Bruins swept the Bulldogs in a best of three series to win their first NCAA National Championship in baseball, while going a perfect 10–0 in the postseason; the third consecutive NCAA Division I baseball team to sweep the postseason en route to the championship, and also the last to do so.
The 2009 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field. Texas finished the regular season as the #1 team in the Big 12 Conference and the #5 team nationally. The Longhorns won the 2009 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, defeating the Missouri Tigers 12–7 in the final. Texas was selected as the #1 seed in the Austin super regional, and as the #1 National Seed overall. Texas went 5–1 in the Regionals, with their one loss coming to TCU in the super regional. They defeated the Horned Frogs in the regional final to advance to the College World Series, marking their 32nd appearance all-time, and first since 2005.
The 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2012. The team was coached by John Cohen, in his 13th year as a collegiate head coach, and his 4th at Mississippi State.
The 2015 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Lupton Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle, in his 12th year at TCU.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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.