2025 LSU Tigers baseball team

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2025 LSU Tigers baseball
LSU Athletics logo.svg
Frisco College Baseball Classic champions
Baton Rouge Regional champions
Baton Rouge Super Regional champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
D1Baseball.comNo. 3
Record53–15 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Jordan (4th season)
  • Josh Simpson (4th season)
Hitting coachMarc Wanaka (4th season)
Pitching coachNate Yeskie (2nd season)
Home stadium Alex Box Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Texas  y228 .7334414 .759
No. 3 Arkansas  y2010 .6675015 .769
No. 1 LSU  y1911 .6335315 .779
No. 18 Vanderbilt  y1911 .6334318 .705
No. 19 Georgia  y1812 .6004317 .717
No. 11 Auburn  y1713 .5674120 .672
No. 21 Ole Miss  y1614 .5334321 .672
No. 12 Tennessee  y1614 .5334619 .708
Alabama  y1614 .5334118 .695
Florida  y1515 .5003922 .639
Mississippi State  y1515 .5003623 .610
Oklahoma  y1416 .4673822 .633
Kentucky  y1317 .4333126 .544
Texas A&M  1119 .3673026 .536
South Carolina  624 .2002829 .491
Missouri  327 .1001639 .291
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 22, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers won their eighth overall national championship and their 2nd in 3 years. [2]

Contents

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Preseason awards were announced in January or February 2025.

Preseason All-SEC Team
PlayerNo.PositionTeamClass
Jared Jones22 1B FirstJunior
Kade Anderson 32 SP FirstSophomore
Gavin Guidry8 RP FirstJunior
Daniel Dickinson 14 2B SecondJunior

SEC coaches poll

The SEC Coaches poll was released on February 2, 2025. LSU was predicted to finish fourth in the SEC. [4]

SEC coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Texas A&M228 (10)
2Tennessee215 (1)
3Arkansas214 (3)
4LSU204 (1)
5Florida183 (1)
6Georgia165
7Vanderbilt156
8Texas146
9Mississippi State112
10Kentucky102
11Oklahoma101
12Auburn100
13Alabama98
14South Carolina61
15Ole Miss60
16Missouri31

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C23Luis HernandezSenior
1B22Jared JonesJunior
2B14Daniel DickinsonJunior
3B10Michael Braswell IIISenior
SS4Steven MilamSophomore
LF6Derek CurielFreshman
CF1Chris StanfieldJunior
RF7Jake BrownSophomore
DH11Josh PearsonSenior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday25Kade AndersonRS Junior
Saturday24Anthony EyansonJunior
Sunday34Chase ShoresRS Sophomore
Midweek55Conner WareJunior

Roster

2025 LSU Tigers baseball roster [5]
 

Pitchers

  • 8 - Gavin Guidry - Junior
  • 9 - William Schmidt - Freshman
  • 24 - Anthony Eyanson - Junior
  • 25 - Kade Woods - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 26 - Zac Cowan - Junior
  • 27 - Jaden Noot - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 29 - Cooper Williams - Freshman
  • 32 - Kade Anderson - Sophomore
  • 34 - Chase Shores - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 35 - Jacob Mayers - Junior
  • 40 - Chandler Dorsey - Junior
  • 41 - DJ Primeaux - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 43 - Connor Benge - Junior
  • 45 - Deven Sheerin - Sophomore
  • 48 - Mavrick Rizy - Freshman
  • 52 - Grant Fontenot - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 55 - Conner Ware - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 0 - Cade Arrambide - Freshman
  • 28 - Blaise Priester - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 30 - Edward Yamin IV - Junior

Infielders

  • 4 - Steven Milam - Sophomore
  • 5 - Tanner Reaves - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 10 - Michael Braswell III - Senior
  • 14 - Daniel Dickinson - Junior
  • 17 - Mikey Ryan - Freshman
  • 18 - David Hogg II - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Chris Stanfield - Junior
  • 6 - Derek Curiel - Freshman
  • 11 - Josh Pearson - Senior
  • 13 - Mic Paul - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 16 - Ethan Frey - Junior
  • 22 - Jared Jones - Junior
  • 38 - Ryan Costello - Freshman
  • 44 - Ashton Larson - Sophomore
  • 47 - John Pearson - Freshman

Utility

  • 7 - Jake Brown - Sophomore
  • 20 - Casan Evans - Freshman
  • 23 - Luis Hernandez - Senior
  • 33 - Dalton Beck - Senior
  • 51 - Dylan Thompson - Redshirt.svg Freshman
 

Coaching staff

2025 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
LSU
Alma Mater
Jay Johnson Head coach4 Point Loma Nazarene University (2001)
Josh JordanAssistant coach3 Catawba College (2003)
Josh SimpsonAssistant coach4 Northwestern Oklahoma State University (2003)
Marc WanakaHitting coach4 Bronte International University (2008)
Nate YeskiePitching coach2 University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2003)

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ben Nippolt5INF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 Sr. St. Paul, Minnesota
Alex Milazzo7C5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)190Gr. Zachary, Louisiana
Hayden Travinski8C/1B6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)228Gr. Shreveport, Louisiana
Mac Bingham9OF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)182 Sr. San Diego, California
Will Hellmers48RHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)213 Sr. Metairie, Louisiana
Javen Coleman49LHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 RS-Jr. Richmond, Texas
Jack Merrifield53INF6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 5th Year-Sr. Prairieville, Louisiana

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearNew schoolSource
Aiden Moffett0RHP6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)221 Mount Olive, Mississippi So. Texas
Nic Bronzini14LHP6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)256 San Ramon, California RS-Fr. Washington
Brady Neal16C5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)193 Tallahassee, Florida So. Alabama
Samuel Dutton17RHP5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)200 Southside, Alabama Jr. Auburn
Ryan Kucherak20INF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)186 Chandler, Arizona Fr. Northwestern
Austen Roellig24INF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)185 Rancho Cucamonga, California Fr. Utah
Paxton Kling28OF6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)203 Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania So. Penn State
Micah Bucknam29RHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)214 Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada So. Dallas Baptist
Zeb Ruddell39OF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)187 Monroe, Louisiana RS-Fr. Louisiana Tech
Derrick Mitchell43OF6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)203 Plano, Texas Fr. Austin Peay
Cam Johnson55LHP6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)251 Upper Marlboro, Maryland Fr. Oklahoma

2024 MLB Draft

2024 LSU Draft Class
RoundPickOverall PickPlayerPositionMLB TeamSource
2140 Tommy White 3B Oakland Athletics
CB-B671 Luke Holman RHP Cincinnati Reds
CB-B873 Gage Jump LHP Oakland Athletics
31589Thatcher HurdRHP New York Yankees
616181 Griffin Herring LHP New York Yankees
73198Fidel UlloaRHP Kansas City Royals
102287Nate AckenhausenLHP Kansas City Royals
1118333 Christian Little RHP Seattle Mariners
133378Justin LoerLHP Colorado Rockies [6]

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearPrevious schoolSource
Chris Stanfield1OF6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 Tallahassee, Florida Jr. Auburn
Daniel Dickinson14INF6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 Richland, Washington Jr. Utah Valley
Luis Hernandez23U6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 Gurabo, Puerto Rico Sr. Indiana State
Anthony Eyanson 24RHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)208 Lakewood, California Jr. UC San Diego
Zac Cowan26RHP5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)203 Blythewood, South Carolina Jr. Wofford
Blaise Priester28C6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)220 Denham Springs, Louisiana RS-Jr. Meridian CC
Edward Yamin IV30C/1B6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 West Sand Lake, New York Jr. Dayton
Dalton Beck33OF/1B/LHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 Frisco, Texas Sr. Incarnate Word
Jacob Mayers35RHP6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 Gonzales, Louisiana Jr. Nicholls
Chandler Dorsey40RHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)231 Lakeland, Florida Jr. South Florida
Connor Benge43RHP6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)194 Montgomery, Texas Jr. Dallas Baptist
Deven Sheerin45RHP6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)245 Reading, Pennsylvania So. Mount St. Mary's
Grant Fontenot52RHP6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)225 Lafayette, Louisiana RS-Jr. Texas
Conner Ware55LHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)221 Madison, Mississippi Jr. Pearl River CC

Incoming recruits

2024 LSU Recruits
NameNumberB/TPos.HeightWeightHometownHigh SchoolSource
Cade Arrambide0R/RC6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)204 Tomball, Texas Tomball
Derek Curiel 6L/LOF6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 West Covina, California Orange Lutheran
William Schmidt9R/RRHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Catholic
Mikey Ryan17R/RINF6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 Luling, Louisiana Archbishop Rummel
David Hogg II18S/RINF6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 Mansfield, Texas Mansfield
Casan Evans20R/RRHP/U6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 Houston, Texas St. Pius X
Cooper Williams29L/LLHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 Alvin, Texas Alvin
Ryan Costello38L/L1B6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)203 Howell, New Jersey Ranney School
John Pearson47R/ROF/3B6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)248 West Monroe, Louisiana West Monroe
Mavrick Rizy48R/RRHP6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)253 Fiskdale, Massachusetts Worcester Academy

[7]

Game log

2025 LSU Tigers Baseball Game Log (52–15)
Regular Season (42–13)
Postseason (10–2)
Men's College World Series (5–0)
DateTVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAA RecordSource
June 14ESPN(3) No. 6 Arkansas(6) No. 3 Charles Schwab Field
Omaha, NE
W 4–1Anderson (11–1)Root (8–6)Evans (7)25,46449–156–1
June 16ESPN(15) No. 13 UCLA (6) No. 3Charles Schwab FieldW 9–5Evans (5–1)Stump (6–2)Shores (1)24,62350–157–1
June 18ESPN(3) No. 6 Arkansas(6) No. 3Charles Schwab FieldW 6–5Mayers (2–0)Gibler (3–2)None25,74051–158–1
June 21ESPN(13) No. 11 Coastal Carolina (6) No. 3Charles Schwab FieldW 1–0Anderson (12–1)Flukey (8–2)None25,76152–159–1
June 22ABC(13) No. 11 Coastal Carolina(6) No. 3Charles Schwab FieldW 5– 3Eyanson (12–2)Morrison (12–1)Shores (2)24,73453–1510–1
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled
Bold = LSU team member   
*Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
[8]

Record vs. conference opponents

Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule

TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTmSRSW
ALA 16–14.1–21–22–1.1–21–23–02–1..1–2.3–01–2ALA4–62–0
ARK 20–10..1–21–2.1–2.3–0.2–13–02–13–01–23–0ARK6–44–0
AUB 17–132–1..0–32–13–02–1..1–23–02–10–3.2–1AUB7–32–2
FLA 15–152–12–1.0–3..2–13–0.1–23–00–32–1.0–3FLA6–42–3
UGA 18–121–22–13–03–02–1..3–02–1...0–32–10–3UGA7–33–2
KEN 13–17..1–2.1–2.0–3.3–01–22–12–11–22–10–3KEN4–61–2
LSU 19–112–12–10–3...3–03–03–0.2–12–11–21–2.LSU7–33–1
MSU 15–152–1.1–21–2.3–00–33–01–22–12–1.0–3..MSU5–52–2
MIZ 3–270–30–3.0–30–3.0–30–30–30–3..0–33–0.MIZ1–91–9
OKL 14–161–2...1–20–30–32–13–02–12–1.1–2.2–1OKL5–51–2
OMS 16–14.1–22–12–1.2–1.1–23–01–21–21–2..2–1OMS5–51–0
SCA 6–24.0–30–30–3.1–21–21–2.1–22–10–3.0–3.SCA1–90–5
TEN 16–142–11–21–23–0.1–21–2...2–13–0.1–21–2TEN4–62–0
TEX 22–8.0–33–01–23–02–12–13–03–02–1...3–0.TEX8–25–1
TAM 11–190–32–1..1–21–22–1.0–3..3–02–10–30–3TAM4–61–4
VAN 19–112–10–31–23–03–03–0...1–21–2.2–1.3–0VAN6–44–1
TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTeamSRSW

Updated for entire regular season.
Tie brkrs: LSU>VAN ARK common, OMS>TEN & OMS>ALA VAN common, TEN>ALA hd to hd, FLA>MSU hd to hd.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [9] 33*32 (3)2 (3)266375241 (19)1 (22)3 (9)
Baseball America [10] 2232225538526111*
NCBWA [11] 4334225538543111
D1Baseball [12] 3321128739723113
Perfect Game [13] 22222277410324111*

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.

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