List of LSU Tigers head baseball coaches

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The LSU Tigers baseball program is a college baseball team that represents Louisiana State University in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 25 head coaches since it started playing organized baseball in the 1893 season. [1] The current coach is Jay Johnson, who was hired in June 2021.

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Since its creation in 1947, four LSU coaches, Skip Bertman, Smoke Laval, Paul Mainieri, and Jay Johnson, have led the Tigers to the College World Series. With Bertman winning five national championships, and Mainieri and Johnson winning one championship each. [2] Seven coaches have won conference championships with LSU: Harry Rabenhorst, A. L. Swanson, Ray Didier, Jim Smith, Bertman, Laval, and Mainieri have all won Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships. [2]

Skip Bertman is the all-time leader in games coached (1,203) and total wins (870). Harry Rabenhorst is the all-time leader in seasons coached (27). E. B. Young has the highest winning percentage of any Tiger coach with a 1–0–0 record (1.000) in his one season at LSU. Moon Ducote has the lowest winning percentage (.308) in his one season at LSU. [1]

In 2006, Bertman was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. [3]

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Coaches

List of head baseball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards*Statistics correct as of the end of the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season
#NameTerm [A 8] GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PAPWPLWAWWWLDCsCCsCTsNCsAwards [A 9]
1 E. B. Young 189311001.0000
2No coach18954031.1250
3 E. A. Scott 18976330.5000
4 Allen Jeardeau 18985230.4000
5 C. V. Cusachs 189911551.5000
6 L. P. Piper 1900–190115861.5670
7 W. S. Borland 1902–19032210111.4770
8 Dan A. Killian 1905–1906231490.6090
9 J. Phillips 1907181170.6110
10 Edgar Wingard 1908–19093916221.4230
11 John W. Mayhew 1910–19113115160.4840
12 Robert Pender 1912–19133215170.4690
13 Charles C. Stroud 1914–192113875585.5620
14 Branch Bocock 1922–19233215152.5000
15 Moon Ducote 192413490.3080
16 Mike Donahue 1925–19263315153.5000
17 Harry Rabenhorst 1927–1942, 1946–19564752282407.4871161452.44500000020
18 A. L. Swanson 1943–19455128230.5491130.78600000010
19 Raymond Didier 1957–1963184104791.56856501.528000000110
20 Jim Waldrop 1964–19654217241.4179180.333000000000
21 Jim Smith 1966–19784892382510.4871021360.4291120003100 SEC (1975)
22 Jack Lamabe 1979–19832491341150.53846550.4550000000000
23 Skip Bertman 1984–20011,2038703303.7243281592.6731689291147139765 SEC (1986, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97); SN (1986); ABCA (1991, 93, 96, 97, 2000); BA (1986, 96); CB (1991, 93, 96, 97, 2000);
24 Smoke Laval 2002–20063202101091.60497770.557416102042100 SEC (2003)
25 Paul Mainieri 2007–20218495912553.6982291563.594115124511106461 SEC (2009, 15); ABCA (2009); BA (2009); CB (2009); NCBWA (2015); SBA (2015)
26 Jay Johnson 2022-present2920902

Notes

  1. A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. LSU was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1896 until 1921, but the conference did not sponsor baseball. The Southern Conference, of which LSU was a member from 1922 until 1932, did not sponsor baseball until 1947. Since 1933, LSU has been a member of the Southeastern Conference.
  3. Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
  4. Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I Baseball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1947.
  5. College World Series appearances include seasons with CWS bids since the tournament began in 1947.
  6. From 1959–1985 and from 1992–present the west division finish is listed.
  7. The Southeastern Conference began a baseball tournament in 1977.
  8. LSU did not sponsor a baseball team in 1894, 1896 and 1904.
  9. National, regional and conference coach of the year awards.

Sources: [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "LSU Baseball media guide" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 148. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "LSU Baseball media guide" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. "LSU Baseball media guide" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 90. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. "LSU Baseball media guide" (PDF). lsusports.net. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  5. "LSU Baseball". lsusports.net. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  6. "Louisiana State University". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.