2023 LSU Tigers baseball team

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The 2023 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium and won their 7th national championship. The team is viewed by many experts as one of the greatest teams in college baseball history, due to their prolific record, dominating World Series performance, and the several players they had drafted, including the first and second overall picks in the 2024 MLB Draft.Greatest college baseball teams of all time

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record54–17 (19–10 SEC)
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2023 LSU Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record54–17 (19–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
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2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida x‍†‍‍y 20–10–0 .66754–17–0 .761
No. 19 Vanderbilt ‍‍‡‍y 19–11–0 .63342–20–0 .677
No. 13 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 16–13–0 .55242–21–0 .667
No. 7 Tennessee ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .53344–22–0 .667
No. 17 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .53340–21–0 .656
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36729–27–0 .518
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33330–24–0 .556
Western
No. 16 Arkansas x‍†‍‍y 20–10–0 .66743–18–0 .705
No. 1 LSU ‍‍‍y 19–10–0 .65554–17–0 .761
Auburn ‍‍‍y 17–13–0 .56734–23–1 .595
No. 10 Alabama ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .53343–21–0 .672
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 14–16–0 .46738–27–0 .585
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30027–26–0 .509
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6–24–0 .20025–29–0 .463
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball
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Previous season

Main article: 2022 LSU Tigers baseball team

The Tigers finished 40–22, 17–13 in the SEC to finish in second place in the Western division in Jay Johnson’s first season. 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]

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Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player No. Position Class
Dylan Crews3OFJunior
Tommy White47DH/USophomore
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Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Tre Morgan181BJunior
Paul Skenes20SPJunior
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Coaches poll

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

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

Transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Ben Nippolt5INF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)173Jr.St. Paul, MinnesotaVCU
Paul Skenes20RHP/U6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)247Jr.Lake Forest, CaliforniaAir Force
Thatcher Hurd263B6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)214So.Manhattan Beach, CaliforniaUCLA
Nate Ackenhausen30RHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)240Jr.Owasso, OklahomaEastern Oklahoma State
Kaleb Applebey45RHP6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245So.Mount Carmel, IllinoisWabash Valley CC
Tommy White473B6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)236So.St. Pete Beach, FloridaNC State
Jack Merrifield533B6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195RS-Sr.Prairieville, LouisianaLSU Eunice
Christian Little99RHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225Jr.St. Louis, MissouriVanderbilt
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Signing Day recruits

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

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Player Hometown High school
Pitchers
Nic BronziniSan Ramon, CaliforniaCal High
Micah BucknamAbbotsford, British ColumbiaMEI
Griffin HerringSouthlake, TexasSouthlake Carroll
Aiden MoffettMount Olive, MississippiTaylorsville (MS)
Jaden NootOak Park, CaliforniaSierra Canyon
Chase ShoresMidland, TexasLegacy (TX)
DJ PrimeauxBaton Rouge, LouisianaCentral (LA)
Hitters
Jared JonesMarietta, GeorgiaGeorge Walton
Gavin GuidryLake Charles, LouisianaAlfred Barbe
Ethan FreyLeesville, LouisianaRosepine
Brady NealTallahassee, FloridaIMG Academy
Mic PaulSalt Lake City, UtahOlympus
Paxton KlingRoaring Spring, PennsylvaniaCentral (PA)
Zeb RuddellMonroe, LouisianaNeville
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2022 MLB draft

Main article: 2022 Major League Baseball draft

Four LSU players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.

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Round Pick Player Position MLB team
16Jacob Berry3BMiami Marlins
278Cade Doughty2BToronto Blue Jays
5160Eric ReyzelmanRHPNew York Yankees
12359Paul GervaseRHPNew York Mets
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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 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 - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 48 - Will Hellmers - Junior
  • 49 - Javen Coleman - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 50 - Grant Taylor - Sophomore
  • 99 - Christian Little - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 7 - Alex Milazzo - Redshirt Junior
  • 16 - Brady Neal - Freshman
  • 25 - Hayden Travinski - Redshirt 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
  • 47 - Tommy White - Sophomore
  • 53 - Jack Merrifield - Senior
  

Outfielders

  • 3 - Dylan Crews - Junior
  • 6 - Brayden Jobert - Redshirt 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

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Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C25Hayden TravinskiRS Junior
1B18Tre' MorganJunior
2B8Gavin DugasGraduate
3B47Tommy WhiteSophomore
SS4Jordan ThompsonJunior
LF11Josh PearsonSophomore
CF3Dylan CrewsJunior
RF6Brayden JobertRS Junior
DH24Cade BelosoGraduate
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Weekend pitching rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday20Paul SkenesJunior
Saturday9Ty FloydJunior
Sunday24Thatcher HurdSophomore
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Schedule and results

More information Regular season (42–13), February (7–1) ...
2023 LSU Tigers baseball game log (54–17)
Regular season (42–13)
Postseason (12–4)
College World Series (6–2)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT 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 ForestNo. 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) FloridaNo. 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

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Statistics

Record vs. conference opponents

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

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2023 SEC baseball records

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

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA16–141–22–11–2.1–20–31–23–03–0..2–12–1ALAW45–52–1
ARK20–102–13–0.0–3.1–23–0.2–12–13–03–01–2ARKW17–34–1
AUB17–131–20–31–22–1.2–12–13–03–02–1.1–2.AUBW36–42–1
FLA20–102–1.2–12–12–1..3–03–00–32–11–23–0FLAE18–23–1
UGA11–19.3–01–21–22–11–2.0–31–20–32–1.0–3UGAE63–71–3
KEN16–142–1..1–21–21–23–03–0.3–01–21–20–3KENE54–63–1
LSU19–103–02–11–2.2–12–11–2.3–01–12–12–1.LSUW27–22–0
MSU9–212–10–31–2..0–32–1.2–11–20–31–20–3MSUW63–70–4
MIZZ10–200–3.0–30–33–00–3..2–10–33–01–21–2MIZZE73–72–5
MISS6–240–31–20–30–32–1.0–31–21–2..1–20–3MISSW71–90–5
SCAR16–13.1–21–23–03–00–31–12–13–0.1–2.1–2SCARE34–53–1
TENN16–14.0–3.1–21–22–11–23–00–3.2–13–03–0TENNE45–53–2
TAMU14–161–20–32–12–1.2–11–22–12–12–1.0–3.TAMUW56–40–2
VAN19–111–22–1.0–33–03–0.3–02–13–02–10–3.VANE27–34–2
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
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Updated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]11*1111111111
Baseball America[5]111111111111
Collegiate Baseball^[6]111111111111
NCBWA†[7]111111111111
D1Baseball[8]111111111111
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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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