2024 LSU Tigers baseball team

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The 2024 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium. LSU entered this season seeking to defend their 2023 national title.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record43–23 (13–17 SEC)
Headcoach
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2024 LSU Tigers baseball
Astros Foundation Classic champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record43–23 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Yeskie
  • Josh Jordan
  • Marc Wanaka
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
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2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee x‍†‍‡‍y 22–8 .73360–13 .822
No. 3 Kentucky x‍†‍‍y 22–8 .73346–16 .742
No. 11 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56743–17 .717
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43338–23 .623
No. 8 Florida ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43336–30 .545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43337–25 .597
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30023–32 .418
Western
No. 17 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 20–10 .66744–16 .733
No. 2 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 19–11 .63353–15 .779
No. 22 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56740–23 .635
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43333–24 .579
LSU  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43343–23 .652
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36727–29 .482
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26727–26 .509
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 24, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball
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Previous season

Main article: 2023 LSU Tigers baseball team

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]

Signing day recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2024.[4][5]

More information Player, Hometown ...
Player Hometown High School
Pitchers
Jake BrownSulphur, LouisianaSulphur (LA)
Kade AndersonMadisonville, LouisianaSt. Paul's (LA)
MJ SeoCarrollton, TexasHebron (TX)
Dylan ThompsonMoss Bluff, LouisianaSam Houston (LA)
Trenton LapeBossier City, LouisianaParkway (LA)
Cam JohnsonUpper Marlboro, MarylandIMG Academy
Hitters
Steven MilamLas Cruces, New MexicoCentennial (AZ)
Ryan KucherakChandler, ArizonaHamilton (AZ)
Austen RoelligRancho Cucamonga, CaliforniaEtiwanda
Derrick MitchellPlano, TexasJohn Paul II
Ashton LarsonOverland Park, KansasSt. Thomas Aquinas (KS)
Griffin CooleyKinder, LouisianaKinder (LA)
Dallas Dale IIApopka, FloridaMount Dora Christian
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Offseason

Transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Justin Loer6LHP6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)214Jr.Lakeville, MinnesotaXavier
Mac Bingham9OF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)182Sr.San Diego, CaliforniaArizona
Michael Braswell III10INF6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)204Jr.Mableton, GeorgiaSouth Carolina
Gage Jump23LHP6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)197RS-Jr.Aliso Viejo, CaliforniaUCLA
Kade Woods25RHP6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)217RS-So.West Monroe, LouisianaAlabama
Luke Holman38RHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)201Jr.Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaAlabama
Fidel Ulloa40RHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205Jr.Lodi, CaliforniaSan Joaquin Delta College
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Outgoing transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school
Josh Stevenson23OF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195So.Youngsville, LouisianaOhio State
Kaleb Applebey45RHP6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245RS-So.Mount Carmel, IllinoisAustin Peay
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2023 MLB draft

Main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft

Thirteen LSU players were drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
11Paul SkenesRHPPittsburgh Pirates
12Dylan CrewsOFWashington Nationals
CB-A38Ty FloydRHPCincinnati Reds
251Grant TaylorRHPChicago White Sox
388Tre' Morgan1BTampa Bay Devil Rays
6165Gavin DugasLFWashington Nationals
11333Garrett EdwardsRHPTampa Bay Devil Rays
12361Blake MoneyRHPBaltimore Orioles
12365Brayden JobertOFSt. Louis Cardinals
13391Riley CooperLHPBaltimore Orioles
15460Jordan ThompsonSSLos Angeles Dodgers
16490Javen ColemanLHPLos Angeles Dodgers
19576Christian LittleRHPNew York Mets
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Personnel

Roster

2024 LSU Tigers baseball roster[6]
 

Pitchers

  • 0 - Aiden Moffett - Sophomore
  • 6 - Justin Loer - Junior
  • 14 - Nic Bronzini - Redshirt Freshman
  • 17 - Sam Dutton - Junior
  • 23 - Gage Jump - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 25 - Kade Woods - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 26 - Thatcher Hurd - Junior
  • 27 - Jaden Noot - Redshirt Freshman
  • 29 - Micah Bucknam - Sophomore
  • 30 - Nate Ackenhausen - Senior
  • 32 - Kade Anderson - Freshman
  • 34 - Chase Shores - Redshirt Freshman
  • 35 - Griffin Herring - Sophomore
  • 38 - Luke Holman - Junior
  • 40 - Fidel Ulloa - Junior
  • 41 - DJ Primeaux - Redshirt Freshman
  • 48 - Will Hellmers - Senior
  • 49 - Javen Coleman - Redshirt Junior
  • 55 - Cam Johnson - Freshman
  • 99 - Christian Little - Senior
  

Catchers

  • 7 - Alex Milazzo - Graduate
  • 8 - Hayden Travinski - Graduate
  • 16 - Brady Neal - Sophomore
  • 22 - Jared Jones - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 - Gavin Guidry - Sophomore
  • 4 - Steven Milam - Freshman
  • 5 - Ben Nippolt - Senior
  • 10 - Michael Braswell III - Junior
  • 11 - Josh Pearson - Junior
  • 20 - Ryan Kucherak - Freshman
  • 24 - Austen Roellig - Freshman
  • 47 - Tommy White - Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 9 - Mac Bingham - Senior
  • 13 - Mic Paul - Sophomore
  • 28 - Paxton Kling - Sophomore
  • 39 - Zeb Ruddell - Redshirt Freshman
  • 43 - Derrick Mitchell - Freshman
  • 44 - Ashton Larson - Freshman

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Schedule and results

More information Fall 2023 exhibitions (2–0), November (2–0) ...
2024 LSU Tigers baseball game log (43–22)
Fall 2023 exhibitions (2–0)
Regular season (36–20)
Postseason (7–2)
NCAA Tournament – Chapel Hill Regional (3–1)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
May 31vs. (3) Wofford(2) No. 24Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC		W 4–3Herring (5–1)Bouchard (0–5)NoneESPNU3,36341–211–0
June 1vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina(2) No. 24Boshamer StadiumL 2–6Peterson (3–2)Holman (9–4)Pence (7)ESPN23,23041–221–1
June 2vs. (3) Wofford(2) No. 24Boshamer StadiumW 13–6Herring (6–1)Michaels (3–2)NoneESPN3,36242–222–1
June 2vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina(2) No. 24Boshamer StadiumW 8–4Hurd (3–4)Haugh (4–2)NoneESPN+4,09843–223–1
June 3vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina(2) No. 24Boshamer StadiumL 3–410Pence (4–1)Jump (6-2)NoneESPN24,02643–233–2
*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 did not qualify for conference tournament. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

More information Team, W–L ...
2024 SEC baseball records

Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA13–172–11–2.0–30–32–11–2.2–12–12–11–2.ALAW45–50–2
ARK20–101–22–12–1.1–23–02–13–03–02–1.1–2.ARKW17–33–0
AUB8–222–11–2..0–31–20–32–11–2.1–20–30–3AUBW72–80–4
FLA13–17.1–2.2–11–22–12–10–3.1–21–22–11–2FLAE54–60–1
UGA17–133–0..1–20–3.1–22–12–13–01–21–23–0UGAE35–53–1
KEN22–83–02–13–02–13–0..2–13–01–21–2.2–1KENE28–24–0
LSU13–171–20–32–11–2..1–22–13–0.0–32–11–2LSUW54–61–2
MSU17–132–11–23–01–22–1.2–12–11–2.1–22–1MSUW36–41–0
MIZZ9–21.0–31–23–01–21–21–21–2.1–20–3.0–3MIZZE71–91–3
MISS11–191–20–32–1.1–20–30–32–1.2–11–22–1.MISSW64–60–3
SCAR13–171–21–2.2–10–32–1..2–11–20–31–23–0SCARE64–61–2
TENN22–81–2.2–12–12–12–13–0.3–02–13–0.2–1TENNE19–13–0
TAMU19–112–12–13–01–22–1.1–22–1.1–22–1.3–0TAMUW27–32–0
VAN13–17..3–02–10–31–22–11–23–0.0–31–20–3VANE44–62–3
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
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Updated for entire regular season. Tiebreakers: Tennessee over Kentucky (using head-to-head result). Mississippi State over Georgia (using head-to-head result). Alabama over Vanderbilt and Florida over South Carolina and LSU (comparing results against Tennessee). Vanderbilt over Florida (using head-to-head result). South Carolina over LSU (using Arkansas as common opponent). Arkansas received a higher seed than Kentucky in the SEC Tournament on the basis of being West Division champions.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[7]2 (11)2 (11)*2224718
Baseball America[8]222225925
NCBWA†[9]22223571825
D1Baseball[10]433325818
Perfect Game[11]333325916
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† 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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