Mode: | baseball |
Year: | 2010 |
Team: | LSU Tigers |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Division: | West |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Record: | 41–22 |
Conf Record: | 14–16 |
Head Coach: | Paul Mainieri |
Hit Coach: | Javi Sanchez |
Pitch Coach: | David Grewe |
Stadium: | Alex Box Stadium |
Champion: | SEC Tournament champions |
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 team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his fourth season at LSU. In his first year at LSU, Mainieri's team posted a 29–26–1 record and failed to make the SEC tournament or the NCAA tournament, but the Tigers showed great promise during his second year posting a 49–19–1 record while claiming the SEC Western Division Title, SEC Baseball Tournament championship, and earned the No. 7 National Seed for the 2008 NCAA tournament.
During his third season, the Tigers were ranked No. 1 in multiple pre-season polls and lived up to the hype. The 2009 LSU Tiger baseball team finished the season 56–17, claiming the SEC regular season title, the SEC Tournament Title, and won the 2009 College World Series to claim the programs 6th National Title.
Paul Mainieri completed his third season as head coach at LSU in 2009. The Tigers won the SEC West division title and the overall SEC regular season title which earned them the No. 1 seed in the 2009 SEC baseball tournament. The Tigers would go on to win the tournament and secure a spot in the NCAA post-season.
After winning the SEC Tournament, it was announced that LSU was selected as a host site for the 2009 NCAA tournament for the 19th time in the history of the program and for the second consecutive season. When the full NCAA tournament bracket was released, LSU was awarded the No. 3 national seed in the tournament, guaranteeing them home field advantage throughout the Super Regionals as long as they won the Regional round. LSU was able to sweep the Baton Rouge regional, defeating Southern, Baylor, and Minnesota to secure a spot in the Super Regional round.
Rice won the Houston, TX regional and moved on to the Super Regional to face LSU. LSU continued their winning streak sweeping Rice by the scores of 12–9 and 5–3. The Tigers celebrated the school's 15th trip to the College World Series in what was the final game in the inaugural season of the "new" Alex Box Stadium.
LSU faced Virginia in the first game of the 2009 College World Series. LSU defeated the Cavaliers by a score of 9–5, marking LSU's first opening round win in the College World Series since 2000. In the second game, LSU faced a familiar foe, the Arkansas Razorbacks. LSU dominated the game from start to finish winning 9–1. LSU was 1 game away from making their first trip to the CWS championship since the format changed to a best of 3 series. The Tigers once again faced the Razorbacks, and once again dominated the game. The Tigers sent the Razorbacks home after winning 14–5.
The Tigers were matched up against the Texas Longhorns in the best of 3 series for the national championship. LSU won the first game 7–6, but it took 11 innings for the Tigers to earn the Victory. Texas came back in game 2 and completely dominated the game, defeating the Tigers 5–1. Game 3 set the stage for a winner take all, and the Tigers were ready for the challenge. LSU won the game 11–4 and claimed the 6th national title on school history.
The 2009 squad compiled and overall record of 56–17, including a 10–1 mark in NCAA post-season play.
2010 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2173&SPSID=28707
2010 LSU Tigers baseball game log | ||
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Poll | Pre- season | Feb. 22 | Mar. 1 | Mar. 8 | Mar. 15 | Mar. 22 | Mar. 29 | Apr. 5 | Apr. 12 | Apr. 19 | Apr. 26 | May 3 | May 10 | May 17 | May 24 | June 1 | June 8 | Final Poll |
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USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25) | 2[65] | – | 1[66] | 1[67] | 3[68] | 4[69] | 4[70] | 4[71] | 6[72] | NR[73] | 23[74] | |||||||
Baseball America (Top 25) | 3[75] | 2[76] | 2[77] | 2[78] | 7[79] | 7[80] | 5[81] | 5[82] | 8[83] | 8[84] | 15[85] | 24[86] | NR[87] | NR[88] | NR[89] | 23[90] | ||
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30)^| style="background:#FFF;" | 2[91] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 1[92] | style="background:#FFF;" | 1[93] | style="background:#FFF;" | 1[94] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 3[95] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 4[96] | style="background:#FFF;" | 4[97] | style="background:#FFF;" | 4[98] | style="background:#FFF;" | 7[99] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6[100] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 17[101] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR[102] | style="background:#FFF;" | NR[103] | style="background:#FFF;" | NR[104] | style="background:#FFF;" | NR[105] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 21[106] | style="background:#FFF;" || style="background:#FFF;" ||- style="text-align:center;"! NCBWA (Top 30)| style="background:#FFF;" | 2[107] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 1[108] | style="background:#FFF;" | 1[109] | style="background:#FFF;" | 1[110] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 6[111] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4[112] | style="background:#FFF;" | 4[113] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3[114] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 6[115] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 5[116] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 11[117] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 17[118] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 20[119] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 27[120] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 30[121] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 23[122] | style="background:#FFF;" || style="background:#FFF;" ||- style="text-align:center;"! Rivals.com (Top 25)| style="background:#FFF;" | 3[123] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2[124] | style="background:#FFF;" | 2[125] | style="background:#FFF;" | 2[126] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 8[127] | style="background:#FFF;" | 8[128] | style="background:#FFF;" | 8[129] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 7[130] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 8[131] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 7[132] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10[133] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 18[134] | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR[135] | style="background:#FFF;" | NR[136] | style="background:#FFF;" | NR[137] | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 23[138] | style="background:#FFF;" || style="background:#FFF;" ||}
Awards and honors
2010 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[139]
2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American[140]
2010 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team Pre-Season All-American 2010 Rivals.com Pre-Season All-American[141] 2010 Golden Spikes Award Watch List[142] 2010 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team
2010 Second Team All-SEC Selection
2010 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team Pre-Season All-American 2010 Baseball America First Team Pre-Season All-American[143] 2010 Golden Spikes Award Watch List 2010 Johnny Bench Award Watchlist[144] 2010 First Team All-SEC Selection[145] 2010 All-SEC Defensive Team Selection 2010 Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist[146]
2010 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team
2010 Baseball America Third Team Pre-Season All-American 2010 Golden Spikes Award Watch List
2010 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team
2010 Second Team All-SEC Selection 2010 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team 2010 SEC Tournament MVP
2010 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team Pre-Season All-American 2010 Stopper of the Year Watch List[147] 2010 Rivals.com Pre-Season All-American
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason National Player of the Year[148] 2010 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper First Team Pre-Season All-American 2010 Baseball America First Team Pre-Season All-American 2010 Rivals.com Pre-Season All-American 2010 Golden Spikes Award Watch List 2010 SEC Baseball Service Team[149] LSU Tigers in the 2010 Major League Baseball DraftThe following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2010 MLB Draft.[150] [151] [152] | P | 19 | 590 | Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||||||
*Mitchell Hopkins || P || 12 || 1267 || Cincinnati Reds|- align="center"| Johnny Dishon || OF || 42 || 1269 || Milwaukee Brewers|- align="center"| *Tyler Ross || C || 46 || 1401 || Philadelphia Phillies|- align="center"| Chad Jones || OF || 50 || 1509 || Milwaukee Brewers|}References] |