2017 LSU Tigers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2017
Team:	LSU Tigers
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Coachrank:	2
Cbrank:	2
Record:	52–20
Conf Record:	21–9
Head Coach:	Paul Mainieri
Hc Year:	11th
Hit Coach:	Micah Gibbs
Htc Year:	1st
Pitch Coach:	Alan Dunn
Pc Year:	6th
Stadium:	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field
Champion:	SEC regular season co-champions 2017 SEC Tournament champions
Bowl:	Baton Rouge Regional Baton Rouge Super Regional College World Series Runner-up

The 2017 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Paul Mainieri, in his 11th season at LSU. The Tigers would host both the Baton Rouge Regional and Super Regional, before advancing to the 2017 College World Series. The Tigers would eventually lose to Florida in the series.

Previous season

In 2016, the Tigers finished the season 3rd in the SEC's Western Division with a record of 45–21–0, 19–11–0 in conference play. They qualified for the 2016 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament and fell to Florida in the semifinal, 1–0. They qualified for the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament as an At–large bid, and were selected as the #8 overall national seed. The Tigers were selected as hosts of the Baton Rouge regional, which included Rice, Southeastern Louisiana, and Utah Valley. The Tigers won their first two games of the regional, defeating Utah Valley, 7–1, and Rice, 4–2. In the regional final, LSU was again matched up with Rice. In the first game of the regional final, the Owls defeated the Tigers, 10–6. The Tigers went on to win game two, 5–2, eliminating Rice and advancing to the Baton Rouge Super Regional, where they faced the Coastal Carolina. In game one of the Super Regionals, the Tigers fell 11–8. In Game 2, Coastal Carolina hit a walk-off hit to upset the Fighting Tigers 4–3, moving onto the 2016 College World Series, where the Chanticleers would go on to win the National Championship.

Personnel

Roster

2017 LSU Tigers roster^[1]
	Pitchers 10 – Eric Walker – Freshman 16 – Jared Poché – Senior 18 – Austin Bain – Junior 21 – Doug Norman – Junior 27 – Matthew Beck – Freshman 29 – Nick Bush – Freshman 30 – Collin Strall – Senior 32 – Alden Cartwright – Senior 33 – Cole McKay – Sophomore 35 – Alex Lange – Junior 37 – Will Reese – Freshman 38 – Zach Hess – Freshman 40 – Hunter Kiel – Junior 41 – Caleb Gilbert – Sophomore 43 – Todd Peterson – Freshman 45 – Russell Reynolds – Senior 46 – Blair Fredrick – Freshman 55 – Hunter Newman – Senior		Catchers 2 – Michael Papierski – Junior 22 – Rankin Woley – Freshman 28 – Jordan Romero – Senior Infielders 3 – Kramer Robertson – Senior 4 – Josh Smith – Freshman 5 – Jake Slaughter – Freshman 7 – Greg Deichmann – Junior 8 – Cole Freeman – Senior 13 – Nick Coomes – Junior 17 – Chris Reid – Sophomore 23 – Mason Templet – Freshman 25 – Bryce Jordan – Junior 44 – Bryce Adams – Senior		Outfielders 6 – Brennan Breaux – Sophomore 9 – Zach Watson – Freshman 20 – Antoine Duplantis – Sophomore 24 – Beau Jordan – Junior

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at LSU	Alma Mater
	Head Coach	11	Florida International University (1980)
Micah Gibbs	Assistant Coach	1	Louisiana State University (2010)
	Assistant Coach	6	University of Alabama at Birmingham (1991)

Schedule

Legend
	LSU win
	LSU loss
	Postponement
Bold	LSU team member

2017 LSU Tigers Game Log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record February 17 4 9–0 Lange Ball 10,834 1–0 – February 18 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 6–0 Poche' Giovinco 11,174 2–0 – February 19 Air Force 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 10–3 Walker DeVreis 11,129 3–0 – February 21 4 8–11 Griffin Strall 2,421 3–1 – February 22 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 8–1 Hess M. James 10,002 4–1 – February 24 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 6–1 Lange B. Shaffer 10,488 5–1 – February 25 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 14–0 Poche' T. Bloom 10,608 6–1 – February 26 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 9–5 Gilbert T. Blohm Newman 10,221 7–1 – February 28 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 3–2 Peterson K. Craft Newman 11,404 8–1 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record March 3 4 6–9 Howard Lange King 8–2 – March 4 vs. 4 4–0 Poche' Parsons 9–2 – March 5 4 4–5 McMillon Newman 9–3 – March 8 6 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 4–5 Fontenot Peterson 9–4 – March 10 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 6–1 Lange Schwanke 10–4 – March 11 Wichita St. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 12–5 Poche' Tyler 11–4 – March 12 Wichita St. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 9–2 Walker Lewis 12–4 – March 14 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 13–0 Hess Buchanan 10,166 13–4 – March 15 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 4–7 Stephens Strall 10,009 13–5 – March 17 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 22–9 Bain Gist 10,722 14–5 1–0 March 18 Georgia 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 5–1 Poche' Locey Gilbert 11,327 15–5 2–0 March 19 Georgia 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 7–6 Walker Adkins Gilbert 10,608 16–5 3–0 March 22 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 8–2 Hess Koestler 11,211 17–5 3–0 March 24 4 0–1 Faedo Lange Dyson 4,485 17–6 3–1 March 25 12 Florida 4 McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL 1–8 Singer Poche' 4,751 17–7 3–2 March 26 12 Florida 4 McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL 10–6 Bush Baker Gilbert 3,811 18–7 4–2 March 28 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 6–7 Bjorngjeld Reynolds Colletti 10,732 18–8 4–2 March 30 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 0–4 Hill Lange 10,072 18–9 4–3 March 31 Texas A&M 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 7–4 Poche' Kolek 11,308 19–9 5–3
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 Texas A&M 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 3–4 Martin Gilbert Kilkenny 11,109 19–10 5–4 April 4 13 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 13–2 Reynolds Beizer 9,883 20–10 5–4 April 7 13 3–9 Knight Lange 10,741 20–11 5–5 April 8 14 Arkansas 13 Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 10–8 Beck Chadwick Newman 11,827 21–11 6–5 April 9 14 Arkansas 13 Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 2–0 Walker Alberius 9,016 22–11 7–5 April 11 8 3–2 Peterson Burk Newman 9,963 23–11 7–5 April 13 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 15–2 Lange McArthur 10,439 24–11 8–5 April 14 Ole Miss 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 1–4 Parkinson Poche' Woolfolk 11,203 24–12 8–6 April 15 Ole Miss 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 3–2 Walker Rolison Newman 10,757 25–12 9–6 April 18 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 10–4 Gilbert Johnson 10,603 26–12 9–6 April 21 8 5–12 Hjelle Poche' 26–13 9–7 April 21 10 Kentucky 8 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 4–3 Hess Salow 3,847 27–13 10–7 April 23 10 Kentucky 8 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 2–10 Lewis Walker 3,311 27–14 10–8 April 25 11 6–9 Solesky Hess Colletti 5,000 27–15 10–8 April 27 15 8–2 Lange Duarte 3,666 28–15 11–8 April 28 Alabama 15 Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 7–4 Poche' Eicholtz Newman 4,464 29–15 12–8 April 29 Alabama 15 Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 4–3^11 Newman Vainer 4,918 30–15 13–8
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record May 5 11 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 2–3 Reagan Lange Johnson 10,542 30–16 13–9 May 6 25 South Carolina 11 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 5–2 Poche' Hill Newman 10,968 31–16 14–9 May 7 25 South Carolina 11 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 7–6^10 Hess Johnson 10,581 32–16 15–9 May 9 10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 6–7 Arguelles Bush Peacock 10,312 32–17 15–9 May 11 13 10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 4–0 Lange Mitchell 10,261 33–17 16–9 May 12 13 Auburn 10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 5–3 Hess Thompson Newman 10,431 34–17 17–9 May 13 13 Auburn 10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 9–1 Walker Mize 10,736 35–17 18–9 May 16 5 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 9–3 Peterson Swanson 10,931 36–17 18–9 May 18 5 3–1 Lange Pilkington Newman 7,613 37–17 19–9 May 19 8 Mississippi State 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 11–5 Poche' McQuary Hess 9,434 38–17 20–9 May 20 8 Mississippi State 5 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 11–7 Gilbert Gordon 9,007 39–17 21–9
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record May 24 10–3 Gilbert Sikkema 40–17 21–9 May 25 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 10–0 Lange Hjelle 9,823 41–17 21–9 May 27 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 11–0 Poche' Lee 42–17 21–9 May 28 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 4–2 Walker Kopps Newman 13,128 43–17 21–9
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record June 2 2 15–7 Gilbert Martinez 44–17 21–9 June 3 2 11–6 Lange Sceroler 11,661 45–17 21–9 June 4 2 5–0 Walker Moss 10,639 46–17 21–9
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record June 10 2 4–3 Hess Riley Self 11,836 47–17 21–9 June 11 2 14–4 Gilbert McQuary 11,706 48–17 21–9
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record June 17 2 5–4 Poche' Holton Hess 25,305 49–17 21–9 June 19 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 1–13 Fehmel Walker 24,874 49–18 21–9 June 21 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 7–4 Poche' Sands Hess 22,133 50–18 21–9 June 23 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 3–1 Lange Thompson Hess 21,257 51–18 21–9 June 24 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 6–1 Gilbert Fehmel 15,618 52–18 21–9 June 26 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 3–4 Singer Reynolds Byrne 25,679 52–19 21–9 June 27 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 1–6 Dyson Poche' Kowar 26,607 52–20 21–9

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

See also: 2017 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Awards and honors

• OF Greg Deichmann: consensus All-America, first-team All-SEC
• SP Alex Lange: first-team All-SEC
• SS Kramer Robertson: second-team All-SEC
• 3B Josh Smith: freshman All-SEC, All-SEC defensive
• OF Zach Watson: freshman All-SEC
• SP Eric Walker: freshman All-SEC
• C Michael Papierski: All-SEC defensive

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Baseball Roster. LSU Tigers. February 14, 2017.
2. News: Lopez. Andrew. 7 LSU players honored on All-SEC baseball teams. June 25, 2017. The Times-Picayune. May 22, 2017.