2021 LSU Tigers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2021
Team:	LSU Tigers
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	Western Division
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	38–25
Conf Record:	13–17
Head Coach:	Paul Mainieri
Hc Year:	15th
Asst Coach1:	Alan Dunn
Asst Coach2:	Nolan Cain
Asst Coach3:	Eddie Smith
Stadium:	Alex Box Stadium
Champion:	NCAA Eugene Regional champion
Bowl:	Knoxville Super Regional

The 2021 LSU Tigers baseball team will represent Louisiana State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

Previous season

The Tigers started the season 12–5, however the season was suspended and ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tigers had not yet begun SEC play. As a result, two seniors–Matthew Beck and Aaron George–were given an extra year of eligibility. In the 2019 season, the Tigers won the Baton Rouge Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament before losing the Baton Rouge Super Regional to Florida State.

Preseason

SEC Coaches poll

The SEC coaches poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Tigers predicted to finish fourth in the Western Division.^[1]

Media poll (West)
1	Ole Miss	78 (7)
2	Mississippi State	73 (3)
3	Arkansas	72 (2)
4	LSU	63 (2)
5	Texas A&M	36
6	Auburn	32
7	Alabama	31

Preseason All-SEC teams

First Team

Devin Fontenot – Pitcher

Second Team

Cade Beloso – Outfielder

Reference:

Personnel

Coaching staff

2021 lsu tigers coaching staff
Name	Position
	Head coach
Alan Dunn	Associate head coach
Nolan Cain	Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator
Eddie Smith	Hitting Coach
Nate Fury	Director of Baseball Operations
Travis Roy	Strength and conditioning coordinator
Jamie Tutko	Director of Video and Scouting
Hunter Kiel	Undergraduate assistant coach
Cory Couture	Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer

Schedule and results

2021 LSU Tigers baseball game log

Regular season (34–21)

February (6–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 20		No. 12	Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 6–1	Hill (1–0)	Fairburn Jr. (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,667	1–0
February 21	Air Force	No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	L 5–6	Martinez III (1–0)	Floyd (0–1)	Skenes (1)	SECN+	2,572	1–1
February 22		No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 16–7	Coleman (1–0)	Follis (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,059	2–1
February 24		No. 11	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park Lafayette, LA	W 11–2	Hellmers (1–0)	Cooke (0–2)	None	ESPN+	1,183	3–1
February 26		No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 6–2	Hill (2–0)	Clark (0–2)	Fontenot (1)	SECN+	2,251	4–1
	Youngstown State	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 5–3	Brady (1–0)	Clift Jr. (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,578	5–1
		No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 14–0	Marceaux (1–0)	Theriot (0–1)	None	SECN+	3,003	6–1

March (11–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
	Nicholls	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 5–4	Fontenot (1–0)	Taylor (0–2)	None	SECN+	1,902	7–1
		No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 16–1	Hellmers (2–0)	Smith (0–1)	None	SECN+	1,873	8–1
March 5		No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	L 7–22	Kowalski (1–0)	Hill (2–1)	None	SECN+	2,013	8–2
March 6	Oral Roberts	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 12–0	Marceaux (2–0)	Coffey (1–1)	None	SECN+	3,152	9–2
March 7	Oral Roberts	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	L 1–3	Scoggins (1–1)	Hellmers (2–1)	Pierce (1)	SECN+	2,954	9–3
March 9		No. 21	Alex Box Stadium	W 10–4	Hilliard (1–0)	Beck (0–1)	None	SECN+	1,810	10–3
March 10		No. 21	Maestri Field at Privateer Park New Orleans, LA	W 5–0	Hellmers (3–1)	Lamkin (0–1)	None	SECN+	N/A		11–3
March 12		No. 21	Alex Box Stadium	W 3–1	Hilliard (2–0)	Mason (1–2)	Edwards (1)	SECN+	3,164	12–3
March 13	UTSA	No. 21	Alex Box Stadium	W 10–9¹³	Money (1–0)	Chomko (0–1)	None	SECN	3,861	13–3
March 14	UTSA	No. 21	Alex Box Stadium	W 13–12¹¹	Millas (1–0)	Ward (0–2)	None	SECN+	3,186	14–3
March 16		No. 19	Alex Box Stadium	W 10–7	Hellmers (4–1)	Batty (0–1)	Edwards (2)	SECN+	3,906	15–3
March 19		No. 19	Alex Box Stadium	L 0–3	MacLeod (2–1)	Hill (2–2)	Smith (1)	SECN	5,013	15–4	0–1
March 20	No. 3 Mississippi State	No. 19	Alex Box Stadium	L 1–6	Bednar (1–0)	Marceaux (2–1)	Sims (2)	SECN+	5,031	15–5	0–2
March 21	No. 3 Mississippi State	No. 19	Alex Box Stadium	W 8–3	Labas (1–0)	Fristoe (2–1)	Fontenot (2)	SECN+	4,603	16–5	1–2
March 26		No. 22	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 1–3	Dallas (4–0)	Marceaux (2–2)	Hunley (2)	SECN+	1,384	16–6	1–3
March 27	at No. 12 Tennessee	No. 22	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	L 8–9¹¹	Hunley (3–0)	Fontenot (1–1)	None	SECN+	1,067	16–7	1–4
March 28	at No. 12 Tennessee	No. 22	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	L 2–3⁸	Hunley (4–0)	Edwards (0–1)	None	SECN+	1,238	16–8	1–5
March 30			Alex Box Stadium	W 11–1	Hellmers (5–1)	Lehrmann (1–2)	None	SECN+	3,431	17–8

April (8–8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1			Alex Box Stadium	L 1–13	Rocker (7–0)	Marceaux (2–3)	Hliboki (2)	SECN+	4,619	17–9	1–6
April 2	No. 1 Vanderbilt		Alex Box Stadium	L 2–11	Leiter (7–0)	Hill (2–3)	Maldonado (2)	ESPNU	4,904	17–10	1–7
April 3	No. 1 Vanderbilt		Alex Box Stadium	L 4–5	Smith (1–0)	Edwards (0–2)	Murphy (5)	SECN+	4,314	17–11	1–8
April 6			Alex Box Stadium	W 14–1	Edwards (1–2)	Vega (0–3)	None	SECN+	3,606	18–11
April 9			Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY	W 15–2	Marceaux (3–3)	Stupp (3–2)	None	SECN+	1,781	19–11	2–8
April 10	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park	W 8–6	Labas (2–0)	Hagenow (1–2)	Edwards (3)	SECN	1,041	20–11	3–8
April 11	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park	L 4–13	Lee (3–2)	Money (1–1)	None	SECN+	1,216	20–12	3–9
April 15			Alex Box Stadium	W 5–1	Marceaux (4–3)	Farr (2–3)	None	ESPNU	3,747	21–12	4–9
April 16	No. 11 South Carolina		Alex Box Stadium	L 2–4⁷	Peters (3–1)	Fontenot (1–2)	Kerry (3)	SECN+	4,282	21–13	4–10
April 17	No. 11 South Carolina		Alex Box Stadium	L 0–9⁷	Sanders (6–1)	Money (1–2)	None	SECN+	4,438	21–14	4–11
April 20			Alex Box Stadium	W 5–0	Hellmers (6–1)	Lien (3–2)	None	SECN+	3,503	22–14
April 22			Swayze Field Oxford, MS	W 5–4	Edwards (2–2)	Broadway (3–1)	Fontenot (3)	ESPNU	9,035	23–14	5–11
April 23	at No. 6 Ole Miss		Swayze Field	W 7–2	Labas (3–0)	Nikhazy (4–2)	None	SECN+	11,788	24–14	6–11
April 24	at No. 6 Ole Miss		Swayze Field	L 9–10	Broadway (4–1)	Floyd (0–2)	None	SECN+	11,653	24–15	6–12
April 27			Alex Box Stadium	W 7–0	Hilliard (3–0)	Valerio (3–2)	None	SECN+	1,786	25–15
April 30			Alex Box Stadium	L 0–7	Wicklander (3–1)	Marceaux (4–4)	Kopps (6)	SECN	6,331	25–16	6–13

May (9–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	No. 1 Arkansas		Alex Box Stadium	L 10–17	Costeiu (6–1))	Labas (3–1)	None	SECN+	5,308	25–17	6–14
May 2	No. 1 Arkansas		Alex Box Stadium	W 5–4	Hilliard (4–0)	Lockhart (1–2)	None	SECN+	7,036	26–17	7–14
May 4	Southern		Alex Box Stadium	W 10–2	Coleman (2–0)	Davis (0–4)	None	SECN+	2,088	27–17
May 6			Plainsman Park Auburn, AL	W 8–3	Marceaux (5–4)	Owen (1–4)	Edwards (4)	ESPNU	1,511	28–17	8–14
May 7	at Auburn		Plainsman Park	W 9–6	Fontenot (2–2)	Glavine (1–2)	None	SECN	1,305	29–17	9–14
May 8	at Auburn		Plainsman Park	L 1–2	Skipper (1–2)	Hasty (0–1)	None	SECN+	1,775	29–18	9–15
May 11	No. 14 Louisiana Tech		Alex Box Stadium	W 16–8⁷	Fowler (1–0)	Tomkins (2–2)	None	SECN+	4,068	30–18
May 14			Alex Box Stadium	W 2–1	Marceaux (6–4)	Ras (6–3)	Fontenot (4)	SECN+	6,946	31–18	10–15
May 15	Alabama		Alex Box Stadium	L 5–6	Shamblin (4–2)	Labas (3–2)	Lee (7)	SECN	6,912	31–19	10–16
May 16	Alabama		Alex Box Stadium	W 13–5	Hilliard (5–0)	Prielipp (1–1)	None	SECN+	6,791	32–19	11–16
May 18			Alex Box Stadium	L 3–7	Francis (1–0)	Hellmers (6–2)	Brown (6)	SECN+	3,274	32–20
May 20			Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX	L 1–2	Saenz (6–6)	Coleman (2–1)	Jozwiak (8)	ESPNU	1,586	32–21	11–17
May 21	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park	W 12–6¹³	Fontenot (3–2)	Jozwiak (2–4)	None	SECN+	2,123	33–21	12–17
May 22	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park	W 8–2	Hilliard (6–0)	Weber (1–3)	None	SECN+	1,693	34–21	13–17

Postseason (4–4)

(4–1)
Date	Opponent	Seed/rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 4		(3)	PK Park Eugene, OR	L 0–3	Jacob (8–1)	Marceaux (6–6)	None	ESPNU		34–23	0–1
June 5		(3)	PK Park	W 6–5¹⁰	Fontenot (4–2)	Neuman (5–1)	None	SECN		35–23	1–1
June 6	(2) No. 25 Gonzaga	(3)	PK Park	W 9–4	Labas (4–2)	Gomez (5–4)	None	SECN		36–23	2–1
June 6		(3)	PK Park	W 4–1	Coleman (3–1)	Walker (6–3)	Fontenot (5)	ESPN3		37–23	3–1
June 7		(3)	PK Park	W 9–8	Marceaux (7–6)	Somers (2–2)	None	ESPN2	1,640	38–23	4–1

(0–2)
Date	Opponent	Seed/rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 12	No. 2 Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 2–4	Dallas (11–1)	Coleman (3–2)	Hunley (9)	ESPN2	4,283	38–24	4–3
June 13	No. 2 Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	L 6–15	Tidwell (10–3)	Marceaux (7–7)	None	ESPN2/ESPNU	4,283	38–25	4–4

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Suspended
Bold = LSU team member

Schedule Source:^[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

2021 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Jaden Hill	RHP	2	44	Colorado Rockies
Landon Marceaux	RHP	3	80	Los Angeles Angels

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Notes and References

Web site: Florida Picked To Win 2021 SEC Baseball Championship. 2021-02-28.
Web site: 2021 Baseball Roster. LSU Tigers. February 28, 2021.
LSU Announces 2021 Baseball Schedule. LSU Athletics. January 19, 2021. February 28, 2021.
Web site: LSU Draft Tracker: Which LSU baseball players were selected in the 2021 MLB Draft?.