2023 LSU Tigers baseball team explained

Mode:baseball
Year:2023
Team:LSU Tigers
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Division:Western Division
Short Conf:SEC
Record:54–17
Conf Record:19–10
Head Coach:Jay Johnson
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Wes Johnson
Asst Coach2:Josh Jordan
Asst Coach3:Marc Wanaka
Stadium:Alex Box Stadium
Champion:Baton Rouge Regional champions
Baton Rouge Super Regional champions
Bowl:College World Series National champions

The 2023 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

Previous season

See 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 . 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.[1]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player No.PositionClass
3 OF Junior
47 DH/U Sophomore
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player No.PositionClass
Tre Morgan 18 1B Junior
20 SP Junior

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023.[1]

SEC West Coaches' Poll
1 LSU 88 (12)
2 Texas A&M 69 (1)
3 Arkansas 68
4 Ole Miss 64 (1)
5 Alabama 34
6 Auburn 33
7 Mississippi State 29

Offseason

Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
5 INF 173 VCU
20 RHP/U 247 Air Force
26 3B 214 UCLA
30 RHP 240 Eastern Oklahoma State
45 RHP 245 Wabash Valley CC
47 3B 236 NC State
53 3B 195 LSU Eunice
99 RHP 225 Vanderbilt

Signing Day Recruits

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

Pitchers
Nic Bronzini Cal High
Micah Bucknam MEI
Griffin Herring Southlake Carroll
Aiden Moffett Taylorsville (MS)
Jaden Noot Sierra Canyon
Chase Shores Legacy (TX)
DJ Primeaux Central (LA)
Hitters
Jared Jones George Walton
Gavin Guidry Alfred Barbe
Ethan Frey Rosepine
Brady Neal
Mic Paul Olympus
Paxton Kling Central (PA)
Zeb Ruddell Neville

2022 MLB Draft

See main article: 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

Four LSU players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.

1 6 3B Miami Marlins
2 78 2B Toronto Blue Jays
5 160 Eric Reyzelman RHP New York Yankees
12 359 Paul Gervase RHP New York Mets

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos. No.Player. Year
C 16 Brady Neal Freshman
1B 22 Jared Jones Freshman
2B 8 Gavin Dugas Graduate
3B 47 Sophomore
SS 4 Jordan Thompson Junior
LF 18 Tre' Morgan Junior
CF 3 Junior
RF 28 Paxton Kling Freshman
DH 6 Brayden Jobert RS Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No.Player. Year
Friday 20 Junior
Saturday 9 Junior
Sunday 99 Junior

Schedule and results

2023 LSU Tigers baseball game log (54–17)
Regular season (42–13)
Postseason (12–4)
(6–2)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
June 17 vs. No. 21 Tennessee No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field
Omaha, NE
W 6–3 Skenes (13–2) Lindsey (3–4) Cooper (1) ESPN+ 25,010 49–15 1–0
June 19 No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field L 2–3 Minacci (1–1) Hurd (6–3) None ESPN 24,958 49–16 1–1
June 20 vs. No. 21 Tennessee No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field W 5–0 Ackenhausen (3–0) Beam (9–5) Cooper (2) ESPN 24,874 50–16 2–1
June 21 vs. (1) Wake Forest No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field W 5–2 Herring (5–2) Keener (8–2) Cooper (3) ESPN 25,214 51–16 3–1
June 22 vs. (1) Wake Forest No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field W 2–011 Hurd (7–3) Massey (3–1) None ESPN2 25,214 52–16 4–1
June 24 No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field W 4–311 Cooper (5–3) Neely (2–3) None ESPN 25,258 53–16 5–1
June 25 vs. (2) Florida No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field L 4–24 Purnell (2–0) Ackenhausen (3–1) Ficarrotta (2) ESPN 25,292 53–17 5–2
June 26 vs. (2) Florida No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field W 18–4 Hurd (8–3) Caglianone (7–4) None ESPN 24,878 54–17 6–2
*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll
LSU win • LSU loss • • Bold denotes LSU player|}

Statistics

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LSU Picked To Win 2023 SEC Baseball Championship . . secsports.com . March 24, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2023 Baseball Roster. LSU Tigers. April 10, 2023.