2024 LSU Tigers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2024
Team:	LSU Tigers
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	Western Division
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	43–23
Conf Record:	13–17
Head Coach:	Jay Johnson
Hc Year:	3rd
Asst Coach1:	Nate Yeskie
Asst Coach2:	Josh Jordan
Asst Coach3:	Marc Wanaka
Stadium:	Alex Box Stadium
Champion:	Astros Foundation Classic champions
Bowl:	Chapel Hill Regional
Bowl Result:	3–2

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.

Previous season

See 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Signing day recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2023.^[3]

Pitchers
Jake Brown		Sulphur (LA)
Kade Anderson		St. Paul's (LA)
MJ Seo
Dylan Thompson		Sam Houston (LA)
Trenton Lape		Parkway (LA)
Cam Johnson		IMG Academy
Hitters
Steven Milam		Centennial (AZ)
Ryan Kucherak
Austen Roellig		Etiwanda
Derrick Mitchell		John Paul II
Ashton Larson
Griffin Cooley		Kinder (LA)
Dallas Dale II		Mount Dora Christian

Offseason

2023 MLB Draft

See main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

Thirteen LSU players were drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.

1			RHP	Pittsburgh Pirates
1	2		OF	Washington Nationals
CB-A	38		RHP	Cincinnati Reds
2	51		RHP	Chicago White Sox
3	88		1B	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
6	165	Gavin Dugas	LF	Washington Nationals
11	333	Garrett Edwards	RHP	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
12	361	Blake Money	RHP	Baltimore Orioles
12	365	Brayden Jobert	OF	St. Louis Cardinals
13	391	Riley Cooper	LHP	Baltimore Orioles
15	460	Jordan Thompson	SS	Los Angeles Dodgers
16	490	Javen Coleman	LHP	Los Angeles Dodgers
19	576		RHP	New York Mets

Schedule and results

2024 LSU Tigers baseball game log (43–22)
Fall 2023 exhibitions (2–0)
November (2–0) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance November 5 at Joe Miller Ballpark Lake Charles, LA W 9–6^18 Loer Morrow None LSUSports.net 1,392 November 12 Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 14–3^18 Jump Etheridge None LSUSports.net 3,494 November 17 Purple/Gold World Series Game 1 Alex Box Stadium PUR 2–1 Dutton Bronzini Ulloa LSUSports.net 4,959 November 18 Purple/Gold World Series Game 2 Alex Box Stadium PUR 3–2 Little Loer Moffett LSUSports.net 5,301
Regular season (36–20)
February (8–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 16 No. 4 Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 11–8 Ackenhausen (1–0) Lloyd (0–1) Jump (1) 11,649 1–0 — February 17 No. 4 Alex Box Stadium W 2–0 Holman (1–0) MacRae (0–1) Dutton (1) SECN+ 10,709 2–0 — February 18 VMI* No. 4 Alex Box Stadium W 27–5^7 Coleman (1–0) Jones (0–1) None SECN+ 10,641 3–0 — February 19 Central Arkansas* No. 3 Alex Box Stadium W 4–3 Anderson (1–0) Parlin (0–1) Ulloa (1) SECN+ 9,639 4–0 — February 22 No. 3 Alex Box Stadium W 10–2 Ackenhausen (2–0) Meyer (0–2) None SECN+ 9,586 5–0 — February 23 No. 3 Alex Box Stadium L 2–5 Smink (1–1) Hurd (0–1) Paulsen (1) SECN+ 10,303 5–1 — February 24 Northern Illinois* No. 3 Alex Box Stadium W 5–2 Holman (2–0) Stewart (0–1) Guidry (1) SECN+ 11,339 6–1 — February 25 Stony Brook* No. 3 Alex Box Stadium W 18–10 Coleman (2–0) Book (0–2) None SECN+ 10,682 7–1 — February 28 at * No. 3 Reckling Park Houston, TX W 16–4 Anderson (2–0) Fernandez (0–1) None 4,610 8–1 —
March (12–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 vs. No. 15 Texas* No. 3 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX W 6–3 Holman (3–0) Johnson (1–1) None 24,927 9–1 — March 2 vs. Louisiana* No. 3 Minute Maid Park W 5–4 Jump (1–0) Herrmann (1–1) Loer (1) YouTube 21,726 10–1 — March 3 vs. * No. 3 Minute Maid Park W 10–5 Hurd (1–1) Hall (0–1) None YouTube 14,726 11–1 — March 6 at Southeastern Louisiana* No. 3 Pat Kenelly Diamond Hammond, LA W 4–3 Guidry (1–0) Rodriguez (0–1) Ackenhausen (1) ESPN+ 3,751 12–1 — March 8 No. 3 Alex Box Stadium W 4–0 Holman (4–0) Hoskins (2–2) Herring (1) SECN+ 10,171 13–1 — March 9 Xavier* No. 3 Alex Box Stadium W 8–2 Jump (2–0) Hughes (0–3) None SECN+ 11,065 14–1 — March 10 Xavier* No. 3 Alex Box Stadium L 1–2 Boyle (2–0) Ackenhausen (2–1) Hooker (1) SECN+ 10,282 14–2 — March 12 North Dakota State No. 2 Alex Box Stadium W 6–1 Loer (1–0) Wilson (1–2) Coleman (1) SECN+ 9,909 15–2 — March 13 North Dakota State* No. 2 Alex Box Stadium W 7–0 Hellmers (1–0) Sargeant (0–1) None SECN+ 9,833 16–2 — March 15 No. 2 Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS L 4–10 Stevens (2–0) Holman (4–1) None SECN+ 11,111 16–3 0–1 March 16 at No. 21 Mississippi State No. 2 Dudy Noble Field W 9–8 Herring (1–0) Stephen (2–2) Ackenhausen (2) SECN 13,974 17–3 1–1 March 17 at No. 21 Mississippi State No. 2 Dudy Noble Field L 5–15^8 Cijntje (4–0) Hurd (1–2) None SECN+ 11,129 17–4 1–2 March 19 No. 5 Alex Box Stadium W 11–1^8 Herring (2–0) Copeland (3–2) None SECN+ 10,946 18–4 — March 22 No. 5 Alex Box Stadium W 6–1 Holman (5–1) Fisher (2–2) Herring (2) SECN 12,539 19–4 2–2 March 23 No. 6 Florida No. 5 Alex Box Stadium L 4–6^11 Slater (2–0) Ackenhausen (2–2) None SECN+ 12,892 19–5 2–3 March 24 No. 6 Florida No. 5 Alex Box Stadium L 2–12^8 Caglianone (3–0) Thatcher (1–3) None SECN 11,648 19–6 2–4 March 26 Southeastern Louisiana* No. 9 Alex Box Stadium W 8–4 Loer (2–0) Hayden (2–1) None SECN+ 10,517 20–6 — March 28 No. 9 Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR L 4–7 Smith (5–0) Ulloa (0–1) Hewlett (1) 11,027 20–7 2–5 March 29 at No. 1 Arkansas No. 9 Baum-Walker Stadium L 3–4^10 Hewlett (1–0) Hurd (1–4) None SECN 11,156 20–8 2–6 March 30 at No. 1 Arkansas No. 9 Baum-Walker Stadium L 5–7 Frank (1–0) Ackenhausen (2–3) McEntire (3) SECN+ 10,924 20–9 2–7
April (9–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 No. 25 Alex Box Stadium L 7–12 Harris (1–2) Anderson (2–1) Burkett II (3) SECN+ 10,222 20–10 — April 5 No. 25 Alex Box Stadium W 10–6 Holman (6–1) Carter (3–1) Herring (3) ESPN2 10,778 21–10 3–7 April 6 No. 7 Vanderbilt No. 25 Alex Box Stadium L 6–8 McElvain (1–1) Ackenhausen (2–4) None SECN 12,315 21–11 3–8 April 7 No. 7 Vanderbilt No. 25 Alex Box Stadium L 3–13^8 Holton (5–0) Coleman (2–1) None SECN+ 12,076 21–12 3–9 April 9 McNeese Alex Box Stadium W 16–0 Anderson (3–1) Caraway (2–3) None SECN+ 9,937 22–12 — April 12 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN L 3–6 Causey (6–2) Jump (2–1) Connell (2) 5,901 22–13 3–10 April 13 at No. 4 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 1–3 Beam (5–1) Holman (6–2) Snead (3) SECN 6,155 22–14 3–11 April 14 at No. 4 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 4–8 Behnke (1–0) Moffett (0–1) Combs (1) SECN 6,092 22–15 3–12 April 16 New Orleans Alex Box Stadium W 6–3 Little (1–0) Usey (0–2) Ulloa (2) SECN+ 10,324 23–15 — April 19 Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO W 12–1^7 Jump (3–1) Lunceford (1–3) None SECN 1,862 24–15 4–12 April 20 at Missouri Taylor Stadium L 7–8 Pimental (2–2) Holman (6–3) Magdic (2) SECN+ 2,153 24–16 4–13 April 21 at Missouri Taylor Stadium W 6–2 Herring (3–0) Mayer (1–5) None SECN+ 2,587 25–16 5–13 April 23 Nicholls Alex Box Stadium W 9–0 Anderson (4–1) Desandro (4–4) None SECN+ 10,465 26–16 — April 26 Alex Box Stadium W 5–0 Jump (4–1) Watts (0–2) None SECN+ 11,006 27–16 6–13 April 27 Auburn Alex Box Stadium W 3–2 Hurd (2–4) McBride (3–3) None SECN+ 11,603 28–16 7–13 April 28 Auburn Alex Box Stadium L 5–7 Armstrong (1–1) Anderson (4–2) Carlson (1) SECN+ 10,531 28–17 7–14 April 30 Alex Box Stadium W 26–2^7 Coleman (3–1) Peguero (1–9) None SECN+ 9,836 29–17 —
May (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 3 Alex Box Stadium W 6–4 Ulloa (1–1) Prager (8–1) Herring (4) ESPN2 11,007 30–17 8–14 May 4 No. 1 Texas A&M Alex Box Stadium W 6–4 Little (2–0) Sdao (3–1) Guidry (2) ESPN2 11,751 31–17 9–14 May 5 No. 1 Texas A&M Alex Box Stadium L 4–14 Cortez (7–2) Dutton (0–1) None SECN+ 10,747 31–18 9–15 May 7 Northwestern State Alex Box Stadium W 6–5 Guidry (2–0) Bunch (2–1) None SECN+ 10,107 32–18 — May 10 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL L 7–8 Buchanan (2–1) Herring (3–1) None SECN+ 5,800 32–19 9–16 May 11 at Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium W 6–3 Holman (7–3) Adams (4–4) Guidry (3) SECN+ 5,800 33–19 10–16 May 12 at Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium L 3–4 Hess (4–4) Dutton (0–2) Myers (3) SECN+ 3,760 33–20 10–17 May 16 Alex Box Stadium W 5–1 Jump (5–1) Maddox (3–7) Herring (5) SECN 10,437 34–20 11–17 May 17 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium W 4–2 Holman (8–3) Doyle (3–3) Herring (6) SECN+ 10,856 35–20 12–17 May 18 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium W 9–3 Ackenhausen (3–4) Nichols (4–2) None SECN+ 11,685 36–20 13–17
Postseason (7–2)
(4–1) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 21 (11) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL W 9–1 Jump (6–1) Evans (3–2) None SECN 7,425 37–20 1–0 May 22 (11) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 11–0^8 Holman (9–3) Smith (3–4) None SECN 7,185 38–20 2–0 May 23 (11) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 11–10 Ulloa (2–1) Veach (4–2) None SECN 11,923 39–20 3–0 May 25 vs. (10) South Carolina (11) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 12–11^10 Herring (4–1) Gainey (1–4) None SECN 14,386 40–20 4–0 May 26 vs. (1) No. 1 Tennessee (11) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 3–4 Russell (0–1) Ackenhausen (3–5) None SECN 15,686 40–21 4–1 (3–1) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record May 31 vs. (3) (2) No. 24 Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 4–3 Herring (5–1) Bouchard (0–5) None ESPNU 3,363 41–21 1–0 June 1 (2) No. 24 Boshamer Stadium L 2–6 Peterson (3–2) Holman (9–4) Pence (7) ESPN2 3,230 41–22 1–1 June 2 vs. (3) Wofford (2) No. 24 Boshamer Stadium W 13–6 Herring (6–1) Michaels (3–2) None ESPN 3,362 42–22 2–1 June 2 vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina (2) No. 24 Boshamer Stadium W 8–4 Hurd (3–4) Haugh (4–2) None ESPN+ 4,098 43–22 3–1 June 3 vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina (2) No. 24 Boshamer Stadium L 3–4^10 Pence (4–1) Jump (6-2) None ESPN2 4,026 43–23 3–2
*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: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. External links LSU Baseball

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olson . Eric . LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18–4 one day after 20-run loss . . September 30, 2023 . June 26, 2023.
2. Web site: College World Series Most Outstanding Player award history, winners . Wayne. Cavadi. ncaa.com. June 26, 2023 . June 26, 2023.
3. Web site: Sanders . Dylan . Breaking down LSU's 2024 baseball commits . 247sports.com . September 30, 2023 . January 14, 2023.