2024 LSU Tigers baseball team

2024 season of Louisiana State University baseball team

2024 LSU Tigers baseball
Astros Foundation Classic champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record43–23 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
  • Jay Johnson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Yeskie
  • Josh Jordan
  • Marc Wanaka
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
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2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee xy 22 8   .733 60 13   .822
No. 3 Kentucky x‍‍y 22 8   .733 46 16   .742
No. 11 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 43 17   .717
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 38 23   .623
No. 8 Florida ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 36 30   .545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 37 25   .597
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 23 32   .418
Western
No. 17 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 44 16   .733
No. 2 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 53 15   .779
No. 22 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 40 23   .635
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 33 24   .579
LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 43 23   .652
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 27 29   .482
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 27 26   .509
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 24, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


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

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.[2] 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.[3]

Signing day recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2023.[4]

Player Hometown High School
Pitchers
Jake Brown Sulphur, Louisiana Sulphur (LA)
Kade Anderson Madisonville, Louisiana St. Paul's (LA)
MJ Seo Carrollton, Texas Hebron (TX)
Dylan Thompson Moss Bluff, Louisiana Sam Houston (LA)
Trenton Lape Bossier City, Louisiana Parkway (LA)
Cam Johnson Upper Marlboro, Maryland IMG Academy
Hitters
Steven Milam Las Cruces, New Mexico Centennial (AZ)
Ryan Kucherak Chandler, Arizona Hamilton (AZ)
Austen Roellig Rancho Cucamonga, California Etiwanda
Derrick Mitchell Plano, Texas John Paul II
Ashton Larson Overland Park, Kansas St. Thomas Aquinas (KS)
Griffin Cooley Kinder, Louisiana Kinder (LA)
Dallas Dale II Apopka, Florida Mount Dora Christian

Offseason

2023 MLB Draft

Thirteen LSU players were drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.

Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
1 1 Paul Skenes RHP Pittsburgh Pirates
1 2 Dylan Crews OF Washington Nationals
CB-A 38 Ty Floyd RHP Cincinnati Reds
2 51 Grant Taylor RHP Chicago White Sox
3 88 Tre' Morgan 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 Christian Little 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 McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark
Lake Charles, LA
W 9–618 Loer Morrow None LSUSports.net 1,392
November 12 Louisiana Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–318 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 VMI* No. 4 Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
W 11–8 Ackenhausen (1–0) Lloyd (0–1) Jump (1) SECN+ 11,649 1–0
February 17 Central Arkansas* 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 27–57 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 Northern Illinois* No. 3 Alex Box Stadium W 10–2 Ackenhausen (2–0) Meyer (0–2) None SECN+ 9,586 5–0
February 23 Stony Brook* 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 Rice* No. 3 Reckling Park
Houston, TX
W 16–4 Anderson (2–0) Fernandez (0–1) None ESPN+ 4,610 8–1
March (12–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
Astros Foundation Classic
March 1 vs. No. 15 Texas* No. 3 Minute Maid Park
Houston, TX
W 6–3 Holman (3–0) Johnson (1–1) None YouTube 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. Texas State* 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 Xavier* 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 at No. 21 Mississippi State 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 5–158 Cijntje (4–0) Hurd (1–2) None SECN+ 11,129 17–4 1–2
March 19 Louisiana Tech* No. 5 Alex Box Stadium W 11–18 Herring (2–0) Copeland (3–2) None SECN+ 10,946 18–4
March 22 No. 6 Florida 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 4–611 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 2–128 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 at No. 1 Arkansas No. 9 Baum–Walker Stadium
Fayetteville, AR
L 4–7 Smith (5–0) Ulloa (0–1) Hewlett (1) ESPN2 11,027 20–7 2–5
March 29 at No. 1 Arkansas No. 9 Baum-Walker Stadium L 3–410 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 Southern* 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. 7 Vanderbilt 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 3–138 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 at No. 4 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN
L 3–6 Causey (6–2) Jump (2–1) Connell (2) ESPNU 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 at Missouri Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO
W 12–17 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 Auburn 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 Grambling State* Alex Box Stadium W 26–27 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 No. 1 Texas A&M 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 Alabama 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 Ole Miss 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)
SEC Tournament (4–1)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 21 vs. (6) No. 11 Georgia (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 vs. (3) No. 2 Kentucky (11) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 11–08 Holman (9–3) Smith (3–4) None SECN 7,185 38–20 2–0
May 23 vs. (10) South Carolina (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 12–1110 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
NCAA Tournament – Chapel Hill Regional (3–1)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
May 31 vs. (3) Wofford (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 vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina (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 3–410 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
 W  LSU win •  L  LSU loss •  Postponement or cancellation Bold denotes LSU player

Statistics

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2024 SEC baseball records
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Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 13–17 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 . ALA W4 5–5 0–2
ARK 20–10 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 . ARK W1 7–3 3–0
AUB 8–22 2–1 1–2 . . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 AUB W7 2–8 0–4
FLA 13–17 . 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 FLA E5 4–6 0–1
UGA 17–13 3–0 . . 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 UGA E3 5–5 3–1
KEN 22–8 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 . . 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 KEN E2 8–2 4–0
LSU 13–17 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 LSU W5 4–6 1–2
MSU 17–13 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 MSU W3 6–4 1–0
MIZZ 9–21 . 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 1–9 1–3
MISS 11–19 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 . MISS W6 4–6 0–3
SCAR 13–17 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 SCAR E6 4–6 1–2
TENN 22–8 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 TENN E1 9–1 3–0
TAMU 19–11 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 3–0 TAMU W2 7–3 2–0
VAN 13–17 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 VAN E4 4–6 2–3
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]2 (11)2 (11)*2224718
Baseball America[6]222225925
NCBWA[7]22223571825
D1Baseball[8]433325818
Perfect Game[9]333325916

NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Olson, Eric (June 26, 2023). "LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18–4 one day after 20-run loss". Associated Press. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Cavadi, Wayne (June 26, 2023). "College World Series Most Outstanding Player award history, winners". ncaa.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Sanders, Dylan (January 14, 2023). "Breaking down LSU's 2024 baseball commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  6. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  8. ^ D1 Baseball
  9. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings

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