2023 LSU Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record54–17 (19–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida xy 20100 .66754170 .761
No. 19 Vanderbilt y 19110 .63342200 .677
No. 13 South Carolina y 16130 .55242210 .667
No. 7 Tennessee y 16140 .53344220 .667
No. 17 Kentucky y 16140 .53340210 .656
Georgia   11190 .36729270 .518
Missouri   10200 .33330240 .556
Western
No. 16 Arkansas xy 20100 .66743180 .705
No. 1 LSU y 19100 .65554170 .761
Auburn y 17130 .56734231 .595
No. 10 Alabama y 16140 .53343210 .672
Texas A&M y 14160 .46738270 .585
Mississippi State   9210 .30027260 .509
Ole Miss   6240 .20025290 .463
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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

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.[2]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player No. Position Class
Dylan Crews3OFJunior
Tommy White47DH/USophomore
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Tre Morgan181BJunior
Paul Skenes20SPJunior

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023.[2]

SEC West Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish
Team Points
1LSU88 (12)
2Texas A&M69 (1)
3Arkansas68
4Ole Miss64 (1)
5Alabama34
6Auburn33
7Mississippi State29

Offseason

Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ben Nippolt5INF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)173Jr.St. Paul, MinnesotaVCU
Paul Skenes20RHP/U6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)247Jr.Lake Forest, CaliforniaAir Force
Thatcher Hurd263B6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)214So.Manhattan Beach, CaliforniaUCLA
Nate Ackenhausen30RHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)240Jr.Owasso, OklahomaEastern Oklahoma State
Kaleb Applebey45RHP6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245So.Mount Carmel, IllinoisWabash Valley CC
Tommy White473B6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)236So.St. Pete Beach, FloridaNC State
Jack Merrifield533B6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195RS-Sr.Prairieville, LouisianaLSU Eunice
Christian Little99RHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225Jr.St. Louis, MissouriVanderbilt

Signing Day Recruits

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

Player Hometown High School
Pitchers
Nic BronziniSan Ramon, CaliforniaCal High
Micah BucknamAbbotsford, British ColumbiaMEI
Griffin HerringSouthlake, TexasSouthlake Carroll
Aiden MoffettMount Olive, MississippiTaylorsville (MS)
Jaden NootOak Park, CaliforniaSierra Canyon
Chase ShoresMidland, TexasLegacy (TX)
DJ PrimeauxBaton Rouge, LouisianaCentral (LA)
Hitters
Jared JonesMarietta, GeorgiaGeorge Walton
Gavin GuidryLake Charles, LouisianaAlfred Barbe
Ethan FreyLeesville, LouisianaRosepine
Brady NealTallahassee, FloridaIMG Academy
Mic PaulSalt Lake City, UtahOlympus
Paxton KlingRoaring Spring, PennsylvaniaCentral (PA)
Zeb RuddellMonroe, LouisianaNeville

2022 MLB Draft

Four LSU players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.

Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
16Jacob Berry3BMiami Marlins
278Cade Doughty2BToronto Blue Jays
5160Eric ReyzelmanRHPNew York Yankees
12359Paul GervaseRHPNew York Mets

Personnel

Roster

2023 LSU Tigers baseball roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 9 - Ty Floyd - Junior
  • 14 - Nic Bronzini - Freshman
  • 17 - Sam Dutton - Sophomore
  • 20 - Paul Skenes - Junior
  • 21 - Bryce Collins - Redshirt Junior
  • 24 - Thatcher Hurd - Sophomore
  • 27 - Jaden Noot - Freshman
  • 29 - Micah Bucknam - Freshman
  • 30 - Nate Ackenhausen - Junior
  • 32 - Aiden Moffett - Freshman
  • 34 - Chase Shores - Freshman
  • 35 - Griffin Herring - Freshman
  • 38 - Riley Cooper - Junior
  • 41 - DJ Primeaux - Freshman
  • 43 - Garrett Edwards - Junior
  • 44 - Blake Money - Junior
  • 45 - Kaleb Applebey - Sophomore
  • 48 - Will Hellmers - Junior
  • 49 - Javen Coleman - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 50 - Grant Taylor - Sophomore
  • 99 - Christian Little - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 7 - Alex Milazzo - Redshirt Junior
  • 16 - Brady Neal - Freshman
  • 25 - Hayden Travinski - Redshirt Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Gavin Guidry - Freshman
  • 4 - Jordan Thompson - Junior
  • 5 - Ben Nippolt - Junior
  • 18 - Tre' Morgan - Junior
  • 22 - Jared Jones - Freshman
  • 24 - Cade Beloso - Graduate
  • 53 - Jack Merrifield - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 3 - Dylan Crews - Junior
  • 6 - Brayden Jobert - Redshirt Junior
  • 11 - Josh Pearson - Sophomore
  • 13 - Mic Paul - Freshman
  • 23 - Josh Stevenson - Sophomore
  • 28 - Paxton Kling - Freshman

Utility

  • 8 - Gavin Dugas - Graduate
  • 33 - Ethan Frey - Freshman
 

Starters

Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C16Brady NealFreshman
1B22Jared JonesFreshman
2B8Gavin DugasGraduate
3B47Tommy WhiteSophomore
SS4Jordan ThompsonJunior
LF18Tre' MorganJunior
CF3Dylan CrewsJunior
RF28Paxton KlingFreshman
DH6Brayden JobertRS Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday20Paul SkenesJunior
Saturday9Ty FloydJunior
Sunday99Christian LittleJunior

Schedule and results

2023 LSU Tigers baseball game log (54–17)
Regular season (42–13)
Postseason (12–4)
College World Series (6–2)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 17vs. No. 21 TennesseeNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab Field
Omaha, NE
W 6–3Skenes (13–2)Lindsey (3–4)Cooper (1)ESPN+25,01049–151–0
June 19vs. (1) Wake ForestNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldL 2–3Minacci (1–1)Hurd (6–3)NoneESPN24,95849–161–1
June 20vs. No. 21 TennesseeNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldW 5–0Ackenhausen (3–0)Beam (9–5)Cooper (2)ESPN24,87450–162–1
June 21vs. (1) Wake ForestNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldW 5–2Herring (5–2)Keener (8–2)Cooper (3)ESPN25,21451–163–1
June 22vs. (1) Wake ForestNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldW 2–011Hurd (7–3)Massey (3–1)NoneESPN225,21452–164–1
June 24vs. (2) FloridaNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldW 4–311Cooper (5–3)Neely (2–3)NoneESPN25,25853–165–1
June 25vs. (2) FloridaNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldL 4–24Purnell (2–0)Ackenhausen (3–1)Ficarrotta (2)ESPN25,29253–175–2
June 26vs. (2) FloridaNo. 7 (5)Charles Schwab FieldW 18–4Hurd (8–3)Caglianone (7–4)NoneESPN24,87854–176–2

*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.

Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA16–141–22–11–2.1–20–31–23–03–0..2–12–1ALAW45–52–1
ARK20–102–13–0.0–3.1–23–0.2–12–13–03–01–2ARKW17–34–1
AUB17–131–20–31–22–1.2–12–13–03–02–1.1–2.AUBW36–42–1
FLA20–102–1.2–12–12–1..3–03–00–32–11–23–0FLAE18–23–1
UGA11–19.3–01–21–22–11–2.0–31–20–32–1.0–3UGAE63–71–3
KEN16–142–1..1–21–21–23–03–0.3–01–21–20–3KENE54–63–1
LSU19–103–02–11–2.2–12–11–2.3–01–12–12–1.LSUW27–22–0
MSU9–212–10–31–2..0–32–1.2–11–20–31–20–3MSUW63–70–4
MIZZ10–200–3.0–30–33–00–3..2–10–33–01–21–2MIZZE73–72–5
MISS6–240–31–20–30–32–1.0–31–21–2..1–20–3MISSW71–90–5
SCAR16–13.1–21–23–03–00–31–12–13–0.1–2.1–2SCARE34–53–1
TENN16–14.0–3.1–21–22–11–23–00–3.2–13–03–0TENNE45–53–2
TAMU14–161–20–32–12–1.2–11–22–12–12–1.0–3.TAMUW56–40–2
VAN19–111–22–1.0–33–03–0.3–02–13–02–10–3.VANE27–34–2
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]11*1111111111
Baseball America[5]111111111111
Collegiate Baseball^[6]111111111111
NCBWA[7]111111111111
D1Baseball[8]111111111111

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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. "2023 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "LSU Picked To Win 2023 SEC Baseball Championship". Southeastern Conference. secsports.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. "2023 Baseball Roster". LSU Tigers. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  7. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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