1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida x
17
–
13
.567
40
–
24
.625
No. 25 Tennessee x
17
–
13
.567
42
–
19
.689
Vanderbilt
14
–
16
.467
31
–
24
.564
South Carolina
13
–
17
.433
33
–
24
.579
Kentucky
10
–
20
.333
20
–
34
.370
Georgia
8
–
22
.267
28
–
27
.509
Western
No. 1 LSU x †
22
–
7
.759
57
–
13
.814
No. 2 Alabama ‡
20
–
9
.690
56
–
14
.800
No. 7 Mississippi State
19
–
11
.633
47
–
21
.691
No. 6 Auburn
17
–
12
.586
50
–
17
.746
Arkansas
15
–
14
.517
36
–
20
.643
Ole Miss
6
–
24
.200
22
–
31
.415
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion Rankings from Baseball America
The 1997 LSU Tigers baseball team won a second consecutive NCAA championship at the College World Series , and the fourth overall for the school. The 1997 team put on an impressive display of power, hitting an NCAA record 188 home runs, including one in each of the 70 games they played that season.
The Tigers were coached by Skip Bertman , who was in his 14th season as LSU head baseball coach. LSU set a school record for victories, finishing with a 57-13 record, and won their second straight Southeastern Conference championship with a 22-7 overall mark.
Schedule/results [ ]
1997 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Site/Stadium
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
1[1]
February 15
Baylor
13-2
Alex Box Stadium
Shipp (1-0)
Bradford (0-1)
-
6,563
1-0
2[2]
February 15
Baylor
11-5
Alex Box Stadium
Coogan (1-0)
Lambert (0-1)
-
6,140
2-0
3[3]
February 16
Baylor
8-3
Alex Box Stadium
Painich (1-0)
Wells (0-1)
-
6,549
3-0
4[4]
February 18
Centenary
9-2
Alex Box Stadium
Berthelot (1-0)
Schoenborn (0-1)
-
5,687
4-0
5[5]
February 19
Southern
16-2
Alex Box Stadium
Thompson (1-0)
Gordon (1-1)
-
5,636
5-0
6[6]
February 21
North Carolina
11-4
Superdome
Shipp (2-0)
Elmore (0-1)
-
7,727
6-0
7[7]
February 22
N.C. State
3-2
Superdome
Coogan (2-0)
Black (1-2)
-
11,449
7-0
8[8]
February 23
Duke
9-8
Superdome
Demouy (1-0)
Sullivan (0-1)
-
7,755
8-0
9[9]
February 28
VCU
15-2
Alex Box Stadium
Coogan (3-0)
Finley (2-2)
-
5,488
9-0
March
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Site/Stadium
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
10[10]
March 1
VCU
22-0
Alex Box Stadium
Thompson (2-0)
Burch (0-3)
-
6,104
10-0
11[11]
March 2
VCU
6-4
Alex Box Stadium
Berthelot (2-0)
Berryman (2-2)
-
5,546
11-0
12[12]
March 4
Tulane
8-5
Alex Box Stadium
Coogan (4-0)
Brown (0-1)
-
7,017
12-0
13[13]
March 5
Southern
12-1
Alex Box Stadium
Painich (2-0)
Williams (1-1)
-
5,503
13-0
14[14]
March 7
Vanderbilt
19-5
Alex Box Stadium
Coogan (5-0)
Seybt (1-2)
-
6,848
14-0
1-0
15[15]
March 8
Vanderbilt
8-7
Alex Box Stadium
Berthelot (3-0)
Snow (2-2)
Demouy (1)
6,975
15-0
2-0
16[16]
March 9
Vanderbilt
7-3
Alex Box Stadium
Shipp (3-0)
Colley (2-2)
-
6,635
16-0
3-0
17[17]
March 11
Louisiana Tech
8-2
Alex Box Stadium
Berthelot (4-0)
Sonnier (1-2)
Coogan (1)
6,548
17-0
18[18]
March 12
Louisiana College
14-7
Alex Box Stadium
Painich (3-0)
Teeter (1-3)
-
5,920
18-0
19[19]
March 14
Georgia
6-5 (10)
Foley Field
Demouy (2-0)
Jerue (1-1)
-
2,302
19-0
4-0
20[20]
March 15
Georgia
9-11
Foley Field
Brownlee (3-0)
Demouy (2-1)
Crawford (2)
2,024
19-1
4-1
21[21]
March 16
Georgia
7-3
Foley Field
Coogan (6-0)
Bridges (3-1)
Thompson (1)
2,018
20-1
5-1
22[22]
March 18
New Orleans
4-6
Privateer Park
Faust (5-0)
Thompson (2-1)
Cabeceiras (1)
5,288
20-2
23[23]
March 21
Florida
11-3
Alex Box Stadium
Shipp (4-0)
Edge (2-2)
-
6,898
21-2
6-1
24[24]
March 22
Florida
13-10
Alex Box Stadium
Daugherty (1-0)
Wilkerson (4-3)
Painich (1)
6,659
22-2
7-1
25[25]
March 23
Florida
9-5
Alex Box Stadium
Thompson (3-1)
McClendon (4-2)
-
6,660
23-2
8-1
26[26]
March 25
Louisiana Tech
13-1
J.C. Love Field
Painich (4-0)
Kelly (0-1)
-
3,251
24-2
27[27]
March 26
NE Louisiana
2-6
Indian Field
Loland (2-2)
Berthelot (4-1)
-
4,371
24-3
28[28]
March 28
Tennessee
12-3
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Coogan (7-0)
Cosgrove (5-2)
-
2,795
25-3
9-1
29[29]
March 29
Tennessee
7-2
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Thompson (4-1)
Folkers (3-1)
-
3,337
26-3
10-1
30[30]
March 30
Tennessee
8-6 (11)
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Berthelot (5-1)
Myers (5-2)
Albritton (1)
2,757
27-3
11-1
April
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Site/Stadium
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
31[31]
April 1
Nicholls State
13-5
Alex Box Stadium
Demouy (3-1)
Viator (1-4)
-
7,012
28-3
32[32]
April 2
McNeese State
9-6
Alex Box Stadium
Daugherty (2-0)
Huggins (2-6)
-
6,591
29-3
33[33]
April 4
South Carolina
9-8
Alex Box Stadium
Coogan (8-0)
Moore (1-1)
Demouy (2)
6,538
30-3
12-1
34[34]
April 5
South Carolina
7-8
Alex Box Stadium
Jodie (6-0)
Thompson (4-2)
Speer (1)
6,753
30-4
12-2
35[35]
April 6
South Carolina
11-10 (7)
Alex Box Stadium
Berthelot (6-1)
Hoshour (4-2)
Coogan (2)
6,828
31-4
13-2
36[36]
April 8
Tulane
12-2
Turchin Stadium
Demouy (4-1)
Bell (3-2)
-
4,500
32-4
37[37]
April 9
NE Louisiana
12-4
Alex Box Stadium
Painich (5-0)
Sheets (2-2)
-
6,575
33-4
38[38]
April 12
Mississippi State
6-9
Dudy Noble Field
Johnson (3-1)
Coogan (8-1)
-
-
33-5
13-3
39[39]
April 12
Mississippi State
20-12
Dudy Noble Field
Thompson (5-2)
Dilgard (5-1)
-
6,032
34-5
14-3
40[40]
April 13
Mississippi State
1-4
Dudy Noble Field
Jackson (6-2)
Painich (5-1)
Johnson (7)
4,012
34-6
14-4
41[41]
April 15
SW Louisiana
8-10
Alex Box Stadium
Devey (1-0)
Coogan (8-2)
-
6,752
34-7
42[42]
April 16
SE Louisiana
11-4
Alex Box Stadium
Guillory (1-0)
Pitarro (2-1)
-
5,986
35-7
43[43]
April 18
Ole Miss
7-1
Alex Box Stadium
Coogan (9-2)
Walker (1-2)
-
6,775
36-7
15-4
44[44]
April 19
Ole Miss
6-4
Alex Box Stadium
Daugherty (3-0)
DeYoung (3-6)
Demouy (3)
6,661
37-7
16-4
45[45]
April 20
Ole Miss
11-4
Alex Box Stadium
Painich (6-1)
Rodgers (3-3)
-
6,713
38-7
17-4
46[46]
April 22
New Orleans
8-11
Alex Box Stadium
Hymel (5-2)
Berthelot (6-2)
-
6,413
38-8
47[47]
April 23
Northwestern State
11-5
Alex Box Stadium
Demouy (5-1)
Lawrence (7-3)
-
5,761
39-8
48[48]
April 25
Auburn
7-1
Alex Box Stadium
Coogan (10-2)
Hudson (10-2)
-
6,866
40-8
18-4
49[49]
April 26
Auburn
8-0
Alex Box Stadium
Thompson (6-2)
Hebson (8-2)
-
7,018
41-8
19-4
50[50]
April 29
Southern
11-1
Alex Box Stadium
Painich (7-1)
Robinson (5-1)
-
6,565
42-8
May
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Site/Stadium
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
51[51]
May 2
Arkansas
13-8
Baum Stadium
Daugherty (4-0)
Lunney (4-2)
-
3,918
43-8
20-4
52[52]
May 3
Arkansas
11-5
Baum Stadium
Thompson (7-2)
Carnes (6-4)
-
5,067
44-8
21-4
53[53]
May 4
Arkansas
1-16
Baum Stadium
Wright (5-2)
Painich (7-1)
Franks (7)
4,118
44-9
21-5
54[54]
May 9
Alabama
4-6
Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Vaz (3-1)
Coogan (10-3)
-
5,117
44-10
21-6
55[55]
May 10
Alabama
2-28
Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Henderson (10-2)
Thompson (7-3)
-
5,117
44-11
21-7
56[56]
May 11
Alabama
6-4
Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Thompson (8-2)
Fisher (8-2)
Demouy (4)
5,117
45-11
22-7
Post-Season
SEC Baseball Tournament
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Site/Stadium
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SECT Record
57[57]
May 15
Auburn
5-2
Golden Park
Coogan (11-3)
Schoening (5-2)
Demouy (5)
3,642
46-11
1-0
58[58]
May 16
Tennessee
12-5
Golden Park
Thompson (9-3)
Cosgrove (10-5)
-
2,576
47-11
2-0
59[59]
May 17
Alabama
12-7
Golden Park
Painich (8-2)
Bernard (4-4)
-
4,030
48-11
3-0
60[60]
May 18
Alabama
2-12
Golden Park
Daniel (5-0)
Berthelot (6-3)
-
4,268
48-12
3-1
NCAA South I Regional
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Site/Stadium
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
NCAAT Record
61[61]
May 22
UNC Greensboro
14-0
Alex Box Stadium
Coogan (12-3)
Surridge (6-6)
-
6,654
49-12
1-0
62[62]
May 23
Oklahoma
14-3
Alex Box Stadium
Thompson (10-3)
Smith (3-1)
Guillory (1)
6,573
50-12
2-0
63[63]
May 24
South Alabama
5-11
Alex Box Stadium
Rayborn (2-1)
Shipp (4-1)
Nakamura (2)
6,726
50-13
2-1
64[64]
May 25
Long Beach State
14-7 (11)
Alex Box Stadium
Coogan (13-3)
Petrosian (4-3)
-
6,687
51-13
3-1
65[65]
May 26
South Alabama
14-4
Alex Box Stadium
Thompson (11-3)
Norton (9-6)
-
-
52-13
4-1
66[66]
May 26
South Alabama
15-4
Alex Box Stadium
Painich (9-2)
Sparks (11-1)
Daugherty (1)
7,041
53-13
5-1
College World Series
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Site/Stadium
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
NCAAT Record
67[67]
May 30
Rice
5-4
Rosenblatt Stadium
Demouy (6-1)
Anderson (10-2)
-
20,551
54-13
6-1
68[68]
June 1
Stanford
10-5
Rosenblatt Stadium
Coogan (14-3)
Peterson (11-3)
-
23,867
55-13
7-1
69[69]
June 4
Stanford
13-9
Rosenblatt Stadium
Berthelot (7-3)
Hutchinson (8-4)
Coogan (3)
22,218
56-13
8-1
70[70]
June 7
Alabama
13-6
Rosenblatt Stadium
Thompson (12-3)
Daniel (5-1)
-
24,401
57-13
9-1
Statistical Leaders [ ]
Batting Average
Brandon Larson
.381
Eddy Furniss
.378
Blair Barbier
.353
Hits
Brandon Larson
110
Eddy Furniss
98
Mike Koerner
96
Home Runs
Brandon Larson
40
Mike Koerner
22
Eddy Furniss
17
Tom Bernhardt
17
RBI
Brandon Larson
118
Eddy Furniss
77
Mike Koerner
69
Wins
Patrick Coogan
14
Doug Thompson
12
Joey Painich
9
ERA
Chris Demouy
3.63
Kevin Shipp
4.10
Patrick Coogan
4.46
Strikeouts
Doug Thompson
158
Patrick Coogan
144
Joey Painich
72
[71]
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