The 2018 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium as a member of the Southeastern Conference . They are led by head coach Paul Mainieri , in his 12th season at LSU.
Previous Season [ ]
In 2017, the Tigers won the SEC's Western Division with a record of 52–20–0, 21–9–0 in conference play. They qualified for the 2017 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament and defeated Arkansas in the final, 4–2. They qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament as the SEC champion, and were selected as the No. 4 overall national seed. The Tigers were selected as hosts of the Baton Rouge regional, which included Rice , Southeastern Louisiana , and Texas Southern . The Tigers swept through the Regional, defeating Texas Southern, 15–7, Southeastern 11–6, and Rice 5–0 advancing to the Super Regional where they hosted conference rival Mississippi State . After a 4–3 comeback victory in which they trailed 3–0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, LSU beat the Bulldogs 14–4 the following night to advance to their 18th World Series. The Tigers defeated Florida State in their opening game 5–4, but then fell to overall number one seed Oregon State 13–1 placing them on the brink of elimination. The Tigers once again beat Florida State 7–4 to earn the right to face Oregon State once again, needing to win twice. LSU advanced to the finals winning 3–1 then 6–1 eliminating the Beavers. In the championship, LSU faced conference rival Florida . The Tigers lost a close Game 1 4–3 then were defeated 6–1 the following night to finish national runners-up, while the Gators earned their first national championship.
Personnel [ ]
Roster [ ]
2018 LSU Tigers roster
Pitchers
10 – Eric Walker – Sophomore
18 – Austin Bain – Senior
21 – Nick Storz – Freshman
26 – AJ Labas – Freshman
27 – Matthew Beck – Sophomore
28 – Devin Fontenot – Freshman
29 – Nick Bush – Sophomore
30 – Trent Vietmeier – Freshman
32 – Taylor Petersen – Junior
35 – Clay Moffitt – Junior
37 – Will Reese – Sophomore
38 – Zach Hess – Sophomore
40 – John Kodros – Freshman
41 – Caleb Gilbert – Junior
43 – Todd Peterson – Sophomore
47 – Brandon Nowak – Junior
49 – Cam Sanders – Junior
52 – Ma'Khail Hilliard – Freshman
Catchers
7 – Hunter Feduccia – Junior
20 – Braden Doughty – Freshman
Infielders
3 – Hal Hughes – Freshman
4 – Josh Smith – Sophomore
5 – Jake Slaughter – Sophomore
13 – Nick Coomes – Senior
16 – Brandt Broussard – Junior
17 – Chris Reid – Junior
25 – Bryce Jordan – Junior
Outfielders
2 – Daniel Cabrera – Freshman
8 – Antoine Duplantis – Junior
9 – Zach Watson – Sophomore
23 – Nick Webre – Freshman
24 – Beau Jordan – Senior
Reference: [1]
Coaching staff [ ]
Reference: [2]
Schedule [ ]
Legend
LSU win
LSU loss
Bold
LSU team member
2018 LSU Tigers Game Log
Regular Season (33–23)
February (5–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
February 16
Notre Dame
No. 10
Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
7–6
Bain (1–0)
Vierling (0–1)
None
12,844
1–0
–
February 17
Notre Dame
No. 10
Alex Box Stadium
5–10
Sheehan (1–0)
Hess (0–1)
Kmet (1)
12,223
1–1
–
February 18
Notre Dame
No. 10
Alex Box Stadium
3–11
Boyle (1–0)
Peterson (0–1)
Belcik (1)
10,384
1–2
–
February 21
New Orleans
No. 15
Alex Box Stadium
14–6
Hilliard (1–0)
Griffin (0–1)
None
10,154
2–2
–
February 23
No. 19 Texas
No. 15
Alex Box Stadium
13–4
Hess (1–1)
Kingham (1–1)
None
11,102
3–2
–
February 24
No. 19 Texas
No. 15
Alex Box Stadium
10–5
Beck (1–0)
Elder (1–1)
None
12,038
4–2
–
February 25
No. 19 Texas
No. 15
Alex Box Stadium
1–11
Henley (1–0)
Peterson (0–2)
None
10,762
4–3
–
February 27
Grambling State
No. 14
Alex Box Stadium
10–3
Hilliard (2–0)
Escano (0–1)
None
10,262
5–3
–
February 28
at Southeastern LA
No. 14
Pat Kenelly Diamond Hammond, LA
4–5
Koestler (2–0)
Peterson (0–3)
Tassin (2)
3,101
5–4
–
March (13–7)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
March 2
Toledo
No. 14
Alex Box Stadium
8–1
Hess (2–1)
Jacob (0–2)
None
10,346
6–4
–
March 3
Sacred Heart
No. 14
Alex Box Stadium
7–0
Gilbert (1–0)
Taubl (0–2)
None
11,007
7–4
–
March 4
Southeastern LA
No. 14
Alex Box Stadium
4–2
Hilliard (3–0)
Granier (1–1)
Bain (1)
10,990
8–4
–
March 6
Southern
No. 13
Alex Box Stadium
8–2
Sanders (1–0)
Snyder (1–2)
Peterson (1)
9,924
9–4
–
March 7
at Louisiana
No. 13
M. L. Tigue Moore Field Lafayette, LA
3–410
Stoelke (1–0)
Bain (0–1)
None
5,499
9–5
–
March 9
Hawaii
No. 13
Alex Box Stadium
2–4
Rees (2–0)
Hess (2–2)
Thomas (5)
10,686
9–6
–
March 10
Hawaii
No. 13
Alex Box Stadium
5–1
Gilbert (2–0)
DeMiero (1–1)
None
10,866
10–6
–
March 11
Hawaii
No. 13
Alex Box Stadium
14–1
Hilliard (4–0)
Pouelsen (2–1)
None
10,334
11–6
–
March 14
South Alabama
No. 16
Alex Box Stadium
9–4
Labas (1–0)
Yarborough (1–1)
None
10,456
12–6
–
March 16
No. 24 Missouri
No. 16
Alex Box Stadium
4–2
Hess (3–2)
Montes (3–1)
Bain (2)
10,334
13–6
1–0
March 17
No. 24 Missouri
No. 16
Alex Box Stadium
6–12
Plassmeyer (3–0)
Gilbert (2–1)
None
10,747
13–7
1–1
March 18
No. 24 Missouri
No. 16
Alex Box Stadium
7–5
Hilliard (5–0)
Toelken (2–2)
None
10,141
14–7
2–1
March 21
Tulane
No. 15
Alex Box Stadium
10–4
Labas (2–0)
Solesky (1–2)
None
10,319
15–7
–
March 23
at No. 5 Vanderbilt
No. 15
Hawkins Field Nashville, TN
2–4
Fellows (4–0)
Hess (3–3)
King (2)
3,136
15–8
2–2
March 24
at No. 5 Vanderbilt
No. 15
Hawkins Field
6–2[a]
Gilbert (3–1)
Raby (2–3)
None
3,211
16–8
3–2
March 25
at No. 5 Vanderbilt
No. 15
Hawkins Field
0–17
Hickman (5–0)
Hilliard (4–1)
None
3,399
16–9
3–3
March 27
vs.Louisiana
No. 19
Shrine on Airline Metairie, LA
1–3
Harris (1–1)
Labas (2–1)
Stoelke (6)
8,732
16–10
–
March 29
Mississippi State
No. 19
Alex Box Stadium
10–1
Hess (4–3)
Pilkington (1–4)
None
10,532
17–10
4–3
March 30
Mississippi State
No. 19
Alex Box Stadium
1–4
Small (2–2)
Gilbert (3–2)
Gordon (2)
11,132
17–11
4–4
March 31
Mississippi State
No. 19
Alex Box Stadium
4–0
Hilliard (6–1)
Billingsley (2–2)
Bush (1)
11,133
18–11
5–4
^[a] The game was suspended during the eighth inning due to rain and continued at 10:00 a.m. on March 25 prior to the start of the game scheduled for that day.[3]
April (8–8)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
April 3
Nicholls State
No. 21
Alex Box Stadium
10–1
Labas (3–1)
Taylor (2–4)
None
11,258
19–11
–
April 5
at Texas A&M
No. 21
Olsen Field College Station, TX
4–1
Hess (5–3)
Kolek (3–4)
None
4,818
20–11
6–4
April 6
at Texas A&M
No. 21
Olsen Field
2–9
Doxakis (5–1)
Gilbert (3–3)
None
5,761
20–12
6–5
April 7
at Texas A&M
No. 21
Olsen Field
1–3
Kilkenny (7–0)
Hilliard (6–2)
None
6,288
20–13
6–6
April 10
Louisiana Tech
No. 23
Alex Box Stadium
2–0
Labas (4–1)
Leal (2–2)
Bain (3)
10,647
21–13
–
April 13
Tennessee
No. 23
Alex Box Stadium
9–3
Hess (6–3)
Crochet (2–5)
None
10,848
22–13
7–6
April 14
Tennessee
No. 23
Alex Box Stadium
14–5
Hilliard (7–2)
Stallings (4–3)
Gilbert (1)
10,578
23–13
8–6
April 15
Tennessee
No. 23
Alex Box Stadium
9–7
Petersen (1–0)
Linginfelter (2–4)
None
10,451
24–13
9–6
April 18
at Tulane
No. 18
Turchin Stadium New Orleans, LA
9–10
Johnson (2–2)
Beck (1–1)
None
5,000
24–14
–
April 20
at South Carolina
No. 18
Founders Park Columbia, SC
0–11
Chapman (3–0)
Hess (6–4)
None
6,952
24–15
9–7
April 21
at South Carolina
No. 18
Founders Park
4–11
Hill (4–4)
Hilliard (7–3)
None
7,982
24–16
9–8
April 22
at South Carolina
No. 18
Founders Park
6–8
Demurias (4–0)
Bain (1–2)
Bridges (2)
7,141
24–17
9–9
April 24
Lamar
Alex Box Stadium
8–0
Labas (1–1)
Campbell (1–7)
None
10,027
25–17
–
April 26
at No. 8 Ole Miss
Swayze Field Oxford, MS
3–14
Rolison (6–3)
Kodros (0–1)
None
8,062
25–18
9–10
April 27
at No. 8 Ole Miss
Swayze Field
5–2
Hilliard (8–3)
Feigl (7–3)
None
11,861
26–18
10–10
April 28
at No. 8 Ole Miss
Swayze Field
8–9
Ethridge (2–1)
Gilbert (3–4)
Caracci (8)
12,152
26–19
10–11
May (7–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
May 4
No. 6 Arkansas
Alex Box Stadium
4–5
Loseke (2–1)
Bush (0–1)
Reindl (5)
10,776
26–20
10–12
May 5
No. 6 Arkansas
Alex Box Stadium
6–4
Fontenot (1–0)
Murphy (5–4)
Peterson (2)
10,948
27–20
11–12
May 6
No. 6 Arkansas
Alex Box Stadium
7–5
Labas (6–1)
Campbell (3–5)
Beck (1)
10,932
28–20
12–12
May 9
McNeese State
Alex Box Stadium
13–37
Vietmeier (1–0)
Wesley (3–4)
None
10,436
29–20
–
May 11
Alabama
Alex Box Stadium
7–5
Kodros (1–1)
Medders (0–4)
Peterson (3)
10,685
30–20
13–12
May 12
Alabama
Alex Box Stadium
1–6
Walters (3–5)
Hilliard (8–4)
None
11,153
30–21
13–13
May 13
Alabama
Alex Box Stadium
7–3
Bush (1–1)
Rukes (1–3)
None
10,758
31–21
14–13
May 15
Northwestern State
No. 28
Alex Box Stadium
9–5
Beck (2–1)
Pigott (1–1)
Bain (4)
10,872
32–21
–
May 17
at Auburn
No. 28
Plainsman Park Auburn, AL
4–11
Tanner (5–4)
Hess (6–5)
Greenhill (5)
2,988
32–22
14–14
May 18
at Auburn
No. 28
Plainsman Park
6–2
Hilliard (9–4)
Mize (9–4)
Peterson (4)
3,746
33–22
15–14
May 19
at Auburn
No. 28
Plainsman Park
5–14
Mitchell (2–1)
Labas (6–2)
None
3,568
33–23
15–15
Postseason (6–4)
SEC Tournament
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SECT Record
May 22
vs. (9) Mississippi State
(8)
Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL
8–5
Fontenot (2–0)
France (4–4)
Peterson (5)
8,072
34–23
1–0
May 23
vs. No. 2 (1) Florida
(8)
Metropolitan Stadium
3–4
Mace (4–0)
Hilliard (9–5)
Byrne (13)
6,710
34–24
1–1
May 24
vs. No. 14 (5) South Carolina
(8)
Metropolitan Stadium
6–412
Peterson (1–3)
Gilreath (0–1)
None
7,197
35–24
2–1
May 25[a]
vs. No. 2 (1) Florida
(8)
Metropolitan Stadium
11–07
Beck (3–1)
Leftwich (4–5)
None
8,945
36–24
3–1
May 26
vs. No. 9 (4) Arkansas
(8)
Metropolitan Stadium
2–1
Hess (7–5)
Campbell (4–6)
Bush (2)
10,381
37–24
4–1
May 27
vs. No. 7 (2) Ole Miss
(8)
Metropolitan Stadium
1–9
Rolison (9–4)
Gilbert (3-5)
None
14,126
37–25
4–2
^[a] The game was suspended during the sixth inning due to heavy fog and continued at 11:00 a.m. on May 26 prior to the start of the session scheduled for that day.[4]
NCAA Tournament: Corvallis Regional
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
Regional Record
June 1
vs. (3) San Diego State
(2)
Goss Stadium Corvallis, OR
6–4
Fontenot (3–0)
Erickson (5–4)
Peterson (6)
3,589
38–25
1–0
June 2
at No. 1 (1) Oregon State
(2)
Goss Stadium
1–14
Heimlich (15–1)
Hess (7–6)
None
4,009
38–26
1–1
June 3 (1)
vs. (4) Northwestern State
(2)
Goss Stadium
9–5
Beck (4–1)
Vasquez (6–2)
None
3,533
39–26
2–1
June 3 (2)
at No. 1 (1) Oregon State
(2)
Goss Stadium
0–12
Abel (4–1)
Fontenot (3–1)
None
3,915
39–27
2–2
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball .
Reference: [5]
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Final
Coaches' [6]
9
9*
9*
18
19
20
21
20
24
21
RV
NR
RV
RV
NR
RV
Baseball America [7]
17
22
16
16
17
18
21
17
19
18
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Collegiate Baseball ^[8]
10
15
14
13
16
15
19
21
23
18
NR
NR
NR
28
NR
NR
NCBWA †[9]
11
21
18
19
19
20
21
20
22
19
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
RV
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^ 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 [ ]
^ "LSU Baseball - 2018 Roster" . LSU Tigers. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ "Baseball Coaching Staff" . LSU Tigers. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .
^ Franques, Bill (March 24, 2018). "Game 2 Suspended: LSU at Vanderbilt to Resume Sunday" . lsusports.net . LSU Tigers , Louisiana State University . Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
^ Apple, Daniel (May 26, 2018). "Florida Falls to LSU in SEC Tournament" . floridagators.com . University Athletic Assoc., Inc. , Fox Sports Sun , IMG College . Retrieved May 26, 2018 .
^ "Baseball - 2018 Schedule" . LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
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