2020 LSU Tigers baseball team

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2020 LSU Tigers baseball
LSU Athletics logo.svg
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22 (tie)
CBNo. 22
2020 record12–5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alan Dunn
  • Nolan Cain
  • Eddie Smith
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 1   .941
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 2   .882
No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 4   .778
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 4   .750
No. 6 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 5   .722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 5   .688
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 6   .647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 1   .941
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 1   .941
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 3   .833
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 4   .750
No. 18 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 5   .722
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 5   .706
No. 14 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 5   .688
‡ – Tournament champion
  • – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
    As of February 2, 2022[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 LSU Tigers baseball team will represent Louisiana State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers will play their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

On March 11, the Southeastern Conference released a news statement announcing the restriction of fans at all SEC home spring athletic games, including baseball. On March 12, the Southeastern Conference released a new statement announcing the suspension of all athletics until as early as March 30. These announcements came after the COVID-19 pandemic[2] has swept throughout the United States. On March 16, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards announced the cancelation, closure, and postponements for facilities and events with more than 50 people until April 13, thus stopping all baseball games in the state of Louisiana until that date. [3]

Previous season[]

The Tigers finished 40–26 overall, and 17–13 in the conference. The Tigers won the Baton Rouge Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament before losing the Baton Rouge Super Regional to Florida State.

Preseason[]

SEC Coaches poll[]

The SEC coaches poll was released on February 6, 2020 with the Tigers predicted to finish tied for third in the Western Division.[4]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Arkansas 82 (5)
2 Mississippi State 73 (4)
T–3 Auburn 67 (2)
T–3 LSU 67 (3)
5 Texas A&M 44
6 Ole Miss 38
7 Alabama 21

Preseason All-SEC teams[]

First Team

  • Cade Beloso – First Baseman
  • Daniel Cabrera – Outfielder

Reference:[4]

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2020 LSU Tigers roster[5]
 

Pitchers

  • 10 - Eric Walker - Junior
  • 11 - Landon Marceaux - Sophomore
  • 18 - Cole Henry - Sophomore
  • 21 - Nick Storz - Sophomore
  • 26 - AJ Labas - Sophomore
  • 27 - Matthew Beck - Senior
  • 28 - Devin Fontenot - Junior
  • 29 - Chase Costello - Sophomore
  • 30 - Trent Vietmeier - Junior
  • 32 - Aaron George - Senior
  • 37 - Brandon Kaminer - Junior
  • 44 - Jaden Hill - Sophomore
  • 46 - Rye Gunter - Sophomore
  • 47 - Jacob Hasty - Freshman
  • 52 - Ma'Khail Hilliard - Junior
  • 57 - Michael Lagarrigue - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 13 - Saul Garza - Junior
  • 20 - Alex Milazzo - Freshman
  • 25 - Hayden Travinski - Freshman
  • 45 - Braden Doughty - Junior

Infielders

  • 2 - Zach Arnold - Freshman
  • 3 - Hal Hughes - Junior
  • 4 - Cade Doughty - Freshman
  • 16 - Collier Cranford - Freshman
  • 17 - Zack Mathis - Junior
  • 24 - Cade Beloso - Sophomore
  • 38 - Tom Biggs - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 7 - Giovanni Digiacomo - Sophomore
  • 8 - Daniel Cabrera - Junior
  • 9 - Wes Toups - Freshman
  • 14 - Maurice Hampton Jr. - Freshman
  • 22 - Mitchell Sanford - Freshman

Utility

  • 5 - Drew Bianco (INF/OF) - Sophomore
  • 6 - Gavin Dugas (INF/OF) - Sophomore
  • 23 - CJ Willis (1B/OF) - Sophomore
  

Coaching Staff[]

2020 LSU Tigers coaching staff[5]
Name Position
Paul Mainieri Head Coach
Alan Dunn Associate Head Coach
Nolan Cain Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Eddie Smith Hitting Coach
Nate Fury Director of Baseball Operations
Travis Roy Strength & Conditioning Coordinator
Jamie Tutko Director of Video and Scouting
Hunter Kiel Undergraduate Assistant Coach
Cory Couture Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer

Schedule and results[]

2020 LSU Tigers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1 vs. No. 22 Oklahoma
Shriners College Classic		 No. 11 Minute Maid Park L 0–1 Acker (1–1) Labas (1–2) None CST N/A 7–5
March 3 Southeastern Louisiana No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 6–3 Kaminer (2–1) Dugas (0–3) Fontenot (3) SECN+ 10,065 8–5
March 6 UMass Lowell No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 11–2 Beck (1–0) Funaro (0–2) None SECN+ 10,254 9–5
March 7 UMass Lowell No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 12–2 Marceaux (2–0) Duffley (1–3) Hill (2) SECN+ 10,684 10–5
March 8 UMass Lowell No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 6–4 Fontenot (1–0) Becker (0–2) None SECN+ 10,321 11–5
March 11 South Alabama No. 19 Alex Box Stadium W 4–1 SECN+ 12–5
March 13 at Ole Miss Swayze Field
Oxford, MS		 Games suspended until as early as March 30
March 14 at Ole Miss Swayze Field Games suspended until as early as March 30
March 15 at Ole Miss Swayze Field Games suspended until as early as March 30
March 18 St. Thomas (FL) Alex Box Stadium Games suspended until as early as March 30
March 20 Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium Games suspended until as early as March 30
March 21 Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium Games suspended until as early as March 30
March 22 Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium Games suspended until as early as March 30
March 24 Tulane Alex Box Stadium Games suspended until as early as March 30
March 27 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN		 Games suspended until as early as March 30
March 28 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Games suspended until as early as March 30
March 29 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Games suspended until as early as March 30
Post-Season
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Suspended
Bold = LSU team member
Schedule Source:[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings[]

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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 Final 
Coaches'[7] 12 12* 22 19  
Baseball America[8] 14 13 14 20 20  
Collegiate Baseball^[9] 11 12 19 22 19  
NCBWA†[10] 13 13 16 21 18  
D1Baseball[11] 11 11 11 21 19

^ 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. ^ "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "COVID-19 Update: SEC Suspends Athletics Competition". LSU Tigers.
  3. ^ "Louisiana to close bars, movies, restaurant dining rooms to slow spread of coronavirus". WWL.
  4. ^ a b "Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship". Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  5. ^ a b "2020 Baseball Roster". LSU Tigers. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "LSU Reveals 2020 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Athletics. September 17, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  11. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
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