2022 LSU Tigers baseball team

2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Eastern
	Western
	‡ – Tournament champion; As of March 25, 2022; Rankings from D1Baseball

2022 LSU Tigers baseball
2022 LSU Tigers baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
2022 record	15–5 (1–2 SEC)
Head coach	Jay Johnson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Fitzgerald; Jason Kelly; Marc Wanaka;
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

Previous season[]

The Tigers' season was marked with inconsistency, as the team began the year 15–3 in non-conference play, but then struggled against their early SEC competition, going 1–8 through their first three series. The Tigers finished their SEC schedule 12–9 after the rough start, yet went one-and-done in the SEC Tournament after losing their opener to Georgia, going winless in the SEC Tournament for the first time since 2005. Still, the Tigers earned a birth in the NCAA Tournament, where they won the Eugene Regional by beating regional host Oregon despite losing their opening game. After advancing to the Knoxville Super Regional, the Tigers' season ended after losing to No. 3 overall seeded Tennessee in two games. The Tigers finished 2021 38–25 overall, 13–17 in the SEC, with a final ranking of 18 in both the USA Today Coaches' and D1 Baseball Polls.

Preseason[]

SEC Coaches poll[]

The SEC coaches poll will be released in February at the SEC Media Days.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West)
1	Arkansas	5
T-2	Ole Miss	4
T-2	Mississippi State	4
4	LSU	1
5	Alabama
6	Texas A&M
7	Auburn

Preseason All-SEC teams[]

The preseason All-SEC teams will be revealed in February at the SEC Media Days.

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2022 LSU Tigers roster^[2]

Pitchers

0 - Jason Bollman - Junior
9 - Ty Floyd - Sophomore
21 - Bryce Collins - Sophomore
22 - Eric Reyzelman - Sophomore
28 - Devin Fontenot - Graduate Student
30 - Trent Vietmeier - Graduate Student
32 - Trey Shaffer - Graduate Student
33 - Michael Fowler - Sophomore
34 - Cale Lansville - Freshman
35 - Paul Gervase - Junior
38 - Riley Cooper - Sophomore
40 - Grant Fontenot - Freshman
43 - Garrett Edwards - Sophomore
44 - Blake Money - Sophomore
45 - Samuel Dutton - Freshman
47 - Jacob Hasty - Sophomore
48 - Will Hellmers - Sophomore
49 - Javen Coleman - Sophomore
50 - Grant Taylor - Freshman
52 - Ma'Khail Hilliard - Senior

Catchers

20 - Alex Milazzo - Sophomore
25 - Hayden Travinski - Sophomore
26 - Tyler McManus - Graduate Student

Infielders

1 - Brennan Holt - Freshman
4 - Cade Doughty - Sophomore
13 - Jordan Thompson - Sophomore
14 - Jacob Berry - Sophomore
16 - Collier Cranford - Sophomore
17 - Will Safford - Sophomore
18 - Tre' Morgan - Sophomore
24 - Cade Beloso - Junior
29 - Luke Leto - Freshman
37 - Connor Simon - Freshman
53 - Jack Merrifield - Sophomore

Outfielders

3 - Dylan Crews - Sophomore
7 - Giovanni Digiacomo - Junior
8 - Gavin Dugas - Junior
10 - Brody Drost - Sophomore
39 - Josh Pearson - Freshman
41 - Josh Stevenson - Freshman

Utility

5 - Drew Bianco (INF/OF) - Junior
6 - Brayden Jobert (OF/1B) - Sophomore

Coaching Staff[]

2022 LSU Tigers coaching staff^[2]
Name	Position
Jay Johnson	Head Coach
Dan Fitzgerald	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Jason Kelly	Pitching Coach
Marc Wanaka	Assistant Coach
Tyler Nordgren	Director of Operations
Jamie Tutko	Director of Video and Scouting

Schedule and results[]

2022 LSU Tigers Baseball Game Log

Regular Season (15–5)

February (7–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
February 18	Maine	No. 8	Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–1	Blake Money (1–0)	Brett Erwin (0–1)	None	SECN+	11,036	1–0
February 19	Maine	No. 8	Alex Box Stadium	W 17–8	Javen Coleman (1–0)	Noah Lewis (0–1)	None	SECN+	10,816	2–0
February 20	Maine	No. 8	Alex Box Stadium	W 21–6	Ty Floyd (1–0)	Jordan Schulefand (0–1)	None	SECN+	10,303	3–0
February 23	at Louisiana Tech	No. 8	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA	L 6–11	Cade Gibson (1–0)	Riley Cooper (0–1)	None	ESPN+	2,529	3–1
February 25	Towson	No. 8	Alex Box Stadium	W 6–0	Blake Money (2–0)	Teddy Blumenauer (0–2)	None	SECN+	10,042	4–1
February 26	Southern	No. 8	Alex Box Stadium	W 9–2	Paul Gervase (1–0)	Jerry Burkett II (0–1)	None	SECN+	10,081	5–1
February 27	Towson	No. 8	Alex Box Stadium	W 11–1	Ty Floyd (2–0)	Nick Ramanjulu (0–2)	None	SECN+	9,787	6–1
February 27	Southern	No. 8	Alex Box Stadium	W 15–0⁷	Will Hellmers (1–0)	Mykel Page (0–1)	None	SECN+	9,886	7–1

March (8–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
March 2	New Orleans	No. 7	Alex Box Stadium	W 11–3	Grant Taylor (1–0)	Kyle Khachadourian (0–1)	None	SECN+	10,203	8–1
Shriners Children's College Classic
March 4	vs. Oklahoma	No. 7	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	W 5–4¹¹	Bryce Collins (1–0)	Griffin Miller (0–1)	None	AT&T SportsNet	16,515	9–1
March 5	vs. No. 1 Texas	No. 7	Minute Maid Park	L 1–6	Tristan Stevens (3–0)	Ty Floyd (2–1)	Luke Harrison (1)	AT&T SportsNet	24,787	9–2
March 6	vs. Baylor	No. 7	Minute Maid Park	L 6–9	Matt Voelker (1–1)	Paul Gervase (1–1)	Mason Marriott (1)	AT&T SportsNet	12,577	9–3

March 9	McNeese State	No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	W 6–3	Will Hellmers (2–0)	Christian Vega (1–1)	None	SECN+	9,907	10–3
March 11	Bethune–Cookman	No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	W 8–7	Devin Fontenot (1–0)	Knickolas Billings (0–1)	None	SECN+	9,702	11–3
March 12	Bethune–Cookman	No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	W 5–1	Ty Floyd (3–1)	Nolan Santos (1–1)	Eric Reyzelman (1)	SECN+	10,102	12–3
March 13	Bethune–Cookman	No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	W 15–0	Ma'khail Hilliard (1–0)	Hector Vazquez (1–2)	None	SECN+	10,008	13–3
March 15	Tulane	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	W 7–5	Eric Reyzelman (1–0)	Carter Robinson (1–2)	Devin Fontenot (1)	SECN+	10,552	14–3
March 18	Texas A&M	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	L 4–6				SECN+		14–4	0–1
March 19	Texas A&M	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	L 7–11				SECN+		14–5	0–2
March 20	Texas A&M	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	W 7–6				SECN		15–5	1–2
March 23	Louisiana Tech	No. 21	Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
March 25	at No. 8 Florida	No. 21	Florida Ballpark Gainesville, FL					SECN
March 26	at No. 8 Florida	No. 21	Florida Ballpark					SECN+
March 27	at No. 8 Florida	No. 21	Florida Ballpark					SECN+
March 29	Louisiana–Monroe		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
March 31	Auburn		Alex Box Stadium					SECN

April (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
April 1	Auburn		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 2	Auburn		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 5	Grambling State		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 8	at Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS					SECN
April 9	at Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field					SECN+
April 10	at Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field					SECN+
April 12	Lamar		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 14	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR					SECN+
April 15	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium					SECN
April 16	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium					SECN+
April 19	Louisiana		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 21	Missouri		Alex Box Stadium					ESPNU
April 22	Missouri		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 23	Missouri		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 26	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park New Orleans, LA					ESPN+
April 29	Georgia		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 30	Georgia		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 1	Georgia		Alex Box Stadium
May 3	Nicholls		Alex Box Stadium
May 6	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL
May 7	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
May 8	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
May 10	Southeastern Louisiana		Alex Box Stadium
May 13	Ole Miss		Alex Box Stadium
May 14	Ole Miss		Alex Box Stadium
May 15	Ole Miss		Alex Box Stadium
May 17	Northwestern State		Alex Box Stadium
May 19	at Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field Nashville, TN
May 20	at Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field
May 21	at Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field

Schedule Source:^[3]

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

Conference matrix[]

2022 SEC baseball Records v Source: 2022 SEC Baseball Game Results, 2022 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	1–2		0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0		0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		ALA	W6	0–1	0–0
ARK	3–0	0–0		0–0	0–0		3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0			0–0	0–0	ARK	W1	1–0	1–0
AUB	1–2	0–0	0–0				0–0	0–0	0–0		1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	AUB	W5	0–1	0–0
FLA	2–1	2–1	0–0			0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0		0–0	FLA	E4	1–0	0–0
UGA	2–1	0–0			0–0		0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	UGA	E3	1–0	0–0
KEN	0–3		0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0				0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	KEN	E6	0–1	0–1
LSU	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0			0–0	0–0	0–0			1–2	0–0	LSU	W4	0–1	0–0
MSU	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2		0–0		0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0		MSU	W7	0–1	0–0
MIZZ	0–3		0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0		0–3	MIZZ	E5	0–1	0–1
MISS	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1			0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0		MISS	W2	1–0	0–0
SCAR	0–3	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0			0–0	0–0		0–3	0–0	0–0	SCAR	E7	0–1	0–1
TENN	3–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0			0–0	TENN	E1	1–0	1–0
TAMU	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0		0–0	0–0			0–0	TAMU	W3	1–0	0–0
VAN	3–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		3–0		0–0	0–0	0–0		VAN	E2	1–0	1–0
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated with the results of all games through March 20, 2022.

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches'^[4]	7 (1)	7 (1)*	7	9	8	18
Baseball America^[5]	10	11	8	16	16	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[6]	3	2	3	6	4	14
NCBWA†^[7]	8	6	5	8	9	16
D1Baseball^[8]	8	8	7	12	13	21

^ 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[]

^ "2022 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Baseball Roster". LSU Tigers. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ "LSU Announces 2022 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Athletics. September 15, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.

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[roster-2] "Baseball Roster". LSU Tigers. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[3] "LSU Announces 2022 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Athletics. September 15, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	4	–	0	1.000	19	–	2	.905
No. 5 Tennessee ‍‍‍	3	–	0	1.000	20	–	1	.952
No. 17 Georgia ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	17	–	4	.810
No. 8 Florida ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	16	–	5	.762
Missouri ‍‍‍	0	–	3	.000	12	–	5	.706
Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	3	.000	15	–	7	.682
South Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	4	.000	10	–	11	.476
Western
No. 3 Arkansas ‍‍‍	3	–	0	1.000	16	–	3	.842
No. 1 Ole Miss ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	16	–	4	.800
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	13	–	7	.650
Auburn ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	15	–	6	.714
No. 21 LSU ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	15	–	6	.714
Alabama ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	13	–	9	.591
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	13	–	9	.591

‡ – Tournament champion As of March 25, 2022^[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

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Venues	State Field (1893–1924) First LSU Diamond (1929–1935) Second LSU Diamond (1936–1937) Alex Box Stadium (1938–2008) Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field (2009–present) Worley Family Batting Cage Pavilion LSU Baseball Training Facility Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	Championships History Traditions
People	Head coaches College Baseball Hall of Fame inductees All-Americans Player awards Coaches awards
Seasons	1894 1896 1904 1991 1993 1996 1997 2000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National Championships in underline; College World Series appearances in italics

2022 LSU Tigers baseball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
2022 record	15–5 (1–2 SEC)
Head coach	Jay Johnson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Fitzgerald Jason Kelly Marc Wanaka
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →