2024 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2024 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium. LSU entered this season seeking to defend their 2023 national title.

2024 LSU Tigers baseball
Astros Foundation Classic champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record43–23 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Yeskie
  • Josh Jordan
  • Marc Wanaka
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee xy 228 .7336013 .822
No. 3 Kentucky xy 228 .7334616 .742
No. 11 Georgia  y 1713 .5674317 .717
Vanderbilt  y 1317 .4333823 .623
No. 8 Florida y 1317 .4333630 .545
South Carolina  y 1317 .4333725 .597
Missouri   921 .3002332 .418
Western
No. 17 Arkansas  xy 2010 .6674416 .733
No. 2 Texas A&M  y 1911 .6335315 .779
No. 22 Mississippi State  y 1713 .5674023 .635
Alabama  y 1317 .4333324 .579
LSU  y 1317 .4334323 .652
Ole Miss   1119 .3672729 .482
Auburn   822 .2672726 .509
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 24, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Tigers finished 54–17, 19–10 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 first in the Baton Regional, and fifth overall, of the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they swept the regional with wins over Tulane and Oregon State. In the Baton Rouge Super Regional, the Tigers hosted Kentucky, where they swept them in two games. The Tigers qualified for the College World Series for the 19th time in program history, where they reached the final thanks to wins over Tennessee and top-seeded Wake Forest.

In the final, they beat Florida two games to one to win their seventh national title, and their first since 2009.[2] LSU pitcher, Paul Skenes, was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Additionally, Ty Floyd, Tre' Morgan, Gavin Dugas, Tommy White, Dylan Crews, and Cade Beloso were named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.[3]

Signing day recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2023.[4]

Player Hometown High School
Pitchers
Jake BrownSulphur, LouisianaSulphur (LA)
Kade AndersonMadisonville, LouisianaSt. Paul's (LA)
MJ SeoCarrollton, TexasHebron (TX)
Dylan ThompsonMoss Bluff, LouisianaSam Houston (LA)
Trenton LapeBossier City, LouisianaParkway (LA)
Cam JohnsonUpper Marlboro, MarylandIMG Academy
Hitters
Steven MilamLas Cruces, New MexicoCentennial (AZ)
Ryan KucherakChandler, ArizonaHamilton (AZ)
Austen RoelligRancho Cucamonga, CaliforniaEtiwanda
Derrick MitchellPlano, TexasJohn Paul II
Ashton LarsonOverland Park, KansasSt. Thomas Aquinas (KS)
Griffin CooleyKinder, LouisianaKinder (LA)
Dallas Dale IIApopka, FloridaMount Dora Christian

Offseason

2023 MLB Draft

Thirteen LSU players were drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.

Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
11Paul SkenesRHPPittsburgh Pirates
12Dylan CrewsOFWashington Nationals
CB-A38Ty FloydRHPCincinnati Reds
251Grant TaylorRHPChicago White Sox
388Tre' Morgan1BTampa Bay Devil Rays
6165Gavin DugasLFWashington Nationals
11333Garrett EdwardsRHPTampa Bay Devil Rays
12361Blake MoneyRHPBaltimore Orioles
12365Brayden JobertOFSt. Louis Cardinals
13391Riley CooperLHPBaltimore Orioles
15460Jordan ThompsonSSLos Angeles Dodgers
16490Javen ColemanLHPLos Angeles Dodgers
19576Christian LittleRHPNew York Mets

Schedule and results

2024 LSU Tigers baseball game log (43–22)
Fall 2023 exhibitions (2–0)
Regular season (36–20)
Postseason (7–2)
NCAA Tournament – Chapel Hill Regional (3–1)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
May 31vs. (3) Wofford(2) No. 24Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
W 4–3Herring (5–1)Bouchard (0–5)NoneESPNU3,36341–211–0
June 1vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina(2) No. 24Boshamer StadiumL 2–6Peterson (3–2)Holman (9–4)Pence (7)ESPN23,23041–221–1
June 2vs. (3) Wofford(2) No. 24Boshamer StadiumW 13–6Herring (6–1)Michaels (3–2)NoneESPN3,36242–222–1
June 2vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina(2) No. 24Boshamer StadiumW 8–4Hurd (3–4)Haugh (4–2)NoneESPN+4,09843–223–1
June 3vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina(2) No. 24Boshamer StadiumL 3–410Pence (4–1)Jump (6-2)NoneESPN24,02643–233–2
*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: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA13–172–11–2.0–30–32–11–2.2–12–12–11–2.ALAW45–50–2
ARK20–101–22–12–1.1–23–02–13–03–02–1.1–2.ARKW17–33–0
AUB8–222–11–2..0–31–20–32–11–2.1–20–30–3AUBW72–80–4
FLA13–17.1–2.2–11–22–12–10–3.1–21–22–11–2FLAE54–60–1
UGA17–133–0..1–20–3.1–22–12–13–01–21–23–0UGAE35–53–1
KEN22–83–02–13–02–13–0..2–13–01–21–2.2–1KENE28–24–0
LSU13–171–20–32–11–2..1–22–13–0.0–32–11–2LSUW54–61–2
MSU17–132–11–23–01–22–1.2–12–11–2..1–22–1MSUW36–41–0
MIZZ9–21.0–31–23–01–21–21–21–2.1–20–3.0–3MIZZE71–91–3
MISS11–191–20–32–1.1–20–30–32–1.2–11–22–1.MISSW64–60–3
SCAR13–171–21–2.2–10–32–1..2–11–20–31–23–0SCARE64–61–2
TENN22–81–2.2–12–12–12–13–0.3–02–13–0.2–1TENNE19–13–0
TAMU19–112–12–13–01–22–1.1–22–1.1–22–1.3–0TAMUW27–32–0
VAN13–17..3–02–10–31–22–11–23–0.0–31–20–3VANE44–62–3
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]2 (11)2 (11)*2224718
Baseball America[6]222225925
NCBWA[7]22223571825
D1Baseball[8]433325818
Perfect Game[9]333325916

NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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. "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  2. Olson, Eric (June 26, 2023). "LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18–4 one day after 20-run loss". Associated Press. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  3. Cavadi, Wayne (June 26, 2023). "College World Series Most Outstanding Player award history, winners". ncaa.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. Sanders, Dylan (January 14, 2023). "Breaking down LSU's 2024 baseball commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  5. Baseball Coaches Poll
  6. Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. NCBWA Division I poll
  8. D1 Baseball
  9. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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