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2023 LSU Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record54–17 (19–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida x‍†‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 54 – 17 – 0   .761
No. 19 Vanderbilt ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 42 – 20 – 0   .677
No. 13 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 16 – 13 – 0   .552 42 – 21 – 0   .667
No. 7 Tennessee ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 44 – 22 – 0   .667
No. 17 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 40 – 21 – 0   .656
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Western
No. 16 Arkansas x‍†‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 43 – 18 – 0   .705
No. 1 LSU ‍‍‍y 19 – 10 – 0   .655 54 – 17 – 0   .761
Auburn ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 34 – 23 – 1   .595
No. 10 Alabama ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 43 – 21 – 0   .672
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 14 – 16 – 0   .467 38 – 27 – 0   .585
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 27 – 26 – 0   .509
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24 – 0   .200 25 – 29 – 0   .463
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

Previous season

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Main article: 2022 LSU Tigers baseball team

The Tigers finished 40–22, 17–13 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 second in the Hattiesburg Regional of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they finished 2–2 before being eliminated by top regional seed, and 11th overall seed, Southern Miss.

Preseason

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Preseason SEC awards and honors

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Outfielder and designated hitter, Dylan Crews and Tommy White, respectively, were named to the All-SEC preseason first-team.[2]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player No. Position Class
Dylan Crews 3 OF Junior
Tommy White 47 DH/U Sophomore
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Tre Morgan 18 1B Junior
Paul Skenes 20 SP Junior

Coaches poll

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The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023.[2]

SEC West Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish 		Team Points
1 LSU 88 (12)
2 Texas A&M 69 (1)
3 Arkansas 68
4 Ole Miss 64 (1)
5 Alabama 34
6 Auburn 33
7 Mississippi State 29

Offseason

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Transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Ben Nippolt 5 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 173 Jr. St. Paul, Minnesota VCU
Paul Skenes 20 RHP/U 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 Jr. Lake Forest, California Air Force
Thatcher Hurd 26 3B 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 So. Manhattan Beach, California UCLA
Nate Ackenhausen 30 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 240 Jr. Owasso, Oklahoma Eastern Oklahoma State
Kaleb Applebey 45 RHP 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 So. Mount Carmel, Illinois Wabash Valley CC
Tommy White 47 3B 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 236 So. St. Pete Beach, Florida NC State
Jack Merrifield 53 3B 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 RS-Sr. Prairieville, Louisiana LSU Eunice
Christian Little 99 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 Jr. St. Louis, Missouri Vanderbilt

Signing Day recruits

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

Player Hometown High school
Pitchers
Nic Bronzini San Ramon, California Cal High
Micah Bucknam Abbotsford, British Columbia MEI
Griffin Herring Southlake, Texas Southlake Carroll
Aiden Moffett Mount Olive, Mississippi Taylorsville (MS)
Jaden Noot Oak Park, California Sierra Canyon
Chase Shores Midland, Texas Legacy (TX)
DJ Primeaux Baton Rouge, Louisiana Central (LA)
Hitters
Jared Jones Marietta, Georgia George Walton
Gavin Guidry Lake Charles, Louisiana Alfred Barbe
Ethan Frey Leesville, Louisiana Rosepine
Brady Neal Tallahassee, Florida IMG Academy
Mic Paul Salt Lake City, Utah Olympus
Paxton Kling Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania Central (PA)
Zeb Ruddell Monroe, Louisiana Neville

2022 MLB draft

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Main article: 2022 Major League Baseball draft

Four LSU players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.

Round Pick Player Position MLB team
1 6 Jacob Berry 3B Miami Marlins
2 78 Cade Doughty 2B Toronto Blue Jays
5 160 Eric Reyzelman RHP New York Yankees
12 359 Paul Gervase RHP New York Mets

Personnel

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Roster

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2023 LSU Tigers baseball roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 9 - Ty Floyd - Junior
  • 14 - Nic Bronzini - Freshman
  • 17 - Sam Dutton - Sophomore
  • 20 - Paul Skenes - Junior
  • 21 - Bryce Collins - Redshirt Junior
  • 24 - Thatcher Hurd - Sophomore
  • 27 - Jaden Noot - Freshman
  • 29 - Micah Bucknam - Freshman
  • 30 - Nate Ackenhausen - Junior
  • 32 - Aiden Moffett - Freshman
  • 34 - Chase Shores - Freshman
  • 35 - Griffin Herring - Freshman
  • 38 - Riley Cooper - Junior
  • 41 - DJ Primeaux - Freshman
  • 43 - Garrett Edwards - Junior
  • 44 - Blake Money - Junior
  • 45 - Kaleb Applebey - Sophomore
  • 48 - Will Hellmers - Junior
  • 49 - Javen Coleman - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 50 - Grant Taylor - Sophomore
  • 99 - Christian Little - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 7 - Alex Milazzo - Redshirt Junior
  • 16 - Brady Neal - Freshman
  • 25 - Hayden Travinski - Redshirt Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Gavin Guidry - Freshman
  • 4 - Jordan Thompson - Junior
  • 5 - Ben Nippolt - Junior
  • 18 - Tre' Morgan - Junior
  • 22 - Jared Jones - Freshman
  • 24 - Cade Beloso - Graduate
  • 47 - Tommy White - Sophomore
  • 53 - Jack Merrifield - Senior
  

Outfielders

  • 3 - Dylan Crews - Junior
  • 6 - Brayden Jobert - Redshirt Junior
  • 11 - Josh Pearson - Sophomore
  • 13 - Mic Paul - Freshman
  • 23 - Josh Stevenson - Sophomore
  • 28 - Paxton Kling - Freshman

Utility

  • 8 - Gavin Dugas - Graduate
  • 33 - Ethan Frey - Freshman
  

Starters

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Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C 16 Brady Neal Freshman
1B 22 Jared Jones Freshman
2B 8 Gavin Dugas Graduate
3B 47 Tommy White Sophomore
SS 4 Jordan Thompson Junior
LF 18 Tre' Morgan Junior
CF 3 Dylan Crews Junior
RF 28 Paxton Kling Freshman
DH 6 Brayden Jobert RS Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday 20 Paul Skenes Junior
Saturday 9 Ty Floyd Junior
Sunday 99 Christian Little Junior

Schedule and results

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2023 LSU Tigers baseball game log (54–17)
Regular season (42–13)
Postseason (12–4)
College World Series (6–2)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 17 vs. No. 21 Tennessee No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field
Omaha, NE		 W 6–3 Skenes (13–2) Lindsey (3–4) Cooper (1) ESPN+ 25,010 49–15 1–0
June 19 vs. (1) Wake Forest No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field L 2–3 Minacci (1–1) Hurd (6–3) None ESPN 24,958 49–16 1–1
June 20 vs. No. 21 Tennessee No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field W 5–0 Ackenhausen (3–0) Beam (9–5) Cooper (2) ESPN 24,874 50–16 2–1
June 21 vs. (1) Wake Forest No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field W 5–2 Herring (5–2) Keener (8–2) Cooper (3) ESPN 25,214 51–16 3–1
June 22 vs. (1) Wake Forest No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field W 2–011 Hurd (7–3) Massey (3–1) None ESPN2 25,214 52–16 4–1
June 24 vs. (2) Florida No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field W 4–311 Cooper (5–3) Neely (2–3) None ESPN 25,258 53–16 5–1
June 25 vs. (2) Florida No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field L 4–24 Purnell (2–0) Ackenhausen (3–1) Ficarrotta (2) ESPN 25,292 53–17 5–2
June 26 vs. (2) Florida No. 7 (5) Charles Schwab Field W 18–4 Hurd (8–3) Caglianone (7–4) None ESPN 24,878 54–17 6–2

*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

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Record vs. conference opponents

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Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2023 SEC baseball records

Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 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 16–14 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 . . 2–1 2–1 ALA W4 5–5 2–1
ARK 20–10 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 . 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 ARK W1 7–3 4–1
AUB 17–13 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 . AUB W3 6–4 2–1
FLA 20–10 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 FLA E1 8–2 3–1
UGA 11–19 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 UGA E6 3–7 1–3
KEN 16–14 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 KEN E5 4–6 3–1
LSU 19–10 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 . 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 . LSU W2 7–2 2–0
MSU 9–21 2–1 0–3 1–2 . . 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 MSU W6 3–7 0–4
MIZZ 10–20 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 . . 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 MIZZ E7 3–7 2–5
MISS 6–24 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 1–2 1–2 . . 1–2 0–3 MISS W7 1–9 0–5
SCAR 16–13 . 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 . 1–2 SCAR E3 4–5 3–1
TENN 16–14 . 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 . 2–1 3–0 3–0 TENN E4 5–5 3–2
TAMU 14–16 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 . TAMU W5 6–4 0–2
VAN 19–11 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 3–0 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 . VAN E2 7–3 4–2
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

Rankings

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Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]11*1111111111
Baseball America[5]111111111111
Collegiate Baseball^[6]111111111111
NCBWA†[7]111111111111
D1Baseball[8]111111111111

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† 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

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  1. ^ "2023 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "LSU Picked To Win 2023 SEC Baseball Championship". Southeastern Conference. secsports.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Baseball Roster". LSU Tigers. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  7. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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