1997 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 1997 LSU Tigers baseball team won a second consecutive NCAA championship at the College World Series, and the fourth overall for the school. The 1997 team put on an impressive display of power, hitting an NCAA record 188 home runs, including one in each of the 70 games they played that season.

1997 LSU Tigers baseball
National Champions
SEC Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
1997 record57-13 (22-7 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachJim Schwanke
Pitching coachMike Bianco
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida  x‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  40–24 .625
No. 25 Tennessee  x‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  42–19 .689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  31–24 .564
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  33–24 .579
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  20–34 .370
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .267  28–27 .509
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍†‍‍ 22–7 .759  57–13 .814
No. 2 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍ 20–9 .690  56–14 .800
No. 7 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 19–11 .633  47–21 .691
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 17–12 .586  50–17 .746
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 15–14 .517  36–20 .643
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .200  22–31 .415
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
Rankings from Baseball America

The Tigers were coached by Skip Bertman, who was in his 14th season as LSU head baseball coach. LSU set a school record for victories, finishing with a 57-13 record, and won their second straight Southeastern Conference championship with a 22-7 overall mark.

Schedule/results
1997 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log
Post-Season
SEC Baseball Tournament
# Date Opponent Score Site/Stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
57[57]May 15Auburn5-2Golden ParkCoogan (11-3)Schoening (5-2)Demouy (5)3,64246-111-0
58[58]May 16Tennessee12-5Golden ParkThompson (9-3)Cosgrove (10-5)-2,57647-112-0
59[59]May 17Alabama12-7Golden ParkPainich (8-2)Bernard (4-4)-4,03048-113-0
60[60]May 18Alabama2-12Golden ParkDaniel (5-0)Berthelot (6-3)-4,26848-123-1
NCAA South I Regional
# Date Opponent Score Site/Stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
61[61]May 22UNC Greensboro14-0Alex Box StadiumCoogan (12-3)Surridge (6-6)-6,65449-121-0
62[62]May 23Oklahoma14-3Alex Box StadiumThompson (10-3)Smith (3-1)Guillory (1)6,57350-122-0
63[63]May 24South Alabama5-11Alex Box StadiumRayborn (2-1)Shipp (4-1)Nakamura (2)6,72650-132-1
64[64]May 25Long Beach State14-7 (11)Alex Box StadiumCoogan (13-3)Petrosian (4-3)-6,68751-133-1
65[65]May 26South Alabama14-4Alex Box StadiumThompson (11-3)Norton (9-6)--52-134-1
66[66]May 26South Alabama15-4Alex Box StadiumPainich (9-2)Sparks (11-1)Daugherty (1)7,04153-135-1
College World Series
# Date Opponent Score Site/Stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
67[67]May 30Rice5-4Rosenblatt StadiumDemouy (6-1)Anderson (10-2)-20,55154-136-1
68[68]June 1Stanford10-5Rosenblatt StadiumCoogan (14-3)Peterson (11-3)-23,86755-137-1
69[69]June 4Stanford13-9Rosenblatt StadiumBerthelot (7-3)Hutchinson (8-4)Coogan (3)22,21856-138-1
70[70]June 7Alabama13-6Rosenblatt StadiumThompson (12-3)Daniel (5-1)-24,40157-139-1

Statistical Leaders
Batting Average
Brandon Larson.381
Eddy Furniss.378
Blair Barbier.353
Hits
Brandon Larson110
Eddy Furniss98
Mike Koerner96
Home Runs
Brandon Larson40
Mike Koerner22
Eddy Furniss17
Tom Bernhardt17
RBI
Brandon Larson118
Eddy Furniss77
Mike Koerner69
Wins
Patrick Coogan14
Doug Thompson12
Joey Painich9
ERA
Chris Demouy3.63
Kevin Shipp4.10
Patrick Coogan4.46
Strikeouts
Doug Thompson158
Patrick Coogan144
Joey Painich72

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References
  1. Baylor at LSU - Game 1
  2. Baylor at LSU- Game 2
  3. Baylor at LSU - Game 3
  4. Centenary at LSU
  5. Southern at LSU
  6. North Carolina vs. LSU
  7. NC State vs. LSU
  8. Duke vs. LSU
  9. VCU at LSU - Game 1
  10. VCU at LSU - Game 2
  11. VCU at LSU - Game 3
  12. Tulane at LSU
  13. Southern at LSU
  14. Vanderbilt at LSU - Game 1
  15. Vanderbilt at LSU - Game 2
  16. Vanderbilt at LSU - Game 3
  17. LA Tech at LSU
  18. Louisiana College at LSU
  19. LSU at Georgia - Game 1
  20. LSU at Georgia - Game 2
  21. LSU at Georgia - Game 3
  22. LSU at UNO
  23. Florida at LSU - Game 1
  24. Florida at LSU - Game 2
  25. Florida at LSU - Game 3
  26. LSU at LA Tech
  27. LSU at NLU
  28. LSU at Tennessee - Game 1
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  30. LSU at Tennessee - Game 3
  31. Nicholls at LSU
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  34. South Carolina at LSU - Game 2
  35. South Carolina at LSU - Game 3
  36. LSU at Tulane
  37. NLU at LSU
  38. LSU at Miss State - Game 1
  39. LSU at Miss State - Game 2
  40. LSU at Miss State - Game 3
  41. USL at LSU
  42. SLU at LSU
  43. Ole Miss at LSU - Game 1
  44. Ole Miss at LSU - Game 2
  45. Ole Miss at LSU - Game 3
  46. UNO at LSU
  47. NW State at LSU
  48. Auburn at LSU - Game 1
  49. Auburn at LSU - Game 2
  50. Southern at LSU
  51. LSU at Arkansas - Game 1
  52. LSU at Arkansas - Game 2
  53. LSU at Arkansas - Game 3
  54. LSU at Alabama - Game 1
  55. LSU at Alabama - Game 2
  56. LSU at Alabama - Game 3
  57. Auburn vs. LSU
  58. Tennessee vs. LSU
  59. Alabama vs. LSU
  60. Alabama vs, LSU
  61. UNCG vs. LSU
  62. Oklahoma vs. LSU
  63. South Alabama vs. LSU
  64. LBSU vs. LSU
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  66. South Alabama vs, LSU - Game 2
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  69. Stanford vs, LSU - Game 2
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  71. 1997 Final Statistics
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