2018 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2018 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Paul Mainieri, in his 12th season at LSU.

2018 LSU Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2018 record39–27 (15–15 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachMicah Gibbs (2nd season)
Pitching coachAlan Dunn (7th season)
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field
2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 20–10 .667  49–21 .700
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  39–21 .650
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  37–26 .587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  35–27 .565
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  34–22 .607
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  34–22 .607
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  29–27 .518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y 18–12 .600  48–18 .727
No. 2 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  48–21 .696
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  43–23 .652
LSU  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  39–27 .591
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  39–29 .574
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .433  40–22 .645
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .267  27–29 .482
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous Season

In 2017, the Tigers won the SEC's Western Division with a record of 52–20–0, 21–9–0 in conference play. They qualified for the 2017 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament and defeated Arkansas in the final, 4–2. They qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament as the SEC champion, and were selected as the No. 4 overall national seed. The Tigers were selected as hosts of the Baton Rouge regional, which included Rice, Southeastern Louisiana, and Texas Southern. The Tigers swept through the Regional, defeating Texas Southern, 15–7, Southeastern 11–6, and Rice 5–0 advancing to the Super Regional where they hosted conference rival Mississippi State. After a 4–3 comeback victory in which they trailed 3–0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, LSU beat the Bulldogs 14–4 the following night to advance to their 18th World Series. The Tigers defeated Florida State in their opening game 5–4, but then fell to overall number one seed Oregon State 13–1 placing them on the brink of elimination. The Tigers once again beat Florida State 7–4 to earn the right to face Oregon State once again, needing to win twice. LSU advanced to the finals winning 3–1 then 6–1 eliminating the Beavers. In the championship, LSU faced conference rival Florida. The Tigers lost a close Game 1 4–3 then were defeated 6–1 the following night to finish national runners-up, while the Gators earned their first national championship.

Personnel

Roster
2018 LSU Tigers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 – Eric Walker – Sophomore
  • 18 – Austin Bain – Senior
  • 21 – Nick Storz – Freshman
  • 26 – AJ Labas – Freshman
  • 27 – Matthew Beck – Sophomore
  • 28 – Devin Fontenot – Freshman
  • 29 – Nick Bush – Sophomore
  • 30 – Trent Vietmeier – Freshman
  • 32 – Taylor Petersen – Junior
  • 35 – Clay Moffitt – Junior
  • 37 – Will Reese – Sophomore
  • 38 – Zach Hess – Sophomore
  • 40 – John Kodros – Freshman
  • 41 – Caleb Gilbert – Junior
  • 43 – Todd Peterson – Sophomore
  • 47 – Brandon Nowak – Junior
  • 49 – Cam Sanders – Junior
  • 52 – Ma'Khail Hilliard – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 7 – Hunter Feduccia – Junior
  • 20 – Braden Doughty – Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 – Hal Hughes – Freshman
  • 4 – Josh Smith – Sophomore
  • 5 – Jake Slaughter – Sophomore
  • 13 – Nick Coomes – Senior
  • 16 – Brandt Broussard – Junior
  • 17 – Chris Reid – Junior
  • 25 – Bryce Jordan – Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 2 – Daniel Cabrera – Freshman
  • 8 – Antoine Duplantis – Junior
  • 9 – Zach Watson – Sophomore
  • 23 – Nick Webre – Freshman
  • 24 – Beau Jordan – Senior
  

Reference:[1]

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
LSU		Alma Mater
Paul MainieriHead Coach12Florida International University (1980)
Alan DunnAssociate Head Coach7University of Alabama at Birmingham (1991)
Nolan CainAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator5Louisiana State University (2009)
Micah GibbsDirector of Player Development3Louisiana State University (2010)
Sean OchinkoVolunteer Coach/Hitting Coach1Louisiana State University (2017)
Travis RoyStrength & Conditioning Coordinator3Louisiana State University (2012)
Nate FuryStrength & Conditioning Coordinator2Louisiana State University (2014)
Leon LandryUndergraduate Assistant Coach1Louisiana State University (2010)
Jamie TutkoVideo Coordinator2Saint Leo University (2011)

Reference:[2]

Schedule
Legend
 LSU win
 LSU loss
BoldLSU team member
2018 LSU Tigers Game Log
Regular Season (33–23)
Postseason (6–4)
NCAA Tournament: Corvallis Regional
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record
June 1vs. (3) San Diego State(2)Goss Stadium
Corvallis, OR		6–4Fontenot (3–0)Erickson (5–4)Peterson (6)3,58938–251–0
June 2at No. 1 (1) Oregon State(2)Goss Stadium1–14Heimlich (15–1)Hess (7–6)None4,00938–261–1
June 3 (1)vs. (4) Northwestern State(2)Goss Stadium9–5Beck (4–1)Vasquez (6–2)None3,53339–262–1
June 3 (2)at No. 1 (1) Oregon State(2)Goss Stadium0–12Abel (4–1)Fontenot (3–1)None3,91539–272–2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Reference:[5]

Rankings
Main article: 2018 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 16 17 Final 
Coaches'[6] 9 9* 9* 18 19 20 21 20 24 21 RV NR RV RV NR RV  
Baseball America[7] 17 22 16 16 17 18 21 17 19 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[8] 10 15 14 13 16 15 19 21 23 18 NR NR NR 28 NR NR  
NCBWA†[9] 11 21 18 19 19 20 21 20 22 19 RV RV RV RV NR RV  
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^ 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. "LSU Baseball - 2018 Roster". LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  2. "Baseball Coaching Staff". LSU Tigers. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. Franques, Bill (March 24, 2018). "Game 2 Suspended: LSU at Vanderbilt to Resume Sunday". lsusports.net. LSU Tigers, Louisiana State University. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  4. Apple, Daniel (May 26, 2018). "Florida Falls to LSU in SEC Tournament". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  5. "Baseball - 2018 Schedule". LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  6. Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. NCBWA Division I poll
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