2019 LSU Tigers baseball team

2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Eastern
	Western
	x – Division champion ; † – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 25, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

LSU Tigers baseball
2019 LSU Tigers baseball
Baton Rouge Regional champions
Baton Rouge Super Regional, 0-2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
CB	No. 14
2019 record	40–26 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Mainieri (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Alan Dunn; Nolan Cain;
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field

The 2019 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium. They, along with McNeese State and Southern, were the only three teams in the state to make the tournament.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

3rd Team

Daniel Cabrera - Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)[2]
Zack Hess - Starting Pitcher (Baseball America) [3]

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Tigers predicted to win the Western Division.[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West)
1	LSU	88 (10)
2	Ole Miss	65 (1)
3	Arkansas	59 (1)
4	Auburn	57 (1)
5	Texas A&M	48 (1)
6	Mississippi State	47
7	Alabama	21

Preseason All-SEC teams

2nd Team

Antoine Duplantis - Outfielder
Daniel Cabrera - Outfielder

Roster

2019 LSU Tigers roster

Pitchers

10 Eric Walker - Sophomore
11 Landon Marceaux - Freshman
18 Cole Henry - Freshman
20 Will Ripoll - Freshman
21 Nick Storz - Sophomore
26 AJ Labas - Sophomore
27 Matthew Beck - Junior
28 Devin Fontenot - Sophomore
29 Chase Costello - Freshman
30 Trent Vietmeier - Sophomore
32 Aaron George - Junior
35 Clay Moffitt - Senior
38 Zack Hess - Junior
40 Riggs Threadgill - Freshman
41 Caleb Gilbert - Senior
43 Todd Peterson - Junior
44 Jaden Hill - Freshman
46 Rye Gunter - Freshman
52 Ma'Khail Hilliard - Sophomore
55 Easton McMurray - Freshman

Catchers

13 Saul Garza - Sophomore
22 Brock Mathis - Sophomore
45 Braden Doughty - Sophomore

Infielders

3 Hal Hughes - Sophomore
4 Josh Smith - Junior
5 Drew Bianco - Freshman
6 Gavin Dugas - Freshman
16 Brandt Broussard - Senior
24 Cade Beloso - Freshman
48 Michael Kirsch - Sophomore
17 Chris Reid - Senior

Outfielders

2 Daniel Cabrera - Sophomore
7 Giovanni DiGiacomo - Freshman
8 Antoine Duplantis - Senior
9 Zach Watson - Junior

Utility

23 CJ Willis - Freshman

Schedule and results

Legend
	LSU win
	LSU loss
	Postponement
Bold	LSU team member

2019 LSU Tigers Baseball Game Log

Regular Season (34–22)

February (8–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
Feb. 15	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 2	Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana	12–7	Fontenot (1–0)	Gray (0–1)	None	SECN+	12,404	1–0
Feb. 16	Army	No. 2	Alex Box Stadium	6–5	Peterson (1–0)	Messina (0–1)	None	SECN+	11,656	2–0
Feb. 17	Air Force	No. 2	Alex Box Stadium	17–5	Hill (1–0)	Nichols (0–1)	None	SECN+	11,403	3–0
Feb. 19	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 2	Alex Box Stadium	6–5	Peterson (2–0)	Biddy (0–2)	None	SECN+	10,004	4–0
Feb. 22	Bryant	No. 2	Alex Box Stadium	13–6	Hess (1–0)	Mattison (1–1)	None	SECN+	10,314	5–0
Feb. 23	Bryant	No. 2	Alex Box Stadium	17–8	Marceaux (1–0)	Morgese (0–1)	None	SECN+	10,257	6–0
Feb. 24	Bryant	No. 2	Alex Box Stadium	4–3	George (1–0)	Wrighter (0–1)	Peterson (1)	SECN+	10,306	7–0
Feb. 27	Southern	No. 2	Alex Box Stadium	17–4	Walker (1–0)	Dixon (0–1)	None	SECN+	9,624	8–0

March (11–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
Mar. 1	at No. 22 Texas	No. 2	UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, Texas	1–8	Elder (2–0)	Hess (1–1)	Fields (1)	LHN	7,680	8–1
Mar. 2	at No. 22 Texas	No. 2	UFCU Disch–Falk Field	4–8	Henley (2–0)	Marceaux (1–1)	Quintanilla (2)	LHN	7,601	8–2
Mar. 3	at No. 22 Texas	No. 2	UFCU Disch–Falk Field	6–7	Madden (2–0)	Peterson (2–1)	None	LHN	7,153	8–3
Mar. 6	Holy Cross	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	9–2	George (2–0)	McKennitt (0–2)	None	SECN+	9,718	9–3
Mar. 8	California	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	4–3	Beck (1–0)	Stoutenborough (2–2)	None	SECN+	10,468	10–3
Mar. 9	California	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	2–5⁷	Holman (2–0)	Peterson (2–2)	Sullivan (3)	SECN+	10,882	10–4
Mar. 9	California	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	5–4⁷	Fontenot (2–0)	Delmore (1–1)	None	SECN+	10,570	11–4
Mar. 12	at Northwestern State	No. 13	Brown–Stroud Field Natchitoches, Louisiana	1–3	McDonald (2–0)	George (2–1)	Pigott (1)	ESPN+	3,240	11–5
Mar. 13	Texas Southern	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	16–5	Moffitt (1–0)	Suarez (0–1)	None	SECN+	9,712	12–5
Mar. 16	Kentucky	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	2–1¹²	Fontenot (3–0)	Lockhart (0–1)	None	SECN+	10,509	13–5	1–0
Mar. 16	Kentucky	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	16–4	Henry (1–0)	Macciocchi (1–1)	Vietmeier (1)	SECN+	10,622	14–5	2–0
Mar. 17	Kentucky	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	7–2	Beck (2–0)	Rigsby (0–1)	None	SECN+	10,323	15–5	3–0
Mar. 20	Nicholls	No. 10	Alex Box Stadium	5–4¹⁰	Vietmeier (1–0)	Bollinger (0–1)	None	SECN+	10,531	16–5
Mar. 22	at No. 5 Georgia	No. 10	Foley Field Athens, Georgia	1–0	Hess (2–1)	Hancock 5–1	Fontenot (1)	SECN+	3,209	17–5	4–0
Mar. 23	at No. 5 Georgia	No. 10	Foley Field	0–2	Glover (1–0)	Henry (1–1)	Schunk (8)	SECN	3,344	17–6	4–1
Mar. 24	at No. 5 Georgia	No. 10	Foley Field	7–9	Locey (4–0)	Walker (1–1)	Schunk (9)	SECN	3,042	17–7	4–2
Mar. 26	McNeese State	No. 17	Alex Box Stadium	0–2	Payne (1–0)	Hilliard (0–1)	Dion (2)	SECN+	10,156	17–8
Mar. 28	at No. 2 Mississippi State	No. 17	Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Mississippi	5–6	Small (3–0)	Hess (2–2)	Gordon (7)	ESPNU	9,797	17–9	4–3
Mar. 29	at No. 2 Mississippi State	No. 17	Dudy Noble Field	10–5	Henry (2–1)	Ginn (6–1)	None	SECN	11,262	18–9	5–3
Mar. 30	at No. 2 Mississippi State	No. 17	Dudy Noble Field	11–2	Walker (2–1)	Plumlee (1–1)	None	SECN+	11,648	19–9	6–3

April (10–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
April 2	Grambling State	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	9–0	Moffitt (2–0)	Boykins, Jr. (3–1)	None	SECN+	9,804	20–9
April 3	South Alabama	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	2–0	Vietmeier (2–0)	Arguelles (0–1)	Fontenot (2)	SECN+	9,754	21–9
April 5	No. 9 Texas A&M	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	2–1	Fontenot (4–0)	Miller (4–1)	None	SECN+	10,547	22–9	7–3
April 6	No. 9 Texas A&M	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	4–6	Lacy (6–0)	Walker (2–2)	Kalich (8)	SECN+	10,602	22–10	7–4
April 6	No. 9 Texas A&M	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	9–3	Henry (3–1)	Jozwiak (3–3)	None	ESPN2	11,353	23–10	8–4
April 9	at Southern	No. 9	Lee–Hines Field Baton Rouge, Louisiana	2–7	Finney (2–2)	Marceaux (1–2)	None	ESPN+	859	23–11
April 12	at Missouri	No. 9	Taylor Stadium Columbia, Missouri	12–11¹⁰	Peterson (3–2)	Gubelman (2–1)	Fontenot (3)	SECN+	1,408	24–11	9–4
April 13	at Missouri	No. 9	Taylor Stadium	1–4	Sikkema (4–2)	Henry (3–2)	Bedell (3)	SECN+	1,725	24–12	9–5
April 14	at Missouri	No. 9	Taylor Stadium	5–11	Joven (3–0)	Walker (2–3)	None	SECN	1,002	24–13	9–6
April 16	vs. Louisiana	No. 14	Shrine on Airline Metairie, Louisiana	5–6	Schultz (1–1)	Vietmeier (2–1)	None	CST	8,667	24–14
April 18	Florida	No. 14	Alex Box Stadium	9–16	Mace (7–3)	Hilliard (0–2)	None	SECN	10,132	24–15	9–7
April 19	Florida	No. 14	Alex Box Stadium	13–1	Henry (4–2)	Scott (3–3)	Peterson (2)	SECN	10,766	25–15	10–7
April 20	Florida	No. 14	Alex Box Stadium	11–2	Walker (3–3)	Leftwich (4–3)	None	ESPN2	11,327	26–15	11–7
April 23	Lamar	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	5–3	Marceaux (2–2)	Dallas (0–5)	Fontenot (4)	SECN+	10,364	27–15
April 26	at Alabama	No. 13	Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama	1–6	Finnerty (6–5)	Hess (2–3)	None	SECN+	4,240	27–16	11–8
April 27	at Alabama	No. 13	Sewell–Thomas Stadium	5–2	Walker (4–3)	Love (4–4)	Fontenot (5)	SECN+	4,453	28–16	12–8
April 28	at Alabama	No. 13	Sewell–Thomas Stadium	5–4	Marceaux (3–2)	Randolph (1–2)	Fontenot (6)	SECN+	3,633	29–16	13–8

May (5–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 3	No. 13 Ole Miss	No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	8–3	Hess (3–3)	Ethridge (5–4)	None	SECN+	11,119	30–16	14–8
May 4	No. 13 Ole Miss	No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	1–5	Nikhazy (6–3)	Walker (4–4)	None	SECN+	11,409	30–17	14–9
May 5	No. 13 Ole Miss	No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	15–19¹⁰	Miller (4–0)	Fontenot (4–1)	None	ESPN2	10,671	30–18	14–10
May 7	Louisiana Tech	No. 15	Alex Box Stadium	1–12	Robbins (4–3)	Costello (0–1)	None	SECN+	10,304	30–19
May 9	at No. 4 Arkansas	No. 15	Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas	4–14	Campbell (9–1)	Hilliard (0–3)	None	SECN+	9,220	30–20	14–11
May 10	at No. 4 Arkansas	No. 15	Baum–Walker Stadium	6–11	Kopps (5–3)	Hess (3–4)	None	ESPNU	11,714	30–21	14–12
May 11	at No. 4 Arkansas	No. 15	Baum–Walker Stadium	3–2	Peterson (4–2)	Kostyshock (1–2)	None	ESPN2	11,037	31–21	15–12
May 14	New Orleans	No. 19	Alex Box Stadium	7–5	Beck (3–0)	Ramirez (1–3)	Hess (1)	SECN+	10,147	32–22
May 16	Auburn	No. 19	Alex Box Stadium	7–1	Walker (5–4)	Anderson (5–2)	None	SECN+	10,305	33–21	16–12
May 17	Auburn	No. 19	Alex Box Stadium	5–1	Marceaux (4–2)	Owen (4–2)	Hess (2)	SECN+	11,009	34–21	17–12
May 18	Auburn	No. 19	Alex Box Stadium	4–5¹¹	Watson (1–1)	Hess (3–5)	Fuller (1)	SECN+	10,681	34–22	17–13

Postseason (6–4)

SEC Tournament (3–2)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SECT Record
May 21	vs. (12) South Carolina	(5) No. 16	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama	8–6	Fontenot (5–1)	Coyne (2–1)	Peterson (3)	SECN	10,128	35–22	1–0
May 22	vs. (4) No. 3 Mississippi State	(5) No. 16	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	5–6¹⁷	Keegan (4–1)	Hilliard (0–4)	None	SECN	13,902	35–23	1–1
May 23	vs. (8) Auburn	(5) No. 16	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	4–3	Peterson (5–2)	Greenhill (2–3)	None	SECN	6,891	36–23	2–1
May 24	vs. (4) No. 3 Mississippi State	(5) No. 16	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	12–2⁷	George (3–1)	Ginn (8–4)	None	SECN	14,294	37–23	3–1
May 25	vs. (1) No. 2 Vanderbilt	(5) No. 16	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	4-13	Rocker (8–5)	Fontenot (5–2)	None	SECN	12,872	37–24	3–2

NCAA Tournament – Baton Rouge Regional (3–0)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
May 31	(4) Stony Brook	(1) No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	17–3	Marceaux (5–2)	Marino (5–5)	None	ESPNU	10,542	38–24	1–0
June 1	(2) Southern Miss	(1) No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	8–4	Hess (4–5)	Carroll (3–3)	None	ESPN3	11,015	39–24	2–0
June 2	(2) Southern Miss	(1) No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	6–4	Vietmeier (3–1)	Lewis (1–1)	Fontenot (7)	ESPN3	10,718	40–24	3–0

NCAA Tournament – Baton Rouge Super Regional (0–2)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
June 8	Florida State	No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	L 4-6	Velez (4-2)	Fontenot (5-3)	Flowers (12)	ESPN	11,636	40-25	3-1
June 9	Florida State	No. 12	Alex Box Stadium	L 4-5	Velez (5-4)	Fontenot 5-4		ESPN2	11,713	40-26	3-2

Schedule Source:[5]

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

Baton Rouge Regional

Baton Rouge Regional Teams
(1) LSU Tigers	(2) Arizona State Sun Devils	(3) Southern Miss Golden Eagles	(4) Stony Brook Seawolves

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

1	LSU	17
4	Stony Brook	3
			1	LSU	8

			3	Southern Miss	4
3	Southern Miss	15

2	Arizona State	3
						1	LSU	6	-

						3	Southern Miss	4	-
4	Stony Brook	5

2	Arizona State	13
			2	Arizona State	12

			3	Southern Miss	13

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	Final
Coaches'[6]	1	1*	1*	9	13	11	15	12	8	14	16	14	17	20	17	17	16
Baseball America[7]	2	2	2	10	11	12	17	15	12	15	14	12	16	22	16	15	15
Collegiate Baseball^[8]	1	1	1	9	10	7	12	9	8	15	15	13	18	20	21	19	14
NCBWA†[9]	2	1	1	9	10	9	14	11	8	13	14	14	16	21	19	16	15
D1Baseball[10]	2	2	2	13	13	10	17	13	9	14	13	12	15	19	16	12	14

^ 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

"2019 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
"Collegiate Baseball 2019 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. December 17, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
Cahill, Teddy; Collazo, Carlos (January 28, 2019). "2019 College Baseball Preseason All-Americans". Baseball America. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
http://www.secsports.com/article/25945736/vanderbilt-picked-win-2019-sec-baseball-championship
"LSU Releases 2019 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Department of Athletics. August 7, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
"USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
"College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
"2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
"NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
"College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.

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[1] "2019 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2019.

[2] "Collegiate Baseball 2019 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. December 17, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

[3] Cahill, Teddy; Collazo, Carlos (January 28, 2019). "2019 College Baseball Preseason All-Americans". Baseball America. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[4] ttp://www.secsports.com/article/25945736/vanderbilt-picked-win-2019-sec-baseball-championship

[5] "LSU Releases 2019 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Department of Athletics. August 7, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[6] "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[baseballamerica-7] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

[baseballnews-8] "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

[sportswriters-9] "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2018-12-22.

[d1baseball-10] "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.

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