2023 LSU Tigers baseball team

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

2023 LSU Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record1-40 ( SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Florida ‍‍‍ 18–9–0 .66740–12–0 .769
No. 12 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63036–15–0 .706
No. 13 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 15–11–0 .57737–15–0 .712
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15–12–0 .55635–15–0 .700
No. 18 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51935–18–0 .660
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37030–20–0 .600
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37028–24–0 .538
Western
No. 2 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 19–8–0 .70438–13–0 .745
No. 5 LSU  ‍‍‍ 17–9–0 .65440–12–0 .769
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51930–19–1 .610
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48135–17–0 .673
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44430–22–0 .577
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 8–19–0 .29626–24–0 .520
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .22225–26–0 .490
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 16, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season
Main article: 2022 LSU Tigers baseball team

The Tigers finished 40–22, 17–13 in the SEC to finish in third 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

Preseason SEC awards and honors

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 Crews3OFJunior
Tommy White47DH/USophomore
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Tre Morgan181BJunior
Paul Skenes20SPJunior

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023. LSU was picked to finish first the SEC West and win the entire SEC tournament.[2]

SEC West Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
2Texas A&M69 (1)
3Arkansas68
4Ole Miss64 (1)
5Alabama34
6Auburn33
7Mississippi State29

Offseason

Transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ben Nippolt5INF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)173Jr.St. Paul, MinnesotaVCU
Brayden Jobert6OF6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)209RS-Jr.Slidell, LouisianaDelgado CC
Paul Skenes20RHP/U6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)247Jr.Lake Forest, CaliforniaAir Force
Bryce Collins21RHP6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200RS-Jr.Valencia, CaliforniaArizona
Thatcher Hurd263B6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)214So.Manhattan Beach, CaliforniaUCLA
Nate Ackenhausen30RHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)240Jr.Owasso, OklahomaEastern Oklahoma State
Riley Cooper38LHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)270Jr.Fresno, CaliforniaArizona
Kaleb Applebey45RHP6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245So.Mount Carmel, IllinoisWabash Valley CC
Tommy White473B6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)236So.St. Pete Beach, FloridaNC State
Jack Merrifield533B6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195RS-Sr.Prairieville, LouisianaLSU Eunice
Christian Little99RHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225Jr.St. Louis, MissouriVanderbilt

Signing Day Recruits

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

Player Hometown High School
Pitchers
Nic BronziniSan Ramon, CaliforniaCal High
Micah BucknamAbbotsford, British ColumbiaMEI
Griffin HerringSouthlake, TexasSouthlake Carroll
Aiden MoffettMount Olive, MississippiTaylorsville (MS)
Jaden NootOak Park, CaliforniaSierra Canyon
Chase ShoresMidland, TexasLegacy (TX)
DJ PrimeauxBaton Rouge, LouisianaCentral (LA)
Hitters
Ethan FreyMarietta, GeorgiaGeorge Walton
Gavin GuidryLake Charles, LouisianaAlfred Barbe
Jared JonesLeesville, LouisianaRosepine
Brady NealTallahassee, FloridaIMG Academy
Mic PaulSalt Lake City, UtahOlympus
Paxton KlingRoaring Spring, PennsylvaniaCentral (PA)
Zeb RuddellMonroe, LouisianaNeville

2022 MLB Draft
Main article: 2022 Major League Baseball draft

Four LSU players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.

Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
16Jacob Berry3BMiami Marlins
278Cade Doughty2BToronto Blue Jays
5160Eric ReyzelmanRHPNew York Yankees
12359Paul GervaseRHPNew York Mets

Personnel

Roster
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
  • 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
Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C16Brady NealFreshman
1B22Jared JonesFreshman
2B8Gavin DugasGraduate
3B47Tommy WhiteSophomore
SS4Jordan ThompsonJunior
LF18Tre' MorganJunior
CF3Dylan CrewsJunior
RF28Paxton KlingFreshman
DH6Brayden JobertRS Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday20Paul SkenesJunior
Saturday9Ty FloydJunior
Sunday99Christian LittleJunior

Schedule and results
2023 LSU Tigers Baseball Game Log (37–10)
Regular Season (37–10)
May (2–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 2at Southeastern Louisiana*No. 1Pat Kenelly Diamond
Hammond, LA		W 10–07Guidry (3–0)Guth (0–1)NoneESPN+3,21436–8—
May 5at AuburnNo. 1Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL		W 3–0Skenes (9–1)Allsup (0–1)Hurd (2)SECN+4,09637–816–5
May 6at AuburnNo. 1Plainsman ParkL 6–8Crotchfelt (1–2)Coleman (1–1)Cannon (1)SECN4,09637–916–6
May 7at AuburnNo. 1Plainsman ParkL 2–12Herberholz (1–3)Little (2–2)Nelson (1)SECN+4,09637–1016–7
May 9Northwestern State*Alex Box StadiumSECN+—
May 12Mississippi StateAlex Box StadiumSECN
May 13Mississippi StateAlex Box StadiumSECN+
May 14Mississippi StateAlex Box StadiumSECN+
May 16McNeese*Alex Box StadiumSECN+—
May 18at GeorgiaFoley Field
Athens, GA		SECN+—
May 19at GeorgiaFoley FieldSECN+—
May 20at GeorgiaFoley FieldSECN+—
Postseason

*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


Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2023 SEC baseball records

Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA13–141–22–11–2.1–20–31–23–05/20..2–12–1ALAW44–51–1
ARK19–82–13–0.0–3.1–23–0.2–12–13–03–05/20ARKW17–24–1
AUB14–131–20–31–22–1.2–12–15/203–02–1.1–2.AUBW35–41–1
FLA18–92–1.2–12–15/20..3–03–00–32–11–23–0FLAE17–23–1
UGA10–17.3–01–21–22–15/20.0–31–20–32–1.0–3UGAE73–61–3
KEN15–122–1..5/201–21–23–03–0.3–01–21–20–3KENE44–53–1
LSU17–93–02–11–2.5/202–11–2.3–01–12–12–1.LSUW26–22–0
MSU8–192–10–31–2..0–32–1.2–11–20–35/200–3MSUW63–60–4
MIZZ10–170–3.5/200–33–00–3..2–10–33–01–21–2MIZZE63–62–4
MISS6–215/201–20–30–32–1.0–31–21–2..1–20–3MISSW71–80–4
SCAR15–11.1–21–23–03–00–31–12–13–0.5/20.1–2SCARE34–43–1
TENN14–13.0–3.1–21–22–11–23–00–3.5/203–03–0TENNE54–53–2
TAMU12–151–20–32–12–1.2–11–25/202–12–1.0–3.TAMUW55–40–2
VAN17–101–25/20.0–33–03–0.3–02–13–02–10–3.VANE26–34–2
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for all games through 14 May 2023. Tiebreakers: AUB–LSU 2–1 > TENN–LSU 1–2. MIZZ–UGA 3–0.

Rankings
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 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. "2023 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  2. "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. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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