2024 LSU Tigers baseball team
2024 season of Louisiana State University baseball team
The 2024 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium . LSU entered this season seeking to defend their 2023 national title.
Previous season
The Tigers finished 54–17, 19–10 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 first in the Baton Regional, and fifth overall, of the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament , where they swept the regional with wins over Tulane and Oregon State. In the Baton Rouge Super Regional, the Tigers hosted Kentucky, where they swept them in two games. The Tigers qualified for the College World Series for the 19th time in program history, where they reached the final thanks to wins over Tennessee and top-seeded Wake Forest.
In the final, they beat Florida two games to one to win their seventh national title, and their first since 2009.[ 2] LSU pitcher, Paul Skenes , was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player . Additionally, Ty Floyd, Tre' Morgan, Gavin Dugas, Tommy White , Dylan Crews , and Cade Beloso were named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.[ 3]
Signing day recruits
The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2023.[ 4]
Player
Hometown
High School
Pitchers
Jake Brown
Sulphur, Louisiana
Sulphur (LA)
Kade Anderson
Madisonville, Louisiana
St. Paul's (LA)
MJ Seo
Carrollton, Texas
Hebron (TX)
Dylan Thompson
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
Sam Houston (LA)
Trenton Lape
Bossier City, Louisiana
Parkway (LA)
Cam Johnson
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
IMG Academy
Hitters
Steven Milam
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Centennial (AZ)
Ryan Kucherak
Chandler, Arizona
Hamilton (AZ)
Austen Roellig
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Etiwanda
Derrick Mitchell
Plano, Texas
John Paul II
Ashton Larson
Overland Park, Kansas
St. Thomas Aquinas (KS)
Griffin Cooley
Kinder, Louisiana
Kinder (LA)
Dallas Dale II
Apopka, Florida
Mount Dora Christian
Offseason
2023 MLB Draft
Thirteen LSU players were drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.
Schedule and results
2024 LSU Tigers baseball game log (43–22)
Fall 2023 exhibitions (2–0)
November (2–0)
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
November 5
at McNeese
Joe Miller Ballpark Lake Charles, LA
W 9–618
Loer
Morrow
None
LSUSports.net
1,392
November 12
Louisiana
Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–318
Jump
Etheridge
None
LSUSports.net
3,494
November 17
Purple/Gold World Series Game 1
Alex Box Stadium
PUR 2–1
Dutton
Bronzini
Ulloa
LSUSports.net
4,959
November 18
Purple/Gold World Series Game 2
Alex Box Stadium
PUR 3–2
Little
Loer
Moffett
LSUSports.net
5,301
Regular season (36–20)
February (8–1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
February 16
VMI *
No. 4
Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
W 11–8
Ackenhausen (1–0)
Lloyd (0–1)
Jump (1)
SECN+
11,649
1–0
—
February 17
Central Arkansas *
No. 4
Alex Box Stadium
W 2–0
Holman (1–0)
MacRae (0–1)
Dutton (1)
SECN+
10,709
2–0
—
February 18
VMI*
No. 4
Alex Box Stadium
W 27–57
Coleman (1–0)
Jones (0–1)
None
SECN+
10,641
3–0
—
February 19
Central Arkansas*
No. 3
Alex Box Stadium
W 4–3
Anderson (1–0)
Parlin (0–1)
Ulloa (1)
SECN+
9,639
4–0
—
February 22
Northern Illinois *
No. 3
Alex Box Stadium
W 10–2
Ackenhausen (2–0)
Meyer (0–2)
None
SECN+
9,586
5–0
—
February 23
Stony Brook *
No. 3
Alex Box Stadium
L 2–5
Smink (1–1)
Hurd (0–1)
Paulsen (1)
SECN+
10,303
5–1
—
February 24
Northern Illinois*
No. 3
Alex Box Stadium
W 5–2
Holman (2–0)
Stewart (0–1)
Guidry (1)
SECN+
11,339
6–1
—
February 25
Stony Brook*
No. 3
Alex Box Stadium
W 18–10
Coleman (2–0)
Book (0–2)
None
SECN+
10,682
7–1
—
February 28
at Rice *
No. 3
Reckling Park Houston, TX
W 16–4
Anderson (2–0)
Fernandez (0–1)
None
ESPN+
4,610
8–1
—
March (12–8)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
Astros Foundation Classic
March 1
vs. No. 15 Texas *
No. 3
Minute Maid Park Houston, TX
W 6–3
Holman (3–0)
Johnson (1–1)
None
YouTube
24,927
9–1
—
March 2
vs. Louisiana*
No. 3
Minute Maid Park
W 5–4
Jump (1–0)
Herrmann (1–1)
Loer (1)
YouTube
21,726
10–1
—
March 3
vs. Texas State *
No. 3
Minute Maid Park
W 10–5
Hurd (1–1)
Hall (0–1)
None
YouTube
14,726
11–1
—
March 6
at Southeastern Louisiana *
No. 3
Pat Kenelly Diamond Hammond, LA
W 4–3
Guidry (1–0)
Rodriguez (0–1)
Ackenhausen (1)
ESPN+
3,751
12–1
—
March 8
Xavier *
No. 3
Alex Box Stadium
W 4–0
Holman (4–0)
Hoskins (2–2)
Herring (1)
SECN+
10,171
13–1
—
March 9
Xavier*
No. 3
Alex Box Stadium
W 8–2
Jump (2–0)
Hughes (0–3)
None
SECN+
11,065
14–1
—
March 10
Xavier*
No. 3
Alex Box Stadium
L 1–2
Boyle (2–0)
Ackenhausen (2–1)
Hooker (1)
SECN+
10,282
14–2
—
March 12
North Dakota State *
No. 2
Alex Box Stadium
W 6–1
Loer (1–0)
Wilson (1–2)
Coleman (1)
SECN+
9,909
15–2
—
March 13
North Dakota State*
No. 2
Alex Box Stadium
W 7–0
Hellmers (1–0)
Sargeant (0–1)
None
SECN+
9,833
16–2
—
March 15
at No. 21 Mississippi State
No. 2
Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS
L 4–10
Stevens (2–0)
Holman (4–1)
None
SECN+
11,111
16–3
0–1
March 16
at No. 21 Mississippi State
No. 2
Dudy Noble Field
W 9–8
Herring (1–0)
Stephen (2–2)
Ackenhausen (2)
SECN
13,974
17–3
1–1
March 17
at No. 21 Mississippi State
No. 2
Dudy Noble Field
L 5–158
Cijntje (4–0)
Hurd (1–2)
None
SECN+
11,129
17–4
1–2
March 19
Louisiana Tech *
No. 5
Alex Box Stadium
W 11–18
Herring (2–0)
Copeland (3–2)
None
SECN+
10,946
18–4
—
March 22
No. 6 Florida
No. 5
Alex Box Stadium
W 6–1
Holman (5–1)
Fisher (2–2)
Herring (2)
SECN
12,539
19–4
2–2
March 23
No. 6 Florida
No. 5
Alex Box Stadium
L 4–611
Slater (2–0)
Ackenhausen (2–2)
None
SECN+
12,892
19–5
2–3
March 24
No. 6 Florida
No. 5
Alex Box Stadium
L 2–128
Caglianone (3–0)
Thatcher (1–3)
None
SECN
11,648
19–6
2–4
March 26
Southeastern Louisiana*
No. 9
Alex Box Stadium
W 8–4
Loer (2–0)
Hayden (2–1)
None
SECN+
10,517
20–6
—
March 28
at No. 1 Arkansas
No. 9
Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR
L 4–7
Smith (5–0)
Ulloa (0–1)
Hewlett (1)
ESPN2
11,027
20–7
2–5
March 29
at No. 1 Arkansas
No. 9
Baum-Walker Stadium
L 3–410
Hewlett (1–0)
Hurd (1–4)
None
SECN
11,156
20–8
2–6
March 30
at No. 1 Arkansas
No. 9
Baum-Walker Stadium
L 5–7
Frank (1–0)
Ackenhausen (2–3)
McEntire (3)
SECN+
10,924
20–9
2–7
April (9–8)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
April 1
Southern *
No. 25
Alex Box Stadium
L 7–12
Harris (1–2)
Anderson (2–1)
Burkett II (3)
SECN+
10,222
20–10
—
April 5
No. 7 Vanderbilt
No. 25
Alex Box Stadium
W 10–6
Holman (6–1)
Carter (3–1)
Herring (3)
ESPN2
10,778
21–10
3–7
April 6
No. 7 Vanderbilt
No. 25
Alex Box Stadium
L 6–8
McElvain (1–1)
Ackenhausen (2–4)
None
SECN
12,315
21–11
3–8
April 7
No. 7 Vanderbilt
No. 25
Alex Box Stadium
L 3–138
Holton (5–0)
Coleman (2–1)
None
SECN+
12,076
21–12
3–9
April 9
McNeese *
Alex Box Stadium
W 16–0
Anderson (3–1)
Caraway (2–3)
None
SECN+
9,937
22–12
—
April 12
at No. 4 Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN
L 3–6
Causey (6–2)
Jump (2–1)
Connell (2)
ESPNU
5,901
22–13
3–10
April 13
at No. 4 Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
L 1–3
Beam (5–1)
Holman (6–2)
Snead (3)
SECN
6,155
22–14
3–11
April 14
at No. 4 Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
L 4–8
Behnke (1–0)
Moffett (0–1)
Combs (1)
SECN
6,092
22–15
3–12
April 16
New Orleans *
Alex Box Stadium
W 6–3
Little (1–0)
Usey (0–2)
Ulloa (2)
SECN+
10,324
23–15
—
April 19
at Missouri
Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO
W 12–17
Jump (3–1)
Lunceford (1–3)
None
SECN
1,862
24–15
4–12
April 20
at Missouri
Taylor Stadium
L 7–8
Pimental (2–2)
Holman (6–3)
Magdic (2)
SECN+
2,153
24–16
4–13
April 21
at Missouri
Taylor Stadium
W 6–2
Herring (3–0)
Mayer (1–5)
None
SECN+
2,587
25–16
5–13
April 23
Nicholls *
Alex Box Stadium
W 9–0
Anderson (4–1)
Desandro (4–4)
None
SECN+
10,465
26–16
—
April 26
Auburn
Alex Box Stadium
W 5–0
Jump (4–1)
Watts (0–2)
None
SECN+
11,006
27–16
6–13
April 27
Auburn
Alex Box Stadium
W 3–2
Hurd (2–4)
McBride (3–3)
None
SECN+
11,603
28–16
7–13
April 28
Auburn
Alex Box Stadium
L 5–7
Armstrong (1–1)
Anderson (4–2)
Carlson (1)
SECN+
10,531
28–17
7–14
April 30
Grambling State *
Alex Box Stadium
W 26–27
Coleman (3–1)
Peguero (1–9)
None
SECN+
9,836
29–17
—
May (7–3)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SEC record
May 3
No. 1 Texas A&M
Alex Box Stadium
W 6–4
Ulloa (1–1)
Prager (8–1)
Herring (4)
ESPN2
11,007
30–17
8–14
May 4
No. 1 Texas A&M
Alex Box Stadium
W 6–4
Little (2–0)
Sdao (3–1)
Guidry (2)
ESPN2
11,751
31–17
9–14
May 5
No. 1 Texas A&M
Alex Box Stadium
L 4–14
Cortez (7–2)
Dutton (0–1)
None
SECN+
10,747
31–18
9–15
May 7
Northwestern State *
Alex Box Stadium
W 6–5
Guidry (2–0)
Bunch (2–1)
None
SECN+
10,107
32–18
—
May 10
at Alabama
Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL
L 7–8
Buchanan (2–1)
Herring (3–1)
None
SECN+
5,800
32–19
9–16
May 11
at Alabama
Sewell-Thomas Stadium
W 6–3
Holman (7–3)
Adams (4–4)
Guidry (3)
SECN+
5,800
33–19
10–16
May 12
at Alabama
Sewell-Thomas Stadium
L 3–4
Hess (4–4)
Dutton (0–2)
Myers (3)
SECN+
3,760
33–20
10–17
May 16
Ole Miss
Alex Box Stadium
W 5–1
Jump (5–1)
Maddox (3–7)
Herring (5)
SECN
10,437
34–20
11–17
May 17
Ole Miss
Alex Box Stadium
W 4–2
Holman (8–3)
Doyle (3–3)
Herring (6)
SECN+
10,856
35–20
12–17
May 18
Ole Miss
Alex Box Stadium
W 9–3
Ackenhausen (3–4)
Nichols (4–2)
None
SECN+
11,685
36–20
13–17
Postseason (7–2)
SEC Tournament (4–1)
Date
Opponent
Seed
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SECT Record
May 21
vs. (6) No. 11 Georgia
(11)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL
W 9–1
Jump (6–1)
Evans (3–2)
None
SECN
7,425
37–20
1–0
May 22
vs. (3) No. 2 Kentucky
(11)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
W 11–08
Holman (9–3)
Smith (3–4)
None
SECN
7,185
38–20
2–0
May 23
vs. (10) South Carolina
(11)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
W 11–10
Ulloa (2–1)
Veach (4–2)
None
SECN
11,923
39–20
3–0
May 25
vs. (10) South Carolina
(11)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
W 12–1110
Herring (4–1)
Gainey (1–4)
None
SECN
14,386
40–20
4–0
May 26
vs. (1) No. 1 Tennessee
(11)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
L 3–4
Russell (0–1)
Ackenhausen (3–5)
None
SECN
15,686
40–21
4–1
NCAA Tournament – Chapel Hill Regional (3–1)
Date
Opponent
Seed
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
NCAAT Record
May 31
vs. (3) Wofford
(2) No. 24
Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
W 4–3
Herring (5–1)
Bouchard (0–5)
None
ESPNU
3,363
41–21
1–0
June 1
vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina
(2) No. 24
Boshamer Stadium
L 2–6
Peterson (3–2)
Holman (9–4)
Pence (7)
ESPN2
3,230
41–22
1–1
June 2
vs. (3) Wofford
(2) No. 24
Boshamer Stadium
W 13–6
Herring (6–1)
Michaels (3–2)
None
ESPN
3,362
42–22
2–1
June 2
vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina
(2) No. 24
Boshamer Stadium
W 8–4
Hurd (3–4)
Haugh (4–2)
None
ESPN+
4,098
43–22
3–1
June 3
vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina
(2) No. 24
Boshamer Stadium
L 3–410
Pence (4–1)
Jump (6-2)
None
ESPN2
4,026
43–23
3–2
*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
Record vs. conference opponents
Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results , 2024 SEC baseball schedule
Team
ALA
ARK
AUB
FLA
UGA
KEN
LSU
MSU
MIZZ
MISS
SCAR
TENN
TAMU
VAN
Team
Div
SR
ALA
13–17
2–1
1–2
.
0–3
0–3
2–1
1–2
.
2–1
2–1
2–1
1–2
.
ALA
W4
5–5
0–2
ARK
20–10
1–2
2–1
2–1
.
1–2
3–0
2–1
3–0
3–0
2–1
.
1–2
.
ARK
W1
7–3
3–0
AUB
8–22
2–1
1–2
.
.
0–3
1–2
0–3
2–1
1–2
.
1–2
0–3
0–3
AUB
W7
2–8
0–4
FLA
13–17
.
1–2
.
2–1
1–2
2–1
2–1
0–3
.
1–2
1–2
2–1
1–2
FLA
E5
4–6
0–1
UGA
17–13
3–0
.
.
1–2
0–3
.
1–2
2–1
2–1
3–0
1–2
1–2
3–0
UGA
E3
5–5
3–1
KEN
22–8
3–0
2–1
3–0
2–1
3–0
.
.
2–1
3–0
1–2
1–2
.
2–1
KEN
E2
8–2
4–0
LSU
13–17
1–2
0–3
2–1
1–2
.
.
1–2
2–1
3–0
.
0–3
2–1
1–2
LSU
W5
4–6
1–2
MSU
17–13
2–1
1–2
3–0
1–2
2–1
.
2–1
2–1
1–2
.
.
1–2
2–1
MSU
W3
6–4
1–0
MIZZ
9–21
.
0–3
1–2
3–0
1–2
1–2
1–2
1–2
.
1–2
0–3
.
0–3
MIZZ
E7
1–9
1–3
MISS
11–19
1–2
0–3
2–1
.
1–2
0–3
0–3
2–1
.
2–1
1–2
2–1
.
MISS
W6
4–6
0–3
SCAR
13–17
1–2
1–2
.
2–1
0–3
2–1
.
.
2–1
1–2
0–3
1–2
3–0
SCAR
E6
4–6
1–2
TENN
22–8
1–2
.
2–1
2–1
2–1
2–1
3–0
.
3–0
2–1
3–0
.
2–1
TENN
E1
9–1
3–0
TAMU
19–11
2–1
2–1
3–0
1–2
2–1
.
1–2
2–1
.
1–2
2–1
.
3–0
TAMU
W2
7–3
2–0
VAN
13–17
.
.
3–0
2–1
0–3
1–2
2–1
1–2
3–0
.
0–3
1–2
0–3
VAN
E4
4–6
2–3
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. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = 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' [ 5] 2 (11) 2 (11) * 2 2 2 4 7 18 Baseball America [ 6] 2 2 2 2 2 5 9 25 NCBWA †[ 7] 2 2 2 2 3 5 7 18 25 D1Baseball[ 8] 4 3 3 3 2 5 8 18 Perfect Game[ 9] 3 3 3 3 2 5 9 16
† 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
^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings" . secsports.com . Retrieved June 24, 2024 .
^ Olson, Eric (June 26, 2023). "LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18–4 one day after 20-run loss" . Associated Press . Retrieved September 30, 2023 .
^ Cavadi, Wayne (June 26, 2023). "College World Series Most Outstanding Player award history, winners" . ncaa.com . Retrieved June 26, 2023 .
^ Sanders, Dylan (January 14, 2023). "Breaking down LSU's 2024 baseball commits" . 247sports.com . Retrieved September 30, 2023 .
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1 Baseball
^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
External links
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons National Championships in underline ; College World Series appearances in italics