2013 LSU Tigers baseball team
The 2013 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2013. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009. On May 17, 2013, the playing field at Alex Box Stadium was designated Skip Bertman Field, in honor of the LSU coach with the most wins in the program's history. At the end of the game against Ole Miss, the program celebrated the best regular season record in its history with 48 wins.[3]
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SEC Western Division Champion 2013 SEC Baseball Tournament Champion Baton Rouge Regional Champion Baton Rouge Super Regional Champion | |
College World Series, 0–2 | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
West | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
CB | No. 7 |
2013 record | 57-11 (23-7 SEC) |
Head coach | Paul Mainieri |
Hitting coach | Javi Sanchez |
Pitching coach | Alan Dunn |
Home stadium | Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field |
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No. 9 Vanderbilt x†y | 26 | – | 3 | .897 | 54 | – | 12 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 South Carolina y | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | 43 | – | 20 | .683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida y | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 29 | – | 30 | .492 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 30 | – | 25 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 18 | – | 32 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | 22 | – | 30 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | 21 | – | 32 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 7 LSU x‡y | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | 57 | – | 11 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Arkansas y | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | 39 | – | 22 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Mississippi State y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 51 | – | 20 | .718 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss y | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 38 | – | 24 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama y | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | 35 | – | 28 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M y | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | 34 | – | 29 | .540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 33 | – | 23 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 26, 2013[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The team is coached by Paul Mainieri who is in his seventh season at LSU. In the 2012 season, the Tigers failed to reach the College World Series; however, the Tigers did win the regular season and post season SEC championship. Overall, the Tigers finished 47–18, 19–11 in the SEC.
Pre-Season
Key Losses
- Kevin Gausman (RHP) - 4th overall selection in 2012 MLB Draft
- Austin Nola (SS) - 4-year starter; 5th round selection in 2012 MLB Draft
- Tyler Hanover (INF) - 4-year starter; 11th round selection in 2012 MLB Draft
Key Players Returning
- Ryan Eades (RHP) - 5-3 with a 3.83 ERA in 2012
- Mason Katz (1B) - 13 Home Runs in 2012 (Lead SEC)
- Aaron Nola (RHP) - 7-4 with a 3.61 ERA in 2012
- Raph Rhymes (OF) - 2012 SEC POY; Lead NCAA with .431 BA
Personnel
Roster
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2013 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2173&SPSID=27867
Coaching Staff
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2013 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2173&SPSID=28707
Schedule/Results
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | |
Coaches' | 3 | 3* | 3* | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Baseball America | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Collegiate Baseball^ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
NCBWA† | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
D1Baseball |
^ 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.
LSU Tigers in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft
The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2013 MLB Draft.[69]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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Ryan Eades | RHP | 2 | 43 | Minnesota Twins |
JaCoby Jones | CF | 3 | 87 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Mason Katz | 2B | 4 | 125 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Nick Rumbelow | RHP | 7 | 224 | New York Yankees |
Will LaMarche | RHP | 9 | 276 | Detroit Tigers |
Ty Ross | C | 12 | 372 | San Francisco Giants |
Chris Cotton | LHP | 14 | 407 | Houston Astros |
Raph Rhymes | OF | 15 | 456 | Detroit Tigers |
Christian Ibarra | 3B | 32 | 959 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
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- "Southeastern Conference Standings". D1 Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
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- Maryland @ LSU - Game 2
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- Alcorn St. @ LSU
- Kentucky @ LSU - Game 1
- Kentucky @ LSU - Game 2
- Kentucky @ LSU - Game 3
- Southern @ LSU - April 9
- Southern @ LSU - April 10
- LSU @ Arkansas - Game 1
- LSU @ Arkansas - Game 2
- LSU @ Arkansas - Game 3
- Grambling @ LSU - April 17
- LSU @ Alabama - Game 1
- LSU @ Alabama - Game 2
- LSU @ Alabama - Game 3
- Tulane @ LSU
- So. Carolina @ LSU - Game 1
- So. Carolina @ LSU - Game 2
- So. Carolina @ LSU - Game 3
- McNeese St. @ LSU
- Florida @ LSU - Game 1
- Florida @ LSU - Game 2
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- Bill Franques. "After Delays, Baseball Loses First Series Opener". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- Bill Franques. "Baseball Closes Out Game 2 at Texas A&M, 7-4". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- Bill Franques. "Baseball Clinches Second-Straight SEC West Title". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
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- Seth Landry. "Baseball Batters Ole Miss in Game 1, 7-1". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- "Ole Miss Takes Baseball Series Finale, 11-9". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- LSU vs. Alabama - SECT May 22
- LSU vs. Arkansas - SECT May 23
- LSU vs. Alabama - SECT May 24
- LSU vs. Arkansas - SECT Semi-Finals
- LSU vs. Vanderbilt - SEC Championship
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- Seth Landry. "Record Crowd Lifts Baseball Into Regional Final". LSUSports.net. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
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