Major General James G. Blunt

2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Kentucky ‍‍‍	15	–	4	.789	32	–	8	.800
No. 3 Tennessee ‍‍‍	15	–	6	.714	37	–	7	.841
No. 11 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	11	–	8	.579	31	–	11	.738
No. 24 South Carolina ‍‍‍	10	–	9	.526	28	–	13	.683
No. 20 Georgia ‍‍‍	9	–	10	.474	30	–	11	.732
Florida ‍‍‍	8	–	12	.400	21	–	21	.500
Missouri ‍‍‍	6	–	15	.286	19	–	26	.422
Western
No. 2 Arkansas ‍‍‍	16	–	4	.800	37	–	6	.860
No. 1 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	14	–	5	.737	37	–	5	.881
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	10	–	9	.526	27	–	15	.643
No. 23 Alabama ‍‍‍	8	–	12	.400	27	–	16	.628
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	7	–	13	.350	23	–	19	.548
LSU ‍‍‍	6	–	13	.316	27	–	16	.628
Auburn ‍‍‍	2	–	17	.105	20	–	21	.488

‡ – Tournament champion As of April 27, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 LSU Tigers baseball team will represent Louisiana State University during the upcoming 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers will play their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

LSU will enter the 2024 as the defending national champions.

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.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team
1	1	Paul Skenes	RHP	Pittsburgh Pirates
1	2	Dylan Crews	OF	Washington Nationals
CB-A	38	Ty Floyd	RHP	Cincinnati Reds
2	51	Grant Taylor	RHP	Chicago White Sox
3	88	Tre' Morgan	1B	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
6	165	Gavin Dugas	LF	Washington Nationals
11	333	Garrett Edwards	RHP	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
12	361	Blake Money	RHP	Baltimore Orioles
12	365	Brayden Jobert	OF	St. Louis Cardinals
13	391	Riley Cooper	LHP	Baltimore Orioles
15	460	Jordan Thompson	SS	Los Angeles Dodgers
16	490	Javen Coleman	LHP	Los Angeles Dodgers
19	576	Christian Little	RHP	New York Mets

Schedule and results

2024 LSU Tigers baseball game log (22–10)

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 (20–10)

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 (0–1)
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	Vanderbilt	No. 25	Alex Box Stadium					ESPN2
April 6	Vanderbilt	No. 25	Alex Box Stadium					SECN
April 7	Vanderbilt	No. 25	Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 9	McNeese*		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+			—
April 12	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN					ESPNU
April 13	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium					SECN
April 14	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium					SECN
April 16	New Orleans*		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+			—
April 19	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO					SECN
April 20	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium					SECN+
April 21	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium					SECN+
April 23	Nicholls*		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+			—
April 26	Auburn		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 27	Auburn		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 28	Auburn		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+
April 30	Grambling State*		Alex Box Stadium					SECN+			—

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 3	Texas A&M		Alex Box Stadium
May 4	Texas A&M		Alex Box Stadium
May 5	Texas A&M		Alex Box Stadium
May 7	Northwestern State*		Alex Box Stadium								—
May 10	at Alabama		Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL
May 11	at Alabama		Sewell-Thomas Stadium
May 12	at Alabama		Sewell-Thomas Stadium
May 16	Ole Miss		Alex Box Stadium
May 17	Ole Miss		Alex Box Stadium
May 18	Ole Miss		Alex Box Stadium

Postseason (0–0)

SEC tournament (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 21	vs. TBD		Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL

*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.

2024 SEC baseball records Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	7–11		2–1	5/18	.	0–3	0–3	5/12	5/05	.	4/28	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	ALA	W4	3–3	0–2
ARK	14–4	1–2		2–1	4/28	.	5/05	3–0	5/12	3–0	3–0	2–1	.	5/18	.	ARK	W1	5–1	3–0
AUB	2–16	5/18	1–2		.	.	0–3	4/28	0–3	5/12	5/05	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	AUB	W7	0–6	0–4
FLA	8–10	.	4/28	.		5/18	5/12	2–1	2–1	0–3	.	1–2	5/05	2–1	1–2	FLA	E6	3–3	0–1
UGA	9–9	3–0	.	.	5/18		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	5/12	1–2	4/28	5/05	UGA	E4	3–3	1–1
KEN	15–3	3–0	5/05	3–0	5/12	3–0		.	.	2–1	3–0	4/28	1–2	.	5/18	KEN	E1	5–1	4–0
LSU	5–13	5/12	0–3	4/28	1–2	.	.		1–2	2–1	5/18	.	0–3	5/05	1–2	LSU	W6	1–5	0–2
MSU	10–8	5/05	5/12	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	2–1		5/18	1–2	.	.	1–2	4/28	MSU	W3	3–3	1–0
MIZZ	6–12	.	0–3	5/12	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	5/18		.	5/05	4/28	.	0–3	MIZZ	E7	1–5	1–2
MISS	6–12	4/28	0–3	5/05	.	1–2	0–3	5/18	2–1	.		2–1	1–2	5/12	.	MISS	W5	2–4	0–2
SCAR	9–9	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	5/12	4/28	.	.	5/05	1–2		5/18	1–2	3–0	SCAR	E5	2–4	1–0
TENN	12–6	1–2	.	2–1	5/05	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	4/28	2–1	5/18		.	5/12	TENN	E2	5–1	1–0
TAMU	13–5	2–1	5/18	3–0	1–2	4/28	.	5/05	2–1	.	5/12	2–1	.		3–0	TAMU	W2	5–1	2–0
VAN	10–8	.	.	3–0	2–1	5/05	5/18	2–1	4/28	3–0	.	0–3	5/12	0–3		VAN	E3	4–2	2–2
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for all games through 21 Apr 2024. Tie Brkrs: MSU>VAN TAMU common. UGA>SCAR ALA common. MIZZ>KEN common.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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 April 27, 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.
^ "College World Series Most Outstanding Player award history, winners". June 26, 2023. 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

LSU Baseball

[1] "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.

[2] 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.

[3] "College World Series Most Outstanding Player award history, winners". June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[4] Sanders, Dylan (January 14, 2023). "Breaking down LSU's 2024 baseball commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

[5] Baseball Coaches Poll

[6] Baseball America College: Top 25

[7] NCBWA Division I poll

[8] D1 Baseball

[9] Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings

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