2021 LSU Tigers baseball team

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2021 LSU Tigers baseball
Knoxville Super Regional
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record38–25 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alan Dunn
  • Nolan Cain
  • Eddie Smith
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 50 18   .735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 19 10   .655 49 18   .731
Florida  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 38 22   .633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 34 23   .596
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 31 25   .554
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 29 23   .558
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 15 36   .294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  xy 22 8   .733 50 13   .794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 50 18   .735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 45 22   .672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 38 25   .603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 12 17   .414 32 26   .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 25 27   .481
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 29 27   .518
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2021 LSU Tigers baseball team will represent Louisiana State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

Previous season[edit]

The Tigers started the season 12–5, however the season was suspended and ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tigers had not yet begun SEC play. As a result, two seniors–Matthew Beck and Aaron George–were given an extra year of eligibility. In the 2019 season, the Tigers won the Baton Rouge Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament before losing the Baton Rouge Super Regional to Florida State.

Preseason[edit]

SEC Coaches poll[edit]

The SEC coaches poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Tigers predicted to finish fourth in the Western Division.[2]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ole Miss 78 (7)
2 Mississippi State 73 (3)
3 Arkansas 72 (2)
4 LSU 63 (2)
5 Texas A&M 36
6 Auburn 32
7 Alabama 31

Preseason All-SEC teams[edit]

First Team

  • Devin Fontenot – Pitcher

Second Team

  • Cade Beloso – Outfielder

Reference:[2]

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2021 LSU Tigers roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 0 - Jaden HillJunior
  • 8 - Matthew Beck – Graduate Student
  • 9 - Ty Floyd – Freshman
  • 11 - Landon Marceaux – Junior
  • 26 - AJ Labas – Junior
  • 28 - Devin Fontenot – Senior
  • 29 - Theo Millas – Freshman
  • 30 - Trent Vietmeier – Senior
  • 32 - Aaron George – Graduate Student
  • 33 - Michael Fowler – Freshman
  • 37 - Brandon Kaminer – Senior
  • 38 - Zachary Murray – Freshman
  • 41 - Brooks Rice – Freshman
  • 43 - Garrett Edwards – Freshman
  • 44 - Blake Money – Freshman
  • 46 - Alex Brady – Sophomore
  • 47 - Jacob Hasty – Sophomore
  • 48 - Will Hellmers – Freshman
  • 49 - Javen Coleman – Freshman
  • 52 - Ma'Khail Hilliard – Senior
 

Catchers

  • 20 - Alex Milazzo – Sophomore
  • 25 - Hayden Travinski – Sophomore
  • 27 - Jake Wyeth – Junior
  • 45 - Braden Doughty – Senior

Infielders

  • 2 - Zach Arnold – Sophomore
  • 4 - Cade Doughty – Freshman
  • 13 - Jordan Thompson – Freshman
  • 16 - Collier Cranford – Sophomore
  • 18 - Trey Morgan – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 7 - Giovanni Digiacomo – Junior
  • 10 - Brody Drost – Freshman
  • 14 - Maurice Hampton Jr. – Sophomore
  • 22 - Mitchell Sanford – Sophomore

Utility

  • 3 - Dylan Crews (INF/OF) – Freshman
  • 5 - Drew Bianco (INF/OF) – Sophomore
  • 17 - Will Safford (INF/OF) – Freshman
  • 24 - Cade Beloso (OF/1B) – Junior
 

Coaching staff[edit]

2021 lsu tigers coaching staff[3]
Name Position
Paul Mainieri Head coach
Alan Dunn Associate head coach
Nolan Cain Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator
Eddie Smith Hitting Coach
Nate Fury Director of Baseball Operations
Travis Roy Strength and conditioning coordinator
Jamie Tutko Director of Video and Scouting
Hunter Kiel Undergraduate assistant coach
Cory Couture Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer

Schedule and results[edit]

2021 LSU Tigers baseball game log
Regular season (34–21)
Postseason (4–4)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Suspended
Bold = LSU team member
Schedule Source:[4]

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

Conference matrix[edit]

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 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 12–17 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 0–3 . 1–2 3–0 0–2 ALA W5 3–7 2–2
ARK 22–8 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 . 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 . ARK W1 10–0 2–0
AUB 10–20 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 . . 2–1 . AUB W6 3–7 0–3
FLA 17–13 . 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 FLA E3 7–3 2–2
UGA 13–17 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 UGA E5 3–7 0–0
KEN 12–18 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 KEN E6 3–7 1–2
LSU 13–17 2–1 1–2 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 LSU W4 5–5 0–2
MSU 20–10 3–0 0–3 3–0 . . 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 MSU W2 7–3 4–1
MIZZ 8–22 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 0–4
MISS 18–12 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 . 3–0 . 1–2 2–1 MISS W3 5–5 3–0
SCAR 16–14 . 1–2 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 SCAR E4 5–5 2–1
TENN 20–10 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 TENN E1 8–2 2–0
TAMU 9–21 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 . TAMU W7 2–8 0–3
VAN 19–10 2–0 . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 . VAN E2 7–3 2–0
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.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[5]99*9820151618
Baseball America[6]1010131221
Collegiate Baseball^[7]77118151014141515
NCBWA[8]131310101813161512
D1Baseball[9]1212111121192218

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
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.

2021 MLB draft[edit]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Jaden Hill RHP 2 44 Colorado Rockies
Landon Marceaux RHP 3 80 Los Angeles Angels

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Florida Picked To Win 2021 SEC Baseball Championship". Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2021 Baseball Roster". LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "LSU Announces 2021 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Athletics. January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "LSU Draft Tracker: Which LSU baseball players were selected in the 2021 MLB Draft?".