The 2019 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium. They, along with McNeese State and Southern, were the only three teams in the state to make the tournament.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

3rd Team Daniel Cabrera - Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball) Zack Hess - Starting Pitcher (Baseball America)

SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Tigers predicted to win the Western Division.

Media poll (West) 1 LSU 88 (10) 2 Ole Miss 65 (1) 3 Arkansas 59 (1) 4 Auburn 57 (1) 5 Texas A&M 48 (1) 6 Mississippi State 47 7 Alabama 21

Preseason All-SEC teams

2nd Team Antoine Duplantis - Outfielder Daniel Cabrera - Outfielder

Roster

2019 LSU Tigers roster Pitchers 10 Eric Walker - Sophomore 11 Landon Marceaux - Freshman 18 Cole Henry - Freshman 20 Will Ripoll - Freshman 21 Nick Storz - Sophomore 26 AJ Labas - Sophomore 27 Matthew Beck - Junior 28 Devin Fontenot - Sophomore 29 Chase Costello - Freshman 30 Trent Vietmeier - Sophomore 32 Aaron George - Junior 35 Clay Moffitt - Senior 38 Zack Hess - Junior 40 Riggs Threadgill - Freshman 41 Caleb Gilbert - Senior 43 Todd Peterson - Junior 44 Jaden Hill - Freshman 46 Rye Gunter - Freshman 52 Ma'Khail Hilliard - Sophomore 55 Easton McMurray - Freshman Catchers 13 Saul Garza - Sophomore 22 Brock Mathis - Sophomore 45 Braden Doughty - Sophomore

Infielders 3 Hal Hughes - Sophomore 4 Josh Smith - Junior 5 Drew Bianco - Freshman 6 Gavin Dugas - Freshman 16 Brandt Broussard - Senior 24 Cade Beloso - Freshman 48 Michael Kirsch - Sophomore 17 Chris Reid - Senior Outfielders 2 Daniel Cabrera - Sophomore 7 Giovanni DiGiacomo - Freshman 8 Antoine Duplantis - Senior 9 Zach Watson - Junior Utility 23 CJ Willis - Freshman

Schedule and results Legend LSU win LSU loss PostponementBoldLSU team member

2019 LSU Tigers baseball game log Regular season (34–22) February (8–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordFeb. 15 Louisiana–Monroe No. 2 Alex Box Stadium 12–7 Fontenot (1–0) Gray (0–1) None SECN+ 12,404 1–0 Feb. 16 No. 2 Alex Box Stadium 6–5 Peterson (1–0) Messina (0–1) None SECN+ 11,656 2–0 Feb. 17 No. 2 Alex Box Stadium 17–5 Hill (1–0) Nichols (0–1) None SECN+ 11,403 3–0 Feb. 19 Southeastern Louisiana No. 2 Alex Box Stadium 6–5 Peterson (2–0) Biddy (0–2) None SECN+ 10,004 4–0 Feb. 22 No. 2 Alex Box Stadium 13–6 Hess (1–0) Mattison (1–1) None SECN+ 10,314 5–0 Feb. 23 Bryant No. 2 Alex Box Stadium 17–8 Marceaux (1–0) Morgese (0–1) None SECN+ 10,257 6–0 Feb. 24 Bryant No. 2 Alex Box Stadium 4–3 George (1–0) Wrighter (0–1) Peterson (1) SECN+ 10,306 7–0 Feb. 27 Southern No. 2 Alex Box Stadium 17–4 Walker (1–0) Dixon (0–1) None SECN+ 9,624 8–0 March (11–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMar. 1 at No. 22 Texas No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk FieldAustin, Texas 1–8 Elder (2–0) Hess (1–1) Fields (1) LHN 7,680 8–1 Mar. 2 at No. 22 Texas No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk Field 4–8 Henley (2–0) Marceaux (1–1) Quintanilla (2) LHN 7,601 8–2 Mar. 3 at No. 22 Texas No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk Field 6–7 Madden (2–0) Peterson (2–1) None LHN 7,153 8–3 Mar. 6 No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 9–2 George (2–0) McKennitt (0–2) None SECN+ 9,718 9–3 Mar. 8 No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 4–3 Beck (1–0) Stoutenborough (2–2) None SECN+ 10,468 10–3 California No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 2–57 Holman (2–0) Peterson (2–2) Sullivan (3) SECN+ 10,882 10–4 California No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 5–47 Fontenot (2–0) Delmore (1–1) None SECN+ 10,570 11–4 Mar. 12 at Northwestern State No. 13 Brown–Stroud FieldNatchitoches, Louisiana 1–3 McDonald (2–0) George (2–1) Pigott (1) ESPN+ 3,240 11–5 Mar. 13 No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 16–5 Moffitt (1–0) Suarez (0–1) None SECN+ 9,712 12–5 Kentucky No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 2–112 Fontenot (3–0) Lockhart (0–1) None SECN+ 10,509 13–5 1–0 Kentucky No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 16–4 Henry (1–0) Macciocchi (1–1) Vietmeier (1) SECN+ 10,622 14–5 2–0Mar. 17 Kentucky No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 7–2 Beck (2–0) Rigsby (0–1) None SECN+ 10,323 15–5 3–0Mar. 20 Nicholls No. 10 Alex Box Stadium 5–410 Vietmeier (1–0) Bollinger (0–1) None SECN+ 10,531 16–5 Mar. 22 at No. 5 Georgia No. 10 Foley FieldAthens, Georgia 1–0 Hess (2–1) Hancock 5–1 Fontenot (1) SECN+ 3,209 17–5 4–0Mar. 23 at No. 5 Georgia No. 10 Foley Field 0–2 Glover (1–0) Henry (1–1) Schunk (8) SECN 3,344 17–6 4–1Mar. 24 at No. 5 Georgia No. 10 Foley Field 7–9 Locey (4–0) Walker (1–1) Schunk (9) SECN 3,042 17–7 4–2Mar. 26 McNeese State No. 17 Alex Box Stadium 0–2 Payne (1–0) Hilliard (0–1) Dion (2) SECN+ 10,156 17–8 Mar. 28 at No. 2 Mississippi State No. 17 Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, Mississippi 5–6 Small (3–0) Hess (2–2) Gordon (7) ESPNU 9,797 17–9 4–3Mar. 29 at No. 2 Mississippi State No. 17 Dudy Noble Field 10–5 Henry (2–1) Ginn (6–1) None SECN 11,262 18–9 5–3Mar. 30 at No. 2 Mississippi State No. 17 Dudy Noble Field 11–2 Walker (2–1) Plumlee (1–1) None SECN+ 11,648 19–9 6–3 April (10–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordApril 2 Grambling State No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 9–0 Moffitt (2–0) Boykins, Jr. (3–1) None SECN+ 9,804 20–9 April 3 No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 2–0 Vietmeier (2–0) Arguelles (0–1) Fontenot (2) SECN+ 9,754 21–9 April 5 No. 9 Texas A&M No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 2–1 Fontenot (4–0) Miller (4–1) None SECN+ 10,547 22–9 7–3 No. 9 Texas A&M No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 4–6 Lacy (6–0) Walker (2–2) Kalich (8) SECN+ 10,602 22–10 7–4 No. 9 Texas A&M No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 9–3 Henry (3–1) Jozwiak (3–3) None ESPN2 11,353 23–10 8–4April 9 at Southern No. 9 Lee–Hines FieldBaton Rouge, Louisiana 2–7 Finney (2–2) Marceaux (1–2) None ESPN+ 859 23–11 April 12 at Missouri No. 9 Taylor StadiumColumbia, Missouri 12–1110 Peterson (3–2) Gubelman (2–1) Fontenot (3) SECN+ 1,408 24–11 9–4April 13 at Missouri No. 9 Taylor Stadium 1–4 Sikkema (4–2) Henry (3–2) Bedell (3) SECN+ 1,725 24–12 9–5April 14 at Missouri No. 9 Taylor Stadium 5–11 Joven (3–0) Walker (2–3) None SECN 1,002 24–13 9–6April 16 vs. Louisiana No. 14 Shrine on AirlineMetairie, Louisiana 5–6 Schultz (1–1) Vietmeier (2–1) None CST 8,667 24–14 April 18 Florida No. 14 Alex Box Stadium 9–16 Mace (7–3) Hilliard (0–2) None SECN 10,132 24–15 9–7April 19 Florida No. 14 Alex Box Stadium 13–1 Henry (4–2) Scott (3–3) Peterson (2) SECN 10,766 25–15 10–7April 20 Florida No. 14 Alex Box Stadium 11–2 Walker (3–3) Leftwich (4–3) None ESPN2 11,327 26–15 11–7April 23 Lamar No. 13 Alex Box Stadium 5–3 Marceaux (2–2) Dallas (0–5) Fontenot (4) SECN+ 10,364 27–15 April 26 at Alabama No. 13 Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama 1–6 Finnerty (6–5) Hess (2–3) None SECN+ 4,240 27–16 11–8April 27 at Alabama No. 13 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–2 Walker (4–3) Love (4–4) Fontenot (5) SECN+ 4,453 28–16 12–8April 28 at Alabama No. 13 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–4 Marceaux (3–2) Randolph (1–2) Fontenot (6) SECN+ 3,633 29–16 13–8 May (5–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMay 3 No. 13 Ole Miss No. 12 Alex Box Stadium 8–3 Hess (3–3) Ethridge (5–4) None SECN+ 11,119 30–16 14–8May 4 No. 13 Ole Miss No. 12 Alex Box Stadium 1–5 Nikhazy (6–3) Walker (4–4) None SECN+ 11,409 30–17 14–9May 5 No. 13 Ole Miss No. 12 Alex Box Stadium 15–1910 Miller (4–0) Fontenot (4–1) None ESPN2 10,671 30–18 14–10May 7 Louisiana Tech No. 15 Alex Box Stadium 1–12 Robbins (4–3) Costello (0–1) None SECN+ 10,304 30–19 May 9 at No. 4 Arkansas No. 15 Baum–Walker StadiumFayetteville, Arkansas 4–14 Campbell (9–1) Hilliard (0–3) None SECN+ 9,220 30–20 14–11May 10 at No. 4 Arkansas No. 15 Baum–Walker Stadium 6–11 Kopps (5–3) Hess (3–4) None ESPNU 11,714 30–21 14–12May 11 at No. 4 Arkansas No. 15 Baum–Walker Stadium 3–2 Peterson (4–2) Kostyshock (1–2) None ESPN2 11,037 31–21 15–12May 14 New Orleans No. 19 Alex Box Stadium 7–5 Beck (3–0) Ramirez (1–3) Hess (1) SECN+ 10,147 32–22 May 16 Auburn No. 19 Alex Box Stadium 7–1 Walker (5–4) Anderson (5–2) None SECN+ 10,305 33–21 16–12May 17 Auburn No. 19 Alex Box Stadium 5–1 Marceaux (4–2) Owen (4–2) Hess (2) SECN+ 11,009 34–21 17–12May 18 Auburn No. 19 Alex Box Stadium 4–511 Watson (1–1) Hess (3–5) Fuller (1) SECN+ 10,681 34–22 17–13 Postseason (6–4) (3–2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT recordMay 21 vs. (12) South Carolina (5) No. 16 Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, Alabama 8–6 Fontenot (5–1) Coyne (2–1) Peterson (3) SECN 10,128 35–22 1–0May 22 vs. (4) No. 3 Mississippi State (5) No. 16 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 5–617 Keegan (4–1) Hilliard (0–4) None SECN 13,902 35–23 1–1May 23 vs. (8) Auburn (5) No. 16 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 4–3 Peterson (5–2) Greenhill (2–3) None SECN 6,891 36–23 2–1May 24 vs. (4) No. 3 Mississippi State (5) No. 16 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 12–27 George (3–1) Ginn (8–4) None SECN 14,294 37–23 3–1May 25 vs. (1) No. 2 Vanderbilt (5) No. 16 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 4-13 Rocker (8–5) Fontenot (5–2) None SECN 12,872 37–24 3–2 (3–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT recordMay 31 (4) Stony Brook (1) No. 12 Alex Box Stadium 17–3 Marceaux (5–2) Marino (5–5) None ESPNU 10,542 38–24 1–0June 1 (2) Southern Miss (1) No. 12 Alex Box Stadium 8–4 Hess (4–5) Carroll (3–3) None ESPN3 11,015 39–24 2–0June 2 (2) Southern Miss (1) No. 12 Alex Box Stadium 6–4 Vietmeier (3–1) Lewis (1–1) Fontenot (7) ESPN3 10,718 40–24 3–0 Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 8 Florida State No. 12 Alex Box Stadium L 4-6 Velez (4-2) Fontenot (5-3) Flowers (12) ESPN 11,636 40-25 3-1 June 9 Florida State No. 12 Alex Box Stadium L 4-5 Velez (5-4) Fontenot 5-4 ESPN2 11,713 40-26 3-2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Baton Rouge Regional Baton Rouge Regional Teams(1) LSU Tigers(2) Arizona State Sun Devils(3) Southern Miss Golden Eagles(4) Stony Brook Seawolves

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

2019 MLB draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB team Josh Smith SS 2 67 New York Yankees Zach Watson OF 3 79 Baltimore Orioles Zack Hess RHP 7 202 Detroit Tigers Todd Peterson RHP 7 213 Washington Nationals Antoine Duplantis OF 12 358 New York Mets

References