The 2023 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium and won their 7th national championship. The team is viewed by many experts as one of the greatest teams in college baseball history, due to their prolific record, dominating World Series performance, and the several players they had drafted, including the first and second overall picks in the 2024 MLB Draft.Greatest college baseball teams of all time
Previous season
The Tigers finished 40–22, 17–13 in the SEC to finish in second place in the Western division in Jay Johnson’s first season. The Tigers went 1–2 in the 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament. The Tigers were seeded second in the Hattiesburg Regional of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they finished 2–2 before being eliminated by top regional seed, and 11th overall seed, Southern Miss.
Preseason
Preseason SEC awards and honors Outfielder and designated hitter, Dylan Crews and Tommy White, respectively, were named to the All-SEC preseason first-team.
Preseason All-SEC First Team Player No. Position Class Dylan Crews 3 OF Junior Tommy White 47 DH/U Sophomore
Preseason All-SEC Second Team Player No. Position Class Tre Morgan 18 1B Junior Paul Skenes 20 SP Junior
Coaches poll The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023.
SEC West Coaches' Poll 1 LSU 88 (12) 2 Texas A&M 69 (1) 3 Arkansas 68 4 Ole Miss 64 (1) 5 Alabama 34 6 Auburn 33 7 Mississippi State 29
Offseason
Transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school 5 INF 173 St. Paul, Minnesota VCU 20 RHP/U 247 Lake Forest, California Air Force 26 3B 214 Manhattan Beach, California UCLA 30 RHP 240 Owasso, Oklahoma Eastern Oklahoma State 45 RHP 245 Mount Carmel, Illinois Wabash Valley CC 47 3B 236 St. Pete Beach, Florida NC State 53 3B 195 Prairieville, Louisiana LSU Eunice 99 RHP 225 St. Louis, Missouri Vanderbilt
Signing Day recruits The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2023. Pitchers Nic Bronzini San Ramon, California Cal High Micah Bucknam Abbotsford, British Columbia MEI Griffin Herring Southlake, Texas Southlake Carroll Aiden Moffett Mount Olive, Mississippi Taylorsville (MS) Jaden Noot Oak Park, California Sierra Canyon Chase Shores Midland, Texas Legacy (TX) DJ Primeaux Baton Rouge, Louisiana Central (LA) Hitters Jared Jones Marietta, Georgia George Walton Gavin Guidry Lake Charles, Louisiana Alfred Barbe Ethan Frey Leesville, Louisiana Rosepine Brady Neal Tallahassee, Florida IMG Academy Mic Paul Salt Lake City, Utah Olympus Paxton Kling Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania Central (PA) Zeb Ruddell Monroe, Louisiana Neville
2022 MLB draft
Four LSU players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.
1 6 Jacob Berry 3B Miami Marlins 2 78 Cade Doughty 2B Toronto Blue Jays 5 160 Eric Reyzelman RHP New York Yankees 12 359 Paul Gervase RHP New York Mets
Personnel
Roster 2023 LSU Tigers baseball roster Pitchers 9 - Ty Floyd - Junior 14 - Nic Bronzini - Freshman 17 - Sam Dutton - Sophomore 20 - Paul Skenes - Junior 21 - Bryce Collins - Junior 24 - Thatcher Hurd - Sophomore 27 - Jaden Noot - Freshman 29 - Micah Bucknam - Freshman 30 - Nate Ackenhausen - Junior 32 - Aiden Moffett - Freshman 34 - Chase Shores - Freshman 35 - Griffin Herring - Freshman 38 - Riley Cooper - Junior 41 - DJ Primeaux - Freshman 43 - Garrett Edwards - Junior 44 - Blake Money - Junior 45 - Kaleb Applebey - Sophomore 48 - Will Hellmers - Junior 49 - Javen Coleman - Sophomore 50 - Grant Taylor - Sophomore 99 - Christian Little - Junior Catchers 7 - Alex Milazzo - Junior 16 - Brady Neal - Freshman 25 - Hayden Travinski - Junior
Infielders 1 - Gavin Guidry - Freshman 4 - Jordan Thompson - Junior 5 - Ben Nippolt - Junior 18 - Tre' Morgan - Junior 22 - Jared Jones - Freshman 24 - Cade Beloso - Graduate 47 - Tommy White - Sophomore 53 - Jack Merrifield - Senior Outfielders 3 - Dylan Crews - Junior 6 - Brayden Jobert - Junior 11 - Josh Pearson - Sophomore 13 - Mic Paul - Freshman 23 - Josh Stevenson - Sophomore 28 - Paxton Kling - Freshman
Utility 8 - Gavin Dugas - Graduate 33 - Ethan Frey - Freshman
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 25 Hayden Travinski RS Junior 1B 18 Tre' Morgan Junior 2B 8 Gavin Dugas Graduate 3B 47 Tommy White Sophomore SS 4 Jordan Thompson Junior LF 11 Josh Pearson Sophomore CF 3 Dylan Crews Junior RF 6 Brayden Jobert RS Junior DH 24 Cade Beloso Graduate
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 20 Paul Skenes Junior Saturday 9 Ty Floyd Junior Sunday 24 Thatcher Hurd Sophomore
Schedule and results