The 2026 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium, and they entered the season as the defending national champions.

Preseason Preseason SEC awards and honors

Preseason All-SEC Team Player No. Position Team ClassDerek Curiel 6 OF First Team SophomoreCasan Evans 20 RHP SophomoreZac Cowan 26 RHP SeniorSteven Milam 4 SS Second Team JuniorJake Brown 7 OF Junior

SEC coaches poll SEC coaches poll 1 LSU 231 (9) 2 Texas 214 (1) 3 Mississippi State 205 (4) 4 Arkansas 203 (2) 5 Auburn 175 6 Tennessee 162 7 Florida 156 8 Vanderbilt 151 9 Georgia 133 10 Ole Miss 110 11 Kentucky 99 12 Alabama 87 13 Texas A&M 86 14 Oklahoma 84 15 South Carolina 49 16 Missouri 31 Source:

Personnel

Starters LineupPos. No.Player. YearC 0Cade Arrambide SO. 1B 18 Mason Braun FR. 2B 32 Jack Ruckert FR. 3B 11 John Pearson SO. SS 4 Steven Milam JR. LF 1 Chris Stanfield SR. CF 6 Derek Curiel SO. RF 23 William Patrick FR DH 10 Brayden Simpson SR.

Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 28 Danny Lachenmayer SO. Saturday 97 Marcos Paz FR. Sunday 26 Zac Cowan SR. Midweek 40 Grant Fontenot SR.

Roster

Coaching staff

2026 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atLSU Alma Mater Jay Johnson Head coach 5 Point Loma Nazarene University (2001) Josh Jordan Assistant coach 4 Catawba College (2003) Josh Simpson Assistant coach 5 Northwestern Oklahoma State University (2003) Marc Wanaka Hitting coach 5 Bronte International University (2008) Nate Yeskie Pitching coach 3 University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2003)

Offseason Departures 2025 MLB Draft

2025 LSU Draft Class 1 3 3 Kade Anderson LHP Seattle Mariners 2 4 47 Chase Shores RHP Los Angeles Angels 3 12 87 Anthony Eyanson RHP Boston Red Sox 3 20 95 Ethan Frey OF Houston Astros 6 20 185 Daniel Dickinson SS Milwaukee Brewers 9 8 263 Jared Jones 1B Pittsburgh Pirates 9 13 268 Jacob Mayers RHP Boston Red Sox 10 22 307 Kade Woods RHP Atlanta Braves 15 28 463 Conner Ware LHP New York Mets

Acquisitions Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearPrevious schoolSource 10 INF Moseley, Virginia High Point 14 OF Prairieville, Louisiana McLennan CC 22 RHP Bixby, Oklahoma Kansas 24 INF Mandeville, Louisiana Kansas State 28 LHP Eagan, Minnesota North Dakota State 30 RHP Round Rock, Texas Angelo State 33 INF Campbell, California Grand Canyon 34 LHP Las Cruces, New Mexico Oregon 38 LHP Green Bay, Wisconsin Iowa Western CC 44 INF Dana Point, California Oregon State 50 INF Pearland, Texas Tennessee

Incoming recruits

2026 LSU RecruitsName Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source 16 L/R INF Las Vegas, Nevada Palo Verde (NV) 18 L/L OF South Bend, Indiana Penn 23 R/R OF Monroe, Louisiana St. Frederick (LA) 25 R/R C Houston, Texas Lutheran South 32 L/R INF Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge Catholic 35 R/R RHP Temecula, California Great Oak 39 L/L LHP Ferndale, Washington Meridian (WA) 52 L/R RHP Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller 97 R/R RHP Carrollton, Texas Hebron (TX)

Game log

2026 LSU Tigers baseball game log (30–28) Regular Season (29–27) February (10–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Source February 13 SECN+ Milwaukee* No. 2 Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 15–5 (8) Guidry (1–0) Andrews (0–1) None 11,582 1–0 — February 14 SECN+ Milwaukee* No. 2 Alex Box Stadium W 5–3 Moore (1–0) Ehmke (0–1) Fontenot (1) 11,078 2–0 — February 15 SECN+ Milwaukee* No. 2 Alex Box Stadium W 21–7 (7) Schmidt (1–0) Arnold (0–1) None 10,753 3–0 — February 16 SECN+ * No. 2 Alex Box Stadium W 10–7 Plog (1–0) Jones (0–1) Guidry (1) 10,928 4–0 — February 18 SECN+ * No. 2 Alex Box Stadium W 12–1 (8) Cowan (1–0) Mabry (0–2) Ricken (1) 11,164 5–0 — February 20 D1Baseball vs. Indiana* No. 2 VyStar BallparkJacksonville, FL W 14–7 Guidry (2–0) Yarberry (0–1) None 6–0 — February 21 D1Baseball vs. * No. 2 VyStar Ballpark W 9–4 Moore (2–0) Crowell (0–1) None 7–0 — February 22 D1Baseball vs. * No. 2 VyStar Ballpark W 11–0 (7) Schmidt (2–0) Wicker (1–1) None 5,777 8–0 — February 24 SECN+ * No. 2 Alex Box Stadium L 6–7 Miller (1–0) Paz (0–1) Corcoran (1) 10,959 8–1 — February 27 SECN+ * No. 2 Alex Box Stadium W 5–2 Guidry (3–0) Sejnoha (1–1) None 11,422 9–1 — February 28 SECN+ * No. 2 Alex Box Stadium W 3–1 Moore (3–0) Sapienza (0–1) Sheerin (1) 11,839 10–1 — March (10–9) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Source March 1 SECN+ Dartmouth* No. 2 Alex Box Stadium W 3–0 Schmidt (3–0) Albert (0–2) Noot (1) 10,940 11–1 — March 2 SECN+ Northeastern* No. 2 Alex Box Stadium L 10–13 Griffin (1–0) Williams (0–1) Rogovic (1) 10,292 11–2 — March 4 ESPN+ at Louisiana* No. 2 Tigue Moore FieldLafayette, LA L 2–7 Brasch (1–1) Guidry (3–1) None 5,736 11–3 — March 6 SECN+ * No. 2 Alex Box Stadium W 15–4 (7) Evans (1–0) Lay (0–1) None 11,241 12–3 — March 7 SECN+ Sacramento State* No. 2 Alex Box Stadium L 4–5 Carey (1–0) Moore (3–1) Wilson (2) 10,755 12–4 — March 8 SECN+ Sacramento State* No. 2 Alex Box Stadium L 1–6 Carson (1–1) Schmidt (3–1) Wilson (1) 10,238 12–5 — March 10 SECN+ * No. 13 Alex Box Stadium W 8–4 Sheerin (1–0) Curtin (0–2) Garcia (1) 10,287 13–5 — March 13 SECN+ at Vanderbilt No. 13 Hawkins FieldNashville, TN L 12–13 Schlote (1–0) Guidry (3–2) None 3,442 13–6 0–1 March 14 SECN at Vanderbilt No. 13 Hawkins Field L 3–11 Nadeau (1–0) Moore (3–2) None 3,442 13–7 0–2 March 15 SECN at Vanderbilt No. 13 Hawkins Field W 16–9 Sheerin (2–0) Seiber (2–1) None 3,442 14–7 1–2 March 17 SECN+ * Alex Box Stadium W 7–1 Williams (1–1) Goss (1–4) None 9,916 15–7 — March 19 SECN+ No. 8 Oklahoma Alex Box Stadium W 7–1 Evans (2–0) Johnson (3–1) None 11,217 16–7 2–2 March 20 SECN+ No. 8 Oklahoma Alex Box Stadium L 2–4 Mercurius (5–1) Moore (3–3) Cleveland (4) 12,803 16–8 2–3 March 21 SECN+ No. 8 Oklahoma Alex Box Stadium L 3–4 Cleveland (2–0) Guidry (3–3) None 12,503 16–9 2–4 March 24 SECN+ * Alex Box Stadium W 15–5 (8) Plog (2–0) Nation (0–1) Garcia (2) 10,953 17–9 — March 27 SECN+ No. 19 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium L 4–7 Jelkin (6–0) Evans (2–1) None 11,828 17–10 2–5 March 28 SECN+ No. 19 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium W 7–0 Schmidt (4–1) N. Harris (3–2) Cowan (1) 11,268 18–10 3–5 March 29 SECN+ No. 19 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium W 17–10 Sheerin (3–0) Bennett (1–1) Fontenot (2) 11,010 19–10 4–5 March 31 SECN+ * Alex Box Stadium W 16–6 (7) Lachenmayer (1–0) Lebron (0–2) None 10,339 20–10 — April (5–11) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Source April 3 SECN at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TN W 7–5 Garcia (1–0) Rhudy (0–1) Sheerin (2) 7,195 21–10 5–5 April 4 ESPN2 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 1–4 Appenzeller (4–0) Schmidt (4–2) None 7,259 21–11 5–6 April 5 SECN at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 16–6 (12) Guidry (4–3) Krenzel (1–3) None 6,308 22–11 6–6 April 7 SECN+ * No. 24 Alex Box Stadium L 7–10 Barroso (2–3) Garcia (1) Zambrano (1) 10,847 22–12 — April 10 SECN+ at No. 25 Ole Miss No. 24 Swayze FieldOxford, MS L 3–6 Hooks (3–0) Cowan (1–1) None 10,835 22–13 6–7 April 11 SECN+ at No. 25 Ole Miss No. 24 Swayze Field L 2–12 (7) Townsend (3–1) Schmidt (4–3) None 11,501 22–14 6–8 April 12 SECN+ at No. 25 Ole Miss No. 24 Swayze Field L 7–8 Calhoun (3–2) Paz (0–2) Hooks (2) 8,914 22–15 6–9 April 14 SECN+ * Alex Box Stadium W 4–2 Benge (1–0) Prestwich (1–2) Sheerin (3) 10,662 23–15 — April 17 ESPN No. 10 Texas A&M Alex Box Stadium L 4–10 Lyons (6–0) Evans (2–2) None 11,704 23–16 6–10 April 18 SECN No. 10 Texas A&M Alex Box Stadium L 2–7 Sims (7–0) Schmidt (4–4) None 12,325 23–17 6–11 April 19 ESPN2 No. 10 Texas A&M Alex Box Stadium L 2–5 Lyons (7–0) Cowan (1–2) None 10,938 23–18 6–12 April 21 SECN+ * Alex Box Stadium W 10–7 Benge (2–0) Hymel (1–1) None 10,369 24–18 — April 24 SECN+ at No. 15 Mississippi State Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS L 8–10 (11) Burns (2–0) Cowan (1–3) None 13,489 24–19 6–13 April 25 ESPN2 at No. 15 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field L 8–9 Bauer (3–0) Fontenot (0–1) Webb (3) 15,289 24–20 6–14 April 26 SECN+ at No. 15 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field L 8–13 Fowler (1–0) Sheerin (3–1) None 12,379 24–21 6–15 April 28 SECN+ * Alex Box Stadium W 12–4 Lachenmeyer (2–0) Lee (1–1) None 10,367 25–21 — May (4–6) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Source SECN+ South Carolina Alex Box Stadium W 6–1 Schmidt (5–4) Phillips (3–6) Fontenot (3) 10,395 26–21 7–15 SECN+ South Carolina Alex Box Stadium W 7–3 Paz (1–2) Stone (5–3) Sheerin (4) 11,235 27–21 8–15 May 3 SECN+ South Carolina Alex Box Stadium W 7–0 Cowan (3–3) Valentin (1–3) None 10,477 28–21 9–15 May 5 SECN+ * Alex Box Stadium W 13–6 Lachenmayer (2–0) Navarro (2–2) None 10,457 29–21 — May 8 SECN+ at No. 5 Georgia Foley FieldAthens, GA L 8–11 Byrd (3–2) Sheerin (3–2) None 3,011 29–22 9–16 May 9 SECN at No. 5 Georgia Foley Field L 8–13 Farley (6–1) Paz (1–3) None 3,633 29–23 9–17 May 10 SECN at No. 5 Georgia Foley Field L 1–12 (7) Aoki (8–0) Evans (2–3) None 3,004 29–24 9–18 May 14 SECN+ No. 19 Florida Alex Box Stadium L 8–11 King (8–2) Lachenmeyer (2–1) None 10,553 29–25 9–19 May 15 SECN+ No. 19 Florida Alex Box Stadium L 1–11 (7) Peterson (2–5) Paz (1–4) None 10,759 29–26 9–20 May 16 SECN+ No. 19 Florida Alex Box Stadium L 11–15 Sandford (2–0) Fontenot (0–2) Walls (1) 11,036 29–27 9–21 Postseason (1–1) (1–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SECT Record Source May 19 SECN vs. (11) Oklahoma (14) Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL W 6–2 30–27 1–0 May 20 SECN vs. (6)No. 6 Auburn (14) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 1–3 30–28 1–1 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = CanceledBold = LSU team member   * Non-conference gameRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

References

External links LSU Baseball