The 1986 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium, and played as part of the Southeastern Conference. The team was coached by Skip Bertman in his third season as head coach at LSU.

The Tigers reached the College World Series, their first appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for 5th place after a win against Maine and losses to and eventual third-place finisher Miami (FL).

Personnel Roster 1986 LSU Tigers roster Pitchers 2 - Greg Naquin - Sophomore 18 - Corey Gomez - Freshman 19 - Greg Fontenot - Junior 20 - Scott Boudreaux - Junior 21 - Stan Loewer - Junior 30 - Gregg Patterson - Sophomore 32 - Randy LaRose - Junior 35 - Joe Zimmerman - Junior 36 - Dan Kite - Freshman 39 - Barry Manuel - Sophomore 40 - Willie Forbes - Junior 44 - Mark Guthrie - Junior Catchers 9 - Alan Galy - Freshman 14 - Rob Leary - Senior 17 - Tim Beamon - Freshman 51 - Craig Faulkner - Junior

Outfielders 5 - Eric Johnson - Junior 8 - Joey Belle - Sophomore 10 - Michael Papajohn - Junior 12 - Terry Belle - Sophomore 13 - Brad Duplantis - Sophomore 23 - Rob Hartwig - Junior 28 - Willie Prevost - Freshman 45 - Todd Waggoner - Freshman 37 - Jack Voigt - Sophomore Infielders 1 - Burke Broussard - Senior 3 - Wayne Stofsky - Freshman 4 - Andy Galy - Sophomore 7 - Jeff Reboulet - Senior 24 - Darrin Bartel - Junior 27 - Pete Bush - Freshman 29 - Troy Bourque - Freshman 31 - Jeff Yurtin - Senior 33 - Jim Bowie - Junior

Coaches 1986 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staffSkip Bertman - Head coach - 3rd Season Tom Brown - Assistant coach - 3rd season Smoke Laval - Assistant coach - 3rd Season Cliff Dees - Graduate Assistant Coach Mike Jenkins - Graduate Assistant Coach

Schedule and results Legend LSU win LSU loss

1986 LSU Tigers baseball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Feb 18 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–0 1–0 Feb 19 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–2 2–0 Feb 22 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–7 3–0 Feb 23 Arkansas* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 6–7 3–1 Feb 24 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–0 4–1 Feb 26 vs * North Park • Denham Springs, LA W 17–4 5–1 March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Mar 1 at Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 9–1 6–1 1–0 Mar 1 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 18–4 7–1 2–0 Mar 2 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 12–5 8–1 3–0 Mar 4 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–6 9–1 Mar 6 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–1 10–1 Mar 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–7 11–1 4–0 Mar 8 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–1 12–1 5–0 Mar 9 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–10 13–1 6–0 Mar 11 Southeastern Louisiana* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 15–3 14–1 Mar 14 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–4 15–1 Mar 15 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–1 16–1 Mar 18 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–5 17–1 Mar 18 New Orleans* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–8 18–1 Mar 19 at Southwestern Louisiana* Moore Family Field • Lafayette, LA W 5–4 19–1 Mar 22 at Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6–5 20–1 7–0 Mar 23 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 8–6 21–1 8–0 Mar 23 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 4–5 21–2 8–1 Mar 25 at Northeast Louisiana* Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA W 13–5 22–2 Mar 26 at * Centenary Park • Shreveport, LA W 9–5 23–2 Mar 27 at * Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 10–7 24–2 Mar 29 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–2 25–2 9–1 Mar 29 Tennessee Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–2 26–2 10–1 Mar 30 Tennessee Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–5 27–2 11–1April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Apr 2 at * Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 8–3 28–2 Apr 2 at Nicholls State* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 1–2 28–3 Apr 3 at * H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 24–0 29–3 Apr 5 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–6 30–3 12–1 Apr 5 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 3–6 30–4 12–2 Apr 6 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–1 31–4 13–2 Apr 8 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–3 32–4 Apr 9 Nicholls State* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 16–4 33–4 Apr 12 at Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–0 34–4 14–2 Apr 12 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–0 35–4 15–2 Apr 13 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–6 35–5 15–3 Apr 15 Southwestern Louisiana* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–4 36–5 Apr 16 at New Orleans* Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 2–8 36–6 Apr 19 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–1 37–6 16–3 Apr 19 Georgia Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 8–11 37–7 16–4 Apr 20 Georgia Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–8 38–7 17–4 Apr 23 Southern* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 18–5 39–7 Apr 24 at Tulane* Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, LA W 6–5 40–7 Apr 26 at McGugin Field • Nashville, TN W 14–4 41–7 18–4 Apr 26 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, TN W 7–5 42–7 19–4 Apr 27 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, TN L 4–6 42–8 19–5 Apr 29 at New Orleans* Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 1–7 42–9 Apr 30 Centenary* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–3 43–9 May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 3 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–1 44–9 20–5 May 3 Auburn Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–3 45–9 21–5 May 4 Auburn Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–3 46–9 22–5Postseason Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SECT Record May 9 (4) Georgia (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–6 47–9 1–0 May 10 (2) Alabama (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–7 48–9 2–0 May 11 (4) Georgia (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–4 49–9 3–0May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 17 Alabama Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 1–5 49–10 May 17 Alabama Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–2 50–10 May 18 Alabama Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–8 50–11 May 19 at Florida State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4–6 50–12 Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Reg Record May 22 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–11 51–12 1–0 May 23 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–5 52–12 2–0 May 24 Louisiana Tech Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–4 53–12 3–0 May 25 Tulane Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–6 54–12 4–0 Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record May 30 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–4 54–13 0–1 June 1 Maine Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 8–4 55–13 1–1 June 2 Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–4 55–14 1–2

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