The 2003 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2003 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 Smoke Laval in his second season as head coach at LSU.

The Tigers won the SEC, claimed the championship in the SEC Tournament, then won the Baton Rouge Regional and Super Regional to reach the College World Series, their twelfth appearance in Omaha, where were eliminated after a pair of losses to Cal State Fullerton and .

Personnel Roster 2003 LSU Tigers roster Pitchers 4 - Billy Sadler - Junior 6 - Collin Smith - Junior 8 - Brandon Nall - Junior 12 - Jake Tompkins - Senior 13 - Clay Dirks - Freshman 23 - Chad Vaught - Senior 25 - Will Harris - Freshman 27 - Greg Smith - Freshman 29 - Jordan Faircloth - Sophomore 33 - Jason Determann - Freshman 34 - Bo Pettit - Senior 35 - Justin Meier - Freshman 36 - Justin Gee - Freshman 38 - Brian Wilson - Junior 41 - Nate Bumstead - Junior 46 - Lane Mestepey - Junior 48 - Clint Bamert - Freshman 60 - Chris McDougall - Freshman Catchers 9 - Dustin Weaver - Sophomore 10 - Ty Jensen - Junior 14 - Matt Liuzza - Freshman 16 - Jon Zeringue - Sophomore 50 - Shawn French - Senior

Outfielders 1 - J.C. Holt - Sophomore 24 - Bruce Sprowl - Sophomore 28 - Ryan Patterson - Sophomore 32 - Rhett Buteau - Sophomore 40 - Quinn Stewart - Sophomore Infielders 2 - Matt Horwath - Freshman 3 - Blake Gill - Sophomore 5 - Aaron Hill - Junior 7 - Ivan Naccarata - Junior 11 - Michael Murray - Freshman 21 - Clay Harris - Sophomore 30 - Bobby DiLiberto - Junior 47 - Eric Wiethorn - Senior

Coaches 2003 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staffSmoke Laval - Head coach - 2nd Season Jody Autery - Assistant coach Turtle Thomas - Assistant coach Brady Wiederhold - Assistant coach

Schedule and results Legend LSU win LSU loss

2003 LSU Tigers baseball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Feb 7 * No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 2–1 1–0 Feb 8 Northwestern State* No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–5 2–0 Feb 9 Northwestern State* No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–3 3–0 Feb 11 at * No. 6 Shehee Stadium • Shreveport, LA W 15–0 4–0 Feb 14 * No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 6–9 4–1 Feb 16 Kansas* No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 4–6 4–2 Feb 16 Kansas* No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 6–9 4–3 Feb 18 * No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–4 5–3 Feb 22 No. 20 * No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–7 5–4 Feb 23 No. 20 Houston* No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–2 6–4 Feb 28 at No. 9 * No. 14 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 1–12 6–5 March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Mar 1 at No. 9 Long Beach State* No. 14 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 1–5 6–6 Mar 2 at No. 9 Long Beach State* No. 14 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 7–2 7–6 Mar 5 * No. 18 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–2 8–6 Mar 7 * No. 18 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–2 9–6 Mar 8 Winthrop* No. 18 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–1 10–6 Mar 9 Winthrop* No. 18 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–2 11–6 Mar 11 vs No. 28 * No. 18 Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA L 4–5 11–7 Mar 14 No. 16 Florida No. 18 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–0 12–7 1–0 Mar 15 No. 16 Florida No. 18 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–2 13–7 2–0 Mar 16 No. 16 Florida No. 18 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA T 8–8 13–7–1 2–0–1 Mar 21 at No. 15 Foley Field • Athens, GA W 12–5 14–7–1 3–0–1 Mar 22 at Georgia No. 15 Foley Field • Athens, GA W 13–6 15–7–1 4–0–1 Mar 23 at Georgia No. 15 Foley Field • Athens, GA W 3–2 16–7–1 5–0–1 Mar 25 vs * No. 12 Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA L 4–5 16–8–1 Mar 28 at No. 20 No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 2–4 16–9–1 5–1–1 Mar 29 at No. 20 Alabama No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 10–6 17–9–1 6–1–1 Mar 30 at No. 20 Alabama No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 11–10 18–9–1 7–1–1April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Apr 2 * No. 10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–2 19–9–1 Apr 4 No. 22 No. 10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–1 20–9–1 8–1–1 Apr 5 No. 22 South Carolina No. 10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 5–8 20–10–1 8–2–1 Apr 6 No. 22 South Carolina No. 10 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–4 21–10–1 9–2–1 Apr 9 at Northwestern State* No. 8 H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 6–4 22–10–1 Apr 11 No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–7 22–11–1 9–3–1 Apr 12 Ole Miss No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–6 23–11–1 10–3–1 Apr 13 Ole Miss No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 13–5 24–11–1 11–3–1 Apr 15 Tulane* No. 7 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–0 25–11–1 Apr 18 at No. 7 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 2–4 25–12–1 11–4–1 Apr 19 at Vanderbilt No. 7 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 4–5 25–13–1 11–5–1 Apr 20 at Vanderbilt No. 7 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 9–2 26–13–1 12–5–1 Apr 23 Southeastern Louisiana* No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–8 27–13–1 Apr 25 No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 17–4 28–13–1 13–5–1 Apr 26 Tennessee No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–6 29–13–1 14–5–1 Apr 27 Tennessee No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 15–4 30–13–1 15–5–1 Apr 29 vs Tulane* No. 6 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA L 5–9 30–14–1 Apr 30 New Orleans* No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–2 31–14–1 May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 2 at No. 19 No. 6 Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS L 2–4 31–15–1 15–6–1 May 3 at No. 19 Mississippi State No. 6 Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS L 0–5 31–16–1 15–7–1 May 4 at No. 19 Mississippi State No. 6 Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS W 6–1 32–16–1 16–7–1 May 6 * No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 21–6 33–16–1 May 9 No. 17 No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–5 34–16–1 17–7–1 May 10 No. 17 Auburn No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 20–3 35–16–1 18–7–1 May 11 No. 17 Auburn No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 8–14 35–17–1 18–8–1 May 16 at No. 8 Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 11–3 36–17–1 19–8–1 May 17 at Arkansas No. 8 Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 5–2 36–18–1 19–9–1 May 18 at Arkansas No. 8 Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 6–2 37–18–1 20–9–1Postseason Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SECT Record May 22 (8) Arkansas No. 8 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 5–4 38–18–1 1–0 May 23 No. 19 (4) Mississippi State No. 8 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 7–2 39–18–1 2–0 May 24 No. 19 (4) Mississippi State No. 8 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 17–5 40–18–1 3–0 May 25 (7) Alabama No. 8 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 3–10 40–19–1 3–1 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Reg Record May 30 (4) No. 7 (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–8 41–19–1 1–0 May 31 No. 23 (2) Tulane No. 7 (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 13–5 42–19–1 2–0 June 1 (3) No. 7 (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–8 43–19–1 3–0 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SReg Record June 6 No. 12 No. 7 (2) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 1–4 43–20–1 0–1 June 7 No. 12 Baylor No. 7 (2) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–5 44–20–1 1–1 June 8 No. 12 Baylor No. 7 (2) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 20–5 45–20–1 2–1 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 13 No. 2 (7) Cal State Fullerton No. 4 (2) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–8 45–21–1 0–1 June 15 No. 7 No. 4 (2) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 10–11 45–22–1 0–2

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