LSU 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

LSU Tigers

SEC (43-17, 21-9)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/26 at Florida (10-6), 4/9 at Arkansas (2-0), 4/21 at Kentucky (4-3)
Bad Losses: 3/15 New Orleans (4-7), 3/8 at McNeese State (4-5), 3/28 Tulane (6-7)
Coach: Paul Mainieri
 
Key Field Players:
Cole Freeman, Senior, IF, .332 BA, 37 RBI, 17 SB
Greg Deichmann, Junior, IF, .330 BA, 19 HR, 67 RBI
Antoine Duplantis, Sophomore, OF, .328 BA, 52 RBI, 18 SB
Kramer Robertson, Senior, IF, .314 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Alex Lange, Junior, P, 2.59 ERA, 8-5 W/L, 4 CG, 97.1 IP, 118 SO
Jared Poche, Senior, P, 3.18 ERA, 10-3 W/L, 90.2 IP, 55 SO
Eric Walker, Freshman, P, 3.78 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 85.2 IP, 70 SO
Hunter Newman, Senior, P, 1.16 ERA, 1-1 W/L, 23.1 IP, 24 SO, 10 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .291 (55th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.70 (186, 10)
Doubles per Game: 1.71 (148, 6)
Earned Run Average: 3.76 (47, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .983 (4, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.89 (81, 4)
Scoring Offense: 6.6 (51, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .430 (76, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.11 (87, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.16 (204, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional                      defeated Utah Valley, defeated Rice, lost to Rice, defeated Rice
2016    Super Regional            eliminated by Coastal Carolina
2015    Regional                      defeated Lehigh, defeated North Carolina Wilmington, defeated North Carolina Wilmington
2015    Super Regional            defeated Louisiana Lafayette
2015    CWS                           lost to TCU, defeated Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by TCU
2014    Regional                      defeated Southeastern Louisiana, defeated Houston, lost to Houston, eliminated by Houston
2013    Regional                      defeated Jackson State, defeated Sam Houston State, defeated Louisiana Lafayette
2013    Super Regional            defeated Oklahoma, defeated Oklahoma
2013    CWS                           lost to UCLA, eliminated by North Carolina
2012    Regional                      defeated Louisiana-Monroe, defeated Oregon State, defeated Oregon State
2012    Super Regional            defeated Stony Brook, lost to Stony Brook, eliminated by Stony Brook
2010    Regional                      defeated UC Irvine, lost to UCLA, eliminated by UC Irvine
2009    Regional                      defeated Southern, defeated Baylor, defeated Minnesota
2009    Super Regional            defeated Rice
2009    CWS                           defeated Virginia, defeated Arkansas, defeated Arkansas
2009    Championship             defeated Texas
2008    Regional                      defeated Texas Southern, defeated Southern Mississippi, defeated Southern Mississippi
2008    Super Regional            defeated UC Irvine
2008    CWS                           lost to North Carolina, defeated Rice, eliminated by North Carolina
2005    Regional                      defeated Marist, lost to Rice, defeated Northwestern State, eliminated by Rice
2003    Regional                      defeated Northeastern, defeated Tulane, defeated North Carolina Wilmington
2003    Super Regional            defeated Baylor 
2003    CWS                           lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by South Carolina
 
*all team stats through 5/21