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2024 LSU Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
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2025 →

The 2024 LSU Tigers baseball team will represent Louisiana State University during the upcoming 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers will play their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

LSU will enter the 2024 as the defending national champions.

Previous season

The Tigers finished 54–17, 19–10 in the SEC to finish in second place in the Western division. The Tigers went 1–2 in the 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament. The Tigers were seeded first in the Baton Regional, and fifth overall, of the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they swept the regional with wins over Tulane and Oregon State. In the Baton Rouge Super Regional, the Tigers hosted Kentucky, where they swept them in two games. The Tigers qualified for the College World Series for the 19th time in program history, where they reached the final thanks to wins over Tennessee and top-seeded Wake Forest.

In the final, they beat Florida two games to one to win their seventh national title, and their first since 2009.[1] LSU pitcher, Paul Skenes, was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Additionally, Ty Floyd, Tre' Morgan, Gavin Dugas, Tommy White, Dylan Crews, and Cade Beloso were named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.[2]

Signing day recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2023.[3]

Player Hometown High School
Pitchers
Jake Brown Sulphur, Louisiana Sulphur (LA)
Kade Anderson Madisonville, Louisiana St. Paul's (LA)
MJ Seo Carrollton, Texas Hebron (TX)
Dylan Thompson Moss Bluff, Louisiana Sam Houston (LA)
Trenton Lape Bossier City, Louisiana Parkway (LA)
Cam Johnson Upper Marlboro, Maryland IMG Academy
Hitters
Steven Milam Las Cruces, New Mexico Centennial (AZ)
Ryan Kucherak Chandler, Arizona Hamilton (AZ)
Austen Roellig Rancho Cucamonga, California Etiwanda
Derrick Mitchell Plano, Texas John Paul II
Ashton Larson Overland Park, Kansas St. Thomas Aquinas (KS)
Griffin Cooley Kinder, Louisiana Kinder (LA)
Dallas Dale II Apopka, Florida Mount Dora Christian

Offseason

2023 MLB Draft

Thirteen LSU players were drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.

Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
1 1 Paul Skenes RHP Pittsburgh Pirates
1 2 Dylan Crews OF Washington Nationals
CB-A 38 Ty Floyd RHP Cincinnati Reds
2 51 Grant Taylor RHP Chicago White Sox
3 88 Tre' Morgan 1B Tampa Bay Devil Rays
6 165 Gavin Dugas LF Washington Nationals
11 333 Garrett Edwards RHP Tampa Bay Devil Rays
12 361 Blake Money RHP Baltimore Orioles
12 365 Brayden Jobert OF St. Louis Cardinals
13 391 Riley Cooper LHP Baltimore Orioles
15 460 Jordan Thompson SS Los Angeles Dodgers
16 490 Javen Coleman LHP Los Angeles Dodgers
19 576 Christian Little RHP New York Mets

Schedule and results

2024 LSU Tigers baseball game log (0–0)
Fall 2023 exhibitions (0–0)
Regular season (0–0)
Postseason (0–0)
*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll
 W  LSU win •  L  LSU loss •  Postponement or cancellation Bold denotes LSU player

References

  1. ^ Olson, Eric (June 26, 2023). "LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 one day after 20-run loss". Associated Press. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "College World Series Most Outstanding Player award history, winners". June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Sanders, Dylan (January 14, 2023). "Breaking down LSU's 2024 baseball commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.