2021 LSU Tigers baseball team

2021 season of Louisiana State University baseball team

2021 LSU Tigers baseball
Knoxville Super Regional
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record38–25 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
  • Paul Mainieri (15th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Alan Dunn
  • Nolan Cain
  • Eddie Smith
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
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Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  x‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 50 – 18   .735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 19 – 10   .655 49 – 18   .731
Florida  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 38 – 22   .633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 34 – 23   .596
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 31 – 25   .554
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 29 – 23   .558
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 15 – 36   .294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 8   .733 50 – 13   .794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 50 – 18   .735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 45 – 22   .672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 38 – 25   .603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 12 – 17   .414 32 – 26   .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 25 – 27   .481
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 29 – 27   .518
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2021 LSU Tigers baseball team will represent Louisiana State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

Previous season

The Tigers started the season 12–5, however the season was suspended and ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tigers had not yet begun SEC play. As a result, two seniors–Matthew Beck and Aaron George–were given an extra year of eligibility. In the 2019 season, the Tigers won the Baton Rouge Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament before losing the Baton Rouge Super Regional to Florida State.

Preseason

SEC Coaches poll

The SEC coaches poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Tigers predicted to finish fourth in the Western Division.[2]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ole Miss 78 (7)
2 Mississippi State 73 (3)
3 Arkansas 72 (2)
4 LSU 63 (2)
5 Texas A&M 36
6 Auburn 32
7 Alabama 31

Preseason All-SEC teams

First Team

  • Devin Fontenot – Pitcher

Second Team

  • Cade Beloso – Outfielder

Reference:[2]

Personnel

Roster

2021 LSU Tigers roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 0 - Jaden Hill – Junior
  • 8 - Matthew Beck – Graduate Student
  • 9 - Ty Floyd – Freshman
  • 11 - Landon Marceaux – Junior
  • 26 - AJ Labas – Junior
  • 28 - Devin Fontenot – Senior
  • 29 - Theo Millas – Freshman
  • 30 - Trent Vietmeier – Senior
  • 32 - Aaron George – Graduate Student
  • 33 - Michael Fowler – Freshman
  • 37 - Brandon Kaminer – Senior
  • 38 - Zachary Murray – Freshman
  • 41 - Brooks Rice – Freshman
  • 43 - Garrett Edwards – Freshman
  • 44 - Blake Money – Freshman
  • 46 - Alex Brady – Sophomore
  • 47 - Jacob Hasty – Sophomore
  • 48 - Will Hellmers – Freshman
  • 49 - Javen Coleman – Freshman
  • 52 - Ma'Khail Hilliard – Senior
  

Catchers

  • 20 - Alex Milazzo – Sophomore
  • 25 - Hayden Travinski – Sophomore
  • 27 - Jake Wyeth – Junior
  • 45 - Braden Doughty – Senior

Infielders

  • 2 - Zach Arnold – Sophomore
  • 4 - Cade Doughty – Freshman
  • 13 - Jordan Thompson – Freshman
  • 16 - Collier Cranford – Sophomore
  • 18 - Trey Morgan – Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 7 - Giovanni Digiacomo – Junior
  • 10 - Brody Drost – Freshman
  • 14 - Maurice Hampton Jr. – Sophomore
  • 22 - Mitchell Sanford – Sophomore

Utility

  • 3 - Dylan Crews (INF/OF) – Freshman
  • 5 - Drew Bianco (INF/OF) – Sophomore
  • 17 - Will Safford (INF/OF) – Freshman
  • 24 - Cade Beloso (OF/1B) – Junior
  

Coaching staff

2021 lsu tigers coaching staff[3]
Name Position
Paul Mainieri Head coach
Alan Dunn Associate head coach
Nolan Cain Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator
Eddie Smith Hitting Coach
Nate Fury Director of Baseball Operations
Travis Roy Strength and conditioning coordinator
Jamie Tutko Director of Video and Scouting
Hunter Kiel Undergraduate assistant coach
Cory Couture Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer

Schedule and results

2021 LSU Tigers baseball game log
Regular season (34–21)
February (6–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
February 20 Air Force No. 12 Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA		 W 6–1 Hill (1–0) Fairburn Jr. (0–1) None SECN+ 2,667 1–0
February 21 Air Force No. 12 Alex Box Stadium L 5–6 Martinez III (1–0) Floyd (0–1) Skenes (1) SECN+ 2,572 1–1
February 22 Louisiana Tech No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 16–7 Coleman (1–0) Follis (0–1) None SECN+ 2,059 2–1
February 24 at Louisiana No. 11 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park
Lafayette, LA		 W 11–2 Hellmers (1–0) Cooke (0–2) None ESPN+ 1,183 3–1
February 26 Youngstown State No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 6–2 Hill (2–0) Clark (0–2) Fontenot (1) SECN+ 2,251 4–1
February 27 Youngstown State No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 5–3 Brady (1–0) Clift Jr. (0–1) None SECN+ 2,578 5–1
February 27 Nicholls No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 14–0 Marceaux (1–0) Theriot (0–1) None SECN+ 3,003 6–1
March (11–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 3 Nicholls No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 5–4 Fontenot (1–0) Taylor (0–2) None SECN+ 1,902 7–1
March 3 Southern No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 16–1 Hellmers (2–0) Smith (0–1) None SECN+ 1,873 8–1
March 5 Oral Roberts No. 11 Alex Box Stadium L 7–22 Kowalski (1–0) Hill (2–1) None SECN+ 2,013 8–2
March 6 Oral Roberts No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 12–0 Marceaux (2–0) Coffey (1–1) None SECN+ 3,152 9–2
March 7 Oral Roberts No. 11 Alex Box Stadium L 1–3 Scoggins (1–1) Hellmers (2–1) Pierce (1) SECN+ 2,954 9–3
March 9 Texas Southern No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 10–4 Hilliard (1–0) Beck (0–1) None SECN+ 1,810 10–3
March 10 at New Orleans No. 21 Maestri Field at Privateer Park
New Orleans, LA		 W 5–0 Hellmers (3–1) Lamkin (0–1) None SECN+ N/A 11–3
March 12 UTSA No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 3–1 Hilliard (2–0) Mason (1–2) Edwards (1) SECN+ 3,164 12–3
March 13 UTSA No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 10–913 Money (1–0) Chomko (0–1) None SECN 3,861 13–3
March 14 UTSA No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 13–1211 Millas (1–0) Ward (0–2) None SECN+ 3,186 14–3
March 16 Southeastern No. 19 Alex Box Stadium W 10–7 Hellmers (4–1) Batty (0–1) Edwards (2) SECN+ 3,906 15–3
March 19 No. 3 Mississippi State No. 19 Alex Box Stadium L 0–3 MacLeod (2–1) Hill (2–2) Smith (1) SECN 5,013 15–4 0–1
March 20 No. 3 Mississippi State No. 19 Alex Box Stadium L 1–6 Bednar (1–0) Marceaux (2–1) Sims (2) SECN+ 5,031 15–5 0–2
March 21 No. 3 Mississippi State No. 19 Alex Box Stadium W 8–3 Labas (1–0) Fristoe (2–1) Fontenot (2) SECN+ 4,603 16–5 1–2
March 26 at No. 12 Tennessee No. 22 Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN		 L 1–3 Dallas (4–0) Marceaux (2–2) Hunley (2) SECN+ 1,384 16–6 1–3
March 27 at No. 12 Tennessee No. 22 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 8–911 Hunley (3–0) Fontenot (1–1) None SECN+ 1,067 16–7 1–4
March 28 at No. 12 Tennessee No. 22 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 2–38 Hunley (4–0) Edwards (0–1) None SECN+ 1,238 16–8 1–5
March 30 South Alabama Alex Box Stadium W 11–1 Hellmers (5–1) Lehrmann (1–2) None SECN+ 3,431 17–8
April (8–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 1 No. 1 Vanderbilt Alex Box Stadium L 1–13 Rocker (7–0) Marceaux (2–3) Hliboki (2) SECN+ 4,619 17–9 1–6
April 2 No. 1 Vanderbilt Alex Box Stadium L 2–11 Leiter (7–0) Hill (2–3) Maldonado (2) ESPNU 4,904 17–10 1–7
April 3 No. 1 Vanderbilt Alex Box Stadium L 4–5 Smith (1–0) Edwards (0–2) Murphy (5) SECN+ 4,314 17–11 1–8
April 6 McNeese State Alex Box Stadium W 14–1 Edwards (1–2) Vega (0–3) None SECN+ 3,606 18–11
April 9 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, KY		 W 15–2 Marceaux (3–3) Stupp (3–2) None SECN+ 1,781 19–11 2–8
April 10 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park W 8–6 Labas (2–0) Hagenow (1–2) Edwards (3) SECN 1,041 20–11 3–8
April 11 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park L 4–13 Lee (3–2) Money (1–1) None SECN+ 1,216 20–12 3–9
April 15 No. 11 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium W 5–1 Marceaux (4–3) Farr (2–3) None ESPNU 3,747 21–12 4–9
April 16 No. 11 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium L 2–47 Peters (3–1) Fontenot (1–2) Kerry (3) SECN+ 4,282 21–13 4–10
April 17 No. 11 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium L 0–97 Sanders (6–1) Money (1–2) None SECN+ 4,438 21–14 4–11
April 20 Louisiana-Monroe Alex Box Stadium W 5–0 Hellmers (6–1) Lien (3–2) None SECN+ 3,503 22–14
April 22 at No. 6 Ole Miss Swayze Field
Oxford, MS		 W 5–4 Edwards (2–2) Broadway (3–1) Fontenot (3) ESPNU 9,035 23–14 5–11
April 23 at No. 6 Ole Miss Swayze Field W 7–2 Labas (3–0) Nikhazy (4–2) None SECN+ 11,788 24–14 6–11
April 24 at No. 6 Ole Miss Swayze Field L 9–10 Broadway (4–1) Floyd (0–2) None SECN+ 11,653 24–15 6–12
April 27 Grambling State Alex Box Stadium W 7–0 Hilliard (3–0) Valerio (3–2) None SECN+ 1,786 25–15
April 30 No. 1 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium L 0–7 Wicklander (3–1) Marceaux (4–4) Kopps (6) SECN 6,331 25–16 6–13
May (9–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1 No. 1 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium L 10–17 Costeiu (6–1)) Labas (3–1) None SECN+ 5,308 25–17 6–14
May 2 No. 1 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium W 5–4 Hilliard (4–0) Lockhart (1–2) None SECN+ 7,036 26–17 7–14
May 4 Southern Alex Box Stadium W 10–2 Coleman (2–0) Davis (0–4) None SECN+ 2,088 27–17
May 6 at Auburn Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL		 W 8–3 Marceaux (5–4) Owen (1–4) Edwards (4) ESPNU 1,511 28–17 8–14
May 7 at Auburn Plainsman Park W 9–6 Fontenot (2–2) Glavine (1–2) None SECN 1,305 29–17 9–14
May 8 at Auburn Plainsman Park L 1–2 Skipper (1–2) Hasty (0–1) None SECN+ 1,775 29–18 9–15
May 11 No. 14 Louisiana Tech Alex Box Stadium W 16–87 Fowler (1–0) Tomkins (2–2) None SECN+ 4,068 30–18
May 14 Alabama Alex Box Stadium W 2–1 Marceaux (6–4) Ras (6–3) Fontenot (4) SECN+ 6,946 31–18 10–15
May 15 Alabama Alex Box Stadium L 5–6 Shamblin (4–2) Labas (3–2) Lee (7) SECN 6,912 31–19 10–16
May 16 Alabama Alex Box Stadium W 13–5 Hilliard (5–0) Prielipp (1–1) None SECN+ 6,791 32–19 11–16
May 18 Northwestern State Alex Box Stadium L 3–7 Francis (1–0) Hellmers (6–2) Brown (6) SECN+ 3,274 32–20
May 20 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park
College Station, TX		 L 1–2 Saenz (6–6) Coleman (2–1) Jozwiak (8) ESPNU 1,586 32–21 11–17
May 21 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park W 12–613 Fontenot (3–2) Jozwiak (2–4) None SECN+ 2,123 33–21 12–17
May 22 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park W 8–2 Hilliard (6–0) Weber (1–3) None SECN+ 1,693 34–21 13–17
Postseason (4–4)
SEC Tournament (0–1)
Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT record
May 25 vs. (8) Georgia (9) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL		 L 1–4 Woods (4–1) Marceaux (6–5) Gowen (1) SECN 7,750 34–22 0–1
NCAA tournament – Eugene Regional (4–1)
Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 4 (2) No. 25 Gonzaga (3) PK Park
Eugene, OR		 L 0–3 Jacob (8–1) Marceaux (6–6) None ESPNU 34–23 0–1
June 5 (4) Central Connecticut State (3) PK Park W 6–510 Fontenot (4–2) Neuman (5–1) None SECN 35–23 1–1
June 6 (2) No. 25 Gonzaga (3) PK Park W 9–4 Labas (4–2) Gomez (5–4) None SECN 36–23 2–1
June 6 (1) No. 10 Oregon (3) PK Park W 4–1 Coleman (3–1) Walker (6–3) Fontenot (5) ESPN3 37–23 3–1
June 7 (1) No. 10 Oregon (3) PK Park W 9–8 Marceaux (7–6) Somers (2–2) None ESPN2 1,640 38–23 4–1
NCAA tournament – Knoxville Super Regional (0–2)
Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 12 No. 2 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN		 L 2–4 Dallas (11–1) Coleman (3–2) Hunley (9) ESPN2 4,283 38–24 4–3
June 13 No. 2 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 6–15 Tidwell (10–3) Marceaux (7–7) None ESPN2/ESPNU 4,283 38–25 4–4
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Suspended
Bold = LSU team member
Schedule Source:[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Conference matrix

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2021 SEC baseball records
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Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 12–17 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 0–3 . 1–2 3–0 0–2 ALA W5 3–7 2–2
ARK 22–8 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 . 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 . ARK W1 10–0 2–0
AUB 10–20 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 . . 2–1 . AUB W6 3–7 0–3
FLA 17–13 . 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 FLA E3 7–3 2–2
UGA 13–17 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 UGA E5 3–7 0–0
KEN 12–18 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 KEN E6 3–7 1–2
LSU 13–17 2–1 1–2 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 LSU W4 5–5 0–2
MSU 20–10 3–0 0–3 3–0 . . 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 MSU W2 7–3 4–1
MIZZ 8–22 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 0–4
MISS 18–12 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 . 3–0 . 1–2 2–1 MISS W3 5–5 3–0
SCAR 16–14 . 1–2 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 SCAR E4 5–5 2–1
TENN 20–10 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 TENN E1 8–2 2–0
TAMU 9–21 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 . TAMU W7 2–8 0–3
VAN 19–10 2–0 . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 . VAN E2 7–3 2–0
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[5]99*98201516—————————18
Baseball America[6]10101312————————————21
Collegiate Baseball^[7]77118151014———————141515
NCBWA†[8]13131010181316————————1512
D1Baseball[9]12121111211922—————————18

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2021 MLB draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Jaden Hill RHP 2 44 Colorado Rockies
Landon Marceaux RHP 3 80 Los Angeles Angels

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Florida Picked To Win 2021 SEC Baseball Championship". Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2021 Baseball Roster". LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "LSU Announces 2021 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Athletics. January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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  10. ^ "LSU Draft Tracker: Which LSU baseball players were selected in the 2021 MLB Draft?".
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