2020 LSU Tigers baseball team

2020 season of Louisiana State University baseball team

2020 LSU Tigers baseball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22 (tie)
CB	No. 22
Record	12–5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Mainieri (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Alan Dunn Nolan Cain Eddie Smith
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium
Seasons← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Tennessee ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	2	.882
No. 3 Georgia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	4	.778
South Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	4	.750
No. 6 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
Missouri • ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688
Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	6	.647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Alabama ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	3	.833
No. 17 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	4	.750
No. 18 Auburn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
No. 19 LSU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	5	.706
No. 14 Arkansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688

‡ – Tournament champion – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of March 12, 2020 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

On March 11, the Southeastern Conference released a news statement announcing the restriction of fans at all SEC home spring athletic games, including baseball. On March 12, the Southeastern Conference released a new statement announcing the suspension of all athletics until as early as March 30. These announcements came after the COVID-19 pandemic has swept throughout the United States. On March 16, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards announced the cancelation, closure, and postponements for facilities and events with more than 50 people until April 13, thus stopping all baseball games in the state of Louisiana until that date.

Previous season

The Tigers finished 40–26 overall, and 17–13 in the conference. 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 6, 2020 with the Tigers predicted to finish tied for third in the Western Division.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West)
1	Arkansas	82 (5)
2	Mississippi State	73 (4)
T–3	Auburn	67 (2)
T–3	LSU	67 (3)
5	Texas A&M	44
6	Ole Miss	38
7	Alabama	21

Preseason All-SEC teams

First Team

Cade Beloso – First Baseman
Daniel Cabrera – Outfielder

Reference:

Personnel

Roster

2020 LSU Tigers roster

Pitchers

10 - Eric Walker - Junior
11 - Landon Marceaux - Sophomore
18 - Cole Henry - Sophomore
21 - Nick Storz - Sophomore
26 - AJ Labas - Sophomore
27 - Matthew Beck - Senior
28 - Devin Fontenot - Junior
29 - Chase Costello - Sophomore
30 - Trent Vietmeier - Junior
32 - Aaron George - Senior
37 - Brandon Kaminer - Junior
44 - Jaden Hill - Sophomore
46 - Rye Gunter - Sophomore
47 - Jacob Hasty - Freshman
52 - Ma'Khail Hilliard - Junior
57 - Michael Lagarrigue - Sophomore

Catchers

13 - Saul Garza - Junior
20 - Alex Milazzo - Freshman
25 - Hayden Travinski - Freshman
45 - Braden Doughty - Junior

Infielders

2 - Zach Arnold - Freshman
3 - Hal Hughes - Junior
4 - Cade Doughty - Freshman
16 - Collier Cranford - Freshman
17 - Zack Mathis - Junior
24 - Cade Beloso - Sophomore
38 - Tom Biggs - Freshman

Outfielders

7 - Giovanni Digiacomo - Sophomore
8 - Daniel Cabrera - Junior
9 - Wes Toups - Freshman
14 - Maurice Hampton Jr. - Freshman
22 - Mitchell Sanford - Freshman

Utility

5 - Drew Bianco (INF/OF) - Sophomore
6 - Gavin Dugas (INF/OF) - Sophomore
23 - CJ Willis (1B/OF) - Sophomore

Coaching staff

2020 LSU Tigers coaching staff
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

2020 LSU Tigers Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February (7–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 14	Indiana	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 8–1	Henry (1–0)	Sommer (0–1)	None	SECN+	11,421	1–0	–
February 15	Indiana	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 7–4	Vietmeier (1–0)	Bierman (0–1)	Fontenot (1)	SECN+	10,859	2–0	–
February 15	Indiana	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	L 2–7	Tucker (1–0)	Labas (0–1)	None	SECN+	10,508	2–1	–
February 18	Southern	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 8–3	Hilliard (1–0)	Page (0–2)	None	SECN+	9,761	3–1	–
February 19	at Nicholls	No. 11	Ray E. Didier Field Thibodaux, LA	L 2–4	Theriot (1–0)	Walker (0–1)	Taylor (1)	CST	2,641	3–2	–
February 21	Eastern Kentucky	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	L 0–2	Davenport III (1–0)	Henry (1–1)	Abbott (2)	SECN+	9,806	3–3	–
February 22	Eastern Kentucky	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 6–3	Marceaux (1–0)	Ferris (0–1)	Fontenot (2)	SECN+	10,381	4–3	–
February 23	Eastern Kentucky	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 10–2	Labas (1–1)	Lewis (1–1)	None	SECN+	9,868	5–3	–
February 26	Louisiana Tech	No. 11	Alex Box Stadium	W 7–1	Kaminer (1–0)	Martinez (1–1)	None	SECN+	9,912	6–3	–
February 28	vs. Texas Shriners College Classic	No. 11	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	W 4–3	Henry (2–1)	Elder (2–1)	Hill (1)	CST	15,735	7–3	–
February 29	vs. Baylor Shriners College Classic	No. 11	Minute Maid Park	L 4–6	Leckich (1–0)	Kaminer (1–1)	Boyd (4)	CST	N/A	7–4	–

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	vs. No. 22 Oklahoma Shriners College Classic	No. 11	Minute Maid Park	L 0–1	Acker (1–1)	Labas (1–2)	None	CST	N/A	7–5	–
March 3	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 21	Alex Box Stadium	W 6–3	Kaminer (2–1)	Dugas (0–3)	Fontenot (3)	SECN+	10,065	8–5	–
March 6	UMass Lowell	No. 21	Alex Box Stadium	W 11–2	Beck (1–0)	Funaro (0–2)	None	SECN+	10,254	9–5	–
March 7	UMass Lowell	No. 21	Alex Box Stadium	W 12–2	Marceaux (2–0)	Duffley (1–3)	Hill (2)	SECN+	10,684	10–5	–
March 8	UMass Lowell	No. 21	Alex Box Stadium	W 6–4	Fontenot (1–0)	Becker (0–2)	None	SECN+	10,321	11–5	–
March 11	South Alabama	No. 19	Alex Box Stadium	W 4–1				SECN+		12–5	–
March 13	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field Oxford, MS	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 14	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 15	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 18	St. Thomas (FL)		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 20	Mississippi State		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 21	Mississippi State		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 22	Mississippi State		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 24	Tulane		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 27	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 28	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 29	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	Louisiana–Monroe		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 3	Vanderbilt		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 4	Vanderbilt		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 5	Vanderbilt		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 7	Louisiana		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 9	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 10	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 11	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 13	Grambling State		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 14	McNeese State		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 17	Arkansas		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 18	Arkansas		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 19	Arkansas		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 21	Lamar		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 24	South Carolina		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25	South Carolina		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 26	South Carolina		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 28	Northwestern State		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 2	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 3	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 8	Alabama		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 9	Alabama		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 10	Alabama		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 12	New Orleans		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 14	at Auburn		Plainsman Park Auburn, AL	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 15	at Auburn		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 16	at Auburn		Plainsman Park	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Post-Season

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT record
May 19–24			Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL	Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Suspended
Bold = LSU team member

Schedule Source:

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

Rankings

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches'	12	12*		22	19
Baseball America	14	13	14	20	20
Collegiate Baseball^	11	12	19	22	19
NCBWA†	13	13	16	21	18
D1Baseball	11	11	11	21	19

^ 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.

2020 MLB draft

Main article: 2020 MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Cole Henry	RHP	2	55	Washington Nationals
Daniel Cabrera	OF	B	62	Detroit Tigers

References

"2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
"COVID-19 Update: SEC Suspends Athletics Competition". LSU Tigers.
"Louisiana to close bars, movies, restaurant dining rooms to slow spread of coronavirus". WWL.
^ "Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ "2020 Baseball Roster". LSU Tigers. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
"LSU Reveals 2020 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Athletics. September 17, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
"USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
"College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
"2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
"NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
"College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

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