1997 LSU Tigers baseball team

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1997 LSU Tigers baseball
National Champions
SEC Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record57-13 (22-7 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachJim Schwanke
Pitching coachMike Bianco
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida  x‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 40 – 24   .625
No. 25 Tennessee  x‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 42 – 19   .689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 31 – 24   .564
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 33 – 24   .579
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 20 – 34   .370
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 28 – 27   .509
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍†‍‍ 22 – 7   .759 57 – 13   .814
No. 2 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍ 20 – 9   .690 56 – 14   .800
No. 7 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11   .633 47 – 21   .691
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 17 – 12   .586 50 – 17   .746
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14   .517 36 – 20   .643
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 22 – 31   .415
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
Rankings from Baseball America


The 1997 LSU Tigers baseball team won a second consecutive NCAA championship at the College World Series, and the fourth overall for the school. The 1997 team put on an impressive display of power, hitting an NCAA record 188 home runs, including one in each of the 70 games they played that season.

The Tigers were coached by Skip Bertman, who was in his 14th season as LSU head baseball coach. LSU set a school record for victories, finishing with a 57–13 record, and won their second straight Southeastern Conference championship with a 22–7 overall mark.

Schedule/results[edit]

1997 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log
Post-season
SEC baseball tournament
# Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT Record
57[57] May 15 Auburn 5–2 Golden Park Coogan (11–3) Schoening (5–2) Demouy (5) 3,642 46–11 1-0
58[58] May 16 Tennessee 12–5 Golden Park Thompson (9–3) Cosgrove (10–5) - 2,576 47–11 2-0
59[59] May 17 Alabama 12–7 Golden Park Painich (8–2) Bernard (4–4) - 4,030 48–11 3-0
60[60] May 18 Alabama 2–12 Golden Park Daniel (5–0) Berthelot (6–3) - 4,268 48–12 3-1
NCAA South I Regional
# Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
61[61] May 22 UNC Greensboro 14–0 Alex Box Stadium Coogan (12–3) Surridge (6–6) - 6,654 49–12 1-0
62[62] May 23 Oklahoma 14–3 Alex Box Stadium Thompson (10–3) Smith (3–1) Guillory (1) 6,573 50–12 2-0
63[63] May 24 South Alabama 5–11 Alex Box Stadium Rayborn (2–1) Shipp (4–1) Nakamura (2) 6,726 50–13 2-1
64[64] May 25 Long Beach State 14–7 (11) Alex Box Stadium Coogan (13–3) Petrosian (4–3) - 6,687 51–13 3-1
65[65] May 26 South Alabama 14–4 Alex Box Stadium Thompson (11–3) Norton (9–6) - - 52–13 4-1
66[66] May 26 South Alabama 15–4 Alex Box Stadium Painich (9–2) Sparks (11–1) Daugherty (1) 7,041 53–13 5-1
College World Series
# Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
67[67] May 30 Rice 5–4 Rosenblatt Stadium Demouy (6–1) Anderson (10–2) - 20,551 54–13 6-1
68[68] June 1 Stanford 10–5 Rosenblatt Stadium Coogan (14–3) Peterson (11–3) - 23,867 55–13 7-1
69[69] June 4 Stanford 13–9 Rosenblatt Stadium Berthelot (7–3) Hutchinson (8–4) Coogan (3) 22,218 56–13 8-1
70[70] June 7 Alabama 13–6 Rosenblatt Stadium Thompson (12–3) Daniel (5–1) - 24,401 57–13 9-1

Statistical Leaders[edit]

Batting Average
Brandon Larson .381
Eddy Furniss .378
Blair Barbier .353
Hits
Brandon Larson 110
Eddy Furniss 98
Mike Koerner 96
Home Runs
Brandon Larson 40
Mike Koerner 22
Eddy Furniss 17
Tom Bernhardt 17
RBI
Brandon Larson 118
Eddy Furniss 77
Mike Koerner 69
Wins
Patrick Coogan 14
Doug Thompson 12
Joey Painich 9
ERA
Chris Demouy 3.63
Kevin Shipp 4.10
Patrick Coogan 4.46
Strikeouts
Doug Thompson 158
Patrick Coogan 144
Joey Painich 72

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