2010 LSU Tigers baseball team
The 2010 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2010. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium which opened in 2009.
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SEC Tournament Champions | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
West | |
2010 record | 41–22 (14–16 SEC) |
Head coach | |
Hitting coach | Javi Sanchez |
Pitching coach | David Grewe |
Home stadium | Alex Box Stadium |
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No. 7 Florida x†y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 47 | – | 17 | .734 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 South Carolina y | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | 54 | – | 16 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Vanderbilt y | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | 46 | – | 20 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 31 | – | 25 | .554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | 16 | – | 37 | .302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Auburn xy | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 43 | – | 21 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Arkansas y | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 43 | – | 21 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 39 | – | 24 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Alabama y | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 42 | – | 25 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU ‡y | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 41 | – | 22 | .651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 29, 2010; Rankings from Baseball America |
The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his fourth season at LSU. In his first year at LSU, Mainieri's team posted a 29–26–1 record and failed to make the SEC Tournament or the NCAA Tournament, but the Tigers showed great promise during his second year posting a 49–19–1 record while claiming the SEC Western Division Title, SEC Baseball Tournament Championship, and earned the No. 7 National Seed for the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
During his third season, the Tigers were ranked No. 1 in multiple pre-season polls and lived up to the hype. The 2009 LSU Tiger baseball team finished the season 56–17, claiming the SEC regular season title, the SEC Tournament Title, and won the 2009 College World Series to claim the programs 6th National Title.
Previous season
Paul Mainieri completed his third season as head coach at LSU in 2009. The Tigers won the SEC West division title and the overall SEC regular season title which earned them the No. 1 seed in the 2009 SEC Baseball Tournament. The Tigers would go on to win the tournament and secure a spot in the NCAA post-season.
After winning the SEC Tournament, it was announced that LSU was selected as a host site for the 2009 NCAA Tournament for the 19th time in the history of the program and for the second consecutive season. When the full NCAA Tournament bracket was released, LSU was awarded the No. 3 national seed in the tournament, guaranteeing them home field advantage throughout the Super Regionals as long as they won the Regional round. LSU was able to sweep the Baton Rouge regional, defeating Southern, Baylor, and Minnesota to secure a spot in the Super Regional round.
Rice won the Houston, TX regional and moved on to the Super Regional to face LSU. LSU continued their winning streak sweeping Rice by the scores of 12–9 and 5–3. The Tigers celebrated the school's 15th trip to the College World Series in what was the final game in the inaugural season of the "new" Alex Box Stadium.
LSU faced Virginia in the first game of the 2009 College World Series. LSU defeated the Cavaliers by a score of 9–5, marking LSU's first opening round win in the College World Series since 2000. In the second game, LSU faced a familiar foe, the Arkansas Razorbacks. LSU dominated the game from start to finish winning 9–1. LSU was 1 game away from making their first trip to the CWS championship since the format changed to a best of 3 series. The Tigers once again faced the Razorbacks, and once again dominated the game. The Tigers sent the Razorbacks home after winning 14–5.
The Tigers were matched up against the Texas Longhorns in the best of 3 series for the national championship. LSU won the first game 7–6, but it took 11 innings for the Tigers to earn the Victory. Texas came back in game 2 and completely dominated the game, defeating the Tigers 5–1. Game 3 set the stage for a winner take all, and the Tigers were ready for the challenge. LSU won the game 11–4 and claimed the 6th national title on school history.
The 2009 squad compiled and overall record of 56–17, including a 10–1 mark in NCAA post-season play.
Pre-Season
2009 Recruiting Class
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Key Losses
- Louis Coleman, P Drafted in Round 5 of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals
- Chad Jones, P/OF Opted to enter the 2010 NFL Draft
- D. J. LeMahieu, INF Drafted in Round 2 of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs
- Jared Mitchell, OF Drafted in Round 1 of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox
- Sean Ochinko, C/INF Drafted in Round 10 of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Ryan Schimpf, INF/OF Drafted in Round 5 of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays
Personnel
2010 roster
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2010 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27867&SPID=2173&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SORT_ORDER=7&Q_SEASON=2009
Coaching Staff
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2010 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2173&SPSID=28707
Schedule/Results
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.
Game Summaries/Recaps
Rankings
Poll | Pre- season | Feb. 22 | Mar. 1 | Mar. 8 | Mar. 15 | Mar. 22 | Mar. 29 | Apr. 5 | Apr. 12 | Apr. 19 | Apr. 26 | May 3 | May 10 | May 17 | May 24 | June 1 | June 8 | Final Poll |
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USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25) | 2[65] | – | 1[66] | 1[67] | 3[68] | 4[69] | 4[70] | 4[71] | 6[72] | NR[73] | 23[74] | |||||||
Baseball America (Top 25) | 3[75] | 2[76] | 2[77] | 2[78] | 7[79] | 7[80] | 5[81] | 5[82] | 8[83] | 8[84] | 15[85] | 24[86] | NR[87] | NR[88] | NR[89] | 23[90] | ||
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30)^ | 2[91] | 1[92] | 1[93] | 1[94] | 3[95] | 4[96] | 4[97] | 4[98] | 7[99] | 6[100] | 17[101] | NR[102] | NR[103] | NR[104] | NR[105] | 21[106] | ||
NCBWA (Top 30) | 2[107] | 1[108] | 1[109] | 1[110] | 6[111] | 4[112] | 4[113] | 3[114] | 6[115] | 5[116] | 11[117] | 17[118] | 20[119] | 27[120] | 30[121] | 23[122] | ||
Rivals.com (Top 25) | 3[123] | 2[124] | 2[125] | 2[126] | 8[127] | 8[128] | 8[129] | 7[130] | 8[131] | 7[132] | 10[133] | 18[134] | NR[135] | NR[136] | NR[137] | 23[138] |
- NR = Not Ranked
- ^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but will only rank 30 teams weekly during the season.
Awards and honors
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LSU Tigers in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft
The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2010 MLB Draft.[150][151][152]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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*Delino DeShields, Jr. | 2B | 1 | 8 | Houston Astros |
*Zach Lee | P | 1 | 28 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
*Cam Bedrosian | P | 1 | 29 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
Anthony Ranaudo | P | Comp A. | 39 | Boston Red Sox |
Micah Gibbs | C | 3 | 97 | Chicago Cubs |
Leon Landry | OF | 3 | 109 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
*Garin Cecchini | SS | 4 | 143 | Boston Red Sox |
*Kevin Gausman | P | 6 | 202 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Austin Ross | P | 8 | 249 | Milwaukee Brewers |
Blake Dean | 1B | 8 | 262 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
*Lucas LeBlanc | OF | 11 | 353 | Boston Red Sox |
*JaCoby Jones | SS | 19 | 573 | Houston Astros |
*Austin Southall | OF | 19 | 588 | San Francisco Giants |
*Ryan Eades | P | 19 | 590 | Colorado Rockies |
*Mitchell Hopkins | P | 12 | 1267 | Cincinnati Reds |
Johnny Dishon | OF | 42 | 1269 | Milwaukee Brewers |
*Tyler Ross | C | 46 | 1401 | Philadelphia Phillies |
Chad Jones | OF | 50 | 1509 | Milwaukee Brewers |
References
- Phillies sign 7th round pick Brody Colvin
- Centenary @ LSU – Game 1
- Centenary @ LSU – Game 2
- Centenary @ LSU – Game 3
- McNeese @ LSU
- WMU @ LSU – Game 1
- WMU @ LSU – Game 2
- WMU @ LSU – Game 3
- Pepperdine @ LSU – Game 1
- Brown @ LSU – Game 1
- Pepperdine @ LSU – Game 2
- Brown @ LSU – Game 2
- ULM @ LSU
- KU @ LSU – Game 1
- KU @ LSU – Game 2
- KU @ LSU – Game 3
- NSU @ LSU – Game 1
- Arkansas @ LSU – Game 1
- Arkansas @ LSU – Game 2
- Arkansas @ LSU – Game 3
- ULL @ LSU
- LSU @ UT – Game 1
- LSU @ UT – Game 2
- LSU @ UT – Game 3
- Binghamton @ LSU
- UGA @ LSU – Game 1
- UGA @ LSU – Game 2
- UGA @ LSU – Game 3
- Alcorn St. @ LSU
- Southern Miss @ LSU
- LSU @ AU – Game 1
- LSU @ AU – Game 2
- LSU @ AU – Game 3
- Tulane @ LSU
- Alabama @ LSU – Game 1
- Alabama @ LSU – Game 2
- Alabama @ LSU – Game 3
- LSU @ Northwestern St.
- Northwestern St. @ LSU
- LSU @ Ole Miss – Game 1
- LSU @ Ole Miss – Game 2
- LSU @ Ole Miss – Game 3
- UNO @ LSU
- LSU @ Florida – Game 1
- LSU @ Florida – Game 2
- LSU @ Florida – Game 3
- Southeastern LA @ LSU
- Vanderbilt @ LSU – Game 1
- Vanderbilt @ LSU – Game 2
- Vanderbilt @ LSU – Game 3
- LSU @ Kentucky – Game 1
- LSU @ Kentucky – Game 2
- LSU @ Kentucky – Game 3
- LSU @ Tulane
- Miss. St. @ LSU – Game 1
- Miss. St. @ LSU – Game 2
- Mississippi St. @ LSU – Game 3
- SEC Tournament First Round – LSU vs. Florida
- SEC Tournament Second Round – LSU vs. Vanderbilt
- SEC Tournament Semi-Finals – Ole Miss vs. LSU
- SEC Championship Game – LSU vs. Alabama
- NCAA Regional Game 1 – UC Irvine vs. LSU
- NCAA Regional Game 2 – UCLA vs. LSU
- NCAA Regional Game 3 – LSU vs. UC Irvine
- USA TODAY Top 25 – Preseason
- USA Today Top 25 – March 1
- USA Today Top 25 – March 8
- USA Today Top 25 – March 15
- Usa Today Top 25 – March 22
- USA Today Top 25 – March 29
- USA Today Top 25 – April 5
- USA Today Top 25 – April 12
- USA Today Top 25 – May 24
- USA Today Top 25 – May 31
- Baseball America Top 25 – Preseason
- Baseball America Top 25 – Feb. 22
- Baseball America Top 25 – March 1
- Baseball America Top 25 – March 8
- Baseball America Top 25 – March 15
- Baseball America Top 25 – March 22
- Baseball America Top 25 – March 29
- Baseball America Top 25 – April 5
- Baseball America Top 25 – April 12
- Baseball America Top 25 – April 19
- Baseball America Top 25 – April 26
- Baseball America Top 25 – May 3
- Baseball America Top 25 – May 10
- Baseball America Top 25 – May 17
- Baseball America Top 25 – May 24
- Baseball America Top 25 – May 31
- Collegiate Baseball Top 40 – Preseason
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – Feb. 22
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – March 1
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – March 8
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – March 15
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – March 22
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – March 29
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – April 5
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – April 12
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – April 19
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – April 26
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – May 3
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – May 10
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – May 17
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – May 24
- Collegiate Baseball Top 25 – May 31
- NCBWA Top 35 – Pre-Season
- NCBWA Top 30 – Feb. 22
- NCBWA Top 30 – March 1
- NCBWA Top 30 – March 15
- NCBWA Top 30 – March 15
- NCBWA Top 30 – March 22
- NCBWA Top 30 – March 29
- NCBWA Top 30 – April 5
- NCBWA Top 30 – April 12
- NCBWA Top 30 – April 19
- NCBWA Top 30 – April 26
- NCBWA Top 30 – May 3
- NCBWA Top 30 – May 10
- NCBWA Top 30 – May 17
- NCBWA Top 30 – May 24
- NCBWA Top 30 – May 31
- Rivals Top 25: Texas tops preseason rankings
- Rivals Top 25: February 22, 2010
- Rivals Top 25: March 1, 2010
- Rivals Top 25: March 8, 2010
- Rivals Top 25: March 15,2010
- Rivals Top 25: March 22, 2010
- Rivals Top 25: March 29, 2010
- Rivals Top 25 – April 5, 2010
- Rivals Top 25 – April 12, 2010
- Rivals Top 25 – April 19, 2010
- Rivals Top 25 – April 26, 2010
- Rivals Top 25 – May 3, 2010
- Rivals Top 25 – May 10, 2010
- Rivals Top 25 – May 17, 2010
- Rivals Top 25 – May 24, 2010
- Rivals Top 25 – June 1, 2010
- 2010 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team
- Baseball's Bertuccini on Academic All-American Team
- Three Named Rivals Preseason All-Americans
- Four Tigers on Golden Spikes Watch List
- Baseball Battery Named Preseason All-Americans
- Catcher Gibbs Among Bench Award Candidates
- 2010 All-SEC Team
- Gibbs Among 16 Bench Award Semifinalists
- Ott Named to Stopper of the Year Watch List
- Ranaudo Named Preseason Player of the Year
- Ranaudo Named to SEC Baseball Service Team