introduction
table of contents Introduction
Tigers
History
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188 LSU President/Board of Supervisors 189 LSU Chancellor/NCAA Faculty Rep 190 The Southeastern Conference 192 Tiger Baseball Alumni 193 Coaches Committee 195 Athletics Hall of Fame & Museum 196 Mike the Tiger 197 LSU Athletics Championship Tradition 198 Director of Athletics Joe Alleva 199 Athletics Administration 201 Sports Information Department 202 Media Information 203 LSU Sports TV Network 204 LSU Sports Radio Network 205 Athletics Staff History 206 www.LSUsports.net 207 Tiger Athletic Foundation 208 LSU Sports Properties
2012 Schedule/Road Headquarters 2012 Roster/Pronunciation Guide Facts About LSU This is LSU Baseball Alex Box Stadium All Alex Box Stadium Teams Louisiana State University Academic Center Academic Success CHAMPS Program Athletic Training Strength and Conditioning Program Media Spotlight Prominent LSU Alumni LSU Greats/Retired Jerseys Wall of Honor First-Team All-Americans Tigers in the Major Leagues LSU in the Major League Draft LSU in the Olympics
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Player Profiles
Coaches 84 91 92 93 94
Head Coach Paul Mainieri Pitching Coach Alan Dunn Hitting Coach Javi Sanchez Volunteer Coach Will Davis/ Operations Director Ross Brezovsky Support Staff
Records
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2011 Season Highlights 2011 Line Scores 2011 Results 2011 Final Cumulative Statistics 2011 Stats in SEC Games 2011 Analysis Stats Career Stats of Departing Players 2011 Individual Honors/Final Polls 2011 Statistical Summary 2011 SEC Standings/Statistics
2012 Outlook LSU Depth Chart/Pre-Season Polls SEC Opponents Non-Conference Opponents
CREDITS The 2012 LSU Baseball Official Yearbook was produced by the LSU Sports Information Office on Mac Pro using Adobe® InDesign CS4 and Adobe® Photoshop CS4.
The Early History of LSU Baseball The Skip Bertman Years (1984-2001) LSU Lists of Note The 1991 National Champions The 1993 National Champions The 1996 National Champions The 1997 National Champions The 2000 National Champions The 2009 National Champions
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NCAA and SEC Statistical Champions All-Time Statistical Leaders Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders All-Time Individual Records All-Time Team Records LSU Individual Honors Television Appearances NCAA Tournament Results SEC Postseason Results Outstanding Pitching Performances LSU Varsity Lettermen Year-by-Year W-L Records All-Time Coaching Records All-Time Series Records All-Time Results
Editor: Bill Franques Assistant Editor: Seth Medvin Layout & Design: Krystal Bennett Cover Design: Krystal Bennett Photography: Steve Franz, Chris Parent, Hilary Scheinuk, Toby Valadie, Jennifer Abelson, Brad Messina, Major League Baseball, Jim Zietz, Eddy Perez Printing: MultiAd, Inc; Peoria, Ill.
The 2009 Tigers won 15 of their final 16 games en route to the National Championship.
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The LSU Baseball Yearbook has been rated among the Top 6 college baseball publications in the nation in 14 of the past 19 seasons. The yearbook was named “Best in the Nation” in 1993 and in 1994 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The publication ranked second in 1996, 1998, 2004 and 2008; third in 2003, 2010 and 2011; fourth in 1995, 1997 and 2009; fifth in 2001 and sixth in 1999. The covers of the 2003, 2009 and 2011 guides were also named “Best in the Nation” by CoSIDA.
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