Contents & Credits
INTRO
Introduction
Tigers
History
LSU
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188 Board of Supervisors 189 LSU Chancellor/NCAA Faculty Rep 190 The Southeastern Conference 191 Tiger Baseball Alumni 192 Coaches Committee 194 Wally Pontiff Jr. Hall of Fame 195 Championship Legacy 196 Director of Athletics Joe Alleva 198 Athletics Administration 200 Media Information 201 SEC Network 202 LSU Sports TV Network 203 LSU Sports Radio Network 204 Staff History 205 Tiger Athletic Foundation 206 LSUsports.net 207 LSU Sports Properties 208 LSU Social Media Directory
2017 Schedule & Road Headquarters 2017 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 LSU Greats/Retired Jerseys College Baseball Hall of Fame First-Team All-Americans Tigers in the Major Leagues LSU in the Major League Draft LSU in the Olympics
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2017 Outlook LSU Depth Chart/Pre-Season Polls SEC Opponents Non-Conference Opponents
Player Profiles
Coaches 82 89 90 91 92
Head Coach Paul Mainieri Associate Head Coach Alan Dunn Assistant Coach Nolan Cain Volunteer Coach Micah Gibbs Operations Director Nate Fury Support Staff
Review 93 95 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 106
2016 Season Highlights 2016 Line Scores 2016 Results 2016 Final Cumulative Statistics 2016 Stats in SEC Games 2016 Analysis Stats Career Stats of Departing Players 2016 Individual Honors/Final Polls 2016 Statistical Summary 2016 SEC Standings/Stats
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
Records 133 134 136 138 140 142 150 162 164 165 169 170 171 172
NCAA & SEC Statistical Champions All-Time Statistical Leaders Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders All-Time Individual Records All-Time Team Records LSU Individual Honors 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
Greg Deichmann (7) launched a two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift LSU to a 2016 NCAA Regional final win over Rice.
The 2017 LSU Baseball Official Yearbook was produced by the LSU Communications Office on a Mac using Adobe® InDesign CC & Adobe® Photoshop CC
EDITOR: Bill Franques ASSISTANT EDITOR: Brandon Berrio RESEARCH: Kip Haines LAYOUT & DESIGN: Clint Self, PJ Odom COVER DESIGN: Clint Self PHOTOGRAPHY: Steve Franz, Chris Parent, Clint Self, Hilary Scheinuk, Toby Valadie, Jennifer Abelson, Brad Messina, Major League Baseball, Jim Zietz, Eddy Perez PRINTING: Interstate Printing
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