2022 LSU Tigers baseball team


The 2022 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

2022 LSU Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record40–22 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Tennessee xy 25 5   .833 57 9   .864
No. 21 Florida ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 42 24   .636
Georgia ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 36 23   .610
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 14 16   .467 39 23   .629
South Carolina ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 27 28   .491
Kentucky ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 33 26   .559
Missouri ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 28 23   .549
Western
No. 3 Texas A&M x‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 44 20   .688
No. 4 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 46 21   .687
No. 25 LSU ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 40 22   .645
No. 7 Auburn ‍‍‍y 16 13   .552 43 22   .662
No. 1 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 14 16   .467 42 23   .646
Alabama ‍‍‍ 12 17   .414 31 27   .534
Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 26 30   .464
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from D1Baseball

After the season, pitcher Eric Reyzelman was picked in the 5th round of the MLB Draft by the New York Yankees.[1]

Previous season

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The Tigers' season was marked with inconsistency, as the team began the year 15–3 in non-conference play, but then struggled against their early SEC competition, going 1–8 through their first three series. The Tigers finished their SEC schedule 12–9 after the rough start, yet went one-and-done in the SEC tournament after losing their opener to Georgia, going winless in the SEC Tournament for the first time since 2005. Still, the Tigers earned a berth in the NCAA tournament, where they won the Eugene Regional by beating regional host Oregon despite losing their opening game. After advancing to the Knoxville Super Regional, the Tigers' season ended after losing to No. 3 overall seeded Tennessee in two games. The Tigers finished 2021 38–25 overall, 13–17 in the SEC, with a final ranking of 18 in both the USA Today Coaches' and D1 Baseball Polls.

Preseason

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SEC Coaches poll

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The SEC coaches poll was released in February at the SEC Media Days.

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Arkansas 5
T-2 Ole Miss 4
T-2 Mississippi State 4
5 Alabama
6 Texas A&M
7 Auburn

Preseason All-SEC teams

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The preseason All-SEC teams was revealed in February at the SEC Media Days.

Personnel

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Roster

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2022 LSU Tigers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 0 – Jason Bollman – Junior
  • 9 – Ty FloydSophomore
  • 21 – Bryce Collins – Sophomore
  • 22 – Eric Reyzelman – Sophomore
  • 28 – Devin Fontenot – Graduate Student
  • 30 – Trent Vietmeier – Graduate Student
  • 32 – Trey Shaffer – Graduate Student
  • 33 – Michael Fowler – Sophomore
  • 34 – Cale Lansville – Freshman
  • 35 – Paul Gervase – Junior
  • 38 – Riley Cooper – Sophomore
  • 40 – Grant Fontenot – Freshman
  • 43 – Garrett Edwards – Sophomore
  • 44 – Blake Money – Sophomore
  • 45 – Samuel Dutton – Freshman
  • 47 – Jacob Hasty – Sophomore
  • 48 – Will Hellmers – Sophomore
  • 49 – Javen Coleman – Sophomore
  • 50 – Grant TaylorFreshman
  • 52 – Ma'Khail Hilliard – Senior
 

Catchers

  • 20 – Alex Milazzo – Sophomore
  • 25 – Hayden Travinski – Sophomore
  • 26 – Tyler McManus – Graduate Student

Infielders

  • 1 – Brennan Holt – Freshman
  • 4 – Cade Doughty – Sophomore
  • 13 – Jordan Thompson – Sophomore
  • 14 – Jacob BerrySophomore
  • 16 – Collier Cranford – Sophomore
  • 17 – Will Safford – Sophomore
  • 18 – Tre' Morgan – Sophomore
  • 24 – Cade Beloso – Junior
  • 29 – Luke Leto – Freshman
  • 37 – Connor Simon – Freshman
  • 53 – Jack Merrifield – Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 3 – Dylan CrewsSophomore
  • 7 – Giovanni Digiacomo – Junior
  • 8 – Gavin Dugas – Junior
  • 10 – Brody Drost – Sophomore
  • 39 – Josh Pearson – Freshman
  • 41 – Josh Stevenson – Freshman

Utility

  • 5 – Drew Bianco (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 6 – Brayden Jobert (OF/1B) – Sophomore
 

Coaching Staff

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2022 LSU Tigers coaching staff[2]
Name Position
Jay Johnson Head coach
Dan Fitzgerald Assistant coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Jason Kelly Pitching Coach
Marc Wanaka Assistant coach
Tyler Nordgren Director of Operations
Jamie Tutko Director of Video and Scouting

Schedule and results

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2022 LSU Tigers baseball game log
Regular season (37–18)
Postseason (3–4)
Schedule Source:[3]

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

Standings

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West Division
Pos Team Pld CW CL CPCT GB W L PCT Qualification
1 y – Texas A&M 64 19 11 .633 44 20 .688 Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2 Arkansas 67 18 12 .600 1 46 21 .687
3 LSU 62 17 13 .567 2 40 22 .645
4 Auburn 65 16 13 .552 2.5 43 22 .662 Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
5 Ole Miss 65 14 16 .467 5 42 23 .646
6 Alabama 58 12 17 .414 6.5 31 27 .534 Qualification for the first round
7 Mississippi State 56 9 21 .300 10 26 30 .464
Source: SEC[4]
y – Division champion

Results

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Home \ Away ALA ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU MISS MSST MIZZ SC TENN TAMU VAN
Alabama 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
Arkansas 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Auburn 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1
Florida 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3
Georgia 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Kentucky 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
LSU 1–2 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2
Ole Miss 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2
Mississippi State 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–3 0–3
Missouri 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
South Carolina 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
Tennessee 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
Texas A&M 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1
Vanderbilt 2–1 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–2
Source: SEC[5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[6]7 (1)7 (1)*7981812161223201915242022
Baseball America[7]101181616212420142124
Collegiate Baseball^[8]3236414172317272319161923
NCBWA[9]86589161116122323191821202421
D1Baseball[10]887121321131915222220172125

^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Yanks' 5th-rounder learned resilience from Jewish parents". MLB.com.
  2. ^ a b "Baseball Roster". LSU Tigers. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "LSU Announces 2022 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Athletics. September 15, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Standings" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "SEC Baseball Weekly Release" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.