1997 LSU Tigers baseball team

1997 LSU Tigers baseball

National Champions SEC Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
1997 record	57-13 (22-7 SEC)
Head coach	Skip Bertman
Hitting coach	Jim Schwanke
Pitching coach	Mike Bianco
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium

1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
#16 Florida ^x	17	–	13	.567	40	–	24	.625
#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
#1 LSU ^x†	22	–	7	.759	57	–	13	.814
#2 Alabama ‡	20	–	9	.690	56	–	14	.800
#7 Mississippi State	19	–	11	.633	47	–	21	.691
#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

1997 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Site/Stadium	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
1^[1]	February 15	Baylor	13-2	Alex Box Stadium	Shipp (1-0)	Bradford (0-1)	-	6,563	1-0
2^[2]	February 15	Baylor	11-5	Alex Box Stadium	Coogan (1-0)	Lambert (0-1)	-	6,140	2-0
3^[3]	February 16	Baylor	8-3	Alex Box Stadium	Painich (1-0)	Wells (0-1)	-	6,549	3-0
4^[4]	February 18	Centenary	9-2	Alex Box Stadium	Berthelot (1-0)	Schoenborn (0-1)	-	5,687	4-0
5^[5]	February 19	Southern	16-2	Alex Box Stadium	Thompson (1-0)	Gordon (1-1)	-	5,636	5-0
6^[6]	February 21	North Carolina	11-4	Superdome	Shipp (2-0)	Elmore (0-1)	-	7,727	6-0
7^[7]	February 22	N.C. State	3-2	Superdome	Coogan (2-0)	Black (1-2)	-	11,449	7-0
8^[8]	February 23	Duke	9-8	Superdome	Demouy (1-0)	Sullivan (0-1)	-	7,755	8-0
9^[9]	February 28	VCU	15-2	Alex Box Stadium	Coogan (3-0)	Finley (2-2)	-	5,488	9-0

March
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Site/Stadium	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
10^[10]	March 1	VCU	22-0	Alex Box Stadium	Thompson (2-0)	Burch (0-3)	-	6,104	10-0
11^[11]	March 2	VCU	6-4	Alex Box Stadium	Berthelot (2-0)	Berryman (2-2)	-	5,546	11-0
12^[12]	March 4	Tulane	8-5	Alex Box Stadium	Coogan (4-0)	Brown (0-1)	-	7,017	12-0
13^[13]	March 5	Southern	12-1	Alex Box Stadium	Painich (2-0)	Williams (1-1)	-	5,503	13-0
14^[14]	March 7	Vanderbilt	19-5	Alex Box Stadium	Coogan (5-0)	Seybt (1-2)	-	6,848	14-0	1-0
15^[15]	March 8	Vanderbilt	8-7	Alex Box Stadium	Berthelot (3-0)	Snow (2-2)	Demouy (1)	6,975	15-0	2-0
16^[16]	March 9	Vanderbilt	7-3	Alex Box Stadium	Shipp (3-0)	Colley (2-2)	-	6,635	16-0	3-0
17^[17]	March 11	Louisiana Tech	8-2	Alex Box Stadium	Berthelot (4-0)	Sonnier (1-2)	Coogan (1)	6,548	17-0
18^[18]	March 12	Louisiana College	14-7	Alex Box Stadium	Painich (3-0)	Teeter (1-3)	-	5,920	18-0
19^[19]	March 14	Georgia	6-5 (10)	Foley Field	Demouy (2-0)	Jerue (1-1)	-	2,302	19-0	4-0
20^[20]	March 15	Georgia	9-11	Foley Field	Brownlee (3-0)	Demouy (2-1)	Crawford (2)	2,024	19-1	4-1
21^[21]	March 16	Georgia	7-3	Foley Field	Coogan (6-0)	Bridges (3-1)	Thompson (1)	2,018	20-1	5-1
22^[22]	March 18	New Orleans	4-6	Privateer Park	Faust (5-0)	Thompson (2-1)	Cabeceiras (1)	5,288	20-2
23^[23]	March 21	Florida	11-3	Alex Box Stadium	Shipp (4-0)	Edge (2-2)	-	6,898	21-2	6-1
24^[24]	March 22	Florida	13-10	Alex Box Stadium	Daugherty (1-0)	Wilkerson (4-3)	Painich (1)	6,659	22-2	7-1
25^[25]	March 23	Florida	9-5	Alex Box Stadium	Thompson (3-1)	McClendon (4-2)	-	6,660	23-2	8-1
26^[26]	March 25	Louisiana Tech	13-1	J.C. Love Field	Painich (4-0)	Kelly (0-1)	-	3,251	24-2
27^[27]	March 26	NE Louisiana	2-6	Indian Field	Loland (2-2)	Berthelot (4-1)	-	4,371	24-3
28^[28]	March 28	Tennessee	12-3	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	Coogan (7-0)	Cosgrove (5-2)	-	2,795	25-3	9-1
29^[29]	March 29	Tennessee	7-2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	Thompson (4-1)	Folkers (3-1)	-	3,337	26-3	10-1
30^[30]	March 30	Tennessee	8-6 (11)	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	Berthelot (5-1)	Myers (5-2)	Albritton (1)	2,757	27-3	11-1

April
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Site/Stadium	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
31^[31]	April 1	Nicholls State	13-5	Alex Box Stadium	Demouy (3-1)	Viator (1-4)	-	7,012	28-3
32^[32]	April 2	McNeese State	9-6	Alex Box Stadium	Daugherty (2-0)	Huggins (2-6)	-	6,591	29-3
33^[33]	April 4	South Carolina	9-8	Alex Box Stadium	Coogan (8-0)	Moore (1-1)	Demouy (2)	6,538	30-3	12-1
34^[34]	April 5	South Carolina	7-8	Alex Box Stadium	Jodie (6-0)	Thompson (4-2)	Speer (1)	6,753	30-4	12-2
35^[35]	April 6	South Carolina	11-10 (7)	Alex Box Stadium	Berthelot (6-1)	Hoshour (4-2)	Coogan (2)	6,828	31-4	13-2
36^[36]	April 8	Tulane	12-2	Turchin Stadium	Demouy (4-1)	Bell (3-2)	-	4,500	32-4
37^[37]	April 9	NE Louisiana	12-4	Alex Box Stadium	Painich (5-0)	Sheets (2-2)	-	6,575	33-4
38^[38]	April 12	Mississippi State	6-9	Dudy Noble Field	Johnson (3-1)	Coogan (8-1)	-	-	33-5	13-3
39^[39]	April 12	Mississippi State	20-12	Dudy Noble Field	Thompson (5-2)	Dilgard (5-1)	-	6,032	34-5	14-3
40^[40]	April 13	Mississippi State	1-4	Dudy Noble Field	Jackson (6-2)	Painich (5-1)	Johnson (7)	4,012	34-6	14-4
41^[41]	April 15	SW Louisiana	8-10	Alex Box Stadium	Devey (1-0)	Coogan (8-2)	-	6,752	34-7
42^[42]	April 16	SE Louisiana	11-4	Alex Box Stadium	Guillory (1-0)	Pitarro (2-1)	-	5,986	35-7
43^[43]	April 18	Ole Miss	7-1	Alex Box Stadium	Coogan (9-2)	Walker (1-2)	-	6,775	36-7	15-4
44^[44]	April 19	Ole Miss	6-4	Alex Box Stadium	Daugherty (3-0)	DeYoung (3-6)	Demouy (3)	6,661	37-7	16-4
45^[45]	April 20	Ole Miss	11-4	Alex Box Stadium	Painich (6-1)	Rodgers (3-3)	-	6,713	38-7	17-4
46^[46]	April 22	New Orleans	8-11	Alex Box Stadium	Hymel (5-2)	Berthelot (6-2)	-	6,413	38-8
47^[47]	April 23	Northwestern State	11-5	Alex Box Stadium	Demouy (5-1)	Lawrence (7-3)	-	5,761	39-8
48^[48]	April 25	Auburn	7-1	Alex Box Stadium	Coogan (10-2)	Hudson (10-2)	-	6,866	40-8	18-4
49^[49]	April 26	Auburn	8-0	Alex Box Stadium	Thompson (6-2)	Hebson (8-2)	-	7,018	41-8	19-4
50^[50]	April 29	Southern	11-1	Alex Box Stadium	Painich (7-1)	Robinson (5-1)	-	6,565	42-8

May
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Site/Stadium	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
51^[51]	May 2	Arkansas	13-8	Baum Stadium	Daugherty (4-0)	Lunney (4-2)	-	3,918	43-8	20-4
52^[52]	May 3	Arkansas	11-5	Baum Stadium	Thompson (7-2)	Carnes (6-4)	-	5,067	44-8	21-4
53^[53]	May 4	Arkansas	1-16	Baum Stadium	Wright (5-2)	Painich (7-1)	Franks (7)	4,118	44-9	21-5
54^[54]	May 9	Alabama	4-6	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	Vaz (3-1)	Coogan (10-3)	-	5,117	44-10	21-6
55^[55]	May 10	Alabama	2-28	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	Henderson (10-2)	Thompson (7-3)	-	5,117	44-11	21-7
56^[56]	May 11	Alabama	6-4	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	Thompson (8-2)	Fisher (8-2)	Demouy (4)	5,117	45-11	22-7

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^[71]

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

References

LSU Tigers 1997 College World Series Champions
4 Blair Barbier 16 Brandon Larson (College World Series MOP) 22 Brad Cresse 31 Kurt Ainsworth 36 Eddy Furniss
Head Coach 15 Skip Bertman
Regular season NCAA Tournament College World Series

LSU Tigers baseball
Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Alex Box Stadium (1938–2008) Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field (2009–present) Worley Family Batting Cage Pavilion LSU Baseball Training Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	Championships History Traditions
People	Head coaches College Baseball Hall of Fame inductees All-Americans Player awards Coaches awards
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

NCAA Division I Baseball Champions

1947: California
1948: USC
1949: Texas
1950: Texas
1951: Oklahoma
1952: Holy Cross
1953: Michigan
1954: Missouri
1955: Wake Forest
1956: Minnesota
1957: California
1958: USC
1959: Oklahoma State
1960: Minnesota
1961: USC
1962: Michigan
1963: USC
1964: Minnesota
1965: Arizona State
1966: Ohio State
1967: Arizona State
1968: USC
1969: Arizona State
1970: USC
1971: USC
1972: USC
1973: USC
1974: USC
1975: Texas
1976: Arizona
1977: Arizona State
1978: USC
1979: Cal State Fullerton
1980: Arizona
1981: Arizona State
1982: Miami
1983: Texas
1984: Cal State Fullerton
1985: Miami
1986: Arizona
1987: Stanford
1988: Stanford
1989: Wichita State
1990: Georgia
1991: LSU
1992: Pepperdine
1993: LSU
1994: Oklahoma
1995: Cal State Fullerton
1996: LSU
1997: LSU
1998: USC
1999: Miami
2000: LSU
2001: Miami
2002: Texas
2003: Rice
2004: Cal State Fullerton
2005: Texas
2006: Oregon State
2007: Oregon State
2008: Fresno State
2009: LSU
2010: South Carolina
2011: South Carolina
2012: Arizona
2013: UCLA
2014: Vanderbilt
2015: Virginia
2016: Coastal Carolina
2017: Florida

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1997 LSU Tigers baseball team

Schedule/Results

Statistical Leaders[71]

References

Statistical Leaders^[71]