LSU 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

            

LSU Tigers

SEC (37-25, 15-15)

 
 
Big Wins: 4/27 at Mississippi (5-2), 5/6 Arkansas (7-5), 5/18 at Auburn (6-2)
Bad Losses: 2/18 Notre Dame (3-11), 3/9 Hawaii (2-4), 4/18 at Tulane (9-10)
Coach: Paul Mainieri
 
Key Field Players:
Antoine Duplantis, Junior, OF, .337 BA, 47 RBI, 17 SB
Daniel Cabrera, Freshman, OF, .330 BA, 8 HR, 52 RBI
Austin Bain, Senior, P, .307 BA, 42 RBI
Zach Watson, Sophomore, OF, .304 BA, 6 HR, 32 RBI
Beau Jordan, Senior, OF, .300 BA, 8 HR, 30 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Ma’Khail Hilliard, Freshman, P, 3.79 ERA, 9-5 W/L, 76.0 IP, 70 SO
Zack Hess, Sophomore, P, 4.43 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 89.1 IP, 101 SO
AJ Labas, Freshman, P, 3.48 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 54.1 IP, 32 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .291 (38th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.57 (260, 12)
Doubles per Game: 1.95 (45, 5)
Earned Run Average: 4.78 (153, 13)
Fielding Percentage: .979 (17, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.79 (97, 10)
Scoring Offense: 6.1 (101, 10)
Slugging Percentage: .436 (50, 7)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.05 (125, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.27 (78, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017Regionaldefeated Texas Southern, defeated Southeastern Louisiana, defeated Rice
2017Super Regionaldefeated Mississippi State
2017CWSdefeated Florida State, lost to Oregon State, defeated Florida State, defeated Oregon State, defeated Oregon State
2017CWS Championshiplost to Florida, eliminated by Florida
2016Regionaldefeated Utah Valley, defeated Rice, lost to Rice, defeated Rice
2016Super Regionaleliminated by Coastal Carolina
2015Regionaldefeated Lehigh, defeated North Carolina Wilmington, defeated North Carolina Wilmington
2015Super Regionaldefeated Louisiana Lafayette
2015CWSlost to TCU, defeated Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by TCU
2014Regionaldefeated Southeastern Louisiana, defeated Houston, lost to Houston, eliminated by Houston
2013Regionaldefeated Jackson State, defeated Sam Houston State, defeated Louisiana Lafayette
2013Super Regionaldefeated Oklahoma, defeated Oklahoma
2013CWSlost to UCLA, eliminated by North Carolina
2012Regionaldefeated Louisiana-Monroe, defeated Oregon State, defeated Oregon State
2012Super Regionaldefeated Stony Brook, lost to Stony Brook, eliminated by Stony Brook
2010Regionaldefeated UC Irvine, lost to UCLA, eliminated by UC Irvine
2009Regionaldefeated Southern, defeated Baylor, defeated Minnesota
2009Super Regionaldefeated Rice
2009CWSdefeated Virginia, defeated Arkansas, defeated Arkansas
2009Championshipdefeated Texas
2008Regionaldefeated Texas Southern, defeated Southern Mississippi, defeated Southern Mississippi
2008Super Regionaldefeated UC Irvine
2008CWSlost to North Carolina, defeated Rice, eliminated by North Carolina
2005Regionaldefeated Marist, lost to Rice, defeated Northwestern State, eliminated by Rice
2003Regionaldefeated Northeastern, defeated Tulane, defeated North Carolina Wilmington
2003Super Regionaldefeated Baylor 
2003CWSlost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by South Carolina
 
*all team stats through 5/20