1993 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 1993 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium. The team was coached by Skip Bertman in his 10th season at LSU.

1993 LSU Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record53-17-1 (18-8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches

year)

  • Rick Smith (1st year)
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 20 Tennessee  x‍‍y 20 10   .667 45 20   .692
No. 29 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15 10   .600 39 20   .661
Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 14 14   .500 38 23   .623
Florida  ‍‍‍ 12 14   .462 33 25   .569
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 15   .423 32 23   .582
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 18   .357 30 29   .508
Western
No. 1 LSU  xy 18 8   .692 53 17   .757
No. 28 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 17 11   .607 40 23   .635
No. 25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 12   .586 41 21   .661
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 33 26   .559
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 27 25   .519
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 31 25   .554
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Tigers won the College World Series, defeating the Wichita State Shockers in the championship game.

Roster edit

1993 LSU Tigers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 Mike Sirotka - Senior
  • 16 Matt Malejko - Junior
  • 21 Ronnie Rantz - Junior
  • 23 Antonio Leonadri-Cattolica - Freshman
  • 24 Trey Rutledge - Junior
  • 26 Jeff Naquin - Sophomore
  • 27 Brett Laxton - Freshman
  • 28 Matt Chamberlain - Junior
  • 30 Sean Teague - Sophomore
  • 31 Will Hunt - Senior
  • 38 Henri Saunders - Senior
  • 39 Brian Winders - Freshman
  • 41 Bhrett McCabe - Sophomore
  • 42 Scott Schultz - Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 1 Warren Morris - Freshman
  • 2 Brian Daugherty - Freshman
  • 8 Jason Williams - Freshman
  • 9 Russ Johnson - Sophomore
  • 11 Brad Wilson - Freshman
  • 12 Todd Walker - Sophomore
  • 13 Kenny Jackson - Senior
  • 14 Jessie Daigle - Senior
  • 20 Chad Cooley - Freshman
  • 32 Dustin Brandon - Freshman
  • 36 Tom Schwier - Freshman

Catchers

  • 3 Tim Lanier - Freshman
  • 6 Adrian Antonini - Junior
  • 7 Wade Bagley - Sophomore
  • 18 Scott Berardi - Sophomore
  • 37 Kevin Ward - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 17 Ryan Huffman - Freshman
  • 29 Mark Stocco - Junior
  • 33 Harry Berrios - Junior
  • 35 Armando Rios - Senior
  • 44 Jim Greely - Senior

Coaches

  • 15 Skip Bertman - 10th Season
  • 22 Smoke Laval - 10th Season
  • 11 Dane Canevari - 3rd Season
  • 51 Rick Smith - 1st Season
 

Schedule edit

1993 LSU Tigers baseball game log
Post-season
SEC Western Division tournament
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 20 vs. Mississippi Alex Box Stadium 6-1 42–14–1
May 21 vs. Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium 3-5 42–15–1
May 22 vs. Arkansas Alex Box Stadium 13-7 43–15–1
May 22 vs. Auburn Alex Box Stadium 13-7 44–15–1
May 23 vs. Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium 7-3 45–15–1
NCAA tournament: South Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 27 vs. Western Carolina Alex Box Stadium 7-2 46–15–1
May 28 vs. Kent State Alex Box Stadium 12-15 46–16–1
May 29 vs. Baylor Alex Box Stadium 13-6 47–16–1
May 29 vs. South Alabama Alex Box Stadium 11-4 48–16–1
May 30 vs. South Alabama Alex Box Stadium 9-4 49–16–1
NCAA tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 4 vs. Long Beach State Rosenblatt Stadium 7–1 50–16–1
June 6 vs. Texas A&M Rosenblatt Stadium 13–8 51–16–1
June 9 vs. Long Beach State Rosenblatt Stadium 8–10 51–17–1
June 11 vs. Long Beach State Rosenblatt Stadium 6–5 52–17–1
June 12 vs. Wichita State Rosenblatt Stadium 8–0 52–17–1

Awards and honors edit

Adrian Antonini
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Harry Berrios
  • All-America Second Team[3]
  • All-SEC Second Team[3]
  • SEC Tournament Most Outstanding Player[3]
  • SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[3]
Jim Greely
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Will Hunt
  • SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[3]
Russ Johnson
  • SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[3]
Brett Laxton
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-America First Team[3]
  • National Freshman of the Year[3]
  • All-SEC First Team[3]
Mike Neal
  • SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[3]
Armando Rios
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Mike Sirotka
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Todd Walker
Jason Williams
  • SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[3]

Tigers in the 1993 MLB Draft edit

The following members of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Harry Berrios OF 8th 231st Baltimore Orioles
Matt Chamberlain RHP 11th 318th Pittsburgh Pirates
Mike Sirotka LHP 15th 425th Chicago White Sox
Mike Neal 3B 16th 447th Cleveland Indians
Trey Rutledge RHP 19th 540th Cincinnati Reds
Will Hunt LHP 31st 865th Detroit Tigers

References edit

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1993". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Individual Honors" (PDF). LSUSports.net. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 19, 2012.