LSU 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule
May 21, 2018 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2017 | Regional | defeated Texas Southern, defeated Southeastern Louisiana, defeated Rice |
| 2017 | Super Regional | defeated Mississippi State |
| 2017 | CWS | defeated Florida State, lost to Oregon State, defeated Florida State, defeated Oregon State, defeated Oregon State |
| 2017 | CWS Championship | lost to Florida, eliminated by Florida |
| 2016 | Regional | defeated Utah Valley, defeated Rice, lost to Rice, defeated Rice |
| 2016 | Super Regional | eliminated by Coastal Carolina |
| 2015 | Regional | defeated Lehigh, defeated North Carolina Wilmington, defeated North Carolina Wilmington |
| 2015 | Super Regional | defeated Louisiana Lafayette |
| 2015 | CWS | lost to TCU, defeated Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by TCU |
| 2014 | Regional | defeated Southeastern Louisiana, defeated Houston, lost to Houston, eliminated by Houston |
| 2013 | Regional | defeated Jackson State, defeated Sam Houston State, defeated Louisiana Lafayette |
| 2013 | Super Regional | defeated Oklahoma, defeated Oklahoma |
| 2013 | CWS | lost to UCLA, eliminated by North Carolina |
| 2012 | Regional | defeated Louisiana-Monroe, defeated Oregon State, defeated Oregon State |
| 2012 | Super Regional | defeated Stony Brook, lost to Stony Brook, eliminated by Stony Brook |
| 2010 | Regional | defeated UC Irvine, lost to UCLA, eliminated by UC Irvine |
| 2009 | Regional | defeated Southern, defeated Baylor, defeated Minnesota |
| 2009 | Super Regional | defeated Rice |
| 2009 | CWS | defeated Virginia, defeated Arkansas, defeated Arkansas |
| 2009 | Championship | defeated Texas |
| 2008 | Regional | defeated Texas Southern, defeated Southern Mississippi, defeated Southern Mississippi |
| 2008 | Super Regional | defeated UC Irvine |
| 2008 | CWS | lost to North Carolina, defeated Rice, eliminated by North Carolina |
| 2005 | Regional | defeated Marist, lost to Rice, defeated Northwestern State, eliminated by Rice |
| 2003 | Regional | defeated Northeastern, defeated Tulane, defeated North Carolina Wilmington |
| 2003 | Super Regional | defeated Baylor |
| 2003 | CWS | lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by South Carolina |
*all team stats through 5/20
