1993 LSU Tigers baseball team

1993 LSU Tigers baseball
National champions Southeastern Conference champions SEC Western Division Tournament champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	53-17-1 (18-8 SEC)
Head coach	Skip Bertman (10th year)
Assistant coaches	Smoke Laval (10th year) Dane Canevari (3rd year) Rick Smith (1st year)
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 20 Tennessee  x‍‍‡‍y	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  x‍†‍‡‍y	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 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.

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

Roster

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

1993 LSU Tigers baseball game log
Regular season February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record February 22 Northwestern State Alex Box Stadium 8-3 1–0 – February 24 Centenary Alex Box Stadium 19-0 2-0 – February 26 vs. Mississippi State Superdome 4-7 2–1 – February 27 vs. Southern Miss Superdome 8-4 3–1 – February 28 vs. Mississippi Superdome 4-6 3–2 – March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record March 3 Lamar Alex Box Stadium 3-9 3-3 – March 6 Central Florida Alex Box Stadium 12-0 4-3 – March 7 Central Florida Alex Box Stadium 14-4 5-3 – March 9 at Tulane Turchin Stadium 14-7 6-3 – March 10 Indiana State Alex Box Stadium 10-0 7-3 – March 11 Indiana State Alex Box Stadium 8-1 8-3 – March 13 Michigan Alex Box Stadium 6-2 9-3 – March 14 Michigan Alex Box Stadium 9-8 10-3 – March 17 Nicholls State Alex Box Stadium 7-5 11-3 – March 19 New Mexico Alex Box Stadium 9-3 12-3 – March 21 New Mexico Alex Box Stadium 14-1 13-3 – March 21 New Mexico Alex Box Stadium 8-5 14-3 – March 23 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field 9-0 15-3 – March 24 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field 7-10 15-4 – March 27 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium 10-3 16-4 1–0 March 27 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium 6-1 17-4 2–0 March 28 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium 9-9 17-4-1 2–0-1 March 29 Louisiana College Alex Box Stadium 10-3 18-4-1 – March 30 Southern Alex Box Stadium 10-8 19-4-1 – March 31 New Orleans Maestri Field 13-8 20-4-1 – April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record April 3 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 1-8 20-5-1 2–1–1 April 3 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4-1 21-5-1 3–1–1 April 4 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2-6 21-6-1 3–2–1 April 6 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field 5-6 21-7-1 April 10 Florida Alex Box Stadium 1-2 21-8-1 3-3-1 April 10 Florida Alex Box Stadium 11-3 22-8-1 4-3-1 April 11 Florida Alex Box Stadium 16-2 23-8-1 5-3-1 April 12 SE Louisiana Alex Box Stadium 8-7 24-8-1 - April 13 McNeese State Alex Box Stadium 15-11 25-8-1 – April 17 at Mississippi Swayze Field 8-0 26–8–1 6-3-1 April 17 at Mississippi Swayze Field 2-1 27–8–1 7-3-1 April 18 at Mississippi Swayze Field 6-5 28–8–1 8-3-1 April 19 SE Louisiana Alex Box Stadium 9-1 29-8-1 - April 20 at Southern Lee-Hines Field 8-7 30-8-1 – April 21 at McNeese State Cowboy Diamond 3-5 30-9-1 – April 24 at Arkansas George Cole Field 3-0 31–9–1 9-3-1 April 24 at Arkansas George Cole Field 4-2 32–9–1 10-3-1 April 25 at Arkansas George Cole Field 8-2 33–9–1 11-3-1 April 26 Tulane Alex Box Stadium 6-3 34–9–1 - April 27 New Orleans Alex Box Stadium 12-9 35–9–1 - April 28 SW Louisiana Alex Box Stadium 9-10 35–10–1 - May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record May 2 Alabama Alex Box Stadium 1-3 35–11–1 11-4-1 May 4 vs. Centenary Fair Grounds Field 18-3 36–11–1 - May 8 Auburn Alex Box Stadium 21-2 37–11–1 12-4-1 May 8 Auburn Alex Box Stadium 8-9 37–12–1 12-5-1 May 9 Auburn Alex Box Stadium 2-9 37–13–1 12-6-1 May 12 Arkansas State Alex Box Stadium 9-1 38–13–1 - May 13 Arkansas State Alex Box Stadium 14-4 39–13–1 - May 15 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 3-4 39–14–1 12-7-1 May 15 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 3-2 40–14–1 13-7-1 May 16 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 13-7 41–14–1 14-7-1
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

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

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[2]
• Golden Spikes Award Finalist^[3]
• All-America First Team^[3]
• SEC Player of the Year^[3]
• All-SEC First Team^[3]

Jason Williams

• SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team^[3]

Tigers in the 1993 MLB Draft

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

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