# 2013 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2013 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2013. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009. On May 17, 2013, the playing field at Alex Box Stadium was designated Skip Bertman Field, in honor of the LSU coach with the most wins in the program's history. At the end of the game against Ole Miss, the program celebrated the best regular season record in its history with 48 wins.
The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his seventh season at LSU. In the 2012 season, the Tigers failed to reach the College World Series; however, the Tigers did win the regular season and post season SEC championship. Overall, the Tigers finished 47–18, 19–11 in the SEC.

## Pre-season
### Key losses

* Kevin Gausman (RHP) - 4th overall selection in 2012 MLB Draft
* Austin Nola (SS) - 4-year starter; 5th round selection in 2012 MLB Draft
* Tyler Hanover (INF) - 4-year starter; 11th round selection in 2012 MLB Draft

### Key players returning

* Ryan Eades (RHP) - 5–3 with a 3.83 ERA in 2012
* Mason Katz (1B) - 13 Home Runs in 2012 (Lead SEC)
* Aaron Nola (RHP) - 7–4 with a 3.61 ERA in 2012
* Raph Rhymes (OF) - 2012 SEC POY; Lead NCAA with .431 BA

## Personnel
### Roster

2013 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2173&SPSID=27867 Archived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine

### Coaching staff

2013 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2173&SPSID=28707 Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine

## Schedule/Results

2013 LSU Tigers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 1 | February 15 | Maryland Terrapins | Alex Box Stadium | 1–0 | Nola (1–0) | Reed (0–1) | Cotton (1) | 9,746 | 1–0 | - |
| 2 | February 16 | Maryland | Alex Box Stadium | 5–1 | Berry (1–0) | Kirkpatrick (0–1) | - | 7,104 | 2–0 | - |
| 3 | February 17 | Maryland | Alex Box Stadium | 14–3 | Fury (1–0) | Robinson (0–1) | - | 6,462 | 3–0 | - |
| 4 | February 19 | Lamar | Alex Box Stadium | 8–1 | Devall (1–0) | Carver (0–1) | Cotton (2) | 3,600 | 4–0 | - |
| 5 | February 21 | BYU | Alex Box Stadium | 6–5 | Bourgeois (1–0) | Milke (0–1) | - | 9,579 | 5–0 | - |
| 6 | February 23 | BYU | Alex Box Stadium | 4–9 | Anderson, M (1–0) | Fury (1–1) | Lengal (1) | 6,742 | 5–1 | - |
| 7 | February 24 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alex Box Stadium | 13–1 | Eades (1–0) | Hymel, J (0–1) | - | 6,953 | 6–1 | - |
| 8 | February 26 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Alex Box Stadium | 11–2 | Glenn (1–0) | Smith, K (0–1) | - | 3,790 | 7–1 | - |
March :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 9 | March 1 | Brown | Alex Box Stadium | 4–3 | Cotton (1–0) | Wright, Tay (0–1) | - | 4,265 | 8–1 | - |
| 10 | March 2 | Brown | Alex Box Stadium | 7–1 | Eades (2–0) | Mayo, Heath (0–1) | - | 3,553 | 9–1 | - |
| 11 | March 13 | Nicholls State | Alex Box Stadium | 2–0 | Glenn (2–0) | Byrd, T. (2–1) | Cotton (3) | 5,789 | 10–1 | - |
| 12 | March 5 | Stephen F. Austin | Alex Box Stadium | 9–2 | Berry (2–0) | Choate (1–1) | - | 3,282 | 11–1 | - |
| 13 | March 6 | Sacred Heart | Alex Box Stadium | 10–2 | Rumbelow (1–0) | Scribner (0–1) | | 2,788 | 12–1 | - |
| 14 | March 8 | Washington | Alex Box Stadium | 9–4 | Nola (2–0) | Palewicz (2–3) | Cotton (4) | 6,178 | 13–1 | - |
| 15 | March 9 | Washington | Alex Box Stadium | 8–4 | Eades (3–0) | Voth (2–2) | - | 7,254 | 14–1 | - |
| 16 | March 10 | Washington | Alex Box Stadium | 7–5 | Glenn (3–0) | Davis (2–0) | Cotton (5) | 4,823 | 15–1 | - |
| 17 | March 13 | Nicholls State | Alex Box Stadium | 9–3 | Bonvillain (1–0) | Langston, K (0–3) | - | 4,775 | 16–1 | - |
| 18 | March 15 | Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | 6–4 (10) | Bourgeois (2–0) | Cox (2–1) | Cotton (6) | 8,068 | 17–1 | 1-0 |
| 19 | March 16 | Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | 7–3 | Eades (4–0) | Mitchell, E. (0–1) | - | 9,341 | 18–1 | 2-0 |
| 20 | March 17 | Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | 2–10 | Graveman (2–1) | Glenn (3–1) | - | 7,686 | 18–2 | 2-1 |
| 21 | March 20 | Northwestern | Alex Box Stadium | 2–1 (13) | LaMarche (1–0) | Brewer, C. (0–1) | - | 4,476 | 19–2 | 2-1 |
| 22 | March 22 | Auburn | Alex Box Stadium | 9–4 | Nola (3–0) | Koger, D. (0–2) | - | 7,066 | 20–2 | 3-1 |
| 23 | March 23 | Auburn | Alex Box Stadium | 5–1 | Eades (5–0) | O'Neal, M. (4–2) | - | 5,877 | 21–2 | 4-1 |
| 24 | March 24 | Auburn | Alex Box Stadium | 8–2 | Glenn (4–1) | Kendall, W. (0–1) | - | 6,137 | 22–2 | 5-1 |
| 25 | March 26 | Tulane | Turchin Stadium | 14–1 | Reynolds (1–0) | B. Wilson (1–2) | | 4,725 | 23–2 | 5-1 |
| 26 | March 29 | Missouri | Taylor Stadium | 2–0 | Nola (4–0) | Zastryzny (1–5) | Cotton (7) | 1,263 | 24–2 | 6–1 |
| 27 | March 30 | Missouri | Taylor Stadium | 8–0 | Eades (6–0) | Graves (0–3) | - | 945 | 25–2 | 7-1 |
| 28 | March 31 | Missouri | Taylor Stadium | 6–5 | Bonvillain (2–0) | Steele (2–1) | Cotton (8) | 1,107 | 26–2 | 8-1 |
April :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 29 | April 2 | Alcorn State | Alex Box Stadium | 7–3 | Devall (2–0) | Mundo (0–2) | - | 4,203 | 27–2 | 8–1 |
| 30 | April 5 | Kentucky | Alex Box Stadium | 11–1 | Nola (5–0) | Reed (2–4) | - | 7,433 | 28–2 | 8-1 |
| 31 | April 6 | Kentucky | Alex Box Stadium | 9–1 | Eades (7–0) | Grundy (5–3) | - | 8,569 | 29–2 | 10-1 |
| 32 | April 7 | Kentucky | Alex Box Stadium | 11–4 | Glenn (5–1) | Littrell (4–1) | - | 7,223 | 30-2 | 11-1 |
| 33 | April 9 | Southern | Zephyr Field | 11–2 | McCune (1–0) | Godoy (0–3) | - | 7,634 | 31–2 | 11-1 |
| 34 | April 10 | Southern | Alex Box Stadium | 16–2 | Devall (3–0) | Rochelle (1–2) | - | 4,075 | 32–2 | 11-1 |
| 35 | April 12 | Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 6–2 | Nola (6–0) | Astin (2–2) | - | 10,167 | 33–2 | 12–1 |
| 36 | April 13 | Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 3–8 | Stanek (4–2) | Eades (7–1) | - | 10,377 | 33–3 | 12–2 |
| 37 | April 14 | Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 5–3 (10) | Cotton (2–0) | Oliver (2–1) | - | 10,180 | 34–3 | 13-2 |
| 38 | April 17 | Grambling | Alex Box Stadium | 4–0 | McCune (2–0) | Jordan (1–3) | - | 3,654 | 35–3 | 13-2 |
| 39 | April 19 | Alabama | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 5–0 | Nola (7–0) | Sullivan (3–4) | - | 4,089 | 36–3 | 14-2 |
| 40 | April 20 | Alabama | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 11–8 (16) | McCune (3–0) | Oczypok (3–1) | - | 5,948 | 37–3 | 15-2 |
| 41 | April 21 | Alabama | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 3–4 (10) | Haack (1–1) | Bourgeois (2–1) | - | 4,178 | 37–4 | 15-3 |
| 42 | April 24 | Tulane | Alex Box Stadium | 4–3 | Berry (3–0) | LeBlanc (2–3) | Cotton (9) | 4,522 | 38–4 | 15-3 |
| 43 | April 26 | South Carolina | Alex Box Stadium | 5–2 | Nola (8–0) | Belcher (6–4) | - | 9,006 | 39–4 | 16-3 |
| 44 | April 27 | South Carolina | Alex Box Stadium | 2–4 | Westmoreland (5–1) | Cotton (2–1) | Webb (13) | 10,246 | 39–5 | 16-4 |
| 45 | April 28 | South Carolina | Alex Box Stadium | 0–4 | Wynkoop (6–2) | McCune (3–1) | Webb (14) | 6,380 | 39–6 | 16-5 |
| 46 | April 30 | McNeese State | Alex Box Stadium | 7–3 | Newman (1–0) | McGee (2–5) | - | 3,104 | 40–6 | 16-5 |
May :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 47 | May 2 | Florida | Alex Box Stadium | 3–2 | Bourgeois (3–1) | Harris (4–3) | Cotton (10) | 5,033 | 41–6 | 17-5 |
| 48 | May 3 | Florida | Alex Box Stadium | 5–0 | Nola (9–0) | Poyner (2–2) | - | 6,951 | 42–6 | 18-5 |
| 49 | May 4 | Florida | Alex Box Stadium | 18–6 | Eades (8–1) | Young (3–4) | - | 7,733 | 43–6 | 19-5 |
| 50 | May 9 | Texas A&M | Olsen Field | 1–2 | Glenn (5–2) | Mengden (6–3) | Jester (13) | 4,103 | 43–7 | 19-6 |
| 51 | May 10 | Texas A&M | Olsen Field | 7–4 | Nola (10–0) | Kent (2–3) | Cotton (11) | 5,488 | 44–7 | 20-6 |
| 52 | May 11 | Texas A&M | Olsen Field | 2–1 | Cotton (3–1) | Jester (2–3) | - | 5,862 | 45–7 | 21-6 |
| 53 | May 14 | New Orleans | Alex Box Stadium | 11–2 | Newman (2–0) | A. Smith (3–9) | - | 5,534 | 46–7 | 21-6 |
| 54 | May 16 | Ole Miss | Alex Box Stadium | 7–1 | Glenn (6–2) | M. Mayers (4–5) | - | 7,741 | 47–7 | 22-6 |
| 55 | May 17 | Ole Miss | Alex Box Stadium | 5–4 | Berry (4–0) | A. Greenwood (3–4) | Cotton (12) | 10,015 | 48–7 | 23-6 |
| 56 | May 18 | Ole Miss | Alex Box Stadium | 9–11 | M. Denny (2–1) | Berry (4–1) | B. Huber (12) | 8,167 | 48–8 | 23-7 |
Post-season :
SEC tournament :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| 57 | May 22 | Alabama | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (Birmingham, Al.) | 3–0 | Glenn (7–2) | Sullivan (5–6) | Cotton (13) | 6,197 | 49–8 | 1-0 |
| 58 | May 23 | Arkansas | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (Birmingham, Al.) | 1–4 | Stanek (9–2) | Bourgeois (3–2) | Suggs (12) | - | 49–9 | 1-1 |
| 59 | May 24 | Alabama | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (Birmingham, Al.) | 3–2 | Fury (2–1) | Oczypok (4–2) | Cotton (14) | - | 50–9 | 2-1 |
| 60 | May 25 | Arkansas | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (Birmingham, Al.) | 3–1 | LaMarche (2–0) | Moore (1–4) | Cotton (15) | - | 51–9 | 3-1 |
| 61 | May 24 | Vanderbilt | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (Birmingham, Al.) | 5–4 (11) | Cotton (4–1) | Miller (5–2) | - | 10,590 | 52–9 | 4-1 |
NCAA tournament: Regionals :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT Record |
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Paid | Actual | Overall record | NCAAT Record |
| 62 | May 31 | Jackson St. | Alex Box Stadium (Baton Rouge, La) | 11–7 | McCune (4–1) | Juday, A. (7–5) | - | 11,577 | 9,316 | 53–9 | 1-0 |
| 63 | June 1 | Sam Houston St. | Alex Box Stadium (Baton Rouge, La) | 8–5 | Nola (11–0) | Scott, A. (2–1) | Cotton (16) | 12,085 | 10,752 | 54–9 | 2-0 |
| 64 | June 2 | UL-Lafayette | Alex Box Stadium (Baton Rouge, La) | 5–1 | Bonvillain (3–0) | Boutte, C (8–4) | - | 11,838 | 10,191 | 55–9 | 3–0 |
NCAA tournament: Super Regionals :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT Record |
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Paid | Actual | Overall record | NCAAT Record |
| 65 | June 7 | #19 Oklahoma | Alex Box Stadium (Baton Rouge, La) | 2–0 | Nola (12–0) | Gray, J. (10–3) | - | 12,007 | 11,095 | 56–9 | 4-0 |
| 66 | June 8 | #19 Oklahoma | Alex Box Stadium (Baton Rouge, La) | 11–1 | LaMarche (3–0) | Overton, D. (9–3) | - | 12,153 | 11,401 | 57–9 | 5-0 |
College World Series :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT Record |
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Paid | Actual | Overall record | NCAAT Record |
| 67 | June 16 | #2 UCLA | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska) | 2–1 | Plutko (9–3) | Nola (12–1) | Berg (22) | - | 26,344 | 57–10 | 5-1 |
| 68 | June 18 | #2 North Carolina | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska) | 2–1 | Thornton, T (12–1) | Glenn (7–3) | McCue, C (2) | - | 21,380 | 57–11 | 5-2 |
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2013 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2013 SEC baseball game results, 2013 SEC baseball schedule :
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
| ALA | 14–15 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | ALA | W5 | 5–5 | 1–2 |
| ARK | 18–11 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | . | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | ARK | W2 | 7–3 | 1–0 |
| AUB | 13–17 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | AUB | W7 | 5–5 | 0–2 |
| FLA | 14–16 | . | . | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | FLA | E3 | 4–6 | 1–1 |
| UGA | 7–20 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | UGA | E7 | 1–8 | 0–3 |
| KEN | 11–19 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | KEN | E4 | 4–6 | 0–3 |
| LSU | 23–7 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | LSU | W1 | 9–1 | 4–0 |
| MSU | 16–14 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 0–3 | MSU | W3 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| MIZZ | 10–20 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | MIZZ | E5 | 3–7 | 0–3 |
| MISS | 15–15 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | MISS | W4 | 4–6 | 2–1 |
| SCAR | 17–12 | . | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | SCAR | E2 | 6–4 | 4–2 |
| TENN | 8–20 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | TENN | E6 | 2–7 | 0–3 |
| TAMU | 13–16 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | . | TAMU | W6 | 4–6 | 2–2 |
| VAN | 26–3 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | . | | VAN | E1 | 10–0 | 6–0 |
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season.

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | 3 | 3* | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| NCBWA† | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## LSU Tigers in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft

The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2013 MLB Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Ryan Eades | RHP | 2 | 43 | Minnesota Twins |
| JaCoby Jones | CF | 3 | 87 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Mason Katz | 2B | 4 | 125 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Nick Rumbelow | RHP | 7 | 224 | New York Yankees |
| Will LaMarche | RHP | 9 | 276 | Detroit Tigers |
| Ty Ross | C | 12 | 372 | San Francisco Giants |
| Chris Cotton | LHP | 14 | 407 | Houston Astros |
| Raph Rhymes | OF | 15 | 456 | Detroit Tigers |
| Christian Ibarra | 3B | 32 | 959 | Pittsburgh Pirates |