# 2021 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2021 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

## Previous season

The Tigers started the season 12–5, however the season was suspended and ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tigers had not yet begun SEC play. As a result, two seniors–Matthew Beck and Aaron George–were given an extra year of eligibility. In the 2019 season, the Tigers won the Baton Rouge Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament before losing the Baton Rouge Super Regional to Florida State.

## Preseason
### SEC Coaches poll

The SEC coaches poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Tigers predicted to finish fourth in the Western Division.
Media poll (West) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 78 (7) |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 73 (3) |
| 3 | Arkansas | 72 (2) |
| 4 | LSU | 63 (2) |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 36 |
| 6 | Auburn | 32 |
| 7 | Alabama | 31 |

### Preseason All-SEC teams

First Team
* Devin Fontenot – Pitcher
Second Team
* Cade Beloso – Outfielder
Reference:

## Schedule and results

2021 LSU Tigers baseball game log :
Regular season (34–21) :
February (6–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| February 20 | Air Force | No. 12 | Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA | W 6–1 | Hill (1–0) | Fairburn Jr. (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,667 | 1–0 |
| February 21 | Air Force | No. 12 | Alex Box Stadium | L 5–6 | Martinez III (1–0) | Floyd (0–1) | Skenes (1) | SECN+ | 2,572 | 1–1 |
| February 22 | Louisiana Tech | No. 11 | Alex Box Stadium | W 16–7 | Coleman (1–0) | Follis (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,059 | 2–1 |
| February 24 | at Louisiana | No. 11 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park Lafayette, LA | W 11–2 | Hellmers (1–0) | Cooke (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,183 | 3–1 |
| February 26 | Youngstown State | No. 11 | Alex Box Stadium | W 6–2 | Hill (2–0) | Clark (0–2) | Fontenot (1) | SECN+ | 2,251 | 4–1 |
| February 27 | Youngstown State | No. 11 | Alex Box Stadium | W 5–3 | Brady (1–0) | Clift Jr. (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,578 | 5–1 |
| February 27 | Nicholls | No. 11 | Alex Box Stadium | W 14–0 | Marceaux (1–0) | Theriot (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,003 | 6–1 |
March (11–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 3 | Nicholls | No. 11 | Alex Box Stadium | W 5–4 | Fontenot (1–0) | Taylor (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 1,902 | 7–1 | |
| March 3 | Southern | No. 11 | Alex Box Stadium | W 16–1 | Hellmers (2–0) | Smith (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 1,873 | 8–1 | |
| March 5 | Oral Roberts | No. 11 | Alex Box Stadium | L 7–22 | Kowalski (1–0) | Hill (2–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,013 | 8–2 | |
| March 6 | Oral Roberts | No. 11 | Alex Box Stadium | W 12–0 | Marceaux (2–0) | Coffey (1–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,152 | 9–2 | |
| March 7 | Oral Roberts | No. 11 | Alex Box Stadium | L 1–3 | Scoggins (1–1) | Hellmers (2–1) | Pierce (1) | SECN+ | 2,954 | 9–3 | |
| March 9 | Texas Southern | No. 21 | Alex Box Stadium | W 10–4 | Hilliard (1–0) | Beck (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 1,810 | 10–3 | |
| March 10 | at New Orleans | No. 21 | Maestri Field at Privateer Park New Orleans, LA | W 5–0 | Hellmers (3–1) | Lamkin (0–1) | None | SECN+ | N/A | 11–3 | |
| March 12 | UTSA | No. 21 | Alex Box Stadium | W 3–1 | Hilliard (2–0) | Mason (1–2) | Edwards (1) | SECN+ | 3,164 | 12–3 | |
| March 13 | UTSA | No. 21 | Alex Box Stadium | W 10–9$^{13}$ | Money (1–0) | Chomko (0–1) | None | SECN | 3,861 | 13–3 | |
| March 14 | UTSA | No. 21 | Alex Box Stadium | W 13–12$^{11}$ | Millas (1–0) | Ward (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,186 | 14–3 | |
| March 16 | Southeastern | No. 19 | Alex Box Stadium | W 10–7 | Hellmers (4–1) | Batty (0–1) | Edwards (2) | SECN+ | 3,906 | 15–3 | |
| March 19 | No. 3 Mississippi State | No. 19 | Alex Box Stadium | L 0–3 | MacLeod (2–1) | Hill (2–2) | Smith (1) | SECN | 5,013 | 15–4 | 0–1 |
| March 20 | No. 3 Mississippi State | No. 19 | Alex Box Stadium | L 1–6 | Bednar (1–0) | Marceaux (2–1) | Sims (2) | SECN+ | 5,031 | 15–5 | 0–2 |
| March 21 | No. 3 Mississippi State | No. 19 | Alex Box Stadium | W 8–3 | Labas (1–0) | Fristoe (2–1) | Fontenot (2) | SECN+ | 4,603 | 16–5 | 1–2 |
| March 26 | at No. 12 Tennessee | No. 22 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | L 1–3 | Dallas (4–0) | Marceaux (2–2) | Hunley (2) | SECN+ | 1,384 | 16–6 | 1–3 |
| March 27 | at No. 12 Tennessee | No. 22 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 8–9$^{11}$ | Hunley (3–0) | Fontenot (1–1) | None | SECN+ | 1,067 | 16–7 | 1–4 |
| March 28 | at No. 12 Tennessee | No. 22 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 2–3$^8$ | Hunley (4–0) | Edwards (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 1,238 | 16–8 | 1–5 |
| March 30 | South Alabama | | Alex Box Stadium | W 11–1 | Hellmers (5–1) | Lehrmann (1–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,431 | 17–8 | |
April (8–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 1 | No. 1 Vanderbilt | Alex Box Stadium | L 1–13 | Rocker (7–0) | Marceaux (2–3) | Hliboki (2) | SECN+ | 4,619 | 17–9 | 1–6 |
| April 2 | No. 1 Vanderbilt | Alex Box Stadium | L 2–11 | Leiter (7–0) | Hill (2–3) | Maldonado (2) | ESPNU | 4,904 | 17–10 | 1–7 |
| April 3 | No. 1 Vanderbilt | Alex Box Stadium | L 4–5 | Smith (1–0) | Edwards (0–2) | Murphy (5) | SECN+ | 4,314 | 17–11 | 1–8 |
| April 6 | McNeese State | Alex Box Stadium | W 14–1 | Edwards (1–2) | Vega (0–3) | None | SECN+ | 3,606 | 18–11 | |
| April 9 | at Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY | W 15–2 | Marceaux (3–3) | Stupp (3–2) | None | SECN+ | 1,781 | 19–11 | 2–8 |
| April 10 | at Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | W 8–6 | Labas (2–0) | Hagenow (1–2) | Edwards (3) | SECN | 1,041 | 20–11 | 3–8 |
| April 11 | at Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | L 4–13 | Lee (3–2) | Money (1–1) | None | SECN+ | 1,216 | 20–12 | 3–9 |
| April 15 | No. 11 South Carolina | Alex Box Stadium | W 5–1 | Marceaux (4–3) | Farr (2–3) | None | ESPNU | 3,747 | 21–12 | 4–9 |
| April 16 | No. 11 South Carolina | Alex Box Stadium | L 2–4$^7$ | Peters (3–1) | Fontenot (1–2) | Kerry (3) | SECN+ | 4,282 | 21–13 | 4–10 |
| April 17 | No. 11 South Carolina | Alex Box Stadium | L 0–9$^7$ | Sanders (6–1) | Money (1–2) | None | SECN+ | 4,438 | 21–14 | 4–11 |
| April 20 | Louisiana-Monroe | Alex Box Stadium | W 5–0 | Hellmers (6–1) | Lien (3–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,503 | 22–14 | |
| April 22 | at No. 6 Ole Miss | Swayze Field Oxford, MS | W 5–4 | Edwards (2–2) | Broadway (3–1) | Fontenot (3) | ESPNU | 9,035 | 23–14 | 5–11 |
| April 23 | at No. 6 Ole Miss | Swayze Field | W 7–2 | Labas (3–0) | Nikhazy (4–2) | None | SECN+ | 11,788 | 24–14 | 6–11 |
| April 24 | at No. 6 Ole Miss | Swayze Field | L 9–10 | Broadway (4–1) | Floyd (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 11,653 | 24–15 | 6–12 |
| April 27 | Grambling State | Alex Box Stadium | W 7–0 | Hilliard (3–0) | Valerio (3–2) | None | SECN+ | 1,786 | 25–15 | |
| April 30 | No. 1 Arkansas | Alex Box Stadium | L 0–7 | Wicklander (3–1) | Marceaux (4–4) | Kopps (6) | SECN | 6,331 | 25–16 | 6–13 |
May (9–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 1 | No. 1 Arkansas | Alex Box Stadium | L 10–17 | Costeiu (6–1)) | Labas (3–1) | None | SECN+ | 5,308 | 25–17 | 6–14 |
| May 2 | No. 1 Arkansas | Alex Box Stadium | W 5–4 | Hilliard (4–0) | Lockhart (1–2) | None | SECN+ | 7,036 | 26–17 | 7–14 |
| May 4 | Southern | Alex Box Stadium | W 10–2 | Coleman (2–0) | Davis (0–4) | None | SECN+ | 2,088 | 27–17 | |
| May 6 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park Auburn, AL | W 8–3 | Marceaux (5–4) | Owen (1–4) | Edwards (4) | ESPNU | 1,511 | 28–17 | 8–14 |
| May 7 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | W 9–6 | Fontenot (2–2) | Glavine (1–2) | None | SECN | 1,305 | 29–17 | 9–14 |
| May 8 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | L 1–2 | Skipper (1–2) | Hasty (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 1,775 | 29–18 | 9–15 |
| May 11 | No. 14 Louisiana Tech | Alex Box Stadium | W 16–8$^7$ | Fowler (1–0) | Tomkins (2–2) | None | SECN+ | 4,068 | 30–18 | |
| May 14 | Alabama | Alex Box Stadium | W 2–1 | Marceaux (6–4) | Ras (6–3) | Fontenot (4) | SECN+ | 6,946 | 31–18 | 10–15 |
| May 15 | Alabama | Alex Box Stadium | L 5–6 | Shamblin (4–2) | Labas (3–2) | Lee (7) | SECN | 6,912 | 31–19 | 10–16 |
| May 16 | Alabama | Alex Box Stadium | W 13–5 | Hilliard (5–0) | Prielipp (1–1) | None | SECN+ | 6,791 | 32–19 | 11–16 |
| May 18 | Northwestern State | Alex Box Stadium | L 3–7 | Francis (1–0) | Hellmers (6–2) | Brown (6) | SECN+ | 3,274 | 32–20 | |
| May 20 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX | L 1–2 | Saenz (6–6) | Coleman (2–1) | Jozwiak (8) | ESPNU | 1,586 | 32–21 | 11–17 |
| May 21 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | W 12–6$^{13}$ | Fontenot (3–2) | Jozwiak (2–4) | None | SECN+ | 2,123 | 33–21 | 12–17 |
| May 22 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | W 8–2 | Hilliard (6–0) | Weber (1–3) | None | SECN+ | 1,693 | 34–21 | 13–17 |
Postseason (4–4) :
SEC Tournament (0–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT record |
| May 25 | vs. (8) Georgia | (9) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | L 1–4 | Woods (4–1) | Marceaux (6–5) | Gowen (1) | SECN | 7,750 | 34–22 | 0–1 |
NCAA tournament – Eugene Regional (4–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 4 | (2) No. 25 Gonzaga | (3) | PK Park Eugene, OR | L 0–3 | Jacob (8–1) | Marceaux (6–6) | None | ESPNU | | 34–23 | 0–1 |
| June 5 | (4) Central Connecticut State | (3) | PK Park | W 6–5$^{10}$ | Fontenot (4–2) | Neuman (5–1) | None | SECN | | 35–23 | 1–1 |
| June 6 | (2) No. 25 Gonzaga | (3) | PK Park | W 9–4 | Labas (4–2) | Gomez (5–4) | None | SECN | | 36–23 | 2–1 |
| June 6 | (1) No. 10 Oregon | (3) | PK Park | W 4–1 | Coleman (3–1) | Walker (6–3) | Fontenot (5) | ESPN3 | | 37–23 | 3–1 |
| June 7 | (1) No. 10 Oregon | (3) | PK Park | W 9–8 | Marceaux (7–6) | Somers (2–2) | None | ESPN2 | 1,640 | 38–23 | 4–1 |
NCAA tournament – Knoxville Super Regional (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 12 | No. 2 Tennessee | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | L 2–4 | Dallas (11–1) | Coleman (3–2) | Hunley (9) | ESPN2 | 4,283 | 38–24 | 4–3 |
| June 13 | No. 2 Tennessee | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 6–15 | Tidwell (10–3) | Marceaux (7–7) | None | ESPN2/ESPNU | 4,283 | 38–25 | 4–4 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Suspended Bold = LSU team member :
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Conference matrix

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2021 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 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 | 12–17 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | ALA | W5 | 3–7 | 2–2 |
| ARK | 22–8 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | ARK | W1 | 10–0 | 2–0 |
| AUB | 10–20 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | . | 2–1 | . | AUB | W6 | 3–7 | 0–3 |
| FLA | 17–13 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | FLA | E3 | 7–3 | 2–2 |
| UGA | 13–17 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | UGA | E5 | 3–7 | 0–0 |
| KEN | 12–18 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | KEN | E6 | 3–7 | 1–2 |
| LSU | 13–17 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | LSU | W4 | 5–5 | 0–2 |
| MSU | 20–10 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | MSU | W2 | 7–3 | 4–1 |
| MIZZ | 8–22 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 2–8 | 0–4 |
| MISS | 18–12 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | MISS | W3 | 5–5 | 3–0 |
| SCAR | 16–14 | . | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | SCAR | E4 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| TENN | 20–10 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | TENN | E1 | 8–2 | 2–0 |
| TAMU | 9–21 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | | . | TAMU | W7 | 2–8 | 0–3 |
| VAN | 19–10 | 2–0 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | VAN | E2 | 7–3 | 2–0 |
| 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.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | Final |
| Coaches' | 9 | 9* | 9 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| Baseball America | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| NCBWA† | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 |
| D1Baseball | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
^ 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.

## 2021 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Jaden Hill | RHP | 2 | 44 | Colorado Rockies |
| Landon Marceaux | RHP | 3 | 80 | Los Angeles Angels |