# 2010 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2010 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2010. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium which opened in 2009.
The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his fourth season at LSU. In his first year at LSU, Mainieri's team posted a 29–26–1 record and failed to make the SEC tournament or the NCAA tournament, but the Tigers showed great promise during his second year posting a 49–19–1 record while claiming the SEC Western Division Title, SEC Baseball Tournament championship, and earned the No. 7 National Seed for the 2008 NCAA tournament.
During his third season, the Tigers were ranked No. 1 in multiple pre-season polls and lived up to the hype. The 2009 LSU Tiger baseball team finished the season 56–17, claiming the SEC regular season title, the SEC Tournament Title, and won the 2009 College World Series to claim the programs 6th National Title.

## Previous season

Paul Mainieri completed his third season as head coach at LSU in 2009. The Tigers won the SEC West division title and the overall SEC regular season title which earned them the No. 1 seed in the 2009 SEC baseball tournament. The Tigers would go on to win the tournament and secure a spot in the NCAA post-season.
After winning the SEC Tournament, it was announced that LSU was selected as a host site for the 2009 NCAA tournament for the 19th time in the history of the program and for the second consecutive season. When the full NCAA tournament bracket was released, LSU was awarded the No. 3 national seed in the tournament, guaranteeing them home field advantage throughout the Super Regionals as long as they won the Regional round. LSU was able to sweep the Baton Rouge regional, defeating Southern, Baylor, and Minnesota to secure a spot in the Super Regional round.
Rice won the Houston, TX regional and moved on to the Super Regional to face LSU. LSU continued their winning streak sweeping Rice by the scores of 12–9 and 5–3. The Tigers celebrated the school's 15th trip to the College World Series in what was the final game in the inaugural season of the "new" Alex Box Stadium.
LSU faced Virginia in the first game of the 2009 College World Series. LSU defeated the Cavaliers by a score of 9–5, marking LSU's first opening round win in the College World Series since 2000. In the second game, LSU faced a familiar foe, the Arkansas Razorbacks. LSU dominated the game from start to finish winning 9–1. LSU was 1 game away from making their first trip to the CWS championship since the format changed to a best of 3 series. The Tigers once again faced the Razorbacks, and once again dominated the game. The Tigers sent the Razorbacks home after winning 14–5.
The Tigers were matched up against the Texas Longhorns in the best of 3 series for the national championship. LSU won the first game 7–6, but it took 11 innings for the Tigers to earn the Victory. Texas came back in game 2 and completely dominated the game, defeating the Tigers 5–1. Game 3 set the stage for a winner take all, and the Tigers were ready for the challenge. LSU won the game 11–4 and claimed the 6th national title on school history.
The 2009 squad compiled and overall record of 56–17, including a 10–1 mark in NCAA post-season play.

## Pre-Season
### 2009 Recruiting Class

2009 Recruits :
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Bats | Throws |
| Joey Bourgeois P | Paulina, LA | LSU-Eunice/Lutcher High School | 6'2" | 220 | R | R |
| Brody Colvin P | Lafayette, LA | St. Thomas More High School | 6'3" | 195 | R | R |
| Drafted: 227th overall in Round 7 by the Phillies. Signed August 17, 2009. ||||||
| Alex Edward INF/OF | Baton Rouge, LA | Parkview Baptist High School | 6'1" | 190 | R | R |
| Forrest Garrett P | Norcross, GA | Norcross High School | 6'3" | 180 | L | L |
| Drafted: 1234th overall in Round 41 by the Rangers ||||||
| Mason Katz UTIL | Harahan, LA | Jesuit High School | 5'10" | 185 | R | R |
| Kyle Koeneman INF | Seymour, TN | Walters State Junior College/Seymour High School | 6'0" | 225 | R | R |
| Zach LaSuzzo P | Monroe, LA | St. Frederick High School | 6'0" | 195 | L | L |
| Mike Lowery INF | Pearland, TX | Temple Junior College/Pearland High School | 6'3" | 185 | L | R |
| Wes Luquette C | New Orleans, LA | Newman High School | 6'0" | 200 | R | R |
| Drafted: 805th overall in Round 27 by the Pirates ||||||
| Mitch Mormann P | Manchester, IA | Des Moines Community College/West Delaware High School | 6'6" | 230 | R | R |
| Drafted: 597th overall in Round 20 by the Giants ||||||
| Mike Reed P | Houston, TX | Stratford High School | 6'2" | 190 | R | R |
| Jordan Rittiner P | Metairie, LA | Jesuit High School | 6'2" | 195 | L | L |
| Edmond Sparks C | Hampton, GA | Chipola Junior College/Lovejoy High School | 5'11" | 205 | R | R |
| Zach Von Rosenberg P | Zachary, LA | Zachary High School | 6'5" | 205 | R | R |
| Drafted: 175th overall in Round 6 by the Pirates. Signed August 10, 2009. ||||||
| Trey Watkins OF | Montz, LA | LSU-Eunice/Destrehan High School | 5'9" | 190 | R | R |

### Key Losses

* Louis Coleman, P Drafted in Round 5 of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals
* Chad Jones, P/OF Opted to enter the 2010 NFL draft
* D. J. LeMahieu, INF Drafted in Round 2 of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs
* Jared Mitchell, OF Drafted in Round 1 of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox
* Sean Ochinko, C/INF Drafted in Round 10 of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays
* Ryan Schimpf, INF/OF Drafted in Round 5 of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays

## Personnel
### 2010 roster

2010 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27867&SPID=2173&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SORT_ORDER=7&Q_SEASON=2009

### Coaching Staff

2010 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2173&SPSID=28707

## Schedule/Results

2010 LSU Tigers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 1 | February 19 | Centenary | Alex Box Stadium | 5–4 | Bradshaw (1–0) | Tromblee (0–1) | Ott (1) | 11,588 | 1–0 | – |
| 2 | February 20 | Centenary | Alex Box Stadium | 25–8 | Ross (1–0) | Kraft (0–1) | None | 11,126 | 2–0 | – |
| 3 | February 21 | Centenary | Alex Box Stadium | 4–0 | Bourgeois (1–0) | Benson (0–1) | None | 10,262 | 3–0 | – |
| 4 | February 24 | McNeese St. | Alex Box Stadium | 2–1 | Matulis (1–0) | Butler (0–1) | Ott (2) | 9,801 | 4–0 | – |
| 5 | February 27 | William & Mary | Alex Box Stadium | 10–9 | Mormann (1–0) | Farrell (0–1) | Ott (3) | 5,966 | 5–0 | – |
| 6 | February 28 | William & Mary | Alex Box Stadium | 9–6 | Bradshaw (2–0) | Sarrett (0–1) | Ott (4) | 6,686 | 6–0 | – |
| 7 | February 28 | William & Mary | Alex Box Stadium | 7–4 | Rittiner (1–0) | Goodloe (1–1) | Reed (1) | 6,686 | 7–0 | – |
March :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 8 | March 4 | Pepperdine | Alex Box Stadium | 8–1 | Matulis (2–0) | Cook (0–2) | None | 9,974 | 8–0 | – |
| 9 | March 5 | Brown | Alex Box Stadium | 13–7 | Ross (2–0) | Weidig (0–1) | None | 10,165 | 9–0 | – |
| 10 | March 6 | Pepperdine | Alex Box Stadium | 3–2 | Bourgeois (2–0) | Bywater (1–1) | Ott (5) | 11,220 | 10–0 | – |
| 11 | March 7 | Brown | Alex Box Stadium | 9–2 | Rittiner (2–0) | Wilcox (0–1) | None | 10,401 | 11–0 | – |
| 12 | March 9 | UL-Monroe | Alex Box Stadium | 18–7 | Alsup (1–0) | Brown (0–2) | None | 9,659 | 12–0 | – |
| 13 | March 12 | Kansas | Alex Box Stadium | 9–11 | Walz (3–1) | Bourgeois (2–1) | Bochy (2) | 11,157 | 12–1 | – |
| 14 | March 13 | Kansas | Alex Box Stadium | 4–2 | Ross (3–0) | Bollman (1–2) | Ott (6) | 10,667 | 13–1 | – |
| 15 | March 14 | Kansas | Alex Box Stadium | 4–8 | Selik (4–0) | Rittiner (2–1) | Bochy (3) | 11,074 | 13–2 | – |
| 16 | March 17 | Nicholls St. | Alex Box Stadium | 10–3 | Bradshaw (3–0) | Cooper (2–1) | None | 10,646 | 14–2 | – |
| 17 | March 19 | Arkansas | Alex Box Stadium | 3–6 | Bolsinger (3–0) | Ross (2–1) | None | 11,225 | 14–3 | 0–1 |
| 18 | March 20 | Arkansas | Alex Box Stadium | 8–7 | Bradshaw (4–0) | Davenport (2–2) | Ott (7) | 10,944 | 15–3 | 1–1 |
| 19 | March 21 | Arkansas | Alex Box Stadium | 5–1 | Matulis (3–0) | Eibner | None | 10,168 | 16–3 | 2–1 |
| 20 | March 24 | UL-Lafayette | Alex Box Stadium | 4–3 | Mormann (2–0) | Marze (1–2) | Ott (8) | 10,857 | 17–3 | 2–1 |
| 21 | March 26 | Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 6–2 | Ross (3–1) | Morgado (2–2) | None | 1,647 | 18–3 | 3–1 |
| 22 | March 27 | Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 10–6 | Matulis (4–0) | McCray (2–3) | None | 2,490 | 19–3 | 4–1 |
| 23 | March 27 | Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 8–6 | Bourgeois (3–1) | Gruver (1–1) | Ott (9) | 1,394 | 20–3 | 5–1 |
| 24 | March 31 | Binghamton | Alex Box Stadium | 13–7 | Mormann (3–0) | Rogers (1–1) | None | 10,548 | 21–3 | 5–1 |
April :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 25 | April 2 | Georgia | Alex Box Stadium | 4–3 | Matulis (5–0) | Grimm (2–3) | Ott (10) | 11,010 | 22–3 | 6–1 |
| 26 | April 3 | Georgia | Alex Box Stadium | 6–12 | Walters (1–2) | Ross (3–2) | None | 10,835 | 22–4 | 6–2 |
| 27 | April 4 | Georgia | Alex Box Stadium | 15–5 | Rittiner (3–1) | Palazzone (3–3) | None | 10,021 | 23–4 | 7–2 |
| 28 | April 6 | Alcorn St. | Alex Box Stadium | 17–5 | Alsup (2–0) | Williams (1–3) | LaSuzzo (1) | 9,720 | 24–4 | 7–2 |
| 29 | April 7 | Southern Miss | Zephyr Field | 6–5 $^{12}$ | Cotton (1–0) | Jones (0–1) | None | 9,370 | 25–4 | 7–2 |
| 30 | April 9 | Auburn | Samford Stadium | 14–10 | Ranaudo (1–0) | Nelson (4–2) | Cotton (1) | 3,751 | 26–4 | 8–2 |
| 31 | April 10 | Auburn | Samford Stadium | 7–11 | Ray (2–1) | Matulis (5–1) | None | 3,274 | 26–5 | 8–3 |
| 32 | April 11 | Auburn | Samford Stadium | 5–6 | Hubbard (3–1) | Ross (3–3) | None | 3,130 | 26–6 | 8–4 |
| 33 | April 14 | Tulane | Alex Box Stadium | 10–4 | Cotton (2–0) | Byo (1–1) | None | 10,682 | 27–6 | 8–4 |
| 34 | April 16 | Alabama | Alex Box Stadium | 12–5 | Ranaudo (2–0) | Morgan (4–2) | Rittiner (2) | 11,332 | 28–6 | 9–4 |
| 35 | April 17 | Alabama | Alex Box Stadium | 9–7 | Bourgeois (4–1) | White (3–3) | Ott (11) | 12,313 | 29–6 | 10–4 |
| 36 | April 18 | Alabama | Alex Box Stadium | 6–5 $^{14}$ | Ott 1–0) | Kilcrease (2–1) | None | 10,744 | 30–6 | 11–4 |
| 37 | April 20 | Northwestern St. | Fair Grounds Field | 14–3 | Bradshaw (5–0) | Irvine (4–3) | None | 5,212 | 31–6 | 11–4 |
| 38 | April 21 | Northwestern St. | Alex Box Stadium | 8–6 | Rittiner (4–1) | Hennigan (1–2) | Ross (1) | 10,509 | 32–6 | 11–4 |
| 39 | April 24 | Ole Miss | Oxford-University Stadium | 9–11 | McKean (3–1) | Ranaudo (2–1) | Huber (5) | 10,022 | 32–7 | 11–5 |
| 40 | April 24 | Ole Miss | Oxford-University Stadium | 8–9 $^{11}$ | Crouse (4–1) | Ott (1–1) | None | 8,236 | 32–8 | 11–6 |
| 41 | April 25 | Ole Miss | Oxford-University Stadium | 6–7 | Huber (1–0) | Ross (3–4) | None | 8,783 | 32–9 | 11–7 |
| 42 | April 27 | New Orleans | Alex Box Stadium | 4–7 | Mattson (3–1) | Rittiner (4–2) | Berry (1) | 10,584 | 32–10 | 11–7 |
| 43 | April 30 | Florida | McKethan Stadium | 5–8 | Panteliodis (7–2) | Ranaudo (2–2) | Chapman (8) | 4,213 | 32–12 | 11–9 |
May :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 44 | May 1 | Florida | McKethan Stadium | 3–7 | Randall (5–3) | Matulis (5–2) | None | 4,003 | 32–11 | 11–8 |
| 45 | May 2 | Florida | McKethan Stadium | 6–13 | Johnson (4–2) | Ott (1–2) | None | 3,617 | 32–13 | 11–10 |
| 46 | May 4 | Southeastern LA | Alex Box Stadium | 9–5 | Alsup (3–0) | Janway (3–1) | None | 10,692 | 33–13 | 11–10 |
| 47 | May 7 | Vanderbilt | Alex Box Stadium | 16–15 $^{10}$ | Ott (2–2) | Brewer (1–2) | None | 10,640 | 34–13 | 12–10 |
| 48 | May 8 | Vanderbilt | Alex Box Stadium | 2–6 | Hill (5–3) | Rittiner (4–3) | None | 10,909 | 34–14 | 12–11 |
| 49 | May 9 | Vanderbilt | Alex Box Stadium | 3–4 | Armstrong (6–1) | Ott (2–3) | Gray (1) | 10,304 | 34–15 | 12–12 |
| 50 | May 14 | Kentucky | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 9–11 | Kapteyn (2–0) | Ott (2–4)' | None | 2,148 | 34–16 | 12–13 |
| 51 | May 15 | Kentucky | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 4–9 | Cooper (4–4) | Rittiner (4–4) | None | 2,279 | 34–17 | 12–14 |
| 52 | May 16 | Kentucky | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 4–6 | Darnell (5–3) | LaSuzzo (0–1) | None | 2,061 | 34–18 | 12–15 |
| 53 | May 18 | Tulane | Turchin Stadium | 1–9 | McKenzie (2–1) | Bradshaw (5–1) | None | 4,700 | 34–19 | 12–15 |
| 54 | May 20 | Mississippi St. | Alex Box Stadium | 14–13 | Ranaudo (3–2) | Reed (1–7) | None | 10,279 | 35–19 | 13–15 |
| 55 | May 21 | Mississippi St. | Alex Box Stadium | 17–3 | Ross (4–4) | Jones (2–4) | None | 10,831 | 36–19 | 14–15 |
| 56 | May 22 | Mississippi St. | Alex Box Stadium | 1–2 | Stratton (5–3) | Matulis (5–3) | Graveman (1) | 10,743 | 36–20 | 14–16 |
Post-season :
SEC tournament :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| 1 | May 26 | Florida | Regions Park | 10–6 | Ranaudo (4–2) | Johnson | None | | 37–20 | 1–0 |
| 2 | May 27 | Vanderbilt | Regions Park | 7–5 | Ross (5–4) | Hill (5–5) | None | 12,180 | 38–20 | 2–0 |
| 3 | May 29 | Ole Miss | Regions Park | 8–0 $^7$ | Alsup (4–0) | McKean (4–2) | None | | 39–20 | 3–0 |
| 4 | May 30 | Alabama | Regions Park | 4–3 $^{11}$ | Ranaudo (5–2) | Smith (1–2) | None | 13,327 | 40–20 | 4–0 |
NCAA tournament: Regionals :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT Record |
| 1 | June 4 | UC Irvine | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 11–10 $^{11}$ | Alsup (5–0) | Pettis (9–4) | None | 1,414 | 41–20 | 1–0 |
| 2 | June 5 | UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 3–6 | Bauer (10–3) | Ranaudo (5–3) | None | 2,613 | 41–21 | 1–1 |
| 3 | June 6 | UC Irvine | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 3–4 | Brock (6–4) | Alsup (5–1) | Hoover (1) | 1,015 | 41–22 | 1–2 |
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.

## Rankings

Ranking Movement :
| Poll | Pre- season | Feb. 22 | Mar. 1 | Mar. 8 | Mar. 15 | Mar. 22 | Mar. 29 | Apr. 5 | Apr. 12 | Apr. 19 | Apr. 26 | May 3 | May 10 | May 17 | May 24 | June 1 |
| USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25) | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | NR | 23 |
| Baseball America (Top 25) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 24 | NR | NR | NR | 23 |
| Collegiate Baseball (Top 30)^ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 21 |
| NCBWA (Top 30) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 23 |
| Rivals.com (Top 25) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | 23 |
* NR = Not Ranked
* ^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but will only rank 30 teams weekly during the season.

## LSU Tigers in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft

The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2010 MLB Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| *Delino DeShields, Jr. | 2B | 1 | 8 | Houston Astros |
| *Zach Lee | P | 1 | 28 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| *Cam Bedrosian | P | 1 | 29 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
| Anthony Ranaudo | P | Comp A. | 39 | Boston Red Sox |
| Micah Gibbs | C | 3 | 97 | Chicago Cubs |
| Leon Landry | OF | 3 | 109 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| *Garin Cecchini | SS | 4 | 143 | Boston Red Sox |
| *Kevin Gausman | P | 6 | 202 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Austin Ross | P | 8 | 249 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Blake Dean | 1B | 8 | 262 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| *Lucas LeBlanc | OF | 11 | 353 | Boston Red Sox |
| *JaCoby Jones | SS | 19 | 573 | Houston Astros |
| *Austin Southall | OF | 19 | 588 | San Francisco Giants |
| *Ryan Eades | P | 19 | 590 | Colorado Rockies |
| *Mitchell Hopkins | P | 12 | 1267 | Cincinnati Reds |
| Johnny Dishon | OF | 42 | 1269 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| *Tyler Ross | C | 46 | 1401 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Chad Jones | OF | 50 | 1509 | Milwaukee Brewers |