# 2025 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2025 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

## Previous season

LSU entered the 2024 season as the defending national champions.

## Preseason
### Preseason SEC awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2025.
Preseason All-SEC Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Team | Class |
| Jared Jones | 22 | 1B | First | Junior |
| Kade Anderson | 32 | SP | First | Sophomore |
| Gavin Guidry | 8 | RP | First | Junior |
| Daniel Dickinson | 14 | 2B | Second | Junior |
* SEC Preseason Freshman of the Year: Derek Curiel, UTL

### SEC coaches poll

The SEC Coaches poll was released on February 2, 2025. LSU was predicted to finish fourth in the SEC.
SEC coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 228 (10) |
| 2 | Tennessee | 215 (1) |
| 3 | Arkansas | 214 (3) |
| 4 | LSU | 204 (1) |
| 5 | Florida | 183 (1) |
| 6 | Georgia | 165 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 156 |
| 8 | Texas | 146 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 112 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 102 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 101 |
| 12 | Auburn | 100 |
| 13 | Alabama | 98 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 61 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 60 |
| 16 | Missouri | 31 |

## Personnel
### Starters

Lineup :
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
| C | 23 | Luis Hernandez | Senior |
| 1B | 22 | Jared Jones | Junior |
| 2B | 14 | Daniel Dickinson | Junior |
| 3B | 10 | Michael Braswell III | Senior |
| SS | 4 | Steven Milam | Sophomore |
| LF | 6 | Derek Curiel | Freshman |
| CF | 1 | Chris Stanfield | Junior |
| RF | 7 | Jake Brown | Sophomore |
| DH | 11 | Josh Pearson | Senior |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | 25 | Kade Anderson | RS Junior |
| Saturday | 24 | Anthony Eyanson | Junior |
| Sunday | 34 | Chase Shores | RS Sophomore |
| Midweek | 55 | Conner Ware | Junior |

### Coaching staff
## Offseason
### Departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Ben Nippolt | 5 | INF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 | Sr. | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Alex Milazzo | 7 | C | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 | Gr. | Zachary, Louisiana |
| Hayden Travinski | 8 | C/1B | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 228 | Gr. | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Mac Bingham | 9 | OF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 182 | Sr. | San Diego, California |
| Will Hellmers | 48 | RHP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 213 | Sr. | Metairie, Louisiana |
| Javen Coleman | 49 | LHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 | RS-Jr. | Richmond, Texas |
| Jack Merrifield | 53 | INF | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 | 5th Year-Sr. | Prairieville, Louisiana |

#### 2024 MLB Draft
### Acquisitions
#### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Year | Previous school |
| Chris Stanfield | 1 | OF | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 | Tallahassee, Florida | Jr. | Auburn |
| Daniel Dickinson | 14 | INF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 | Richland, Washington | Jr. | Utah Valley |
| Luis Hernandez | 23 | U | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 | Gurabo, Puerto Rico | Sr. | Indiana State |
| Anthony Eyanson | 24 | RHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 208 | Lakewood, California | Jr. | UC San Diego |
| Zac Cowan | 26 | RHP | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 203 | Blythewood, South Carolina | Jr. | Wofford |
| Blaise Priester | 28 | C | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 220 | Denham Springs, Louisiana | RS-Jr. | Meridian CC |
| Edward Yamin IV | 30 | C/1B | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 207 | West Sand Lake, New York | Jr. | Dayton |
| Dalton Beck | 33 | OF/1B/LHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 | Frisco, Texas | Sr. | Incarnate Word |
| Jacob Mayers | 35 | RHP | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 | Gonzales, Louisiana | Jr. | Nicholls |
| Chandler Dorsey | 40 | RHP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 231 | Lakeland, Florida | Jr. | South Florida |
| Connor Benge | 43 | RHP | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 194 | Montgomery, Texas | Jr. | Dallas Baptist |
| Deven Sheerin | 45 | RHP | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 245 | Reading, Pennsylvania | So. | Mount St. Mary's |
| Grant Fontenot | 52 | RHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 | Lafayette, Louisiana | RS-Jr. | Texas |
| Conner Ware | 55 | LHP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 221 | Madison, Mississippi | Jr. | Pearl River CC |

#### Incoming recruits
## Game log

2025 LSU Tigers Baseball Game Log (21–1) :
Regular Season (21–1) :
February (9–1) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | SEC | Source |
| February 14 | SECN+ | Purdue Fort Wayne* | No. 3 | Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA | W 14–0 | Anderson (1–0) | Fischer (0–1) | None | 11,456 | 1–0 | — | Report |
| February 15 | SECN+ | Purdue Fort Wayne* | No. 3 | Alex Box Stadium | W 10–1 | Eyanson (1–0) | Danielson (0–1) | None | 10,964 | 2–0 | — | Report |
| February 16 | SECN+ | Purdue Fort Wayne* | No. 3 | Alex Box Stadium | W 8–1 | Shores (1–0) | Walters (0–1) | None | 10,803 | 3–0 | — | Report |
| February 18 | SECN+ | Southern* | No. 3 | Alex Box Stadium | W 13–1$^7$ | Ware (1–0) | Prosper (0–1) | None | 9,720 | 4–0 | — | Report |
| February 21 | SECN+ | Omaha* | No. 3 | Alex Box Stadium | W 4–2 | Anderson (2–0) | Curtis (0–1) | Evans (1) | 10,343 | 5–0 | — | Report |
| February 22 | SECN+ | Omaha* | No. 3 | Alex Box Stadium | L 3–4 | Gainer (2–0) | Fontenot (0–1) | Dreher (1) | 10,318 | 5–1 | — | Report |
| February 22 | SECN+ | Omaha* | No. 3 | Alex Box Stadium | W 12–1 | Shores (2–0) | Hood (0–2) | None | 10,120 | 6–1 | — | Report |
| February 24 | SECN+ | Nicholls* | No. 2 | Alex Box Stadium | W 13–3$^7$ | Schmidt (1–0) | Harper (1–1) | None | 10,030 | 7–1 | — | Report |
| College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field ||||||||||||||
| February 26 | FloSports | vs. No. 19 Dallas Baptist* | No. 2 | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 7–3 | Cowan (1–0) | Borberg (0–1) | Evans (2) | 5,794 | 8–1 | — | Report |
| Friso College Baseball Classic ||||||||||||||
| February 28 | D1B+ | vs. Kansas State* | No. 2 | Riders Field Frisco, TX | W 8–5$^{10}$ | Evans (1–0) | Dean (1–1) | None | N/A | 9–1 | — | Report |
March (12–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | SEC | Source |
| Friso College Baseball Classic ||||||||||||||
| March 1 | D1B+ | vs. Nebraska* | No. 2 | Riders Field | W 11–6 | Eyanson (2–0) | Jasa (0–1) | None | 11,003 | 10–1 | — | Report |
| March 2 | D1B+ | vs. Sam Houston State* | No. 2 | Riders Field | W 12–8 | Shores (3–0) | Zaruba (0–1) | Noot (1) | 6,876 | 11–1 | — | Report |
| March 4 | SECN+ | North Dakota State* | No. 1 | Alex Box Stadium | W 11–9 | Cowan (2–0) | Lachenmayer (0–1) | Evans (3) | 9,892 | 12–1 | — | Report |
| March 5 | SECN+ | North Dakota State* | No. 1 | Alex Box Stadium | W 13–3$^7$ | Schmidt (2–0) | Shupe (0–1) | None | 10,446 | 13–1 | — | Report |
| March 7 | SECN+ | North Alabama* | No. 1 | Alex Box Stadium | W 13–2$^7$ | Anderson (3–0) | Parrish (0–4) | None | 10,747 | 14–1 | — | Report |
| March 8 | SECN+ | North Alabama* | No. 1 | Alex Box Stadium | W 6–2 | Eyanson (3–0) | Patterson (1–2) | Cowan (1) | 10,226 | 15–1 | — | Report |
| March 9 | SECN+ | North Alabama* | No. 1 | Alex Box Stadium | W 11–5 | Shores (4–0) | Pingeton (1–2) | None | 10,817 | 16–1 | — | Report |
| March 11 | SECN+ | Xavier* | No. 1 | Alex Box Stadium | W 18–4$^7$ | Schmidt (3–0) | DeTienne (0–1) | None | 10,266 | 17–1 | — | Report |
| March 14 | WBRZ | Missouri | No. 1 | Alex Box Stadium | W 12–5 | Anderson (4–0) | Lohse (0–3) | None | 11,741 | 18–1 | 1–0 | Report |
| March 15 | SECN+ | Missouri | No. 1 | Alex Box Stadium | W 7–6 | Ware (2–0) | Libbert (1–2) | Evans (4) | 11,675 | 19–1 | 2–0 | Report |
| March 16 | SECN+ | Missouri | No. 1 | Alex Box Stadium | W 10–5 | Ware (3–0) | Drew (2–1) | None | 10,803 | 20–1 | 3–0 | Report |
| March 18 | SECN+ | New Orleans* | No. 2 | Alex Box Stadium | W 11–1$^7$ | Noot (1–0) | Clayton (1–1) | None | 10,424 | 21–1 | — | |
| March 21 | SECN | at No. 8 Texas | No. 2 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX | | | | | | | | |
| March 22 | SECN+ | at No. 8 Texas | No. 2 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field | | | | | | | | |
| March 23 | SECN+ | at No. 8 Texas | No. 2 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field | | | | | | | | |
| March 25 | SECN+ | Louisiana* | | Alex Box Stadium | | | | | | | — | |
| March 27 | SECN | Mississippi State | | Alex Box Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| March 28 | SECN+ | Mississippi State | | Alex Box Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| March 29 | SECN+ | Mississippi State | | Alex Box Stadium | | | | | | | | |
April (0–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Stadium | SEC |
| April 1 | SECN+ | Louisiana Tech* | Alex Box Stadium | — |
| April 3 | ESPN2 | at Oklahoma | L. Dale Mitchell Park Norman, OK | |
| April 4 | SECN+ | at Oklahoma | L. Dale Mitchell Park | |
| April 5 | SECN+ | at Oklahoma | L. Dale Mitchell Park | |
| April 8 | ESPN+ | at Nicholls* | Ray Didier Field Thibodaux, LA | — |
| April 11 | SECN+ | at Auburn | Plainsman Park Auburn, AL | |
| April 12 | SECN+ | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | |
| April 13 | SECN+ | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | |
| April 15 | SECN+ | McNeese* | Alex Box Stadium | — |
| April 17 | SECN+ | Alabama | Alex Box Stadium | |
| April 18 | SECN+ | Alabama | Alex Box Stadium | |
| April 19 | SECN | Alabama | Alex Box Stadium | |
| April 22 | SECN+ | Northwestern State* | Alex Box Stadium | — |
| April 25 | SECN+ | Tennessee | Alex Box Stadium | |
| April 26 | ESPNU | Tennessee | Alex Box Stadium | |
| April 27 | SECN | Tennessee | Alex Box Stadium | |
| April 29 | SECN+ | Southeastern Louisiana* | Alex Box Stadium | — |
May (0–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Stadium | SEC |
| May 2 | SECN+ | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX | |
| May 3 | SECN+ | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | |
| May 4 | SECN+ | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | |
| May 6 | SECN+ | Grambling State* | Alex Box Stadium | — |
| May 9 | SECN+ | Arkansas | Alex Box Stadium | |
| May 10 | SECN | Arkansas | Alex Box Stadium | |
| May 11 | SECN | Arkansas | Alex Box Stadium | |
| May 15 | SECN | at South Carolina | Founders Park Columbia, SC | |
| May 16 | SECN+ | at South Carolina | Founders Park | |
| May 17 | SECN+ | at South Carolina | Founders Park | |
Postseason (0–0) :
SEC tournament (0–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | SECT Record | Source |
| May 20–25 | | vs. TBD | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | | | | | | | | |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold =LSU team member   * Non-conference game Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :

## Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2025 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule :
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | VAN | Tm | SR | SW |
| ALA | 3–0 | | . | 4/6 | 5/17 | 5/11 | . | 4/19 | 4/13 | 4/27 | 3/30 | . | . | 3/23 | . | 3–0 | 5/4 | ALA | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| ARK | 2–1 | . | | . | 4/27 | 4/13 | . | 5/11 | . | 4/6 | . | 2–1 | 3/23 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 4/19 | 3/30 | ARK | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| AUB | 2–1 | 4/6 | . | | . | 3/30 | 3/23 | 4/13 | 4/27 | . | . | 5/17 | 5/11 | 5/4 | 4/19 | . | 2–1 | AUB | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| FLA | 0–3 | 5/17 | 4/27 | . | | 3/23 | . | . | 4/20 | 4/13 | . | 3/30 | 5/4 | 0–3 | 5/11 | . | 4/6 | FLA | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| UGA | 2–1 | 5/11 | 4/13 | 3/30 | 3/23 | | 2–1 | . | . | 5/4 | 4/27 | . | . | . | 4/6 | 5/17 | 4/19 | UGA | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| KEN | 1–2 | . | . | 3/23 | . | 1–2 | | . | 5/4 | . | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/27 | 4/20 | 4/13 | 3/30 | 5/17 | KEN | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| LSU | 3–0 | 4/19 | 5/11 | 4/13 | . | . | . | | 3/30 | 3–0 | 4/6 | . | 5/17 | 4/27 | 3/23 | 5/4 | . | LSU | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| MSU | 0–3 | 4/13 | . | 4/27 | 4/20 | . | 5/4 | 3/30 | | 5/17 | 3/23 | 5/11 | 4/6 | . | 0–3 | . | . | MSU | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| MIZ | 0–3 | 4/27 | 4/6 | . | 4/13 | 5/4 | . | 0–3 | 5/17 | | 4/19 | 3/23 | . | . | 3/30 | 5/11 | . | MIZ | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| OKL | 2–1 | 3/30 | . | . | . | 4/27 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 3/23 | 4/19 | | 5/4 | 2–1 | . | 5/17 | . | 4/13 | OKL | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| OMS | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 5/17 | 3/30 | . | 4/6 | . | 5/11 | 3/23 | 5/4 | | 4/19 | 4/13 | . | . | 4/27 | OMS | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| SCA | 1–2 | . | 3/23 | 5/11 | 5/4 | . | 4/27 | 5/17 | 4/6 | . | 1–2 | 4/19 | | 3/30 | . | 4/13 | . | SCA | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| TEN | 3–0 | 3/23 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 3–0 | . | 4/20 | 4/27 | . | . | . | 4/13 | 3/30 | | . | 4/6 | 5/11 | TEN | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| TEX | 3–0 | . | 5/4 | 4/19 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/13 | 3/23 | 3–0 | 3/30 | 5/17 | . | . | . | | 4/27 | . | TEX | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| TAM | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4/19 | . | . | 5/17 | 3/30 | 5/4 | . | 5/11 | . | . | 4/13 | 4/6 | 4/27 | | 3/23 | TAM | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| VAN | 1–2 | 5/4 | 3/30 | 1–2 | 4/6 | 4/19 | 5/17 | . | . | . | 4/13 | 4/27 | . | 5/11 | . | 3/23 | | VAN | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | VAN | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for all games through March 16, 2025.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| Coaches' | 3 | 3* | 3 | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† 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.