1997 LSU Tigers baseball
National Champions
SEC Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record57-13 (22-7 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachJim Schwanke
Pitching coachMike Bianco
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida  x 1713 .5674024 .625
No. 25 Tennessee  x 1713 .5674219 .689
Vanderbilt   1416 .4673124 .564
South Carolina   1317 .4333324 .579
Kentucky   1020 .3332034 .370
Georgia   822 .2672827 .509
Western
No. 1 LSU  x 227 .7595713 .814
No. 2 Alabama   209 .6905614 .800
No. 7 Mississippi State   1911 .6334721 .691
No. 6 Auburn   1712 .5865017 .746
Arkansas   1514 .5173620 .643
Ole Miss   624 .2002231 .415
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
Rankings from Baseball America

The 1997 LSU Tigers baseball team won a second consecutive NCAA championship at the College World Series, and the fourth overall for the school. The 1997 team put on an impressive display of power, hitting an NCAA record 188 home runs, including one in each of the 70 games they played that season.

The Tigers were coached by Skip Bertman, who was in his 14th season as LSU head baseball coach. LSU set a school record for victories, finishing with a 57–13 record, and won their second straight Southeastern Conference championship with a 22–7 overall mark.

Schedule/results

1997 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log
Post-season
SEC baseball tournament
# Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT Record
57[57]May 15Auburn5–2Golden ParkCoogan (11–3)Schoening (5–2)Demouy (5)3,64246–111-0
58[58]May 16Tennessee12–5Golden ParkThompson (9–3)Cosgrove (10–5)-2,57647–112-0
59[59]May 17Alabama12–7Golden ParkPainich (8–2)Bernard (4–4)-4,03048–113-0
60[60]May 18Alabama2–12Golden ParkDaniel (5–0)Berthelot (6–3)-4,26848–123-1
NCAA South I Regional
# Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
61[61]May 22UNC Greensboro14–0Alex Box StadiumCoogan (12–3)Surridge (6–6)-6,65449–121-0
62[62]May 23Oklahoma14–3Alex Box StadiumThompson (10–3)Smith (3–1)Guillory (1)6,57350–122-0
63[63]May 24South Alabama5–11Alex Box StadiumRayborn (2–1)Shipp (4–1)Nakamura (2)6,72650–132-1
64[64]May 25Long Beach State14–7 (11)Alex Box StadiumCoogan (13–3)Petrosian (4–3)-6,68751–133-1
65[65]May 26South Alabama14–4Alex Box StadiumThompson (11–3)Norton (9–6)--52–134-1
66[66]May 26South Alabama15–4Alex Box StadiumPainich (9–2)Sparks (11–1)Daugherty (1)7,04153–135-1
College World Series
# Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
67[67]May 30Rice5–4Rosenblatt StadiumDemouy (6–1)Anderson (10–2)-20,55154–136-1
68[68]June 1Stanford10–5Rosenblatt StadiumCoogan (14–3)Peterson (11–3)-23,86755–137-1
69[69]June 4Stanford13–9Rosenblatt StadiumBerthelot (7–3)Hutchinson (8–4)Coogan (3)22,21856–138-1
70[70]June 7Alabama13–6Rosenblatt StadiumThompson (12–3)Daniel (5–1)-24,40157–139-1

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average
Brandon Larson.381
Eddy Furniss.378
Blair Barbier.353
Hits
Brandon Larson110
Eddy Furniss98
Mike Koerner96
Home Runs
Brandon Larson40
Mike Koerner22
Eddy Furniss17
Tom Bernhardt17
RBI
Brandon Larson118
Eddy Furniss77
Mike Koerner69
Wins
Patrick Coogan14
Doug Thompson12
Joey Painich9
ERA
Chris Demouy3.63
Kevin Shipp4.10
Patrick Coogan4.46
Strikeouts
Doug Thompson158
Patrick Coogan144
Joey Painich72

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