The 1998 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium, and played as part of the Southeastern Conference. The team was coached by Skip Bertman in his fifteenth season as head coach at LSU.

The Tigers won the SEC West and reached the College World Series, their tenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished 3rd after recording wins against eventual champion USC and and two losses to USC in the semifinals.

Personnel Roster 1998 LSU Tigers roster Pitchers 9 - Doug Thompson - Senior 17 - Jason Albritton - Junior 18 - Dan Guillory - Junior 21 - Brian Tallet - Sophomore 26 - Randy Keisler - Junior 28 - Jake Esteves - Senior 30 - Bryan Grace - Junior 31 - Kurt Ainsworth - Freshman 34 - Chris Demouy - Senior 37 - Cody Hartshorn - Freshman 38 - Tim Nugent - Freshman 41 - Brandon Bowe - Junior 42 - Shane Youman - Freshman 43 - Billy Brian - Freshman 44 - Weylin Guidry - Freshman 51 - Matt Colvin - Sophomore Catchers 13 - Clint Earnhart - Junior 22 - Brad Cresse - Sophomore 47 - Jamin Garidel - Freshman 50 - Courtney Hernandez - Freshman

Outfielders 2 - Antoine Simon - Sophomore 3 - Jeremy Witten - Sophomore 10 - Danny Higgins - Senior 20 - Wes Davis - Senior 24 - Cedrick Harris - Freshman 27 - Bryon Bennett - Junior 46 - LaVar Johnson - Freshman Infielders 1 - Josh Dalton - Junior 4 - Blair Barbier - Sophomore 8 - Johnnie Thibodeaux - Sophomore 14 - Trey McClure - Junior 16 - Jeff Lipari - Freshman 23 - Jeff Leaumont - Junior 25 - Chucky Son - Freshman 33 - Christian Bourgeois - Freshman 35 - Tommy Morel - Freshman 36 - Eddy Furniss - Senior 48 - Mike Daly - Freshman

Coaches 1998 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staffSkip Bertman - Head coach - 15th Season Dan Canevari - Assistant coach Jim Schwanke - Assistant coach

Schedule and results Legend LSU win LSU loss

1998 LSU Tigers baseball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Feb 13 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–7 1–0 Feb 14 Southwestern Louisiana* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 15–0 2–0 Feb 17 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 16–5 3–0 Feb 18 Southwestern Louisiana* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 4–7 3–1 Feb 20 at * Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 1–5 3–2 Feb 21 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 12–9 4–2 Feb 22 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 5–7 4–3 Feb 24 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–8 5–3 Feb 25 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–2 6–3 Feb 27 vs * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA(Winn-Dixie Showdown) L 3–11 6–4 Feb 28 vs * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA(Winn-Dixie Showdown) L 5–6 6–5 March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Mar 1 vs * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA(Winn-Dixie Showdown) W 16–4 7–5 Mar 3 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–9 8–5 Mar 4 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 26–0 9–5 Mar 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–1 10–5 1–0 Mar 7 Georgia Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–1 11–5 2–0 Mar 8 Georgia Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–9 12–5 3–0 Mar 10 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–1 13–5 Mar 11 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–3 14–5 Mar 13 at Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 11–8 15–5 4–0 Mar 14 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 7–14 15–6 4–1 Mar 15 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 8–15 15–7 4–2 Mar 17 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–2 16–7 Mar 18 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 13–2 17–7 Mar 20 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–5 18–7 5–2 Mar 21 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–3 19–7 6–2 Mar 22 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 27–6 20–7 7–2 Mar 24 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–3 21–7 Mar 25 at McNeese State* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 13–5 22–7 Mar 27 at Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 7–3 23–7 8–2 Mar 28 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 7–2 24–7 9–2 Mar 29 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 11–6 25–7 10–2 Mar 31 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–0 26–7 April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Apr 1 Nicholls State* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–2 27–7 Apr 3 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–5 28–7 11–2 Apr 4 Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 3–8 28–8 11–3 Apr 5 Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–5 29–8 12–3 Apr 7 vs Tulane* Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA L 8–10 29–9 Apr 10 at McGugin Field • Nashville, TN W 5–3 30–9 13–3 Apr 11 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, TN W 6–4 31–9 14–3 Apr 12 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, TN L 7–8 31–10 14–4 Apr 14 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–5 32–10 Apr 15 at Southeastern Louisiana* Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 9–3 33–10 Apr 17 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–5 34–10 15–4 Apr 19 Alabama Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–3 35–10 16–4 Apr 19 Alabama Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–4 35–11 16–5 Apr 22 vs New Orleans* Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA W 9–5 36–11 Apr 24 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 13–5 37–11 17–5 Apr 25 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 3–4 37–12 17–6 Apr 26 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 1–3 37–13 17–7May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 1 No. 5 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–3 38–13 18–7 May 2 Tennessee No. 5 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 15–12 39–13 19–7 May 3 Tennessee No. 5 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–7 40–13 20–7 May 8 at No. 3 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 11–4 41–13 21–7 May 9 at Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 0–9 41–14 21–8 May 10 at Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 8–10 41–15 21–9Postseason Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SECT Record May 13 (7) Arkansas No. 5 (2) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 4–8 41–16 0–1 May 14 No. 6 (3) No. 5 (2) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 6–0 42–16 1–1 May 15 No. 28 (6) Mississippi State No. 5 (2) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 5–7 42–17 1–2 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Reg Record May 21 (6) Nicholls State No. 5 (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 18–4 43–17 1–0 May 22 (4) Southwestern Louisiana No. 5 (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 15–6 44–17 2–0 May 23 No. 8 (2) No. 5 (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 13–11 45–17 3–0 May 24 No. 8 (2) Cal State Fullerton No. 5 (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–3 46–17 4–0 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record May 30 No. 4 (4) No. 3 (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 12–10 47–17 1–0 June 1 No. 8 (8) Mississippi State No. 3 (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 10–8 48–17 2–0 June 4 No. 4 (4) USC No. 3 (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–5 48–18 2–1 June 5 No. 4 (4) USC No. 3 (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–7 48–19 2–2 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball poll. Only Rankings from April 28 onward are currently available. Tournament seeds in parentheses.

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