List of LSU Tigers head baseball coaches
The LSU Tigers baseball program is a college baseball team that represents Louisiana State University in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 25 head coaches since it started playing organized baseball in the 1893 season.[1] The current coach is Paul Mainieri, who took over the head coaching position in 2007.[1]
Since its creation in 1947, three LSU coaches; Skip Bertman, Smoke Laval and Paul Mainieri have led the Tigers to the College World Series with Bertman and Mainieri winning six national championships.[2] Seven coaches have won conference championships with LSU: Harry Rabenhorst, A. L. Swanson, Ray Didier, Jim Smith, Bertman, Laval and Mainieri have all won Southeastern Conference championships.[2]
Skip Bertman is the all-time leader in games coached (1,203) and total wins (870). Harry Rabenhorst is the all-time leader in seasons coached (27). E. B. Young has the highest winning percentage of any Tiger coach with a 1–0–0 record (1.000) in his one season at LSU. Moon Ducote has the lowest winning percentage (.308) in his one season at LSU.[1]
In 2006, Bertman was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.[3]
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# | Name | Term[A 8] | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PA | PW | PL | WA | WW | WL | DCs | CCs | CTs | NCs | Awards[A 9] |
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1 | E. B. Young | 1893 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
2 | No coach | 1895 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
3 | E. A. Scott | 1897 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
4 | Allen Jeardeau | 1898 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
5 | C. V. Cusachs | 1899 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
6 | L. P. Piper | 1900–1901 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
7 | W. S. Borland | 1902–1903 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | .477 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
8 | Dan A. Killian | 1905–1906 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .609 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
9 | J. Phillips | 1907 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
10 | Edgar Wingard | 1908–1909 | 39 | 16 | 22 | 1 | .423 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
11 | John W. Mayhew | 1910–1911 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 0 | .484 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
12 | Robert Pender | 1912–1913 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | .469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
13 | Charles C. Stroud | 1914–1921 | 138 | 75 | 58 | 5 | .562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
14 | Branch Bocock | 1922–1923 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
15 | Moon Ducote | 1924 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
16 | Mike Donahue | 1925–1926 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
17 | Harry Rabenhorst | 1927–1942, 1946–1956 | 475 | 228 | 240 | 7 | .487 | 116 | 145 | 2 | .445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | 0 | — |
18 | A. L. Swanson | 1943–1945 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 0 | .549 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | 0 | — |
19 | Raymond Didier | 1957–1963 | 184 | 104 | 79 | 1 | .568 | 56 | 50 | 1 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
20 | Jim Waldrop | 1964–1965 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 1 | .417 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
21 | Jim Smith | 1966–1978 | 489 | 238 | 251 | 0 | .487 | 102 | 136 | 0 | .429 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SEC (1975) |
22 | Jack Lamabe | 1979–1983 | 249 | 134 | 115 | 0 | .538 | 46 | 55 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
23 | Skip Bertman † | 1984–2001 | 1203 | 870 | 330 | 3 | .724 | 328 | 159 | 2 | .673 | 16 | 89 | 29 | 11 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | SEC (1986, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97); SN (1986); ABCA (1991, 93, 96, 97, 2000); BA (1986, 96); CB (1991, 93, 96, 97, 2000); |
24 | Smoke Laval | 2002–2006 | 320 | 210 | 109 | 1 | .604 | 97 | 77 | 0 | .557 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SEC (2003) |
25 | Paul Mainieri | 2007–present | 849 | 591 | 255 | 3 | .698 | 229 | 156 | 3 | .594 | 11 | 51 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | SEC (2009, 15); ABCA (2009); BA (2009); CB (2009); NCBWA (2015); SBA (2015) |
Notes
- A running total of the number of head coaches.
- LSU was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1896 until 1921, but the conference did not sponsor baseball. The Southern Conference, of which LSU was a member from 1922 until 1932, did not sponsor baseball until 1947. Since 1933, LSU has been a member of the Southeastern Conference.
- Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
- Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I Baseball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1947.
- College World Series appearances include seasons with CWS bids since the tournament began in 1947.
- From 1959–1985 and from 1992–present the west division finish is listed.
- The Southeastern Conference began a baseball tournament in 1977.
- LSU did not sponsor a baseball team in 1894, 1896 and 1904.
- National, regional and conference coach of the year awards.
References
- "LSU Baseball media guide" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 148. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "LSU Baseball media guide" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "LSU Baseball media guide" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 90. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "LSU Baseball media guide" (PDF). lsusports.net. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "LSU Baseball". lsusports.net. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "Louisiana State University". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.