2008 LSU Tigers baseball team

2008 LSU Tigers baseball
SEC West Champions
SEC Tournament champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6 final ranking
Record49–19–1 (18–11–1 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachCliff Godwin
Pitching coachTerry Rooney
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Georgia x‍‍y 20 9   .690 45 25   .643
Florida ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 34 24   .586
No. 25 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 44 19   .698
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 15 14   .517 41 22   .651
South Carolina ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 40 23   .635
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 27 29   .482
Western
No. 6 LSU x‍‍y 18 11   .621 49 19   .721
Alabama ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 35 28   .556
Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 39 26   .600
Arkansas ‍‍‍y 14 15   .483 34 24   .586
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 28 28   .500
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 23 33   .411
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 2008 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2008. This was the final year for the team in the original Alex Box Stadium.[2] A new stadium was built during the season and opened on opening day of the 2009 season.

The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his second 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.

In a dramatic turnaround, Mainieri led the Tigers to an unexpected appearance in the 2008 College World Series.

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Baseball to Open Final Season at Alex Box Stadium