1997 LSU Tigers baseball team

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
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida  x‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 40 24   .625
No. 25 Tennessee  x‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 42 19   .689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 31 24   .564
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 33 24   .579
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 20 34   .370
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 28 27   .509
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍‍ 22 7   .759 57 13   .814
No. 2 Alabama  ‍‍ 20 9   .690 56 14   .800
No. 7 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 19 11   .633 47 21   .691
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 17 12   .586 50 17   .746
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 15 14   .517 36 20   .643
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 24   .200 22 31   .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.