2009 LSU Tigers baseball team

2009 LSU Tigers baseball
SEC Champions
SEC Tournament champions
National Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record56–17 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachJavi Sanchez
Pitching coachDavid Grewe
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 12 Florida x‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 42 22   .656
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 40 23   .635
Georgia ‍‍‍y 15 13   .536 38 24   .613
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 12 17   .414 37 27   .578
Kentucky ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 28 26   .519
Tennessee ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 26 29   .473
Western
No. 1 LSU xy 20 10   .667 56 17   .767
No. 13 Ole Miss x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 44 20   .688
Alabama ‍‍‍y 18 11   .621 37 21   .638
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 14 15   .483 34 22   .607
Auburn ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 31 25   .554
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 20   .310 25 29   .463
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Baseball America

The 2009 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2009. This was the first year for the team in the new Alex Box Stadium.

The 2009 team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his third season at LSU. During his first year at LSU, Mainieri's team posted a 29–26–1 record, but failed to make the SEC tournament or the NCAA tournament. The team improved during his second year posting a 49–19–1 record, while claiming the SEC Western Division Title, SEC Tournament championship, and earned the No. 7 National Seed for the 2008 NCAA tournament. They advanced to the 2009 College World Series.