1989 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 1989 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 1989 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 sixth season as head coach at LSU.

The Tigers reached the College World Series, their third appearance in Omaha, where they finished 4th after wins against and Miami (FL) and losses to Miami and eventual runner-up Texas.

Personnel Roster 1989 LSU Tigers roster Pitchers 2 - Greg Naquin - Senior 14 - Jason Wall - Junior 16 - Paul Byrd - Freshman 17 - Keith Millay - Freshman 19 - Ben McDonald - Junior 30 - Chad Ogea - Freshman 32 - David Herry - Sophomore 33 - Russ Springer - Junior 37 - Mark LaRosa - Sophomore 40 - Rusty Jenkins - Freshman 41 - John O'Donoghue - Sophomore 42 - Curt Leskanic - Junior Catchers 5 - Mike Bianco - Senior 8 - Gary Hymel - Sophomore 35 - Mickey Mondello - Freshman 39 - Richard Doughty - Junior

Outfielders 4 - Ron Lim - Junior 9 - Todd Waggoner - Senior 11 - Scott Schneidewind - Senior 18 - Jared Mula - Freshman 20 - Matt Gruver - Senior 21 - Kevin Berry - Junior 24 - Craig Cala - Senior 51 - Eric Strovink - Freshman Infielders 1 - Tookie Johnson - Sophomore 3 - Keith Osik - Sophomore 7 - Chris Moock - Sophomore 10 - Glenn Haggerty - Freshman 12 - Pat Garrity - Sophomore 13 - Luis Garcia - Freshman 23 - Phil Espinosa - Senior 27 - Pete Bush - Senior 29 - Mike Graham - Freshman 36 - Wes Grisham - Junior

Coaches 1989 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staffSkip Bertman - Head coach - 6th Season Smoke Laval - Assistant coach - 4th Season Beetle Bailey - Assistant coach Jim Wells - Graduate Assistant Coach - 3rd season Randy Davis - Graduate Assistant Coach Jeff Southall - Graduate Assistant Coach

Schedule and results Legend LSU win LSU loss

1989 LSU Tigers baseball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Feb 11 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–2 1–0 Feb 12 TCU* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–5 2–0 Feb 14 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–1 3–0 Feb 17 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–4 4–0 Feb 18 Mercer* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–7 5–0 Feb 19 Mercer* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–7 6–0 Feb 21 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–3 7–0 Feb 24 vs * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA(Busch Challenge III) W 6–0 8–0 Feb 25 vs * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA(Busch Challenge III) W 10–7 9–0 Feb 26 vs * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA(Busch Challenge III) L 7–9 9–1 Feb 28 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 19–6 10–1 March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Mar 1 Southern* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–0 11–1 Mar 4 at Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN L 1–5 11–2 0–1 Mar 4 at Tennessee Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 7–0 12–2 1–1 Mar 5 at Tennessee Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 9–3 13–2 2–1 Mar 8 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–1 14–2 Mar 11 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–0 15–2 3–1 Mar 12 Florida Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–7 16–2 4–1 Mar 12 Florida Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 2–1 17–2 5–1 Mar 14 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–3 18–2 Mar 15 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–8 19–2 Mar 16 St. John's* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–5 20–2 Mar 18 at Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 11–7 21–2 6–1 Mar 19 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 15–0 22–2 7–1 Mar 19 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 9–12 22–3 7–2 Mar 23 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–5 23–3 Mar 24 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–3 24–3 Mar 25 Stephen F. Austin* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–1 25–3 Mar 26 at * Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, LA W 4–3 26–3 Mar 28 at * Moore Family Field • Lafayette, LA W 4–1 27–3 Mar 30 Tulane* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–3 28–3 April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Apr 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–6 29–3 8–2 Apr 1 Alabama Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 13–6 30–3 9–2 Apr 2 Alabama Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–1 31–3 10–2 Apr 5 Southern* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–4 32–3 Apr 8 at Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 11–5 33–3 11–2 Apr 8 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 4– 34–3 12–2 Apr 9 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 1–2 34–4 12–3 Apr 11 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–1 35–4 Apr 12 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 4–7 35–5 Apr 15 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 3–4 35–6 12–4 Apr 15 Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 3–4 35–7 12–5 Apr 16 Mississippi State Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 19–9 36–7 13–5 Apr 19 Southwestern Louisiana* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 6–9 36–8 Apr 20 at Northwestern State* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 14–6 37–8 Apr 22 at Foley Field • Athens, GA W 7–1 38–8 14–5 Apr 22 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA W 4–3 39–8 15–5 Apr 23 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA L 2–4 39–9 15–6 Apr 25 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–6 40–9 Apr 26 at New Orleans* Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA W 5–1 41–9 Apr 29 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–10 42–9 16–6 Apr 29 Vanderbilt Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–4 43–9 17–6 Apr 30 Vanderbilt Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–9 43–10 17–7May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 6 at Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 0–1 43–11 17–8 May 6 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 8–12 43–12 17–9 May 7 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 8–1 44–12 18–9Postseason Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SECT Record May 11 (5) Georgia (2) Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 6–3 45–12 1–0 May 12 (3) Florida (2) Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 6–8 45–13 1–1 May 13 (6) Auburn (2) Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 5–8 45–14 1–2May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 19 * Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 17–2 46–14 May 20 Louisiana Tech* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–1 47–14 May 21 Louisiana Tech* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–5 48–14 Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Reg Record May 25 (5) (2) Olsen Field • College Station, TX W 12–10 49–14 1–0 May 26 (3) (2) Olsen Field • College Station, TX L 4–6 49–15 1–1 May 27 (5) UNLV (2) Olsen Field • College Station, TX W 13–8 50–15 2–1 May 27 (3) South Alabama (2) Olsen Field • College Station, TX W 6–5 51–15 3–1 May 28 (1) (2) Olsen Field • College Station, TX W 13–5 52–15 4–1 May 28 (1) Texas A&M (2) Olsen Field • College Station, TX W 5–4 53–15 5–1 Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 3 (3) Miami (FL) (6) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–5 53–16 0–1 June 4 (7) (6) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 8–5 54–16 1–1 June 6 (3) Miami (FL) (6) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–3 55–16 2–1 June 8 (2) Texas (6) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 12–7 55–17 2–2

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