The 2000 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium . The team was coached by Skip Bertman in his 17th season at LSU.
The Tigers won the College World Series , defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game for Bertman's fifth and final national championship at LSU.
2000 LSU Tigers roster
Pitchers
10 Chucky Son - Sophomore 14 Tim Nugent - Junior 18 David Miller - Junior 21 Brian Tallet - Junior 23 Chad Vaught - Freshman 25 Jeremy Loftice - Senior 27 Trey Hodges - Senior 27 Ben Saxon - Senior 30 Brad David - Freshman 32 Sam Taulli - Freshman 34 Bo Pettit - Freshman 35 Hunter Gomez - Senior 37 Ryan Richard - Freshman 38 Heath McMurray - Junior 40 Jason Scobie - Junior 42 Shane Youman - Sophomore 43 Billy Brian - Sophomore 44 Weylin Guidry - Sophomore 48 Jeremy Alford - Freshman 50 David Shank - Junior Infielders
1 Ryan Theriot - Sophomore 4 Blair Barbier - Senior 6 Victor Brumfield - Sophomore 8 Johnnie Thibodeaux - Junior 9 Mike Daly - Junior 13 Ray Wright - Junior 16 Jeff Lipari - Junior 25 Brad Hawpe - Junior 29 Mike Fontenot - Freshman 31 Wally Pontiff - Freshman 46 Thomas Evans - Freshman Catchers
Outfielders
2 Antoine Simon - Senior 3 Jeremy Witten - Senior 7 Tommy Morel - Sophomore 12 Billy McBride - Freshman 20 David Raymer - Junior 24 Cedrick Harris - Junior 33 Christian Bourgeois - Junior Coaches
15 Skip Bertman – 17th season 11 Dane Canevari – 10th season 17 Turtle Thomas – 1st season
Schedule and results [ edit ] 2000 LSU Tigers baseball game log (52–17) Regular season (39–17) February (7–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record SEC record February 12 Virginia No. 8 Alex Box Stadium W 8–0 Tallet (1–0) 1–0 – February 12 Virginia No. 8 Alex Box Stadium W 13–2 Pettit (1–0) 2–0 – February 13 Virginia No. 8 Alex Box Stadium W 13–4 Brian (1–0) 3–0 – February 15 SE Louisiana No. 5 Alex Box Stadium W 11–0 Gomez (1–0) 4–0 – February 18 No. 19 Arizona State No. 5 Alex Box Stadium W 8–4 Tallet (2–0) 5–0 – February 19 No. 19 Arizona State No. 5 Alex Box Stadium W 6–5 Saxon (1–0) 6–0 – February 20 No. 19 Arizona State No. 5 Alex Box Stadium L 2–6 Brian (1–1) 6–1 – February 22 McNeese State No. 3 Alex Box Stadium L 8–9 Guidry (0–1) 6–2 – February 25 No. 10 Houston No. 3 Alex Box Stadium L 2–10 Tallet (2–1) 6–3 – February 26 No. 10 Houston No. 3 Alex Box Stadium L 7–11 Guidry (0–2) 6–4 – February 27 No. 10 Houston No. 3 Alex Box Stadium L 2–10 Brian (1–2) 6–5 – February 29 Nicholls State No. 15 Alex Box Stadium W 8–2 Hodges (1–0) 7–5 –
March (13–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record SEC record March 1 Tulane No. 15 Alex Box Stadium W 12–5 Tallet (3–1) 8–5 – March 3 at Central Florida No. 15 Tinker Field L 13–14 Pettit (1–1) 8–6 – March 4 at Central Florida No. 15 Tinker Field W 11–4 Hodges (2–0) 9–6 – March 5 at Central Florida No. 15 Tinker Field W 4–1 Tallet (4–1) 10–6 – March 7 Southern No. 16 Alex Box Stadium W 7–3 Brian (2–2) 11–6 – March 10 Georgia No. 16 Alex Box Stadium L 3–7 Tallet (4–2) 11–7 0–1 March 11 Georgia No. 16 Alex Box Stadium L 8–10 McMurray (0–1) 11–8 0–2 March 12 Georgia No. 16 Alex Box Stadium W 13–3 Saxon (2–0) 12–8 1–2 March 14 at SE Louisiana No. 23 Alex Box Stadium W 11–4 Gomez (2–0) 13–8 – March 17 at Vanderbilt No. 23 McGugin Field W 6–0 Tallet (5–2) 14–8 2–2 March 18 at Vanderbilt No. 23 McGugin Field W 17–4 Gomez (3–0) 15–8 3–2 March 22 New Orleans No. 23 Alex Box Stadium W 17–2 Pettit (2–1) 16–8 – March 24 No. 2 South Carolina No. 23 Alex Box Stadium W 8–6 Saxon (3–0) 17–8 4–2 March 25 No. 2 South Carolina No. 23 Alex Box Stadium W 7–6 Youman (1–0) 18–8 5–2 March 26 No. 2 South Carolina No. 23 Alex Box Stadium L 7–9 Pettit (2–2) 18–9 5–3 March 28 at Centenary No. 17 Sheehee Stadium W 6–3 Brian (3–2) 19–9 – March 31 at No. 7 Auburn No. 17 Plainsman Park W 18–11 Gomez (4–0) 20–9 6–3
April (15–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record SEC record April 1 at No. 7 Auburn No. 17 Plainsman Park L 1–7 Hodges (2–1) 20–10 6–4 April 2 at No. 7 Auburn No. 17 Plainsman Park W 12–10 McMurray (1–1) 21–10 7–4 April 4 at New Orleans No. 12 Maestri Field W 10–2 Tallet (6–2) 22–10 – April 5 Southern No. 12 Alex Box Field W 10–5 Brian (4–2) 23–10 – April 7 Arkansas No. 12 Alex Box Stadium W 12–3 Gomez (5–0) 24–10 8–4 April 8 Arkansas No. 12 Alex Box Stadium W 12–3 Tallet (7–2) 25–10 9–4 April 9 Arkansas No. 12 Alex Box Stadium W 17–11 Scobie (1–0) 26–10 10–4 April 11 No. 9 Louisiana–Lafayette No. 7 Alex Box Stadium W 8–2 Pettit (3–2) 27–10 – April 15 at No. 29 Florida No. 7 McKethan Stadium W 10–4 Gomez (6–0) 28–10 11–4 April 15 at No. 29 Florida No. 7 McKethan Stadium W 9–6 Tallet (8–2) 29–10 12–4 April 16 at No. 29 Florida No. 7 McKethan Stadium L 5–7 Hodges (2–2) 29–11 12–5 April 18 Louisiana–Monroe No. 8 Alex Box Stadium W 12–5 Saxon (4–0) 30–11 – April 19 at No. 29 Tulane No. 8 Turchin Stadium W 21–6 Hodges (3–2) 31–11 – April 21 No. 15 Mississippi State No. 8 Alex Box Stadium L 13–15 Pettit (3–3) 31–12 12–6 April 22 No. 15 Mississippi State No. 8 Alex Box Stadium W 18–15 Tallet (9–2) 32–12 13–6 April 23 No. 15 Mississippi State No. 8 Alex Box Stadium L 3–10 Scobie (1–1) 32–13 13–7 April 25 Northwestern State No. 9 Alex Box Stadium W 13–0 McMurray (2–1) 33–13 – April 28 at Mississippi No. 9 Swayze Field W 12–6 Gomez (7–0) 34–13 14–7 April 29 at Mississippi No. 9 Swayze Field L 4–6 Tallet (9–3) 34–14 14–8 April 30 at Mississippi No. 9 Swayze Field W 9–2 Pettit (4–3) 35–14 15–8
May (4–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record SEC record May 2 at McNeese State No. 10 Cowboy Diamond L 3–4 McMurray (2–2) 35–15 – May 5 at Kentucky No. 10 Cliff Hagan Stadium W 9–0 Tallet (10–3) 36–15 16–8 May 6 at Kentucky No. 10 Cliff Hagan Stadium W 6–4 Pettit (5–3) 37–15 17–8 May 7 at Kentucky No. 10 Cliff Hagan Stadium L 4–7 Gomez (7–1) 37–16 17–9 May 12 No. 18 Alabama No. 12 Alex Box Stadium W 11–4 Tallet (11–3) 38–16 18–9 May 13 No. 18 Alabama No. 12 Alex Box Stadium W 6–4 Gomez (8–1) 39–16 19–9 May 14 No. 18 Alabama No. 12 Alex Box Stadium L 0–14 McMurray (2–3) 39–17 19–10
Postseason (13–0) SEC Tournament (4–0) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record SECT record May 17 vs. (7) Georgia (2) No. 10 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 11–3 Tallet (12–3) 40–17 1–0 May 18 vs. (6) No. 19 Alabama (2) No. 10 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 18–12 Brian (5–2) 41–17 2–0 May 20 vs. (6) No. 19 Alabama (2) No. 10 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 6–5 Youman (2–0) 42–17 3–0 May 21 vs. (4) No. 21 Florida (2) No. 10 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 9–6 Gomez (9–1) 43–17 4–0
NCAA tournament – Baton Rouge Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record NCAAT record May 26 vs. (4) Jackson State (1) No. 7 Alex Box Stadium W 19–1 Saxon (5–0) 44–17 1–0 May 27 vs. (3) Louisiana–Monroe (1) No. 7 Alex Box Stadium W 21–0 Tallet (13–3) 45–17 2–0 May 28 vs. (3) Louisiana–Monroe (1) No. 7 Alex Box Stadium W 5–3 Youman (3–0) 46–17 3–0
NCAA tournament – Baton Rouge Super Regional (2–0) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record NCAAT record June 2 vs. No. 14 UCLA (2) No. 4 Alex Box Stadium W 8–2 Tallet (14–3) 47–17 4–0 June 3 vs. No. 14 UCLA (2) No. 4 Alex Box Stadium W 14–8 Brian (6–2) 48–17 5–0
College World Series (4–0) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record NCAAT record June 10 vs. No. 6 Texas (2) No. 2 Rosenblatt Stadium W 13–5 Tallet (15–3) 49–17 6–0 June 12 vs. No. 5 Southern California (2) No. 2 Rosenblatt Stadium W 10–4 Hodges (4–2) 50–17 7–0 June 15 vs. (6) No. 4 Florida State (2) No. 2 Rosenblatt Stadium W 6–3 Guidry (1–2) 51–17 8–0 June 17 vs. (8) No. 1 Stanford (2) No. 2 Rosenblatt Stadium W 6–5 Hodges (5–2) 52–17 9–0
Schedule Source: [2] Awards and honors [ edit ] Blair Barbier College World Series All-Tournament Team[3] SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[4] Brad Cresse Mike Fontenot College World Series All-Tournament Team[3] Freshman All-America First Team[4] SEC Freshman of the Year[4] College World Series All-Tournament Team[3] Cedrick Harris SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[4] Brad Hawpe College World Series All-Tournament Team[3] All-America Second Team[4] SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[4] Trey Hodges Bo Pettit Freshman All-America Honorable Mention[4] Wally Pontiff Freshman All-America Honorable Mention[4] SEC Tournament Most Outstanding Player[4] SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[4] Brian Tallet All-America Second Team[4] SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team[4] Ryan Theriot College World Series All-Tournament Team[3] Tigers in the 2000 MLB draft [ edit ] The following members of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2000 Major League Baseball draft .[5]
References [ edit ]
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons National Championships in underline ; College World Series appearances in italics