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1997 LSU Tigers baseball team

1997 LSU Tigers baseball
Louisiana State University (block logo).svg
National Champions
SEC Champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division West
1997 record 57-13 (22-7 SEC)
Head coach Skip Bertman
Hitting coach Jim Schwanke
Pitching coach Mike Bianco
Home stadium Alex Box Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
#16 Florida x 17 13   .567     40 24   .625
#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
#1 LSU x 22 7   .759     57 13   .814
#2 Alabama 20 9   .690     56 14   .800
#7 Mississippi State 19 11   .633     47 21   .691
#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
‡ – 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.


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