MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 02004LSU 20 Alex Box Stadium nbtutdve ftepaigfed Theproject beganin unobstructed view oftheplaying field. moved behindtheseatingareas inorder togiveallfansan astwo ofthefacility'slighttowerswere Stadium in1997, the left-fieldbleachers. complementingasimilarfacilitybehind right-field bleachers, opportunity toenjoy aconcessions/picnicarea behindthe in 1998hadforthefirsttime 7,760. increasing seatingcapacityto installed inleft-centerfield, Bleacherswere then center field. from left-centerfieldtoright- stadium scoreboard was moved baseball fans. comfort andenjoyment of LSU projects designedtoenhancethe “TheBox” undergoes facility-improvement Eachyear, ment. one ABCA HallofFame tourna- two NCAA superregional seriesand regional tournaments, 15NCAA of fourSoutheasternConference tournaments, ithasbeenthesite Since1985, and foritsmodernrenovations. 1984. watched the Tigers play at"TheBox"since Atotalof3,150,324patrons have Stadium. attracted over three millionfansto Alex Box from 1996-2003. 1 andNo. 3in1994and1995, No. in 1993, 4 No. 6in1992, No. 5in1991, finishing No. attendance leadersforthepast13seasons, attendance fortheeighthstraight year. LSU finishedfirstinthenationoverall record 291,676fansto Alex BoxStadiumas minor-league clubs. stadium have madeitcomparable tothatofmostprofessional A nw sa xeln aiiy recent effortstoupgrade the known asanexcellentfacility, Always a storiedhistory whichspansseveral decades. has thehomeofLSUFighting Tigers, lex BoxStadium, A majorrenovation project was completedat Alex Box Visitors to Alex BoxStadium the Prior tothe1999season, The stadiumisrecognized bothforitsold-fashionedcharm the Tigers Over thepast20seasons, LSU hasbeenamongthenation's the Tigers drew anNCAA- Last season, houses LSU’s Championshiptrophies. fiveNCAA truly believeappreciated theirperformance." have ourplayersplayinfrontofacrowdthatI I'mgladto the difficultyofplayingthisgame. leads metobelievethattheytrulydoappreciate weekend tojustexcellenceandoutstandingplay to saythatthewayfanshaveresponded all Iwant specialcrowdoutthere. that isaspecial, . . the premiere crowdinallofcollegebaseball. "I wanttocommendwhatItrulybelievemaybe The squadroominAlex Box Stadium - Baylor CoachSteve Smithafterthe2003 NCAA Super Regional inAlex SuperRegional Box Stadium NCAA etr tt-fteatsudsse,luminous fieldlighting, astate-of-the-art soundsystem, center, built beneaththegrandstand. andanew concessions standwas room facilitieswere enlarged, thestadium'srest- In1987, make room foradditionalbleachers. andthestadium's rightfieldfencewas moved to was expanded, Thepress box structed in1986alongwithanew outfieldfence. hi-akgl et,a mie'desn om terrace-level anumpires' dressing room, chair-back goldseats, base. stands above the right fieldwall asatestamenttoLSU’s base- It was unveiled in Alex BoxStadiumpriortothe ‘97 season. 1997. remaining two towerswere moved inFebruary, The whentwo ofthefourlighttowerswere moved. 1996, April, "The Box"alsofeatures amodernscoreboard andmessage n19,thestadiumfeatured theinstallationofexpanded In 1992, billboard depicting LSU’sThe NCAA titles “Intimidator” with additionalbleacherseatingbehindfirst outfield drainage system was installedalong anadvanced In1993, seats inthegrandstand. alongwithadditionalchair-back and lounge, renovated andexpandedplayers' lockerroom ter field. 1995 witha15-foothitters'backdrop incen- Anew outfieldfencewas installedin games. allows fanstotailgatebefore andduring parking area behind theoutfieldfencewhich ers' meetingroom anda"HomeRun Village" the stadiuminpastdecadeincludeaplay- Someoftheother additionsto ball excellence. n19,"TheBox"featured afreshly In 1994, 95 the Tigers' lockerroom was 1985, In arrival in1983ofSkipBertman. resemble itspresent formwiththe left-field bleachers. playground/picnic area behindthe the constructionofa tion ofanew grandstand roof and 1991 seasonincludedtheinstalla- Renovations forthe left-field wall. dugout andbleachersbehindthe seating above the third-base were installed. dressing room andaplayers' lounge acoaches' equipped training room, andafully- given afacelift, Larger dugoutswere con- The stadiumbeganto INTRO THIS IS LSU an underground field sprinkler system, a beautifully landscaped entrance- Alex Box way and spacious restroom facilities. Originally a 2,500-seat facility, the concrete and steel grandstand of (1920-1943) Alex Box Stadium was completed in 1938. Funding came from the Works Progress Administration, a federally sponsored agency which constructed LSU's baseball stadium was named in 1943 for Alex public athletic facilities, among other such projects. Box, a letterman on the 1942 In its first two years, Alex Box Stadium was the site of team. Box was killed while PREVIEW for the New York Giants. Such legendary baseball figures as , Carl fighting in North Africa during Hubbell, and Dick Bartell were on hand with the Giants. World War II. Simeon Alex Box was born August 5, 1920, in Stadium Information Total Attendance in Quitman, Miss., and attended George S. Gardiner High School in Laurel, Miss. Box came Seating Capacity ...... 7,760 Alex Box Stadium (1984-2003) to LSU in 1938 and majored in petroleum engi- Playing Field Distances YEAR DATES ATT. AVG. neering. He also played football and baseball, Foul Lines ...... 330 ft. 1984 24 22,021 918 Power Alleys ...... 365 ft. 1985 25 40,746 1,630 served as vice president of the junior class in Center ...... 405 ft. 1986 34 81,075 2,385 engineering and was a member of several profes- TIGERS Height of Fence . . . .10 ft. 1987 27 46,084 1,707 sional societies. In center field . . . . .15 ft. 1988 27 46,831 1,734 Box pursued his advanced ROTC studies in Playing Surface ...... natural grass 1989 33 65,781 1,993 the engineering regiment. A handsome, popular 1990 30 78,616 2,621 figure on campus, he met and developed a close Tournaments Hosted 1991 37 113,832 3,077 relationship with Earle Hubert, an attractive NCAA Regional Tournaments (14): 1992 34 114,937 3,381 member of Delta Zeta sorority from Plaquemine, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1993 39 137,306 3,521 La. They had an understanding that she would 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 1994 33 143,595 4,351 complete her elementary education degree while CO

2001, 2002, 2003 1995 36 148,995 4,139 he was serving in the military; then, they would A 1996 39 226,805 5,816 later marry. Tragically, the terrors of warfare CHES NCAA Super Regional Series (2): 1997 39 252,864 6,484 2000, 2003 changed those plans. 1998 35 232,597 6,645 After being commissioned in the U.S. Army, SEC Tournaments (4): 1985, 1986, 1999 38 271,888 7,154 Box made short stops at camps in Florida and 1991, 1993 2000 39 286,874 7,355 Pennsylvania and went on to England in August, 2001 37 276,622 7,476 ABCA Hall of Fame Tournament (1): 1991 1942. He was posted to the First Infantry 2002 36 271,179 7,532 Division, called the "Big Red One" in North REVIEW LSU Record in 2003 39 291,676 7,478 Africa. Lieutenant Box, a tank commander, dis- Totals 681 3,150,324 4,626 Alex Box Stadium (1984-2003) played his heroism on November 9, 1942, when YEAR GAMES W-L-T PCT. 2003 National Attendance Leaders he risked his life in helping destroy six enemy 1984 31 23-8 .742 machine gun nests and an artillery emplacement (regular-season games only) 1985 34 31-3 .912 near Arcole, Algeria. His brave acts earned him 1. LSU 245,813 1986 43 38-5 .884 the Distinguished Service Cross, the Army's sec- 2. Mississippi State 201,015 1987 35 30-5 .857 ond-highest decoration. 3. Texas 188,959 1988 33 27-6 .818 Only two months later, there was a fierce 4. Texas A&M 179,720 HIST 1989 36 31-5 .861 5. Alabama 163,549 battle in Tunisia, and Box's tank was shredded by 1990 37 32-5 .865 6. Nebraska 150,459 a German mine. He was killed instantly on 1991 43 33-10 .767 OR 7. Florida State 135,220 February 19, 1943, at the age of 22. Brigadier 1992 38 30-8 .789 8. Rice 119,479 General Theodore Roosevelt, wrote a letter of Y 1993 43 34-8-1 .802 9. Arizona State 113,580 condolence to Box's mother, Mattie, saying "the 1994 35 28-7 .800 10. Clemson 109,696 deeds and death of your son have gone to make 1995 36 28-8 .777 up the spiritual background that is this country." 1996 39 32-7 .821 Laurel, Miss., superintendent of schools R.H. 1997 40 36-4 .900 RECORDS Watkins eulogized Box as a “perfect example of an 1998 35 32-3 .914 athlete, a Christian gentleman, a scholar and a 1999 38 27-11 .711 2000 39 28-11 .718 soldier . . . His beautiful life may be compared to 2001 37 27-10 .730 a great piece of music which ends on a high 2002 36 28-8 .778 note.” 2003 39 30-8-1 .782 On the LSU campus, there was a sponta- Totals 747 605-140-2 .811 neous movement that spring to commemorate his sacrifice in some tangible way. At its May meeting, the LSU Board of Supervisors voted TOP 10 ALEX BOX STADIUM ATTENDANCE FIGURES unanimously to named the baseball stadium for LSU ATTENDANCE OPPONENT DATE SCORE Box. That was considered such an unusual deci- 1. 8622 Louisiana-Lafayette 4/11/00 LSU, 8-2 sion that the student newspaper, The Reveille, 2. 8512 Auburn 5/9/03 LSU, 6-5 observed, "For the first time in the school's histo- 3. 8510 Arkansas 4/27/02 LSU, 8-0 ry, the service and memory of the military hero 4. 8440 Alabama 5/19/02 LSU, 5-1 came to be esteemed so highly that a structure on 5. 8437 Auburn 5/10/03 LSU, 20-3 the campus was named in his honor." 6. 8413 Ole Miss 4/13/01 LSU, 15-2 The Box family made a special presentation 7. 8310 Tennessee 4/26/03 LSU, 10-6 of Alex's personal memorabilia to LSU during the MEDIA 8. 8210 Alabama 5/18/02 LSU, 3-0 1991 baseball season. The memorabilia, enclosed 9. 8180 Mississippi State 4/22/00 LSU, 18-15 in a specially-constructed glass case, is perma- 10. 8132 Northwestern State 2/7/03 LSU, 2-1 nently housed in the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame and Museum.

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Louisiana State University PREVIEW

CAMPUS FACTS

LOCATION: Baton Rouge, La. TIGERS FOUNDED: January 2, 1860 ENROLLMENT: 31,582 PRESIDENT: Dr. William Jenkins CHANCELLOR: Dr. Mark Emmert

CHES MAJOR FIELDS OF BACHELOR’S DEGREES: 73 A MAJOR FIELDS OF MASTER’S DEGREES:

CO 75 MAJOR FIELDS OF DOCTORAL DEGREES: 55

ouisiana State University and Agricultural & Army. Fire demolished the Seminary in 1869 and the Mechanical College has, throughout its 143-year school moved to Baton Rouge. history, served the people of Louisiana, the In 1870, the Seminary was renamed Louisiana State REVIEW L region, the nation, and the world through extensive University. In 1874, under the United States Morrill Act, multipurpose programs encompassing instruction, the Louisiana State Agricultural & Mechanical College research and public service. The University was established in New Orleans. The two institutions continuously develops programs of breadth and quality were merged by the Legislature in 1877 to become Y that make it one of the nation’s outstanding Louisiana State University and Agricultural & OR educational institutions. Mechanical College. The University influences the educational, Construction on the present campus began in 1922 HIST economic, social and cultural loves of its citizens and the first classes were held in 1926. LSU experienced throughout the state – indeed, in some way, it touches major growth in the 1930s and 1940s, expanding its the life of every person in Louisiana. student body, curricula and services. During the 1960s, Because of its designation as a Research I University the University began to place increasing emphasis on – the top category of the Carnegie Foundation’s ranking research. of research institutions – LSU ranks in the top 2 percent Recognizing the importance and extent of

RECORDS of the nation’s colleges and universities. The Research I statewide agricultural activities of unites in the LSU designation is shared by only 59 public and 29 private System, the LSU Board of Supervisors in 1972 universities across the nation. One of only 25 established the Center for Agricultural Sciences & Rural universities nationwide designated as both a land-grant Development. This unit was renamed the LSU and sea-grant college, LSU is also actively pursuing Agricultural Center in 1982. Components of the LSU space-grant status. Agricultural Center include the Louisiana Agricultural

LSU History and tradition began with LSU’s founding in Experiment Station, the Louisiana Cooperative 1853 by the General Assembly of Louisiana as the Extension Service, International Programs and Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Administrative Services. Academy near Pineville, Louisiana. The institution The primary mission of the LSU Agricultural Center opened January 2, 1860. When the Civil War began, the is to conduct research in agricultural and natural school’s first superintendent, William Tecumseh resource development and to provide off-campus Sherman, resigned to assume a command in the Union extension education that disseminates technological, MEDIA

22 2004 LSU BASEBALL FALL FEST is the university's official INTRO "Welcome" for new students, staff, and

faculty. More than 25,000 students, faculty,

and staff come together in the LSU THIS IS LSU

Quadrangle, making it one of the newest

and most anticipated traditions.

Campus Life PREVIEW

economic, and management information to Louisiana LSU, located on more than 2,000 acres in the TIGERS residents. southern part of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is bordered In 1977, the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, on the west by the Mississippi River. The University’s established as the LSU Law School in 1906, was made more than 250 principal buildings are grouped on a an autonomous division of the LSU System. The Law 650-acre plateau that constitutes the main part of the Center provides legal education characterized by an campus. unyielding demand for academic excellence. Its unique LSU and A&M College is accredited by the curriculum, based on civil law as well as substantial of Colleges and Schools. The CO A

elements of common law, provides law graduates with Hebert Law Center holds membership in the CHES qualifications and training for not one, but two legal Association of Law Schools and is on the approved list systems. of the American Bar Association.

Student Recreational Sports Complex REVIEW

he Student Recreational Sports Complex houses Tthe administrative offices of the Division of Recreational Sports. This 112,000 square-foot, $8.4 HIST million facility, which was completed in August 1992, OR provides students and the University community Y with a comprehensive and innovative sports facility that includes: RECORDS • 25-yard eight-lane indoor swimming pool with sun deck • Five basketball courts • Five volleyball courts • One rehabilitation room with two • Nine badminton courts whirlpools

• Twelve handball/racquetball courts • Locker rooms for men and women LSU • Two squash racquet courts • Saunas for men and women • Three weight rooms • Aerobic exercise area with treadmills, • One combination exercise/weight bicycles ergometers, rowing machines, room with aerobic equipment stairsteppers, etc.

• 1/8 mile indoor three-lane jogging • Emergency care/first aid room MEDIA track • Three meeting/classrooms

OFFICAL YEARBOOK 23 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 42004LSUBASEBALL 24 Cox Communications AcademicCenterforStudent-Athletes P of 2002. Renovations were completedinNovember services. aswellanarray ofexpanded latest technology, opportunity forsuccessby providing accesstothe existing centergiveLSUstudent-athletesthebest Improvements tothe but putitattheforefront. only keepitamongthenation’s premier centers– undergone a$15millionrenovation thatwillnot Academic CenterforStudent Athletes has the Asaresult, for furtherimprovements stillexists. theneed times changeandtechnologyadvances, Butas to buildwell-rounded student-athletes. Academic CenterforStudent Athletes hashelped theCoxCommunications more than20years, For possible resources toexcelintheclassroom. support programsupport forall student-athletes.” centerplays amajorrolesupport indeveloping aqualityacademic programsacademic support are measured. Afirst-class academic program“Our academicsupport shouldbethestandard bywhichall Library providing LSUathleteswiththebest half ofthetermstudent-athleteis aramount tothesuccessof “student” Cox CommunicationsAcademic Center forStudent-Athletes – LSUBaseballCoachSmoke Laval Auditorium INTRO

The renovated Cox THIS IS LSU Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes was dedicated in November of 2002. PREVIEW TIGERS ACSA FEATURES

• facility expanded from 10,000 square feet to 54,000 square feet • 75 computer stations

• 14 private computer rooms in a state-of-the-art computer lab CO A

• study rooms and classrooms for private or group study CHES • additional study areas for specialized learning • 1,000-seat auditorium REVIEW

he improvements to the Gym Armory benefit Tthe entire University. The old gymnasium has been transformed into a 1,000-seat auditorium the HIST University uses for daily classes, presentations, OR

lectures by distinguished University guests and other Y

special academic events. RECORDS

Computer Lab

“The project to renovate the Gym Armory illustrates how vision and careful LSU planning can produce a product that benefits the entire University community. The project improves the academic support program for our student-athletes, provides a critically needed auditorium for academic lectures, classes and special events, as well as renovates and preserves a historic and much-loved building.” MEDIA – Chancellor Mark Emmert

OFFICAL YEARBOOK 25 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 62004LSUBASEBALL 26 Academic Success Staff ACADEMIC STAFF Weylin Guidry Lukas Guidroz David Miller Wally Pontiff 2003 SEC ACADEMIC HONORROLL Rocky Scelfo Justin Hill Chad Vaught received hisPh.Dinpsychology2003. Former LSUpitcherBhrettMcCabe Dr. Grooters Roger Executive Director a qualityeducation. designed toassiststudent-athletesinacquiring The staffalsocoordinates academicprograms NCAA andSEC. established by theUniversity, student-athletes complywithacademicrules the academiccommunitiesandinsures that staff actsasaliaisonbetweentheathleteand The toward graduation forallstudent-athletes. the educationaldevelopment andprogress Student-Athletes isresponsible foroverseeing Communications Academic Centerfor TheCox further theathlete’s progress. C Ted White Director academic facilityandcapablestaffto athlete asastudentisanadequate ritical tothedevelopment ofan Mary BoudreauxMary Baseball Counselor Associate Director

Academic Success “The Academic Center for Student-Athletes is a tremendous asset to all athletes. It provides those INTRO tangibles that are necessary to achieve success in a collegiate environment. The Center provides tutors to help you understand your course material, academic coaches who teach you organizational skills, and THIS IS LSU time management seminars to enhance the skills needed in this society.

“In one word, the Center is GREAT!”

– Shaquille O’Neal, LSU basketball player, 1989-92, the 2000 and 2002 NBA MVP for the Los PREVIEW Angeles Lakers and a 2000 graduate of LSU

Academic Success TIGERS THE SERVICES

• Tutoring • Career Counseling and Development • Time Management CO A

• Study Skills CHES • Insure that student-athletes comply with academic rules established by the University, NCAA and SEC

The Goal For each student-athlete to reach and receive the REVIEW highest-quality education and degree. Academic All-American Warren Morris (right), pictured with LSU President Dr. William Jenkins, received a zoology degree in December, 1997. The Responsibility To oversee the educational development and progress toward graduation for all student-athletes. HIST OR Y RECORDS

Rick Greene graduated in communication studies in the spring of 2003. Greene was the top relief on LSU's first national championship team in 1991, and he played several years of .

2003 LSU BASEBALL GRADUATES

Shawn French Billy McBride Jake Tompkins LSU Rick Greene Bhrett McCabe (Ph.D) Chad Vaught Matt Heath Bo Pettit MEDIA

OFFICAL YEARBOOK 27 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 82004LSUBASEBALL 28 Giving Back LSU baseballplayersfrequentlyvisithospitals as part oftheircommitmenttocommunityoutreach. part for thebiggestgameofall-life! student-athletes informationthatwillprepare them bringsLSU Personal Success, Challenging Athletes Mindsfor anacronym for CHAMPS, andsocialevents, projects, service Through workshops, beyond theplaying field. for thechallengesoflife prepare student-athletes by theNCAA tohelp program was developed The CHAMPS/LifeSkills What isCHAMPS? .CommunityService V. Personal Development IV. CareerDevelopment AthleticExcellence III. Academic Excellence II. I. as criticaltopersonalgrowth: focus oftheprogram isonfivecommitmentsviewed andthe out ofthe Academic Centerfor Athletes, The CHAMPS/LifeSkillsprogram atLSUisoperated CHAMPS atLSU college years andbeyond. intheir but alsoenhancesstudent-athletes’growth the student-athleteswithmeetingdailychallenges, theCHAMPSProgram notonlyassists development, By focusingon"real life"skillsandpersonal How canCHAMPShelp? INTRO THIS IS LSU PREVIEW

LSU CHAMPS Program Gets National Honor The LSU CHAMPS life skills program was recently

announced as one of five schools receiving the TIGERS Program of Excellence award from the National Association of Athletic Directors.

A “Program of Excellence”award is designed to rec- ognize Division IA athletics programs that have

established student-athlete welfare as the corner- CO stone of their operating principles. In identifying A

LSU’s CHAMPS program as a “Program of CHES Excellence”, the school had to show:

Student-Athlete Advisory Board • all five commitments of the CHAMPS pro-

The Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) is made gram be in place and demonstrate both sub- REVIEW up on athletes that have been chosen by the coaches stance and longevity, i.e. the program exists and/or athletes to represent that particular team. as a total departmental commitment and is a part of the operating principles of the The student-athletes attend regular meetings on athletics program. their team’s behalf and put forward the opinions and ideas for discussion that are brought to them from • goals and objectives are stated for all coaches and student-athletes. If there is an issue that components which are designed to address HIST is important, coaches and student-athletes are urged the needs of the student-athletes and an OR not to hesitate to inform their representative. evaluation process is defined. Y • staff and budgets are available to support all five commitments of the CHAMPS pro-

gram. RECORDS

• the program shows evidence of marketing the CHAMPS program to the student-ath- letes, staff, university and community. Mike Mallet CHAMPS Director • comprehensive programming is available to all student-athletes in all five areas of the

CHAMPS program. LSU MEDIA Kristen McFadden CHAMPS Assistant Director

OFFICAL YEARBOOK 29 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 02004LSU BASEBALL 30 decades. who served asLSU’s athletictrainer forover four Broussard, MartinJ. honor oflegendary trainer Dr. Thefacilityisnamedin full-service visioncenter. with atraining room equippedwitha the onlyschoolincollegeathletics LSUisalso as anon-sitex-ray room. as well with afull-service pharmacy, of thefew collegiatetraining centers both collegiateandprofessional sportsandisone equipped withthelargest hydrotherapy poolsin TheBroussard Centerfor Athletic Trainingpools. is aswellstateofthearthydrotherapy pharmacy, anin-house facility includeanon-sitex-ray room, Some ofthefeatures ofthe23,000-square foot with thelatestintechnologyandequipment. Broussard Centerfor Athletic Training isfurnished the Focused onaggressive rehabilitation, athletics. L Athletic Training DR. MARTINJ. BROUSSARDDR. CENTERFORATHLETIC TRAINING athletic training facilityinallofcollegiate SU boaststhelargest andmostcomplete Room ontheLSUAthleticDepartmentwebsite. Want toseetheHydrotherapyPools?SeeIPIX360 www.lsusports.net/fb/ipix/fbtraining.htm More Info: Trainer ShawnEddy (right)monitorsthe health ofLSUbaseballplayers.

O virtual touroftheTraining LINK INTRO THIS IS LSU

Strength and Conditioning PREVIEW

he LSU strength and conditioning TIGERS facility was built in 1997 and features Tthe latest in both strength training and cardiovascular training equipment. Measuring

10,000-square feet, LSU has one of the finest CO A

strength and conditioning facilities in the CHES nation. The LSU strength and conditioning team took a new direction in 2000 under head REVIEW strength Tommy Moffitt. Moffitt, who was named the 1999 Collegiate Football Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by the Professional Football Strength and

Conditioning Coaches Society, is in charge of HIST

the LSU strength and conditioning facility, OR located in Tiger Stadium. Y Strength and conditioning can be the heart

and soul of an athletic program’s success, and RECORDS LSU has taken great strides to improve its strength program and facilities.

More Info: LSU LINK www.lsusports.net/fb/ipix/fbweight.htm

Want to see more of the Tiger’s Weight Room? Take an IPIX 360O virtual tour on the LSU Athletic Department web site. MEDIA

OFFICAL YEARBOOK 31 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 22004LSUBASEBALL 32 The CityofBatonRouge iig entertainmentandeducationinthe South. living, becomes oneofthemostattractive citiesfor andBatonRouge Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Mixinanevening atthe Rouge’s finerestaurants. freshly brewed cafe-au-laitatoneofBaton music andagourmetmealthatistoppedwith Cajun excitement ofthemightyMississippiRiver, Combinethiswiththe architecture await. gardens andthefinestexamplesofSouthern formal fragrant honeysuckle, moss-draped oaks, ancient Minutesfrom thecity, Baton Rouge. H tradition practiced toperfectionaround ospitality andcomfortare aSouthern nation at34stories. isthe tallestBaton Rouge, capitolbuilding inthe The state capitolbuildingofLouisiana,locatedin AVERAGE LOW HIGH Average Temperatures: Time Zone: EAST BATON ROUGEPARISH BATON ROUGE Population: ..52.5 ..81.3 ..67.5 . ..227,818 BATON ROUGEFACTS ..421,852 Central The INTRO THIS IS LSU PREVIEW

• The State Capitol building, located in TIGERS

downtown Baton Rouge, is the tallest state capitol in the nation at 34 stories . • Baton Rouge, the capital city of Louisiana, CO

sits on the banks of the Mississippi River. A CHES • The average annual temperature in Baton Rouge is 68 degrees and the city features a semi-tropical climate highlighted by mild REVIEW winter months. • Baton Rouge is just an hour away from the French Quarter in New Orleans and even clos-

er to the million-acre Atchafalaya Swamp, HIST

which is called one of the biggest fishing OR Y ponds in the country.

Southern Travel RECORDS DISTANCE CHART FROM BATON ROUGE: Atlanta, Ga...... 8 hours Biloxi, Miss...... 2 hours Birmingham, Ala...... 6 hours Dallas, Texas ...... 6 hours LSU Houston, Texas ...... 41/2 hours Jackson, Miss...... 21/2 hours Mobile, Ala...... 21/2 hours New Orleans, La...... 1 hour The Mississippi River with all of its might rolls through downtown Baton Rouge. Pensacola, Fla...... 4 hours MEDIA Shreveport, La...... 31/2 hours

OFFICAL YEARBOOK 33 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 42004LSUBASEBALL 34 L n etehls Thestateisknownforits and gentlehills. from swamps andmarshestolushforests Louisiana ishometoalltypesofterrain dotted withhundreds oflakesandbayous, AdjacenttotheGulfofMexico and South. islocatedintheheartofDeep states, The State ofLouisiana culturally andgeographically diverse oneof America’s most ouisiana, boating opportunitiesinthecountry. fishingand some ofthefinesthunting, “Sportsman’s Paradise,”Louisiana offers Dubbedthe relaxed andcasual. yet Theatmosphere iselegant, days. plantations andmajesticoaksofitsearly maintains thestatelyantebellum andstill charm andfriendlypeople, LOUISIANA FACTS of atimelonggone. traditional charm maintains the ropolitan areathatstill The cityisathrivingmet- recognizable inAmerica. skyline isoneofthemost River, theNewOrleans the mightyMississippi Situated onthebanksof CLIMATE: STATE FLOWER: STATE TREE: STATE DOG: STATE BIRD: STATE COLORS: TOADMITTED UNION: NICKNAME: ..Subtropical ...... The Pelican ..The State . . . .Catahoula Leopard Dog Leopard ..Catahoula ...... Brown Pelican ..Brown ...... Bald Cyprus ..Bald ..Magnolia . . . .Gold, white and blue and white ..Gold, ...... Arl3,1812 30, April . The

The State of Louisiana INTRO

The French Quarter of New Orleans joins progressive technology with traditional Southern charm. Take a carriage ride through the heart of New Orleans and discover that even today it still maintains

many of its traditional European roots. THIS IS LSU PREVIEW

Louisiana Lagniappe TIGERS

ATCHAFALAYA: \a-chaff-a-LIE-a\ n. Louisiana’s famed undeveloped wetland.

BEIGNET: \ben-YAY\ n. A tasty French doughnut without the CO

hole. A CHES

BOUDIN: \BOO-dan\ n. Hot, spicy pork mixed with onions, cooked rice and herbs and stuffed in sausage casing. REVIEW Millions of visitors from around the world come to New Orleans ETOUFFEE: \ay-too-FAY\ n. each year to participate in Mardi Gras, a two-week Crawfish or shrimp in a party that includes more than 60 parades. delightfully spicy red sauce.

GUMBO: \GUM-boe\ n. A delicacy • Oak Alley Plantation, built in 1839, is situated between of South Louisiana. A thick,

robust soup with thousands of HIST New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The site of many movies, variations, only a few of which the quarter-mile canopy of giant live oak trees, believed to are Shrimp Gumbo, Chicken OR

Gumbo, and File' Gumbo. Y be 300 years old, is a spectacular site. KREWE: \crew\ n. An organization that puts on Mardi Gras balls • Foods like boiled crawfish, jambalaya, shrimp etouffee, and parades. RECORDS and gumbo make the Cajun and Creole cuisine of LAGNIAPPE: \LAHN-yap\ n. Louisiana the envy of the nation. A little something extra.

PO-BOY: - n. A sandwich extrava- • Last year, an estimated 23.5 million U.S. resident visitors ganza of either shrimp, oyster, roast beef, etc., that's served on came to Louisiana. a crispy-crusted loaf bread LSU called French Bread. • Louisiana is home to Mardi Gras, New Orleans Jazz, VIEUX CARRE’: \vyuh-kah-RAY\ n. Creole culture, stately riverboats and some of the finest The French name for the French Quarter meaning “Old cuisine in the world.

Square.” MEDIA

OFFICAL YEARBOOK 35 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 62004LSUBASEBALL 36 Prominent LSUAlumni Prominent LSUAlumni past andpresent. flagship University continuestobeabreeding ground forsomeofthegreatest mindsintheworld, While LSUcontinuestomake itsmarkontheplaying field,winning41nationaltitles,thestate‘s Seiko Instruments. of is Vice-Chairman Currently LSU in1992. Science degree from orary Doctorate of later received thehon- the 1950sandthen Researched atLSUin Reinosuke Hara Senate in1997. the UnitedStates elected toafulltermin woman from Louisiana Became thefirst Landrieu L. Mary an alumnusofLSU. also Mary Carol Flake, married totheformer Flores is ed in1997. to whichhewas elect- aposition Honduras, Currently president of Flores Carlos Roberto in thepolevault. indoor andoutdoortitles Andrews won theSEC WhileatLSU, School. graduate ofLSUMedical uate ofLSUanda1967 Andrews isa1963grad- orthopedic surgeon. A world-renowned Dr. JamesAndrews oso,Texas. Houston, basedin Exploration, World’s LeaderinOil the Ocean Energy, Vice Chairmanof and currently isthe Graduated from LSU Jim Flores ExxonMobil. President of Executive Vice and currently is Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s degree in in 1963witha Graduated from LSU Longwell Harry Prominent LSU Alumni INTRO Shaquille O’Neal Kevin Faulk Three-time NBA champi- Excelled in both the class- on and 2000 league MVP room and on the playing Shaquille O’Neal joined field as he graduated in the long list of prominent just three years. Faulk is THIS IS LSU LSU alumni when he currently a member of the earned his degree in 2002 Super Bowl General Studies in Champion New England December 2000. Patriots. PREVIEW

OTHER NOTABLE ALUMNI TIGERS • Elizabeth Ashley, actress • Eddie Jones, a 1963 graduate of LSU in • John Ed Bradley, novelist and Sports Illustrated accounting, Jones is currently the writer President/Chief Operating Officer of the Miami • John Breaux Dolphins U.S. Senator . In 2001 he was selected to the LSU CO

• Bill Conti A , Academy Award-winning Hollywood Alumni Hall of Distinction. CHES composer • A journalism graduate from LSU in 1966, • Max Faget, a graduate of LSU in the 1940's, has Thomas O. Ryder is Chairman of the Board of the often been called the “Father of Manned American Express Publishing Corporation. REVIEW Spacecraft.”Faget, LSU’s Alumnus of the Year, • Dolores Spikes, president of the University of designed the Gemini and Mercury spacecraft Maryland-Eastern Shore both of which served a significant role in • Joanne Woodward, Academy Award-winning America’s quest to put a man on the moon. actress.

• Former Louisiana Governor Mike Foster graduated • Seven LSU petroleum engineering alumni are HIST

from LSU with a Bachelor’s degree in 1952. heads of major oil companies. OR • Julie Giroux, Emmy Award-winning composer Y RECORDS

Lod Cook James Carville Graduated from LSU Received both a with a bachelor’s degree Bachelor’s degree and in Mathematics in 1955 Law degree from LSU. and then earned his Carville gained fame in

Master’s degree in Petro the 1990's as the chief LSU Engineering in 1955. campaign strategist for Bill Cook served as CEO of Clinton and Al Gore. Carville ARCO for nine years. also penned a best-sell- ing memoir titled All’s Fair: Love, War and Running

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MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 82004LSUBASEBALL 38 LSU Greats director SkipBertman. No. 20worn byBillyCannon,whilebaseballretired theNo.15inhonoroflongtimecoachandcurrent athletics 23 forPete Maravich, No.50forBobPettit, Jr., andNo.33forShaquilleO’Neal.Football’s onlyretired jersey isthe The five individualsonthispageare theonlymentohave theirjerseys retired byLSU. Basketball hasretired theNo. Retired Numbers players in1997. 10-year professional career andwas selectedasoneoftheNBA’s 50greatest AfterLSUhewentontoa Hescored 50+pointsanamazing28times. Final Four. selected theNationalPlayer ofthe Year in1970afterleadingthe Tigers totheNIT Maravich was with 3,667andforcareer scoringaverage with44.2pointsagame. Nicknamed “Pistol Pete,”Maravich still holdstheNCAA record forcareer points Pete Maravich •#23 Hewentontoasuccessful11-year professional career. to win7-3. broke seven tacklesandreturned it89yards asthe Tigers wenton fielded apunt, 3OleMiss 3-0inthefourthquarterwhenCannon ranked Tigers trailed No. Thetop- Cannon’s mostmemorable performancecamein1959againstOleMiss. Heisman Trophy winnerthathelpedthe Tigers tothe1958nationaltitle. Cannonwas the1959 One ofthetruelegendscollegefootballinSouth, Billy Cannon•#20 NBA history. NBA HallofFame andin1997hewas namedasoneofthetop50players in Pettit isamemberofthe in NBA history toexceedthe20,000-pluspointbarrier. Led LSUtoitsfirstNCAA FinalFour in1953andhelaterbecamethefirstplayer Bob Pettit, Jr. •#50 the LSUathletics director. Bertmanretired from coachingfollowingthe2001 seasonandiscurrently 1988. Korea in squad inSeoul, and was anassistantonthegoldmedal-winning U.S. skippered theUnitedStatestoabronze medalatthe1996Olympics in Atlanta Healso ing the Tigers tofivenationaltitlesina10-year stretch from 1991-2000. guid- Bertmancreated adynasty atLSU, A legendinthecollegebaseball ranks, •#15 he was namedasoneofthetop50players inNBA history. In1997, Year. Athlete ofthe Year aswellSEC Athlete ofthe Year andNationalPlayer ofthe hewas namedthe World’s andin1991, Amateur 13.6 rebounds forhiscareer, O’Nealaveraged 21.6pointsand AtLSU, Lakers tothree World Championships. 2001and2002afterleadingtheLos Angeles 2000 andtheFinalsMVPin2000, Hewas namedMVPof the leaguein Was thefirstpickin1992NBA Draft. Shaquille O’Neal•#33 Steve Van Buren Marie Ferdinand INTRO A halfback for the Tigers from The eighth pick overall in the 2001 1941-43,Van Buren was an All- WNBA draft by the Utah Starzz SEC selection in 1943, helping and a 2002 WNBA all-star. A LSU to an Orange Bowl victory. First-Team All-American in 2000-

An NFL Hall of Famer who 01 and helped the Lady Tigers to THIS IS LSU enjoyed an eight-year career the Elite Eight in 2000 and to the with the Eagles. NCAA Tournament three times.

Y.A. Tittle Ben McDonald A standout quarterback for Named National Player of the the Tigers from 1944-47. Tittle Year in 1989 and he was later PREVIEW went on to a Hall of Fame NFL the first player chosen in the career spanning 15 seasons Draft by where he was selected NFL MVP the . on two occasions (‘57 and ‘62). TIGERS

Jimmy Taylor Todd Walker Tiger All-American fullback in Capped his LSU career as the 1957. Taylor became a Hall of SEC’s all-time leader in hits, eats Famer with the Green Bay runs, RBIs, and total bases.

Packers and was on both Super Walker, who is a member of the CO

Bowl winners under Vince All-Time A CHES Lombardi. Team, led LSU to the national title in 1993.

Josh Reed David Toms REVIEW An All-American, Reed re-wrote The two-time SEC Player of both the LSU and SEC record the Year, Toms has gone on to a books. The winner of the successful career on the PGA Biletnikoff Award in 2001, Reed Tour. Among his PGA Tour finished his career with an SEC victories was a thrilling win at record 3,001 yards receiving. the PGA Championship in HIST August of 2001. OR Y Esther Jones Walter Davis A 21-time All-American while A track Olympian in 2000, Davis at LSU. Won an Olympic gold helped LSU to national titles in RECORDS medal in the 4x100 meter relay 2001 and 2002. The SEC Male in Barcelona in 1992. Athlete of the Year in 2002, he won six NCAA titles and earned a school-record nine All- America honors.

Peta-Gaye Dowdie Pat Henry LSU A 19-time track All-American. Has led the LSU track and field Dowdie was a member of three program to 25 national champi- NCAA Championship teams onships and 19 SEC titles. The during her time at LSU and only coach to win both men’s

went on to compete for her and women’s titles in the same MEDIA

LSU Gr native Jamaica at the 2000 year. Sydney Olympics.

OFFICAL YEARBOOK 39 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 02004LSUBASEBALL 40 Wall ofHonor Wall ofHonor 1trudo h 02mjrlau aealdat Priorto 21st round ofthe2002majorleaguebaseballdraft. Conference Academic HonorRoll. andhewas atwo-time oftheSoutheastern America team, Pontiff was namedtothe2002District VI Academic all- Abiologicalsciencesmajorwitha3.25gpa, and 2002. andhewas the Tigers' startingthird basemanin2001 team, designated hitteronLSU's2000NCAA championship homeduetoheartabnormalities. La., have beenhonored posthumously. Pontiff andSmith their accomplishmentsasvitalcitizens. andthrough university through theirexploitsonthefield, tributes toLSUstudent-athleteswhobrought esteemtothe jersey numbershave beenpaintedonthewall aspermanent Their thecenterfieldwall of Alex BoxStadium. of Honor, and pitcherBenMcDonald-are recognized onLSU's Wall form -third baseman pitcherRobbieSmith Wally Pontiff, Permanent ofTheirAchievements Recognition Pontiff, McDonald,SmithReceive Pontiff was selectedby theOakland Athletics inthe the21-year-old starwas the A three-year letterman, inhisparents' Metairie, 2002, Pontiff diedonJuly 24, Three ofthefinestmentowearanLSUbaseballuni- Wally Pontiff earned2000Academicall-America honors witha3.25gpainBiologicalsciences. Wall ofHonorpriortoLSU's2003seasonopener. Nicholas. Haley; andayounger brother,Terry; ayounger sister, High SchoolinNew Orleans. honor roll studentandall-statebaseballplayer atJesuit .344). 49)andbattingaverage (10th, doubles (tiedfor7th, 254), Top 10listsinthree offensivecategories--hits(9th, in thenation. 11 advanced toanNCAA SuperRegional andfinishedNo. earningsecond-teamall-SEChonorsasthe Tigers 46 RBI, 9inthecountry. pleted theseasonranked No. Tigers reached theNCAA SuperRegionalround andcom- The the NCAA BatonRougeRegionalall-tournamentteam. andhewas votedto earned first-teamall-SECrecognition, He seven homersand58RBI. 2001 withninedoubles, Baseball American by able mentionFreshman all- was namedanhonor- andhe Tournament, Player ofthe2000SEC Most Outstanding Hewas votedthe RBI. seven homersand45 .347 with20doubles, batting national title, Tigers tothe2000 Pontiff helpedleadthe son. LSU forhisseniorsea- Athletics orreturn to either signwiththe sidering adecisionto hewas con- his death, nFbur 3 99 SmithandMcDonaldwere hon- 1999, On February 13, Pontiff's jersey number31was formallyunveiled onthe Pontiff issurvivedSr.; by hisfather hismother,Wally, hewas an Prior tobeginninghiscollegiatecareer, Pontiff completedthe 2002seasonontheLSUcareer sixhomersand He batted.339in2002with20doubles, Pontiff alsohit.347in As afreshman, magazine. Collegiate LSU squadthatwontheSEC team captain ofthe1985 Robbie Smith served as Smithserved Robbie Western Divisiontitle. INTRO THIS IS LSU

Skip Bertman presents Ben McDonald with a plaque Skip Bertman joins the family of the late Robbie Smith in a commemorating his spectacular LSU career. 1999 pre-game ceremony honoring Robbie's achievements. PREVIEW

thropic endeavors, including Special Olympics, Sojourner TIGERS Truth House (prevention of domestic violence) and Child Abuse Prevention. He has also made significant financial contributions during his professional career to the LSU Scholarship Fund. Smith, a trooper for the Florida Highway Patrol, was killed in Miami in July 1997, when a man slammed his car into the back of Smith's parked police cruiser. The 34-year- CO A

old Smith, was trapped inside his car, which exploded on CHES impact on Interstate 95. Smith, a four-year veteran of the Florida Highway Wally Pontiff, a two-time all-SEC selection, helped Patrol, had served with the Tri-County DUI Task Force for lead LSU to the 2000 NCAA championship the 18 months prior to his death. The federally funded pro- gram allows nine state troopers from Dade, Broward and ored in a special Alex Box Stadium ceremony prior to the Palm Beach counties to stop drunk drivers and bring them REVIEW Tigers' game with Texas. Former LSU head coach Skip to jail. For four years, Smith had been a member of the Bertman unveiled two insignias on the center field wall "One Hundred Club," a group of troopers recognized by bearing each player's name beneath the No. 19 -- the jersey the Florida Highway Patrol and Mothers Against Drunk number worn by both McDonald and Smith during their Driving for having arrested more than 100 drunk drivers LSU careers. McDonald and members of Smith's family annually. joined Bertman on the field to take part in the ceremony. Smith came to the LSU baseball program in the fall of HIST McDonald, a 6-7 right-hander from Denham Springs, 1983 as a transfer from Miami Dade South Junior College.

La., capped a magnificent 1989 season by receiving the He pitched for head coach Skip Bertman's first two LSU OR Golden Spikes Award, given by the United States Baseball teams in 1984 and 1985, serving as the '85 team captain. Y Federation to the nation's most outstanding amateur player. Smith earned 1985 all-Southeastern Conference honors, McDonald, who was also named National Player of the Year posting a 6-1 record and a 3.83 ERA in 80 of work. by Baseball America, The Sporting News and Collegiate He recorded 71 and 35 walks in helping the '85 RECORDS Baseball, was the first player chosen in the free-agent ama- Tigers win the SEC Western Division and advance to an teur draft and made his major league debut with the NCAA regional for the first time in 10 years. Baltimore Orioles in September, 1989. Smith pitched in the organization McDonald, who set an LSU career mark with 373 Ks, from 1985 to 1989, and he earned his bachelor's degree established Southeastern Conference standards for single- from LSU in 1989. season strikeouts (202), (152.1) and consec- Smith is survived by his wife Lisa; their twins, Todd utive scoreless innings (44.2). A two-time All-American and Michael and Taylor Marie; his parents David and Brenda a 1988 Olympic gold medalist, he finished his LSU career Smith; and his brother Danny Smith, a former Florida LSU with a 29-14 record and a 3.24 ERA. Highway Patrol trooper now employed by the Coral Gables McDonald, who enjoyed an excellent 10-year major (Fla.) Police Department. Danny Smith pitched at the league career with the Orioles and , also University of Miami when Bertman worked as an assistant lettered as an LSU basketball player. He was a member of coach there. the 1986-87 Tiger hoops squad which advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. McDonald has volunteered his time to several philan- MEDIA

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MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 22004LSUBASEBALL 42 First-Team All-Americans Aaron Hill OA 05 81 .40612925111115272 55 155 65 28 111 42 22 151 54 33 29 245 38 44 50 299 32 98 65 56 47 1 46 68 0 24 6663 SO 6 0 32 0 BB 0 51 67 0 0 91 ER 109 0 139 1 3.34 0 R 3.54 28-12 1 .711 14 0 18 4.37 557 60-56 8-2 5 35 H 28 19 4.36 14-12 TOTAL 4-4 49 52 28 38 ERASV 13-13 1996 CG 0 SB 4-5 IP .775 52 .652 15 14-14 1995 1.98 214 SO W-L 163 SHO .700 180 12-1 19-17 1994 BB 61 22 12 G-GS 18 SPCT. 1993 .396 11 YEAR TB 116 3 1 246 17 Laxton’s HR LSUCareer Statistics 20 21 23 .395 3B 310 1993 First-Team All-American•1993NationalFreshman ofthe Year .400 .393 23 2B 102 Brett RHP--Audubon,N.J. Laxton, 234 AVG. 68 109 76 25 783 101 RBI SO 100 77 85 TOTAL 67 SB 5 BB 257 104.2 H 72 1994 276 SO 11 41 6585 16 1993 ER 250 1 R BB 44 1992 34 157 AB R YEAR 31 RBI 3 72 30 Walker’s LSUCareer Statistics HR H 85 11 1992 NationalFreshman ofthe 0 Year •All-Time College World Series Team 10 19 1993 &1994First-Team All-American•1993College ERASV World SeriesMostOutstandingPlayer CG 3B 1.98 IP 4 Todd Walker, 44 2B--Bossier City, La. 14-0 W-L SHO 2B 6 .362 17-15 18 AVG. G-GS .360 1992 206 26 373 100 YEAR .364 H 133 Peever’s 106 LSUCareer Statistics 71 65 1992 First-Team All-American•1992CollegiateBaseballNationalPlayerofthe 111 Year 569 R 68 Lloyd Peever, 278 RHP--Stonewall, Okla. 133 291 263 145 AB SO 73 308.2 BB TOTAL 202 40 ER 3 72 1990 59 3 144 27 G 5 27 R 1989 4 68 3 28 SB 35 17 124 18 YEAR H 152.1 13 46 21 19 SO 16 96 Grisham’s LSUCareer Statistics 43 3 118.2 IP 24 6 37.2 BB 1990 First-Team 22 11 All-American SHO 0 3.24 8 0 Wes Grisham,OF--Norman,Okla. 16 29-14 RBI 2 31 10 CG 58 0 67 4 62-39 3 HR 57 3.49 8 14-4 TOTAL 11 SV 13 1 2 1 26-21 2.65 13-7 ERA 1989 4.06 4 3B 22-14 2-3 W-L 1 1988 4 7 .2756 2B 14-4 1987 .273 G-GS AVG. 7 28 YEAR 17 27 6895 .333 McDonald’s LSUCareer Statistics .280 H 19 1988 &1989First-Team 40 All-American•1989GoldenSpikesAward Recipient 321 22 Ben McDonald,RHP--DenhamSprings,La. 102 R 27 99 105 35 SO TOTAL 120 54 AB 31 175 1974 73 27 BB 39 46 1973 G 48 17 ER 21 1972 25 YEAR 75 30 18 75 R Miley’s LSUCareer Statistics 13 167 59 27 1974 First-Team All-American 18 H 237.1 79.0 Mike Miley, INF--Metairie, La. 55 1.93 53 22-9 1.82 70.1 IP 88.0 7-2 TOTAL 2.31 10-21.34 1962 ERA 5-5 1961 W-L 1960 YEAR Smith’s LSUCareer Statistics 1961 First-Team All-American Allen Smith,LHP--Maysville, Ky. Kurt Ainsworth Lloyd Peever Russ Johnson Russ Lloyd Peever odWle BenMcDonald Todd Walker ieMlyAllenSmith Mike Miley First-Team All-Americans INTRO

Russ Johnson, SS -- Denham Springs, La. 1994 First-Team All-American • 1994 SEC Player of the Year Johnson’s LSU Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 1992 63 240 61 81 .338 16 3 7 49 29 35 16 1993 71 259 83 92 .355 18 3 8 58 67 24 19 1994 66 234 72 96 .410 26 4 17 74 67 25 26 THIS IS LSU TOTAL 200 733 216 269 .367 60 10 32 181 163 84 61

Scott Schultz, RHP -- Sterling, Va. 1995 First-Team All-American Schultz’ LSU Career Statistics YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 1992 21-10 8-3 2.90 0 3 1 93.1 80 32 31 29 76 1993 23-12 7-3 4.91 3 0 0 66.0 76 43 36 33 52 1994 19-17 12-2 3.26 1 4 1 118.2 112 60 43 29 131 Scott Schultz Wes Grisham

1995 16-15 11-4 3.46 0 6 0 117.0 97 49 45 27 150 PREVIEW TOTAL 79-54 38-12 3.51 4 13 2 398.0 365 184 155 118 409

Eddie Yarnall, LHP -- Coral Springs, Fla. 1996 First-Team All-American Yarnall’s LSU Career Statistics YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 1994 5-5 0-0 10.95 0 0 0 12.1 12 16 15 10 17 1995 16-10 5-0 3.45 0 1 0 60 46 29 23 36 87 1996 19-17 11-1 2.38 0 3 0 124.2 89 37 33 52 156

TOTAL 40-32 16-1 3.24 0 4 0 197 147 82 71 98 260 TIGERS

Eddy Furniss, 1B -- Nacogdoches, Texas 1996 & 1998 First-Team All-American • 1998 Dick Howser Award Recipient 1996 SEC Player of the Year Furniss’ LSU Career Statistics YEAR AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 1995 .326 62 215 30 70 14 1 9 52 15 44 2-2 1996 .374 66 238 69 89 21 1 26 103 46 43 1-2 1997 .378 70 259 77 98 25 0 17 77 58 56 0-3 Eddie Yarnall Brett Laxton CO 1998 .403 67 236 85 95 27 3 28 76 72 40 0-3 TOTAL .371 265 948 261 352 87 5 80 308 191 183 3-10 A CHES Patrick Coogan, RHP -- Baton Rouge, La. 1997 First-Team All-American Coogan’s LSU Career Statistics YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 1995 8-2 2-0 3.72 0 0 0 19.1 15 9 8 3 27 1996 26-10 6-0 4.13 1 0 0 80.2 88 48 37 28 95

1997 25-17 14-3 4.46 3 3 0 125 114 69 62 36 144 REVIEW TOTAL 59-29 22-3 4.28 4 3 0 225 217 126 107 67 266

Brandon Larson, SS -- San Antonio, Texas 1997 First-Team All-American 1997 College World Series Most Outstanding Player Larson’s LSU Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 1997 69 289 82 110 .381 16 2 40 118 21 57 9 HIST Brad Cresse, C -- Seal Beach, Calif. Patrick Coogan Brandon Larson 1998 & 2000 First-Team All-American • 2000 Johnny Bench Award Recipient Cresse’s LSU Career Statistics OR YEAR G AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB Y 1997 45 122 25 27 .221 4 0 9 22 9 49 0 1998 63 232 55 75 .323 13 0 29 90 32 66 0 1999 59 215 52 65 .302 11 0 10 39 26 47 2 2000 69 273 73 106 .388 21 0 30 106 39 51 1 TOTAL 236 842 205 273 .324 49 0 78 257 106 213 3 RECORDS Kurt Ainsworth, RHP -- Baton Rouge, La. 1999 First-Team All-American • 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Ainsworth’s LSU Career Statistics YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 1998 6-0 0-0 4.50 0 0 0 8.0 10 5 4 7 14 1999 22-19 13-6 3.45 1 5 2 130.1 114 65 50 48 157 TOTAL 28-19 13-6 3.51 1 5 2 138.1 124 70 54 55 171

Aaron Hill, SS - Visalia, Calif.

2003 First-Team All-American • 2003 SEC Player of the Year LSU Hill's LSU Career Statistics Eddy Furniss Brad Cresse YEAR G-GS AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA 2001 46-34 134 27 40 .299 5 1 5 36 15 17 6-7 2002 56-54 222 46 73 .329 18 2 9 47 20 20 10-11 2003 68-68 265 68 95 .358 27 4 9 67 47 21 9-11 TOTAL 170-156 621 141 208 .335 50 7 23 150 82 58 25-29 MEDIA

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MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 42004LSUBASEBALL 44 odWle JeffReboulet Todd Walker Tigers intheMajorLeagues Philadelphia Athletics: 1942 1936 LSU: 1933-34, Miss. Columbia, Buddy Blair, 3B Baltimore Orioles:1999-2000 Chicago White Sox:1997-98 :1989-96 LSU: 1985-87 La. Shreveport, Belle,OF Albert New 1919 York Giants:1917, LSU: 1916 Texas Cleburne, A.W. Baird, INF :2001-02 LSU: 1997-99 La. Baton Rouge, Kurt RHP Ainsworth, Cleveland Indians:1967 Cleveland Indians:1965-66 Los Angeles Angels: 1964 Cleveland Indians:1963 Milwaukee Braves: 1953-62 :1950-52 LSU: 1947 La. Coushatta, OF Joe BillAdcock, eraofLSU’sBelow isacompletelistingofTigersintheMajorLeagues,spanningevery 111-yearbaseballhistory. Kurt Ainsworth Manager Player Trey Hodges Russ Johnson Russ Albert Belle Albert Milwaukee Braves: 1960 :1960 :1958-59 LouisCardinals: 1956-58 St. New York Giants:1950-56 1948-49 Boston Braves: 1946, LSU: 1943 Okla. Commanche, INF/OF/P Alvin Dark, Cincinnati Reds:1948-49 LSU: 1938-39 Ben Hur,Va. Walker Cress, P :2003 LSU: 2001 La. Slaughter, Roy Corcoran, RHP Kansas CityRoyals: 2001-02 Philadelphia Phillies:1998-2001 Atlanta Braves: 1997-98 :1995-96 LSU: 1989-91 Ky. Louisville, Paul Byrd,RHP : 1994-95 LSU: 1986 Calif. Fairfield, Jim Bowie, 1B Manager Player Randy KeislerRandy Paul Byrd New York Mets:2002 Oakland Athletics: 2001 Toronto BlueJays: 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 2000 Chicago Cubs:1999-2000 Boston RedSox:1999 :1995-98 Minnesota Twins: 1989-95 LSU: 1984-87 Fla. Venice, Mark Guthrie,LHP Minnesota Twins: 2000 Cincinnati Reds:1999 LSU: 1990-92 Fla. Miami, Greene,Rick RHP Chicago Cubs Kansas City Athletics LSU: 1949-51 Tenn. Memphis, Mark Freeman, P Boston Braves: 1948 LSU: 1944 La. Baton Rouge, John Fetzer, P San DiegoPadres: 1977 Oakland Athletics: 1974-75 Cleveland Indians:1968-71 Kansas City Athletics: 1966-67 San Francisco Giants:1961-64 Brandon Larson Roy Corcoran Roy Brett Laxton Rick Greene Rick Kansas CityRoyals: 2000 Oakland Athletics: 1999 LSU: 1993-96 N.J. Audubon, Brett RHP Laxton, Cincinnati Reds:2001-02 LSU: 1997 Texas San Antonio, Brandon INF Larson, 2000-01 New York Yankees: LSU: 1998 Texas Richards, Keisler,Randy LHP Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 2000-02 : 1997-2000 LSU: 1992-94 La. Denham Springs, Johnson,SSRuss LouisCardinals: 1912 St. LSU: 1910-12 La. Napoleonville, B.Howell,Roland P Atlanta Braves: 2002 LSU: 1999-2000 Texas Spring, Trey Hodges,RHP Baltimore Orioles:1991 Boston RedSox:1989-90 LSU: 1985 La. Crowley, Eric Hetzel,RHP coach from1984-93. as anLSUassistant leaguers duringhistenure tutored 24 futuremajor Head coachSmokeLaval 32 Tigerssince1985. major leagues,including players havereachedthe Forty-six formerLSU Curtis Leskanic Curtis Mark Guthrie Tigers

Tigers in the Major Leagues INTRO THIS IS LSU

Todd Linden Ben McDonald Barry Manuel Warren Morris Lyle Mouton John O’Donoghue PREVIEW

Curtis Leskanic, RHP Warren Morris, INF Jeff Reboulet, INF Philadelphia Phillies: 1995-96 Houston Astros: 1997 Munhall, Pa. Alexandria, La. Kettering, Ohio : 1998 LSU: 1988-89 LSU: 1993-96 LSU: 1985-86 Atlanta Braves: 1998-99 Colorado Rockies: 1993-99 : 1999-2001 Minnesota Twins: 1992-96 Arizona Diamondbacks: 2000-01 Milwaukee Brewers: 2000-01 Minnesota Twins: 2002 Baltimore Orioles: 1997-99 Lyle Mouton, OF Kansas City Royals: 2000 Art Swanson, P Los Angeles Dodgers: 2001-02

Todd Linden, OF Lafayette, La. Baton Rouge, La. TIGERS Bremerton, Wash. LSU: 1990-91 Armando Rios, OF LSU: 1954 LSU: 2001 Chicago White Sox: 1995-97 Carolina, Puerto Rico Pittsburgh Pirates: 1955-57 San Francisco Giants: 2003 Baltimore Orioles: 1998 LSU: 1991-93 Brian Tallet, LHP Dave Madison, P Milwaukee Brewers: 1999-2000 San Francisco Giants: 1998-2001 Bethany, Okla. Florida Marlins: 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates: 2001-02 Brooksville, Miss. LSU: 1998-2000 LSU: 1941, 1943 John O’Donoghue, LHP Connie Ryan, INF Cleveland Indians: 2002 New York Giants: 1950 Elkton, Md. New Orleans, La. Jack Voigt, OF St. Louis Cardinals: 1952 LSU: 1988-90 LSU: 1941 Venice, Fla. Detroit Tigers: 1952-53 Baltimore Orioles: 1993-94 New York Giants: 1942 LSU: 1985-87 CO Los Angeles Dodgers: 1994-96 Boston Braves: 1943-50 Baltimore Orioles: 1992-95 Barry Manuel, RHP A Cincinnati Reds: 1950-51 Chad Ogea, RHP : 1995-96 CHES Mamou, La. Philadelphia Phillies: 1952-53 Lake Charles, La. Milwaukee Brewers: 1997 LSU: 1985-87 Cincinnati Reds: 1953-54 Texas Rangers: 1991-93 LSU: 1989-91 Texas Rangers: 1998 Baltimore Orioles: 1994 Cleveland Indians: 1994-98 Andy Sheets, INF Oakland Athletics: 1998 Montreal Expos: 1995-96 Philadelphia Phillies: 1999 St. Amant, La. Todd Walker, INF New York Mets: 1997 Tampa Devil Rays: 1999-2000 LSU: 1991-92 Bossier City, La. Arizona Diamondbacks: 1998 Keith Osik, C : 1996-97 LSU: 1992-94 : 1998 Ben McDonald, RHP Wading River, N.Y. Minnesota Twins: 1996-2000

Anaheim Angels: 1999 REVIEW LSU: 1988-90 Colorado Rockies: 2000-01 Denham Springs, La. : 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates: 1996-2002 Cincinnati Reds: 2001-02 LSU: 1987-89 Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 2001-02 Baltimore Orioles: 1989-95 Clay Parker, RHP Randy Wiles, LHP Mike Sirotka, LHP Milwaukee Brewers: 1996-97 Grayson, La. New Orleans, La. Houston, Texas Mike Miley, SS LSU: 1982-85 LSU: 1970-73 LSU: 1990-93 Seattle Mariners: 1987 Chicago White Sox: 1977 Metairie, La. Chicago White Sox: 1995-2000 LSU: 1972-74 New York Yankees: 1988-89 Eddie Yarnall, LHP Russ Springer, RHP California Angels: 1975-76 Detroit Tigers: 1990-91 Coral Springs, Fla. Joe Moock, 3B Oakland Athletics: 1991 Pollock, La. LSU: 1994-96 HIST Plaquemine, La. LSU: 1987-89 New York Yankees: 1999-2000 LSU: 1964 New York Yankees: 1992 Cincinnati Reds: 2000-01 New York Mets: 1967 California Angels: 1993-95 OR Y RECORDS

Chad Ogea Keith Osik Clay Parker Jeff Reboulet Armando Rios Andy Sheets LSU MEDIA

Mike Sirotka Russ Springer Brian Tallet Jack Voigt Todd Walker Eddie Yarnall

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MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 62004LSUBASEBALL 46 LSU Statistics ofMLBPlayers OAS42121913.5 082 5 648 325 20 5 SB 83 44 39 SO 85 52 33 BB .614 .597 .638 SPCT. 326 105 259 96 148 53 111 7 SO 128 TB 72 35 22 43 13 24 9 BB HR 119 28 26 32 31 8 2 17 155 ER 3B 40 6 39 42 41 22 335 40 17 SB .648 33 R 2B 121 23 296 50 SO 123 86 372.0 .355 .353 51 158 SO 145.0 AVG. .351 15 107 H 77 99.7 BB 44 49.0 BB 103 62 16 3 RBI 107 41 32 SPCT. 78.3 2 9 138 21 IP ER 53 140 1 149 SO 88 TB 0 12 134 2 27 61 H 10 11 77 23 48 SHO 64 0 2 HR 122 R BB 78 236 2 0 0 44 18 4 85 19 17 100 R CG 59 45 0 3B 422 294.7 7 0 249 SO 1 H ER .361 6 18 131.7 174 1 31.7 2.88 27 23 1 1.99 AB 82 59 2B SV 3 TOTALS 13 BB 30-11 1991 35 2 0 IP 2.80 R 0 AVG. 62 12-6 93 3.12 28 34 1990 117 164 0 0 ERA 97-42 46 12 YEAR 122 11-0 13-16 1 4.48 RBI ER 131.3 SHO Lyle 1-2 Mouton,OF 156.7 6 30.7 H 0 88 118 28 71 W-L 31-1 16.7 TOTALS 5 .250 0 6-3 52 109.3 21-1 H 1993 CG R 0 G-GS .563 63 .555 1 1992 22-10 1 2 IP 1 120 0 165 1991 2 1 R 0 0 0 41 SB 1990 244 1 SV 72 H 51 213 91 1.3 SHO YEAR 3.27 2 12 5 AB 0 SO 94 3.62 1 41 2.56 Mike Sirotka, LHP SO 0 54 25 30-7 0 ERA 3.08 2 9 1986 62 46 IP CG 54 14-2 14-5 64-42 4 YEAR 2-0 BB 0 BB 0 103 38 1 102 25-20 W-L 42 23-20 Jim Bowie, 1B 0 SPCT. 3 3 SHO 16-2 19 .560 115.7 SV TOTALS 0 3.39 0 G-GS 117.0 4.99 0 46 ER 1991 0 139 TB 2.88 3.78 72 1990 16-4 CG 23 ERA 20 0 0 1989 3-1 16 HR 12-3 80 43 8 42-26 YEAR R 1-0 0 0 1 0 373 .250 20-18 .292 W-L Chad Ogea,RHP 41 12-6 SV 7 3 3B .289 19 135.0 10-2 TOTALS 3 0.00 G-GS 2.0 H 71 1990 72.7 1 23 12 96 ERA 3.19 3 2B SO 1989 1 32 .294 0-0 0 1988 202 39 111 15-2 AVG. W-L SV IP 27 YEAR 0 144 BB 0 112 61 3 17 0 29-15 3 60.3 John O’Donoghue,LHP 2-0 40 2 133 SHO 37 RBI 0 G-GS 3 27 1 4 0 TOTALS 31-15 73 ER SHO 93 15-2 0 8 59 3.15 0 263 1989 WP 0 0 28 2 35 H 1988 63 1 0 17 4 CG R 68 18 384 308.7 YEAR 313 4 0 HB 46 248 19 Leskanic,RHP Curtis 128 124 5 0 313 R 7 2 9 H 137 8 0 2.53 SV TOTALS 96 SO 43 9 152.3 3 69 1987 3 AB 141 0.00 0 2.83 76 118.7 2.37 119 1986 15-5 IP 37.7 BB ERA 28 122 18 5-2 1985 46 32 3 0-0 10-3 95 74-0 YEAR SO 32-0 160 24 89 38 SHO ER 59 0 W-L 18 Jack Voigt, 41-0 OF 0 29 8 156 6 119 1-0 BB 40 10 TOTALS 58 CG 38 68 140 G-GS 283 0 8 SB R 3.24 1987 73 4 206 37 35 1986 28 70 ER 109 1 SV 319.3 29-14 17 3.49 15 19 1 1985 63 39 SO 2.65 58 252 14-4 43 62-39 H YEAR 21 .670 121 4.06 2 ERA R 3.35 55 26-21 82.7 13-7 50 Manuel,RHP Barry 72 48 BB 123.3 22-14 75 2-3 392 27 28 W-L 62 IP TOTALS 35 26-14 2.61 77.3 14-4 49 0 SB SPCT. H 98 1989 40 4.24 90.3 G-GS 36 33 .750 49 ERA 20 3.39 93 1988 8-4 24 .708 119 TB 5 6 2.00 144 SO 1987 .507 IP 9-2 42.7 34 172 .434 1 W-L 82-47 6-8 YEAR 0 1 29 11 HR 21-14 76 3-0 21 Ben McDonald,RHP BB 4 0 SHO 202 21 33 25-22 CG 1 0 0 6 2 TOTALS 47 SPCT. 26-8 7 3B 1 32 4 CG 1987 3 .421 46 10-3 3.39 G-GS 0 1 5 7 2 1986 .332 TB .450 107 1 3 SV 1985 4 3.49 20 2B SV 19-10 - 8 0 1984 13 SHO 95 .349 HR 2.95 6 172 - 1 56-35 YEAR 11 9-3 2 4.43 .354 9 ERA AVG. BK - 0 21-14 Mark Guthrie,LHP 7-7 SV 1 247 .273 5 66 0 3B 194 21-15 3-0 30 W-L WP SHO TOTALS - 4 RBI 66 9 149 14-6 1 - .299 1989 HB 67 G-GS 40 2 BK 0 157 6 5 - 2B 1988 86 19 161 1 SO 98 2 WP H 1987 .291 62 41 11 4 AVG. 3 0 585 71 67 208 34 YEAR 63 BB HB .308 40 1 192 Springer,Russ 32 1 RHP 30 43 38 R RBI 313 42 SO 139 243 35 ER TOTALS 41 33 8 150 54 50 41 74 BB 1987 296 AB 2 121 56 R H 36 1986 99 65 48 ER 99 63 1985 4.90 95 94.3 50 H 465 YEAR 58 58 60 R 91.3 16 254 R Belle,OF Albert 61 4.13 44 211 45 IP 19 TOTALS 4.04 65.3 AB 2 H 53 8.20 1986 13 ERA 8 5 4.96 1985 86 5 45 IP 7 4 YEAR L 4 0 105 15 Jeff Reboulet, IF 4 73 W 4 ERA 1 13 21 3.77 TOTALS CG 4 8 21 1985 L 4 GS 9 13 1984 W 10 18 1983 CG A 2 1982 17 GS YEAR 23 Clay Parker, RHP A 1985 YEAR Eric Hetzel,RHP (1985-2003)

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Paul Byrd, RHP YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 1989 27-10 6-2 3.38 1 0 0 90.7 70 46 34 45 73 1990 29-19 17-6 3.84 1 6 1 140.7 147 74 60 52 130 1991 21-18 8-3 4.66 2 1 0 102.3 113 64 53 50 116

TOTALS 77-44 31-11 3.96 4 7 1 333.7 330 184 147 147 319 THIS IS LSU Keith Osik, C YEAR AB R H RBI AVG. 2B 3B HR TB SPCT. BB SO SB 1988 145 18 27 23 .186 7 1 2 42 .290 24 22 2 1989 262 58 78 37 .298 14 1 3 103 .393 39 27 4 1990 268 60 91 65 .340 23 4 8 146 .545 45 35 15 TOTALS 675 136 196 125 .290 44 6 13 291 .431 108 84 21 Andy Sheets, SS YEAR AB R H RBI AVG. 2B 3B HR TB SPCT. BB SO SB 1991 238 48 65 42 .273 11 4 3 93 .391 39 45 9

1992 265 54 85 43 .321 17 1 7 125 .472 29 50 7 PREVIEW TOTALS 503 102 150 85 .298 28 5 10 218 .433 68 95 16 Todd Walker, 2B YEAR AB R H RBI AVG. 2B 3B HR TB SPCT. BB SO SB 1992 250 72 100 76 .400 21 3 12 163 .652 38 28 18 1993 276 85 109 102 .395 17 11 22 214 .775 49 35 14 1994 257 77 101 68 .393 23 1 18 180 .700 52 28 19 TOTALS 783 234 310 246 .396 61 15 52 557 .711 139 91 51 Russ Johnson, SS YEAR G AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB

1992 63 240 61 81 .338 16 3 7 49 29 35 16 TIGERS 1993 71 259 83 92 .355 18 3 8 58 67 24 19 1994 66 234 72 96 .410 26 4 17 74 67 25 26 TOTALS 200 733 216 269 .367 60 10 32 181 163 84 61 Armando Rios, OF YEAR G AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 1991 59 136 40 41 .301 11 0 4 20 33 21 4 1992 58 197 49 47 .239 9 1 7 40 46 41 12 1993 70 235 71 75 .319 13 4 9 61 64 33 20

TOTALS 187 568 160 63 .278 33 5 20 101 143 95 36 CO Warren Morris, INF A

YEAR G AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CHES 1994 64 229 58 65 .284 7 0 4 33 51 45 9 1995 64 252 70 93 .369 17 3 8 50 49 31 18 1996 28 75 24 30 .400 3 0 1 19 11 12 4 TOTALS 156 556 152 187 .336 25 3 13 102 111 88 31 Brett Laxton, RHP YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 1993 19-17 12-1 1.98 0 5 1 109 67 32 24 47 98

1994 14-14 4-5 4.36 0 1 0 66 63 46 32 38 54 REVIEW 1995 13-13 4-4 4.37 0 0 0 68 65 44 33 42 65 1996 14-12 8-2 3.54 0 0 0 56 50 29 22 28 55 TOTALS 60-56 28-12 3.34 0 6 1 299 245 151 111 155 272 Eddie Yarnall, LHP YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 1994 5-5 0-0 10.95 0 0 0 12.1 12 16 15 10 17 1995 16-10 5-0 3.45 0 1 0 60 46 29 23 36 87 1996 19-17 11-1 2.38 0 3 0 124.2 89 37 33 52 156 TOTALS 40-32 16-1 3.24 0 4 0 197 147 82 71 98 260 Rick Greene, RHP HIST YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO

1990 34-2 1-3 4.30 7 0 0 67 81 42 32 28 38 OR 1991 41-0 7-2 3.17 14 0 0 48.1 37 19 17 23 51 1992 28-0 5-3 3.02 8 0 0 53.2 38 19 18 25 62 Y TOTALS 103-2 13-8 3.57 29 0 0 169 156 80 67 76 151 Randy Keisler, LHP YEAR ERA W-L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 1998 4.61 9-5 27 12 2 1 2 99.2 97 65 51 33 135 Brandon Larson, INF RECORDS YEAR G AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 1997 69 289 82 110 .381 16 2 40 118 21 57 9 Kurt Ainsworth, RHP YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 1998 6-0 0-0 4.50 0 0 0 8.0 10 5 4 7 14 1999 22-19 13-6 3.45 1 5 2 130.1 114 65 50 48 157 TOTALS 28-19 13-6 3.51 1 5 2 138.1 124 70 54 55 171 Trey Hodges, RHP YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO

1999 13-7 3-2 7.08 0 0 0 34.1 50 31 27 8 38 LSU 2000 20-6 5-2 5.25 2 0 0 60.0 79 42 35 23 52 TOTALS 33-13 8-4 5.92 2 0 0 94.1 129 73 62 31 90 Brian Tallet, LHP YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 1999 19-12 3-4 5.01 0 0 0 59.1 59 41 33 30 60 2000 25-21 15-3 3.52 1 3 3 143.1 132 74 56 57 134 TOTALS 44-33 18-7 3.95 1 3 3 202.2 191 115 89 87 194 Roy Corcoran, RHP

YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO MEDIA 2001 28-3 8-4 5.48 0 0 0 69.0 67 47 42 31 62 Todd Linden, OF YEAR G-GS AB R H AVG. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA 2001 66-65 256 65 80 .312 14 1 20 76 26 49 9-11

OFFICAL YEARBOOK 47 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 82004LSUBASEBALL 48 LSU intheMajorLeagueDraft LSU intheMLBDraft * selectedinthesecondary phaseofthedraft 92Rc reeRP1tDetroit Tigers 1st RHP Cleveland Indians 3rd RickGreene Milwaukee Brewers 1992 RHP 8th ChadOgea OF BostonRedSox 1991 Baltimore Orioles 4th 1st Tim Clark RHP 1990 RHP Cleveland Indians BenMcDonald 2nd DanKite 1989 1988 OF LouisCardinals St. AlbertBelle 4th 1987 LHP BostonRedSox 1st* MarkGuthrie 1986 RHP Oakland Athletics 3rd Cleveland Indians EricHetzel 1985 California Angels SS 3rd 14th KansasCityRoyals RHP MarkHowie 1st* OF 1984 CalSantarelli Minnesota Twins California Angels C/1B 1983 BillyWiesler 23rd Cardinals Louis 1st St. DuaneDewey 1982 SanDiegoPadres Pittsburgh Pirates LouisCardinals St. RHP 1979 5th 16th 2nd* 27th SS Cleveland Indians Wally McMakin LHP 1976 LHP RHP 9th* OF GuyHollingsworth Houston Astros MikeMiley 1975 Randy Wiles New NewYork 1974 York SS 4th* Yankees Mets Joel Sexton 1973 Washington Senators BillBright 1972 5th RHP 3rd TEAM William Hunt 1970 31st ROUND 1969 RHP POSITION Richard Hicks SS RHP 1968 BruceBaudier BruceBaudier 1967 Joe Moock 1966 PLAYER 1965 YEAR nySet S4hSeattleMariners Colorado Rockies 4th Montreal Expos 4th 14th Montreal Expos SS New York Yankees Cleveland Indians RHP 8th 5th C 4th Andy Sheets BostonRedSox Pittsburgh Pirates Lloyd Peever LHP RHP OF 28th 23rd Pittsburgh Pirates Gary Hymel Detroit Tigers Mark LaRosa 14th SS Mouton Lyle C 40th Paul Byrd Cleveland Indians New York Yankees OF Scott Bethea 8th C Orioles Keith Osik Baltimore 7th Wes SanFrancisco Giants Grisham RHP RHP 9th 16th Minnesota Mike Bianco Twins Curtis Leskanic Springer ChicagoCubs OF RHP Russ Texas Rangers 7th SeattleMariners SanDiegoPadres Montreal Expos 5th 2nd 12th LHP Stan Loewer 12th 12th Jack Voigt LHP RHP Minnesota Twins Mark Guthrie 1B Gregg Patterson 3B 10th Houston Astros Barry Manuel C SeattleMariners 26th Minnesota Twins Jim Bowie SS 15th Minnesota Jeff Twins Yurtin 13th Rob Leary SS Minnesota Twins RHP Jeff Reboulet Toronto 4th BlueJays 3B 21st SeattleMariners Jeff Reboulet 16th RHP Clay LouisCardinals Parker St. RHP 15th Marty Lanoux Robbie Smith 12th C Toronto BlueJays 3B Clay Parker OF LouisCardinals St. Mark Cooper 14th Tim Schneider Indians Cleveland 15th Tim Sossamon RHP Chicago White Sox 26th RHP Ronnie Robbins 24th Texas Rangers INF Billy Donathon 22nd RHP RHP Frank Toups Paul Stefan Baltimore Orioles Pat Moock 7th* Washington Senators SS 6th RHP William Hunt Richard Hicks Head coachSmokeLaval workedwith24 futuremajor leaguers –includingLyle Mouton–duringhistenure Former BelleandBenMcDonald TigersAlbert as anLSUassistant coachfrom1984-93. first-round pickoftheCincinnatiReds. enjoyed stellarmajorleaguecareers. Brandon Larsonwasthe1997 LSU in the Major League Draft INTRO

1993 Harry Berrios OF 8th Baltimore Orioles Matt Chamberlain RHP 11th Pittsburgh Pirates THIS IS LSU Mike Sirotka LHP 15th Chicago White Sox Mike Neal OF 16th Cleveland Indians Trey Rutledge RHP 19th Cincinnati Reds Will Hunt LHP 31st Detroit Tigers 1994 Todd Walker 2B 1st Minnesota Twins Russ Johnson SS 1st Houston Astros 1995 Scott Schultz RHP 5th Cleveland Indians Mike Klostermeyer 1B 18th Oakland Athletics

Scott Fitterer RHP 22nd Toronto Blue Jays PREVIEW Brett Laxton RHP 24th Seattle Mariners Brian Winders RHP 66th Kansas City Royals 1996 Eddie Yarnall LHP 3rd New York Mets Nathan Dunn 3B 4th San Diego Padres Warren Morris 2B 5th Texas Rangers Tim Lanier C 10th San Diego Padres Justin Bowles OF 16th Oakland Athletics

Jason Williams SS 16th Cincinnati Reds TIGERS Brett Laxton RHP 24th Oakland Athletics Patrick Coogan RHP 48th Arizona Diamondbacks 1997 Brandon Larson SS 1st Cincinnati Reds Patrick Coogan RHP 3rd St. Louis Cardinals Casey Cuntz INF 10th Arizona Diamondbacks Mike Koerner OF 11th Oakland Athletics

Eddy Furniss 1B 14th Minnesota Twins CO Kevin Shipp RHP 33rd Philadelphia Phillies Mark Guthrie has enjoyed a A

Tom Bernhardt OF 45th Chicago Cubs CHES 15-year major league career. 1998 Randy Keisler LHP 2nd New York Yankees Eddy Furniss 1B 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Jake Esteves RHP 6th San Francisco Giants Doug Thompson RHP 19th Colorado Rockies Chris Demouy LHP 24th Anaheim Angels

Dan Guillory RHP 40th Cleveland Indians REVIEW 1999 Kurt Ainsworth RHP 1st San Francisco Giants Jeff Leaumont 1B 9th New York Yankees Josh Dalton SS 12th Los Angeles Dodgers Bryan Grace RHP 16th New York Yankees Brian Tallet LHP 19th Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Bowe RHP 30th Florida Marlins 2000 Brian Tallet LHP 2nd Cleveland Indians Brad Cresse C 5th Arizona Diamondbacks HIST Ryan Jorgensen C 7th Chicago Cubs

Cedrick Harris OF 10th Arizona Diamondbacks OR

Brad Hawpe 1B 11th Colorado Rockies Y Heath McMurray RHP 12th Milwaukee Brewers Trey Hodges RHP 17th Atlanta Braves Billy Brian RHP 25th Kansas City Royals

2001 Mike Fontenot 2B 1st Baltimore Orioles RECORDS Todd Linden OF 1st San Francisco Giants Ryan Theriot SS 3rd Chicago Cubs Jason Scobie RHP 15th New York Mets Bryan Moore 1B 22nd St. Louis Cardinals Shane Youman LHP 43rd Pittsburgh Pirates Sean Barker OF 46th Toronto Blue Jays Billy Brian RHP 47th Cleveland Indians 2002 Sean Barker OF 6th Colorado Rockies

Bo Pettit RHP 13th Minnesota Twins LSU Brad David LHP 17th Atlanta Braves Ryan Theriot earned 2000 CWS Wally Pontiff 3B 21st Oakland Athletics all-tournament honors and was a 2001 Jake Tompkins RHP 28th Texas Rangers third-round selection of the Chicago Cubs. 2003 Aaron Hill SS 1st Toronto Blue Jays Billy Sadler RHP 6th San Francisco Giants Brian Wilson RHP 24th San Francisco Giants Bo Pettit RHP 29th Minnesota Twins MEDIA Jake Tompkins RHP 32nd Philadelphia Phillies

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MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 02004LSU BASEBALL 50 98US OlympicGoldMedalist 1988 U.S. LSU intheOlympics L Warren Morris(secondbase)andJason Williams (shortstop) LSUstandouts Americans tothebronze medalin Atlanta. guidingthe the 1996UnitedStatesOlympicteam, pitched the Americans tocomplete-gamevictoriesover andMcDonald squad, pitching coachofthe1988U.S. Bertmanserved asthe SouthKorea. gold medalinSeoul, Skip Bertman coachedtheU.S.Skip Bertman toa Ben McDonald Ben McDonaldhelpedleadtheUnitedStatesto whenheadcoachSkipBertmanandright-hander 1988, SU’s profound successinOlympiccompetitionbegan bronze medalinAtlanta. 92US Olympian 1992 U.S. served asheadcoachof Rick GreeneRick the medalround. failed toadvance to however, ‘92 team, The Spain. Barcelona, competed in squadwhich U.S. pitching forthe1992 Olympic tradition by tinued the Tigers’ con- saves leader(29), LSU’s all-time Greene, four walks. ing 17strikeoutsand record- in 18innings, just two earnedruns McDonald allowed Inthetwo wins, Rico. Korea andPuerto Skip Bertman Reliever Rick 1996 U.S. Olympic Bronze Medalist OlympicBronze 1996 U.S. Jason Williams 10 strikeouts. hits withthree walks and two earnedrunson10 allowingjust innings, worked atotalof11.2 Ainsworth victories, Inthe ing performances. with apairofdominat- Holland and Australia Ainsworth defeated route tothegoldmedal. en Australia, Sydney, the 2000Olympicsin totwo winsat the U.S. pitched Kurt Ainsworth only crowd of6,926. before astanding-room 11-6, Americans defeated Australia, asthe Morrisand Williams, as ahomecomingforBertman, Thegameserved stop atLSU’s Alex BoxStadiumonJune 20. nineRBIand10runs. with three homers, Williams .367(11-for-30) 11RBIand10runs. homers, five ting .409(9-for22)inninegameswithonedouble, Morris was Team bat- USA’s leadinghitterattheOlympics, of 1996whichculminatedinthebronze-medal triumph. County Stadium. defeated Nicaragua forthebronze medalin Atlanta’s Fulton which were thestartingmiddleinfieldersfor Team USA, LSU intheOlympicGames 2000 goldmedalinSydney. Gov. MikeFoster afterwinninga (left) Mansionby the LouisianaGovernor’s (right)washonoredat Kurt Ainsworth LSU right-hander Team USA’s ‘96 pre-Olympic tourwas highlightedby a Morris and Williams eachenjoyed aspectacular summer 00US OlympicGoldMedalist 2000 U.S. leading hitterinthe‘96Olympics. Kurt Ainsworth Warren Morriswas Team USA’s LSU secondbaseman