LSU Baseball Legacy INTRO

NATIONAL 1991 • 1993 • 1996 • 1997 • 2000 CHAMPIONS THIS IS LSU Five NCAA College World Series Championships: 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000

LSU is one of only four schools to win five CWS titles. Only LSU and Southern California have won four in one decade.

13 Southeastern Conference Championships PREVIEW LSU claimed six SEC titles in the ‘90s.The Tigers won an unprecedented four straight league crowns from 1990-93. 1991

291,676 The Nation’s Best Attendance

LSU drew 291,676 fans to Alex Box Stadium in 2003 to lead the USA in atten- TIGERS dance for the eighth straight season.

12 CWS Appearances in the Past 18 Years

LSU and Miami (Fla.) are the only two schools in the country with 12 CWS

berths since 1986. 1993 CO A CHES 19 NCAA Tournament Berths

The Tigers have made 15 straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 1989-2003.

14 NCAA Regional Host Site for 14 Straight Seasons REVIEW

LSU has played host to an NCAA Regional Tournament each year since 1990.

1996 26-5 Record on Championship Day in NCAA Tournament Competition

LSU is 21-5 in the final rounds of NCAA regionals/super regionals, and the Tigers HIST are 5-0 in CWS championship games. OR Y .728 Highest All-Time NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage

LSU has a 99-37 record and a .728 winning percentage in regional/super regional and CWS games combined. RECORDS

1997 .659 Third-Highest All-Time College World Series Winning Percentage

LSU is 29-15 (.659) at the CWS. The Tigers have won 14 of their last 18 CWS games.

29 Most All-Time CWS Victories (29) and Appearances (12) Among SEC Teams LSU

The second-highest totals among SEC schools are 14 CWS victories and seven CWS appearances.

Nine 50-Win Seasons 2000 MEDIA LSU is the only SEC school with more than four 50-win seasons in its annals.

OFFICIAL YEARBOOK 1 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 2004LSUBASEBALL 2 The LSUBaseballLegacy 2First-Team All-Americans 42 Wall ofHonor 40 LSUGreats 38 Prominent LSU Alumni 36 TheStateof Louisiana 34 TheCityof BatonRouge 32 Strength andConditioning Program 31 AthleticTraining 30 CHAMPSProgram 28 AcademicSuccess 26 AcademicCenterExpansion 24 CampusLife 22 AlexBoxStadium Introducing LSUBaseball 20 MediaList 9 MediaInformation 8 LSU Facts About 7 2004Roster/Pronunciation Guide 6 2004Schedule/RoadHeadquarters 5 4 INTRODUCTION 2B MikeFontenot -2000;LHP LaneMestepey-2001 2B Todd Walker -1992;RHPBrett Laxton-1993; National Freshman oftheYear 1B Eddy Furniss-1998 RHP BenMcDonald-1989;LloydPeever -1992; National Player oftheYear 20th CenturyinaBaseballAmericamagazinepoll. Bertman wasvotedthesecond-greatest coachofthe 2000 1997, 1996, 1993, 1991, Skip Bertman-1986, National CoachoftheYear RHP BenMcDonald-1988GoldMedal SSJason Williams Medal -1996Bronze 2B Warren Morris, RHP Kurt -2000GoldMedal Ainsworth United States OlympicMedalists Medal Skip Bertman-1996Bronze Team United States OlympicHeadCoach appearances inthepast18years, winningNCAA titles in1991,1993,1996,1997and2000. LSU hasmade12CollegeWorld Series 6SupportStaff 86 AssistantCoaches 83 HeadCoach SmokeLaval 80 COACHES Player Profiles 64 TIGERS Post-Season Tournaments 62 Non-Conference Opponents 59 SECOpponents 56 LSUDepthChart/Pre-Season Polls 55 2004Outlook 52 PREVIEW 0LSUintheOlympics 50 LSUintheMajorLeagueDraft 48 Tigers intheMajor Leagues 44 MLB All-StarsAlbertBelleandPaul Byrd. including LSU hasproduced32big-leaguerssince1985, 46 MajorLeaguePlayers America recognition fromBaseballAmericamagazine. Shortstop AaronHillreceived 2003First-Team All- 14 First-Team All-Americans inthePast 16Seasons 1B Eddy Furniss-1996;SSAaronHill2003 2B Todd Walker -1993;SSRussJohnson -1994; Southeastern Conference Player oftheYear 2 College World Series BoxScores 122 The2000NationalChampions 120 The1997NationalChampions 118 The1996National Champions 116 The1993National Champions 114 The1991National Champions 112 LSUListsof Note 110 TheSkipBertman Years (1984-2001) 106 TheEarlyHistory ofLSUBaseball 104 HISTORY 2003SECStandings/Statistics 101 2003StatisticalSummary 98 2003IndividualHonors/FinalPolls 97 Career StatsofNon-ReturningPlayers 96 Stats 2003Analysis 95 2003StatsinSECGames 94 2003FinalCumulativeStatistics 93 2003Results 92 Notesonthe2003Season 88 REVIEW INTRO THIS IS LSU PREVIEW

Todd Walker Russ Johnson Albert Belle Ben McDonald 1993 & 1994 First Team All-American 1994 SEC Player of the Year Major League All-Star 1989 National Player of the Year TIGERS CO A CHES

Brett Laxton Eddy Furniss Mike Fontenot Aaron Hill 1993 National Freshman of the Year 1998 National Player of the Year 2000 National Freshman of the Year 2003 SEC Player of the Year REVIEW

CREDITS

EDITOR: Bill Franques ASSISTANT EDITOR: Bill Martin

RECORDS LSU LAYOUT & DESIGN: Jason Feirman, David Hurd HIST Melissa Giardina, Annie Martin 128 All-Time Statistical Leaders 168 History of LSU COVER DESIGN: Jason Feirman 130 Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders 170 LSU Board of Supervisors CONTRIBUTING WRITER: David Steinle OR Y 132 All-Time Individual Records 171 LSU System President PHOTOGRAPHY Steve Franz, Jennifer Abelson, Brad Messina, Buff Daniel, 134 All-Time Team Records 172 LSU Chancellor Musemeche Photography, Gabe Jumonville, Glenn LeDoux, Jason Feirman, Prather Warren and Jim Zietz 136 NCAA & SEC Statistical Champions 173 The Southeastern Conference

PRINTING RECORDS 137 LSU Individual Honors 174 SEC Directory EBSCO Media - Birmingham, Ala. 140 SEC Team Titles 175 Tiger Baseball Alumni Foundation 142 Television Appearances 176 Coaches Committee 144 NCAA Tournament Results 178 LSU Athletics Notebook 147 SEC Post-Season Results 181 Director of Athletics Skip Bertman The 2004 LSU Baseball Official Yearbook was produced by the LSU Sports Information 149 Outstanding Pitching Performances 182 Athletics Administration Office on Power Macintosh G4 using QuarkXpress 6.0 and Adobe Photoshop 7.0. 150 LSU Varsity Lettermen 184 Sports Information LSU 153 Year-by-Year W-L Records 186 Electronic Media The LSU Baseball Yearbook has been rated among the top six college baseball publications in the 154 All-Time Coaching Records 187 LSU Radio/TV nation in nine of the past 11 years. The yearbook was named "Best in the Nation" in 1993 and in 155 All-Time Series Records 188 Phone Directory 1994 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the National Collegiate 156 All-Time Results 189 Athletics Staff History Baseball Writers Association; the publication ranked fourth in 1995, second in 1996, fourth in 190 www.LSUsports.net 1997, second in 1998, sixth in 1999, fifth in 2001 MEDIA 191 Tiger Athletic Foundation and third in 2003. The cover of the 2003 guide was also named “Best in the Nation” by CoSIDA. 192 Corporate Sponsorship Program

OFFICIAL YEARBOOK 3 MEDIA LSU RECORDS HISTORY REVIEW COA CHES TIGERS PREVIEW THIS IS LSU INTRO 2004LSUBASEBALL 4 3(u. tOeMs xod is 1:30p.m. 3:00p.m. 6:30p.m. 1:00p.m. 2:00p.m. Miss. Oxford, 6:30p.m. Neb. Miss. Omaha, Oxford, Ala. Miss. Hoover, Oxford, Site TBA BATON ROUGE All timesareCentralandsubjecttochange College World Series NCAA BATON Regional ROUGE Tournament Site TBA BATON ROUGE SEC June 18-27/28 Tournament NCAA SuperRegional Series atOleMiss 6:30p.m. June 11-13/12-14 atOleMiss atOleMiss June 4-6 1:00p.m.May 26-30 VANDERBILT 6:00p.m. 23 (Sun.) VANDERBILT 6:00p.m. VANDERBILT22 (Sat.) 21 (Fri.) BATON ROUGE 16 (Sun.) 7:00p.m. 15 (Sat.) (Superdome) La. New Orleans, 2:00p.m. Tenn. 14 (Fri.) Knoxville, 1:00p.m. Tenn. Knoxville, Tenn. Knoxville, 6:30p.m. La. BatonRouge, 2:00p.m. 6:30p.m. ALABAMA BATON ROUGE MAY BATON ROUGE at Tennessee 1:00p.m. at BATONTennessee ROUGE Tulane at 30 (Fri.) Tennessee BATON ROUGE ROUGE BATON 27 (Tue.) atSouthern 25 (Sun.) BATON ROUGE 24 (Sat.) GEORGIA 23 (Fri.) GEORGIA 20 (Tue.) NICHOLLSSTATE 18 (Sun.) GEORGIA 17 (Sat.) ARKANSAS 1:00p.m. 2:00p.m. 16 (Fri.) ARKANSAS 6:30p.m.13 (Tue.) 6:30p.m. (MaestriField) La. 3:00p.m. New Orleans, 11 (Sun.) 6:00p.m. 10 (Sat.) 12:30p.m. BATON ROUGE 6:30p.m. La. Shreveport, BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE atNew Orleans S.C. Columbia, MISSISSIPPISTATE S.C. APRIL Columbia, MISSISSIPPISTATE S.C. Columbia, MISSISSIPPISTATE BATON ROUGE 1:00p.m. 30 (Tue.) 2:00p.m. atCentenary 28 (Sun.) 6:30p.m. 27 (Sat.) atSouthCarolina atSouthCarolina 26 (Fri.) atSouth Carolina 23 (Tue.) Noon NEWORLEANS 2:00p.m. 21 (Sun.) BATON ROUGE SOUTHEASTERNLOUISIANA BATON ROUGE 20 (Sat.) SOUTHEASTERNLOUISIANA BATON ROUGE SOUTHEASTERNLOUISIANA 19 (Fri.) TIME 16 (Tue.) 6:30p.m. 14 (Sun.) BATON ROUGE 13 (Sat.) BATON ROUGE 12 (Fri.) Noon 2:00p.m. 6:30p.m. 6:30p.m. Noon BATON ROUGE 6:30p.m. Noon 5:00p.m. (Zephyr TEXASSTATE Field) La. Metairie, TEXASSTATE MARCH BATON ROUGE SITE Fla. BATON ROUGE Orlando, SoutheasternLouisiana 29 (Sun.) BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE TEXASSTATE 28 (Sat.) JACKSONVILLE STATE JACKSONVILLE27 (Fri.) STATE Fla. Orlando, JACKSONVILLE25 (Wed.) STATE Fla. Orlando, LOUISIANA-MONROE 22 (Sun.) atCentral Florida 21 (Sat.) 20 (Fri.) OPPONENT 17 (Tue.) atCentral Florida 15 (Sun.) atCentral Florida 14 (Sat.) 13 (Fri.) FEBRUARY DATE 2004 LSUBaseballSchedule 2004 Schedule/RoadHeadquarters Sn)a etcyLxntn y Noon 5:30p.m. 1:00p.m. 1:00p.m. 2:00p.m. Ky. Lexington, Ky. Lexington, BATON ROUGE Ky. Lexington, BATON ROUGE atKentucky atKentucky ALABAMA atKentucky ALABAMA 9 (Sun.) 8 (Sat.) 7 (Fri.) 1:30p.m. 6:30p.m.2 (Sun.) 3:00p.m. 1 (Sat.) 6:30p.m. BATON ROUGE Ala. Auburn, Ala. Auburn, BATON ROUGE TULANE at Auburn ARKANSAS at Auburn 9 (Fri.) 6 (Tue.) 4 (Sun.) 3 (Sat.) 1:00p.m. 6:30p.m. 2:00p.m. 6:30p.m. 7:00p.m. BATON ROUGE (Zephyr Field) BATON ROUGE La. Metairie, BATON ROUGE La. Monroe, atLouisiana-Monroe HOUSTON HOUSTON HOUSTON 9 (Tue.) Tulane 7 (Sun.) 6 (Sat.) 5 (Fri.) 2 (Tue.) Fi)a uun uun l.6:30p.m. Ala. Auburn, at Auburn 2 (Fri.) (Fair Grounds Field) (Lee-Hines Field) 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. (803) 771-7000 Columbia, SC29201 1200 HamptonStreet Adam's MarkHotel March 18-21 South Carolina 658-9008 (407) Orlando, FL32826 1724 Alafaya Trail Hotel Radisson February 11-15 Central Florida Hoover, AL TBA Headquarters May 26-30 SEC Tournament (662) 236-2500 Oxford, MS38655 112 Heritage Drive Holiday InnExpress May 20-23 Ole Miss (859) 288-2051 Lexington, KY40507 401 West HighStreet Hyatt Hotel May 6-9 Kentucky 522-2800(865) Knoxville, TN37920 525 HenleyStreet Holiday InnSelect April 22-25 Tennessee 502-3500(334) Auburn, AL36830 Drive 2555 HiltonGarden Inn Hilton Garden April 1-4 Auburn ROAD HEADQUARTERS 2004 Roster/ Pronunciation Guide INTRO

2004 LSU Baseball Numerical Roster NO. NAME POS. B-T HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 J.C. Holt OF L-R 5-9 170 Jr. 2L Sieper, La. (Oak Hill HS)

2 Derek Hebert INF L-R 5-10 180 Jr. JC New Iberia, La. (El Camino College) THIS IS LSU 3 Blake Gill INF L-R 5-10 190 Jr. 2L Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee HS) 4 Bryan Harris INF R-R 6-2 195 So. JC Tustin, Calif. (Santa Ana College) 6 Collin Smith P R-R 5-10 195 Jr. RS Central, La. (Pearl River CC) 7 Ivan Naccarata INF L-R 5-10 185 Sr. 1L Longueuil, Quebec (Chipola JC) 8 Brandon Nall P R-R 6-3 180 Jr. RS Dothan, Ala. (Wallace State CC) 9 Dustin Weaver C R-R 5-10 185 Jr. 1L St. Amant, La. (Southeastern Louisiana) 10 Ty Jensen C R-R 6-0 180 Sr. 1L San Mateo, Calif. (College of San Mateo) 12 Ryan Patterson OF R-R 5-11 200 Jr. 1L Rowlett, Texas (Texarkana College) PREVIEW 13 Clay Dirks P L-L 6-4 235 Fr. RS Hernando, Miss. (Hernando HS) 14 Matt Liuzza C R-R 6-0 190 So. 1L Metairie, La. (Rummel HS) 16 Jon Zeringue OF R-R 6-2 205 Jr. 2L Thibodaux, La. (E.D. White HS) 21 Clay Harris INF R-R 6-4 230 Jr. 2L Slidell, La. (Slidell HS) 23 Roly Rodriguez P R-R 6-0 200 Fr. HS Miami, Fla. (Southridge HS) 24 Bruce Sprowl OF L-R 5-8 170 Jr. 1L Knoxville, Tenn. (Shelton State CC) 25 Will Harris 1B R-R 6-3 240 So. 1L Slidell, La. (Slidell HS) TIGERS 27 Greg Smith P L-L 6-0 190 So. 1L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 28 Michael Bonura P R-R 6-1 175 Fr. HS Destrehan, La. (St. Charles Catholic HS) 29 Jordan Faircloth P R-R 6-3 215 Jr. 1L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 30 Bobby DiLiberto INF R-R 5-10 195 Jr. RS Chicago, Ill. (Mesa CC) 32 Rhett Buteau OF L-R 5-8 160 Jr. 2L Jeanerette, La. (Catholic-New Iberia HS)

33 Jason Determann P R-L 5-10 170 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS) CO

34 Matt Horwath INF R-R 5-9 175 Fr. RS Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary HS) A CHES 35 Justin Meier P R-R 6-0 210 So. 1L Windermere, Fla. (West Orange HS) 36 Kody Bumpous P S-R 6-1 200 Fr. HS Ingrams Mill, Miss. (Olive Branch HS) 38 Brad Bass C R-R 5-9 195 Jr. Sq. Port Allen, La. (Southern University) 40 Quinn Stewart OF R-R 6-0 205 Jr. 1L Rowlett, Texas (Odessa JC) 41 Nate Bumstead P R-R 6-1 210 Sr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Southern Idaho)

43 Nick Stavinoha C/OF R-R 6-1 220 Jr. JC Houston, Texas (San Jacinto CC) REVIEW 44 Steven Broschofsky OF R-R 6-2 230 Fr. HS Metairie, La. (Jesuit HS) 46 Lane Mestepey P L-L 6-0 195 Jr. 2L Zachary, La. (Central Private HS) 47 Will Goodwin P R-R 6-1 205 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Episcopal HS) 48 Matt Greenwich P L-L 5-10 185 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS) 49 Kyle Perry P R-R 6-0 200 Fr. HS Galveston, Texas (Ball HS)

50 Jordan Mayer INF R-R 6-3 235 Fr. HS Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) HIST 51 Chris McDougall P L-L 6-4 230 So. Sq. Arabi, La. (Jesuit HS)

52 Will Davis C R-R 6-0 185 Fr. Sq. Baton Rouge, La. (Lee HS) OR Coaching Staff Y 22 Smoke Laval Head Coach (Jacksonville, 1977) 17 Turtle Thomas Assistant Coach (High Point College, 1975) 26 Brady Wiederhold Assistant Coach (Kennesaw State, 1994) RECORDS 20 Jody Autery Assistant Coach (LSU, 2001) Ted White Administrative Assistant (Louisiana-Monroe, 2002)

Pronunciation Guide LSU Michael Bonura: Buh-nurr-uh Jordan Mayer: Mayor Steven Broschofsky: Bro-shawf-skee Justin Meier: Myer Rhett Buteau: Byoo-toe Lane Mestepey: Mess-tuh-pay Jason Determann: Dett-er-man Ivan Naccarata: Knock-er-ah-tuh Derek Hebert: A-bear Nick Stavinoha: Stav-in-oh-uh Matt Horwath: Hor-wahth Brady Wiederhold: Wee-der-hold MEDIA Smoke Laval: Luh-val Jon Zeringue: Zuh-rang Matt Liuzza: Lye-oo-zah

OFFICIAL YEARBOOK 5 Facts About LSU

University Facts Baseball Facts INTRO Location: Baton Rouge, La. (State Capital) Baseball Office: 225.578.4148 ...... 225.578.4066 (Fax) Founded: 1860 Press Box: 225.578.4149 Enrollment: 31,582 E-Mail: [email protected] Nickname: Fighting Tigers Head Coach: Raymond “Smoke” Laval Colors: Purple (PMS 267) and Gold (PMS 123) Alma Mater: Jacksonville, 1977 Mascot: Mike V (Live Bengal Tiger) Year at LSU: third as head coach, 15th overall Stadium: Alex Box Stadium Record at LSU: 89-44-1 (.668, two seasons) Year Opened: 1938 Career Record: 330-203-1 (.619, nine seasons) Capacity: 7,760 Dimensions: LF—330; LC—365; CF—405; RC—365; RF—330 LSU All-Time W-L Record: 1907-1288 (.597 - since 1893) Playing Surface: Natural Grass NCAA Championships: ...... 5 (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000)

THIS IS LSU Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) College World Series Appearances: . . . .12 (1986,‘87,‘89,‘90,‘91,‘93,‘94,‘96,‘97,‘98,‘00, LSU System President: Dr. William L. Jenkins ...... Pretoria, 1958 ‘03) Chancellor: Dr. Mark A. Emmert ...... Washington, 1975 College World Series Record: ...... 29-15 (.659) Chairman, Athletic Council: Dr. Kenneth E. Carpenter . . . .Oklahoma, 1962 NCAA Tournament Record: ...... 99-37 (.728) NCAA Regional Titles: ...... 15 (1986,‘87,‘89,‘90,‘91,‘93,‘94,‘96,‘97,‘98,‘99, Athletics Facts ‘00,‘01,‘02,‘03) Athletics Department 225.578.8001 NCAA Regional Appearances: ...... 19 (1975,‘85,‘86,‘87,‘89,‘90,‘91,‘92,‘93,‘94,‘95, Athletics Director: Skip Bertman ...... Miami (Fla.), 1961 ‘96,‘97,‘98,‘99,‘00,‘01,‘02,‘03) Sr. Associate Athletic Director: Dan Radakovich ...... Indiana (Pa.), 1980 NCAA Regional Record: ...... 65-15 (.813) PREVIEW Associate AD/SWA: Judy Southard ...... Coker, 1970 NCAA Super Regional Titles: ...... 2 (2000,‘03) Associate AD/Internal Operations: Verge Ausberry ...... LSU, 1990 NCAA Super Regional Appearances: . . .5 (1999,‘00,‘01,‘02,‘03) Associate AD/Internal Relations: Bo Bahnsen ...... LSU, 1982 NCAA Super Regional Record: ...... 5-7 (.417) Associate AD/Business: Mark Ewing ...... LSU, 1978 SEC Championships: ...... 13 (1939,‘43,‘46,‘61,‘75,‘86,‘90,‘91,‘92,‘93, Associate AD/External Affairs: Herb Vincent ...... LSU, 1983 ‘96,‘97,‘03) Assistant AD/Compliance: Chris Howard ...... Kansas, 1997 SEC Western Division Championships: .12 (1961,‘75,‘85,‘92,‘93,‘94,‘96,‘97,‘98,‘00,‘01, ‘03) Sports Information SEC Record: ...... 718-596-3 (.546) SEC Tournament Championships: . . . . .6 (1986,‘90,‘92,‘93,‘94,‘00) Phone/Fax 225.578.8226 ...... 225.578.1861 (Fax) SEC Tournament Record: ...... 49-28 (.636) TIGERS Web Site/E-Mail www.LSUsports.net ...... [email protected] 2003 Record/SEC Record (finish) ...... 45-22-1/20-9-1 (SEC Champions) Baseball Contact: Bill Franques ...... LSU, 1985 2003 Post-Season Finish: ...... NCAA Regional and Super Regional Sports Information Director: Michael Bonnette ...... LSU, 1993 Champions; 7th at College World Series Sr. Associate SID: Kent Lowe ...... LSU-Shreveport, 1979 Final Ranking: ...... #5(Baseball America); #6 (ESPN/Sports Associate SID: Melissa Reynaud ...... LSU, 1997 ...... Weekly; #7 (Collegiate Baseball) Associate SID: Brian Miller ...... Northeastern, 1998 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 19/8 Associate SID: Laurie Cannon ...... Utah State, 1999 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 8/1 Publications Director: Jason Feirman ...... LSU, 2000 Pitchers Returning/Lost: ...... 7/5

CHES Graphic Design Coordinator: David Hurd ...... LSU, 2003

A Photographer: Steve Franz ...... LSU, 1993 Administrative Secretary: Pat Fredericks Coaching Staff CO POSITION NAME ALMA MATER YEAR AT LSU Electronic Media Head Coach ...... Smoke Laval ...... Jacksonville, 1977 ...... 3rd as head coach, 15th overall Phone/TV/Radio 225.578.1795 (TV) ...... 225.578.1882 (Radio) Asst. Coach ...... Turtle Thomas . . . . .High Point College, 1975 .5th Asst. AD/Television: Kevin Wagner ...... LSU, 1980 Asst. Coach ...... Brady Wiederhold . .Kennesaw State, 1994 . . . .3rd Asst. Coordinator/Television: John Schiebe ...... Oklahoma State, 1986 Volunteer Coach . . . .Jody Autery ...... LSU, 2001 ...... 5th Asst. AD/Radio: Jim Hawthorne ...... Northwestern St.,1967 Administrative Asst. .Ted White ...... Louisiana-Monroe, 2002 .2nd Ticket Office Support Staff Phone/Toll-Free 225.578.2184 ...... 1-800-960-8587 REVIEW Fax/E-mail 225.578.3344 ...... [email protected] Academic Counselor ...... Mary Boudreaux Trainer ...... Shawn Eddy Student Trainer ...... Pamela Workman Strength Coach ...... Will Jones Secretary ...... Virginia Robertson Equipment Managers ...... George Branigan, B.J. Branigan, Ryan Babin Y OR HIST RECORDS LSU

The 2004 version of “The Intimidator” billboard - located behind the right-field wall of Alex Box Stadium - includes recognition of LSU’s five NCAA championships. MEDIA

6 2004 LSU BASEBALL Media Information INTRO

The 2004 LSU Baseball Media Guide is a source of infor- Parking mation for the news media. Additional information is available Media parking is located in the lot on Skip Bertman Drive, upon request from the LSU Sports Information Office. News directly across the street from the home plate entrance of Alex releases, photographs, and videotape cassettes will be made Box Stadium. Because of limited space, requests for parking available to accredited members of the news media. passes should be made with credential requests. It should not THIS IS LSU The LSU Sports Information Office is located on the fifth be assumed that parking passes will be provided with all floor of the LSU Athletic Administration Building. media credentials.

Mailing Address Phones/Fax Machine LSU Sports Information There are two phones available in the press box on a first- P.O. Box 25095 come, first-served basis. Fax service is also available upon Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 request. PREVIEW

Overnight Mail Address Radio/Television Room 501, LSU Athletics Admin. Bldg. Radio and television space for broadcasting baseball N. Stadium Dr. at Nicholson Dr. games is located in the press box. LSU provides courtesy lines Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 for radio stations wishing to broadcast a game from Alex Box Stadium. Phone Directory

Press Box: 225-578-4149 LSU Sports Information Website TIGERS Sports Information: 225-578-8226 Fax: 225-578-1861 Baseball Office: 225-578-4148 Fax: 225-578-4066

Baseball Contact E-mail Address CO [email protected] http://media.lsusports.net A

Media can now access images for all LSU athletic teams, CHES Credentials including action shots, heads shots, logos, etc. To gain All media attending LSU baseball home games must pres- access to the high-resolution pictures, e-mail LSU ent a media pass for admission to Alex Box Stadium. Baseball SID Bill Franques ([email protected]). You will Credentials for home games are issued for working media only be assigned a login ID and password that will enable you and should be requested as early as possible. REVIEW • Requests for credentials should be made in advance by to retrieve pictures. This service is for the media use mail on company stationery and directed to Associate SID only. Resale of these pictures is strictly prohibited. Bill Franques. • Requests will be screened to insure a working press box. • Requests are honored from sports editors of daily and weekly newspapers, editors of sports periodicals, and

sports directors of radio and television stations who broad- INTERVIEW POLICIES HIST cast regularly-scheduled daily sports reports and talk

shows. Head Coach Smoke Laval OR

• Credentials not mailed may be picked up beginning 90 Y minutes prior to game time at the Will Call window in Coach Laval is available for phone interviews on weekday front of Alex Box Stadium. mornings (9 a.m. -Noon) during the season. Please coordi- • LSU reserves the right to refuse any credential request nate all requests for personal interviews with Coach Laval

deemed not to be in the best interest of the university. Any through his office. Appointments and interviews may be RECORDS requests placed less than 24 hours prior to the game may arranged through Virginia Robertson at (225) 578-4148. not be honored. Coach Laval will talk to reporters approximately 10 minutes after the end of a game in the LSU dugout. Press Box Services Players A complete NCAA box score and pertinent game facts will be distributed to members of the working media. Media members are invited to attend LSU baseball practice • Press packets are provided 60 minutes prior to the first sessions. Players are available for interviews before each pitch, or earlier upon request. Press packets include a practice at approximately 1 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium. LSU scorecard and team rosters, updated statistics for each team, conference statistics and game-day notes. Requests for live player interviews on the field prior to a • A meal ticket, redeemable for refreshments from the con- game should be made through Bill Franques in the Sports cessions stand, will be issued to each media member dur- Information Office. ing the game. Post-game player interviews are conducted in front of the

LSU dugout at the conclusion of a brief team meeting on MEDIA the field. The LSU locker room is closed to the media.

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