History of LSU

1860s - 1920s Penn War re n , Cleanth Broo k s , and Charles Pi p k i n . • The institution opened Jan u a r y 2, 18 6 0 • The Huey P. Long Fieldhouse was con- and subsequently closed June 30, 18 6 1 , structed in 19 3 2 and served as the campus' because of the Civil War . It reopened on first student union. The Long Field House April 1, but was again closed on April 23, contained administrative offices and an 18 6 3 , due to the invasion of the Red River outdoor pool that was the world's largest at Val l e y by the federal army. the time. • The seminary (as it was originally • In 19 3 7 , tw o new athletic venues were ref e r r ed) reopened October 2, 18 6 5 , only to completed and expanded. The John M. be burned October 15, 18 6 9 . Just over two Parker Coliseum opened and served as a weeks later, the institution resumed its multipurpose arena mostly for livestock ex e r cises in Baton Rouge, wh e r e it has since shows and rod e o s . It was also used for rem a i n e d . In 18 7 0 , the name of the institu- commencements and convocations and tion was changed to Louisiana State se r ved as home of the LSU basketball team. Un i v e r s i t y . Alex Box Stadium also served as football • In 18 7 5 , the institution became rac i a l l y pr actice fields. Tiger Stadium received its in t e g ra t e d . Just two years following, LS U ' s second expansion, adding a north endzone official title was changed to Louisiana State and bringing the capacity to 46,000. University and A&M College and became a • Huey P. Long and Castro Carazo teamed la n d - g r ant institution. up to co-author notable songs "Tou c h d o w n • In 18 8 6 , the federal garrison grou n d s for LSU" and "Hey Fightin' Ti g e r s ! " (now the site of the state capitol) were for- During his tenure at LSU Carazo compiled mally declared the domicile of the one of the most complete university band Un i v e r s i t y . Land for the present campus li b r aries in Am e r i c a . was purchased in 19 1 8 . • It was 18 9 3 when LSU played its first football game, and three years later LSU 19 4 0 s adopted the tiger as the official mascot. • Until 1969 the ROTC pro g ram at Louisiana State University was mandatory 19 2 0 s for all entering male students. The military heritage began under General William T. • With the support of Governor John M. Sherman and hence developed the name Parker and the approval of a seve r ance tax "Ole War Skule." Not many people know during the constitutional convention of about LSU's rich military tra d i t i o n . I n 19 2 1 , the construction of the new campus, WW I I , only Texas A&M and the Military known today as Louisiana State University Academies of Annapolis and West Poi n t A g r i c u l t u ral and Mechanical College, we r e equal to the Ole War Skule in provi d - be g a n . ing officers to the armed force s . • The Gym-Armory was built west of the • In 19 4 3 , the LSU Band invited its first academic quadrangle for the purpose of coed member. housing the LSU basketball team and other indoor sporting eve n t s . Tiger Stadium was completed in 19 2 4 and on Th a n k s g i v i n g 19 5 0 s Da y of that yea r ,Tulane and LSU played the • In 19 5 0 LSU enrolled black students into first game on the new campus. In 19 2 8 , its graduate prog r am for the first time. up wa r d expansion added 10,000 seats to Th r oughout the 1950s, air conditioning the alrea d y 12,000-seat stadium. slowly began to be phased into administra- • The formal dedication of the new campus tion and classroom buildings throu g h o u t took place on Friday, April 30, 19 2 6 . Th e the campus. date was chosen because on April 30, 18 0 3 • A. P .Ture a u d , Jr. , en ro l l e d , but res i g n e d the United States Congress signed the be f o r e the end of the fall term in 19 5 3 , wh i l e Louisiana Purchase documents. B rown vs. The Board of Education of Top e k a , Ka n s a s , struck down racial segre- 19 3 0 s gation in public schools a year later. • Tiger Stadium was expanded in 19 5 7 wi t h • During this time many of LSU's live oaks the south endzone providing the final piece and magnolias were planted by landscape of the puzzle to completely enclose the sta- artist Steele Burden for what has become a di u m . The enclosure provided not only symbolic part of the great legacy at LSU. additional seating but also men's dormito- The live oak trees on LSU's campus have ri e s . Capacity now reached 67,720. been valued at $36 million. Th r ough the • The LSU Tiger Football team won the LSU Foundation's "Endow an Oak" pro- 1 9 5 8 National Championship, d e f e a t i n g gra m , individuals or groups are able to C l e m s o n ,7 - 0 , in the Sugar Bowl and finish- endow live oaks across campus. ing with an 11-0 season. • In 19 3 0 , the student body adopted the alma mater that still is in use today. LSU is the home of The Southern Revi e w, 19 6 0 s one of the world's most prestigious literar y • In 19 6 4 , a $5.5 million student union was jo u r n a l s , established in the 1930s by Robert built with 200,000 square feet of entertain-

1 6 8 2003 LSU BASEBALL me n t . The three - s t o r y facility accommodat- • In 1987, LSU was designated as a ed a 1,315 seat theatre, 333 seat movie cin- Re s e a r ch University I, putting it in the top em a , bowling lanes, game room and pool 2% of the nation's colleges and universities. ha l l , post office, cafeteria and craft shop as Only 70 universities, 45 public and 25 pri- well as ballrooms and conference rooms for va t e ,h ave this designation. hosting seminars and special eve n t s . • Also that yea r , six black students enrol l e d 19 9 0 s in undergr aduate studies. • In 19 9 2 , The Student Recreational Sports • By the end of the decade, rising tensions Complex opened to rave revi e ws by LSU due to U.S . in volvement in the Vietnam War students and faculty. we r e mounting. The LSU ROTC prog ra m • On May 20, 1 9 9 4, the LSU A l u m n i became a target for protestors as dissatis- Association dedicated its new home. faction with the war increa s e d . The pres s u r e Special honorees attending were Lod in c r eased for LSU to either cancel its pro- Co o k , Pr esident Gerald Ford , Pre s i d e n t gr am or make it voluntary. In October 19 6 8 , J i m my Carter, P resident George Bush, the LSU Faculty Council voted to make the White House Chief of Staff Mac McLardy, ROTC prog r am voluntary, and on May 26, and Governor Edwin Edward s . 19 6 9 the LSU Board of Supervisors made it • Head Coach Skip Bertman built the LSU of f i c i a l . baseball prog r am into one of the most dominating prog r ams in the country. Wit h 19 7 0 s National Championships coming in 19 9 1 , • Former professor T. Ha r r y Williams was 93 , 96 , and 97 , the Tigers would continue ho n o r ed with the Pulitzer Prize for his their dynasty into the next century by win- bi o g ra p h y of Huey Long in 19 7 0 . ning its fifth title in 20 0 0 . By the late 1990's • With the growing popularity of collegiate the LSU Tiger baseball team became at h l e t i c s , tw o new athletic facilities were known as the "Prog r am of the Decade" by built and another was being expanded. In all of college baseball. 19 7 1 , LSU basketball introduced a state-of- • Speaking of dyn a s t i e s , LSU Head Track & the-art 15,000-seat multipurpose aren a . Field Coach Pat Henry managed to rea c h The Assembly Center would eventually be major milestones throughout his 15 yea r s known as the Pete Maravich As s e m b l y at LSU. He has led the Lady Tiger track & Center and nicknamed "The PMAC" after field team to 19 National Tit l e s , 11 outdoor the death of LSU basketball and NBA leg- and eight indoor. end "Pistol" Pete Maravich in the late • His men’s teams have won four NCAA 19 8 0 ' s . t i t l e s , most recently the 2 0 0 2 o u t d o o r • In 19 7 4 , Athletics Direc t o r , Carl Maddox cro w n . He n r y is the only coach in NCAA expanded the growing LSU athletic com- hi s t o r y to guide both the men and wom e n pound with the addition of a multi-purpose team to NCAA titles in the same yea r . sports and rec r eational complex that now Under Henry's direc t i o n , the LSU track & bears his name, the Carl Maddox Field field prog r am has attained unparal l e l e d Ho u s e . Tiger Stadium again expanded in success: 23 NCAA titles and 19 SEC 19 7 8 by adding 8,000-seats in a new Wes t cro w n s . Upper Deck to lead the Tiger football pro- gr am into the next decade with a capacity 20 0 0 s of nearly 80,000-seats. • In 20 0 0 , LSU opened its home football • In 19 7 8 , LSU was named a sea-grant col- season to a newly-expanded Tiger Stadium. lege becoming one of only 25 universities With an additional, 11,600 seats due to the in the country recognized as both a land addition of the East Upper Deck and 70 and sea-grant institution. Tiger Den Suites, Tiger Stadium is the fifth la r gest on-campus arena in college football 1980s at 91,600. • Former professor John Kennedy Too l e • In 2 0 0 1, the Lod Cook Hotel and posthumously won the Pulitzer Prize for Co n f e r ence Center opened on the LSU his fictional wo r k , A Confedera cy of campus giving Tiger fans and visitors a full- Du n c e s . se r vice hotel right on campus. • In 19 8 5 , the Natatorium was built for the • Pat Henry's track and field dynasty con- LSU Swimming & Diving prog r am as the tinued into the 21st century as the Tig e r s United States Sports Festival came to Baton ha ve now captured 23 national titles under Ro u g e . He n r y. Most rec e n t l y , LSU won the 20 0 2 • James Wharton introduced a new admis- women's NCAA Indoor title, while the sions policy that would increase university men's team captured the 2 0 0 2 NCA A admission standards . The standards wou l d Outdoor title. As a University, LSU has req u i r e high school students to complete a accounted for 38 national titles and 102 list of core req u i r ements throughout their Southeastern Conference titles. high school caree r s . In 19 8 7 , the board of • In 20 0 2 , the $15 million ren o vation to the su p e r visors approved the proposed admis- Academic Center for Student-Athletes was sion standards . co m p l e t e d , giving LSU student-athletes one of the nation's top facilites for learning.

O F F I C I A L Y E A R B O O K 1 6 9 Board of Supervisors

Kent Anderson Ronald R. Dr. Jack A. Bernard E. Victor Bussie Monroe,La. Anderson Andonie Boudreaux, Jr. Baton Rouge,La. District 5 Ethel,La. Metairie,La. Baton Rouge,La. District 6 District 6 District 1 District 3 Chairman

Charles V. Stanley J. Jacobs Laura A. Leach Roger H. Ogden William Rucks IV Cusimano New Orleans, La. Lake Charles,La. New Orleans,La. Lafayette,La. Metairie,La. Member at Large District 7 District 2 District 7 District 1 Vice-Chairman

Perry Segura Virginia K. Shehee C. Stewart Slack Charles S. Rod West New Iberia,La. Shreveport,La. Shreveport,La. Weems III New Orleans,La. District 3 District 4 District 4 Alexandria,La. District 2 District 5 Athletic Council

Dr. Jack Andonie Ken Carpenter Patrick McCune Alumni Chairman Student Jon D. "Jay" Babb Dr. William F. Grimes Eddie Pullaro Alumni Faculty Tiger Athletic Foundation Stanley “Skip” L. Robert Kuhn, Jr. John Scarle Bertman Staff "L" Club Amber Moreau- Director of Athletics Renee' Boutte Myer Greg Vincent Administration Administration Salas Shreveport,La. Student Member

1 7 0 2003 LSU BASEBALL LSU System President

Dr. William L. Jenkins

President,LSU

On April 1,1999, William L. Jenkins, formerly Chancellor of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, became President of

the LSU System, which includes nine institutions on 10 campuses in five

cities, as well as 10 public hospitals in 10 cities.

A native of South Africa,Dr.Jenkins studied at the University MetroVision. In addition,the University of Pretoria bestowed an of Pretoria, where he received his professional veterinary medi- honorary doctorate on Dr.Jenkins in September of 2000. cine degree in 1958 and specialist credentials in 1968. He Dr.Jenkins has been active in continuing education and has received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri, delivered more than 150 lectures and addresses to diverse groups Columbia, in 1970. After practicing veterinary medicine for four in both the United States and abroad. He has taught extensively years, he joined the faculty at the University of Pretoria,advanc- at both the professional and graduate levels. He has published ing through the ranks to become professor and head of the more than 60 scientific articles and has contributed 15 chapters Department of Ve t e r i n a ry Phy s i o l o g y, P h a r m a c o l o g y, a n d to various textbooks. He is coauthor of a textbook on veterinary Toxicology in 1971. pharmacology. He moved to the U.S. in 1978 and joined the faculty in the Over the years,Dr.Jenkins has been a member of many pro- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology at Texas fessional organizations and select committees.Most recently, he A&M University. He was appointed dean of the LSU School of served on the National Institute of Health’s Alcohol Abuse and Veterinary Medicine in 1988 and was named LSU’s provost and Misuse on College Campuses Committee and on a special vice chancellor for academic affairs in September 1993. Steering Committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and When he was appointed LSU’s fifth Chancellor in November Schools to review accreditation criteria for colleges and universi- 1996, Dr.Jenkins reorganized the campus administration to be ties. more effective and more responsive, and oversaw the develop- Dr.Jenkins also is a member of the National Association of ment of a strategic plan to guide the University in its preparation State Universities and Land Grant Colleges’Committee on Food for the challenges of the next century. and Society as well as the Committee on the Future of Coastal Over the years President Jenkins has received numerous Louisiana. teaching and service awards and recognitions, having been His current community engagement includes serving on the named the 1997 Communicator of the Year by the Public boards of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities,Greater Relations Association of Louisiana and a Distinguished Alumnus Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, Academic Distinction by the University of Missouri. The regional chapter of Fund, Council for a Better Louisiana, Arts Council of Greater Toastmasters International also presented him with its 1999 Baton Rouge, and the Baton Rouge board of the National Communication and Leadership Award,and he was awarded the Conference for Community and Justice. Vision of Excellence Award 2000 by the New Orleans Regional Dr.Jenkins and his wife, Peggy, have four children—Sharon Chamber of Commerce and the New Orleans Chapter of Gwynn,Anthea,and Warren—and nine grandchildren.

Kenneth E. Carpenter,Faculty Athletics Representative

Dr . Kenneth E. Carpenter is in his first year as Chairman of the Department of Arc h i t e c t u re ,1 9 7 7 - L S U ’s faculty re p resentative in NCAA and 81; and, Io w a State University, se r ving as Prof e s s o r Southeastern Conference matters. and Chairman, Department of Arc h i t e c t u r e from C a r p e n t e r, a professor in the School of 19 8 1 - 8 6 . Arc h i t e c t u re , has taught at LSU since 1986. He At LSU he served as the Dean of the College of received his bachelor’s degree in arch i t e c t u r e from Design from 1986-1997, Interim Executive Direc t o r the University of Oklahoma in 1962 and his mas- of International Prog r ams from 1997-98; and, te r ’ s from Minnesota in 1967. Be f o r e joining the Interim Dean, College of Art and Design, 20 0 1 - 0 2 . LSU faculty, he served at Clemson University as Carpenter is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, th e Associate Professor of Arc h i t e c t u r e from 1967-77; American Institute of Ar chitects and the Am e r i c a n Ball State University, wh e r e he was Professor and Association of University Prof e s s o r s .

O F F I C I A L Y E A R B O O K 1 7 1 LSU Chancellor Dr. Mark A. Emmert

Chancellor, LSU

Dr. Mark A.Emmert was appointed chancellor of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College on

April 16, 1999, becoming the sixth chancellor to lead the

state’s flagship University.

Prior to joining LSU, Emmert served as chancellor of work has focused on public policy topics, as well as issues the University of Connecticut,as provost and vice presi- in organizational theory. He has published his res e a r ch in dent for academic affairs at Montana State University, leading journals within his field and has served on seve r - and held various faculty and administrative positions at al editorial boards . He has also served as a visiting schol- the University of Colorado. He has served as a member ar and lecturer internationally, working in Au s t ra l i a , of numerous academic and civic boards and organiza- Hong Kon g , Jap a n , and Pan a m a . tions. He is married to DeLaine S. E m m e r t , a former ele- Both the Fulbright Commission and the Am e r i c a n m e n t a ry school teacher, who is active in community, Council on Education have awa rded fellowships to u n i v e r s i t y, and philanthropic org a n i z a t i o n s . T h ey hav e Em m e r t . He has also been inducted into Phi Kappa Phi t wo childre n , Stephen and Je n n i f e r. Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Scholastic Society, Golden Key Honor Society, and the Connecticut Ac a d e m y of Arts and Sciences. He is active in the American Council on Education, the New England Council of Pres i d e n t s , and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, wh e r e he se r ved as chair of the Council on Academic Af f a i r s . A native of Tac o m a , Was h i n g t o n , Emmert holds a ba c h e l o r ’ s degree in political science from the University of Washington and master’s and doctoral degrees from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. His scholarly

Chancellor Emmert celebrates the 2001 SEC Football Championship Game victory with All-American Josh Reed.

1 7 2 2003 LSU BASEBALL The SEC The Southeastern Conference SETTING THE STANDARD FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE A T H L E T I C S in Baseball N O T E S • The SEC has sent 24 teams to the College Wo r l d Series since 1990. T h at was accomplished despite no SEC teams making the field in 1992. LSU has been to he Southeastern Conference, with its storied 69-year history of athlet- Omaha eight times, while A l a b a m a , Mississippi Stat e ic achievements and academic excellence,has built perhaps the great- and Florida have been three times each and A u b u r n , est tradition of intercollegiate competition of any league in the coun- T Georgia and Tennessee twice each. try since its inception in 1933. The 2001-02 academic year was another season to remember for the • SEC teams have won six of the last 12 nat i o n a l SEC as conference teams captured six national titles and seven national c h a m p i o n s h i p s , with LSU winning five (1991, 1 9 9 3 , runner-up finishes.Between the years of 1990 and 2002,the SEC won 87 1 9 9 6 ,1 9 9 7 , 2000) and Georgia claiming the 1990 title. national team championships for an average of more than seven per year. • SEC teams were 50-38 since 1990 in Omaha, a Tennessee and LSU won the conference's first NCAA titles of the year, 56.8 winning percentag e . Not counting games ag a i n s t respectively, in men's and women's indoor track. Auburn won the each other, the SEC has a 40-27 record in the CWS women's swimming & diving title,while Alabama won women's gymnas- since 1990, a 60.0 winning percentag e . tics. LSU and South Carolina also won the men's and women's outdoor track & field championships, respectively. Florida finished third in the Sears • The SEC has played 18 games in the "Final Fo u r " Trophy final standings without winning a national title. of the College World Series since 1990, an av e r age of Overall, the SEC finished in the top two in 10 of its 20 sponsored 1.5 per year. Only twice, 1992 and 1994, has the SEC sports and in the top five in 15 of the 20 sports.Eight SEC teams participat- failed to get a team to the “ Fi n a l Fo u r ” of the CWS. ed in football postseason bowls with Florida finishing the highest in the • The SEC has av e r aged 6 games played per year in polls. Six men's and eight women's basketball teams were invited to the the College World Series since 1990. In 1997, the SEC NCAA Tournament with Tennessee advancing to the Women's Final Four. had a team in 13 of the 14 games played in the CWS. Seven teams advanced to postseason play in baseball with South Carolina finishing second in the College World Series. With 156 teams,almost eight Since 1990, an SEC team played in 77 of the 177 per sport,advancing to NCAA postseason competition, the SEC continued games played in the College World Series, an amazing to solidify its place as the nation's premier conference. 44 percent of games. In addition to the six team championships,65 SEC student-athletes • The SEC has sent eight of its 12 schools to the garnered individual national championships,while 334 individuals were College World Series since 1990 - A l a b a m a ,A u b u r n , awarded with first-team All-America honors.Student-athletes around the F l o r i d a ,G e o r g i a , L S U ,M i s s i s s i p p i S t at e , South Carolina league continued to excel in the classroom as well with 1,353 earning and Te n n e s s e e . recognition on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Since 1990, 74 SEC squads have been invited to On the national all-sport level,the SEC placed six teams in the top 25 of the Sears/NACDA Director's Cup rankings.Florida led the league with a the NCAA To u r n a m e n t , an av e r age of 6.2 per season. third-place finish.Georgia placed 8th,while LSU was 10th,South Carolina In 1998, an NCAA-record seven teams were invited to finished 11th, Tennessee 12th and Auburn 19th to round out the league's play in post-season play. The SEC sent an NCAA-high top 25 finishes.Nine of the SEC's 12 schools finished in the top 50 of the six teams to post-season play in 1999 and 2000, a n d Sears Cup Standings. Alabama (32),Arkansas (35) and Kentucky (36) also set a new NCAA mark in 2001 with eight teams being made the top 50. selected to postseason play. An NCAA-high seven In college baseball,the SEC posted another landmark season as the teams were invited again in 2002. conference had an NCAA-high seven teams earn selection to NCAA post- • The SEC has had an NCAA-high 10 different teams season play. South Carolina advanced to the College World Series,with the Gamecocks advancing to the national championship game. An SEC squad compete in the 55-year history of the College Wo r l d has now appeared in the College World Series 17 of the last 18 years. S e r i e s . In those ap p e a r a n c e s , the conference has reg- Alabama won the SEC tournament title over South Carolina. South istered a 74-74 record, a 50.0 winning percentag e . Carolina captured the SEC regular-season title with a 21-8 conference • Since 1990, 21 SEC squads have posted 50+ win record. s e a s o n s , while 61 have won 40+ games in a season. The Southeastern Conference boasts ten former National Players of the • The SEC posted a 242-99-1 record against non- Year, eight Baseball America Coach of the Year and seven Collegiate conference foes in 2002, a 70.9 winning percentag e . Baseball Coach of the Year honors. 103 student-athletes have been named All-American. Since 1990, the SEC has accumulated a 3023-1196-3 41 former SECplayers were on Major League Baseball opening day record against non-conference teams, a 71.6 winning rosters,while 39 were taken in the 2001 MLB Amateur Draft, three in the p e r c e n t ag e . first round. South Carolina’s Drew Meyer was the 10th pick overall. With • SEC teams have also been strong in the polls. that selection,the SEC has now had a first round pick every year since 1991 Since 1990, 57 conference teams have appeared in the and 47 total. final Baseball America poll, 62 in the final Collegiat e The 2002 SEC Baseball Tournament,held in Birmingham,Ala.drew Baseball poll and, since 1992, 53 in the final Baseball 124,440 fans,an average of 8,296 fans per game. It was the largest crowd in Weekly poll. the history of the SEC Baseball Tournament.

O F F I C I A L Y E A R B O O K 1 7 3 SEC Directory

Alabama (205) 348-6084 Kentucky (859) 257-3838 South Carolina (803) 777-5204 P. O. Box 870391 Memorial Coliseum,Room 23 Rex Enright Athletic Center Tuscaloosa,Ala.35487-0391 Lexington, Ky. 40506 Columbia, S. C. 29208 Fax: (205) 348-8841 Fax: (859) 323-4310 Fax: (803) 777-2967 www.rolltide.com www.ukathletics.com www.uscsports.com

Larry White,Assoc.AD/Media Relations Brooks Downing,Media Relations Director Kerry Tharp, Assoc AD/Sports Info. Becky Hopf,Associate Director Tony Neely, Media Relations Director Brian Binette,Asst.Director/Internet Barry Allen,Assistant Director Susan Lax,Associate Director Manager Roots Woodruff,Assistant Director Amanda Polley, Assistant Director Cheryl Harden,Assistant Director Brian Morgan,Assistant Director Ayanna Wakefield,Assistant Director John Hayden,Assistant Director LSU (225) 578-8226 Michelle Schmitt,Director of Special Events Julie Long,Publications Director P. O. Box 25095 Arkansas (479) 575-2751 Baton Rouge,La.70894-5095 Men’s Department Fax: (225) 578-1861 Tennessee (865) 974-1212 Broyles Athletic Center www.LSUsports.net Men’s Department P. O. Box 7777 P. O. Box 15016 Fayetteville,Ark.72702 Michael Bonnette,Sports Info.Director Knoxville, Tenn.37901 Fax: (479) 575-7481 Kent Lowe,Sr. Associate Director Fax: (865) 974-1269 www.hogwired.com Laurie Cannon,Associate Director www.utsports.com Bill Franques,Associate Director Kevin Trainor, Sports Information Director Brian Miller, Associate Director Bud Ford,Assoc.AD/Sports Info. Robby Edwards,Associate Director Melissa Reynaud,Assistant Director Jeff Muir, Associate Director Bob Grant,Assistant Director Jason Feirman,Publications Coordinator John Painter, Associate Director Marie Brewer, Graphic Artist Craig Pinkerton,Associate Director Auburn (334) 844-9800/9701 Tom Mattingly, Dir. of Special Publications P. O. Box 351 Ole Miss (662) 915-7522 (615) 322-4121 Auburn,Ala.36831-0351 P. O. Box 217 Vanderbilt Fax: (334) 844-9708/9807 University, Miss.38677 P. O. Box 120158 www.auburn.edu/athletics Fax: (662) 915-7006 Nashville, Tenn.37212 www.OleMissSports.com Fax: (615) 343-7064 Meredith Jenkins,Assistant AD/Director www.vucommodores.com Chuck Gallina,Associate Director Langston Rogers,Assoc. Kirk Sampson,Associate Director AD/Sports Info. Rod Williams,Assoc.AD/Comm.and Tech. Mendy Nestor, Associate Director Lamar Chance,Associate Director Tammy Boclair, Assistant Director Rick Stupak,Associate Director Larry Leathers,Assistant Director Florida (352) 375-4683, ext. 6100 Kim Ling,Assistant Director Brent Ross,Assistant Director Kyle Campbell,Assistant Director Andre Foushee,Assistant Director P. O. Box 14485 Katy Lonergan,Assistant Director Gainesville,Fla.32604 Fax (352) 375-4809 SEC (205) 458-3010 www. Gatorzone.com Mississippi State 2201 Richard Arrington (662) 325-2703/0540 Boulevard North Norm Carlson,Asst.AD/Communications Birmingham,Ala.35203 P. O. Box 5308 Steve McClain,Asst.AD/Sports Information Fax: (205) 458-3030 Mississippi State,Miss.39762 Mary Howard,Asst.AD/Sports Information www.secsports.com Kathy Cafazzo,Associate Director Fax: (662) 325-2563/3654 www.msstate.edu/athletics Fred Demarest,Associate Director Charles Bloom,Associate Commissioner Greg Hotchkiss,Assistant Director Mike Nemeth,Assoc.AD/Media Relations Tammy Wilson,Associate Director Zack Higbee,Assistant Director David Rosinski,Associate Director DeWayne Peevy, Assistant Director Heidi Johnson,Assistant Director John R.Cade,Assistant Director Chuck Dunlap, Assistant Joe Dier, Assistant Director Tim Andrzejewski,Intern Georgia (706) 542-1621 Laura McCoy, Assistant Director P. O. Box 1472 Todd Anderson,Assistant Director Athens,Ga.30603 Fax: (706) 542-9339 www.georgiadogs.com

Claude Felton,Sr. Assoc.AD/External Affairs Tim Hix,Associate Director Chris Lakos,Associate Director Mike Mobley, Associate Director Jenn Garrett,Assistant Director John Curran,Assistant Director Tyler Sabo,Assistant Director Karlene Lawrence,Publications Coordinator

1 7 4 2003 LSU BASEBALL Tiger Baseball Alumni Foundation

The annual Alumni Game matches the current LSU club versus a team of former Tigers active in pro baseball.

he Tiger Baseball Alumni coaching staffs to ensure that the minor leaguers compete in the Foundation is a unique group quality of the facilities and other games. of former players, coaches, facets of the LSU Baseball program The TBAF goes to great lengths Ttrainers and team managers who are the envy of every colllege base- to make sure that all of those who work year-round in organizing func- ball program in the nation. are eligible for membership in the tions for alumni of the LSU Baseball The TBAF plays host to an organization receive the opportunity program.The TBAF is the only one of Alumni Weekend for its members to partcipate in alumni events. its kind in the country involved with which includes a golf tournament All former LSU baseball players, a college baseball program.The and an alumni game in Alex Box coaches, managers and trainers are long-term purpose of the foundation Stadium. With the professional base- encouraged to join the Tiger Baseball can best be described by its mission ball success of some TBAF members, Alumni Foundation. For more infor- statement: the alumni event is a treat for the mation, contact the LSU Baseball The Tiger Baseball Alumni fans as well, as current major and office at (225) 578-4148. Foundation recognizes the contributions of LSU Baseball players and coaches, past, present and future. We acknowledge the rich tradition of values in the LSU Baseball program. The Foundation seeks to pass along to future students and athletes the sense of community, the sense of family, the ele- ment of teamwork and the camaraderie learned as members of the LSU Baseball program; and, to further commit to Louisiana State University our loyalty and appreciation. The TBAF was formed in the fall of 1994 with the goal to support the baseball team financially by working closely with the current and future Over 100 former players and coaches participate in the alumni weekend festivities.

O F F I C I A L Y E A R B O O K 1 7 5 Coaches Committee

he LSU Baseball Coaches Committee is proud to be a part of the Tiger Baseball P ro g ra m . The group is comprised of men and women who have joined together to T support college baseball’s No. 1 pro g ra m . Coaches Committee funds have assisted the baseball pro g ram in purchasing equipment and making numerous improvements to Alex Box S t a d i u m . An annual contribution of $200 gives fans an opportunity to be closely involved with the success of LSU Baseball. For information on joining the Coaches Committee, call the LSU Baseball office at (225) 578-4148.

Joseph P. Accardo Bryce B.Blades William W. Burton Timothy P. Englehart Howard M. Jones Oliver Ainsworth Forrest J. Blades Darlene G.Bush Tony Ezernack Binky Julian Jack Andonie Dean P. Blanchard Pete Bush Lester B. Falgoust Tara Kimble John A.Arbour Gerald P. Blanchard Warren Byrd Doris Falkenheiner John E.King Keith J. Arceneaux Barry Blumberg Ivan T. Cabrera Dan Faulk Robert A.King Bobby G.Argrave Robert Blumberg Steve A.Campo Robert E.Feldman Delos Knight Paul Arst Howard Bolton Phillip Cancilleri Vince A.Ferachi Donnie E.LaCombe Randy Aucoin Ronny Bonnecaze L.W. Cary William O. Flowers Jr. Keith Lancaster William T. Austin Irion Bordelon Dr.Joseph Cefalu Bobby Fontenot Hal Lancon Richard J. Babin George Boudreaux Nicholas Cefalu Jr. ,M D Emery J.Fontenot John C. Langlois George Ballard Roland Boudreaux Ronny Champlin Leonard Forstall Aubrey J. Laplace Russell Bankston Millard Bourgeois Don Chaney Mark Freeman Lloyd Laudermill Bill Barton Donald E.Bradford John Cheek Dr.W.E.Furniss Dr. Charles A.LeBlanc Henry J. Bearmann Jr. Hudgens Braud Charles F. Cockfield Doug Garland Terry Leblanc Albert I.Bellott Jack Breaux John Collins Glynn Gautreau Robert LeBoeuf James W. Bennett Jim Breeden Bonzo Comeaux Leonce Gautreaux Bob Leitner Phillip M.Bennett Jr. Tom Brian, DVM Dr. Mike Coogan Joe Gerdes David J. LeRay Lee M.Berg David H. Broussard Jimmy Cosse’ A.K.Germany Charles J. Lessard Sandy Bertman Gil Broussard Dana Cossey Donald Ghere Mark W. Levert Jr. Robert C. Betz Jr. Brenda Brown Doug Cossman J.C. Gilbert Stephen M.Lindsey Jerry T. Biggs John O. Brown Keith Cox Wally Gladney Richard Lipsey Keith P. Bischoff Dr. M.J. Bullock Jr. F. Baron Craft Donald G.Gonzales Susan Lipsey Gordon Bitterwolf Fred Burley Vicki M.Crochet S.A.Gordon Dr.Joe Liuzzo Lora B. Cross Louis J. Green Thomas M.Lockwood Willis M. Daniel Les Griffon Brian P. Logarbo Danny Daniel Jr. James M. Grimes James Lowe Danny Daniel Sr. Frank S. Guarisco Johnny R.Luneau Sr. Michael J. David Nicole M.Guerin Jim Malmberg Peter Davis Chris Guillot David C. Manship J.V. Day Richard C. Guisinger Tony Marabella Brian Dearing Billy Guitreau Dave Mathes Kevin Denoux Don Gustafsson Dan B.McGrew Dick Derbes John Haefner Dean McKee John T. Desselle Buddy Hair Andrew McLindon Michael Determann Skinny Hall Wally McMakin Norman A.Deumite R.Bruce Hammatt Fr ank W. Middleton III Gerald Didier Richard M. Haydel Mr s . Jane Middleton Jr. William Dill Anita Haywood Vernon P. Middleton James C. Dixon Clay Hedberg Huland Miley James M.Dousay Richard Helmer Mark A.Monrose Marvin Dugas Al Hermann A. T. Montagnino Jr. Robert W. Dugas Bob Hester Leah C. Moore Mark Dupree John L.Hillman Hillar C. Moore III Brian N. Dyess Woodrow Holloway Thomas J. Moran Mary Frey Eaton Frank Holthaus Malcolm B.Moreau Jerry Eggert Jackson Huff Harry Morel ESPN interviewer and Las Vegas personality Roy Ernest Eldred James D. Hughes Mrs. Jessie S. Mulkey Firestone performed his sports-oriented variety Edwin A.Ellinghausen Terry Irby John E.Murphy Jr. show as part of a fund-raiser sponsored by the Jim Ellis Boyd Jeffers Chrystal Musgrove Coaches Committee on December 11, 1998. Suzanne P. Elmer Bush Joffrion James Nall

1 7 6 2003 LSU BASEBALL Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda served as master of ceremonies for LSU Baseball Celebrity Fun-tastic Night II, a fund-raising event sponsored in 1992 by the Coaches Committee.

Fred Smith Alex “Brick”Wall Malcolm G.Smith Bob Waltman Robert L.Smith Dr. Richard L. Dr. Robert St.Amant Wampold Brian Stagg Steve Ward Carol Steele Buddy Webre Charles L.Steele Marion L. Welch J.K. Stringer Rita Werner Dr. Marvin Stuckey W. Leonard Werner Richard M. Sturlese Glynn West Johnny R.Suchy Tim S.West Sonny Suggs Victor F.Weston Dennis L.Switzer Jean S.Wilcox Bart M. Talbot Terry Williams L.G. Talbot B.Lehman Williamson Dr. Robert Taylor R. Woo d r ow Wilson Jr. Sterling Temento Stephen Wilt Jim Terrell Railler Wiltz Bobby Theriot Pat Womack Herman Thibodeaux Martin Woodin Michael Thibodeaux Woody Woodrow Phillip C. Thibodeaux Thomas R. Wunderlich Dr.J.C. Thompson Susan Yeomans Dr. Fred Tillery Randy Zinna Tim Toler David Ziober Rod Tompkins Michael Tonguis Stephen M. Tope Mark Nall Sam Raney Becky Simmons Laura Vance Matthew Nall Tom Ranzino Joseph Simmons Douglas Varnado Dean J. Napoli Robert J. Raziano Dr. Chip Simon Michael Vincent Ina Navarre Patrick L. Rettig Jay Simon Dennis J.Walczak Pop Neumann Les Reynolds Steve O’Brien Charles G.Richardson Bob Odom Timothy R.Ricketts Marvin D. O’Neal Bill Rigell Dirk Ory, M.D. J. William Rimes Vicki C.Paille Calvin L.Robbins V.J.Paola E.D. Roberts Charles Parker Robert L. Roland Carl W. Peavy Michael Romeo Bill Pecue Michael W. Roppolo Allen Penniman Jr. James Rothkamm Tony Pennison Ken Russell Charles P.Perrault Dr.Vince Russo Eric O.Person Gerard Ruth Roy A.Pickren Michael Ruth Neal T. Poche Louis Saltz Loyson Porta Jay Sartin Arthur Pourciau Mittie Schiele Burnell H. Powell Kurt W. Schlotterer James D. Prescott Louis Selig Jr. Lucy Priddy Mike Serio Eddie Pullaro Mike Shelton Scott Purdin Dr.Jodi C. Silvio Coaches Committee funds assisted in the renovation of the LSU locker room.

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he 2001-02 athletic year proved to be another outstanding Josh Reed one for LSU as the Tigers claimed their 37th and 38th nation- F O O T B A L L al titles (women’s indoor track and field and men’s outdoor T Josh Reed capped his LSU career as the SEC’s all-time leader in track and field) as well as their 101st and 102nd Southeastern receiving yards with 3,001. Reed, who won the Biletnikoff Award Conference titles (football and softball). in 2001, shattered the league’s single-season receiving mark with In all, 18 of LSU’s 20 sports competed in postseason action, 1,740 yards on 94 catches last year for the Tigers.Reed also set SEC with 17 of those teams being invited to the NCAA Tournament (or single-game records with 19 receptions for 293 yards and a pair of bowl game).The men’s basketball team reached the second round touchdowns in LSU’s 35-21 win over Alabama. For his efforts, of the NIT for LSU’s 18th postseason appearance in 2001-02. Reed was a consensus All-America selection in 2001 and was LSU’s two national titles led all SEC teams in that category for drafted in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Buffalo the 2001-02 season, while the Tigers’17 NCAA (or Bowl) appear- Bills. ances was the third best total in the conference, trailing only Florida and Georgia. Britni Sneed The following is a look at some of the top individual performanc- S O F T B A L L es by LSU athletes in 2001-2002: The most dominating softball player in LSU history, Britni Sneed capped her Walter Davis Tiger career as the winningest pitcher in SEC history with 120 wins. Sneed, MEN’S TRACK & FIELD who was a First-Team A l l - A m e r i c a Walter Davis has perhaps one of the most dominating seasons for selection, also holds the SEC mark for any athlete in school history. Davis was named the NCAA Division c a reer shutouts (55). Sneed earned Track and Field Athlete of the Year after winning the NCAA out- SEC Pitcher fo the Year honors for the door title in the long second-straight year after posting a j u m p, triple jump and 34-7 ov e rall mark and leading the anchoring a leg of LSU’s Tigers to league title. She capped her winning 4x100-meter four-year career with LSU ranked fourth in NCAA history in relay team in leading the strikeouts with 1,370 and she ranks among the top 10 in NCAA Tigers to the national history for career victories and strikeout ratio and in the top 15 in title.He capped his illus- NCAA history for appearances,games started,winning percentage trious career as a nine- and saves. Sneed,who threw six no-hitters in 2002, was one of 10 time All-American and a semifinalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award six-time national cham- and was named to the 2002 USA Softball Elite team. p i o n . With his first national championship Muna Lee in the long jump, he recorded a mark of 26 feet 6 1/4 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD inches. He became the first LSU man to win the Named the SEC Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2002 event since Llewellyn Starks in 1990. The 2000 leading the Lady Tigers to the NCAA Indoor title. Lee won the Olympian closed out his collegiate career by shat- NCAA title in the 200-meter dash in an LSU record time of 22.82 Male seconds,the second fastest time in NCAA history. In addition,Lee Athlete of the tering his own LSU record in the triple jump, win- ning with a mark of 56-10 3/4. He closed his col- finished third in the 60- Year legiate career a perfect 17-0 in the event. In the meter dash and helped the process,he became only the sixth man in NCAA history to sweep Lady Tigers to a third place the horizontal jumps and the first to do so since 1998. Davis bet- finish in the 4x400-meter tered his school and SEC records by winning the triple jump at the re l ay. At the NCA A 2002 USA Track & Field Championships (57-8 1/2). Outdoor meet,Lee finished third in the 100-meter day, fourth in the 200-meter Nicki Arnstad dash and anchored the final G Y M N A S T I C S leg of LSU’s 4x100 meter Nick Arnstad won a share of the re l ay team that finished NCAA title in the floor exercise second. with a score of 9.95. Arnstad, a F i r s t - Team All-America selec- tion,became the first LSU gym- nast in modern-day history to Meredith Duncan win an individual NCAA title. WOMEN’S GOLF Arnstad captured the floor title Meredith Duncan gained fame in the as well as the all-around title a summer of 2001 as she became the first week earlier at the NCA A women’s golfer in LSU history to win the Central Regional.Arnstad post- prestigious U.S. Amateur title. Duncan, ed a perfect 10.0 score on the who participated in the U.S.Women’s floor exercise,leading the Tigers Open in 2001, earned First-Team All- to their first NCAA Regional America honors last year for the Lady team title in 16 years. Ti g e r s . D u n c a n , a First-Team A l l - S E C selection in 2002, won three individual titles as a senior and she finished 19th at the NCAA Championships.

1 7 8 2003 LSU BASEBALL Over a four-day span last spring, the LSU campus served as the host of the NCAA Track and Field Championships as well as an NCAA Baseball Regional.

All-Sports Success CHAMPS Program LSU's athletics pro g ram has traditionally been stro n g LSU sponsors a fully funded life skills program for student- throughout all of its varsity sports and has fielded nationally com- a t h l e t e s . The pro g ram is called CHAMPS, an acro nym for petitive teams in most of its sports. Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success. Under the A total of 18 of LSU's 20 athletic teams participated in post- CHAMPS program, LSU sets up a number of projects and work- season play last year, with 17 of those teams being invited to shops that aid student-athletes in addressing day-to-day living sit- NCAA Tournament action (or a bowl game). The 18th team, the uations,handling stress and preparing for post-college life. men’s basketball squad, advanced to the second round of the Under the CHAMPS program, LSU also establishes commu- National Invitation Tournament. Twelve of LSU’s 20 teams fin- nity service projects in which student-athletes organize and partic- ished ranked in the nation's Top 25 for their respective sports dur- ipate.The LSU CHAMPS program sponsors an annual Halloween ing the 2001-02 athletic year, and of those, seven finished in the "Boo-Zar" on campus. The boozar is a trick-or-treat night in the Top 10. LSU Field House in which athletes from all sports distribute candy LSU has won 102 Southeastern Conference championships to Baton Rouge area children. Each athletic team participates in and has claimed 38 national titles. CHAMPS workshops which educate them in life skills and per- sonal development. Athletics as a Business Athletics is mistakenly thought of as merely entertainment.In Community Involvement fact, the total revenues of over $37.5 million generated annually by Because of the athletic facilities on the LSU campus, Baton the Athletic Department is: Rouge is able to attract many events and conventions that benefit - twice that of the sales of an average manufacturing plant in the community in both public relations and monetary means. LSU Louisiana has played host to such events as the National Sports Festival - twice the volume of an average food processor (now called the Olympic Festival) and the International Special - about seven times more than the typical apparel plant in the Olympics. In 2001, LSU hosted the U.S. Senior Olympics and in state the past has played host to the U.S.Junior National Track & Field Championships. Attendance The LSU campus is annually the site of LHSAA Track & Field Championships, bringing to campus thousands of young people LSU teams draw some of the largest crowds in all of college ath- and their parents.Most recently, LSU hosted the 2002 NCAA Outdoor letics: Track & Field Championships at Bernie Moore Stadium. - More than 1.1 million fans watched LSU athletics in all 20 sports during the 2001-02 athletic year. - Over the past 10 years, LSU football attendance has aver- Economic Impact aged more than 70,000 fans per game. In 2001, LSU set a school- LSU has a tremendous impact on the economy of the Baton record by averaging 90,491 fans a contest, a number that ranked Rouge area. LSU sporting events bring money into the Baton fifth nationally. LSU’s average of 90,491 fans a contest makes Tiger Rouge economy, not only from throughout the state,but through- Stadium,on a Saturday night, more populated than 52 of Louisiana's out the southeast. 64 parishes. According to a study by LSU economics professor Loren Scott, - LSU baseball set the standard in college baseball for attendance the existence of LSU Athletics generates $131 million in sales for busi- again in 2002 as more than 271,000 fans watched the Tigers play at nesses in the Baton Rouge community, another $40 million in house- Alex Box Stadium in regular and postseason play. hold earnings and supports over 2,100 jobs in the Baton Rouge area.

O F F I C I A L Y E A R B O O K 1 7 9 LSU Athletics Notebook

Finances National Team Championships (38) The LSU Athletic Department is a Men's Basketball (1) 1935 totally s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t a u x i l i a ry of the Boxing (1) 1949 University. No state tax dollars are used to Football (1) 1958 finance LSU athletics.All money spent by Men's Golf (4) 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955 the Athletic Department is generated by Men’s Indoor Track (1) 2001 the department through ticket sales, cor- Women's Indoor Track (9) 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993,1994, 1995, 1996, porate sponsorships, radio and television revenue,the Tiger Gift Center and conces- 1997, 2002 sions, and is supplemented through rev- Men's Outdoor Track (4) 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002 enue-sharing resulting from LSU's mem- Women's Outdoor Track (12) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,1991, 1992, 1993, bership in the Southeastern Conference. 1994, 1995, 1996,1997,2000 Baseball (5) 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000 Individual Athletes Year in and year out,LSU boasts some SEC Team Championships (102) of the most renowned athletes in all of Baseball (12) 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961,1975, 1986, 1990, college athletics. 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996,1997 NBA Most Valuable Player and world- Men's Basketball (8) 1934-35,1952-53,1953-54, 1978-79, wide entertainment superstar S h a q u i l l e O'Neal delighted Tiger basketball fans for 1980-81,1984-85,1990-91, 1999-2000 three seasons.PGA Champion David Toms Football (8) 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001 played for the Tigers in the late 1980s, Men's Golf (15) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, while Major League Baseball standouts 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987 Todd Walker and Paul Byrd learned their Women's Golf (1) 1992 trade at Alex Box Stadium. Sometimes Gymnastics (1) 1981 overlooked are some of the finest female Men's Swimming (1) 1988 athletes in the country in their respective Men's Tennis (4) 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999 sports: golfer Meredith Duncan, softball All- Men's Indoor Track (4) 1957, 1963, 1989, 1990 American Britni Sneed and women’s bas- ketball All-American Marie Ferdinand daz- Women's Indoor Track (10) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989,1991, 1993, 1995, zled LSU fans in recent years. 1996, 1998, 1999 Men's Outdoor Track (22) 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936,1938, 1939, 1940, Job Placement 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946,1947, 1948, 1951, Is there life after college athletics? 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960,1963, 1988, 1989, 1990 LSU is helping to answer that question Women’s Outdoor Track (8) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996 with a job placement program as part of Softball (4) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 the Ninth Semester Program. LSU works Volleyball (4) 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 closely with the Career Placement Center on campus as well as professional recruit- ing services to offer advice to athletes on entering the job market upon graduation. Stadiavision University Involvement National Awards At all LSU football games in Tiger LSU continues to produce profits in S t a d i u m , basketball games at the Pe t e its athletic department, despite generally LSU has had one winner each of the Maravich Assembly Center and baseball difficult economic times for college athlet- Heisman Trophy, Adolph Rupp Award and games at Alex Box Stadium, live action is ic programs. Golden Spikes Award, the premier indi- shown on monitors near concession stands Athletics has contributed over $7.5 mil- vidual awards in football, basketball and and restrooms so fans won't miss the lion to the academic side of the University in baseball. The Heisman Trophy, given annu- action in progress. the past 11 years. In 1994-95,athletics con- ally to college football's best player, was tributed $100,000 to the LSU Libraries to won by Billy Cannon in 1959. The Adolph Tiger Gift Center assist in buying books and other materials Rupp Award, which goes to college basket- necessary to keep LSU's library system LSU operates a fully stocked mer- ball's top player, was won by Shaquille among the finest in the nation, and in chandise store within Tiger Stadium that O'Neal in 1991. The Golden Spikes Award, 1996 generated over $30,000 by dedicating gives fans a wide array of LSU clothing given to college baseball's most outstand- all ticket sales from the Spring Football and memorabilia. The Gift Center is open ing player each year, was won by Ben Game to the libraries. on football, basketball and baseball game McDonald in 1989. Last year, Josh Reed After the 1988-89 fiscal ye a r, L S U days for fans' convenience.A new satellite added his name to the list as he claimed Athletics donated $2 million to the gener- Gift Center near Mike the Tiger's cage is the Biletnikoff Award, which goes annually al fund of the University to help offset pro- open for added customer conv e n i e n c e . to the nation’s top receiver. jected losses. LSU Athletics has also The Tiger Gift Center also went worldwide donated sizeable amounts of money to during the 2000-01 season as LSU mer- fund professorships and provide for chandise can now be purchased from any- repairs in academic facilities. where in the world on LSU’s website, www.LSUsports.net.

1 8 0 2003 LSU BASEBALL Director of Athletics Skip Bertman

lready a Louisiana Legend and one of the greatest college baseball coaches of all time, J. Stanley“Skip” ABertman augmented his impressive list of achieve- ments in his first season as LSU’s director of athletics. While supervising the Tigers’magnificent progress on the playing fields, he began to implement measures necessary to realize his vision of building the LSU athletics depart- ment into the best in the country. Bertman’s bold and innovative plans promise to keep the Tigers among the nation’s elite in all phases of collegiate athletics. LSU’s programs enjoyed remarkable success under Bertman’s direction in 2001-02, as 18 of the Tigers’ 20 sports participated in post-season competition. T h a t accomplishment, along with improved graduation rates, increased team grade point averages and the construction of new academic facilities, foreshadow even more signifi- cant deeds in the second season of Bertman’s tenure. Bertman was named LSU's athletics director on January 19, 2001. With Bertman, LSU gained an athletics director who provides the leadership and experience nec- essary to manage the Tigers' nearly $35 million budget. Bertman guided LSU to five NCAA baseball titles, and his teams drew huge crowds to venerable Alex Box Stadium, as the Tigers led the nation in attendance in each of his final six seasons (1996-2001). He also served as head coach of the 1996 U.S. Olympic The team which captured the bronze medal in Atlanta. SKIP BERTMAN Bertman continues to be honored for his remarkable coaching tenure,as he was inducted in June,2002,into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Legacy American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January, 2003. Bertman’s unyielding desire to succeed drove him to the In a Baseball America poll released in January, 1999, pinnacle of his profession,and his astute knowledge of the Bertman was voted the second greatest college baseball game -- obtained from over 40 years of coaching -- combined coach of the 20th century, trailing only Rod Dedeaux of with his steadfast determination and irrepressible enthusiasm Southern California. Bertman and Dedeaux are the only transformed LSU Baseball into the nation's premier program. coaches to win five CWS titles. He had previously earned stellar recognition as one of National Championships the nation's brightest assistant coaches while at the 2000, 1997,1996, 1993,1991 University of Miami (Fla.) for eight seasons (1976-83). Before working at Miami, Bertman was renowned for his SEC Championships coaching excellence. In 11 seasons at Miami Beach High 1997, 1996,1993, 1992,1991, 1990,1986 School, he directed the Hi-Tides to a state championship and two runners-up finishes. He was named Florida's Career Record (1984-2001) Coach of the Year on three occasions. 870-330-3 (.724) In 1975, Bertman coached at Miami-Dade Downtown, leaving after one season to join legendary head coach Ron NCAA Tournament Record Fraser at Miami.The move was a homecoming of sorts, as 89-29 (.754), highest winning percentage in Bertman spent his collegiate playing days with the NCAA history Hurricanes as an outfielder and catcher from 1958-60. He earned his B.A. in health and physical education from National Coach of the Year Miami in 1961 and received his master’s degree from UM 2000, 1997,1996, 1993,1991, 1986 in 1964. Bertman and his wife Sandy are the parents of four College World Series Appearances daughters -- Jan, Jodi, Lisa and Lori. The Bertmans have 2000, 1998,1997, 1996,1994, 1993,1991, 1990, two grandchildren -- Sophie Faith and Isaac Stanley, the 1989, 1987,1986 children of Emile and Lori Bertman Guirard.

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Dan Radakovich Judy Southard Sr. Associate Athletics Director Associate Athletics Director/ Senior Women’s Administrator Dan Radakovich enters his second year as LSU’s senior associate athletics direc- Judy Southard, who had a very tor after joining the University in May of successful career as both a head 2001. He came to LSU after serving as women’s basketball coach and direc- d i rector of athletics at A m e r i c a n tor of athletics,enters her second year University in Washington D.C. as LSU’s senior women’s administra- As LSU’s senior associate athletic tor after joining the department in the director, Radakovich oversees the daily operations of the LSU summer of 2001. Athletic Department and he serves as Bertman’s chief assistant. Southard came to LSU from Texas Woman’s University, where Prior to his one-year stint at American University, Radakovich she served as the school’s director of athletics for nine years. spent six years as the associate athletics director at South Carolina As LSU’s senior women’s administrator, Southard serves as where he directed the financial operations for the Gamecocks’$30 the administrative liaison to the Tigers’ nationally-recognized million athletic department budget. R a d a k ovich also wo r k e d Olympic sports teams. closely with South Carolina Athletics Director Mike McGee in lay- While at Texas Woman’s University, Southard initiated a cor- ing the ground work for a new $70 million arena being built in p o rate partnership pro g ram for the athletic department that Columbia.He also served as the department liaison for marketing tripled the involvement of area businesses and corporations in and promotional activities with Host Communications. Pioneer athletics. S o u t h a rd also established the T W U Radakovich was also responsible for home event management as Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame and she played a key role in well as that of overseeing concessions,football travel and the video the addition of softball and soccer to TWU’s list of intercollegiate department. sports. In 2000, Southard served as chair of the NCAA Division II During his tenure with South Carolina, Radakovich super- Women’s Basketball Committee. vised the finances and logistics for $33 million in facility improve- Prior to her nine-year stint at Texas Woman’s University, ments. Southard served as head women’s basketball coach at Marshall Radakovich served as the senior associate athletics director at University in Huntington, W. Va., for 11 years, where she led the Long Beach State from 1989-94.In that capacity, he managed a $5 Lady Herd to five Southern Conference regular-season titles. million budget and supervised the nationally recognized men’s During her 11 years at Marshall, Southard was named Southern basketball and baseball programs. In addition, Radakovich reor- Conference Coach of the Year three times and her career record of ganized the fund-raising operations and coordinated the produc- 178-130 still stands as a school record for women’s basketball vic- tion and sales of radio broadcasting packages. tories. Southard also served as assistant athletics director at Radakovich began his collegiate athletics career as the athlet- Marshall from 1983-1988, including a four-month period when ics business manager at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, she was interim director. Fla., from 1983-85. He worked in the private sector for five years Prior to her tenure at Marshall,Southard spent three years as before joining Long Beach State. head coach at Tennessee-Martin and she also served for one sea- Radakovich,a native of Aliquippa, Pa.,graduated from Indiana son as an assistant coach at Tennessee. As a high school teacher University of Pennsylvania in 1980 with a bachelor of science from 1970-77,Southard coached both basketball and tennis,lead- degree in finance. Radakovich was also a football letterwinner as ing her West Florence High School basketball team to the South well as a student coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He Carolina 4A state title in 1976. then went on to earn his master’s degree in business administra- A native of Columbia, S.C., Southard earned a bachelor’s tion from the University of Miami in 1982. degree in physical education and health from Coker College in Radakovich is married to the former Marcie McDonald and 1970 followed by a master’s degree in physical education from the couple has two children, Christian (12) and Grant (8). Tennessee in 1978.

Verge Ausberry 1988 under Mike Archer) and played on teams that went to three Associate Athletics Director/ bowl games: the 1987 Sugar Bowl, the 1987 Gator Bowl and the Internal Operations 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl. In those three years, the Tigers had a combined overall record of 27-8-1 and 16-3 in SEC games. Former LSU football standout Verge Although this is Ausberry’s first tour of duty with the admin- A u s b e r ry joined the LSU A t h l e t i c istration of the Athletic Department,he has remained very close to Department administrative staff in the LSU athletic scene in the 1990s, first serving for almost seven August 2001 to head up A t h l e t i c years as a member of LSU’s highly regarded Academic Center for Department Operations. Athletes where he worked with many of the student-athletes,pri- In his position he is in charge of such marily dealing with LSU’s football squad. areas as Game Management,the Athletic After leaving the Academic Center, he moved in July 1999 to Department’s courtesy car program, the the Tiger Athletic Foundation staff as part of LSU’s fund-raising weight room, the Dr. Martin Broussard training room and equip- arm prior to accepting his present position. ment rooms and video operations for the various sports on the The 35-year-old Ausberry received his Bachelor of Science campus. degree in education in May of 1990 and his Master of Education in Ausberry, from New Iberia, La., played inside linebacker for Administration, Supervision and certification in Child Welfare in the Tigers, lettering in 1986-89. He was the leading tackler on the May of 1992. He is presently a Doctoral Candidate in Higher team in both 1988 and 1989. He was part of two Southeastern Education Administration at LSU. He is married to the former Conference championship teams (1986 under Bill Arnsparger and Cheri Morial of New Orleans.

1 8 2 2003 LSU BASEBALL Bo Bahnsen Mark Ewing Associate Athletics Director/ Associate Athletics Director/Business Student Services Mark Ewing, an 18-year employee of Bo Bahnsen serves as LSU's associate Louisiana State University, joined the athletics director for student services and LSU Athletic Department in Ja n u a ry is the compliance officer for the Athletic 2001, and serves as the department's Department. associate athletics director for business. David E."Bo" Bahnsen was promoted Ewing came to the athletic depart- to associate athletics director in 1996 ment from LSU's Office of Budget and after serving as an assistant A.D. since 1989. He served in various Planning. He served as LSU's Budget Director overseeing the capacities within the department since his graduation from LSU in development and management of the Unversity's $360 million 1982. operating budget. On November 1, 1989, Bahnsen was assigned his primary Prior to his service at LSU, he was employed by Cajun Electric responsibility as NCAA compliance officer. He also manages Power Cooperative where he managed accounting for the compa- LSU's drug testing and drug education program. ny's $2 billion plus construction division. After serving as manager of the LSU basketball team as an As associate athletics director for business, Ewing has undergraduate, Bahnsen became administrative assistant for the assumed responsibility for the athletic business operations includ- basketball team upon graduation in May of 1982. In July of 1987 ing budget, travel,personnel,and purchasing as well as responsi- he became administrative assistant to Athletics Director Joe Dean, bility for concession operations. overseeing the purchasing office,until his promotion in 1989. Ewing, who is a native of Pointe Coupee Parish, received a Bahnsen,43, was born in El Campo,Texas,and graduated from Bachelor's degree in finance from LSU in 1978 and a Master's Wharton High School in 1977. He attended Wharton County degree in public administration from LSU in 1995. Junior College for two years before transferring to LSU in 1979. Ewing and his wife, Gail, have three children, Andrea (16), He earned the bachelor of science in physical education and is Arleen (14) and Molly Sue (10). currently working on a master's in education administration. Bahnsen is married to the former Karen Mayson, former LSU Herb Vincent golfer and current head coach of LSU's nationally ranked women's Associate Athletic Director/External Affairs golf team.They are the parents of Darren (12) and an Devin (10). Herb Vincent, the sports information Jerry Blanchard d i rector at LSU from 1988-2000, Associate Athletics Director/Facilities returned to his alma mater in August 2002 to serve as Associate A t h l e t i c Je r ry Blanchard , in his position as Director for External Affairs. assistant athletics director for facilities, In his present position, Vincent serves s u p e rvises LSU's impressive athletic as the primary public relations officer for physical plant consisting of the playing the LSU Athletic Department and all its entities, including the and practice facilities for all sports. Tiger Athletic Foundation. Jerry Blanchard was appointed to the Vincent served as the LSU sports information director from position of assistant athletics director in July 1988 to July 2000.He was appointed assistant athletic director charge of facilities at LSU on August 15,1997. in November of 1989, then elevated to A s s o c i a t e One of Blanchard's primary projects has been the expansion AD/Communications in 1992.Besides supervising the LSU Sports of Tiger Stadium with the addition of skyboxes and seating on the information and the electronic media offices, Vincent also was in east side of the structure that increased the capacity of the stadium charge of the athletic photography and coaches’video offices. to over 91,600. Also on his docket are the renovation to the west He joined LSU as assistant sports information director in side of Tiger Stadium, including a new press box as well as new February of 1988 and was promoted to the position of SID in July parks for both baseball and softball. of that year. Blanchard joined the athletic department after serving almost Prior to his return to LSU,Vincent served as Vice-President for six years as the director of the Office of Facility Development on Communications for the College Sports Southeast regional cable the LSU campus. He was responsible for administering a staff of network,headquartered in Birmingham. architects, engineers,landscape architects, designers,construction Vincent, 42, is a 1979 graduate of Catholic High School in managers, space utilization specialists, date specialists, CAD stu- Little Rock, Ark., and received a bachelor’s degree in journalism dent workers and support personnel to plan,direct and coordinate from LSU in 1983. He worked as a student assistant in the sports all physical facilities, design and construction for the Baton Rouge information office directed by CoSIDA Hall of Famer, the late Paul campus. Manasseh during his undergraduate years. The Baton Rouge native also worked as vice president at After graduating from LSU,Vincent spent the 1984 season as Clements, Blanchard & Associates, Inc., APAEC in Baton Rouge assistant PR director for the United States Football League’s New from 1979-81, Barbay Associates from 1978-79, Architects One Orleans Breakers. In 1985, he was assistant PR director for the Plus,Inc.,from 1977-78,Billy J. Smith Architect from 1969-77 and USFL’s Los Angeles Express and was promoted during the season R.L.Bennett & Associates from 1967-69. to the PR staff’s top position. Blanchard,52,attended Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge Before joining LSU in 1988,Vincent spent one year as assistant and graduated from LSU in 1973 with a degree from the College SID at Louisiana Lafayette (then Southwestern Louisiana), where of Environmental Design, School of Architecture. When off duty, he served as director of athletic publications and the Shreveport he enjoys hunting,fishing, woodworking,photography and has his native also worked at the Southeastern Conference offices in private pilot's license. Birmingham as assistant public relations director in charge of bas- Blanchard and his wife,Cindy, have three children: Jacqueline ketball publicity. Leigh (21),Candace Lynn (20) and Samantha Lyndell (11). Vincent is married to the former Jam e y Cavacini of Ver s a i l l e s , Ky.

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Michael Bonnette Bill Franques Sports Information Director Associate SID [email protected] [email protected]

Michael Bonnette enters his third year as Bill Fra n q u e s , who served as the L S U ’s Sports Information Director after LSU baseball administrative assistant for being promoted to the position in August of t h ree seasons, returned to the Sports 2 0 0 0 . As Sports Information Dire c t o r, Information office in August of 2000. Bonnette serves as the chief contact for F ranques had previously served as LSU’s nationally-ranked football team as Associate SID for nine years. well as overseeing all publicity activities for Franques’ responsibilities as admin- the 20 sports sponsored by the Athletic Department. istrative assistant included handling the Tigers’media and public rela- The 32-year-old Bonnette, who served as an Associate Sports tions,coordinating team and recruiting travel,organizing fund-raising Information Director for seven years,is in his eighth year with the LSU events and booster club meetings,and overseeing office operations. Athletic Department. Prior to taking over as Sports Information As associate SID, Franques continues to work as the baseball pro- Director, Bonnette was the top assistant for football publicity as well as gram’s media relations director. He also serves as the Alex Box Stadium handling all media relations efforts for LSU’s nationally-ra n k e d public address announcer, and he is the radio color analyst on LSU women’s basketball team.He also served as the editor of LSU’s award Sports Network broadcasts of baseball road games. In addition, winning gameday football program. Franques is the producer and co-host of LSU Sports Journal, a monthly Bonnette joined the LSU SID staff as an intern in 1993 after serv- television program featuring LSU sports personalities,and he is the co- ing as a student assistant within the department for four years. host of LSU Tiger Talk, a weekly radio show highlighting athletics The Lake Charles, La., native has been around the sports media department events. relations profession his entire life as he is the son of long-time The LSU baseball media guide,edited by Franques,has twice been McNeese State Sports Information Director Louis Bonnette. named best in the nation by the College Sports Information Directors Bonnette,who is a 1993 graduate of LSU, serves as vice president of America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. for SIDs of the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association.He is married to His baseball brochures have finished among the top six in the USA in the former Robin Arnaud of Opelousas, La., and the couple has two eight of the past 10 seasons. sons, Peyton (5) and Grant (3). Franques received a bachelor of arts degree from LSU in 1985.The Lafayette, La., native is married to the former Yvette Lemoine of Kent Lowe Bunkie, La., and they have two children, William Paul, Jr., born September 23,2000,and Benjamin Lewis,born April 18,2002. Senior Associate SID [email protected] Brian Miller Kent Lowe was appointed senior associ- Associate SID ate SID in August, 2000, after serving as [email protected] associate SID for nine years.He serves as the primary media contact for the LSU men’s Brian Miller enters his first year at basketball team and women’s golf team. LSU as an associate SID after spending Lowe also coordinates the annual Louisiana the past three years in the same capacity High School All-Star events held on the at Auburn University. LSU campus. Miller, 29,is the secondary contact for His voice is also well known as the color analyst on home softball football and the primary contact for broadcasts on the LSU Sports Network. LSU’s nationally-ranked women's bas- Lowe,44, came to LSU in 1988 from Louisiana Downs where he ketball team.He will also assist in the publicity of all other LSU sports. served as publicity director for the Bossier City, La., racetrack. Lowe A native of Hamilton, N.Y., Miller spent the past three years han- was promoted to associate SID in July of 1991 after serving as assistant dling soccer and women's basketball at Auburn and worked with the SID since August of 1988. track and field and women's tennis programs on the Plains. Miller Lowe, a native of Shreveport, is a 1979 graduate from LSU- graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, in 1996 with a Shreveport.He earned his masters degree at LSU in 1982. degree in broadcast journalism and began his career in sports informa- tion at NU as a student assistant in charge of the publicity of the Laurie Cannon Huskies' baseball program. Miller spent one year at Florida Atlantic University as an assistant Associate SID SID after graduation before spending three years at Louisiana Tech [email protected] University, two as an assistant (1996-98)and one as the director (1999). At Louisiana Tech, Miller primarily handled the publicity for football Laurie Cannon enters her first year at and women's basketball. He also spent three seasons as the play-by- LSU as associate SID in charge of track and play voice of the Lady Techsters basketball team, which included two field and gymnastics. She comes to LSU trips to the NCAA Final Four. after spending the previous year at Baylor Miller is married to the former Stacey Hill of Mangham,La.,and the University where she served as the primary couple has one son, Trey (1). contact for the Bears’ track and field and cross country programs, and assisted with the publicizing of the Bear football team. A 2000 graduate of Utah State, Cannon earned bachelor of arts degrees in business administration and exercise science. At her alma mater Cannon served one year as an assistant media relations director and one year as a media relations student assistant.Her duties at USU included serving as the primary contact for the Aggies’ gymnastics, softball and women’s soccer programs. While a student at Utah State,Cannon was a four-year letterwin- ner for the Aggies’nationally ranked gymnastics team. She served as team captain during her junior and senior seasons. Cannon is a native of Carmichael,Calif.

1 8 4 2003 LSU BASEBALL Melissa Reynaud ic artist for The Legacy, LSU’s student magazine. Brewer, 22, received a bachelor’s of fine arts degree with a concen- Associate SID tration in graphic design from LSU in May of 2002.A Portland,Oregon, [email protected] native,Brewer was born on December 27,1979. Melissa Reynaud enters her second year Steve Franz on the LSU sports information staff as Associate SID in charge of the nationally Photography Coordinator recognized softball program. She is also the [email protected] primary contact for the women’s volleyball program and supervises staff members over- Steve Franz joined the LSU athletic seeing the women’s tennis program department in July of 1998 after being Reynaud,26,is a Baton Rouge native and a 1997 graduate of LSU around the Tiger sports scene for years. in Mass Communications. Prior to coming to LSU, Reynaud was the Prior to joining LSU athletics, the assistant SID at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. At New Orleans native served as photogra- NSU, she was the primary media contact for the women's basketball, pher for the independent Tiger Rag mag- soccer and softball teams and assisted with the other 11 sports includ- azine for five years. Franz was also a ing the NCAA Tournament men's basketball team and Division I-AA p h o t o g rapher for United Pre s s football team. International covering some of the area's major political ev e n t s , Prior to that,Reynaud worked as an intern at Ole Miss.During her Presidential visits, the New Orleans Saints and the NCAA men's and year in Oxford,she worked primarily with the volleyball and men's and women's Final Fours in New Orleans. women's track and field programs while assisting with football and Franz has had his pictures published in several national maga- both basketball teams. zines,including Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News. Reynaud began her career at Northwestern State where she was a Franz, an LSU graduate, also served a summer working in New graduate assistant for two years while earning a master's degree in York state as an assistant photographer for the Buffalo Bisons minor sports administration. league baseball team and as chief photographer for the Niagara Falls Rapids pro team. Jason Feirman Franz, 32,attended Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie and received his bachelor's degree from LSU in December of 1993. Publications Coordinator [email protected]

Jason Feirman is in his third year as the coordinator of all of LSU’s athletic publica- tions. Feirman served as publications student S TA F F assistant for two years in the sports informa- tion office before joining the staff on a full- time basis in August of 2000. Pat Fredericks In 2001-02,he coordinated three media guides that finished in the Administrative Secretary top seven nationaly of CoSIDA publications contest. [email protected] In his first year, six media guides produced placed in the Top 20 nationally in the 2000-01 CoSIDA contest. He served as assistant sports editor of The Reveille in fall of 1998,as a sports reporter for Tiger Television in spring of 1998.He was a stringer for The Associated Press from 1996 to 2000 covering LSU, and he held a sports internship at WGNO-TV, ABC affiliate in New Orleans. Feirman, 23, received a bachelor’s of arts degree from LSU in December of 2000.A Metairie,La.native,Feirman was born on July 16, 1978. Sports Information Student Assistants Marie Brewer Graphic Artist Scott Dean Patrick Meehan [email protected] Michelle Fakier Marco Piedy David Hurd Keith Robin Marie Brewer is in her first year as the graphic artist of all of LSU’s athletic publica- Bill Martin Jeff Schneider tions. Jared Mathews Zac Schrieber B rewer served as publications student assistant for two years in the sports informa- tion office before joining the staff on a full- time basis in June of 2002.As graphic artist, Brewer’s primary focus will be on artwork and concept in all athletic publications. Last year Brewer’s gymnastics media guide placed fifth in the nation from the 2001-02 CoSIDA publications contest. Her softball guide placed seventh. Brewer was an integral part in six media guides that placed in the Top 20 nationally in the 2000-01 CoSIDA publications contest,includ- ing a second place finish for her women’s basketball brochure. Brewer is a freelance graphic artist for LSU Magazine, the alumni magazine for the university. Prior to joining LSU athletics,Brewer was the graphic artist for The Reveille in 2000.In 2000,she also was a graph-

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The Athletic Ad m i n i s t r ation building houses a television control room that is used for video scoreb o a r d broadcasts for football, ba s k etball and gymnastics in Tiger Stadium and the Pete Maravi c h Assembly Center.

Kevin Wagner joined Ole Miss. A 1986 graduate of Oklahoma State,he was born in Minneapolis, Assistant AD/Television Minn.and attended High School in Oxford,Miss.Schiebe,40,is mar- ried to the former Mollie Clements of Memphis, Tenn., and they have Kevin Wagner is the producer/director for two children,Thomas,14,and Patrick,13. LSU's four major coaches’television shows featuring football coach Nick Saban, men's basketball coach John Brady, women's bas- Paul Danna ketball coach Sue Gunter and baseball coach Television Producer Smoke Laval.He oversees all television proj- ects associated with the LSU A t h l e t i c In August of 2002, Danna returned Department, including the coordination of to the LSU Athletic Department after a LSU's video scoreboards in Tiger Stadium and the Pete Maravich two-year stint at ESPN in Bristol, Conn. Assembly Center. Before working for ESPN, Danna served Wagner, 46, was promoted to his current position in April of 1994 as a full-time television producer at LSU after joining LSU as assistant coordinator in August of 1989. He served for two years (1999-2000) and wa s in a similar position at Oklahoma State University for five years. He involved with production of LSU pro- was named Assistant AD in summer, 2002. gramming since 1991 when he was a stu- A 1980 graduate of LSU in broadcast journalism, Wagner was a dent at the University. four-year Tiger letterman in diving (1975-79),earning All-Southeastern Danna,30, worked as a student assistant in the Electronic Media Conference honors in 1979 on the three-meter springboard. Department from 1991-95 before working for local television station A native of Houston with 22 years of experience in broadcast WBRZ,first in the production department and later as a news editor. journalism, Wagner and his wife Karen have two daughters, Allyson, He freelanced for various sports production companies for three 22,and Jennifer, 20. years,most notably during the 1997 and 1998 seasons as a member of the ESPN College Gameday crew which traveled to various football John Schiebe stadiums around the country prior to games. Danna graduated from LSU in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in Asst.Coordinator of Television mass communications. John Schiebe begins his ninth year as chief assistant in the television department. He came to LSU in August of 1994 from the University of Mississippi where he served as p o s t - p roduction supervisor in the Teleproductions Center there for one-and- a-half years. Schiebe served as a production assistant in Educational Television Services at Oklahoma State from 1984 through 1987 before becoming a producer/director in Agricultural Communications at OSU from 1987 until 1993 when he

1 8 6 2003 LSU BASEBALL LSU Baseball Radio/TV

The LSU Sports Radio Network,in its 15th year of in- house operation,is scheduled to broadcast all regular-season con- tests this season along with the Tigers' games in the SEC and NCAA Tournaments.LSU Baseball will be distributed by satellite to 23 radio stations from the 2 0 0 3 L S U broadcast studios on BASEBALL AFFILIA T E S the fifth floor of the athletic administra- WDGL-FM (98.1 Mhz) . . .Baton Rouge tion building. KWKH-AM (1150 Khz) . . .Shreveport KMLB-AM (1440 Khz) . . . .Monroe WDGL-FM KEUN-AM (1290 Khz) . . . .Eunice (98.1) Radio in Baton WBOX-FM (92.9 Mhz) . . . .Bogalusa Rouge will serve as KJNA-FM (99.3 Mhz) . . . .Jena LSU coach Smoke Laval (right) with Jumbo KLCL-AM (1470 Khz) . . . .Lake Charles the flagship station Sports Network announcers Ronnie Rantz and Lyn Rollins for the LSU Sports KEZP-FM (104.3 Mhz) . . . . .Bunkie KSYL-AM (970 Khz) . . . . .Alexandria Network. KJAE-FM (92.7 Mhz) ...... Leesville Jim Hawthorne, KLLA-AM (1570 Khz) ...... Leesville the "Voice of the KASO-AM (1040 Khz) . . . .Minden grandchildren. Tigers" for all LSU WFPR-AM (1400 Khz) . . . .Hammond Selected LSU Sports Network stations will also air "Tiger sports,begins his WWL-AM (870Khz) ...... New Orleans Sportsline with Smoke Laval" each Monday from 7-8 p.m., WSMB-AM (1350 Khz) . . . . .New Orleans beginning in March.The show airs live from Superior Grill on 20th season of call- KVOL-AM (1330 Khz) . . . . .Lafayette ing baseball play-by- KANE-AM (1240 Khz) . . . . .New Iberia Government Street in Baton Rouge. play action.He will KFNV-FM (107.1 Mhz) . . . . .Ferriday be joined on the KTIB-AM (640 Khz) ...... Thibodaux LSU Television KJEF-AM (1290 Khz) ...... Jennings broadcasts by Patrick KBZZ-FM (96.7 Mhz) ...... Morgan City Inside LSU Baseball Wright,Charles KFXY-AM (1490 Khz) ...... Houma Inside LSU Baseball is a weekly program featuring LSU head Hanagriff and LSU KVPI-FM (92.5 Mhz) ...... Ville Platte coach Smoke Laval.The first installment of the 2002 season will baseball publicist Bill WJSH-FM (104.7 Mhz) . . . . .Folsum air March 23,and the show will air weekly through May 25.The Franques. KBYD-FM (104.5 Mhz) . . . . .Tallulah WK S Y -FM (106.1 Mhz) ...... P i c ay u n e ,M i s s . show features game highlights,player profiles and in-depth sto- A veteran sports WH N Y -AM (1250 Khz) ...... Mc C o m b , Mi s s . ries on college baseball’s No.1 program. Inside LSU Baseball is announcer and radio produced by the LSU Electronic Media Department – Kevin personality through- Wagner, Executive Producer; John Schiebe,Associate Producer. out Louisiana, Inside LSU Baseball Affiliates include WBRZ Channel 2 in Baton Hawthorne brings years of baseball broadcast experience to his Rouge and Cox Cable Channel 4 in Baton Rouge. post,including stints with the Shreveport Captains of the AA Texas League,Northwestern State University and Centenary Live Game Telecasts College. A minimum of sixteen LSU baseball games are scheduled to In his 23-year LSU broadcasting career, Hawthorne has be telecast live during the regular season by the Louisiana Sports called the action from two basketball Final Fours,11 football Network,the Jumbo Sports Network and SEC-TV. Selected bowl games and all five of the Tigers' national championship games may also be telecast live by Cox Sports Television. baseball games.Hawthorne,a native of Anacoco, La.,is married Televised games are available on affiliates throughout Louisiana to the former Juanita Carol Thomason.He has one son, Joseph and the southeastern United States: William; two daughters, Jaime Lynn and Amanda Ruth; and two Saturday, March 1 at Long Beach State Jumbo Sports Network Sunday, March 2 at Long Beach State Jumbo Sports Network Tuesday, March 11 at Tulane Jumbo Sports Network Sunday, March 16 Florida La.Sports Network Sunday, March 23 at Georgia Jumbo Sports Network Sunday, March 30 at Alabama Jumbo Sports Network Saturday, April 5 South Carolina SEC-TV Sunday, April 6 South Carolina La.Sports Network Wednesday, April 9 at Northwestern St. Jumbo Sports Network Sunday, April 13 Ole Miss La.Sports Network Sunday, April 20 at Vanderbilt Jumbo Sports Network Sunday, April 27 Tennessee La.Sports Network Saturday, May 3 at Miss.State SEC-TV Sunday, May 4 at Miss.State Jumbo Sports Network Sunday, May 11 Auburn La.Sports Network Sunday, May 18 at Arkansas Jumbo Sports Network

Check local listings for time and station in your area 2003 LSU Sports Network crew (l to r): Bill Franques,Jim Hawthorne, Patrick Wright

O F F I C I A L Y E A R B O O K 1 8 7 Athletics Department Phone Directory

DIRECTOR of ATHLETICS 578-8001 FACILITIES & GROUNDS 578-2885 SPORTS INFORMATION 578-8226 Skip Bertman Director of Athletics Jerry Blanchard Associate AD Michael Bonnette Director Wanda Carrier Executive Secretary Jeff Kershaw Manager Kent Lowe Sr. Associate Director Dan Radakovich Sr. Associate AD Todd Jeansonne Assistant Manager Laurie Cannon Associate Director Judy Southard Associate AD/SWA Paulette Cox Admin.Specialist 1 Bill Franques Associate Director Renee Miller Administrative Secretary Brian Miller Associate Director Verge Ausberry Associate AD FIELD HOUSE 578-6727 Melissa Reynaud Associate Director Bo Bahnsen Associate AD Terrance Bold Manager Jason Feirman Publications Coordinator Jerry Blanchard Associate AD Marie Brewer Graphic Artist Mark Ewing Associate AD FOOTBALL 578-1151 Pat Fredericks Adm.Secretary Herb Vincent Associate AD Nick Saban Head Coach Ya’el Lofton Secretary STRENGTH & CONDITIONING 578-1150 AC ADEMIC CENTER FOR STUDENT-AT H L E T E S Stan Hixon Associate Coach Tommy Moffitt Strength Coach 578-5787 Jimbo Fisher Offensive Coordinator Bo Davis Assistant Coach Dr. Roger Grooters Executive Director Will Muschamp Defensive Coordinator Scott Gadeken Assistant Coach Ted White Sr. Associate Director Kirk Doll Assistant Coach Will Jones Assistant Coach Mary Boudreaux Associate Director Derek Dooley Assistant Coach Jim Rost Associate Director Travis Jones Assistant Coach SWIMMING & DIVING 578-5050 Tommy Karam Coord.of Faculty Relations Stacy Searels Assistant Coach Jeff Cavana Head Coach Amy Cole Coordinator Lance Thompson Assistant Coach Lars Jorgensen Assistant Coach Tommy Powell Tutorial Coordinator Sam Nader Assistant AD Amanda Norton Assistant Coach Gwendolyn Clark Learning Specialist Sharon Lewis Recruiting Secretary Doug Shaffer Assistant Coach (Diving) Margaret Denny Learning Specialist Faye Spradley Offensive Secretary Pool 578-8207 Adolfo Ortuzar Technology Coordinator CC Thompson Defensive Secretary Sam Shaw Secretary Mike Mallet Director of Life Skills Lois Stuckey Receptionist Kristen McFadden Asst.Director of Life Skills TENNIS 578-8212 Jean Jackson Admin.Services Asst. GAME MANAGEMENT/PURCHASING 578-1801 Jeff Brown Men’s Coach Ted Stickles Director Mark Booras Assistant Women’s Coach BASEBALL 578-4148 Gerry Bordelon Coordinator Ray “Smoke”Laval Head Coach Tony Minnis Women’s Coach Turtle Thomas Assistant Coach GOLF 578-6643 Sandy Sureephong Assistant Women’s Coach Brady Wiederhold Assistant Coach Greg Jones Men’s Coach Tennis Courts 578-2705 Ted White Administrative Asst. Blaine Lindsley Asst.Men’s Coach Virginia Robertson Secretary TICKET OFFICE 578-2184 Karen Bahnsen Women’s Coach Brian Broussard Manager BASKETBALL-MEN’S 578-8217 Marci Kornegay Asst. Women’s Coach Michael Szul Assistant Manager John Brady Head Coach Christine Gillespie Intern Butch Pierre Associate Coach GYMNASTICS 578-5050 Nancy Mann Administrative Specialist Rickey Broussard Assistant Coach Sara“D-D”Breaux Head Coach Mike Giorlando Assistant Coach Bob Moore Assistant Coach TRACK & FIELD 578-8627 Pam LeBlanc Secretary Phillip Ogletree Assistant Coach Pat Henry Head Coach Jennie Murphy Secretary Boo Schexnayder Assistant Coach BASKETBALL-WOMEN’S 578-6643 Kent Pagel Assistant Coach Sue Gunter Head Coach HUMANRESOURCES 578-8496 Dennis Shaver Assistant Coach Pokey Chatman Associate Coach Wendy Nall Coordinator Mark Elliott Assistant Coach Carla Berry Assistant Coach James Thomas Administrative Aide Kathleen Garrene Secretary Bob Starkey Assistant Coach Joe Carvalhido Administrative Asst. MARKETING & PROMOTIONS 578-6884 TRAINING 578-2050 Renee Arbour Secretary Ward Wyatt Assistant AD Jack Marucci Director of Athletic Training Jenni Peters Promotions Manager Andy Barker Sr. Assoc. Trainer BUSINESS OFFICE 578-0628 Shelly Mullenix Sr. Assoc. Trainer Mark Ewing Associate AD MERCHANDISING 578-6974 Drew Shea Sr. Assoc. Trainer Mark Alise Business Manager Gayle Seefield Manager Keith Thompson Associate Trainer Wendy Carpenter Elise Evans Tandy Aron Shawn Eddy Assistant Trainer Marion Javius Wanda Babin Micki Sandy Assistant Trainer VIDEOGRAPHY/PHOTOGRAPHY COMPLIANCE OFFICE 578-4100 Doug Aucoin (Videographer) 578-3510 TRAVEL 578-1459 Bo Bahnsen Associate AD Brandon Fairburn Assistant Coordinator Dan Skal Manager Miriam Segar Director Steve Franz (Photographer) 578-4193 Debi Johnson Accounting Jaunelle Hamilton Coordinator Cindy Middleton Accounting SOCCER 578-8769 ELECTRONIC MEDIA 578-8226 George Fotopoulos Head Coach VOLLEYBALL 578-3947 Kevin Wagner Assistant AD/TV Tracy Ward Assistant Coach Fran Flory Head Coach John Schiebe Assistant Coordinator Ricky Zambrano Assistant Coach Tonya Johnson Assistant Coach Paul Danna Assistant Coordinator Sam Shaw Secretary Ainsley Grimes Assistant Coach Jim Hawthorne Assistant AD/Radio Jennie Murphy Secretary SOFTBALL 578-3947 EQUIPMENT 578-1158 Yvette Girouard Head Coach Jeff Boss Equipment Mgr. James DeFeo Assistant Coach Ferrell Shillings Asst.Equip. Mgr. Ashlee Eddy Assistant Coach Greg Stringfellow Asst.Equip. Mgr. Sam Shaw Secretary Mike Boniol Asst.Equip. Mgr.

1 8 8 2003 LSU BASEBALL Athletics Staff History

President Paul Manasseh,1971-83 Women’s Tennis Coach Joe Yates,1983-85 (President of LSU System,1965-present) Jamie Kimbrough, 1985-88 Pat Newman,1976-79 James M.Smith,1930-1939 Herb Vincent,1988-2000 Karen McCarter Elliott,1980 Paul M.Hebert,1939-1941 Michael Bonnette,2000- Betty Sue Hagerman,1981-83 Campbell B.Hodges,1941-1944 Philip Campbell,1984-88 William B.Hatcher, 1944-1947 Football Coach Geoff Macdonald,1988-91 Fred C. Frey, 1947 Tony Minnis, 1992- Harold W. Stoke,1947-1951 L.M.“Biff”Jones,1933-34 Troy H. Middleton,1951-1962 Bernie Moore,1935-47 Men’s Golf Coach Gaynell Tinsley, 1948-54 John A.Hunter, 1962-1972 Major J.Perry Cole,1933-43 Martin D.Woodin,1972-1985 Paul Dietzel, 1955-61 Charlie McClendon, 1962-79 Mike Donahue,1944-45 Allen A. Copping,1985-99 T.P.“Red”Heard,1946-47 William L. Jenkins,1999- Jerry Stovall, 1980-83 Bill Arnsparger, 1984-86 Mike Barbato,1948-60 Chancellor Mike Archer, 1987-90 Harry Taylor & Fred Knight,1961-62 Curley Hallman, 1991-94 Harry Taylor, 1963-67 Cecil G. Taylor, 1965-1974 Gerry DiNardo, 1995-99 C.D. Smith,1968 Paul W. Murrill,1974-1981 Nick Saban, 2000- Tommy Martty, 1969 James H.Wharton,1981-1988 Ben Freeman,1970-71 E.Grady Bogue,1988 (Dec.)-1989 (July) Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Brogdon,1972-76 William E.Davis,1989-96 Dave Sigler, 1977-82 William L. Jenkins,1996-99 Harry Rabenhorst,1933-42 Buddy Alexander, 1983-87 Mark A.Emmert,1999- Dale Morey, 1943-44 Britt Harrison,1987-99 Jess Fatherree,1945 Greg Jones,1999- Athletics Director A.L.“Red”Swanson,1945 Harry Rabenhorst,1946-57 Women’s Golf Coach T.P. Heard,1933-55 Jay McCreary, 1958-65 Jim Corbett,1955-67 Frank Truitt, 1965-66 Mary Rehling-Holmes,1979-82 Harry Rabenhorst,1967-68 Press Maravich,1966-72 Buddy Alexander, 1983 Carl Maddox, 1968-78 Dale D. Brown, 1972-97 Rickie Stukes,1983-84 Paul Dietzel,1978-82 John Brady, 1997- Karen Bahnsen,1984- Bob Brodhead,1982-86 Joe Dean,1987-2000 Baseball Coach Soccer Coach Skip Bertman,2001- Harry Rabenhorst,1933-41 Miriam Hickey, 1995-96 Faculty Athletic Chairman A.L.“Red”Swanson,1941-44 Greg Boggs, 1997-99 Harry Rabenhorst,1944-57 George Fotopoulos,2000- James F. Broussard,1932-42 Raymond Didier, 1958-64 B.F. Mitchell,1942-43 Jim Waldrop, 1964-66 Softball Coach J.G.Lee,1945-46 Jim Smith,1966-78 Carol Smith,1979-82 A.R.Choppin, 1956-57 Jack Lamabe, 1979-83 John C. Floyd,1957-58 Cathy Compton,1995-1998 Skip Bertman,1984-2001 Glenn Moore,1999-2000 George H.Lowrey, 1958-59 Smoke Laval,2002- Benjamin C. Craft,1959-60 Yvette Girouard,2001- Lemos L.Fulmer, 1961-62 Women’s Basketball Coach W.R.Edwards,1962-64 Swimming & Diving Coach Luther Wade,1964-65 Jinks Coleman, 1975-79 Ken Van Voorhis,1968-69 Dale R.Carver, 1965-66 Barbara Swanner, 1979-82 Layne Jorgenson, 1969-71 George W. Fair, 1966-68 Sue Gunter, 1982- Ivan Harless,1971-72 A.Bigler Crow, 1968-69 Ted Stickles,1972-79 Maurice Vick,1969-70 Gymnastics Coach Ivan Harless,1979-81 Frank Rickey, 1970-71 Jackie Walker, 1974-77 Scott Woodburn, 1981-85 Melvin Dakin,1971-72 D-D Breaux,1977- Sam Freas, 1985-88 Robert May, 1972-74 Rick Meador, 1988-2000 J.B.Frye,1974-75 Volleyball Coach Jeff Cavana,2000- L.R.Daniel,1975-78 Gerry Owens,1977-80 Joseph Liuzzo,1978-83 Ruth Nelson, 1981-84 Track & Field Coach Billy Seay, 1983-91 Scott Luster, 1985-1997 Sam Hilliard,1991-1993 Bernie Moore,1933-47 Fran Flory, 1998- Pat Culbertson,1994-2002 Al Moreau, 1948-63 Ken Carpenter, 2002- Joe May, 1964-76 Men’s Tennis Coach Bill McClure,1976-81 Sports Information Director Charlie Diel, 1932-46 Boots Garland,1981-83 W.T.“Dub”Robinson,1947-74 Billy Maxwell,1983-86 Jack Fiser, 1948-49 Steve Carter, 1975-78 Sam Seemes,1987 Jim Corbett,1945-48,1950-1954 Steve Strome,1979-81 Pat Henry, 1987- Bob Lynch,1949-50 Jerry Simmons,1982-97 Ace Higgins, 1954-66 Jeff Brown, 1998- Bud Johnson,1966-71

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Tiger Athletic Foundation

AN INVITATION TO JOIN TAF Through generous donations from Tiger fans such as you, TAF has been able to underwrite a diverse collection of programs over the years from the upgrade and construction of facilities, to the ever-important investment of defraying the rising cost of tuition for scholarship ath- letes. Less than one year ago, the LSU Board of Supervisors granted approval to move forward on a project to renovate and refurbish the LSU Gym A r m o ry into a modern, updated facility housing the Academic Center for Athletes as well as an auditorium and computer lab to be enjoyed by the entire campus. At TAF we feel this wonderful idea is becoming a reality at a pivotal TAF funded projects: time for LSU's Athletic Program,and after experiencing such enormous success so early in the campaign, I would like to encourage support from all Tiger patrons in accomplishing this important project. Consider this your invitation to become a part of this winning team whose goal is to provide the opportunity for academic excellence for our Tiger athletes as well as constant support for all LSU Athletic Programs.

Sincerely, Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Major General R.G.Richard,USMC (Ret.) Chief Executive Officer

WHAT IS TAF? Athletic Training Center The Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF) is a privat e , no n p r ofit founda- tion dedicated to supporting LSU and its Athletic Prog ra m s . Th e Foundation is administered by its own board of direc t o r s , comprised of TAF donors, which meets quarterly. Officers of the corporation are elect- ed bi-annually. Louisiana State University has a proud athletic tradition,highlight- ed by scores of Southeastern Conference and NCAA championships in more than 20 men's and women's varsity sports. Thanks to generous private-sector contributions, the Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF) con- tinues to play an integral role in sustaining that outstanding tradition. Soccer Park As the central fund-raising organization in support of LSU athletics, TAF's mission is clear - to lead the university in building a comprehen- sively superior athletic program. Unrestricted contributions to the Tiger Athletic Foundation benefit every athlete and team at LSU through scholarship and academic awards,as well as through the construction and maintenance of athlet- ic facilities. These projects, large and small, chart the unmistakable course to excellence.And it is the shared vision of alumni and friends of LSU that are making them a reality.

Your donation assists the Tiger Athletic Foundation in its programs Lawton Squad Room of support for LSU Athletics. • Funding the construction and renovation of facilities and the pur- chase of equipment to provide Tiger student-athletes with the best possible opportunity to compete at a national level • Funding support for facilities and programs to enhance the academ- ic opportunities for student/athletes. • Providing support to assure the best possible coaching and support staffs are in place to lead the LSU athletic program University Club

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Thirteen corpora t i o n s , some of them national and multi-national in scope, participate in an innovative and profitable c o r p o rate sponsorship program with the LSU Athletic D e p a r t m e n t . The sponsorships provide these companies with valuable promotional avenues and high-profile identity affiliation with LSU sports in exchange for financial support. The corpora t e sponsorship pro g ram generates over $3 million annually, enabling the athletic department to fund s c h o l a r s h i p s , team trav e l , athletic facility improvements and other typical athletic expenses. Current Major Corporate Sponsors of LSU Athletics include Bank One of Louisiana, C o c a - C o l a , Powerade, EATEL, Winn-Dixie, Louisiana Lottery, Mc D o n a l d ’s , United Pa rcel Serv i c e , Farm Bure a u Insurance, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical C e n t e r, Ochsner Clinic, Abita Springs Wa t e r Company, and the Advocate.

Ward Wyatt Assistant AD/Marketing & Promotions

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