2007 LSU BASEBALL PREVIEW SCHOOL INFORMATION School: .................................................................Louisiana State University (LSU) Location: ..............................................................Baton Rouge, La. Founded: ..............................................................1860; campus moved to present site in 1926 Enrollment: ...........................................................31,582 Nickname: ............................................................Fighting Tigers Colors:..................................................................Purple and Gold Conference: .........................................................Southeastern (Western Division; charter member of SEC in 1933) President, LSU System: .......................................Dr. William L. Jenkins (Pretoria University of South Africa, 1958) Chancellor, LSU: …………………………………...Sean O’Keefe (Loyola, 1977) Faculty Representative: .....................................Kenneth E. Carpenter (Oklahoma, 1962) Athletics Director: .................................................J. Stanley “Skip” Bertman (Miami, Fla. 1961) Athletic Department Phone: .................................(225) 578-8001 Athletic Web Site:.................................................www.LSUsports.net (live stats and live audio of radio broadcasts available) FACILITY INFORMATION Home Stadium: .......................................Alex Box Stadium Capacity: ................................................7,760 Opened:...................................................1938; named for Alex Box in 1943 Surface:...................................................Grass Lights:......................................................Yes, eight standards (four infield, four outfield) Dimensions:.............................................LF-330; LC-365; CF-405; RC-365; RF-330 Fence Height:..........................................10 feet; 15-foot batters’ eye in center field Press Box Phone: ...................................(225) 578-4149 Game Management Director:..................Eddie Nunez (225-578-1801) Ticket Manager:.......................................Brian Broussard Ticket Office Phone:................................(225) 578-2184 or (800) 960-8587 (tickets also available online at www.lsusports.net) BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach: ...........................................Paul Mainieri (Florida International, 1980) Record at LSU:........................................first season Overall Record: ......................................864-492-4 (.637 - 24 seasons) Baseball Office Phone:............................(225) 578-4148 Baseball Office Fax: ................................(225) 578-4066 Best Time to Call:....................................Weekday mornings, Central time Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator:..Terry Rooney (Radford, 1996; first year at LSU) Hitting Coach:..........................................Cliff Godwin (East Carolina, 2000; first year at LSU) Volunteer Coach: ....................................Blair Barbier (LSU, 2002; first year at LSU) Baseball Office Secretary:.......................Virginia Robertson Baseball Trainer: .....................................Beau Lowery Training Room Phone: ............................(225) 578-4151 Head Equipment Manager: .....................Matt Montgomery Equipment Room Phone: ........................(225) 578-4152 HISTORY All-Time Record: .....................................2028-1353-21(.596 -- since 1893) All-Time SEC Record: .............................767-637-3 (.546 -- since 1933) SEC Championships: ..............................13 (1939-43-46-61-75-86-90-91-92-93-96-97-2003) SEC Tournament Appearances: .............23 (1979-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-2000-01-02-03-04-05-06) SEC Tournament Record:.......................50-34 (.595) SEC Tournament Championships: .........6 (1986-90-92-93-94-2000) NCAA Regional Appearances:................21 (1975-85-86-87-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-2000-01-02-03-04-05) Regional Championships: .......................16 (1986-87-89-90-91-93-94-96-97-98-99-2000-01-02-03-04) Super Regional Appearances: ................6 (1999-2000-01-02-03-04) Super Regional Championships:.............3 (2000-03-04) College World Series Appearances: .......13 (1986-87-89-90-91-93-94-96-97-98-2000-03-04) National Championships: ........................5 (1991-93-96-97-2000) All-Time NCAA Tournament Record:......106-41 (.721— 70-17 in regionals, 7-7 in super regionals, 29-17 in CWS) SPORTS INFORMATION (MAIN OFFICE PHONE: 225-578-8226) Baseball Contact:..................................Bill Franques Direct Office Phone: ................................(225) 578-2527 Home Phone: ..........................................(225) 766-7126 Cell Phone:..............................................(225) 241-4359 E-mail: .....................................................wfranqu@lsu.edu RADIO INFORMATION Flagship Radio Station: ...........................WDGL-98.1 FM in Baton Rouge Primary Radio Contact: ...........................Jim Hawthorne, LSU Assistant A.D./Radio Office Phone:...........................................(225) 578-1882 E-mail: .....................................................lsuradio@lsu.edu Radio Play-by-Play:.................................Jim Hawthorne Radio PBP/Color: ....................................Charles Hanagriff Radio Color: ............................................Bill Franques (away games) Visiting Radio Lines:................................3 analog phone lines; ISDN also available 2006 IN REVIEW Overall Record: .......................................35-24 SEC Record: ...........................................13-17 (4th in Western Division) SEC Tournament: ...................................1-2 NCAA Tournament:.................................N/A Final Rankings: .......................................N/A 2007 SQUAD BREAKDOWN Lettermen Returning/Lost:.......................19/13 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ............5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost:..........................7/7 Returning Redshirts: ...............................2 Newcomers: ............................................17 (11 high school players, 4 JUCO transfers, 2 four-year college transfers) RETURNING POSITION STARTERS Player Pos. Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Other Notable Steven Waguespack OF Sr.-1L L/L .321 3 20 hit .414 in last nine games of 2006 Jarred Bogany OF So.-1L R/R .319 0 16 2006 Freshman All-SEC Jordan Mayer 1B Jr.-2L R/R .301 6 30 2005 Freshman All-SEC J.T. Wise INF So.-1L R/R .299 11 40 2006 Freshman All-SEC Michael Hollander SS Jr.-2L R/R .280 5 33 2006 Second-Team All-SEC TOP NEWCOMERS—POSITION PLAYERS Player Pos. Cl. B/T Hometown (2006 School) Ryan Schimpf INF Fr. L/R Covington, La. (St. Paul’s HS) Sean Ochinko C Fr. R/R Parkland, Fla. (Douglas HS) Jason Lewis INF Jr. R/R Crawfordville, Fla. (Chipola JC) Blake Dean OF Fr. L/L Crestview, Fla. (Crestview HS) STARTING POSITION PLAYERS LOST Player Pos. Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Reason for leaving Matt Liuzza C Sr.-4L R/R .317 3 21 19th-round draft choice of Toronto Blue Jays Quinn Stewart OF Sr.-3L R/R .287 23 56 signed free-agent deal with Tampa Bay Devil Rays Bruce Sprowl OF Sr.-3L L/R .277 1 29 completed eligibility Will Harris INF Sr.-4L R/R .252 6 30 ninth-round draft choice of Colorado Rockies PITCHERS RETURNING Player R/L Cl.-Exp. W-L ERA IP BB SO Clay Dirks L Sr.-3L 5-4 4.70 88.0 19 84 Louis Coleman R So.-1L 5-6 6.14 80.2 33 50 Jonathan Wilhite R Sr.-1L 2-1 4.30 23.0 15 16 Michael Bonura R Jr.-2L 2-1 4.40 30.2 13 26 Darryl Shaffer R So.-1L 2-1 5.10 30.0 14 18 Nolan Cain R So.-1L 2-0 6.31 25.2 11 21 Ryan Byrd L So.-1L 0-0 13.50 6.2 3 6 TOP NEWCOMERS—PITCHERS Player R/L Cl. Hometown (2006 School) Charlie Furbush L Jr. South Portland, Maine (Saint Joseph’s of Maine) Jared Bradford R Jr. Hueytown, Ala. (Shelton State CC) Blake Dean L Fr. Crestview, Fla. (Crestview HS) Chris Sorce R Fr. Pace, Fla. (Pace HS) PITCHERS LOST Player R/L Cl. W-L ERA SV IP BB SO Reason for leaving Derik Olvey R Sr.-1L 6-2 3.50 0 69.1 14 55 elbow injury; elected to transfer Daniel Forrer L Sr.-1L 1-2 6.25 2 59.0 24 50 elected to transfer Chris Cahill R Sr.-2L 1-1 1.29 0 14.0 14 12 completed eligibility Chase Dardar R Sr.-2L 6-3 3.19 4 36.2 13 20 signed free-agent deal with Colorado Rockies Will Harris R Sr.-4L 1-2 3.79 4 19.0 7 20 ninth-round draft choice of Colorado Rockies Edgar Ramirez R Sr.-2L 2-1 6.69 0 35.0 19 38 36th-round draft choice of New York Mets Will Goodwin R Jr.-1L 0-0 6.75 0 4.0 2 1 elected to transfer 2006 LSU PLAYERS SELECTED IN MLB DRAFT Player, Pos. Round - Organization Will Harris, RHP 9th - Colorado Rockies Matt Liuzza, C 19th - Toronto Blue Jays Edgar Ramirez, RHP 36th - New York Mets 2007 LSU Baseball Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 2 Buzzy Haydel INF R-R 5-10 178 So. 1L Gonzales, La. (East Ascension HS) 3 Jared Mitchell OF L-L 6-0 185 Fr. HS New Iberia, La. (Westgate HS) 5 Chris Jackson INF R-R 5-11 165 Jr. 1L River Ridge, La. (John Curtis HS) 6 Jeffrey Garidel INF R-R 6-3 187 So. JC Baton Rouge, La. (Tallahassee CC) 7 Michael Hollander INF R-R 5-8 175 Jr. 2L Mandeville, La. (Jesuit HS) 9 Robert Lara C R-R 6-1 211 So. 1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Nova HS) 10 Ryan Byrd P R-L 6-0 163 So. 1L Denham Springs, La. (Denham Springs HS) 11 Jordan Mayer INF R-R 6-3 257 Jr. 2L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 12 Jarred Bogany OF R-R 6-2 197 So. 1L Houston, Texas (George Bush HS) 13 Clay Dirks P L-L 6-4 235 Sr. 3L Hernando, Miss.