1991 National Champions 1991 P L AY E R S Dale Adams, C Adrian Antonini, C Tim Bauer,C Harry Berrios, OF Tiger Blackwell, OF Paul Byrd, RHP Matt Chamberlain, RHP SU completed a magnificent As a team, the Tigers set a College Keyaan Cook, INF 1991 season with a 55-18 World Series record by averaging 12 Rich Cordani,OF record as the Tigers captured runs per game, breaking the previous Ltheir first baseball national title and mark of 11 per contest established by Luis Garcia, INF Pat Garrity, DH the 19th overall national champi- Notre Dame in 1957. Mike Graham, OF onship for the school. LSU also set a new Series mark Rick Greene, RHP Head coach Skip Bertman directed with a team fielding percentage of David Herry, RHP the Tigers to the 1991 NCAA title after .993.The Tigers committed only one having led his team to the College error in 148 chances. Gary Hymel, C World Series in five of the past six sea- LSU equaled the College World Tookie Johnson, 2B sons.Bertman was recognized as the Series mark for most home runs with Mark LaRosa, LHP National Coach of the Year by nine, tying the record set by Arizona Bhrett McCabe, RHP Collegiate Baseball magazine shortly State in 1981. Catcher Gary Hymel Chris Moock, 3B after LSU’s World Series victory. blasted four homers, rightfielder Lyle Gregg Moock, RHP The Tigers became the first team Mouton belted three,designated hitter Lyle Mouton,RF since Miami (Fla.) in 1982 to win the Pat Garrity contributed one and cen- Jared Mula, OF national title without a loss in the terfielder Armando Rios launched a Jeff Naquin, RHP NCAA Tournament; LSU won eight two-run shot in the championship Mike Neal, INF consecutive games in the tournament, game win over Wichita State. Chad Ogea, RHP including four in the South Regional The Tigers outscored their four Ronnie Rantz, LHP and four in the College World Series. Series opponents, 48-15, while record- Armando Rios, CF Henri Saunders, RHP Andy Sheets, SS Mike Sirotka, LHP Johnny Tellechea, 1B C O A C H E S Skip Bertman - Head Coach Smoke Laval - Asst. Coach Beetle Bailey - Asst. Coach Dan Canevari - Asst.Coach Gr egg Patterson - Student As s t .C o a c h M A N A G E R S Russ Rome Mike Biandolillo T R A I N E R S Andy Sonnier Scott Newman The June 9, 1991, headline of the All-American Chad Ogea pitched the Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate heralds Tigers to victory in the CWS final LSU’s CWS title. against Wichita State. 1 1 2 2003 LSU BASEBALL ing a team batting average of .329, including five doubles, (RIGHT) Pitcher Paul Byrd four triples and nine home runs. holds the championship Hymel was named the Most Outstanding Player of the trophy during the celebra- Series, as he batted .500 with four homers and 10 RBI. tion at Alex Box Stadium. Hymel finished the season with a .310 batting average and a school-record 25 home runs to go along with 79 RBI. (BELOW) President George Hymel, Mouton,pitcher Chad Ogea and first baseman Bush saluted the Tigers in a Johnny Tellechea were named to the College World Series Rose Garden ceremony All-Tournament team. which also honored base- Mouton batted .429 in the Series with three homers ball legends Joe DiMaggio and 10 RBI; Ogea earned wins over Florida and Wichita and Ted Williams. The State, compiling a 1.74 ERA in 10 1/3 innings; Tellechea hit Tigers gave the President .438 with two doubles, one RBI and five runs. an LSU jersey embroidered LSU culminated its championship year on July 9, 1991, with the No. 2,Bush’s jer- with a trip to the White House.President George Bush rec- sey number as a college ognized the Tigers in a special Rose Garden ceremony baseball player at Yale. which also honored major league legends Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. LSU became only the third collegiate baseball team to receive an invitation to the White House. 1991 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES F A C T S CWS Records Set By LSU Team Series Most Runs Per Game - 12 (48 runs in four games) Highest Slugging Percentage - .603 (88 total bases/146 at-bats) Highest Fielding Percentage - .993 (one error in 148 chances) Team Single Game Most Players Used (Both Teams) - 38,LSU vs.Florida (June 5) Team Championship Game Most Hit Batsmen - 3,LSU vs. Wichita State (June 8) Championship Game Attendance 16,612 - LSU vs. Wichita State (June 8) Individual Series Highest Slugging Percentage - 1.357 (19 total bases/14 at-bats), Gary Hymel CWS Records Tied By LSU Team Series Most Home Runs - 9 (four games) Team Championship Game Most Sacrifice Flies - 1,LSU vs. Wichita State (June 8) Most Sacrifice Flies (Both Teams) - 2,LSU (1) vs. Wichita St.(1) Most Hit Batters (Both Teams) - 3,LSU (0) vs. Wichita State (3) Individual Series Most Home Runs - 4,Gary Hymel (four games) Most Hit by Pitch - 3,Gary Hymel (four games) Individual Championship Game Most Sacrifice Flies - 1,Rich Cordani,LSU vs. Wichita State Former LSU Athletic Director Joe Dean congratulates first baseman Individual Career Johnny Tellechea at the championship celebration in Alex Box Stadium. Most Home Runs - 4,Gary Hymel (1990-91) 4, Lyle Mouton (1990-91) 1991 College World Series All-Tournament Team Catcher . .Gary Hymel,LSU First Base . .Johnny Tellechea,LSU Second Base . .Mike McCafferty, Creighton Third Base . .Jason Giambi,Long Beach State Shortstop . .Kevin Polcovich,Florida Outfield . .Lyle Mouton,LSU Outfield . .Jim Audley, Wichita State Outfield . .Steve Hinton,Creighton Designated Hitter . .Mario Linares,Florida Pitcher . .Kennie Steenstra, Wichita State Pitcher . .Chad Ogea,LSU Most Outstanding Player Gary Hymel,LSU LSU outscored its four CWS opponents, 48-15 O F F I C I A L Y E A R B O O K 1 1 3 1993 National Champions 1993 P L AY E R S Kevin Ainsworth, OF Adrian Antonini, C Wade Bagley, C Scott Berardi, C Harry Berrios, OF Dustin Brandon,INF Matt Chamberlain, RHP century of baseball excellence Tulane in Alex Box Stadium,as players Chad Cooley, OF was culminated in June,1993, from both teams wore old-fashioned Brian Daugherty, INF as LSU captured its second uniforms and used wooden bats.The Jim Greely, OF ANCAA title in three years with an 8-0 Tigers defeated the Green Wave 6-3 in a Ryan Huffman, OF victory over Wichita State in the College game which commemorated LSU’s 100- Will Hunt, LHP World Series final. In the 100th anniver- year baseball history. Kenny Jackson,1B sary season of the Fighting Tiger pro- LSU went on to become the first gram, head coach Skip Bertman and his team in league annals to win four Russ Johnson,SS players reinforced LSU’s status as the straight SEC championships and, after a Tim Lanier,C nation’s premier baseball power. 9-4 win over South Alabama in the Brett Laxton, RHP The Tigers began the 1993 campaign NCAA South Regional final at Alex Box Antonio Leonardi-Cattolica, RHP as the nation’s No.1 team in all three of Stadium,the Tigers advanced to the Matt Malejko, RHP the college baseball polls.The Tigers’ College World Series for the sixth time Bhrett McCabe, RHP pre-conference scheduled featured a 12- in eight seasons. Gregg Moock, RHP game winning streak which extended The Tigers returned to Omaha’s Warren Morris, INF through the month of March as LSU Rosenblatt Stadium for another National prepared to defend its SEC title.The Championship crusade.The fifth-seeded Jeff Naquin, RHP Tigers’drive to win their fourth straight Tigers disposed of fourth-seeded Long Mike Neal, OF league crown was spearheaded by Todd Beach State to open the Series as left Ronnie Rantz, LHP Walker, who established an SEC single- fielder Jim Greely launched two home Armando Rios, OF season record with a 33-game hitting runs and collected a personal-best five Trey Rutledge, RHP streak.The regular-season also featured RBI. Left-hander Mike Sirotka hand- Henri Saunders, RHP a“Turn Back the Clock”game against cuffed the 49ers with a three-hit,nine Scott Schultz, RHP strikeout performance. Tom Schwier, INF LSU posted a furious rally against top-seeded Texas A&M in the next Mike Sirotka, LHP round, overcoming a 7-2 deficit and Mark Stocco, OF Sean Teague, RHP Todd Walker, 2B Kevin Ward, C Jason Williams, 3B Brad Wilson,INF Brian Winders, RHP C O A C H E S Skip Bertman - Head Coach Smoke Laval - Asst.Coach Mike Bianco - Asst. Coach Beetle Bailey - Admin.Assistant Rick Smith - Volunteer As s t .C o a c h M A N A G E R S Dirck Decoteau Jason Decoteau T R A I N E R S Jim Mensch Stacy LeCompte The June 13,1993,headline of the Baton Rouge Team captain Mike Neal proclaims LSU No. 1 Advocate heralds LSU’s second CWS title. after the Tigers’ 8-0 victory over Wichita St. 1 1 4 2003 LSU BASEBALL (LEFT) The 1993 season-long dream. National Champions LSU faced Wichita State in the national championship were honored with a game for the second time in three years,and unlike the first celebration in Tiger meeting in 1991, this game offered little suspense. Todd Stadium the morning Walker’s two-run homer in the first inning began LSU’s surge after the CWS triumph. to another World Series title.LSU added three runs in the sec- ond inning as Armando Rios sandwiched a sacrifice fly (BELOW) Todd Wal ke r between RBI singles by Walker and by Jason Williams.