1990 LSU Tigers baseball team

1990 LSU Tigers baseball
1990 LSU Tigers baseball
NCAA South I Regional champions; SEC Tournament co-champions; SEC champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	54–19 (20–7 SEC)
Head coach	Skip Bertman (7th year);
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium

1990 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 LSU ‍†‍‡‍^y	20	–	7	.741	54	–	19	.740
No. 1 Georgia ‍‍‍^y	18	–	9	.667	52	–	19	.732
No. 5 Mississippi State ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	9	.654	50	–	21	.704
Auburn ‍‍‍	13	–	13	.500	34	–	24	.586
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	12	–	13	.480	28	–	30	.483
Florida ‍‍‍	11	–	12	.478	29	–	30	.492
Alabama ‍‍‍	10	–	13	.435	34	–	21	.618
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	10	–	16	.385	23	–	29	.442
Tennessee ‍‍‍	9	–	18	.333	28	–	31	.475
Kentucky ‍‍‍	8	–	18	.308	27	–	29	.482

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1990 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium, and played as part of the Southeastern Conference. The team was coached by Skip Bertman in his seventh season as head coach at LSU.

The Tigers won the SEC, claimed a co-championship in the SEC Tournament after weather ended the championship game, then reached the College World Series, their fourth appearance in Omaha, where they finished 4th after a pair of wins against The Citadel^[2] and two losses to eventual runner-up Oklahoma State.

Personnel

Roster

1990 LSU Tigers roster^[3]

Pitchers

9 - Paul Byrd - Sophomore
10 - Mike Sirotka - Freshman
14 - Jason Wall - Senior
17 - Keith Millay - Freshman
23 - Rick Greene - Freshman
28 - Matt Chamberlain - Freshman
30 - Chad Ogea - Sophomore
32 - David Herry - Sophomore
37 - Mark LaRosa - Junior
39 - Scott Pace - Freshman
40 - Rusty Jenkins - Junior
41 - John O'Donoghue - Junior

Catchers

8 - Gary Hymel - Junior
24 - Larry Schneider - Freshman
35 - Gregg Moock - Freshman
42 - Kyle Mall - Senior
51 - Drew Bowman - Junior

Outfielders

4 - Ron Lim - Senior
6 - Tim Clark - Senior
18 - Jared Mula - Freshman
21 - Lyle Mouton - Sophomore
29 - Mike Graham - Freshman
33 - John Badgley - Freshman
36 - Wes Grisham - Senior

Infielders

1 - Tookie Johnson - Junior
3 - Keith Osik - Junior
5 - Luis Garcia - Sophomore
7 - Scott Bethea - Junior
12 - Pat Garrity - Junior
16 - Jessie Daigle - Freshman
20 - Johnny Tellechea - Junior
27 - Rich Cordani - Junior

Coaches

1990 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staff^[3]
Skip Bertman - Head coach - 7th Season Smoke Laval - Assistant coach - 5th Season Beetle Bailey - Assistant coach Randy Davis - Graduate Assistant Coach Jerry Hand - Graduate Assistant Coach

Schedule and results

Legend
	LSU win
	LSU loss

1990 LSU Tigers baseball game log^[4]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SEC Record
Feb 9	vs Wichita State*	Baseball City Stadium • Davenport, FL (ABCA Hall of Fame Tournament)	L 6–13	0–1
Feb 11	vs North Carolina*	Baseball City Stadium • Davenport, FL (ABCA Hall of Fame Tournament)	W 8–5	1–1
Feb 13	vs Louisiana Tech*	Baseball City Stadium • Davenport, FL (ABCA Hall of Fame Tournament)	W 15–3	2–1
Feb 16	vs Mississippi State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Busch Challenge III)	W 7–6	3–1
Feb 17	vs Ole Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Busch Challenge IV)	W 7–5	4–1
Feb 18	vs Southern Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Busch Challenge IV)	L 1–5	4–2
Feb 20	Southern*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 17–5	5–2
Feb 24	at Rice*	Cameron Field • Houston, TX	L 11–12	5–3
Feb 25	at Rice*	Cameron Field • Houston, TX	W 13–1	6–3
Feb 28	at Southern Miss*	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 10–2	7–3

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SEC Record
Mar 2	at Texas A&M*	Olsen Field • College Station, TX	L 2–4	7–4
Mar 3	at Texas A&M*	Olsen Field • College Station, TX	L 2–5⁷	7–5
Mar 3	at Texas A&M*	Olsen Field • College Station, TX	W 5–2	8–5
Mar 6	Southern*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–1	9–5
Mar 7	New Orleans*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 10–3	10–5
Mar 10	Kansas*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 9–3⁷	11–5
Mar 10	Kansas*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 10–1	12–5
Mar 11	Kansas*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 8–2	13–5
Mar 13	Saint Louis*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–2	14–5
Mar 14	Evansville*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–8	15–5
Mar 17	at Mississippi State	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–5	16–5	1–0
Mar 17	at Mississippi State	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 1–2⁷	16–6	1–1
Mar 18	at Mississippi State	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 9–10¹³	16–7	1–2
Mar 20	Nicholls State*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 4–3	17–7
Mar 21	at McNeese State*	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 13–1	18–7
Mar 24	Ole Miss	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 10–2⁷	19–7	2–2
Mar 24	Ole Miss	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 10–7	20–7	3–2
Mar 25	Ole Miss	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 6–0	21–7	4–2
Mar 27	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 8–1	22–7
Mar 31	Auburn	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 12–6	23–7	5–2
Mar 31	Auburn	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 5–6⁷	23–8	5–3

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SEC Record
Apr 1	Auburn	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–17	23–9	5–4
Apr 3	Southeastern Louisiana*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 16–0	24–9
Apr 4	at Nicholls State*	Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 8–6	25–9
Apr 7	at Florida	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 6–3	26–9	6–4
Apr 7	at Florida	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 6–7⁷	26–10	6–5
Apr 8	at Florida	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 5–3	27–10	7–5
Apr 11	Stephen F. Austin*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 4–3	28–10
Apr 11	Stephen F. Austin*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 7–2⁷	29–10
Apr 14	Tennessee	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 2–0⁷	30–10	8–5
Apr 14	Tennessee	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–2	31–10	9–5
Apr 15	Tennessee	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 9–3	32–10	10–5
Apr 17	McNeese State*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 1–4	32–11
Apr 18	at Tulane*	Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, LA	L 7–14	32–12
Apr 19	Northwestern State*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 16–6	33–12
Apr 21	Kentucky	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 9–0⁷	34–12	11–5
Apr 21	Kentucky	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 8–1	35–12	12–5
Apr 22	Kentucky	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 9–3	36–12	13–5
Apr 24	Northeast Louisiana*	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 4–5¹¹	36–13
Apr 25	at New Orleans*	Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	W 6–4	37–13
Apr 28	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 7–4	38–13	14–5
Apr 28	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 5–12⁷	38–14	14–6
Apr 29	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8–5	39–14	15–6

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 5	at Vanderbilt	McGugin Field • Nashville, TN	L 3–4⁷	39–15	15–7
May 5	at Vanderbilt	McGugin Field • Nashville, TN	W 7–5	40–15	16–7
May 6	at Vanderbilt	McGugin Field • Nashville, TN	W 7–3	41–15	17–7
May 12	Georgia	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 11–2	42–15	18–7
May 12	Georgia	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 5–2⁷	43–15	19–7
May 13	Georgia	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 8–5	44–15	20–7

Postseason

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SECT Record
May 17	(6) Florida	(1)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	W 6–4	45–15	1–0
May 18	(3) Mississippi State	(1)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	W 17–8	46–15	2–0
May 19	(5) Vanderbilt	(1)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	W 13–5	47–15	3–0
May 20	(3) Mississippi State	(1)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	L 1–3	47–16	3–1
May 20	(3) Mississippi State	(1)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	Canceled due to weather

NCAA South I Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Reg Record
May 24	(6) Southwestern Louisiana	(1)	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 8–0	48–16	1–0
May 25	(4) Georgia Tech	(1)	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 11–5	49–16	2–0
May 26	(2) USC	(1)	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 4–5	49–17	2–1
May 26	(3) Houston	(1)	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 6–4	50–17	3–1
May 27	(2) USC	(1)	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 5–4	51–17	4–1
May 28	(2) USC	(1)	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 7–6	52–17	5–1

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 2	(7) The Citadel	(2)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 8–2	53–17	1–0
June 4	(3) Oklahoma State	(2)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–7	53–18	1–1
June 5	(7) The Citadel	(2)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 6–1	54–18	2–1
June 7	(3) Oklahoma State	(2)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–14	54–19	2–2

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1990". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ "LSU Overpowers Citadel in College World Series". Los Angeles Times. June 3, 1990. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
^ ^a ^b "Baseball Roster 1990". LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
^ "Baseball Schedule 1990". LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1990". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.

[2] "LSU Overpowers Citadel in College World Series". Los Angeles Times. June 3, 1990. Retrieved February 6, 2026.

[roster-3] "Baseball Roster 1990". LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 6, 2026.

[4] "Baseball Schedule 1990". LSU Tigers. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

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