1986 LSU Tigers baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 baseball 1986 LSU Tigers Louisiana State University (block logo).svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 55–14 22–5 Skip Bertman (3rd year) Alex Box Stadium SEC ChampionsSEC Tournament championsNCAA South I Regional champions College World Series 1–2 The 1986 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 1986 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 third season as head coach at LSU. The Tigers reached the College World Series, their first appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for 5th place after a win against Maine and losses to 1986 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount and eventual third-place finisher Miami (FL).https://www.225batonrouge.com/article/lsus-first-college-world-series-team-reminisces-incredible-season-30-years-ago 225 Baton Rouge LSU's first College World Series team reminisces on an incredible season 30 years ago Mark Clements Baton Rouge, Louisiana April 27, 2016 January 2, 2026https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/lsu-s-1986-college-world-series-sparked-a-blazing-trail/article_3b1e1a2d-2314-55c1-9779-45e32dfac29d.html The Advocate Baton Rouge, LA LSU’s 1986 College World Series sparked a blazing trail Ross Dellenger March 24, 2016 January 2, 2026 Personnel Roster 1986 LSU Tigers rosterhttps://lsusports.net/sports/bsb/roster/season/1986/ LSU Tigers Baseball Roster 1986 January 2, 2026 Pitchers 2 - Greg Naquin - Sophomore 18 - Corey Gomez - Freshman 19 - Greg Fontenot - Junior 20 - Scott Boudreaux - Junior 21 - Stan Loewer - Junior 30 - Gregg Patterson - Sophomore 32 - Randy LaRose - Junior 35 - Joe Zimmerman - Junior 36 - Dan Kite - Freshman 39 - Barry Manuel - Sophomore 40 - Willie Forbes - Junior 44 - Mark Guthrie - Junior Catchers 9 - Alan Galy - Freshman 14 - Rob Leary - Senior 17 - Tim Beamon - Freshman 51 - Craig Faulkner - Junior Outfielders 5 - Eric Johnson - Junior 8 - Joey Belle - Sophomore 10 - Michael Papajohn - Junior 12 - Terry Belle - Sophomore 13 - Brad Duplantis - Sophomore 23 - Rob Hartwig - Junior 28 - Willie Prevost - Freshman 45 - Todd Waggoner - Freshman 37 - Jack Voigt - Sophomore Infielders 1 - Burke Broussard - Senior 3 - Wayne Stofsky - Freshman 4 - Andy Galy - Sophomore 7 - Jeff Reboulet - Senior 24 - Darrin Bartel - Junior 27 - Pete Bush - Freshman 29 - Troy Bourque - Freshman 31 - Jeff Yurtin - Senior 33 - Jim Bowie - Junior Coaches 1986 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staffSkip Bertman - Head coach - 3rd Season Tom Brown - Assistant coach - 3rd season Smoke Laval - Assistant coach - 3rd Season Cliff Dees - Graduate Assistant Coach Mike Jenkins - Graduate Assistant Coach Schedule and results Legend LSU win LSU loss 1986 LSU Tigers baseball game loghttps://lsusports.net/sports/bsb/schedule/season/1986/ LSU Tigers Baseball Schedule 1986 January 2, 2026Regular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Feb 18 1986 Louisiana College Wildcats Louisiana College* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–0 1–0 Feb 19 1986 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–2 2–0 Feb 22 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–7 3–0 Feb 23 Arkansas* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 6–7 3–1 Feb 24 1986 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–0 4–1 Feb 26 vs 1986 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana* North Park • Denham Springs, LA W 17–4 5–1 March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Mar 1 at 1986 Florida Gators Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 9–17 6–1 1–0 Mar 1 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 18–47 7–1 2–0 Mar 2 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 12–5 8–1 3–0 Mar 4 1986 Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–6 9–1 Mar 6 1986 Tulane Green Wave Tulane* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–1 10–1 Mar 8 1986 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–77 11–1 4–0 Mar 8 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–17 12–1 5–0 Mar 9 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–10 13–1 6–0 Mar 11 Southeastern Louisiana* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 15–3 14–1 Mar 14 1986 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–4 15–1 Mar 15 1986 Missouri Tigers Missouri* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–1 16–1 Mar 18 1986 Southern Jaguars Southern* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–5 17–1 Mar 18 New Orleans* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–8 18–1 Mar 19 at Southwestern Louisiana* Moore Family Field • Lafayette, LA W 5–411 19–1 Mar 22 at 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6–510 20–1 7–0 Mar 23 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 8–6 21–1 8–0 Mar 23 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 4–5 21–2 8–1 Mar 25 at Northeast Louisiana* Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA W 13–5 22–2 Mar 26 at 1986 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary* Centenary Park • Shreveport, LA W 9–5 23–2 Mar 27 at 1986 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 10–7 24–2 Mar 29 1986 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–211 25–2 9–1 Mar 29 Tennessee Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–27 26–2 10–1 Mar 30 Tennessee Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–5 27–2 11–1April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Apr 2 at 1986 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 8–37 28–2 Apr 2 at Nicholls State* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 1–27 28–3 Apr 3 at 1986 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 24–07 29–3 Apr 5 1986 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–67 30–3 12–1 Apr 5 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 3–67 30–4 12–2 Apr 6 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–1 31–4 13–2 Apr 8 1986 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–3 32–4 Apr 9 Nicholls State* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 16–4 33–4 Apr 12 at 1986 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–07 34–4 14–2 Apr 12 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–07 35–4 15–2 Apr 13 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–6 35–5 15–3 Apr 15 Southwestern Louisiana* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–4 36–5 Apr 16 at New Orleans* Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 2–8 36–6 Apr 19 1986 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–17 37–6 16–3 Apr 19 Georgia Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 8–1111 37–7 16–4 Apr 20 Georgia Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–8 38–7 17–4 Apr 23 Southern* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 18–57 39–7 Apr 24 at Tulane* Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, LA W 6–5 40–7 Apr 26 at 1986 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, TN W 14–47 41–7 18–4 Apr 26 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, TN W 7–57 42–7 19–4 Apr 27 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, TN L 4–6 42–8 19–5 Apr 29 at New Orleans* Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 1–7 42–9 Apr 30 Centenary* Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–3 43–9 May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 3 1986 Auburn Tigers Auburn Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–17 44–9 20–5 May 3 Auburn Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 12–37 45–9 21–5 May 4 Auburn Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–3 46–9 22–5PostseasonLSU Tigers 1986 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament SEC Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SECT Record May 9 (4) Georgia (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–6 47–9 1–0 May 10 (2) Alabama (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–7 48–9 2–0 May 11 (4) Georgia (1) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–4 49–9 3–0May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 17 Alabama Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 1–57 49–10 May 17 Alabama Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–27 50–10 May 18 Alabama Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–8 50–11 May 19 at Florida State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4–6 50–12LSU Tigers 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA NCAA South I Regional Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Reg Record May 22 1986 Jackson State Tigers Jackson State Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–11 51–12 1–0 May 23 1986 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–5 52–12 2–0 May 24 Louisiana Tech Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–4 53–12 3–0 May 25 Tulane Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–6 54–12 4–0LSU Tigers 1986 College World Series College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record May 30 1986 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–4 54–13 0–1 June 1 Maine Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 8–4 55–13 1–1 June 2 Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–4 55–14 1–2 References Category:LSU Tigers baseball seasons LSU Tigers Category:College World Series seasons LSU Tigers baseball LSU Category:Southeastern Conference baseball champion seasons