2004 LSU Tigers baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 baseball 2004 LSU Tigers Louisiana State University (block logo).svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 54–19 20–7 Smoke Laval (3rd year) Alex Box Stadium NCAA Baton Rouge Regional championsNCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional championsSEC Tournament co-championsSEC champions College World Series 2–2 The 2004 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2004 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 Smoke Laval in his third season as head coach at LSU. The Tigers finished second in the SEC West, swept the Baton Rouge Regional and Super Regional, then reached the College World Series, their thirteenth appearance in Omaha, where they were eliminated after a pair of losses to Miami (FL) and South Carolina. Personnel Roster 2004 LSU Tigers rosterhttps://lsusports.net/sports/bsb/roster/season/2004/ LSU Tigers Baseball Roster 2004 February 15, 2026 Pitchers 6 - Collin Smith - Junior 8 - Brandon Nall - Junior 13 - Clay Dirks - Freshman 27 - Greg Smith - Sophomore 28 - Michael Bonura - Freshman 29 - Jordan Faircloth - Junior 33 - Jason Determann - Sophomore 35 - Justin Meier - Sophomore 36 - Kody Bumpous - Freshman 41 - Nate Bumstead - Senior 46 - Lane Mestepey - Junior 47 - Will Goodwin - Freshman 48 - Matt Greenwich - Freshman 51 - Chris McDougall - Sophomore Catchers 9 - Dustin Weaver - Junior 10 - Ty Jensen - Senior 14 - Matt Liuzza - Sophomore 38 - Brad Bass - Junior 43 - Nick Stavinoha - Junior 52 - Will Davis - Freshman Outfielders 1 - J.C. Holt - Junior 12 - Ryan Patterson - Junior 16 - Jon Zeringue - Junior 24 - Bruce Sprowl - Junior 32 - Rhett Buteau - Junior 40 - Quinn Stewart - Junior 44 - Steven Broschofsky - Freshman Infielders 2 - Derek Hebert - Junior 3 - Blake Gill - Junior 4 - Bryan Harris - Sophomore 7 - Ivan Naccarata - Senior 21 - Clay Harris - Junior 25 - Will Harris - Sophomore 30 - Bobby DiLiberto - Junior 34 - Matt Horwath - Freshman 50 - Jordan Mayer - Freshman Coaches 2004 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staffSmoke Laval - Head coach - 3rd Season Jody Autery - Assistant coach Turtle Thomas - Assistant coach Brady Wiederhold - Assistant coach Schedule and results Legend LSU win LSU loss 2004 LSU Tigers baseball game loghttps://lsusports.net/sports/bsb/schedule/season/2004/ LSU Tigers Baseball Schedule 2004 February 16, 2026Regular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Feb 13 at 2004 UCF Knights UCF* No. 3 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL W 4–310 1–0 Feb 14 at UCF* No. 3 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL W 17–4 2–0 Feb 15 at UCF* No. 3 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL L 5–610 2–1 Feb 17 2004 Louisiana–Monroe Indians Louisiana–Monroe* No. 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–1 3–1 Feb 20 2004 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State* No. 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–1 4–1 Feb 21 Jacksonville State* No. 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–2 5–1 Feb 22 Jacksonville State* No. 4 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 19–17 6–1 Feb 27 2004 Texas State Bobcats Texas State* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–1 7–1 Feb 28 Texas State* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 2–1 8–1 Feb 29 Texas State* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 13–2 9–1 March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Mar 2 vs No. 13 2004 Tulane Green Wave Tulane* No. 1 Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA W 6–0 10–1 Mar 5 2004 Houston Cougars Houston* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–3 11–1 Mar 6 Houston* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 5–10 11–2 Mar 7 Houston* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 8–2 12–2 Mar 9 at Louisiana–Monroe* No. 1 Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 6–1 13–2 Mar 12 2004 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–1 14–2 Mar 13 Southeastern Louisiana* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–1 15–2 Mar 16 2004 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans* No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–07 16–2 Mar 19 at No. 4 South Carolina No. 1 Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 6–311 17–2 1–0 Mar 20 at No. 4 South Carolina No. 1 Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC L 5–12 17–3 1–1 Mar 21 at No. 4 South Carolina No. 1 Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 12–7 18–3 2–1 Mar 23 at 2004 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary* No. 1 Shehee Stadium • Shreveport, LA W 9–3 19–3 Mar 26 No. 24 2004 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 3–7 19–4 2–2 Mar 27 No. 24 Mississippi State No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–6 20–4 3–2 Mar 28 No. 24 Mississippi State No. 1 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 14–3 21–4 4–2 Mar 30 at New Orleans* No. 2 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA W 12–5 22–4 April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record Apr 2 at No. 15 2004 Auburn Tigers Auburn No. 2 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 6–710 22–5 4–3 Apr 3 at No. 15 Auburn No. 2 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 5–3 23–5 5–3 Apr 4 at No. 15 Auburn No. 2 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 3–2 24–5 6–3 Apr 6 No. 22 Tulane* No. 2 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–1 24–6 Apr 9 Arkansas No. 2 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 8–11 24–7 6–4 Apr 10 Arkansas No. 2 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 10–1110 24–8 6–5 Apr 11 Arkansas No. 2 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 5–7 24–9 6–6 Apr 13 2004 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State* No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–3 25–9 Apr 14 vs Southeastern Louisiana* No. 12 Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA W 9–3 26–9 Apr 16 2004 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–510 27–9 7–6 Apr 17 Georgia No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–2 28–9 8–6 Apr 18 Georgia No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 4–12 28–10 8–7 Apr 20 at 2004 Southern Jaguars Southern* No. 8 Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 21–10 29–10 Apr 23 at No. 10 2004 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee No. 8 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 6–8 29–11 8–8 Apr 24 at No. 10 Tennessee No. 8 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 11–5 30–11 9–8 Apr 25 at No. 10 Tennessee No. 8 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 11–1 31–11 10–8 Apr 27 vs No. 20 Tulane* No. 6 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 9–5 32–11 May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 1 2004 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–8 32–12 10–9 May 2 Alabama No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 2–18 33–12 11–9 May 2 Alabama No. 6 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–27 34–12 12–9 May 7 at 2004 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky No. 5 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 3–10 34–13 12–10 May 8 at Kentucky No. 5 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 11–8 35–13 13–10 May 9 at Kentucky No. 5 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 15–4 36–13 14–10 May 15 2004 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt No. 7 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 3–210 37–13 15–10 May 15 Vanderbilt No. 7 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–611 38–13 16–10 May 16 Vanderbilt No. 7 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–8 38–14 16–11 May 19 Southeastern Louisiana* No. 9 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 16–2 39–14 May 21 at No. 12 2004 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss No. 9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 6–7 39–15 16–12 May 22 at No. 12 Ole Miss No. 9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 11–4 40–15 17–12 May 23 at No. 12 Ole Miss No. 9 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 14–6 41–15 18–12PostseasonLSU Tigers 2004 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament SEC Tournament Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SECT Record May 26 No. 25 (6) Florida No. 11 (3) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 4–510 41–16 0–1 May 27 No. 10 (2) Georgia No. 11 (3) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 0–1 41–17 0–2LSU Tigers 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Baton Rouge Super Regional NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Reg Record June 4 (4) 2004 Army Black Knights Army No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 9–0 42–17 1–0 June 5 No. 25 (2) 2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 6–2 43–17 2–0 June 6 (3) 2004 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston No. 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–3 44–17 3–0LSU Tigers 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Baton Rouge Super Regional NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SReg Record June 12 No. 15 2004 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–8 45–17 1–0 June 13 No. 15 Texas A&M No. 8 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–0 46–17 2–0LSU Tigers 2004 College World Series College World Series Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 19 No. 1 (3) Miami (FL) No. 6 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–9 46–18 0–1 June 21 No. 7 (2) South Carolina No. 6 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–15 46–19 0–2 References Category:LSU Tigers baseball seasons LSU Tigers Category:College World Series seasons LSU Tigers baseball LSU