1997 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 1997 LSU Tigers baseball team won a second consecutive NCAA championship at the College World Series, and the fourth overall for the school. The 1997 team put on an impressive display of power, hitting an NCAA record 188 home runs, including one in each of the 70 games they played that season.

1997 LSU Tigers baseball
National Champions
SEC Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record57-13 (22-7 SEC)
Head coach
  • Skip Bertman
Hitting coachJim Schwanke
Pitching coachMike Bianco
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida  x 1713 .5674024 .625
No. 25 Tennessee  x 1713 .5674219 .689
Vanderbilt   1416 .4673124 .564
South Carolina   1317 .4333324 .579
Kentucky   1020 .3332034 .370
Georgia   822 .2672827 .509
Western
No. 1 LSU  x 227 .7595713 .814
No. 2 Alabama   209 .6905614 .800
No. 7 Mississippi State   1911 .6334721 .691
No. 6 Auburn   1712 .5865017 .746
Arkansas   1514 .5173620 .643
Ole Miss   624 .2002231 .415
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
Rankings from Baseball America

The Tigers were coached by Skip Bertman, who was in his 14th season as LSU head baseball coach. LSU set a school record for victories, finishing with a 57–13 record, and won their second straight Southeastern Conference championship with a 22–7 overall mark.

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