2008 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2008 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2008. This was the final year for the team in the original Alex Box Stadium. A new stadium was built during the season and opened on opening day of the 2009 season.

2008 LSU Tigers baseball
SEC West Champions
SEC Tournament champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6 final ranking
Record49–19–1 (18–11–1 SEC)
Head coach
  • Paul Mainieri
Hitting coachCliff Godwin
Pitching coachTerry Rooney
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Georgia xy 209 .6904525 .643
Florida y 1713 .5673424 .586
No. 25 Kentucky y 1614 .5334419 .698
Vanderbilt y 1514 .5174122 .651
South Carolina y 1515 .5004023 .635
Tennessee   1218 .4002729 .482
Western
No. 6 LSU xy 1811 .6214919 .721
Alabama y 1614 .5333528 .556
Ole Miss y 1515 .5003926 .600
Arkansas y 1415 .4833424 .586
Auburn   1119 .3672828 .500
Mississippi State   921 .3002333 .411
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his second season at LSU. In his first year at LSU, Mainieri's team posted a 29–26–1 record and failed to make the SEC tournament or the NCAA tournament.

In a dramatic turnaround, Mainieri led the Tigers to an unexpected appearance in the 2008 College World Series.

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