2009 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2009 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2009. This was the first year for the team in the new Alex Box Stadium.

2009 LSU Tigers baseball
SEC Champions
SEC Tournament champions
National Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record56–17 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach
  • Paul Mainieri
Hitting coachJavi Sanchez
Pitching coachDavid Grewe
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
2009 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 12 Florida xy 1911 .6334222 .656
No. 25 South Carolina y 1713 .5674023 .635
Georgia y 1513 .5363824 .613
Vanderbilt y 1217 .4143727 .578
Kentucky  1218 .4002826 .519
Tennessee  1119 .3672629 .473
Western
No. 1 LSU xy 2010 .6675617 .767
No. 13 Ole Miss xy 2010 .6674420 .688
Alabama y 1811 .6213721 .638
No. 7 Arkansas y 1415 .4833422 .607
Auburn  1119 .3673125 .554
Mississippi State   920 .3102529 .463
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Baseball America

The 2009 team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his third season at LSU. During his first year at LSU, Mainieri's team posted a 29–26–1 record, but failed to make the SEC tournament or the NCAA tournament. The team improved during his second year posting a 49–19–1 record, while claiming the SEC Western Division Title, SEC Tournament championship, and earned the No. 7 National Seed for the 2008 NCAA tournament. They advanced to the 2009 College World Series.

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