16-04-2025
Alabama Baseball 2025 Opponent Preview: LSU Tigers
Alabama Baseball 2025 Opponent Preview: LSU Tigers
Coming off back-to-back SEC series' losses, the Alabama Crimson Tide now hit the road this weekend to face likely their toughest road opponent yet in conference play, the LSU Tigers.
Only two seasons removed from a national championship, LSU is once again loaded roster-wise this season, and at the moment, are ranked among the top teams in all of college baseball.
That thought has also been backed up repeatedly throughout the 2025 season, but however, the Tigers are coming off what was their roughest showing so far this year last weekend, setting the stage for what is a key series between two struggling conference foes.
Here are a few things you need to know about the Tigers ahead of the Alabama vs. LSU series in Baton Rouge this weekend.
LSU Tigers 2025 Team Overview
Conference: SEC
SEC Stadium: Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2025 Record: 32-6 overall (10-5 in SEC)
32-6 overall (10-5 in SEC) Ranking: No. 7 in USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Coaches Poll, No. 9 in D1Baseball Top 25
Ranked as a Top 10 team nationally entering the weekend, LSU owns a 32-6 overall record this season that includes a 10-5 mark in SEC play. The Tigers are also coming off a road sweep at Auburn in SEC play last weekend, but did win their most recent game against McNeese this past Tuesday night at home, 10-3.
LSU Tigers 2025 Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson Pitching Coach: Nate Yeskie
Nate Yeskie Assistant Coach: Josh Jordan
Josh Jordan Assistant Coach: Josh Simpson
Leading the LSU baseball program is Jay Johnson, who is currently in his fourth season in Baton Rouge after taking over the Tigers back in 2022. Since taking over in Baton Rouge, Johnson has led LSU to one College World Series appearance back in 2023, the same season the Tigers won the national championship.
LSU Tigers 2025 Hitting Stats
AVG: .319
.319 OBP: .437
.437 SLG: .531
.531 OPS: .967
.967 HR: 55
55 RBI: 314
314 SB: 32-of-47
LSU boasts one of the SEC's top lineups that features a total of eight players all owning an AVG north of .300+, as well as three over .350+. As a team, the Tigers also own an impressive .967 OPS.
LSU Tigers 2025 Pitching Stats
ERA: 3.50
3.50 WHIP: 1.25
1.25 K: 420
420 BB: 148
148 AVG: .216
LSU's pitching staff is also a big strength for the Tigers, holding a combined 3.50 overall ERA so far this season. The Tigers are also limiting opponents to a combined .216 AVG so far this season.
LSU Tigers 2025 Hitters to Know
Jared Jones, First Baseman - Junior
- Junior Derek Curiel, Outfielder - Freshman
- Freshman Daniel Dickinson, Infielder - Junior
- Junior Steven Milam, Infielder - Sophomore
- Sophomore Ethan Frey, Outfielder/First Baseman - Junior
Headlining a loaded LSU lineup is junior first baseman Jared Jones, who leads the Tigers in multiple statistical categories that include AVG (.373), OPS (1.150), home runs (12), and RBI (53). Alongside the other names to know for LSU offensively are star freshman outfielder Derek Curiel, who owns a .362 AVG, along with others such as Ethan Frey, Daniel Dickinson, and Steven Milam, each of which are batting for a .320+ AVG.
LSU Tigers 2025 Pitchers to Know
Kade Anderson, Left-Handed Pitcher - Sophomore
- Sophomore Anthony Eyanson, Right-Handed Pitcher - Junior
- Junior Zac Cowan, Right-Handed Pitcher - Junior
- Junior Casan Evans, Right-Handed Pitcher/Utility - Freshman
- Freshman William Schmidt, Right-Handed Pitcher - Freshman
In conclusion, LSU has two prominent starting pitchers to know in Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson, who enter the weekend sporting ERA's of 3.48 and 3.78, respectively, across nine starts. Outside of those two, arguably some of the biggest names to know on LSU's pitching staff to know come in the bullpen where the likes of Zac Cowan and Casan Evans are having two of the SEC's top seasons among relievers, each sporting an ERA below 1.00.
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