The 2010 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2010. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium which opened in 2009.
The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his fourth season at LSU. In his first year at LSU, Mainieri's team posted a 29âÂÂ26âÂÂ1 record and failed to make the SEC tournament or the NCAA tournament, but the Tigers showed great promise during his second year posting a 49âÂÂ19âÂÂ1 record while claiming the SEC Western Division Title, SEC Baseball Tournament championship, and earned the No. 7 National Seed for the 2008 NCAA tournament.
During his third season, the Tigers were ranked No. 1 in multiple pre-season polls and lived up to the hype. The 2009 LSU Tiger baseball team finished the season 56âÂÂ17, claiming the SEC regular season title, the SEC Tournament Title, and won the 2009 College World Series to claim the programs 6th National Title.
Paul Mainieri completed his third season as head coach at LSU in 2009. The Tigers won the SEC West division title and the overall SEC regular season title which earned them the No. 1 seed in the 2009 SEC baseball tournament. The Tigers would go on to win the tournament and secure a spot in the NCAA post-season.
After winning the SEC Tournament, it was announced that LSU was selected as a host site for the 2009 NCAA tournament for the 19th time in the history of the program and for the second consecutive season. When the full NCAA tournament bracket was released, LSU was awarded the No. 3 national seed in the tournament, guaranteeing them home field advantage throughout the Super Regionals as long as they won the Regional round. LSU was able to sweep the Baton Rouge regional, defeating Southern, Baylor, and Minnesota to secure a spot in the Super Regional round.
Rice won the Houston, TX regional and moved on to the Super Regional to face LSU. LSU continued their winning streak sweeping Rice by the scores of 12âÂÂ9 and 5âÂÂ3. The Tigers celebrated the school's 15th trip to the College World Series in what was the final game in the inaugural season of the "new" Alex Box Stadium.
LSU faced Virginia in the first game of the 2009 College World Series. LSU defeated the Cavaliers by a score of 9âÂÂ5, marking LSU's first opening round win in the College World Series since 2000. In the second game, LSU faced a familiar foe, the Arkansas Razorbacks. LSU dominated the game from start to finish winning 9âÂÂ1. LSU was 1 game away from making their first trip to the CWS championship since the format changed to a best of 3 series. The Tigers once again faced the Razorbacks, and once again dominated the game. The Tigers sent the Razorbacks home after winning 14âÂÂ5.
The Tigers were matched up against the Texas Longhorns in the best of 3 series for the national championship. LSU won the first game 7âÂÂ6, but it took 11 innings for the Tigers to earn the Victory. Texas came back in game 2 and completely dominated the game, defeating the Tigers 5âÂÂ1. Game 3 set the stage for a winner take all, and the Tigers were ready for the challenge. LSU won the game 11âÂÂ4 and claimed the 6th national title on school history.
The 2009 squad compiled and overall record of 56âÂÂ17, including a 10âÂÂ1 mark in NCAA post-season play.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.
The following members and future members (denoted by <nowiki>*</nowiki>) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2010 MLB draft.