April 14 Baseball National Rankings, Report

LSU Baseball Report – April 14, 2025
Overall Record: 31-6 SEC: 10-5

Last Week’s Results (1-3)
April 8 (Tue.) – at Nicholls (W, 5-3)
April 11 (Fri.) – at Auburn (L, 4-8)
April 12 (Sat.) – at Auburn (L, 2-4)
April 13 (Sun.) – at Auburn (L, 2-3)

This Week’s Schedule
April 15 (Tue.) – McNEESE, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
April 17 (Thu.) – ALABAMA, 7 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
April 18 (Fri.) – ALABAMA, 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
April 19 (Sat.) – ALABAMA, 5 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

Tigers Update
• The Tigers’ bullpen allowed just one earned run in 12.2 innings of work in last weekend’s series at Auburn … the relief effort was highlighted by junior right-hander Zac Cowan, who pitched a season-high 4.2 scoreless innings on Sunday while allowing four hits and recording two strikeouts.

• LSU freshman leftfielder Derek Curiel has reached base safely in all 37 games this season, the only Tiger to accomplish the feat … he holds the LSU freshman record for longest reached-base streak, a mark that was previously held by second baseman Mike Fontenot (32 straight games in the 2000 season) … Curiel’s current 37-game streak is the longest by an LSU player since 2005, when outfielder Ryan Patterson also reached base safely in 37 consecutive games.

• LSU junior first baseman Jared Jones is No. 4 in the SEC in RBI (50), No. 4 in hits (54), No. 6 in total bases (98) and No. 10 in batting average (.360) … Leftfielder Derek Curiel is No. 3 in the SEC in doubles (13), No. 4 in walks (33), No. 5 in on-base percentage (.500), No. 8 in runs (42), No. 8 in batting average (.362) and No. 8 in hits (50).

• LSU sophomore left-hander Kade Anderson is No. 2 in the SEC in strikeouts (81) and No. 4 in the league in innings pitched (51.2) … junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson is No. 5 in the SEC in strikeouts (71)… junior second baseman Daniel Dickinson is No. 5 in the SEC in on-base percentage (.500).

• LSU’s .317 cumulative team batting average ranks No. 2 in the SEC, and LSU is No. 1 in the league in doubles (87), No. 3 in hits (389), No. 3 in on-base percentage (.435), No. 4 in runs scored (329) and No. 5 in total bases (650) … the Tigers’ pitching staff is No. 3 in the league with a 3.51 cumulative ERA, and LSU is No. 3 in strikeouts (405), No. 3 in fewest earned runs allowed (123), No. 5 in opponent batting average (.216), No. 5 in fewest hits allowed (250) and No. 5 in fewest runs allowed (141).

 

Check back for updates as polls are released on April 14, 2025.

Team	Baseball America	D1 Baseball	Perfect Game	Coaches	NCBWA
Texas	1	1	1	1	1
Tennessee	2	4	5	3	3
Georgia	3	5	3	5	5
Arkansas	4	2	4	2	4
North Carolina	5	12	15	10	10
Clemson	6	3	2	4	2
Auburn	7	8	6	9	9
LSU	8	9	10	7	8
Oregon State	9	6	7	6	6
Florida State	10	7	8	8	7
Ole Miss	11	11	12	11	12
Oklahoma	12	18	21	16	16
Georgia Tech	13	14	13	13	14
UCLA	14	10	9	12	11
TCU	15	25	16	24	24
UC Irvine	16	13	14	14	13
Louisville	17	17	–	19	21
Troy	18	20	22	23	22
Vanderbilt	19	19	–	17	19
Western Kentucky	20	–	23	25	25
Alabama	21	15	20	15	15
West Virginia	22	24	11	20	18
Arizona	23	22	19	22	23
Coastal Carolina	24	21	18	21	20
Oregon	25	16	17	18	17
Southern Miss	–	23	–	–	–
Wake Forest	–	–	24	–	–
Cal Poly	–	–	25	–	–