May 19 Baseball National Rankings, Report

Overall Record: 42-13
SEC: 19-11

Last Week’s Results (2-1)
May 15 (Thu.) – at South Carolina (L, 5-6)
May 16 (Fri.) – at South Carolina (W, 8-1)
May 17 (Sat.) – at South Carolina (W, 7-3)

Tigers Update
• The Tigers concluded the regular season with a 19-11 SEC record and finished in third place in the conference standings … LSU is the No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., and the Tigers will play at approximately 6:30 p.m. CT Friday against either Texas A&M, Mississippi State or Auburn in the tournament quarterfinals round … LSU won at least 19 league games for the 19th time in school history and for the second time in the past three seasons.

• The LSU pitching staff is ranked in the Top 10 in the nation in three major statistical categories – the Tigers are No. 4 in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings (11.7), No. 8 in ERA (3.78) and No. 8 in hits allowed per nine innings (7.45).

• LSU junior first baseman Jared Jones, a semifinalist for the 2025 Dick Howser Trophy, helped lead the Tigers to a series victory at South Carolina, batting .462 (6-for-13) with three homers, five RBI and five runs scored … Jones moved into sole possession of third place on the LSU career homers list – he has 61 homers in three seasons, trailing only catcher Brad Cresse (78 HR, 1997-2000) and first baseman Eddy Furniss (80 HR, 1995-98).

• Sophomore outfielder Jake Brown hit .625 (5-for-8) in the South Carolina series with two doubles, one homer, one RBI, four runs and three stolen bases … in LSU’s past two SEC series versus Arkansas and South Carolina, Brown has batted a combined .625 (10-for-18) with two doubles, three homers, six RBI and eight runs scored.

• Junior second baseman Daniel Dickinson batted .417 (5-for-12) in the South Carolina series with two homers, four RBI, five runs and one stolen base … Dickinson has hit a combined .385 (10-for-26) in LSU’s past two SEC series versus Arkansas and South Carolina with one double, two homers, five RBI and nine runs scored.

• Sophomore left-hander Kade Anderson, a 2025 Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist, defeated South Carolina on Friday, limiting the Gamecocks to one run on four hits in 6.2 innings with three walks and nine strikeouts … Anderson improved to 7-1 this season and lowered his cumulative ERA to 3.47 … Anderson has pitched 83.0 innings this season, recording 23 walks and 133 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .220 batting average.

• Junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson posted a win over South Carolina on Saturday, allowing just two runs on five hits in 7.0 innings with three walks and five strikeouts … Eyanson, who has won three straight SEC starts over Texas A&M, Arkansas and South Carolina, is 9-2 this season with a 2.88 ERA, 30 walks and 121 strikeouts in 81.1 innings while limiting opponents to a .213 cumulative batting average.

• Junior first baseman Jared Jones is No. 3 in the SEC in RBI (66), No. 3 in total bases (147), No. 3 in hits (76), No. 4 in home runs (19) and No. 8 in slugging percentage (.665) … freshman outfielder Derek Curiel is No. 7 in the SEC in hits (72), No. 7 in walks (41) and No. 8 in doubles (15).

• LSU sophomore left-hander Kade Anderson is No. 2 in the nation and in the SEC in strikeouts (133) and No. 2 in the league in innings pitched (83.0) … junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson is No. 3 in the nation and in the SEC in strikeouts with 121 Ks, and he is No. 3 in the league in innings pitched (81.1) … junior second baseman Daniel Dickinson is No. 4 in the SEC in on-base percentage (.478).

Check back for updates as polls are released on May 19, 2025.

Team	Baseball America	D1 Baseball	Perfect Game	Coaches	NCBWA
LSU	1	1	1	1	1
North Carolina	2	3	3	3	3
Georgia	3	10	4	8	7
Arkansas	4	5	5	4	5
Texas	5	2	6	2	2
Oregon	6	4	2	5	6
Auburn	7	8	7	10	10
Coastal Carolina	8	11	9	11	12
Florida State	9	6	11	6	4
Vanderbilt	10	9	10	9	9
Oregon State	11	7	8	7	8
Florida	12	15	14	15	19
Dallas Baptist	13	18	13	19	21
Clemson	14	14	12	12	13
UCLA	15	13	16	13	16
Ole Miss	16	17	–	20	–
Southern Miss	17	12	15	14	18
Alabama	18	23	20	21	15
Georgia Tech	19	16	18	16	24
UTSA	20	–	17	–	–
Kansas	21	25	22	25	–
UC Irvine	22	20	19	18	11
Tennessee	23	21	24	17	14
Northeastern	24	19	21	22	23
Troy	25	–	–	–	22
NC State	–	22	–	24	20
TCU	–	24	25	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	23	23	17
Duke	–	–	–	–	25