<P> Coordinates: 30 ° 24 ′ 20.4" N 91 ° 11 ′ 17.1" W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.405667 ° N 91.188083 ° W ﻿ / 30.405667; - 91.188083 </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> LSU Tigers baseball </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 2017 LSU Tigers baseball team </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 1893 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> University </Th> <Td> Louisiana State University </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Athletic director </Th> <Td> Joe Alleva </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Paul Mainieri (11th season) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> SEC West Division </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Baton Rouge, LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home stadium </Th> <Td> Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field (Capacity: 10,326) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname </Th> <Td> Tigers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Purple and Gold </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> College World Series runner - up </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> College World Series appearances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament appearances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1975, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Conference tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Conference champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> LSU Tigers baseball </Th> </Tr>

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