Wichita State Shockers baseballThe Wichita State Shockers baseball team represents Wichita State University in the sport of baseball. The Wichita State Shockers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in the American Conference after 72 seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Shockers have made the College World Series seven times, winning the national championship in 1989.
Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman FieldAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field is a baseballstadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is the home stadium of the Louisiana State University Tigers baseball team. The stadium section (and LSU's previous baseball stadium 200 yards to the north) were named for Simeon Alex Box, an LSU letterman (1942), Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross recipient, who was killed in North Africa during World War II.
College World SeriesThe College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is a baseball tournament held each June in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the culmination of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament—featuring 64 teams in the first round—which determines the champion of NCAA Division I level college baseball.
College baseballBaseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education College baseballDaniel Susac (right) batting for the Arizona Wildcats in a game against the California Golden Bears in March 2022Governing body List United States CCCAA NAIA NCAA NCCAA NJCAA USCAA Japan JUBF [ja] First played1947 (United States)1952 (Japan)Clubs301 (in 30 conferences)(NCAA Division I)Club competitions NCAA: College World Series Division I Division II Division III NAIA: NAIA World Series JUBF All Japan University Championship [ja] Audience recordsSingle match40,106 (San Diego State v Houston) at Petco Park – March 11, 2004 College baseball is baseball that is played by student-athletes at institutions of higher education.
Jay Johnson (baseball coach)Jay Bradley Johnson (born April 20, 1977) is an American college baseball coach and former second baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the LSU Tigers, whom he led to national championship victories in 2023 and 2025. He played college baseball at Shasta College from 1997 to 1998 before transferring to Point Loma Nazarene. He then served as the head coach at Point Loma Nazarene (2005), Nevada (2014–2015) and Arizona (2016–2021).
Athletic directorAn athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in athletic programs. Position at institutionOver the last several years, the role of an athletic director has changed dramatically.
LSU Tigers men's basketballUniversityLouisiana State UniversityFirst season1908–09; 118 years agoAthletic directorVerge AusberryHead coachWill Wade6th season, 105–51 (.673)LocationBaton Rouge, LouisianaArenaPete Maravich Assembly Center(capacity: 13,472)NCAA divisionDivision IConferenceSECNicknameTigersColorsPurple and goldAll-time record1,684–1,288 (.567)NCAA tournament record27–27 (.500)NCAA Division I tournament Final Four1953, 1981, 1986, 2006Conference tournament championsSEC: 1980Conference regular-season championsSIAA: 1915, 1917SEC: 1935, 1946, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2019Conference division championsSEC West: 2000, 2005, 2006, 2009UniformsThe LSU Tigers men's basketball team (also known ashe Louisiana State University Tigers team) represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I men's college basketball.
World War IIGlobal conflict from 1939 to 1945BelligerentsAlliesAxisCommanders and leadersMain Allied leaders: Joseph StalinFranklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillChiang Kai-shekMain Axis leaders: Adolf HitlerHirohitoBenito MussoliniCasualties and losses 60–75 million deaths (military and civilian) World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Southeastern ConferenceCollegiate athletics conference operating primarily in the southeastern United StatesThe Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its 16 members include the flagship public universities of 12 states, 3 additional public land-grant universities, and 1 private research university. The conference is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
Louisiana State UniversityPublic university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USLouisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American publicland-grantresearch university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The university was founded in 1860 near Pineville, Louisiana, under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy.
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNorth American athletic organizationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and 1 in Canada. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
NCAA Division IHighest division of the National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNCAA Division I logoNCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.