LSU Baseball Architect Skip Bertman Dies at 88 After Winning 5 National Titles
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Updated · NOLA.com · Aug 14
LSU Baseball Architect Skip Bertman Dies at 88 After Winning 5 National Titles
3 articles · Updated · NOLA.com · Aug 14
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Skip Bertman died at 1:12 a.m. Friday in Baton Rouge at age 88, ending the life of the coach who turned LSU baseball into a national power.
Eighteen seasons after arriving in 1984, Bertman had won five national championships, seven SEC titles and reached the NCAA tournament 16 times before stepping down as coach in 2001.
LSU then made him athletic director, and from 2001 to 2008 he modernized facilities and spearheaded the new Alex Box Stadium, whose field bears his name.
College baseball also felt his wider imprint: LSU led the nation in attendance in each of his final six seasons, and Bertman later entered the inaugural College Baseball Hall of Fame class in 2006.