Legendary LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman passes away at 88
Skip Bertman, the architect of LSU's rise to baseball prominence, died at age 88 in a Baton Rouge hospital.
Stanley “Skip” Bertman, who elevated LSU baseball to elite status, died early Friday morning at a Baton Rouge hospital at 88. Hired in 1983, he led the Tigers to five national titles over a decade and secured seven SEC championships, establishing a tradition of producing MLB talent. After retiring from coaching in 2001 with an 870-330-3 record, he served as LSU's one outlet director until 2008 and then as one outlet director emeritus.
The current Alex Box Stadium, opened in 2009, features a field named for him since 2013, and the College Baseball Foundation’s top-coach award has borne his name since 2013. Bertman also coached the 1996 U.S. Olympic baseball team to a bronze medal. He is survived by his children; his wife Sandy and daughter Lisa had passed away earlier.
Why it matters
Bertman's death marks the loss of a transformative figure in college baseball and LSU athletics.
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