Skip Bertman, LSU’s 5-Time National Title-Winning Baseball Coach, Dies at 88

Skip Bertman, LSU’s 5-time national title-winning baseball coach, dies at 88 - WXXV News 25

By  BRETT MARTEL Stanley “Skip” Bertman, who turned LSU’s baseball program into a national powerhouse that won five national championships in the span of a decade, died at age 88 early Friday morning. The former LSU coach and athletic director passed away in a Baton Rouge hospital, LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette said. The LSU Tigers, now synonymous with college baseball’s elite and known for fielding numerous Major League Baseball prospects, ha…

Legendary LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman dead at 88: ‘Never be duplicated’

Five-time LSU baseball national champion coach Skip Bertman died Friday at the age of 88, according to the school.

Skip Bertman, architect of LSU’s baseball dynasty, dies at 88

Skip Bertman, the Hall of Fame coach who built LSU baseball into a national powerhouse before later serving as the university's athletic director, died early Friday at age 88. He passed away at Bat… Already an INSIDER? Sign in. Already an INSIDER? Sign in

College baseball legend Skip Bertman dies at 88

The five-time national champion transformed LSU baseball into a powerhouse during his 18 seasons as head coach.

Skip Bertman, 88, helped transform College World Series into LSU, SEC playground

Skip Bertman, who managed LSU to five national titles and transformed the College World Series into a SEC-dominated event, was 88.

Prominent figures at LSU, across nation react to ‘heartbreaking’ news of Skip Bertman’s death

The LSU community woke up Friday to news of the death of Skip Bertman, a legendary baseball coach and athletic director who earned national respect as a proven winner and trailblazer for college baseball.