LSU wins it all!
The LSU Tigers won their sixth NCAA baseball title tonight in Omaha, and left no doubt who the number one team in the nation is.
LSU defeated Texas, 11-4, taking the best of three series 2-1 in earning a sixth College World Series title.
The Tigers took off fast, taking a 3-0 lead in the top of the first on a Jared Mitchell homer. After adding a fourth run in the second inning, the Longhorns whittled away at the Tigers lead with two runs in the third and two in the fifth, knotting the game at 4-4.
But LSU broke the game open in the sixth, with five runs to take a 9-4 lead. The big hit in that inning was Mikie Mahtook’s tie-breaking double. The Tigers added one run in both the eighth and ninth innings to take the title.
Mitchell was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player. In winning the CWS, Mitchell added to his national championship hardware. Mitchell was a wide received on the LSU football team that won the BCS championship in 2007.
While the Tigers were top-ranked in virtually ever poll, they were not afforded a top seed in the tournament, instead playing at the #3 seed. But they will end the season right where they wanted to be… atop the polls and holding the trophy.
This story is even more amazing when you consider that the Tigers didn’t even qualify for the SEC tournament two years ago. Head Coach Paul Mainieri has done a fantastic job with the program in a short period of time.
The 2009 title will be added to the Tigers five others (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 2000), all under former head coach Skip Bertman.
June 27th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
go LSU