#5 LSU Explodes With 18-4 Blowout of #2 Florida to Win Program’s 7th College World Series
What just happened?! Another outburst in Omaha… Game 1 of the College World Series was an 11-inning thriller that ended with a walk-off in favor of LSU. Game 2 saw Florida put up 24 runs to answer back. And in a winner-take-all Game 3, the pendulum swung the other way, and hard. LSU fell behind 2-0 in the 1st inning Monday night before the Tigers came roaring for the title, putting up six in the 2nd and four in the 4th. A 10-2 lead had the Gators shell-shocked, and LSU wasn’t done yet. The Tigers scored eight more in the final three frames (7th, 8th and 9th) en route to an 18-4 exclamation-point title takeover. LSU took down 1-seeded Wake Forest in three games before stunning 2-seeded Florida in three more. A Tiger pile in the infield and LSU's rowdy fan base made for a fitting celebration in Omaha. And for the first time in 14 years, the Bayou Bengals are once again CWS champs.
LSU Stats in Game 3
The Tigers tallied 18 runs on 24 hits while 11 players put a ball in play. Josh Pearson (1) and Brayden Jobert (1) hit home runs, and three LSU players had four hits or more: Jobert (4-for-7, 1 HR, 3 RBIs), Tommy White (4-for-7, 3 RBIs) and Dylan Crews (4-for-6, 1 RBI). Tigers’ pitcher Thatcher Hurd did most of the damage from the mound (6 IP, 7 Ks, 2 Hits, 2 Runs). No walk-offs needed in this one. Just a purely dominant CWS finale.
Watch: LSU Blows Out Florida in Game 3 (18-4) to Win CWS
The College World Series “Run” Down
Game 1: LSU Wins (4-3, 11 Innings)
Game 2: Florida Wins (24-4)
Game 3: LSU Wins (18-4)
Total Run Count: Florida 31, LSU 26
Tiger Baseball in the Record Books
LSU’s return to the top of college baseball has been a long time coming. The Tigers have frequently been among the sport’s elite, but it’s their first championship since 2009. The program won five titles between 1991-2000. This is their seventh championship, all in the last 32 years — second-most among all programs.
Schools With the Most CWS Titles
1. USC — 12
2. LSU — 7
3. Texas — 6
4. Arizona State — 5
T5. 3 Schools With 4 (Arizona, CS Fullerton & Miami)
Fun Fact: LSU has captured two NCAA championships in the last three months between Baseball and Women’s Basketball. The Tigers can also claim four school titles in the last five years — Football (2019) & Men’s Track (2021). The school has 51 national championships dating back to 1933. Only six schools have more total championships since the inception of college sports.
Congrats to LSU, champs of college baseball!
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