After Beating Texas In 11th, LSU Coach Paul Mainieri Says Tigers Know Work Isn't Done In CWS (AP) LSU coach Paul Mainieri needs to say only two words to remind his team about the pitfalls of celebrating a Game 1 victory in the College World Series finals: Fresno State. The Tigers are within a win of clinching their sixth national title after defeating No. 1 seed Texas 7-6 in 11 innings on Monday night. Game 2 is Tuesday night. "I think they understand that we haven't won anything yet," Mainieri said. Since the CWS' structure changed to include a best-of-three finals after bracket play, three of the six have gone the distance. Last year, Fresno State lost the opener to Georgia and was down five runs in the third inning of Game 2 before rallying for a 19-10 win. The Bulldogs won the deciding game 6-1. Texas (49-15-1) came from...
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