Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The winner-take-all game between LSU and Texas for the national championship on Wednesday night excites Augie Garrido the college baseball fan as much as it excites Augie Garrido the coach. “It’s being played out by the No. 1 team in the polls and the No. 1 team by the committee, and two of the most storied programs in college baseball history,” the Longhorns’ coach said Tuesday after his team’s 5-1 win in Game 2 of the best-of-three finals. “It couldn’t be better than this for all the people involved — the College World Series, ESPN, the two schools. It’s pretty cool.” Texas freshman All-American Taylor Jungmann limited LSU to five hits in his first complete game, putting the Longhorns (50-15-1) in position to play for their seventh national title and third since 2002. LSU (55-17) will be...
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