LSU crowned national champions after 11-4 win over Texas

Jun 25, 2009 290 related
 

10:22 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Eric Olson / Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. -- LSU, which two years ago wasn't good enough to qualify for its conference tournament, is the best team in college baseball again. The Tigers won their sixth national title Wednesday night, breaking open Game 3 of the College World Series finals with a five-run sixth inning that carried them to an 11-4 victory over Texas. Jared Mitchell hit a three-run homer in the first inning as LSU (56-17) built a 4-0 lead. Texas (50-16-1) pulled even, but Mikie Mahtook's tie-breaking double ignited the Tigers' big sixth against the mistake-prone Longhorns. Southern California - 12 LSU - 6 Texas - 6 Arizona State - 5 Cal State Fullerton - 4 "It's everybody pulling together, a sense of urgency we had, and we began to play our best ball at the end of the... [read full story]                    

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