The Tigers started off the championship series the right way on Saturday night, outlasting Florida in extra innings 4-3 to take a 1-0 series lead in the College World Series final.
[autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] had a career night on the mound, pitching eight innings while allowing just three runs with one walk and striking out 17 batters, the second-most of anyone in a CWS game.
Still, LSU’s offense struggled to take advantage, and this was a tight game down the stretch. Florida held a late 3-2 lead, but [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] ended that with a solo shot in the eighth.
The game went to extras, and another homer from [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] in the 11th proved to make the difference. Now, LSU just needs to win one more game to take home the seventh national title in program history.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the Game 1 win.