What a difference a day makes.
One of the best traits a baseball player can have is a short memory. LSU got shellacked by the Gators in Game 2 of the College World Series final, but the Tigers not only turned the tables on Monday, but they also flipped the table over.
Game 3 wasn’t even close as LSU got everything it wanted in a dominating 18-4 win as LSU captured a national championship for the seventh time in program history.
For the first time in the series, Florida scored first with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning to give them an early lead. That would wind up being their only lead of the game.
[autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] put the Tigers on the board in the top of the second inning with an RBI single to cut the lead in half. A bases-loaded hit by pitch and a walk gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead, but LSU was not done in the inning. [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] and [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] both hit RBI singles to increase the lead to 6-2 LSU.
Tigers on the board!#MCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @LSUbaseball pic.twitter.com/lLl8N1Wkl8
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 26, 2023
Tommy sends one home!#MCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @LSUbaseball pic.twitter.com/OqFQ58reNX
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 26, 2023
In the top of the fourth inning, LSU scored four more runs as Thompson hit an RBI single, [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit a two-run homer, and [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] hit an RBI single to make it 10-2 Tigers.
Jordan Thompson coming up clutch tonight!#MCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @LSUbaseball pic.twitter.com/hECSaazNFx
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 27, 2023
Josh Pearson piercing the night!#MCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @LSUbaseball pic.twitter.com/A3H6Tf9Zk8
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 27, 2023
[autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag]’s night was over after pitching 6 innings and giving up two runs on two hits, seven strikeouts, and two walks. The UCLA transfer was everything [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] and the Tigers needed him to be. In the top of the seventh, LSU scored again on a bases-loaded walk to increase the lead to 11-2. The Gators got that run back in the bottom of the inning with a solo shot of their own.
LSU scored three runs in the top of the eighth and four runs in the top of the ninth as Jobert capped off the scoring with a two-run homer to increase the lead to 18-4.
JOBOMB @braydenjobert | ESPN pic.twitter.com/vJe5BzbIOB
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) June 27, 2023
[autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] got the final three outs in the ninth inning as the LSU Tigers won their seventh national championship in school history and the first under coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag].
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