For the final time in his LSU career, [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] walked off the field on Monday night.
But for the first time in a career that will be remembered in Baton Rouge for a long, long time, he did so as a national champion.
Crews led the Tigers to their seventh College World Series title, a mark that ranks second all-time behind only USC, with a dominating 18-4 win in a decisive Game 3 against Florida.
After the game, Crews — the winner of the 2023 Golden Spikes Award, which is given to the top player in the country — said he felt like he checked one last box on Monday night.
“Man, it’s such a great feeling,” he said, according to On3. “I feel like almost every box was checked off except that national championship box. And we all knew this was going to be our last game here. And to finally say that I’m a national champion, it’s the greatest feeling in the world. And I feel all boxes are checked off now. So it’s good.”
Crews is likely to be either the first or second player off the board in the upcoming MLB draft alongside his teammate Paul Skenes, who got warm on Monday but wasn’t ultimately needed.
But first, Crews managed to capture the elusive hardware he’s spent three years searching for.
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