OMAHA, Neb.—A day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game, LSU cranked up its offense and won its first national title since 2009 with an 18–4 victory over Florida on Monday night, June 26, in the third and deciding game of the finals.
LSU (54–17) staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from the humiliating 24–4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship, second to Southern California’s 12.
The Tigers wiped out an early 2–0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone (7–4). The runs kept coming until they finished with the most in a title game since USC’s 21–14 win over Arizona State in 1998. The 14-run margin was the largest ever in a final. Their 24 hits were most in a CWS game….