LSU Baseball Still On Cloud 9

Chrissy Smith • July 5, 2023

If you follow sports even a little bit, you probably already know that the LSU Tigers are the 2023 NCAA College Baseball National Champions.


LSU defeated the Florida Gators in the best-of-three series in Omaha at the College World Series. The title is LSU's 7th all-time and first since 2009. LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson becomes the first head coach in NCAA Division 1 history to win the World Series in just his second season.


Here are some other facts that you might not have about this stellar team, though:

·      There are 15 players from Louisiana who are on this World Series Championship team.

·      LSU’s Paul Skenes was selected the 2023 D1Baseball Player of the Year after helping lead the Tigers to the national championship.

·      Skenes (13-2, 1.69 ERA) led the nation in strikeouts with 209, breaking the 34-year-old single-season mark of former LSU All-American Ben McDonald. He only walked 20 batters and held opponents to a .165 batting average in 122.2 innings.

·      LSU center fielder Dylan Crews (.426 average, 18 home runs, 70 RBI) is projected to be drafted #1 in Sunday, July 9’s MLB draft. However, there are rumblings that Skenes could be taken first over Crews. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the overall number one pick.

·      There are at least three other LSU players who are expected to get drafted on Sunday

·      No matter who gets drafted, all the players of the team are getting the royal treatment – including their families. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office escorted the family of Brayden Jobert (#6 for LSU and starting right-fielder) from the airport (MSY) back to their hometown of Slidell following the World Series.


Stayed tuned for an exclusive interview with Jobert next week right here at The Kneaux!


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