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LSU dogpiles following final out to win 8th national title

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LSU dogpile College World Series
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The LSU Tigers are officially the 2025 College World Series champions. The team celebrated accordingly after turning a double play to secure a 5-3 win over Coastal Carolina.

As soon as the umpire threw up his hand, calling the final out, LSU stormed the field, forming into one massive dogpile on the mound. Chase Shores, LSU’s closer, was at the center of the celebration after holding the Tigers scoreless for the final two innings.

It is far from the first time the Tigers have dogpiled in recent memory. LSU also won the national title in 2023 and its latest victory marks the program’s eighth CWS championship.

The victory had no shortage of highlight moments. In the bottom of the first inning, Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall was ejected after he yelled at the home plate umpire.

After being ejected, Schnall stormed onto the field and was assessed a “prolonged arguing” violation. Chanticleers first base coach Matt Schilling was also ejected from the game after complaining about Schnall’s ejection.

Just one inning later, Coastal Carolina took an early 1-0 lead after Dean Mihos crushed a solo home run over the left field fence. Alas, LSU didn’t waste anytime rallying.

In the top of the third inning, LSU’s Ethan Frey doubled to left field to even the game at 1-1. The Tigers built on their momentum in the fourth inning.

With the bases loaded, LSU’s Chris Stanfield hit a single to left field to propel the Tigers to a 3-1 lead. Just two outs later, LSU freshman Derek Curiel hit a line drive that split the infield, driving in two more Tigers runs.

In seemingly the blink of an eye, LSU had a convincing lead. Nonetheless, the Chanticleers weren’t about to lie down. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Coastal Carolina’s Wells Sykes bombed a two-run shot to left field to cut LSU’s lead to 5-3.

From there, Coastal Carolina continued to hang tough, but struggled to make up any ground due to Chase Shores‘ cannon of an arm. Of course, the Chanticleers’ failure wasn’t going to stop them from going out swinging.

Mihos jumpstarted Coastal Carolina’s ninth inning efforts with a leadoff single to right field. However, Shores responded to the pressure, striking out the next batter and helping the Tigers finish the game on a pitch-perfect double play. LSU fans won’t forget the sight of the ensuing celebration anytime soon.