It all started on a cool February night with the National Championship already in sight. The first pitch in the new Alex Box was thrown by Coleman on the mound and as fate would have it the Tigers would soon be Omaha bound. The first game by Ranaudo was definitely not his best but LSU's bullpen came in and proved that they were up to the test. Ochinko's 3 run homer in the 5th kept the Tigers hopes alive and the Tigers would prevail by the score of 9-5. Game 2 was played with a lot less stress as Coleman came in and proved he was the best. Mikie Mathook led off the first with a 3 run blast and Coleman made sure that the lead would last. Lafayette was proud of their home grown son as the Tigers won the game 9-1. Game 3 came along with a long rain delay but when Ranaudo took the mound you knew it was going to be the Tigers day. He looked like the picther that he was throughout the whole year as Arkansas knew early that the end of their season was near. Lsu won game 3 easy by the score of 14-5 while Texas kept coming from behind to keep their season alive. After the Longhorns hit 2 ninth inning home runs to end the Sun Devils dreams the Championship series was set with the nations two best teams. Game 1 started off with Schimpf's solo home run blast but with Coleman struggling the lead was short last. Texas felt good with their 5 solo shots but the Tigers hung in there and asked is that all you got. LeMahieu came thru in the 9th with a two out double and thats when the Texas faithful knew that they were in trouble. As the Tigers came back in the 11th to win Game one 7-6 the Longhorns left the field having to feel pretty sick. Mainieri tried to steal Game 2 by starting Austin Ross but the decision didn't work and led to a 5-1 loss. Jungmann went the distance and gave all that he had but giving a curtain call after every home run just made LSU mad! The Longhorns evened the series and the Championship game was set .and if you are a true baseball fan, this is as good as it gets. Mitchell started off the first inning with a 3 run blast but with Ranaudo again not at his best the lead would not last. Texas came back in the 5th and tied the game up at four but what would happen next would make the Tiger Nation roar. Texas picthers started getting nervous and Lsu made them pay and after scoring 5 runs in the 6th you knew it was going to be the Tigers day. Texas knew if they were going to come back they had to be hasty but little did they know they would be facing LSU's free safety. Chad Jones came in and he pitched like a champ and the Longhorns knew they were in trouble when their right fielder got a cramp. The game ended with Louis Coleman striking out the side showing the reason he came back was because of Tiger pride. After the last strike was thrown the Tigers did a dog pile showing Texas and the world how to win with Tiger style. After all is said and done what more can you say about this team winning in Omaha is every little Tigers' dream. This whole season has been an unbelievable story thank you Paul Mainieri for returning the Tigers to Glory. Well its time to bid you all a final a do please help me say FOREVER LSU!!!!!! Keith Romero [email protected]
We need to get a beatbox and turn that sucka into a rap...and get Izzle manizzle, Shaqazulu, and grand master CS to dub it. "We're siitin here chillin'...ain't nobody we're dissin'...we want to be some rappers...so we'll have a pot to pi$$ in". word. (great poem on such short notice Keith !!).
