College Baseball 2023: LSU Becomes NCAA Champions with a Record-Breaking Victory

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Introduction

After a 14-year wait, LSU has emerged as the champions of the Men's College World Series. In an impressive Game 3 victory, the No. 5 LSU Tigers defeated the No. 2 Florida Gators by a score of 18-4. This resounding win solidified their status as the best team in the country and secured the program's seventh NCAA title. Let's dive into the thrilling journey that led to this historic triumph.

Men's College World Series

Championship Series: No. 2 Florida vs. No. 5 LSU

• Game 1: LSU 4, Florida 3 (11 innings)
• Game 2: Florida 24, LSU 4
• Game 3: LSU 18, Florida 4
• Result: No. 5 LSU wins MCWS 2-1

The series began with a nail-biting extra-inning victory for LSU in Game 1. However, the momentum quickly shifted in Game 2, as Florida delivered a devastating blow with a 24-4 win. Yet, the resilient Tigers bounced back in Game 3 with an extraordinary performance, setting a new record for most hits in a Men's College World Series championship game with 24. This remarkable comeback sealed their triumph and the coveted title.

Road to the Championship

Super Regionals

Gainesville Super Regional (Gainesville, Florida)

• No. 2 Florida vs. No. 15 South Carolina
• Game 1: Florida 5, South Carolina 4
• Game 2: Florida 4, South Carolina 0 (South Carolina eliminated)
• Florida advances to MCWS

Charlottesville Super Regional (Charlottesville, Virginia)

• No. 7 Virginia vs. Duke
• Game 1: Duke 5, Virginia 4
• Game 2: Virginia 14, Duke 4
• Game 3: Virginia 12, Duke 2 (Duke eliminated)
• Virginia advances to MCWS

Eugene Super Regional (Eugene, Oregon)

• Oregon vs. Oral Roberts
• Game 1: Oregon 9, Oral Roberts 8
• Game 2: Oral Roberts 8, Oregon 7
• Game 3: Oral Roberts 11, Oregon 6 (Oregon eliminated)
• Oral Roberts advances to MCWS

Fort Worth Super Regional (Fort Worth, Texas)

• No. 14 Indiana State vs. TCU
• Game 1: TCU 4, Indiana State 1
• Game 2: TCU 6, Indiana State 4 (Indiana State eliminated)
• TCU advances to MCWS

Winston-Salem Super Regional (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

• No. 1 Wake Forest vs. No. 16 Alabama
• Game 1: Wake Forest 5, Alabama 4
• Game 2: Wake Forest 22, Alabama 5 (Alabama eliminated)
• Wake Forest advances to MCWS

Stanford Super Regional (Stanford, California)

• No. 8 Stanford vs. Texas
• Game 1: Texas 7, Stanford 5
• Game 2: Stanford 8, Texas 3
• Game 3: Stanford 7, Texas 6 (Texas eliminated)
• Stanford advances to MCWS

Baton Rouge Super Regional (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

• No. 5 LSU vs. No. 12 Kentucky
• Game 1: LSU 14, Kentucky 0
• Game 2: LSU 8, Kentucky 3 (Kentucky eliminated)
• LSU advances to MCWS

Hattiesburg Super Regional (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)

• Southern Miss vs. Tennessee
• Game 1: Southern Miss 5, Tennessee 3
• Game 2: Tennessee 8, Southern Miss 4
• Game 3: Tennessee 5, Southern Miss 0 (Southern Miss eliminated)
• Tennessee advances to MCWS

Regionals Scores

Winston-Salem Regional (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: Maryland 7, Northeastern 2
  • Game 2: Wake Forest 12, George Mason 0
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: George Mason 11, Northeastern 3 (Northeastern eliminated)
  • Game 4: Wake Forest 21, Maryland 6
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: George Mason 11, Maryland 10 (Maryland eliminated)
  • Game 6: Wake Forest 15, George Mason 1 (George Mason eliminated)
• No. 1 Wake Forest advances to super regionals

Tuscaloosa Regional (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: Troy 11, Boston College 10
  • Game 2: No. 16 Alabama 4, Nicholls State 3
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: Boston College 14, Nicholls State 6 (Nicholls State eliminated)
  • Game 4: No. 16 Alabama 11, Troy 8
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: Boston College 4, Troy 1 (Troy eliminated)
  • Game 6: No. 16 Alabama 8, Boston College 0 (Boston College eliminated)
• No. 16 Alabama advances to super regionals

Coral Gables Regional (Coral Gables, Florida)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: Texas 4, Louisiana 2
  • Game 2: No. 9 Miami 9, Maine 1
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: Louisiana 19, Maine 10 (Maine eliminated)
  • Game 4: Texas 4, No. 9 Miami 1
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: No. 9 Miami 8, Louisiana 5 (Louisiana eliminated)
  • Game 6: Texas 10, No. 9 Miami 6 (Miami eliminated)
• Texas advances to super regionals

Stanford Regional (Stanford, California)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: No. 8 Stanford 13, San Jose State 2
  • Game 2: Texas A&M 12, Cal State Fullerton 7
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: Cal State Fullerton 9, San Jose State 5 (San Jose State eliminated)
  • Game 4: Texas A&M 8, No. 8 Stanford 5
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: No. 8 Stanford 6, Cal State Fullerton 5 (Cal State Fullerton eliminated)
  • Game 6: No. 8 Stanford 13, Texas A&M 5
• Monday:
  • Game 7: No. 8 Stanford 7, Texas A&M 1 (Texas A&M eliminated)
• No. 8 Stanford advances to super regionals

Baton Rouge Regional (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: No. 5 LSU 7, Tulane 2
  • Game 2: Oregon State 18, Sam Houston 2
• Sunday:
  • Game 3: Sam Houston 10, Tulane 2 (Tulane eliminated)
  • Game 4: No. 5 LSU 6, Oregon State 5
  • Game 5: Oregon State 3, Sam Houston 1 (Sam Houston eliminated)
• Monday:
  • Game 6: No. 5 LSU 13, Oregon State 7
• No. 5 LSU advances to super regionals

Lexington Regional (Lexington, Kentucky)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: No. 12 Kentucky 4, Ball State 0
  • Game 2: Indiana 12, West Virginia 6
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: West Virginia 13, Ball State 5 (Ball State eliminated)
  • Game 4: Indiana 5, No. 12 Kentucky 3
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: No. 12 Kentucky 10, West Virginia 0 (West Virginia eliminated)
  • Game 6: No. 12 Kentucky 16, Indiana 6
• Monday:
  • Game 7: No. 12 Kentucky 4, Indiana 2 (Indiana eliminated)
• No. 12 Kentucky advances to super regionals

Auburn Regional (Auburn, Alabama)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: Samford 4, Southern Miss 2 (10 innings)
  • Game 2: Penn 6, No. 13 Auburn 3 (11 innings)
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: Southern Miss 7, No. 13 Auburn 2 (No. 13 Auburn eliminated)
  • Game 4: Penn 5, Samford 4
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: Southern Miss 9, Samford 4 (Samford eliminated)
  • Game 6: Southern Miss 11, Penn 2
• Monday:
  • Game 7: Southern Miss 11, Penn 7 (Penn eliminated)
• Southern Miss advances to super regionals

Clemson Regional (Clemson, South Carolina)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: No. 4 Clemson 12, Lipscomb 5
  • Game 2: Tennessee 8, Charlotte 1
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: Charlotte 9, Lipscomb 2 (Lipscomb eliminated)
  • Game 4: Tennessee 6, No. 4 Clemson 5 (14 innings)
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: Charlotte 3, No. 4 Clemson 2 (Clemson eliminated)
  • Game 6: Tennessee 9, Charlotte 2 (Charlotte eliminated)
• Tennessee advances to super regionals

Gainesville Regional (Gainesville, Florida)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: Texas Tech 3, UConn 2
  • Game 2: No. 2 Florida 3, Florida A&M 0
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: UConn 9, Florida A&M 6 (Florida A&M eliminated)
  • Game 4: Texas Tech 5, No. 2 Florida 4
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: No. 2 Florida 8, UConn 2 (UConn eliminated)
  • Game 6: No. 2 Florida 7, Texas Tech 1
• Monday:
  • Game 7: No. 2 Florida 6, Texas Tech 0 (Texas Tech eliminated)
• No. 2 Florida advances to super regionals

Columbia Regional (Columbia, South Carolina)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: NC State 5, Campbell 1
  • Game 2: No. 15 South Carolina 19, Central Connecticut State 1
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: Campbell 10, Central Connecticut State 5 (Central Connecticut State eliminated)
  • Game 4: No. 15 South Carolina 6, NC State 3
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: Campbell 11, NC State 1 (NC State eliminated)
  • Game 6: No. 15 South Carolina 16, Campbell 7 (Campbell eliminated)
• No. 15 South Carolina advances to super regionals

Conway Regional (Conway, South Carolina)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: Duke 12, UNC Wilmington 3
  • Game 2: Rider 11, No. 10 Coastal Carolina 10 (10 innings)
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: No. 10 Coastal Carolina 12, UNC Wilmington 2 (UNC Wilmington eliminated)
  • Game 4: Duke 2, Rider 1
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: No. 10 Coastal Carolina 13, Rider 5 (Rider eliminated)
  • Game 6: No. 10 Coastal Carolina 10, Duke 8
• Monday:
  • Game 7: Duke 12, No. 10 Coastal Carolina 3
• Duke advances to super regionals

Charlottesville Regional (Charlottesville, Virginia)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: No. 7 Virginia 15, Army 1
  • Game 2: East Carolina 14, Oklahoma 5
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: Oklahoma 10, Army 1 (Army eliminated)
  • Game 4: No. 7 Virginia 2, East Carolina 1
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: East Carolina 8, Oklahoma 5 (Oklahoma eliminated)
  • Game 6: No. 7 Virginia 8, East Carolina 3 (East Carolina eliminated)
• No. 7 Virginia advances to super regionals

Nashville Regional (Nashville, Tennessee)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: Oregon 5, Xavier 4
  • Game 2: No. 6 Vanderbilt 12, Eastern Illinois 2
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: Xavier 7, Eastern Illinois 0 (Eastern Illinois eliminated)
  • Game 4: Oregon 8, No. 6 Vanderbilt 7
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: Xavier 2, No. 6 Vanderbilt (Vanderbilt eliminated)
  • Game 6: Oregon 11, Xavier 2 (Xavier eliminated)
• Oregon advances to super regionals

Stillwater Regional (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: Washington 9, Dallas Baptist 5
  • Game 2: Oral Roberts 6, No. 11 Oklahoma State 4
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: Dallas Baptist 18, No. 11 Oklahoma State 4 (Oklahoma State eliminated)
  • Game 4: Oral Roberts 15, Washington 12
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: Dallas Baptist 9, Washington 1 (Washington eliminated)
  • Game 6: Oral Roberts 6, Dallas Baptist 5 (Dallas Baptist eliminated)
• Oral Roberts advances to super regionals

Terre Haute Regional (Terre Haute, Indiana)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: No. 14 Indiana State 6, Wright State 5
  • Game 2: Iowa 5, North Carolina 4
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: North Carolina 5, Wright State 0 (Wright State eliminated)
  • Game 4: No. 14 Indiana State 7, Iowa 4
• Sunday:
  • Game 5: Iowa 6, North Carolina 5 (13 innings) (North Carolina eliminated)
  • Game 6: No. 14 Indiana State 11, Iowa 8 (Iowa eliminated)
• No. 14 Indiana State advances to super regionals

Fayetteville Regional (Fayetteville, Arkansas)

• Friday:
  • Game 1: No. 3 Arkansas 13, Santa Clara 6
  • Game 2: TCU 12, Arizona 4
• Saturday:
  • Game 3: Santa Clara 9, Arizona 3 (Arizona eliminated)
• Sunday:
  • Game 4: TCU 20, No. 3 Arkansas 5
  • Game 5: No. 3 Arkansas 6, Santa Clara 4 (Santa Clara eliminated)
• Monday:
  • Game 6: TCU 12, No. 3 Arkansas 4 (Arkansas eliminated)
• TCU advances to super regionals

Conclusion

From a thrilling Men's College World Series championship to intense super regional battles and exciting regional clashes, the journey to the 2023 NCAA baseball championship was filled with unforgettable moments. In the end, the LSU Tigers showcased their talent, resilience, and determination, securing their place as the deserving champions. We eagerly await the next season of college baseball, eager to witness more captivating games and stunning achievements.