In front of 12,000 raucous fans at Alex Box Stadium, LSU defeated Kentucky 8-3 to win the Baton Rouge Super Regional and to punch its ticket to the College World Series in Omaha.
LSU (48-15) will hope to win its seventh title when it makes its 19th appearance in Omaha, its first since 2017 when the Tigers lost in the finals to Florida. The Tigers will face the winner of the Hattiesburg Super Regional between Southern Miss and Tennessee. Kentucky, who made only its second super regional appearance in its program, will finish the season at 40-21.
“Everybody knew what was on the line today,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson, who led the Tigers to the CWS berth in his second season at the helm of the program.