Watch the three most important plays from LSU baseball's national championship win
LSU baseball finished off Coastal Carolina in two games during the College World Series finals to win the eighth national championship in program history.
From Charles Schwab Stadium in Omaha, the Tigers came from behind on Sunday and never looked back. They got six strong innings from starting pitcher Anthony Eyanson and relied on Chase Shores to dial up his fastball down the stretch.
Ethan Frey had another big day at the plate, collecting three hits and driving in one run. Derek Curiel and Chris Stanfield each finished with two RBI. Seven of LSU's nine batters had a hit, helping to chase Coastal Carolina starting pitcher Jacob Morrison to the dugout midway through the fourth inning.
The Chanticleers, who dealt with first-inning ejections of their head coach and first base coach, jumped on top early with a solo home run in the second. They clubbed another homer in the seventh but would get no closer.
Here are the top three plays from LSU baseball's national championship win over Coastal Carolina.
Ethan Frey's early RBI double
Facing an early deficit, the Tigers needed to crawl back quickly to turn the momentum. Ethan Frey stepped to the plate with two outs in the top of the third inning and crushed a double to the left field wall. Derek Curiel scored easily from second base to tie the contest at one run apiece.
Curiel delivers clutch hit to extend lead
All season long, Curiel remained disciplined at the plate during high-leverage at-bats. The true freshman produced again, this time with two outs and two runners in scoring position. He roped a 1-0 pitch back up the middle to score two runs in the top of the fourth inning, giving the Tigers a 5-1 lead.
Eyanson gets out of a jam with strikeout
As it did in the first game, Coastal Carolina got plenty of traffic on the base paths throughout Sunday's contest. With two outs and two runners on, Ty Dooley stepped to the plate to face Eyanson. The right-hander got him to chase a 1-2 slider in the dirt to end the inning without giving up a run.
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