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The Guardian
6 days ago
- General
- The Guardian
59 for 59: LSU Shreveport become first college baseball team to go unbeaten
LSU Shreveport became the first college baseball team on record to go unbeaten, finishing 59-0 when they won the NAIA championship in Lewiston, Idaho. The Pilots' perfect season ended with a 13-7 victory over Southeastern (Florida) on Friday night and gave the 10,000-student school in northwest Louisiana its first national title in any sport. For 25 years LSU Shreveport have been one of the top programs in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which governs sports at 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The Pilots have appeared in the NAIA national tournament every year since 2005 and the NAIA World Series in 2021, 2022 and 2025. They're 270-49 in six seasons under coach Brad Neffendorf, including 142-13 in Red River Athletic Conference play. LSU Shreveport played only four games decided by one run this season, ranked second in the NAIA with 11.3 runs per game and third with a .361 batting average. The Pilots' 2.38 ERA was more than a run better than the next-closest team, and they led the nation with a .982 fielding percentage. Josh Gibson, at .436, was one of three players on the team to bat better than .400, and Isaac Rohde struck out an NAIA-leading 146 and had a 2.09 ERA while going 16-0. The Pilots broke the NAIA-record winning percentage of .935, set when Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) went 43-3 in 1996. The NCAA top single-season winning percentages are .914 by Arizona State (64-6 in 1972) in Division I, .939 by Savannah State of Georgia (46-3 in 2000) in Division II and .978 by Trinity of Connecticut (45-1 in 2008) in Division III.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
LSU Shreveport ties win streak record with run rule win at NAIA World Series
LEWISTON, Idaho (KTAL/KMSS) — The LSU Shreveport Pilots improved to 57-0 with a 10-0 win over Southeastern (Fla.) in 7 innings Wednesday evening in the winners bracket at the NAIA World Series. The 57 game win streak ties the all-time college baseball record set by junior college member Howard College (Texas), in 2007. Isaac Rohde (16-0) pitched a gem for LSU Shreveport. The Pilots ace threw a complete game shutout, going 7 innings while giving up 4 hits with 10 strikeouts. The pressure was off Rohde as Shreveport plated five runs in the bottom of the first inning. Ryan Davenport led off the game with a double, and he was drove in by number two hitter Josh Gibson on a double to the right-centerfield gap. Anthony Swenda hit a solo homerun to right field in the 4th inning, the first of three runs in the inning. The Pilots get back on the field on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. CDT when they take on Hope International. LSU Shreveport is two wins from an NAIA National Championship. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
LSUS Pilots' three homers drive them to win in NAIA World Series
LEWISTON, Id. (KTAL/KMSS) — The LSU Shreveport baseball team improved to 55-0 with a 6-3 win in the opening round of the NAIA World Series. The Pilots belted three homeruns in the first four innings to build a 5-0 lead. Austin Gomm hit a two run homer in the first inning to get LSUS on the board first. Jackson Syring and Diego Aragon homered in the 3rd and 4th innings for the Pilots. Isaac Rohde (15-0) picked up the win on the mound. He gave up three runs in seven innings of work while striking out five batters. The Pilots return to the field Monday evening against Hope International, first pitch is set for 8:30 p.m. CDT. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
