OMAHA, Neb. -- The College World Series title is heading back to Bayou country.
LSU broke a 4-4 tie with five runs in the sixth inning and beat Texas 11-4 in the third and final game of the College World Series Wednesday at Rosenblatt Stadium.
With the win, the Tigers claimed their sixth national title, matching Texas for the second-most titles won by a team, trailing only the 12 that have been won by USC.
The Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead on Jared Mitchell's three-run homer down the left field line, then extended it to 4-0 in the second when Ryan Schimpf singled home Micah Gibbs.
Showing the composure of a champion, though, Texas battled back with two runs in the third, then tied it with two in the fifth on Kevin Keyes homer to left.
LSU bounced right back and took the lead in the top of the sixth, as Mikie Mahtook's RBI double broke the 4-4 tie. Texas' pitching came unglued in the inning, as two walks and two hit batters led to LSU's decisive five-run inning.
A Ranaudo pitched 6 1/3 solid innings of baseball to keep the Longhorns from showing the power that surprised everyone at this year's tournament, and the Tigers were able to close it out and win the national title, the first for coach Paul Mainieri.
Get great seats to all the best sporting events and concerts right now at Ticket Express -- where no event is ever sold out.
Monday, June 22
Game 1 -- LSU 7, Texas 6, 11 inn.
Tuesday, June 23
Game 2 -- Texas 5, LSU 1 (Series tied 1-1)
Wednesday, June 24
Game 3 -- LSU 11, Texas 4 (LSU wins series 2-1)
