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LSU's championship had perfect timing
Tigers will lose key players while Texas looks to return to Omaha with loaded lineup
Originally Published: June 25, 2009
By
Mark Schlabach | ESPN.com
OMAHA, Neb. -- From Texas' 25-inning victory over Boston College to Florida State's 37-6 demolition of Ohio State, the 2009 NCAA baseball tournament featured plenty of drama and jaw-dropping results.
In the end, though, two of the sport's traditional heavyweights battled in a deciding game of the College World Series championship series at Rosenblatt Stadium.
And LSU, which just three years ago wasn't good enough to play in the SEC tournament, defeated Texas 11-4 on Wednesday night ...
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2009 College World Series

2009 College World Series
STORIES
- Mark Schlabach: Mainieri leads LSU to glory
- Mark Schlabach: A storied CWS final game
- Mark Schlabach: Jungmann forces Game 3
- Mark Schlabach: Mahtook delivers for LSU
- Baseball America: Finals breakdown
- David Albright: Gibbs a catch for LSU
- David Albright: Omaha's dream matchup
- David Albright: UT's ninth-inning heroics
- David Albright: Another lost CWS for ACC
- Ryan McGee: Stadium View's tradition
- David Albright: Arkansas' stay of execution
- Ryan McGee: The hooding ceremony
- Ryan McGee: Rosenblatt Stadium's future
- Elizabeth Merrill: Texas rallies past ASU
- Elizabeth Merrill: LSU rounding into title form
- Elizabeth Merrill: Spence, Calhoun lead ASU
- Elizabeth Merrill: Hogs' bats hot in win
- Book excerpt: The Road to Omaha
- Elizabeth Merrill: Palmer's final hurrah
- Mark Schlabach: The pitch-count dilemma
- Ted Miller: Leake, ASU's 1-2 pitching punch
- Heather Dinich: Coleman's return keys LSU
- Tim Griffin: Small ball suits Horns attack
- David Albright: UNC still title searching
VIDEOS
- CWS Final: LSU reclaims Omaha crown

- CWS Final: Texas takes Game 2, 5-1

- CWS Final: LSU tops Texas in 11th

- Texas rallies to reach CWS finals

- LSU routs Hogs to reach CWS finals

- ASU eliminates UNC, 12-5

- Arkansas rallies to edge Virginia in 12

- Texas scores 10 unanswered, top ASU

- LSU routs Arkansas; UVa survives

- Arkansas upsets Cal State Fullerton

- LSU takes down Virginia, 9-5

- Texas returns to the CWS

- Southern Miss turns Cinderella

- Spence leads ASU to Omaha

- UVa advances to CWS

- LSU in CWS for 15th time

- CSF sweeps L'ville for trip to Omaha

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