LSUE Bengals win fifth baseball title
The LSU Eunice players celebrate in the infield after winning the 2015 NJCAA Divsion II baseball national championship in Enid, Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Dodge)
Their backs were against the wall after losing to Western Oklahoma State College earlier in the NJCAA Division II World Series.
After a 16-14 marathon win over UCONN-Avery Point that lasted to nearly five hours on Thursday, LSU Eunice had to beat Western twice on Saturday.
It took resolve and determination as well a strong defense combined with timely hitting to lift the Bengals to two wins over Western as LSU Eunice won their fifth baseball national championship.
The Bengals trailed 10-1 against the Pioneers in the fourth inning before LSU Eunice began a remarkable comeback to grab a 14-12 win to force the winner-take-all finale.
Western Oklahoma took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first of the finale, but the Bengals then exploded for 16 unanswered runs as LSU Eunice cruised to the title win.
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