Louisiana State University repeats as NCAA National Champion, which makes four for coach Skip Bertman. Quite a record for the 90s.
They came out 3-3 against Alabama, with a total score of 39-63 favoring Alabama, but won the one that counts the most. The average score of those games, 10+ to 6+, is indicative of two very explosive teams that put a premium on power.
seed team CWS record CB BBA ---- --------------- ----- ------ -- --- 2. Louisiana State (4-0) 53-13 2 2 1. Alabama (4-2) 52-12 1 1 5. Miami, FL (2-2) 49-16 3 3 3. Stanford (2-2) 43-18 4 5 8. Mississippi St (1-2) 46-19 8 9 6. Auburn (1-2) 49-15 7 6 4. UCLA (0-2) 45-19-1 5 4 7. Rice (0-2) 47-14 6 7
Record and poll rankings are from after the regionals, before CWS.
First (2-3-6-7) bracket:
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2. La.State 5
7. Rice 4
La.State 10 LSU 13
Stanford 5 Stanford 9 2. La.State (3-0)
3. Stanford 8 Stanford 11 3. Stanford (2-2)
6. Auburn 3 Auburn 4 6. Auburn (1-2)
Rice 1 7. Rice (0-2)
Auburn 10
Second (1-4-5-8) bracket:
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1. Alabama 3
8. Miss.St 2
Alabama 1 Miami 6 2
Miami 6 Alabama 8 8 1. Alabama (4-1)
4. UCLA 3 Alabama 9 5. Miami (2-2)
5. Miami 7 Miss.St 5 8. Miss.St (1-2)
Miss.St 7 4. UCLA (0-2)
UCLA 5
Alabama 6 La.State 13