OMAHA, Neb. -- Omaha is TigerTown once again.
LSU broke open a great College World Series finale Wednesday with five runs in the sixth inning to pull away for an 11-4 win over Texas and claim the Tigers' sixth national championship.
On a balmy evening at Rosenblatt Stadium, the third-seeded Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead, only to see the top-ranked Longhorns battle back to tie the game at 4-4 on Kevin Keyes' two-run homer in the fifth.
LSU came right back in the sixth, taking advantage of some timely hits and some untimely mistakes by the Longhorns. Two hit batters, two walks and a throwing error helped open the door for the Tigers. Mikie Mahtook's RBI double in the gap in right center broke the tie, and the five-run outburst was something the Longhorns couldn't answer.
With the win, the Tigers match Texas with six College World Series championships, second only to the 12 won by USC. It's the first win for the Tigers in the best-of-three series era, and they ended Texas' hopes of being the first No. 1 seed to win it all since Miami (Fla.) did it in 1999.
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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)
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