LSU Shreveport completed the most dominant season in college baseball history, beating Southeastern University (Fla.) 13–7 on Friday in Lewiston, Idaho, to finish 59-0 and win the NAIA national championship.
The win was far from guaranteed. At various points Friday, LSU Shreveport came back from 4-0 and 7-5 deficits — a reminder that even undefeated teams have to get every out. But LSU Shreveport ultimately showed why it has the longest win streak in college baseball, securing the championship.
A day earlier, the Pilots set a college baseball record — for all levels — with their 58th consecutive win, a 14-4 victory over Hope International (Calif.). Friday, they secured the first national title in school history with their 59th win.
Earlier this season, LSU Shreveport broke the record for most consecutive wins by a four-year school, 46, previously held by Division II Savannah State across the 1999 and 2000 seasons. Friday’s win broke the record for all levels, 57, set in 2009 by Howard College, a junior college in Texas. The Division I record is 34 straight wins, shared by Texas (1977) and FAU (1999).
LSU Shreveport, which went 30-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference, won 28 games by at least 10 runs.
Coach Brad Neffendorf is 270-49 in six seasons at the school.
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