The Tigers finished with a 52-17 record, including a perfect 13-0 postseason record. LSU won the SEC tournament with four straight wins and then went 9-0 in the NCAA Tournament. The national title came with a 6-5 victory over Stanford in the CWS championship game, when catcher Brad Cresse's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth scored shortstop Ryan Theriot with the winning run. The squad also set a school record for team batting average at .340 and SEC records for hits with 864 and doubles with 194.