Trump honors 2025 college baseball champs LSU and LSU-Shreveport

Trump honors 2025 college baseball champs LSU and LSU-Shreveport | iNFOnews.ca
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday honored NCAA baseball champs Louisiana State University and NAIA champs Louisiana State University-Shreveport with a joint White House celebration to mark their stellar 2025 seasons.

The LSU Tigers swept Coastal Carolina in the College World Series, while the LSU-Shreveport Pilots went a perfect 59-0 en route to their title.

“I think we should bring them into government,” Trump jokingly said of LSU head coach Jay Johnson and LSU-Shreveport’s Brad Neffendorf. “We can definitely use them.”

The Pilots’ standout left-handed pitcher, Isaac Rohde, was named the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NAIA Pitcher of the Year. The Tigers championship team included nine players selected in the 2025 major league draft.

It was LSU’s eighth national championship. Only the University of Southern California, with 12, has won more College World Series titles.

Trump honors 2025 college baseball champs LSU and LSU-Shreveport | iNFOnews.ca
LSU-Shreveport arrives before President Donald Trump speaks during an event to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump honors 2025 college baseball champs LSU and LSU-Shreveport | iNFOnews.ca
President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., during an event to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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