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Louisiana baseball program completes incredible 59-0 season
By Paul Harvey
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One baseball program in Louisiana pulled off a previously unthinkable feat for a team at any major level of baseball: A perfect season.
No, seriously. LSU Shreveport, an NAIA program, completed the remarkable feat on Friday night, winning the NAIA national title over Southeastern, 13-7. It gave LSUS a 59-0 perfect season.
According to the NAIA’s main social media account, it is the first undefeated season in college baseball history. According to ESPN, the single-season winning percentage record in DI is .914, set by Arizona State’s incredible 64-6 season in 1972.
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The numbers jump off the page for the Pilots as a dominant program at the plate and in the field. They recorded 8 wins with a margin of victory of 15+ runs and finished the season with a .361 team batting average and 2.38 team ERA.
For comparison, New Mexico led DI this season with a .337 team batting average, meaning LSUS was 24 points higher than that mark. Northeastern’s pitching staff led DI with a 3.06 team ERA, meaning no team in DI finished with a sub-3.00 ERA.
Surprisingly, the team leader in home runs for the Pilots was Austin Gomm with 12 on the season. However, the team had 9 players finish the year with an OBP of .500 or better, including 2 players with a .600 OBP or better.
It’s safe to say that season is indeed one for the history books, and it is hard to fathom any program every matching a remarkable 59-0 record.
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
