Louisiana celebrates LSU Baseball winning College World Series over Florida Gators

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — This national championship win is lucky No. 7 for the Louisiana State University Tigers. The baseball team beat the University of Florida Gators (18-4) on Monday, June 26 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.

And Louisiana leaders and celebrities are celebrating the accomplishment and congratulating the team on social media.

According to the LSU Baseball Department, LSU games in the College World Series, particularly against Wake Forest, were some of the most-watched college or pro baseball games on ESPN. Both games against the Demon Deacons drew more than 2 million viewers.

Never count Louisiana out. Never. We may get knocked down, but we get right back up and go to work.

Congratulations to @LSUbaseball on winning the seventh national championship in school history. You have made our state tremendously proud. Geaux Tigers! #lagov

Gov. John Bel Edwards tweeted

Congratulations to our incredible LSU Tigers for their monumental victory in the College Baseball World Series! Baton Rouge is so proud of your hard work, dedication, and unwavering spirit. You are true champions on and off the field! #LSUBaseball#NationalChampions

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome tweeted

So proud of @LSUbaseball, the College World Series champions! Amazing grit and talent from the Tigers!

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy tweeted

TIGERS WIN! TIGERS WIN! TIGERS WIN!

Congrats to @LSUbaseball on winning the College Baseball World Series and being crowned the 2023 National Champions! #GeauxTigers

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy tweeted

Another national championship! Congrats, @LSUbaseball!

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves tweeted

Baton Rouge is Title Town USA! Congratulations to the @LSUbaseball team on bringing back another National Championship to the Red Stick! #GEAUXTIGERS! @CWSOmaha

U.S. Congressman Troy Carter tweeted

Geaux Tigers!! Congrats to @LSUbaseball on an amazing victory.

Attorney General Jeff Landry tweeted

Geaux Tigers! Congratulations to @LSUCoachJ and @LSUbaseball on bringing home another National Championship to Baton Rouge! Why wouldn’t you want to come to LSU?

Brian Kelly, head LSU football coach, tweeted