ENID, OK - LSU-Eunice wins the NJCAA Division II National Championship, with a 5-4 victory over Western Oklahoma State.
This is the Bengals 7th title in program history and their first since 2018.
LSUE jumped out to a 3-0 lead, thanks to scrappy play and 2 RBI from Acadiana product Beau Kirsch.
After tying the game at 3, Western Oklahoma State took the lead when Sammy De La Cruz hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 8th.
Down to their last out, Bengals LF Jarrett McDonald came through with an RBI single to tie the game at 4 and force extras.
In the top of the 14th, it was Acadiana's Hunter Tabb who scored on a wild pitch to give LSUE the lead for good.
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