So many amazing players and story lines…which one’s your favorite?

Skenes vs Lowder in the greatest CWS game ever played, with the storybook ending that it deserved

Ty Floyd and his strikeouts.

Add: Tre and his crazy arse defensive play! That was legendary!

All of the pitchers not named Skenes performing their arse off were the unsung hero’s in my eyes.

A couple. Hurd had a redemption arc almost as dramatic as Thompson’s. He straightened it out before the CWS. But he was seen as unplayable and then pitched the natty.

Another underreported comeback was Pearson’s HR in game 3 after having a very tough postseason.

The emergence of Travinski was a sight to behold. Sucks he was nicked up in the final series but he was unreal when he was fully healthy.

JT redemption and the way the crowd was chanting his name in game 3.

Milazzo batting 290 for the year! Before the season this board was full of posts about Milazzo and whether he could just maintain an average north of the Mendoza line. He had a few fluke-ish hits in the first few games that got his average above 300 but then it kept rising, and he was hitting about 350 entering SEC play iirc. Of course it dropped some, but if anyone had proposed Milazzo at 290 for the year he’d have been laughed off the board.

The Louisiana-heavy lineup with so many loyal-to-the-program guys. 6 of the 9 batters down the stretch were consistently from the Boot.

I will remember how unselfish this team was. It is quite amazing how Jay Johnson got these guys to buy in completely to what he is doing and put being a good teammate first and foremost.

Think about the selfless acts we saw play out this year:

- Beloso comes back not knowing if he would have a spot in the lineup and starts the season coming off the bench. He ends the season batting leadoff in GM3 of the CWS and gets on base 4 times.
- Pearson, after tearing it up as a freshman, has a rough fall and loses his spot to a true freshman. Could have very easily collapsed, but he worked his arse off and contributed any way he could, including saving the season in GM 1 of the CWS Final.
- Skenes gives up the bat and goes all in on becoming the best starting pitcher he can be.
- Guidry gives up his bat to help the team on the mound after losing several pitchers.
- Milazzo loses his spot to a true freshman. Like Pearson, he could have very easily collapsed, but he put his head down and worked his arse of. He then lost his spot AGAIN to Travinski. He could have sulked in the dugout and put his name in the portal, but he focused on being the best teammate he could be and helping the team however he could.
- Travinski could have very easily transferred out last year and probably put up some good numbers as a everyday 1B, DH, or C at another school. He stuck it out knowing that he would likely be 3rd on the depth chart at C. We don't win a NC without him.
- Morgan plays out of position defensively for half the season because it was best for the team.
-Thompson....this one really doesn't require an explanation. Between the errors last year and the struggles at the end of this season, lesser players (and lesser men) would have collapsed. He came through on the biggest stage with Tiger Nation behind him.

That's what I will remember most about this team. It was truly a team that would do whatever it took for the TEAM to win, even if it may have been against their own best interest.