LSU Adds SEC Championship to Historic Season: NCAA Regionals Up Next! [PHOTOS]

The LSU Tigers won their 10th SEC Tournament Championship on Sunday in Hoover, Alabama! The SEC Tourney Title just adds to what is already an historic season for the Purple and Gold.

#2 LSU defeated #1 Vanderbilt in the SEC title game 5-4 on Sunday.

C.E. Byrd grad and LSU closer Chris Cotton was named tournament MVP. Cotton retired every batter he faced in the tournament and notched four tournament saves. Four Tigers, including Cotton, were named to the SEC All-Tournament Team. Third Baseman Christian Ibarra, Outfielder Jared Foster, and Sean McMullen named as DH.

It's an historic season for LSU, having won a school record 48 games in their 56 game regular season schedule. The Tigers are now 52-9 on the season, the best mark ever for the program. There are more games to win! LSU hosts the NCAA Tournament Regional in Baton Rouge. LSU will play SWAC Champ Jackson State on Friday.

2013 LSU BASEBALL
#2 LSU vs #1 Vanderbilt
May 26, 2013 at Hoover, Ala. (Hoover Met Stadium)

LSU 5 (52-9)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Sean McMullen dh	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Casey Yocom 2b	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	1
Tyler Moore ph/1b	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	1
Alex Bregman ss	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	3
Mason Katz 1b/2b	5	0	0	0	0	3	9	1	1
Raph Rhymes lf	4	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Christian Ibarra 3b	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	4	0
Ty Ross c	4	1	1	0	0	0	7	1	1
Jared Foster rf	3	2	2	1	0	0	4	1	0
Andrew Stevenson cf	4	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	2
Chris Sciambra ph/cf	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brent Bonvillain p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Fury p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kurt McCune p	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Nick Rumbelow p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Bourgeois p	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Chris Cotton p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	40	5	10	4	3	8	33	14	9

Vanderbilt 4 (51-9)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Tony Kemp 2b	4	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	4
Xavier Turner 3b	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
Mike Yastrzemski rf	4	0	1	0	1	1	6	0	0
Connor Harrell cf	5	2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0
Conrad Gregor 1b	6	2	2	0	0	1	6	0	3
Tyler Beede dh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zander Wiel ph/dh	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Vince Conde ss	5	0	3	3	0	0	2	4	3
John Norwood lf	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0
Andrew Harris ph	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Rhett Wiseman lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Spencer Navin c	4	0	1	0	0	1	8	0	3
Philip Pfeifer p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Adam Ravenelle p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Miller p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steven Rice p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	40	4	11	4	6	6	33	8	14

Score by Innings                       R  H  E
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LSU................. 030 100 000 01 -  5 10  0
Vanderbilt.......... 020 000 200 00 -  4 11  1
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E - Kemp(10). DP - LSU 2. LOB - LSU 9; VU 14. 2B - Ibarra(16); Gregor(13). HBP - Foster 2; Yastrzemski; Harrell; Wiel; Navin. SH - Ross(9); Turner(4). SF - McMullen(7). SB - Foster(3); Stevenson(5); Gregor(20). CS - Yastrzemski(7).

LSU	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Brent Bonvillain	4.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	16	19	3	7
Nate Fury	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	6	1	0
Kurt McCune	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	4	1	0
Nick Rumbelow	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	5	7	1	0
Joey Bourgeois	1.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	4	7	0	3
Chris Cotton W,4-1	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	4	4

Vanderbilt	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Philip Pfeifer	3.2	9	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	17	20	4	3
Adam Ravenelle	2.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	8	4	3
Brian Miller L,5-2	4.1	1	1	1	1	4	0	0	2	0	14	17	7	2
Steven Rice	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0

Win - Cotton (4-1). Loss - Miller B (5-2). Save - None. WP - McCune(1). HBP - by Bonvillain (Yastrzemski); by Bonvillain (Navin); by Fury (Harrell); by Rumbelow (Wiel); by Miller B (Foster); by Miller B (Foster). Inherited runners/scored: Cotton 1/0; Ravenelle 3/0; Rice 1/0.

Umpires - HP: David Savage 1B: Tony Walsh 2B: Jeff Head 3B: Paul Guillie
Start: 3:33 pm Time: 3:46 Attendance: 10590