LSU Shreveport Writes History as First Team to go 59-0 and Clutch World Series

For the first time in college baseball, LSU Shreveport finishes the season 59-0 and captures an NAIA World Series title, marking the first in program history, putting out the Southeastern Fire with a 13-7 win.

From the beginning of the season, there was something about the team that was just clicking from the bats to the pitchers; losing was never in the cards for this veteran team.

With players like Draven Ziegler, Vantrel Reed, and Isaac Rhode, the path to success was going to be one that these players knew how to navigate.

The championship game started with the Pilots trailing by four in the second inning, but the chase never stopped. In the bottom of the second with a single from Jose Sallorian, two runs were on the board for the Pilots, and the comeback was on the horizon.

In that same inning, after the single and two runs, the Pilots plated one more run to put them within striking distance of the Fire with a 3-4 score, and the confidence only grew from there. On the mound for the Pilots, it was a rocky start.

Brock Lucas, giving up four runs in the first inning, and Draven Ziegler, having trouble finding the zone, were saved by the quick defence in clutch two-out moments.

However, with relief pitcher Kenneth Schechter delivering a brilliant performance, pitching four innings, allowing only two hits and striking out two.

In the final inning, ace pitcher Isaac Rhodes took to the mound one more time, in the top of the ninth allowing no runs and putting an end to the game.

Making the Pilots World Series champions.

With this win, they are set in the history books as the first college team to achieve the longest win streak at any college level. In Shreveport, a day has even been declared by Nancy Landry, Secretary of State, as LSU Shreveport Pilots Baseball Day, scheduled for May 30, 2025.

With head coach Brad Neffendorf, the message through the season has been clear, even with national spotlights and new attention every week: staying focused and continuing to push to be the best team together.

This team, comprising transfers and veterans, has not skipped a beat in team chemistry, even though they have only played together as a unit since the fall, when baseball resumed and training began.

As the season came to a close on Friday night, in Idaho, the future of the LSU Shreveport team has become a lot brighter with the Pilots turning heads around the nation, not only from the media but from recruits and players in the portal.

Expect to see a lot more talent in Shreveport next spring.