Five LSUS Pilots Earn All-American Honors After Historic National Championship Season
The honors keep rolling in for the LSUS Pilots baseball program. The Pilots just finished a historic 59-0 season that was capped off with a 13-7 win in the NAIA National Championship game.
Powerful Pilots' Historic 59-0 Journey to National Champions
They've been awarded for their dominance. Not only did the team win games, they won them by a wide margin in most cases. The team averaged 11 runs scored per game. They hit 138 doubles, 34 triples, and 76 home runs on the season.
The only thing that matched the Pilots' hitting was their pitching. The team had a collective ERA of 2.38 and recorded 14 shutouts during the season. That's approximately one shutout per four games.
Shreveport Celebrates: Pilots Honored, Eye White House Visit
After winning the national championship, they returned home to a massive celebration at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport. The celebration hosted hundreds of people and included an invite to the White House from Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. As the city continues to celebrate, more honors are coming in for the Pilots.
The NAIA released their All-American teams today, and three Pilots made First Team All-American. They also added two players to the Second Team All-American list, and pitcher Isaac Rohde took home one of the biggest awards of the season with the NAIA Pitcher of the Year award.
NAIA Recognizes Pilots' Excellence: All-Americans Named
Here's a look at all the Pilots that were honored:
Pitcher of the Year: Isaac Rohde
First Team
Josh Gibson, 3B
Isaac Rohde, SP
Draven Zeigler, SP
Second Team
Vantrel Reed, 2B
Cobe Reeves, SP
Looking Ahead: Can the Pilots Extend Their Historic Streak?
The Pilots may be done with this season, but the national champs will have a chance to extend their winning streak next season as the last team standing this year. Their winning streak is still going. When they start playing in 2026, they can keep stacking wins. And who knows? Maybe they'll reach 112-0 and repeat as national champions.
No pressure, though.