re: Which Championship run was the more enjoyable, 2023 or 2025?

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I found this team to be frustrating to watch all season. Never developed a third starter, never got any consistency at the plate. It really was just Spahn & Sain & pray for rain. 2023 team had much more character. I don’t remember Milazzo lollygagging down to first. Ever. And they beat Wake on a phenomenal play by Tre Morgan at the plate and not a fluky 9th where the Piggies gave us 6 outs. But sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Or maybe they created their own luck?

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Who was the third starter in 2023?

The 2023 team dropped consecutive SEC series - when did that happen in 2025?

I generally don’t understand your post - this team had a ton of defensive highlights and showcased a ton of character all season, but especially in the postseason.

2023

Going into the season that group felt like a "super-team" with big star power who was set to "finally" win the NC for the first time in nearly 15 years. The stars were the stars. Then, the CWS run was probably the most tension/drama filled run of any championship team for LSU.

The expectations in 2025 were high, but most thought there were a lot more uncertainties going in the season. It never fully felt like the team was great (relative to prior LSU teams)...except they just kept winning and winning all the way to the championship.

2023 by far. Nine games in eleven days, it seemed like every night was an elimination game, Skenes vs Wake is second only to Warren Morris in 96. The big personalities of the players, respect for great competition.

2023 was the best LSU CWS from a fan standpoint ever.

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Which Championship run was the more enjoyable, 2023 or 2025?

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Depends on whether you like stress as a stimulent. 2023 was more exciting because we had to fight back out of the losers bracket. You had bats like Crews, White, Jobert, Beloso, Dugas, and Travinski all hitting clutch hits and shots. Pitchers besides Skenes elevated when they had to which was nearly every day. That team just would not be denied.
This 2025 team outlasted everyone. No foul in that but made for less drama. Arky self destructed and Coastal imploded as well. Anderson mopping the floor with his opponents was the highlight for this team

Define enjoyable….

2023 was more dramatic.
-felt like we were gonna run out of pitchers. Then ACK stepped up.

2025 games were tight, but we played with a lead a lot. Pitching staff was never thin. I felt like LSU was going to win every game.

2023- nearly had a few heart attacks 2025- never felt like I was going to have a heart attack,and enjoy not dying…. So

23 was better, skenes was already maybe the best pitcher on earth and it was incredible. tommy tanks was a real goofy fun character.

skenes/crews top two overall picks.

plus trey Morgan was the best defender every to put on a glove at LSU. and crews dominated. and they had to come through the losers bracket vs way better teams. wake forest that year was incredible. and Florida was awesome.

this year we had two aces and it was too easy. coastal sucks. West Virginia sucks.

I say 23. It seemed more challenging. 25 seems to have alot less drama especially since the CWS lacked firepower this year. Arky really was the only test. And he had their number 2-1 in the regular season. And they weren't that great of a team away from home.

Man '23 was inevitable. I was significantly less stressed during that run even when faced with elimination. It just always felt like that team was going to win it all with all the players we had.

'25 was more stressful even though we never actually lost a game in the CWS. I don't know that I enjoyed one more than the other but I will say I enjoyed the Championship clinching game more in '23 because we won 18-4 and there was never a doubt lmfao.