1. Pappy was slap happy: Tigers' catcher Michael Papierski, batting in the eighth hole, was 2-for-11 from the plate in the CWS heading into Saturday's game. And then he chose the perfect time to become the seventh man in the 320-game history of Ameritrade Park to hit two homers in one game. His three-run shot for a 3-0 lead in the LSU second was huge, because in four of Oregon State's five losses this year the Beavers trailed first. Then, his solo bomb in the fourth inning led to the exit of OSU reliever Brandon Eisert two batters later.
Omaha Stakes: Ron Higgins' Five observations from LSU's CWS semifinals 6-1 win over Oregon State
