Trump Honors LSU, LSU-Shreveport 2025 Baseball National Champions at White House Ceremony

President Donald Trump hosted a ceremony at the White House honoring the 2025 national champion LSU Tigers baseball team alongside the undefeated LSU-Shreveport Pilots, who won the NAIA title. Trump praised both teams and their coaches, Jay Johnson of LSU and Brad Neffendorf of LSU-Shreveport, highlighting their achievements and LSU's strong baseball legacy, including multiple recent championships. Trump proposed organizing a game between the two championship teams, offering to pay for the stadium. LSU coach Jay Johnson expressed gratitude toward Trump, commending his work ethic and leadership, and emphasizing the honor of representing Louisiana and the United States. The event celebrated Louisiana as a unique state producing both NCAA and NAIA champions in the same year and recognized the players' contributions, including those drafted into Major League Baseball. The ceremony underscored LSU's continued prominence in college baseball and was marked by mutual respect between the teams, the president, and local political leaders.