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LSU Tigers head baseball coach Jay Johnson praised President Donald Trump when his team visited the White House on Monday to celebrate their national championship.
LSU Shreveport joined the Tigers for the celebration. LSU Shreveport went undefeated to win the NAIA championship. LSU swept Coastal Carolina in the College World Series Championship after beating Arkansas and UCLA.
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President Donald Trump receives jerseys during an event to welcome the 2025 national champion baseball teams LSU and LSU Shreveport in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Johnson praised the president in his speech.
“Mr. President, thank you for hosting us at your home. I think the main thing I take away from you is your work ethic, which is something we preach,” Johnson said. “No one works harder for America than you. So thank you for setting a good example.”
Johnson also thanked Louisiana Republican Reps. Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise for helping organize the celebration.
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LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson, left, and LSU Shreveport baseball coach Brad Neffendorf arrive with President Donald Trump at an event to welcome the LSU and LSU-Shreveport 2025 national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“It is the honor of my life to be in the home of the greatest country in the world,” Johnson said. “These guys had to do it on the field to make that happen. But we are here because of their efforts and to have Louisiana so well represented by the two of you is extraordinary. We are the college baseball capital of the world by 2025. Well represented in Washington as well.”
Johnson and LSU Shreveport’s Brad Neffendorf praised their respective teams’ championship mentality for helping cultivate the mindset needed to win a championship in a long, grueling season.
President Donald Trump poses with LSU teams and coach Jay Johnson, left, and LSU Shreveport coach Brad Nefendor during an event to welcome the LSU and LSU-Shreveport 2025 national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Both schools presented the president with shirts with the number 47.
