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LSU Tigers baseball head 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 getting past Arkansas and UCLA.
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President Donald Trump receives jerseys during an event to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Johnson had high praise for the president in his speech.
“Mr. President, thank you for having us in your home. I think the most important thing I take from you is your work ethic, something we preach,” Johnson said. “No one works harder for America than you. So thank you for being a great example.”
Johnson also thanked Republican Louisiana Reps. Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise for helping put the celebration together.
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LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson, left, and LSU Shreveport baseball coach Brad Neffendorf arrive with President Donald Trump for an event to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“It’s the honor of a lifetime to be in the house of the greatest country in the world,” Johnson said. “These guys had to do it on the field to make it happen. But we’re here because of your efforts and to have Louisiana so well represented by you two is outstanding. We’re the college baseball capital of the world in 2025. Also well represented in Washington.”
Johnson and LSU Shreveport’s Brad Neffendorf both complimented their respective teams’ championship mentalities to help cultivate the mindset necessary to win a championship in a long and grueling season.
President Donald Trump poses with the teams and LSU coach Jay Johnson, left, and LSU Shreveport coach Brad Neffendor during an event to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport 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 jerseys with No. 47 on them.
