Saturday, June 24 has been declared “LSU Baseball Day.” Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin made it official with a proclamation in honor of the Tigers baseball team making it to the championship round of the Men’s College World Series.
After winning in extra innings Thursday night, Ardoin said he wanted to formally honor the team.
“We couldn’t be more proud of them and I know that Tiger fans everywhere want to celebrate them and give them a boost as they go into the finals of the College World Series,” said Ardoin.
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Ardoin is encouraging residents to dress in purple and gold to show their support on Saturday.
And it’s not only a proclamation that Ardoin has issued for the team, but he’s also going to place a wager on the series with Florida’s Secretary of State Cory Byrd.
“Well, I think their chances are great I would wager some Louisiana sausage and boudin or something like that,” said Ardoin.
And once the Jell-o Shot challenge is over in Omaha Ardoin said he’s going to honor that victory also.
And it wasn’t just Tiger fans who were elated when LSU won last night. Pat McEvoy manager of Rocco’s Pizza and home of the Jell-O shot challenge in Ohama, said he along with his staff were thrilled. He said having LSU in the championship round translates into a larger amount of money being spent over the weekend.
“And ultimately the difference it makes in how much money we raise for charity through our little Jell-O Shot Challenge idea is immense,” said McEvoy.
McEvoy said LSU fans definitely make their mark at the College World Series. He’s warned this staff that if they think the past week has been busy, things are about to go up a notch.
“I’m like oh we’re about to get a whole lot of new blood coming up for the championship. There’s going to be some fresh bodies coming up now. Some of the staff, me included are walking around like zombies just in it for so long,” said McEvoy.
And McEvoy said he’s planning on having t-shirts made with the final tally of the Jell-o shot challenge.