LSU baseball’s final paid attendance for the 2009 season totaled 403,056, surpassing the previous LSU record of 318,798 set last season.The 403,056 paid attendance for the season averages out to 9,596 paid attendance for each of the Tigers’ 42 home games.The Tigers’ 5-3 win against Rice in game two of the Baton Rouge Super Regional on Saturday drew an actual attendance of 9,651, a new LSU record.This season also marked the 14th straight in which LSU has led the nation in baseball attendance.”LSU fans are the greatest in college baseball, and they proved it with the support they gave our team all season,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “Our fans help make Alex Box Stadium the premier place to watch and play college baseball. I’m thrilled that we were able to win a regional and super regional in our new stadium and advance to the College World Series.”—-Contact The Daily Reveille sports staff at [email protected]