The honors keep rolling in for the LSU baseball team nearly five months after its College World Series victory in June.Gov. Bobby Jindal honored the Tigers on Friday at the Governor’s Mansion for winning the sixth national championship in school history June 24.”These young men are role models, and they represent the people of our state with character and honor,” Jindal said in a news release. “The way these student-athletes carry themselves on and off the field is a tribute to their parents and coaches.”Jindal visited with each member of the team and gave a special proclamation to LSU coach Paul Mainieri. Chancellor Michael Martin also made the trip with the squad.”This is a very special group of young men,” Mainieri said in a news release. “What they’ve accomplished can’t solely be measured by statistics. They care about one another, and to a man, it was their goal to bring this championship home to the people of Louisiana.”Jindal has now hosted members of the LSU baseball team twice this year. Mainieri, pitcher Anthony Ranaudo and outfielder Blake Dean ate barbecue with Jindal and members of the Louisiana National Guard in August.The barbecue was sent by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who made a bet with Jindal before the College World Series final between Texas and LSU took place. Perry sent Texas barbecue to Jindal because LSU won the finals, 2-1. Had Texas won, Jindal would have sent Perry fresh seafood.The Tigers also visited Washington D.C., on Sept. 30, visiting the White House and meeting Vice President Joe Biden. The trip included a lunch meeting with Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu and tours of the U.S. Capitol and various memorials such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam War Memorial.LSU received its championship rings Oct. 31 in a brief ceremony at Alex Box Stadium.All but two players from the 2009 team were able to attend the ring ceremony. Second baseman DJ LeMahieu was in the Dominican Republic playing for a minor league team in the Chicago Cubs’ organization, and pitcher Chad Jones was preparing to start at free safety for the LSU football team against Tulane.”As a young boy, you dream of days like this,” Mainieri said at the event. “Then the day gets here, and I can tell you it’s better than your dreams.”LSU went 56-17 in 2009, posting a 20-10 record in Southeastern Conference play and a 15-2 postseason record. The Tigers won the SEC regular season championship, SEC tournament title and NCAA title in the same season for the second time in school history and first time since 1993.Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at [email protected]