Blair Barbier

Blair Matthew Barbier (born February 13 1978 in Marrero, Louisiana) is a former professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs organization, former baseball standout for Louisiana State University and former volunteer assistant baseball coach with LSU for the 2007 season. Prior to that position he held a similar position at McNeese State University.

Barbier attended Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana where he was quarterback on the football team as well as a member of the baseball team. In 1996 he led the baseball team to a state championship, the school's first since 1984.

Barbier played for LSU from 1997 to 2000 and was a member of two national championship teams (1997 and 2000).

Barbier's heroics in the 2000 College World Series championship game have become a part of LSU baseball legend and endeared him with LSU fans. With his team behind 5-2 going into the 8th inning, Barbier, as team captain, huddled the team together in the dugout and asked them, "Can you believe? Do you believe?" [CNNSI.com [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/college/2000/college_world_series/news/2000/06/17/stanford_lsu_ap/ Bertman's Tigers rally to win fifth title since 1991] ] Barbier then led by example as he stepped to the plate in the 8th inning and hit a home run to bring the Tigers to within 2 runs. This sparked the rest of the team as they completed the comeback in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the game and the national championship, LSU's fifth in 10 seasons.

After college, Barbier played professional baseball for four years in the Chicago Cubs organization.

Honors

*1997 Freshman All-American
*1997 All-SEC
*2000 College World Series All-Tournament Team

External links

* [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=28707&SPID=2173&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=289795&Q_SEASON=2006 LSUSports.net Bio]

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