LSU Jay Johnson regional final LOSS to North Carolina postgame

[@michaelfontenot5511]

after starting 3-12 in conference play and to finish on this game I'd say we had a good season overall. If a couple of plays would have gone LSU's way, we would be playing in Baton Rouge this weekend. Very hard to go back to back but I think LSU will always contend for a championship year in and year out. Very proud of these guys and LSU's future in baseball looks bright. Can't wait till next year

[@Bella-cp2or]

Great Coaching job this year. They played their asses off. Nothing to be ashamed of. Go Purple and Gold. Bayou Bengal Tigers

[@teetaunjj7894]

Until the ninth inning... Gage should've never been in there...he obviously was not ready... and then he continued to leave him to lose the game after he gave up the lead.... terrible ending that could've been better if he coached correct at the end

[@travonlawrence9054]

I would have had to lose with ack or someone else,, jump was on a short rest,, plus he is a slow starting pitcher, the odds are not in your favor in that situation with jump,,ack was already in the flow of the game... im not a expert but i wouldn't put a starting pitcher on short rest in to close a game ,, yeah i understand what he was doing but like i said the odds are not in your favor at that moment in the game ...yeah that dropped ball in extra innings played a part but it shouldn't have never made it to that point,, big props to helm cause he did a great job , They fought hard an they never quit an thats mad respect to them ,,i wasn't to happy with jj at first but he is the coach an you cant do nothing but respect his decision,, its hard to take a loss like that especially you had the lead but it is what it is , see yall next year ,, Go Tigers!!!!

[@countryfriedoutdoors3932]

I agree. But they felt that jump was their best shot at winning. Can’t blame them, he’s been lights out almost all season. I don’t blame pitching for the loss. Our bats died and NC had a little luck and magic tonight. How often have you seen the outfielders drop a ball all season? If he makes that catch we are probably looking at a different outcome.

[@travonlawrence9054]

@countryfriedoutdoors3932 jump hasn't been lights out,,, he is a slow starting pitcher,,not a closer ,, once again the odds were against him ,, trust your guys ,,im not losing with a starting pitcher as a closer ,, an the dropped ball should have never happened,,cause the game should have been over ,,, I got mad respect for jj but he over did it this time

[@teetaunjj7894]

Exactly... everything Jay Johnson did was great up until that decision in the ninth and and again in the tenth... didn't cross the finish line... LSU baseball and Jay Johnson will be back with more nattys

[@kaleb1858]

@@countryfriedoutdoors3932anybody with a right mind would know ack was the best shot! Jump literally just threw 100 pitches 3 days ago and let WOOFORD score 3! This lost is on jay for not believing in ack

[@kaleb1858]

@@teetaunjj7894not if jay don’t trust the right people and make dumb ass decisions! Only reason we won last year cause we had players like Dylan crews Gavin dugas Cade and Tre Morgan!

[@Bella-cp2or]

Coach Jay, Went with his ace in the end , Though he may of left Jump in tol long ,He was doing what was best for the team It just didn't work this time. If they would of won , None of you would be complaining. Coach Jay has a difficult decision to make. Still a great season. Go Bayou Bengal Tigers

[@mickeyblueyes]

Love this team. Great work, Fighting Tigers!

[@rosspowell1576]

Let me get this right. You win a National Title last year, turn your season around mid season after struggles. Clearly, you guys were a Top 8 seed if you were able to go by how you were playing at season's end (which you can't); and you have fans on hear saying any coaches should be fired after this performance. It gives me some solace to know that you have idiots posting crap just like we do on our boards. We were so fortunate to escape with a win tonight.

[@Monkey_11]

LSU fans can be the most fickle fans in the country. We shouldn’t have even made it to a post season but the way we were able to turn it around and make it this far is nothing but admiration coming from me. I’m gonna miss Tommy for sure though. I hope UNC can win it all now. Geaux Tigers.

[@teetaunjj7894]

Jay Johnson is amazing coach...but he blew it in the ninth and tenth inning by leaving in Gage...he didn't cross the finish line this year... but he's amazing and probably one of the best coaches in the Nation. We will win more nattys with Jay

[@rosspowell1576]

@@teetaunjj7894 But Heller had not pitched much at all, and shut us down completely. Does he get credit for that decision? It is the nature of the job. You make the best decision that you can know your players better than anyone, and sometimes the players come through and some times they do not. On Sunday, we bring in a reliever who walks two straight batters. What a horrible decision by Forbes???? The kid had not done that all season, but crap happens.

[@landonhill3126]

Yeah we def have fans like that… a lot of them carry over from football and only watch the post season. You guys have the pitching to win it all, I hope you guys do. Best of luck and awesome regional!

[@rosspowell1576]

@@landonhill3126 Much appreciated. Funny how the ACC is getting praise for matching the SEC with 5 of 16 left. I would still have to give Tennessee the favorite role....regular season and SEC tournament title is a feat. At this level, our pitching is getting us by, but we will have to step up the hitting a lot. We struggle mightily with a good slider. But one game at a time, and lets see if we can get to Omaha.

[@diesel8067]

LSU probably should have won that game but left jump in too long tbh. Good series though

[@rogerwalker8021]

Some of y’all are complete idiots trashing the players or coaches. LSU had a very good season and will continue to reload every year.GEAUX TIGERS

[@Mr.Terps444]

Should’ve never let jump pitch that would be a dub would be going to a super regional

[@robertbarone2306]

I watched this game 3-2 NC had a man on second base one out. Jump had a 1-2 count on the batter. He kept throwing his fast ball down the middle. He should have thrown an off speed pitch out of the strike zone. You don't keep throwing the same pitch down the middle over the plate. LSU'S pitching has been the problem all year.

[@yaowei3111]

The reason he kept throwing fast ball is because he only rested for two days. His arm isn’t ready for off speed yet. The off speed won’t have enough spin.

[@robertbarone2306]

Then he shouldn't have been pitching. ​@@yaowei3111

[@ibelieve96]

We can’t win them all the parity in college baseball is at an all time high! Stop acting like you know something about ball! You win some and lose some

[@davidbilliotjr4391]

They gave up 4 runs and the offense went 6 innings without getting a hit. Pitching wasn’t the problem.

[@jamescoleman5109]

If the ball was caught at the wall this would have been a different out come and these conversations would be different. The players played hard for these past few weeks, Coach gets paid to make decisions that we only make after they don't work in our favor

[@Kream180]

Bunch of shoulda woulda coulda in the comments

[@kaleb1858]

YALL BLAME JAY FOR TAKING ACK OUT

[@TheDudeAbides337]

Hellmer 2024!!

[@markanderson4163]

this is all you need to know about the Tigers entire season and Johnson...he put Kling up to bat in the bottom of the ninth with 2 outs...KLING...a player that hasn't done a damn thing since he came to LSU...and right on schedule, the loser strikes out...fire the pitching and batting coaches or it will be more of the same next year...they played "good" for about 2 weeks...so who do you think leaves LSU in the portal??

[@countryfriedoutdoors3932]

They been playing lights out for over a month now. If they only played “good” for 2 weeks they wouldn’t have been in the game tonight and the season would have ended before the SEC tournament. This must have been the only game you watched all season, and it shows. This is a very ignorant comment and thankfully you’re not in charge of making any meaningful decisions.

[@markanderson4163]

@@countryfriedoutdoors3932 blah blah blah...Kling sucks and he shouldnt even be on the roster much less batting in the regionals...I can give my opinion the same as everyone else...this team sucked all year,

[@countryfriedoutdoors3932]

@@markanderson4163 blah blah blah, your opinion sucks. You can give your opinion yes but that doesn’t save you from being called out on a dumbass opinion 😂😂 This team didn’t suck you just don’t know baseball and that’s evident in your opinion. Let me guess, you just think the number 4 team in the country sucks too?

[@padcad]

You do realize that Kling had to go into the game right because he pinch hit Frey for Larson, and he's not putting Frey in the outfield? If you're going to be the toxic LSU fan then question why Frey is getting an AB when he has a worse obp than both Larson and Kling