LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson suspended for SEC tournament final vs. Tennesssee

LSU is still alive in Hoover, playing in the SEC Baseball Tournament championship game on Sunday against Tennessee. Head coach Jay Johnson has gone to bat for his team, proclaiming there is nobody better in college baseball than the Tigers right now. Unfortunately, Johnson will not be in the dugout for the title game and will instead serve a suspension.

“I’m told that Jay Johnson is not eligible to coach tomorrow,” SEC Network’s Tom Hart said during the Tennessee-Vanderbilt game. “So, he’ll have to sit out the game due to suspension. for being ejected.”

Johnson was ejected from LSU’s game against South Carolina on Saturday after one of the more unique sequences in SEC Baseball Tournament history. South Carolina was awarded a run in the top of the 10th inning despite being thrown out at home on an attempted steal. The umpires determined there was interference at the plate, causing for a balk to be called.

Folks in purple and gold were not too thrilled with the decision, potentially being the game-winning run. Johnson went out there to get an explanation and when he retaliated, the ejection occurred.

LSU end up winning the game on a walk-off home run meaning the controversial play wound up not mattering too much.

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