Jay Johnson reveals Paul Skenes ‘will probably be in this game at some point’ in CWS game 3

LSU head coach Jay Johnson provided clarity about Paul Skenes availability for Tuesday’s winner-take-all Game 3 of the Men’s College World Series.

“He’ll probably be in this game at some point,” Johnson told Kris Budden during his mid-game interview with the ESPN broadcast crew.

Skenes is the best pitcher in the country but he pitched Thursday, which means he entered Monday on just three days of rest. That would be the least amount of rest he would have pitched on all season.

The potential No. 1 pick in the draft threw eight shutout innings Thursday against Wake Forest in a game that has already been called one of the best games in Men’s College World Series history.

The Tigers got off to a bad start in Game 3 with Wyatt Langford hitting a two-run homer in the bottom of the first off Thatcher Hurd. But LSU responded with six runs in the second inning, running superstar two-way player Jac Caglianone from the mound. Cade Fisher replaced him and Ryan Slater replaced him for the final out of the third inning after the Tigers got runners on base again.

After getting trounced Sunday, Johnson explained the difference between Game 2 and Game 3 so far.

“The quality of the at-bats,” Johnson said. “Did a nice job with Caglianone and made a good adjustment to Fisher. Now we’re gonna have to do that to Slater and really like what I’m seeing out of Thatcher so far.”

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