{"id":6738,"date":"2023-06-03T13:31:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T18:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=6738"},"modified":"2023-06-03T13:31:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T18:31:22","slug":"jay-johnson-considers-whether-lsu-set-the-tone-in-first-ncaa-tournament-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/jay-johnson-considers-whether-lsu-set-the-tone-in-first-ncaa-tournament-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Johnson considers whether LSU \u2018set the tone\u2019 in first NCAA Tournament game"},"content":{"rendered":"

LSU<\/a><\/strong> baseball got off to a nice start in NCAA Tournament play on Friday at the Baton Rouge regional, beating up on a Tulane<\/a><\/strong> team that was lucky to even be in the field by a 7-2 score. Ace starter Paul Skenes got the nod vs. the Green Wave and threw the first complete game of his career to pickup the win while LSU\u2019s offense mustered seven runs without hitting a home run.<\/p>\n

According to head coach Jay Johnson, it was just good baseball. After the game, he was asked if the Tigers set the tone in their first game of the regional and Johnson answered resoundingly that yes, it was a tone-setting performance. He really loved that LSU was able to get guys home without having to knock balls out of the park. Even though this group is known for their ability to blast the long ball, Johnson says not to overlook theri ability to score runs in other ways. <\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it\u2019s good baseball is what it was. I mean, couple sacrifice bunts, couple sacrifice flies, two ground balls to the middle of the field with a man on third with less than two outs. These are things that we\u2019ve done well, honestly, but it gets overshadowed because you\u2019ve got seven guys with 10 or more homers. And we walk a ton and those types of things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson went on to explain that he stresses versatility to his team. He believes that there\u2019s no predicting what kind of unique factors you\u2019ll deal with in a given game, so you have to be ready and able to win in a variety of ways. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd different games require you to do different things,\u201d the LSU coach continued. \u201cMy deal with them, from day one, is always you\u2019ve got to be able to win any type of game in a big field, in a small field, one-run game, a slugfest, pitchers\u2019 duel, wind blowing in, wind blowing out. Doesn\u2019t matter. We have to be functional.\u201d<\/p>\n

Against Tulane, the Tigers were ready to win in a new way again, with Skenes throwing a full game for the first time while the guys at the plate knocked in seven runs without needing a homer. That, says Jay Johnson, was a functional performance. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe were definitely functional today. I think they\u2019re very confident in how we were going to play offense today and played really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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