LSU SEC Baseball Tournament Exit Interview

(LSU Sports photo)

By Jake Mastroianni

SEC Tournament Results: W, 4-3 vs. Texas A&M; L, 2-0 vs. Ole Miss

Record: 43-14

It was another great year for Jay Johnson at LSU with only one slip-up throughout SEC play when they were swept by Auburn. Otherwise, LSU was pretty consistent from beginning to end.

They were consistent on the mound and at the plate as well, finishing 3rd in offense and second in pitching in the SEC through the entire season. However, during conference play, it was the pitching staff that carried the team.

Kade Anderson (3.54 ERA), Anthony Eyanson (2.77 ERA), Casan Evans (1.96 ERA), Jaden Noot (3.86 ERA), and Zac Cowan (2.38 ERA) form one of the better pitching staffs in the country.

In SEC play, they finished second only to Texas with a 4.15 ERA and led the conference with 330 strikeouts. Their 28 home runs allowed were the fewest given up in conference games.

There was plenty of depth in the lineup as well with Derek Curiel (.966 OPS), Jared Jones (1.076 OPS), Daniel Dickinson (1.022 OPS), Jake Brown (.947 OPS), and Ethan Frey (1.120 OPS).

What’s next

LSU will get set to host a regional and potentially a super regional as a national seed. Their pitching is more than good enough to take them to Omaha, but the question is whether or not the offense can score enough against other top pitching staffs.

While their offensive numbers during SEC play were still really good compared to the rest of the league, it’s the only thing that could hold them back from winning it all.

They didn’t have a single hitter finish in the top 25 during SEC play in batting average. And in their only three series losses this year they scored a combined 31 runs in nine games.

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