Jay Johnson shook up the lineup ahead of Game 1 vs. West Virginia. Here's what Johnson, Pearson, and Curiel said about the moves.

Jay: I think there's a few things that come to mind. When we lost last year in Chapel Hill, it was a very difficult loss for all of us. The first thing I noticed, he took that really hard.

Jay Johnson deserves a break following LSU's 2025 national title. But his work for 2026 has already begun. Our LSU baseball coverage is brought to you in part by Our Lady of the Lake Health ...

Chris Martin, the Houston Astros Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator since November 2023, has been hired as the LSU Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coach, head coach Jay Johnson ...

JAY JOHNSON: I think it speaks to good players, meant strength, attitude, team over me, understanding their job and what's required of them and have been trained for it.

Johnson said that over the next 21 days, his Tigers will have 18 practices including 12 or 13 scrimmages between now and the season opener against Purdue Fort Wayne (2:00 P.M., February 14).

Here's everything Johnson said as the Tigers prepare to host the Mountaineers with a trip to Omaha on the line. On what he knows about West Virginia "Great team. Championship team.

LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson joined The Advocate's LSU Sports Insider podcast to discuss the Tigers' upcoming 2025 campaign.

JAY JOHNSON: I think moving forward, they just need to be themselves. Coach Bertman had a thing, he said to his players, if you're here, all you can do is all you can do and that's good enough.

Jay Johnson deserves a break following LSU's 2025 national title. But his work for 2026 has already begun. Our LSU baseball coverage is brought to you in part by Our Lady of the Lake Health ...