Jay Johnson on LSU walk-off: Tied for greatest moment of my life
By Andrew Olson
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Jay Johnson loves nothing more than a good walk-off. Johnson’s LSU team won the most thrilling game of the 2025 College World Series so far, scoring 3 runs against Arkansas in the bottom of the 9th for a 6-5 victory to make the championship series.
In his postgame press conference, Johnson said Wednesday’s win compares to the last time the Tigers reached the CWS Finals, when Tommy White hit a 2-run homer in the 11th inning to beat Wake Forest. For Johnson, it doesn’t get any better.
“I said this literally probably two years ago to the day,” Johnson recalled, “the walk-off homer, Tommy against Wake Forest, I felt something in my body I’ve never felt before. Greatest moment in my life. It now has a tie for first, with the 9th inning with Jared Jones, line drive over the second baseman’s head. And Luis Hernandez, hustling around second base.”
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Fans may find some amusement in Johnson calling the White walk-off, not LSU’s eventual national championship win, the “greatest moment” of his life. The big question now, though, is if another national championship is coming.
The Tigers get 2 days to rest and recharge before the best-of-3 series against Coastal Carolina begins Saturday.
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Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
