If you had any illusions of LSU putting it all together and playing their best baseball to ensure retiring legendary head coach Paul Mainieri gets a proper sendoff, rid yourself of the notion.
LSU lost their first regional opener since 1985 to Gonzaga 3-0, and it was far uglier than the scoreline indicated.
“Needless to say, very disappointing outcome to the game tonight for us,” Mainieri said.
They couldn’t hit Gonzaga pitcher Alek Jacob, looking downright lost at the plate against pitches that appeared to be sub-70 miles per hour. The ones they did manage to luckily make contact with were largely inoffensive pop-ups, and when they did manage to get a solid hit, they couldn’t find another or find a way to move it across.