Behind seven innings of scoreless, two-hit work that featured 10 Blake Money strikeouts, the LSU baseball team opened up both the 2022 season and the Jay Johnson era with a bang beating Maine 13-1.
Prior to the game Johnson received the ceremonial first pitch from Paul Mainieri, just as Mainieri received the first pitch from Skip Bertman to open the 2007 season.
From there Friday night under the lights turned into the Blake Money show as the sophomore had the game of his young LSU career. Money struck out 10 in seven innings and pounded the strike zone all night long throwing 56 of his 79 pitches for strikes.