LSU HC Jay Johnson makes perfect recruitment pitch for recruits and the transfer portal right after winning 2025 national championship

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Adam Holt | Last updated Jun 23, 2025 9:17 AM ET

The LSU Tigers are national champions in college baseball for the second time in three years. They got revenge on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers for the upset they suffered in 2016 when CCU won it all that year.

LSU head coach Jay Johnson proved that his job truly never stops right after the victory, though. He celebrated with his team on the field, but his press conference was a mixture of thankfulness, excitement, and a look to the future.

Jay Johnson never stops recruiting

Right after achieving the highest achievement on the mountain of goals, the LSU head coach isn't settling. Instead, Johnson took time during his media availability to recruit future players for the Tigers. He wants to keep this dominance going.

Jay Johnson. Always recruiting. pic.twitter.com/atMnkeu0eC
— Harrison Valentine (@HValentineLSU) June 22, 2025

"If you're a pitcher and you don't want to come here right now... you're not thinking clearly."

Johnson also mentioned that the players who pitched in the College World Series final against Coastal Carolina have a future in the MLB. Their success on the diamond will not end in college or at LSU.

The Tigers became one of the most dominant pitching regimes in the country over the final month of play. Young players stepped up, and their starting rotation blossomed.

Kade Anderson is expected to be an early first-round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft.

Anderson's fastball plays much better than its velocity (sitting 92-94 mph, touching 97) because it carries past bats up in the strike zone. He used an upper-70s downer curveball as his main breaking pitch as a freshman but since has switched to a high-spin mid-80s slider that has the makings of a plus offering. He also employs a mid-80s changeup with fade and sink that has become a true weapon as he has used it more often.

With a quick arm and athletic delivery, Anderson provides plenty of strikes. There's still projection remaining in his slender 6-foot-2 frame, and his uptick in stuff this spring could make him a No. 2 starter. He also comes with a high floor as a lefty with four effective offerings and pitchability. --MLB.com

With Johnson at the helm, the Bayou Bengals seem to be an annual piece of the contending group of college baseball. Their latest championship win means that the SEC has won it all on the baseball diamond for six years in a row.