LSU was two outs away from a series sweep against Auburn – one which have put it in solid shape for being selected a NCAA tournament regional host.

LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri always worries against the June major league baseball draft. In two weeks, Mainieri will have company on the Tigers campus as the drafting slot of Memphis (Tenn.) University School dual-sport athlete Maurice Hampton will be front and center.

Some attrition is still needed as there are 88 scholarship players on the Tigers official roster. Here is a breakdown by position of what has happened to the scholarship players on the 2018 LSU team.

Normally, a university fires its athletic director when there is not enough winning in the major sports – particularly, football. But, such was not the situation at LSU when Director of Athletics Joe Alleva was reassigned last month.

The big question as regards the Tigers involves their chances of being a regional host team.