Jake Slaughter might be streaking at the right time for LSU baseball

LSU infielder Jake Slaughter (5) stands up after sliding into first base against Toledo at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. Friday, March 2, 2018. (Photo by Whitney Williston)(Maybe the greatest change in Jake Slaughter can be seen in a seemingly meaningless at-bat Tuesday (May 15) against Northwestern State. The game was essentially over, but Slaughter found himself down 0-2 in the count.

Last year -- shoot, even earlier this year -- that would be it for Slaughter.

"He'd get down two strikes and you might as well put it in the book that he's coming back to the dugout," Mainieri said.

This time, though, Slaughter had a plan, a plan he's spent the past year trying to nail down and might be…