The LSU baseball season ended late Sunday night (June 3) at the hands of a loaded Oregon State roster with two first round MLB Draft picks and six in the first 10 rounds.
There was simply a talent differential. The Tigers made an impressive run to even make an NCAA Regional, but LSU coach Paul Mainieri admitted Sunday night that 2018 was a "transition year."
The transition was toward a 2019 season with plenty of talent and expectations. Yet nearly 72 hours after the end of one season, the expectations for the 2019 season may be greater than even Mainieri expected.