This was supposed to be a happy meeting, and eventually it became one, but as LSU coach Paul Mainieri sat down behind the wooden desk in his office he couldn't help but immediately go to a frustrating place.
Before he could dive into the good news of the MLB Draft and what next year could bring, he looked off with a dazed pair of eyes as he said he wished his team was preparing for a super regional right now. He wished he didn't have to be doing exit interviews with players and collecting equipment. He wished he was doing what LSU baseball expects to do.