May 20: What is LSU's path to the NCAA tournament?

LSU baseball writer Koki Riley joins sports editor Perryn Keys to go over the Tigers' huge weekend sweep of Ole Miss in the regular-season finale and their trip to the Southeastern Conference tournament in Hoover, Alabama. The guys begin by taking a fresh look at LSU's overall record, the Tigers' RPI ranking and whether they've done enough (yet) to earn an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament. Koki then discusses why LSU's sweep was somewhat surprising; the relative dominance of the Tigers' top two pitchers, Gage Jump and Luke Holman, and the strongest, most complete weekend for LSU's bullpen against Ole Miss. And then there's Tommy White. Koki breaks down Tanks' 8-for-13 weekend performance, why he's connecting on pitches and why the LSU lineup needed a performance like it had in the finale against Ole Miss. We then take a look at all those missed opportunitues — against Missouri, Auburn, Alabama, etc. — and how they could still come back to haunt LSU, which is still very much on the NCAA bubble. Finally, Koki takes a look at LSU's path in the SEC tournament, and just how much is enough to get the Tigers "safely" into the NCAAs. Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Subscribe to The Advocate: theadvocate.com/subscribe Sign up for the LSU Sports Insider newsletter: theadvocate.com/lsunewsletter 0:00-Where do the Tigers stand? 8:00-LSU has beein in this situation before 12:30-Why LSU's sweep was (somewhat) surprising 15:00-Quietly, a great 1-2 punch with Jump and Holman 17:30-The bullpen's most complete performance 24:00-Tommy White: Tanks is blowin' stuff up 23:00-Alex Milazzo and LSU's best defensive players 30:00-Thinking about those missed opportunities 37:00-LSU's path in the SEC tournament