LSU coach Jay Johnson has made two College World Series appearances as head coach at Arizona and will now make his first as LSU's coach.
The Tigers are in bracket two of the tournament and will take on Tennessee on at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, a win means they would play the winner of Wake Forest and Stanford at 6 p.m. on Monday. A loss means their next game would at 1 p.m. on Monday.
The bracket one teams will start on Friday and play at 1 p.m or 6 p.m. on Sunday.
There is a slight discrepancy between the two brackets in the next round. Winners of bracket two's Monday elimination game would mean the team plays again Tuesday. Winners of bracket one's elimination game on Sunday, however, get an extra day off, not playing again until Tuesday.
When it comes to pitching in bracket two, that means using more than LSU has these past few weeks. LSU used only five pitchers across two games in the super regional and eight pitchers across the three-game regional.
"With the exception of having a day off after your first game, it's just like a regional," Johnson said. "When you're in bracket two, there's definitely less down time. I actually don't mind that, especially with the way more guys have been contributing. I mean, if if you want me to get really picky about the regional or the Super Regional — I would have liked to have gotten more pitchers in the game. They'll have that chance in this tournament."
When it comes to scouting opponents, Johnson said he's adjusted his approach.
"I think something I learned from the first couple of times is that you need to focus on your side of the bracket," Johnson said. "The other side doesn't become relevant until it becomes irrelevant and then having the day off before the championship series means there's plenty of time to get focused on one team."
The Tigers had the day off on Monday, then practiced on Tuesday. There will be a 9 a.m. sendoff Wednesday from Gate 1 of Alex Box Stadium.
LSU will have a light workout once it arrives in Omaha on Wednesday, including bullpens for the pitchers. On Thursday, the Tigers will practice at 4:15 p.m. CT at Charles Schwab Field and again on Friday at a location to be determined.