Paul Mainieri is back!
The University of South Carolina baseball team has brought former Louisiana State University captain Paul Mainieri out of retirement and hired him as its next head coach, according to a Monday afternoon report from D1 Baseball.
Mainieri was a head college baseball coach. 39 yearscounting more than 1,500 wins throughout his career. In fact, he’s won so many games that by the time the 2025 season rolls around, he’ll be the all-time leader in wins as an active coach. Also, with the Tigers, Mainieri won a national championship in 2009 and has appeared in the College World Series four times. In 2017, he made it to the Finals as a runner-up. (RELATED: Midland Rockhounds’ Denzel Clark and umpire nearly fight after incredible walk-off home run is called off)
He also led LSU to six SEC West Division titles, four SEC regular season championships and six tournament conference championships.
Mainieri compiled a record of 641 wins, 285 losses and three ties in 15 seasons at LSU.
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— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) June 10, 2024
I know there are concerns about his health and how he will handle himself here in the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) era, but I feel this hire by South Carolina is a grade-A.
In fact, I wanted him when my team, the Miami Hurricanes, expressed interest in acquiring him, so I understand the uproar here.
Good move by the Gamecocks, I approve of them.
