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USA Today
15-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How former LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is doing in first season at South Carolina
How former LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is doing in first season at South Carolina LSU baseball faces its former head coach Paul Mainieri for the first time since his departure. Now the head coach of South Carolina, Mainieri's team hosts the top-ranked Tigers for a three-game series starting Thursday. LSU brings a 17-10 SEC record into the series fresh off taking two of three games from then-No. 3 Arkansas in Baton Rouge. In its fourth season under head coach Jay Johnson, the Tigers aim to make runs at the SEC and NCAA championships. The Gamecocks rank second-to-last in the SEC with a 5-22 record against conference opponents. Their lone series win came against No. 11 Ole Miss in April, but they rode a six-game losing streak into a midweek contest against Winthrop on Tuesday. In Mainieri's inaugural season, South Carolina struggles to keep pace on the mound while battling inconsistency at the plate. In its most recent SEC series, it allowed 46 runs to Auburn after giving up 22 runs to Florida the week before. At the plate, the Gamecocks scored 10 or more runs against conference teams three times but were shut out three times. Relief pitcher Brendan Sweeney ranks inside the SEC's top 10 with six saves and five eligible players bat over .300. Nathan Hall leads with 62 hits, 38 RBI, and 34 runs scored. The active leader in Division I with 1,505 wins, Mainieri guided LSU to five College World Series appearances. The Tigers won the national championship in 2009 and finished second in 2017. His teams won six SEC Tournaments in his 15 seasons in Baton Rouge.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How Paul Mainieri fared in first games with South Carolina
Former LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is off to a perfect start with his new team. Mainieroi led South Carolina to a 3-0 record on opening weekend and a win on Tuesday. The Gamecocks took down Sacred Heart in the three-game series and recorded a win at Winthrop. In its home opener, South Carolina jumped out to a 3-0 lead and scored two runs late after Sacred Heart tied the score in the sixth inning. The Gamecocks put up a one-hit shutout in a 14-0 win on Saturday, then blanked the Pioneers once again with an 8-0 victory on Sunday. On Tuesday at Winthrop, both teams scored two runs, and the game was tied. In the home half of the fourth inning, Winthrop took a one-run lead, but the rest of the game belonged to the Gamecocks. They scored three unanswered runs between the fifth and sixth frames to seal the win. Mainieri's hiring was announced on June 11, 2024. Through his 15 seasons at LSU, he made five College World Series appearances and won six SEC Tournaments and 10 NCAA Regional Championships. He also led the Tigers to the 2009 National Championship and finished as the runner-up in 2017. The team won at least one championship in 11 of Mainieri's seasons. Through stops at St. Thomas, Air Force, Notre Dame, and LSU, Mainieri accumulated enough wins to rank him first among active Division I coaches with 1,505. He is a two-time SEC Coach of the Year and four-time National Coach of the Year honoree. Under Mainieri's watch, LSU players were recognized as First-Team All-Americans 13 times and chosen in the MLB Draft 90 times. This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: How ex-LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is faring at South Carolina
