Paul Mainieri
Niagara Falls Pirates | |
| Position(s) | St. Thomas (FL) |
|---|---|
| 1989–1994 | Air Force |
| 1995–2006 | Notre Dame |
| 2007–2021 | LSU |
| 2024–present | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,524–786–8 |
| Tournaments | 71–43 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year (2009) (2001)2× SEC Coach of the Year (2009, 2015) Big East Coach of the Year | |
Paul Mainieri (born August 29, 1957) is an American
Playing career
Mainieri graduated from
Mainieri completed his undergraduate degree requirement at
Coaching career
St. Thomas
Mainieri began his coaching career in Florida as the head coach of St. Thomas University in 1983. In six seasons, his team went 179–121–2, and Mainieri became the winningest coach in St. Thomas History. His No. 1 jersey was retired by the university in February 2012. In 2013, the new field at St. Thomas University was named in his honor. The Bobcats' new field is called Paul Demie Mainieri Field at Frank R. Esposito Stadium. Paul Mainieri asked the university to include his middle name, Demie, in the naming of the field because it is the same name as his father's first name. Both Mainieris have deep roots with St. Thomas, and recently became the first father-son duo to be elected to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Mainieri was inducted into the St. Thomas Hall of Fame on November 1, 2009. Mainieri became the sixth person to be inducted into the St. Thomas Hall of Fame, joining Ken Stibler, Marinka Bisceglia, Manny Mantrana, Laura Courtley-Todd and John Batule.[3]
Air Force
He moved on to the United States Air Force Academy in 1989, where he would also remain for six seasons. He became the second-winningest coach in Air Force history posting a mark of 152–158.
Notre Dame
Moving to the
LSU
Mainieri replaced
40 games into the 2008 season, the Tigers were again struggling with a 23–16–1 record. However, the team then went on a
Mainieri's Tigers entered the 2009 season as the favorites to win the SEC, and were the preseason No. 1 team in some national polls.
The 2009 title was the sixth in LSU baseball history, tying Texas for the second most national championships in college baseball history, and Mainieri joined Skip Bertman as the only LSU baseball coaches to win a national championship.
In 2015, Mainieri received the National Coach of the Year award from the
South Carolina
Paul Mainieri was named the 31st head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program on June 11, 2024. His contract is for five seasons and he will be paid 1.3 million dollars per season. He is set to take over for Mark Kingston, who was fired on June 3, 2024 after 7 seasons at the helm.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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St. Thomas Bobcats (Sunshine State Conference ) (1983–1988)
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| 1983 | St. Thomas | 19–25–1 | |||||||
| 1984 | St. Thomas | 37–14 | |||||||
| 1985 | St. Thomas | 32–21 | |||||||
| 1986 | St. Thomas | 23–24 | |||||||
| 1987 | St. Thomas | 35–21 | |||||||
| 1988 | St. Thomas | 33–16–1 | |||||||
| St. Thomas: | 179–121–2 (.596) | ||||||||
| Air Force Falcons (Western Athletic Conference) (1989–1994) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Air Force | 27–27 | 13–13 | 5th | |||||
| 1990 | Air Force | 26–34 | 7–21 | 7th | |||||
| 1991 | Air Force | 22–27 | 1–20 | 8th | |||||
| 1992 | Air Force | 23–24 | 5–20 | 7th | |||||
| 1993 | Air Force | 28–22 | 5–16 | 10th | |||||
| 1994 | Air Force | 26–24 | 7–15 | 10th | |||||
| Air Force: | 152–158 (.490) | 38–105 (.266) | |||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Big East Conference) (1995–2006) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Notre Dame | 40–21 | 11–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1996 | Notre Dame | 44–18 | 13–7 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1997 | Notre Dame | 41–19 | 15–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1998 | Notre Dame | 41–17 | 15–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1999 | Notre Dame | 43–18 | 20–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2000 | Notre Dame | 46–18 | 18–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Notre Dame | 49–13–1 | 22–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2002 | Notre Dame | 50–18 | 18–8 | 1st | College World Series
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| 2003 | Notre Dame | 45–18 | 16–7 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Notre Dame | 51–12 | 20–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Notre Dame | 38–24–1 | 14–9–1 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2006 | Notre Dame | 45–17–1 | 14–9–1 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Notre Dame: | 533–213–3 (.714) | 196–76–2 (.719) | |||||||
| LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2007–2021) | |||||||||
| 2007 | LSU | 29–26–1 | 12–17–1 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2008 | LSU | 49–19–1 | 18–11–1 | 1st (West) | College World Series
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| 2009 | LSU | 56–17 | 20–10 | 1st (West) | College World Series champions
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| 2010 | LSU | 41–22 | 14–16 | 5th (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | LSU | 36–20 | 13–17 | T–5th (West) | |||||
| 2012 | LSU | 47–18 | 19–11 | 1st (West) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2013 | LSU | 57–11 | 23–7 | 1st (West) | College World Series | ||||
| 2014 | LSU | 46–16–1 | 17–11–1 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | LSU | 54–12 | 21–8 | 1st (West) | College World Series | ||||
| 2016 | LSU | 45–21 | 19–11 | 3rd (West) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2017 | LSU | 52–20 | 21–9 | 1st (West) | College World Series Runner-Up | ||||
| 2018 | LSU | 39–27 | 15–15 | 4th (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2019 | LSU | 40–26 | 17-13 | 3rd (West) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2020 | LSU | 12–5 | 0–0 | 6th (West) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | LSU | 38–23 | 13–17 | 4th (West) | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| LSU: | 641–283–3 (.693) | 242–175–3 (.580) | |||||||
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Southeastern Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | South Carolina | 19-13 | 2-9 | ||||||
| South Carolina: | 19-13 | 2-9 | |||||||
| Total: | 1,524–786–8 (.659) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA tournament
| Year | School | Record | Winning % | Notes |
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| 1996 | Notre Dame | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by Virginia in South I Regional |
| 1999 | Notre Dame | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by Michigan in South Bend Regional |
| 2000 | Notre Dame | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated by Mississippi St. in Starkville Regional Finals |
| 2001 | Notre Dame | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated by Florida International in South Bend Regional Finals |
| 2002 | Notre Dame | 5–3 | .625 | Won South Bend Regional & Tallahassee Super Regional College World Series (5th Place)
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| 2003 | Notre Dame | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Cal St. Fullerton in Fullerton Regional Finals |
| 2004 | Notre Dame | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Arizona in South Bend Regional Finals |
| 2005 | Notre Dame | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Florida in Gainesville Regional Finals |
| 2006 | Notre Dame | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Kentucky in Lexington Regional |
| 2008 | LSU | 6–3 | .667 | Won Baton Rouge Regional & Super Regional College World Series (5th Place)
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| 2009 | LSU | 10–1 | .909 | Won Baton Rouge Regional & Super Regional College World Series champions
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| 2010 | LSU | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by UC Irvine in Los Angeles Regional |
| 2012 | LSU | 4–2 | .667 | Won Baton Rouge Regional. Eliminated by Stony Brook in Baton Rouge Super Regional |
| 2013 | LSU | 5–2 | .714 | Won Baton Rouge Regional & Super Regional College World Series (7th Place)
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| 2014 | LSU | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by University of Houston in Baton Rouge Regional |
| 2015 | LSU | 6–2 | .750 | Won Baton Rouge Regional & Super Regional College World Series (5th Place)
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| 2016 | LSU | 3–3 | .500 | Won Baton Rouge Regional. Eliminated by Coastal Carolina in Baton Rouge Super Regional |
| 2017 | LSU | 9–3 | .750 | Won Baton Rouge Regional & Super Regional College World Series Runner-Up
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| 2018 | LSU | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Oregon State in Corvallis Regional |
| 2019 | LSU | 3–2 | .600 | Won Baton Rouge Regional. Eliminated by Florida State in Baton Rouge Super Regional |
| 2021 | LSU | 4–1 | .800 | Won Eugene Regional. Eliminated by Tennessee in Knoxville Super Regional |
| Totals | 75–44 | .630 | 21 Regionals (Won 10) 10 Super Regionals (Won 6) 6 College World Series (1 Championship) | |
See also
- List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
- List of college baseball career coaching wins leaders
References
- ^ Titus, Payton (June 12, 2024). "Million-dollar man: Paul Mainieri hired as highest-paid baseball coach in USC history". The State. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "All-star selections headed by Met slugger". Yarmouth Register. July 27, 1978. p. II-13 – via SmallTownPapers.
- ^ Franques, Bill (October 21, 2009). "Mainieri Elected to St. Thomas Hall of Fame". LSU. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "SEC Coaches Pick Baseball to Win League". LSU. February 16, 2009. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Collegiate Baseball names Mainieri 2009 Coach of the Year". LSU Reveille. June 26, 2009. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Franques, Bill (June 30, 2009). "Mainieri named 'Baseball America' Coach of the Year". LSU. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Franques, Bill (July 6, 2009). "Mainieri Named National Coach of the Year by Rivals". LSU. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Rosetta, Randy (June 13, 2015). "LSU's Paul Mainieri honored as the NCBWA National Coach of the Year". Nola.com. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Chiusano, Anthony (June 28, 2017). "Florida sweeps LSU for first CWS title". NCAA.com. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
External links
- LSU profile
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)