Former coach Paul Mainieri to interview at Miami

Former LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri may not be retired for good, after all. Mainieri will interview for the open Miami Hurricanes coaching job this week. D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers was the first to report the news.

It certainly comes as a surprise. Mainieri, who coached at LSU from 2007-21 and won a national title in 2009, announced his retirement two years ago. But with former UM coach Gino DiMare stepping down this offseason, it appears Mainieri is considering a return to the dugout.

Mainieri has some ties to the area. Though he was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, he graduated from Columbus High School in Miami. After one season at LSU, he transferred to Miami-Dade North Community College to play for his father’s team before landing at New Orleans.

A head coach at Notre Dame, Air Force and NAIA St. Thomas (Florida) before arriving at LSU, Mainieri had a 641-283-3 record in 15 seasons with the Tigers. He won six SEC tournament titles, four SEC regular-season titles and reached Omaha five times.

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