Former LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri to interview for Miami opening – Crescent City Sports
Former LSU baseball head coach Paul Mainieri is expected to interview for the Miami Hurricanes head coaching opening this weekend, reports D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers ($).
The Hall of Fame coach’s links to south Florida include time there are a player for Miami Dade College and as a coach at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens.
Mainieri stepped down from the job in Baton Rouge after 15 seasons with a 641-283-3 record. Prior to his time with LSU, he served as head coach at Notre Dame (1995-2006) and at Air Force (1989-94). The UNO alum took the Fighting Irish to the College World Series once.
The 65-year old led the Tigers from 2007 to 2021, guiding LSU to the 2009 national championship, the 2017 CWS finals and five overall trips to Omaha. His teams also won four SEC regular-season championships and six tournament titles.
The Hurricanes are replacing Gino DiMare, who stepped down after five years at the helm despite posting a 168–86 record. Miami failed to advance out of the NCAA regionals under DiMare in four trips including the pair the Hurricanes hosted the past two seasons.
