paul mainieri

Former LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is expected to return to the dugout next season as reports are that he will be named the new head coach at South Carolina.

The retired LSU coach will work closely with the head baseball coach, Thomas Simoneaux, "providing invaluable guidance and mentorship to the team."

As the LSU Baseball head coach's career came to an end, the announcer at Paul Mainieri's last game as the Tigers leader congratulated him on his career. As the announcement came over the loud-speaker, a myriad of boos came from the crowd while Mainieri soaked up the last moments of his time with the Tigers.

After being on the cusp of elimination on Saturday, LSU has battled back through the Eugene Regional, winning a pair of games last night to force a decisive Regional final tonight against the Oregon Ducks.

"I have been the luckiest guy in the world to have lived out a childhood dream of becoming a college baseball coach," Mainieri said in a statement.

"It's heartbreaking for all of us to receive this news, but it's especially disappointing for Jaden as a young man who has such a bright future in baseball." - Paul Mainieri