LSU baseball head coach Paul Mainieri has led the program to numerous College World Series trips and one national championship during his tenure.
The Tigers’ head man will be entering his 15th season as the baseball program’s coach. During his tenure, Manieri has a record of 603-260-3.
The Tigers have made five appearances at the College World Series, winning the title in 2009 and finishing runner-up to the Florida Gators in 2017.
LSU baseball has made the NCAA postseason every year since 2012 under Manieri’s leadership.
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The team’s 2020 season was cut short due to the coronavirus, but the Tigers looked like a potential post-season team yet again.
What Manieri has accomplished during his time in Baton Rouge will be lingered by the fact that he has only led the program to one national championship.
But, with numerous MLB draft picks and post-season appearances, the head man has revamped the Tigers into becoming one of the elite baseball programs in all of NCAA baseball.
While in Baton Rouge, Manieri has been named the SEC Coach of the Year twice, in 2009 and 2015. He was named the Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year and the Baseball America Coach of the Year in 2009 after leading LSU to its sixth title in history.
Though the 2020 season was cut short, Manieri will look ahead to the 2021 baseball season and another chance at a national championship, while also preparing his players for the next level and the 2021 MLB draft.
The Tigers return a good portion of their talent from this past season, and could be a pre-season favorite to win the SEC next season.
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