The end came later rather than sooner. It could have come after LSU was eliminated with a first-day loss in the SEC tournament on May 25, but the Tigers were invited to the NCAA tourney. It […]
There’s not much normal about LSU’s 2021 baseball team and season. Its two leading hitters are future first-round major league draft choices disguised as true freshmen. Its best pitcher has a record of 5-6 as […]
Before Monday night, the last time LSU baseball won an NCAA tournament road regional or super regional was 1989. Before Monday night, just five Division 1 teams since 2004 had ever lost the first game […]
LSU junior Giovanni DiGiacomo was hitless in seven trips to the plate in two NCAA regional games. It was also his miscalculation on a Central Connecticut State ball hit to center field that fell for […]
LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri believes the long, winding look back at his 39-year distinguished career and the accompanying nostalgia has run its course. A week after announcing his retirement from coaching upon the conclusion […]
LSU’s Paul Mainieri has been a college head baseball coach for 39 seasons. Prior to Monday’s announcement of the 64-team NCAA tournament, Mainieri had guided teams to 20 NCAA tournaments including nine coaching for Notre […]
The NCAA baseball tournament selection committee extended retiring LSU head coach Paul Mainieri’s 39-year career in the dugout for at least another weekend. The 34-22 Tigers earned its 12th and final NCAA tourney invite under […]
One of the most honest, transparent and genuine-to-core college coaches announced his retirement Friday in a manner completely befitting who he is as a person. In a 63-minute press conference sprinkled with tears, gratitude, apologies […]
Paul Mainieri is retiring as LSU’s baseball coach. The school made the announcement just before noon and there will be a 4:30 p.m. press conference to make it official. The 63-year-old Mainieri has a 1,501-774-8 […]
Dear Paul, Please take what I’m writing in the spirit it’s intended, especially from a semi-old 60 plus dude to another semi-old 60 plus dude who’s about the same age (64 for me, 63 for […]
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