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{{short description|American baseball player and coach}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Paul Mainieri
| image = Paul Maineiri, LSU Head Baseball Coach.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Mainieri in 2019
| current_title = [[Head coach]]
| current_team = [[South Carolina Gamecocks baseball|South Carolina]]
| current_conference = [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| current_record = {{Winning percentage|28|29|record=y}}
| contract = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|8|29}}
| birth_place = [[Morgantown, West Virginia]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| alma_mater = 
| player_years1 = 1976
| player_team1 = [[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU]]
| player_positions = [[Second base]]
| player_years2 = 1977
| player_team2 = [[Miami-Dade College|Miami-Dade North CC]]
| player_years3 = 1978–1979
| player_team3 = [[New Orleans Privateers baseball|New Orleans]]
| player_years4 = 1979
| player_team4 = [[Niagara Falls Pirates]]
| coach_years1 = 1983–1988
| coach_team1 = [[St. Thomas Bobcats baseball|St. Thomas (FL)]]
| coach_years2 = 1989–1994
| coach_team2 = [[Air Force Falcons baseball|Air Force]]
| coach_years3 = 1995–2006
| coach_team3 = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball|Notre Dame]]
| coach_years4 = 2007–2021
| coach_team4 = [[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU]]
| coach_years5 = 2024–present
| coach_team5 = [[South Carolina Gamecocks baseball|South Carolina]]
| overall_record = 1,533–802–8
| tournament_record = 71–43
| championships = [[College World Series|College World Series]] (2009)<br />4 [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (2009, 2012, 2015, 2017)<br />6 [[Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament|SEC tournament]] (2008–2010, 2013, 2014, 2017)<br />4 [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] (1999, 2001, 2002, 2006)<br />5 [[Big East Conference Baseball Tournament|Big East tournament]] (2002–2006)
| awards = [[NCBWA National Coach of the Year]] (2015)<br />[[Skip Bertman Award]] (2015)<br />[[Baseball America College Coach of the Year|''Baseball America'' Coach of the Year]] (2009)<br />[[Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year|''Collegiate Baseball'' Coach of the Year]] (2009)<br />2× [[Southeastern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year|SEC Coach of the Year]] (2009, 2015)<br />[[Big East Conference Baseball Coach of the Year|Big East Coach of the Year]] (2001)
| coaching_records = 
}}

'''Paul Mainieri''' (born August 29, 1957) is an American [[college baseball]] coach and former [[second baseman]]. He is currently the head baseball coach for the [[South Carolina Gamecocks baseball|South Carolina Gamecocks]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Titus |first=Payton |date=2024-06-12 |title=Million-dollar man: Paul Mainieri hired as highest-paid baseball coach in USC history |url=https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-baseball/article289160544.html |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=The State}}</ref> He played [[college baseball]] at [[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU]], [[Miami Dade College|Miami-Dade CC]] and [[New Orleans Privateers baseball|New Orleans]] before pursuing a professional baseball career. He then served as the head coach of the [[St. Thomas Bobcats baseball|St. Thomas Bobcats]] (1983–1988), the [[Air Force Falcons baseball|Air Force Falcons]] (1989–1994), the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] (1995–2006) and the  [[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU Tigers]] (2007–2021). Mainieri coached LSU to the [[2009 College World Series]] Championship.

==Playing career==
Mainieri graduated from [[Christopher Columbus High School (Miami, Florida)|Christopher Columbus High School]] in [[Miami]].  He started his college baseball playing career in 1976 at LSU.  He played for one season, earning a [[Letterman (sports)|letter]], before transferring to Miami-Dade North Community College to play for his father, [[Demie Mainieri]]. After one year he transferred to the [[University of New Orleans]] where he played for two years and helped the team win two [[Sun Belt Conference]] titles and earn an appearance in the [[1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament]]. In 1978, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] with the [[Wareham Gatemen]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]], and was named a league all-star.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 27, 1978 |title=All-star selections headed by Met slugger |url=https://tyr.stparchive.com/Archive/TYR/TYR07271978P045.php |url-access=registration |newspaper=Yarmouth Register |page=II-13 |via=SmallTownPapers}}</ref>

Mainieri completed his undergraduate degree requirement at [[Florida International University]] in 1980, earning a B.S. in [[physical education]].  He played two years of [[minor league baseball]] and earned a M.S. in [[sports administration]] from [[St. Thomas University (Florida)|St. Thomas University]] in 1982.

==Coaching career==

===St. Thomas===
Mainieri began his coaching career in Florida as the head coach of [[St. Thomas University (Florida)|St. Thomas University]] in 1983. In six seasons, his team went 179–121–2, and Mainieri became the winningest coach in St. Thomas History.  His No. 1 jersey was retired by the university in February 2012. In 2013, the new field at St. Thomas University was named in his honor. The Bobcats' new field is called Paul Demie Mainieri Field at Frank R. Esposito Stadium. Paul Mainieri asked the university to include his middle name, Demie, in the naming of the field because it is the same name as his father's first name.  Both Mainieris have deep roots with St. Thomas, and recently became the first father-son duo to be elected to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Mainieri was inducted into the St. Thomas Hall of Fame on November 1, 2009.  Mainieri became the sixth person to be inducted into the St. Thomas Hall of Fame, joining Ken Stibler, Marinka Bisceglia, Manny Mantrana, Laura Courtley-Todd and John Batule.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franques |first=Bill |date=2009-10-21 |title=Mainieri Elected to St. Thomas Hall of Fame |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2009/10/21/204818461/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616183822/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=204818461 |archive-date=2011-06-16 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=LSU}}</ref>

===Air Force===
He moved on to the [[United States Air Force Academy]] in 1989, where he would also remain for six seasons. He became the second-winningest coach in Air Force history posting a mark of 152–158.

===Notre Dame===
Moving to the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] in 1995, Mainieri turned the Fighting Irish into a perennial postseason contender winning the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] tournament a record 5 straight seasons, making the [[NCAA Division I Baseball Championship|NCAA tournament]] 9 out of 12 seasons, and leading the Irish to one College World Series appearance in 2002.  He won the 2001 [[Big East Conference Baseball Coach of the Year|Big East Coach of the Year]] award. In total, Mainieri posted a .714 winning percentage going 533–213–3 in twelve seasons.

===LSU===
Mainieri replaced [[Smoke Laval]] at the end of the [[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU Tigers]]' 2006 season. In the 2007 season, LSU finished 29–26–1 and did not reach the [[NCAA Division I Baseball Championship|NCAA tournament]].

40 games into the 2008 season, the Tigers were again struggling with a 23–16–1 record. However, the team then went on a [[Southeastern Conference]] record 23-game win streak and moved on to claim the 2008 SEC Tournament championship. Under Mainieri's leadership, the team swept the Baton Rouge Regional bracket of the NCAA baseball post-season and won their first Super-Regional since 2004. [[UC Irvine]] ended the streak in the first game of the Super Regional, defeating LSU 11–5, but LSU won the next two games and reached the [[2008 College World Series]]. It was LSU's first College World Series appearance since 2004 and they recorded their first win since their [[2000 College World Series|CWS championship]] in 2000.

Mainieri's Tigers entered the 2009 season as the favorites to win the SEC, and were the preseason No. 1 team in some national polls.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-02-16 |title=SEC Coaches Pick Baseball to Win League |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2009/02/16/3671698/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020063948/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27865&SPID=2173&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=3671698 |archive-date=2012-10-20 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=LSU}}</ref> During the season, the Tigers won the SEC regular season title, the 2009 SEC Tournament championship, and reached the  [[2009 College World Series]] as the No. 3 national seed. Mainieri then led LSU to the CWS Finals against [[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas]]. The Tigers won the first game 7–6 in 11 innings, lost the second 5–1, but won the national championship defeating the Longhorns 11–4 in the final game. The Tigers finished the season with a 56–17 record.  Mainieri received the 2009 Coach of the Year award from [[Collegiate Baseball Newspaper]] and the 2009 Coach of the Year award by [[Baseball America]]. [[Rivals.com]] also named Mainieri the 2009 National Coach of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 26, 2009 |title=Collegiate Baseball names Mainieri 2009 Coach of the Year |url=https://lsureveille.com/193847/sports/baseball-collegiate-baseball-names-mainieri-2009-coach-of-the-year-137-p-m/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927185709/http://www.lsureveille.com/baseball-collegiate-baseball-names-mainieri-2009-coach-of-the-year-1-37-p-m-1.1770015 |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=LSU Reveille}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Franques |first=Bill |date=June 30, 2009 |title=Mainieri named 'Baseball America' Coach of the Year |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2009/06/29/3757775/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020064857/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=3757775&DB_OEM_ID=5200 |archive-date=2012-10-20 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=LSU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Franques |first=Bill |date=July 6, 2009 |title=Mainieri Named National Coach of the Year by Rivals |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2009/07/06/3760912/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020065140/http://www.lsusports.net//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=3760912 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=LSU}}</ref>

The 2009 title was the sixth in LSU baseball history, tying Texas for the second most national championships in college baseball history, and Mainieri joined [[Skip Bertman]] as the only LSU baseball coaches to win a national championship.

In 2015, Mainieri received the National Coach of the Year award from the [[National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association]] and the [[Skip Bertman Award]] presented by the [[College Baseball Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosetta |first=Randy |date=June 13, 2015 |title=LSU's Paul Mainieri honored as the NCBWA National Coach of the Year |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/lsus-paul-mainieri-honored-as-the-ncbwa-national-coach-of-the-year/article_f7ac178b-de4f-5b2b-b2e5-bcfd16e603f3.html |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Nola.com}}</ref> During the 2017 season, LSU played [[Florida Gators baseball|Florida]] in a best-of-three series to determine the winner of the 2017 College World Series. Florida swept LSU and the Tigers finished as College World Series runner-up.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chiusano |first=Anthony |date=2017-06-28 |title=Florida sweeps LSU for first CWS title |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2017-06-28/florida-defeats-lsu-two-games-win-first-college-world-series |access-date=June 9, 2019 |website=NCAA.com}}</ref> Mainieri announced his retirement from coaching after the conclusion of the 2021 season.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

===South Carolina===
Paul Mainieri was named the 31st head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program on June 11, 2024. His contract is for five seasons and he will be paid 1.3 million dollars per season. He is set to take over for [[Mark Kingston (baseball)|Mark Kingston]], who was fired on June 3, 2024 after 7 seasons at the helm.

==Head coaching record==
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = [[St. Thomas Bobcats baseball|St. Thomas Bobcats]]
 | conference = [[Sunshine State Conference]]
 | startyear  = 1983
 | endyear    = 1988
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 1983
 | name         = St. Thomas
 | overall      = 19–25–1
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason   = 
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 1984
 | name         = St. Thomas
 | overall      = 37–14
 | conference   = 
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 | postseason   = 
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 1985
 | name         = St. Thomas
 | overall      = 32–21
 | conference   = 
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 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 1986
 | name         = St. Thomas
 | overall      = 23–24
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason   = 
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 1987
 | name         = St. Thomas
 | overall      = 35–21
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason   = 
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 1988
 | name         = St. Thomas
 | overall      = 33–16–1
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = St. Thomas
 | overall    = 179–121–2 ({{Winning percentage|179|121|2}})
 | confrecord = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = [[Air Force Falcons baseball|Air Force Falcons]]
 | conference = [[Western Athletic Conference]]
 | startyear  = 1989
 | endyear    = 1994
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1989 NCAA Division I baseball season|1989]]
 | name         = Air Force
 | overall      = 27–27
 | conference   = 13–13
 | confstanding = 5th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1990 NCAA Division I baseball season|1990]]
 | name         = Air Force
 | overall      = 26–34
 | conference   = 7–21
 | confstanding = 7th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1991 NCAA Division I baseball season|1991]]
 | name         = Air Force
 | overall      = 22–27
 | conference   = 1–20
 | confstanding = 8th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1992 NCAA Division I baseball season|1992]]
 | name         = Air Force
 | overall      = 23–24
 | conference   = 5–20
 | confstanding = 7th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1993 NCAA Division I baseball season|1993]]
 | name         = Air Force
 | overall      = 28–22
 | conference   = 5–16
 | confstanding = 10th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1994 NCAA Division I baseball season|1994]]
 | name         = Air Force
 | overall      = 26–24
 | conference   = 7–15
 | confstanding = 10th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Air Force
 | overall    = 152–158 ({{Winning percentage|152|158|0}})
 | confrecord = 38–105 ({{Winning percentage|38|105|0}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]]
 | conference = [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]]
 | startyear  = 1995
 | endyear    = 2006
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1995 NCAA Division I baseball season|1995]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 40–21
 | conference   = 11–4
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1996 NCAA Division I baseball season|1996]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 44–18
 | conference   = 13–7
 | confstanding = 6th
 | postseason   = [[1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1997 NCAA Division I baseball season|1997]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 41–19
 | conference   = 15–6
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1998 NCAA Division I baseball season|1998]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 41–17
 | conference   = 15–4
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1999 NCAA Division I baseball season|1999]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 43–18
 | conference   = 20–5
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2000 NCAA Division I baseball season|2000]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 46–18
 | conference   = 18–7
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[2001 NCAA Division I baseball season|2001]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 49–13–1
 | conference   = 22–4
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = confboth
 | season       = [[2002 NCAA Division I baseball season|2002]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 50–18
 | conference   = 18–8
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[2002 College World Series|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference tournament
 | season       = [[2003 NCAA Division I baseball season|2003]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 45–18
 | conference   = 16–7
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = confboth
 | season       = [[2004 NCAA Division I baseball season|2004]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 51–12
 | conference   = 20–6
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference tournament
 | season       = [[2005 NCAA Division I baseball season|2005]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 38–24–1
 | conference   = 14–9–1
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference tournament
 | season       = [[2006 NCAA Division I baseball season|2006]]
 | name         = Notre Dame
 | overall      = 45–17–1
 | conference   = 14–9–1
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Notre Dame
 | overall    = 533–213–3 ({{Winning percentage|533|213|3}})
 | confrecord = 196–76–2 ({{Winning percentage|196|76|2}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = [[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU Tigers]]
 | conference = [[Southeastern Conference]]
 | startyear  = 2007
 | endyear    = 2021
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2007 NCAA Division I baseball season|2007]]
 | name         = LSU
 | overall      = 29–26–1
 | conference   = 12–17–1
 | confstanding = 5th <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = divboth
 | season       = [[2008 NCAA Division I baseball season|2008]]
 | name         = [[2008 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 49–19–1
 | conference   = 18–11–1
 | confstanding = 1st <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2008 College World Series|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[2009 NCAA Division I baseball season|2009]]
 | name         = [[2009 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 56–17
 | conference   = 20–10
 | confstanding = 1st <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = '''[[2009 College World Series|College World Series champions]]'''
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference tournament
 | season       = [[2010 NCAA Division I baseball season|2010]]
 | name         = [[2010 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 41–22
 | conference   = 14–16
 | confstanding = 5th <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2011 NCAA Division I baseball season|2011]]
 | name         = [[2011 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 36–20
 | conference   = 13–17
 | confstanding = T–5th <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[2012 NCAA Division I baseball season|2012]]
 | name         = [[2012 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 47–18
 | conference   = 19–11
 | confstanding = 1st <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]] 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = divboth
 | season       = [[2013 NCAA Division I baseball season|2013]]
 | name         = [[2013 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 57–11
 | conference   = 23–7
 | confstanding = 1st <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference tournament
 | season       = [[2014 NCAA Division I baseball season|2014]]
 | name         = LSU
 | overall      = 46–16–1
 | conference   = 17–11–1
 | confstanding = 2nd <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
 | season       = [[2015 NCAA Division I baseball season|2015]]
 | name         = [[2015 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 54–12
 | conference   = 21–8
 | confstanding = 1st <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = 
 | season       = [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball season|2016]]
 | name         = LSU
 | overall      = 45–21
 | conference   = 19–11
 | confstanding = 3rd <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
 | season       = [[2017 NCAA Division I baseball season|2017]]
 | name         = [[2017 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 52–20
 | conference   = 21–9
 | confstanding = 1st <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series Runner-Up]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = 
 | season       = [[2018 NCAA Division I baseball season|2018]]
 | name         = [[2018 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 39–27
 | conference   = 15–15
 | confstanding = 4th <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = 
 | season       = [[2019 NCAA Division I baseball season|2019]]
 | name         = [[2019 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 40–26
 | conference   = 17–13
 | confstanding = 3rd <small>(West)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = 
 | season       = [[2020 NCAA Division I baseball season|2020]]
 | name         = [[2020 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 12–5
 | conference   = 0–0
 | confstanding = 6th {{small|(West)}}
 | postseason   = Season canceled due to [[COVID-19]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = 
 | season       = [[2021 NCAA Division I baseball season|2021]]
 | name         = [[2021 LSU Tigers baseball team|LSU]]
 | overall      = 38–25
 | conference   = 13–17
 | confstanding = 4th {{small|(West)}}
 | postseason   = [[2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = LSU
 | overall    = 641–283–3 ({{Winning percentage|641|283|3}})
 | confrecord = 242–175–3 ({{Winning percentage|242|175|3}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = [[South Carolina Gamecocks baseball|South Carolina Gamecocks]]
 | conference = Southeastern Conference
 | startyear  = 2025
 | endyear    =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = 
 | season       = [[2025 NCAA Division I baseball season|2025]]
 | name         = [[2025 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team|South Carolina]]
 | overall      = 28–29
 | conference   = 6–24
 | confstanding = 15th
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = South Carolina
 | overall    = 28–29 ({{Winning percentage|28|29}})
 | confrecord = 6–24 ({{Winning percentage|6|24}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
 | overall = 1,533–802–8 ({{Winning percentage|1,533|802|8}})
}}

===NCAA tournament===
{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="70%" class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! School
! Record
! Winning %
! Notes
|- align="center"
| [[1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|1996]] || Notre Dame || 1–2 || .333 || Eliminated by [[Virginia Cavaliers|Virginia]] in South I Regional 
|- align="center"
| [[1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|1999]] || Notre Dame || 1–2 || .333 || Eliminated by [[Michigan Wolverines|Michigan]] in South Bend Regional
|- align="center"
| [[2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2000]] || Notre Dame || 3–2 || .600 || Eliminated by [[Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball|Mississippi St.]] in Starkville Regional Finals 
|- align="center"
| [[2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2001]] || Notre Dame || 3–2 || .600 || Eliminated by Florida International in South Bend Regional Finals 
|- align="center"
| [[2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2002]] || Notre Dame || 5–3 || .625 || Won South Bend Regional & Tallahassee Super Regional <br /> [[2002 College World Series|College World Series (5th Place)]]
|- align="center"
| [[2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2003]] || Notre Dame || 2–2 || .500 || Eliminated by [[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal St. Fullerton]] in Fullerton Regional Finals 
|- align="center"
| [[2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2004]] || Notre Dame || 2–2 || .500 || Eliminated by [[Arizona Wildcats|Arizona]] in South Bend Regional Finals 
|- align="center"
| [[2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2005]] || Notre Dame || 2–2 || .500 || Eliminated by [[Florida Gators baseball|Florida]] in Gainesville Regional Finals 
|- align="center"
| [[2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2006]] || Notre Dame || 0–2 || .000 || Eliminated by [[Kentucky Wildcats baseball|Kentucky]] in Lexington Regional
|- align="center"
| [[2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2008]] || LSU || 6–3 || {{winpct|6|3|0}} || Won Baton Rouge Regional & Super Regional <br /> [[2008 College World Series|College World Series (5th Place)]]
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| [[2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2009]] || LSU || 10–1 || {{winpct|10|1|0}} || Won Baton Rouge Regional & Super Regional <br /> [[2009 College World Series|College World Series champions]]
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| [[2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2010]] || LSU || 1–2 || {{winpct|1|2|0}} || Eliminated by [[UC Irvine Anteaters baseball|UC Irvine]] in Los Angeles Regional 
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| [[2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2012]] || LSU || 4–2 || {{winpct|4|2|0}} || Won Baton Rouge Regional.  Eliminated by [[Stony Brook Seawolves baseball|Stony Brook]] in Baton Rouge Super Regional 
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| [[2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2013]] || LSU || 5–2 || {{winpct|5|2|0}} || Won Baton Rouge Regional & Super Regional <br /> [[2013 College World Series|College World Series (7th Place)]]
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| [[2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2014]] || LSU || 2–2 || {{winpct|2|2|0}} || Eliminated by [[Houston Cougars baseball|University of Houston]] in Baton Rouge Regional 
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| [[2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2015]] || LSU || 6–2 || {{winpct|6|2|0}} || Won Baton Rouge Regional & Super Regional <br /> [[2015 College World Series|College World Series (5th Place)]]
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| [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2016]] || LSU || 3–3 || {{winpct|3|3|0}} || Won Baton Rouge Regional. Eliminated by [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball|Coastal Carolina]] in Baton Rouge Super Regional
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| [[2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2017]] || LSU || 9–3 || {{winpct|9|3|0}} || Won Baton Rouge Regional & Super Regional <br /> [[2017 College World Series|College World Series Runner-Up]]
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| [[2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2018]] || LSU || 2–2 || {{winpct|2|2|0}} || Eliminated by [[Oregon State Beavers baseball|Oregon State]] in Corvallis Regional 
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| [[2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2019]] || LSU || 3–2 || {{winpct|3|2|0}} || Won Baton Rouge Regional. Eliminated by [[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]] in Baton Rouge Super Regional 
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| [[2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|2021]] || LSU || 4–1 || {{winpct|4|1|0}} || Won Eugene Regional.  Eliminated by [[Tennessee Volunteers baseball|Tennessee]] in Knoxville Super Regional
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| colspan="2" | '''Totals''' || '''75–44''' || '''{{winpct|75|44|0}}''' || '''21 Regionals (Won 10)<br />10 Super Regionals (Won 6)<br />6 College World Series (1 Championship)'''
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==See also==
*[[List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches]]
*[[List of college baseball career coaching wins leaders]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://lsusports.net/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/paul-mainieri/2133 LSU profile]
* {{Baseballstats|brm=mainie001pau}}

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