Paul Mainieri
Paul Mainieri
Paul Mainieriis the head coach of the LSU Tigers baseball team. Prior to that position he was the head coach of the Notre Dame baseball team from 1995–2006, the United States Air Force Academy baseball team from 1989–1994 and the St. Thomas University baseball team from 1983–1988. Mainieri coached LSU to the 2009 College World Series championship...
changing coming reliable throwing year
He's been so reliable for us coming in, throwing strikes, changing speeds. And he's been like that all year for us.
hoping okay sore
He's a little sore still. But we're hoping everything we'll come out okay after the tests.
envisioned great hitter
He's been a great lead-off hitter for us, just like I envisioned he would be.
keeps lesser might settling struggling
By some people's standards, they might see that as struggling, but I see it as just him settling down. A lesser person might give up after struggling early, but that's not Jeff. He just keeps battling.
crowd great hoping national playing tv
I'm hoping that it's going to be a great crowd just like we had this weekend. Obviously, playing on national TV is a great opportunity, and I think everybody's excited.
april baseball best early kept panic people telling
I kept telling people not to panic early in the season, because the more we play, the better we play. We always play our best baseball in April and May.
biggest cleveland games lost reason state tough whatsoever year
We have no reason whatsoever to take Cleveland State lightly. They've lost a lot of tough games this year, and this will probably be the biggest game of the year for them.