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Paul Mainieri's father Demie Mainieri has passed
Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:51 pm
Demie Mainier has passed
BATON ROUGE, La. – Demie Mainieri, the father of LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri and a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, passed away Wednesday morning in Baton Rouge at the age of 90. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be shared when they become available.
Demie Mainieri enjoyed a remarkable baseball coaching career, and he was the first junior college coach to win 1,000 games. He finished his career with 1,012 wins in 30 seasons at Miami-Dade North Community College. More than 100 of his former players were drafted or signed by professional teams, and 30 of them made it to the Major Leagues.
His 1964 team won the NJCAA national championship, and he had three teams finish as the national runners-up and another finish third. He has been inducted into seven halls of fame and was named to the NJCAA All-Century Team.
Demie Mainieri was a pioneer for college baseball in South Florida when the sport received little attention there. In only his fourth year on the job Miami-Dade, he won the national championship and brought unprecedented attention to his school and the region. He dominated the college baseball scene in South Florida at all levels, including Division I, for all of the 1960s and a portion of the ‘70s.
He influenced hundreds of players on the field and made them better men ready to succeed in life after baseball, something of which he was most proud when reflecting upon his career.
At the time of Paul Mainieri’s induction into the American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2014, the LSU coach said this about his father:
“Obviously, he means everything to me. Not only was he a tremendous father to me and my four siblings as we grew up, he was a great mentor to me as I chose the coaching profession. He always emphasized to me that a coach was a teacher, first and foremost. He has been my most trusted counsel, and I lean on him very much.”
BATON ROUGE, La. – Demie Mainieri, the father of LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri and a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, passed away Wednesday morning in Baton Rouge at the age of 90. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be shared when they become available.
Demie Mainieri enjoyed a remarkable baseball coaching career, and he was the first junior college coach to win 1,000 games. He finished his career with 1,012 wins in 30 seasons at Miami-Dade North Community College. More than 100 of his former players were drafted or signed by professional teams, and 30 of them made it to the Major Leagues.
His 1964 team won the NJCAA national championship, and he had three teams finish as the national runners-up and another finish third. He has been inducted into seven halls of fame and was named to the NJCAA All-Century Team.
Demie Mainieri was a pioneer for college baseball in South Florida when the sport received little attention there. In only his fourth year on the job Miami-Dade, he won the national championship and brought unprecedented attention to his school and the region. He dominated the college baseball scene in South Florida at all levels, including Division I, for all of the 1960s and a portion of the ‘70s.
He influenced hundreds of players on the field and made them better men ready to succeed in life after baseball, something of which he was most proud when reflecting upon his career.
At the time of Paul Mainieri’s induction into the American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2014, the LSU coach said this about his father:
“Obviously, he means everything to me. Not only was he a tremendous father to me and my four siblings as we grew up, he was a great mentor to me as I chose the coaching profession. He always emphasized to me that a coach was a teacher, first and foremost. He has been my most trusted counsel, and I lean on him very much.”
This post was edited on 3/13/19 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:55 pm to lsuman25
God bless and keep him.
A good baseball man.
A good baseball man.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:56 pm to lsuman25
While it's a natural part of life, it doesn't make it any easier when you lose a parent.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:56 pm to lsuman25
Awwwwwww man. :(
Blessed repose and memory eternal
Blessed repose and memory eternal
Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:58 pm to lsuman25
That's horrible. I'll always remember him coming out on the field after the 09 championship. I'm glad they got to share that moment.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:58 pm to lsuman25
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This post was edited on 3/13/19 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:58 pm to lsuman25
Condolences to CPM and his family.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:59 pm to lsuman25
RIP
The day you lose your dad, even at age 90, is a traumatic and emotional one you will never forget.
The day you lose your dad, even at age 90, is a traumatic and emotional one you will never forget.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:00 pm to bayoubengal225
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Prayers to the Maineri family. I miss my dad every day.
This post was edited on 3/13/19 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:01 pm to lsuman25
Sorry to hear this! RIP Mr. Mainieri. Prayers sent.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:01 pm to GumboPot
Condolences to the Mainieri family. It hurts losing your dad.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:02 pm to Adam4848
quote:Same here.
I'll always remember him coming out on the field after the 09 championship. I'm glad they got to share that moment.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:02 pm to lsuman25
Prayers to CPM. I know his father meant a lot to him and is a huge part of his success in coaching today. Like another poster said I’ll never forget after we beat Texas in 2009 with Paul and his father sharing a very special moment and Paul saying how he just kept thinking about his father that last inning. RIP Demie
Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:06 pm to lsuman25
I'm going to miss seeing him sitting in that folding chair in front of the dugout at fall practices.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:06 pm to 81Tiger
Thoughts and prayers with the family!
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