South Carolina is not making any rash decisions with its baseball program.
Per a university source, the Gamecocks will not make any major decisions about their baseball program — notably about the future of head coach Paul Mainieri — before the end of this season.
The speculation around Mainieri’s job security has been in question for a few weeks now and especially after this weekend. The Gamecocks were swept by Florida, losing 22-3 and 8-0 in games two and three.The losses dropped the Gamecocks to 26-23 overall and 5-19 in the SEC, meaning the only feasible path for South Carolina to make the NCAA Tournament is by winning the conference tourney. There are seven games left in the regular season.
It’s not what anyone expected for USC in the first year under Mainieri. South Carolina has two national championships as a program but hasn’t been to Omaha since the 2012 season. Still, Mainieri at his introductory press conference in June said he was taking a win-now approach as the Gamecocks’ new coach.
More details soon…
