LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri gets emotional talking about 1,500th win after Tigers take down Texas A&M

It took 13 innings, but LSU came away with an important 12-6 win victory over Texas A&M.

The victory had significance beyond improving the Tigers’ record to 33-21 overall and 12-17 in SEC play. The win was No. 1,500 for LSU head coach Paul Mainieri and guaranteed his squad will play in at least the SEC Tournament as one of the top 12 teams in the conference.

Speaking with reporters after the game, Mainieri got emotional, needing a moment to collect himself when talking about win No. 1,500.

#LSU Paul Mainieri becomes emotional collecting thoughts on his 1,500th win, as his son and late father come to mind.

“I haven’t won any games. It’s the players that have won the games.”

“This is not a one man operation. I can assure you of that.”https://t.co/QvrQbfkAJ5 pic.twitter.com/Wk9DYoQnPG

— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) May 22, 2021

LSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning but Texas A&M answered with three runs in the bottom half of the first and three more in the second inning. The Aggies were done scoring for the night but LSU put together a four-run fourth to tie it up 6-6. The score remained until the top of the 13th when LSU exploded for six more runs to make it 12-6. Devin Fontenot earned the win.