South Carolina baseball coach Paul Mainieri hires Chris Gordon from Texas
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South Carolina’s new baseball coach Paul Mainieri
Paul Mainieri speaks to the audience at his introductory press conference on Thursday
COLUMBIA — South Carolina baseball coach Paul Mainieri has hired Chris Gordon as director of player development, the school announced Monday.
Gordon’s responsibilities also include serving as head of analytics and camp coordinator.
“Chris will be a valuable member of our team,” Mainieri said in a school press release. “In today’s game, analytics, technology and statistics play a critical role in player development, recruiting, scouting reports and game strategy. Chris’s proficiency in all of the development systems we have at our disposal is outstanding and his ability to analyze the data to provide recommendations to the coaches will be critical.”
Gordon spent the last two seasons at Texas, working on developing his hitting and pitching skills. He was promoted to the on-field coaching staff for the 2024 season, working directly with the pitchers. Gordon was at Duke from 2017-2022 and was promoted to pitching coach in February 2021.
He has also worked at East Tennessee State University and Milligan.
In South Carolina, Gordon will work on the staff of brand new coach Paul Mainieri, who joins the Gamecocks after his retirement, as well as assistant coaches Monte Lee, Terry Rooney and John Hendry.
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Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email [email protected] and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
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