LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri continues to shake up his staff.
Mainieri announced on Wednesday that pitching coach Alan Dunn has been promoted to associate head coach and former LSU pitcher Nate Fury has been named coordinator of baseball operations.
“I am proud to announce a new title for the man who I consider to be the very best pitching coach in all of baseball and a guy I wouldn’t trade for anyone,” Mainieri said in a press release. “Besides being the pitching coach, Alan Dunn will now be referred to as the Associate Head Coach for the LSU Baseball program.”
Dunn is entering his sixth season with LSU and was named National Pitching Coach of the Year in 2015. The 56-year-old coach has developed multiple of Major League Baseball prospects during his tenure at LSU, with 14 LSU pitchers being selected in the MLB draft.
Fury pitched at LSU in 2013 and 2014 and is one of four former LSU players on Mainieri’s staff.
“What a thrill it is for me personally to have four former players serving on the staff at LSU,” Mainieri said. “Nolan Cain, Micah Gibbs, and Sean Ochinko all played vital roles on our 2009 National Championship team, and Nate Fury played a significant role on our team that went to the CWS in 2013. Many successful coaches in other sports, like Coach K at Duke, have constantly utilized former players on their staffs.”
The Harahan native is taking over a position that was previously held by Micah Gibbs, who was appointed the Tigers’ volunteer assistant coach last month. Fury posted a 5-2 record and a 2.45 ERA in 47.2 innings with LSU. He was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 2014 MLB Draft and pitched in the minor leagues for three seasons.
LSU pitching coach Alan Dunn (34) talks to Freshman pitcher Doug Norman (21) during 9-8 victory against Southeastern on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 in the Alex Box Stadium.
