LSU baseball associate head coach David Grewe and assistant coach Javi Sanchez are not in contention to become the new head baseball coach at Notre Dame, according to LSU coach Paul Mainieri.”Neither of them are in consideration,” Mainieri said. Grewe was an assistant coach under Mainieri at Notre Dame from 2003-05. He also served as head coach of Michigan State from 2006-08 before joining LSU’s coaching staff for the 2009 season.Grewe currently serves as LSU’s pitching coach and recruiting coordinator.Sanchez was a shortstop and catcher for the Fighting Irish from 2001-04. He then played four seasons of minor league baseball in the Minnesota Twins organization after being a 14th-round draft choice in 2004.Sanchez came to LSU as a volunteer coach in 2008 and was promoted to assistant coach before the 2009 season.The Miami native primarily serves as the Tigers’ hitting coach.”I’m happy for them to remain with us and our staff,” Mainieri said.Both Grewe and Sanchez appeared to be options to replace fourth-year Notre Dame coach Dave Schrage.Associate head coach Scott Lawler was named Notre Dame’s interim head coach after Schrage’s dismissal.–Contact Michael Lambert at [email protected]
Baseball: Mainieri: Grewe, Sanchez to stay
June 29, 2010