{"id":38786,"date":"2025-01-22T19:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T00:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=38786"},"modified":"2025-02-03T14:41:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T19:41:58","slug":"north-campus-celebrates-baseball-legend-demie-mainieri-with-plaque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/north-campus-celebrates-baseball-legend-demie-mainieri-with-plaque\/","title":{"rendered":"North Campus Celebrates Baseball Legend Demie Mainieri With Plaque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Campus continues to cement the legacy of Demie Mainieri, the first junior college baseball coach to win 1,000 games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Jan. 10, the campus dedicated a 23 X 16 inch acrylic plaque with a photo of Mainieri and a listing of his accomplishments from 1960 to 1990. The memorial is located at the entrance of Demie Mainieri Field at northwest 110th street and 32nd avenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among those who attended the ceremony were North Campus President Fermin Vazquez, current Miami Dade College Head Baseball Coach <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/sharks-select-former-brewers-and-marlins-scout-as-new-baseball-coach\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lazaro Llanes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and former assistant baseball coach Jim Mansilla.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks played Lynn University in an exhibition on the field after the dedication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;There&#8217;s people that are going to walk in and [ask], &#8216;Who&#8217;s Demie Mainieri?\u2019 Nobody knows what he really did, when he started the program and the heights that he brought it to, so I mentioned to [ President Vazquez] that it would be nice if there was some kind of plaque or recognition,\u201d said Demie\u2019s son, Paul, who won a national title as the head coach at Louisiana State University in 2009 and is now overseeing the baseball program at the University of South Carolina.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Demie Mainieri\u2019s leadership, the North Campus Falcons brought home their only national title in 1964. He <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finished his career with 1,012 wins <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and was inducted into seven Hall of Fames. Mainieri also served as athletic director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The baseball field at North was renamed in honor of Mainieri in 1989; however, games at the field were discontinued in 1995 after the athletics department was moved to Kendall Campus amidst budget cuts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mdc-baseball-legend-demie-mainieri-passes-away-at-90\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> four years after Maineri\u2019s death<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the field underwent a $2.5 million dollar facelift and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/north-campus-reopens-demie-mainieri-field-after-28-years\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reopened<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mainieri was a giant away from the baseball diamond as well. He is remembered for the warmth and care he showed his players and the baseball community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I&#8217;m so fond of the memories I had with him\u2026,\u201d said Mansilla, who played for Demie in 1969 to 1971. &#8220;[What] I learned from him I incorporated in my coaching style like pushing [the players] and making them understand that they were a part of something bigger than everybody.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Demie Mainieri field is used by local high schools such as Mater Lakes Academy and Hialeah Gardens High School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has also been used by organizations like the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fepcubeusa.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federaci\u00f3n Profesional Cubana de B\u00e9isbol<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Cuban Professional Baseball Federation), which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/worldbaseball.com\/fepcube-and-miami-dade-college-play-in-miami-exhibition-game\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">held a Hall of Fame exhibition game<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against the Sharks on Jan. 18. In addition, the facility has served as a practice field during the World Baseball Classic and Caribbean Series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThink about the moms, dads, abuelitos (grandparents), primos (cousins) and tios (uncles) that are showing up now to watch their loved one play baseball,\u201d Vazquez said. \u201cThey get a moment to touch upon that little bit of history of Miami Dade College and Demie Mainieri.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38778\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Demi14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-38778 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Demi14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Demi14.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Demi14-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Demi14-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Demi14-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Demi14-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Field Of Dreams: Demie Mainieri Field at North Campus received a $2.5 million facelift and was reopened in 2023. 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