The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represents Louisiana Tech University in NCAA Division I college baseball.[2] The Louisiana Tech baseball team participates in Conference USA. The Bulldogs play their home games on campus at Hill Denson Field at Pete Taylor Park North.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | |
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2024 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team | |
Founded | 1894 (129 years ago) |
University | Louisiana Tech University |
Head coach | Lane Burroughs (8th season) |
Conference | C-USA |
Location | Ruston, Louisiana |
Home stadium | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park (Capacity: 2,100) |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Colors | Blue and red[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
Southland: 1975, 1980, 1987 C-USA: 2022 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
1910, 1921 SIAA: 1938, 1939 LIC: 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 Gulf States: 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1971 Southland: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987 C-USA: 2024 | |
Conference division champions | |
Sun Belt West: 1992 C-USA West: 2021 |
History
editConference affiliations
edit- 1940–1948: Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
- 1949–1971: Gulf States Conference
- 1972–1987: Southland Conference
- 1988–1991: American South Conference
- 1992–2001: Sun Belt Conference
- 2002–2013: Western Athletic Conference
- 2014–present: Conference USA
Championships
editConference regular season championships
editSeason | Conference | Conference record |
---|---|---|
1910 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A |
1921 | ||
1938 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | |
1939 | ||
1941 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | |
1945 | 3–1 | |
1946 | 4–0 | |
1947 | 12–2 | |
1948 | 13–1 | |
1954 | Gulf States Conference | 4–3 |
1958 | 9–4 | |
1959 | 12–3 | |
1960 | 9–4 | |
1961 | 15–4 | |
1971 | 16–8 | |
1974 | Southland Conference | 11–4 |
1975 | 10–5 | |
1978 | 16–4 | |
1980 | 10–3 | |
1986 | 13–5 | |
1987 | 12–4 | |
2024 | Conference USA | 18–6 |
Conference division championships
editSeason | Conference | Division | Conference record |
---|---|---|---|
1980 | Southland Conference | North | 10–3 |
1982 | 7–5 | ||
1987 | East | 12–4 | |
1992 | Sun Belt Conference | West | 15–5 |
2021 | Conference USA | West | 22–8 |
Conference championship series championships
editSeason | Conference | Opponent | Series record |
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1975 | Southland Conference | Lamar | 3–1 |
1980 | 4–1 | ||
1982 | 3–0 | ||
1987 | 3–1 |
Conference tournament championships
editSeason | Conference |
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2022 | Conference USA |
NCAA Regional results
editYear | Record | Regional | Results |
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1971 | 3–2 | Mideast Regional | Won 9–2 vs. UT Martin Lost 0–4 vs. SIU Edwardsville Won 3–2 at Marietta Won 8–5 vs. UT Martin Lost 0–3 vs. Central Michigan |
1974 | 2–2 | District 6 at Arlington | Won 3–2 vs. Pan American Won 5–4 vs. Texas Lost 0–8 vs. Texas Lost 2–12 vs. Texas |
1975 | 0–2 | South Central Regional at Arlington | Lost 2–6 vs. Texas Lost 1–8 vs. Pan American |
1978 | 0–2 | South Central Regional at Arlington | Lost 0–7 vs. Pan American Lost 5–6 vs. Mississippi State |
1980 | 1–2 | Central Regional at Austin | Won 4–3 at Texas Lost 1–2 vs. Hawaii Lost 6–7 at Texas |
1986 | 2–2 | South I Regional at Baton Rouge | Won 7–5 vs. Tulane Won 14–6 vs. Jackson State Lost 4–7 at LSU Lost 4–9 vs. Tulane |
1987 | 1–2 | South II Regional at New Orleans | Lost 5–19 at New Orleans Won 5–2 vs. Southern Lost 0–11 vs. Cal State Fullerton |
2016 | 2–2 | Starkville Regional | Lost 0–1 vs. Cal State Fullerton Won 9–4 vs. Southeast Missouri Won 6–2 vs. Cal State Fullerton Lost 0–4 at Mississippi State |
2021 | 2–2 | Ruston Regional | Won 18–2 vs. Rider Lost 3–8 vs. NC State Won 10–8 vs. Alabama Lost 7–14 vs. NC State |
2022 | 1–2 | Austin Regional | Won 12–5 vs. Dallas Baptist Lost 2–5 at Texas Lost 7–9 vs. Air Force |
2024 | 0–2 | Fayetteville Regional | Lost 4–19 vs. Kansas State Lost 3–9 vs. Southeast Missouri State |
Total | 14–22 |
Stadiums
editJ. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
editYear-by-Year results
editHead coaches
editHead coaching records
edit# | Name | Years | Seasons | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Gwinner | 1902 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
Unknown | 1903 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
Unknown | 1904–1906 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
2 | Brown Rogers | 1907 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
3 | George L. Watkins | 1908 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Unknown | 1909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
4 | Percy S. Prince | 1910 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .778 |
Unknown | 1911–1912, 1920 | 3 | – | |||||
5 | R. Foster Clark | 1921–1922 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .833 |
6 | William Henry Dietz | 1923–1924 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 |
7 | John A. Wight | 1925 | 1 | – | ||||
8 | R. C. Kenney | 1926 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | .773 |
9 | Hugh E. Wilson | 1927 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 |
10 | Edward Sherling | 1928 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 |
11 | Larry Fox | 1929–1931, 1938 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 |
Unknown | 1932–1933 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 | |
12 | Eddie McLane | 1934–1937 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
13 | Ray E. Davis | 1939 | – | |||||
14 | George "Blue" Hogg | 1939–1942 | – | |||||
15 | Berry Hinton | 1945–1967 | 23 | 522 | 316 | 206 | 0 | .605 |
16 | Pat Patterson | 1968–1990 | 23 | 1205 | 741 | 462 | 2 | .616 |
17 | Mike Kane | 1991–1995 | 5 | 256 | 128 | 128 | 0 | .500 |
18 | Randy Davis | 1996–1998 | 3 | 165 | 70 | 95 | 0 | .424 |
19 | Jeff Richardson | 1999–2002 | 4 | 228 | 99 | 129 | 0 | .434 |
20 | Wade Simoneaux | 2003–2014 | 12 | 668 | 297 | 370 | 1 | .445 |
21 | Greg Goff | 2015–2016 | 2 | 114 | 67 | 47 | 0 | .588 |
22 | Lane Burroughs | 2017–present | 6 | 316 | 205 | 111 | 0 | .649 |
Conference Coach of the Year
edit- Berry Hinton: 6 times
- Pat Patterson: 7 times
- Wade Simoneaux: 2007
Players
editHonors
editWAC Player of the Year
- Brian Rike, 2007
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year
- T. J. Soto, 1997
College World Series Home Run Derby Champion
- T. J. Soto, 2000
MLB Draft
editLouisiana Tech has had 74 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]
Bulldogs Drafted in Major League Baseball | |||
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Year | Player | Round | Team |
1966 | George Stone | 5 | Braves |
1971 | Ronald Botica | 2 | Angels |
1972 | Fred McGaha | 8 | Cardinals |
1974 | Cecil Holman | 9 | Rangers |
1975 | Richard McAlister | 17 | Red Sox |
1975 | Randy McGilberry | 14 | Royals |
1975 | Steven Lacy | 9 | Royals |
1976 | Robert Brasher | 23 | Braves |
1979 | Jay Kibbe | 26 | Angels |
1979 | Dale Holman | 6 | Dodgers |
1980 | Mike Jeffcoat | 13 | Indians |
1980 | Keith Thibodeaux | 3 | Pirates |
1981 | Art Niemann | 33 | White Sox |
1981 | Rex Schimpf | 23 | Astros |
1981 | Jerry Lomastro | 22 | Twins |
1982 | Russell Rightmire | 24 | Blue Jays |
1982 | Thomas Krupa | 15 | Expos |
1984 | James Jagnow | 30 | Rangers |
1984 | Bob VanVuren | 5 | Royals |
1985 | Gregg Magistri | 19 | Red Sox |
1985 | James Boehne | 17 | Red Sox |
1986 | Charlie Montoyo | 26 | Brewers |
1986 | Jeff Richardson | 7 | Reds |
1987 | Pat Moore | 25 | Cardinals |
1987 | David Segui | 18 | Orioles |
1987 | Kevin Pickens | 12 | Royals |
1987 | Richie Leblanc | 10 | Royals |
1987 | Charlie Montoyo | 6 | Brewers |
1988 | Michael Galvan | 22 | White Sox |
1990 | Phil Hiatt | 8 | Royals |
1990 | Kevin McGehee | 8 | Giants |
1992 | Jeffrey Richey | 41 | Giants |
1992 | David Dark | 38 | Cubs |
1993 | Wes Hawkins | 10 | Orioles |
1996 | Tony Lawrence | 5 | Expos |
1997 | Tony Lawrence | 4 | Padres |
1998 | Matt Greer | 26 | Dodgers |
1998 | Tommy Bost | 24 | Indians |
1999 | Ben Hickman | 9 | Marlins |
2000 | T.J. Soto | 31 | Astros |
2001 | Lee Gwaltney | 27 | Cardinals |
2002 | Derek Brewster | 28 | Phillies |
2002 | Casey Blalock | 27 | Marlins |
2002 | Lee Gwaltney | 6 | Phillies |
2003 | Christopher Robinson | 12 | Astros |
2004 | Brad Chedister | 37 | Astros |
2007 | Dylan Moseley | 50 | Diamondbacks |
2007 | Brian Rike | 2 | Rockies |
2008 | Dylan Moseley | 48 | Cubs |
2008 | Alan Knotts | 38 | Pirates |
2008 | Adam Cobb | 24 | Rangers |
2008 | Jericho Jones | 20 | Cubs |
2008 | Albie Goulder | 15 | Dodgers |
2008 | Luke Burnett | 14 | Mariners |
2009 | Chris Kersten | 33 | Indians |
2009 | Kevin Winn | 26 | Padres |
2010 | Mike Jefferson | 46 | Mets |
2011 | Mark Threlkeld | 25 | Royals |
2011 | Mike Jefferson | 22 | Pirates |
2011 | Kyle Roliard | 13 | Rockies |
2012 | Jeb Stefan | 22 | Phillies |
2012 | Alex Williams | 19 | White Sox |
2013 | Taylor Terrasas | 30 | Reds |
2013 | Sam Alvis | 21 | Marlins |
2013 | Ryan Gebhardt | 17 | Diamondbacks |
2015 | Phil Maton | 20 | Padres |
2016 | Adam Atkins | 18 | Mets |
2016 | Braden Bristo | 23 | Yankees |
2016 | Phil Diehl | 27 | Yankees |
2017 | Raphael Gladu | 16 | Mets |
2017 | Nate Harris | 21 | Rockies |
2017 | Brent Díaz | 29 | Brewers |
2019 | David Leal | 38 | Athletics |
2021 | Parker Bates | 9 | Royals |
2022 | Ryan Jennings | 4 | Blue Jays |
2022 | Kyle Crigger | 7 | Marlins |
2022 | Taylor Young | 8 | Dodgers |
2022 | Cade Gibson | 10 | Marlins |
Olympians
editName | Country | Olympiad | Event | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Doubleday | Australia | Atlanta 1996 | Baseball | 7th |
Former players
editName | Years in MLB | Years at Tech | Team(s) |
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Bill Bagwell | 1923–1925 | Braves, Athletics | |
Phil Diehl | 2019–present | Rockies, Reds | |
Harley Boss | 1928–1933 | Senators, Indians | |
Atley Donald | 1938–1945 | Yankees | |
Chuck Finley | 1986–2002 | Angels, Indians, Cardinals | |
Tom Herrin | 1954 | Red Sox | |
Phil Hiatt | 1993–2001 | Royals, Tigers, Dodgers | |
Mike Jeffcoat | 1983–1994 | Indians, Giants, Rangers, Marlins | |
Bob Linton | 1929 | Pirates | |
Phil Maton | 2017–present | Padres, Indians, Astros | |
Kevin McGehee | 1993 | Orioles | |
Randy McGilberry | 1977–1978 | Royals | |
Charlie Montoyo | 1993 | Expos | |
Brian Myrow | 2005–2008 | Dodgers, Padres | |
Rebel Oakes | 1909–1915 | Reds, Cardinals, Rebels | |
Jeff Richardson | 1989–1993 | Reds, Pirates, Red Sox | |
David Segui | 1990–2004 | Orioles, Mets, Expos, Mariners, Blue Jays, Rangers, Indians | |
Dave Short | 1940–1941 | White Sox | |
George Stone | 1967–1975 | Braves, Mets |
Others:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Louisiana Tech University Identity Standards. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.