Lamar Cardinals baseball

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Lamar Cardinals
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Founded1952
University Lamar University
Head coach Will Davis (8th season)
Conference Southland
Location Beaumont, Texas
Home stadium Vincent-Beck Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500)
Nickname Cardinals
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010
Conference tournament champions
Sun Belt: 1993, 1995
Southland: 2002, 2004, 2010
Regular season conference champions
Southland: 1971, 1975*, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2003, 2004, 2024
*Co-champions
Sun Belt : 1993

The Lamar Cardinals baseball team represents Lamar University and competes in the Southland Conference of the NCAA's Division I after officially rejoining the conference on July 11, 2022. The team is coached by head coach, Will Davis following Jim Gilligan's retirement at the end of the 2016 season. Except for five seasons (1987–1991), the Cardinals baseball team had been coached by Jim Gilligan since 1973. [2] With over 1000 career wins as a head coach, Gilligan was one of the most winning coaches in NCAA history.

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The Cardinals baseball team leads the Southland Conference with 10 regular season titles. [3] The Cardinals also won one Sun Belt Conference regular season title in 1993. In addition, the Cardinals have won three Southland Conference tournament titles and two Sun Belt Conference tournament titles. In the 2010 season, the Lamar was seeded seventh in the Southland Conference baseball tournament, went undefeated through the tournament, and was crowned the conference champions. The team received a bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and played TCU and Baylor. Over the years, the Cardinals have appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament thirteen (13) times.

Coaches

NCAA Division II

Lone Star Conference

  • JB Higgins (1952–1954)

(Baseball was discontinued from 1955–1966.)

NCAA Division I

Southland Conference

  • Bob Frederick (1967–1968)
  • Bill Vincent (1969–1972)
  • Jim Gilligan (1973–1986)

American South Conference

  • David Perkins (1988–1991)

Sun Belt Conference

  • Jim Gilligan (1992–1998)

Southland Conference

  • Jim Gilligan (1999–2016)
  • Will Davis (2017–present)

Lamar career coaching records

CoachNumber
of
Seasons
Overall recordWinning
percentage
Coaching Records
J.B. Higgins320–32.385
Bob Frederick233–20.622
Bill Vincent459–75–2.441
Jim Gilligan14475–299–6.614
David Perkins5120–152–2.442
Jim Gilligan24878–595–1.596
Will Davis7171–174.496
Overall581,774–1,360–10.559

(Records reflect game results through May 25, 2023.)

Year-by-year results

Information Source: [4] [5]

Year-by-Year Results
YearCoachRecordConference RecordConferenceNotes
Played home games at Stuart Stadium
1952 J. B. Higgins 7–51–1 Lone Star
1953J. B. Higgins9–132–6Lone Star
1954J. B. Higgins4–142–6Lone Star
No team from 1955 through 1966.
Played home games at Price Daniel Field
1967 Bob Frederick 14–121–2 Southland Conference
1968Bob Frederick19–83–2Southland Conference
Played home games at Cardinal Field / Vincent–Beck Stadium
1969 Bill Vincent 14–12–14–3Southland Conference
1970Bill Vincent20–178–4Southland Conference
1971Bill Vincent16–21–19–3Southland ConferenceSLC Champion
1972Bill Vincent9–256–12Southland Conference
1973 Jim Gilligan 11–156–8Southland Conference
1974Jim Gilligan23–219–6Southland Conference
1975Jim Gilligan27–2610–5Southland ConferenceSLC Co Champion
1976Jim Gilligan35–1510–5Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1977Jim Gilligan37–14–213–2Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1978Jim Gilligan40–1514–6Southland Conference
1979Jim Gilligan44–16–115–5Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1980Jim Gilligan46–22–315–5Southland ConferenceSLC Zone Champion
1981Jim Gilligan54–2612–4Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1982Jim Gilligan36–2813–3Southland ConferenceForfeited 24 games and SLC title – ineligible player
1983Jim Gilligan38–329–8Southland ConferenceSLC Zone Champion
1984Jim Gilligan45–2216–2Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1985Jim Gilligan35–2415–2Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1986Jim Gilligan33–239–6Southland Conference
1987David Perkins40–1915–1Southland ConferenceSLC Zone Champion, NCAA Regional
1988David Perkins20–31–14–11 American South Conference
1989David Perkins26–318–7American South Conference
1990David Perkins16–37–13–12American South Conference
1991David Perkins18–346–11 Sun Belt Conference
1992 Jim Gilligan 32–2110–9Sun Belt ConferenceNCAA's biggest turnaround of 1992 – 14 game improvement
1993Jim Gilligan44–1813–5Sun Belt ConferenceSBC Champion, SBC Tournament champion, NCAA Regional
1994Jim Gilligan36–2316–8Sun Belt ConferenceSBC West Division Champion (Tie)
1995Jim Gilligan38–2416–11Sun Belt ConferenceSBC Tournament champion, NCAA Regional
1996Jim Gilligan26–2911–16Sun Belt Conference
1997Jim Gilligan32–19–113–11Sun Belt Conference
1998Jim Gilligan26–2715–9Sun Belt Conference
1999Jim Gilligan34–2112–14 Southland Conference
2000Jim Gilligan27–2711–16Southland Conference
2001Jim Gilligan37–2413–14Southland Conference
2002Jim Gilligan36–2416–11Southland ConferenceSLC Tournament champion, NCAA Regional
2003Jim Gilligan40–1820–6Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, SLC Tournament champion, NCAA Regional
2004Jim Gilligan41–1618–8Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
2005Jim Gilligan38–2316–11Southland Conference
2006Jim Gilligan35–2319–11Southland Conference
2007Jim Gilligan34–2520–10Southland Conference
2008Jim Gilligan35–2320–10Southland Conference
2009Jim Gilligan38–2220–13Southland Conference
2010Jim Gilligan35–2616–17Southland ConferenceSLC Tournament champion, NCAA Regional
2011Jim Gilligan29–2715–18Southland Conference
2012Jim Gilligan22–3012–13Southland Conference
2013Jim Gilligan39–2027–10Southland Conference
2014Jim Gilligan31–2520–13Southland Conference
2015 Jim Gilligan21–3110–19Southland Conference
2016 Jim Gilligan35–1920–10Southland Conference
2017Will Davis33–2516–14Southland Conference
2018Will Davis19–3613–17Southland Conference
2019Will Davis18–369–21Southland Conference
2020 Will Davis10–70–0Southland Conference
2021 Will Davis25–2317–19Southland Conference
2022 Will Davis37–2120–10 WAC
2023 Will Davis32–2313–11 Southland Conference
2024 Will DavisSouthland Conference
Overall1,727–1,354–10 (Pct: .560)725–542–0 (Pct: .572)

(Records reflect game results through May 25, 2023.)

Lamar Cardinals in the NCAA tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1976 0–2.000Arlington, TX Regional; Lost to Texas (2–3), Lost to Miami, FL (0–6)
1977 0–2.000Arlington Regional; Lost to Miami, Ohio (0–1), Lost to New Orleans (2–5)
1979 1–2.333Austin Regional; Defeated Brigham Young (3–2), Lost to Texas (4–6), Lost to Brigham Young (7–4)
1981 1–2.333Austin Regional; Defeated Stanford (6–5), Lost to Texas (2–3), Lost to Stanford (1–9)
1984 2–2.500Austin Regional; Lost to Texas (0–6), Defeated Oklahoma (4–3), Defeated UNLV (10–5), Lost to Texas (5–6)
1985 3–2.600Austin Regional; Lost to Oklahoma (1–9), Defeated LSU (4–3), Defeated Houston (10–9), Defeated Oklahoma (7–5), Lost to Texas (2–10)
1987 0–2.000Austin Regional; Lost to Texas (5–6), Lost to Indiana State (5–10)
1993 0–2.000College Station Regional; Lost to UCLA (1–6), Lost to Texas A&M (5–10)
1995 2–2.500Wichita Regional; Defeated Wichita State (13–11), Lost to Stanford (1–8), Defeated Wichita State (4–1), Lost to Stanford (9–16)
2002 1–2.333Austin Regional; Lost to Baylor (2–4), Defeated Central Conn. St. (9–4), Lost to Baylor (9–10)
2003 3–2.600Austin Regional; Defeated Arkansas (3–2), Lost to Texas (3–7), Defeated Arkansas (7–3), Defeated Texas (6–2), Lost to Texas (3–6)
2004 0–2.000Houston Regional; Lost to Texas A&M (3–14), Lost to Rice (3–6)
2010 0–2.000Fort Worth; Lost to TCU (3–16), Lost to Baylor (4–6)
TOTALS13–26 [4] .33313 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances

Conference Tournaments

Sources: [6] [7]

YearConferenceRecord%
1967 Southland 1–2.333Semi-finalist
1968Southland3–2.600Finalist
1989 American South 1–2 [8] .333
1992 Sun Belt 2–2.500Finalist
1993Sun Belt4–1.800Champions
1994Sun Belt4–2.666Finalist
1995Sun Belt5–1.8333Champions
1997Sun Belt0–2.000
1998Sun Belt1–2.3333rd Round
2001 Southland 3–2.600Finalist
2002Southland4–01.000Champions
2003Southland0–2.000
2004Southland4–01.000Champions
2005Southland3–2.600Finalist
2006Southland2–2.500Semi-finalist
2007Southland1–2.3333rd Round
2008Southland3–2.600Finalist
2009 Southland2–2.500Semi-finalist
2010 Southland4–01.000Champions
2011 Southland0–2.000
2013 Southland3–2.600Semi-finalist
2014 Southland0–2.000
2016 Southland0–2.000
2017 Southland0-2.000
2021 Southland0-2.000
2022 WAC 1-2.333
2023 Southland0-2.000
2024 Southland3-2.600Semi-finalist
TotalWestern Athletic Conference1–2.3331 Appearance
TotalSouthland36–34.51420 Appearances
TotalAmerican South1–2.3331 Appearance
TotalSun Belt16–10.6156 Appearances
TotalOverall51–46.52627 Appearances

Major League Baseball

Players in the Majors

Many Lamar players have gone on to play in Major League Baseball.

Players drafted by Major League teams

Lamar has had 90 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [9]

See also

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