Justin Hill (baseball)

Last updated
Justin Hill
Current position
Title Head coach
Team McNeese
Conference Southland
Record333–265
Biographical details
Born West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1999 Mississippi Delta
2000 Bossier Parish
2001–2002 LSU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003 West Monroe (LA) (Asst.)
2004–2005 Northwestern State (Asst.)
2006LSU (Asst.)
2007 Sam Houston State (Asst.)
2008–2011 Southeastern Louisiana (Asst.)
2012–2013 Louisiana–Monroe (Asst.)
2014–presentMcNeese
Head coaching record
Overall333–265
TournamentsNCAA: 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2× Southland Tournament (2019, 2021)
  • 2× Southland Conference Regular season (2017, 2022)

Justin Hill is an American college baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the McNeese Cowboys. He was named to that position prior to the 2014 season. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Hill played at Mississippi Delta Community College and Bossier Parish Community College, then completed his final two years of eligibility at LSU, winning a pair of regionals with the Tigers. He then began his coaching career as an assistant at West Monroe High School before moving up to Northwestern State. After two seasons, he spent on year at LSU before moving to Sam Houston State for one year. Hill was next named Associate Head Coach at Southeastern Louisiana, where he served for four seasons. In 2012, he moved to the same position at Louisiana–Monroe. In June 2014, he was named to his first head coaching position at McNeese State. [2]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Hill's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. [5]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
McNeese State Cowboys (Southland Conference)(2014–present)
2014 McNeese State 30–2817–13T–6th Southland tournament
2015 McNeese State 32–2518–124th Southland tournament
2016 McNeese State 31–2515–156th Southland tournament
2017 McNeese State 37–2022–81st Southland tournament
2018 McNeese State 25–3315–156th Southland tournament
2019 McNeese State 35–2616–14T-5th NCAA Regional
2020 McNeese State 10–70–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 McNeese State 32–2821–187th NCAA Regional
2022 McNeese State 34–2315–91st Southland tournament
2023 McNeese State 35–2312–12T-5th Southland tournament
2024 McNeese State 32–2711–135th Southland tournament
McNeese State:333–265162−129
Total:333–265

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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