Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Baseball current event.svg 2025 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team
Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg
Founded1894;131 years ago (1894)
University Louisiana Tech University
Head coach Lane Burroughs (9th season)
Conference C-USA
Location Ruston, Louisiana
Home stadium J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
(Capacity: 2,100)
Nickname Bulldogs
ColorsBlue 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
Conference regular season 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 regular season champions
Sun Belt West: 1992
C-USA West: 2021

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 J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.

Contents

History

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference regular season championships

SeasonConferenceConference record
1910Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A
1921
1938Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1939
1941Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
19453–1
19464–0
194712–2
194813–1
1954Gulf States Conference4–3
19589–4
195912–3
19609–4
196115–4
197116–8
1974Southland Conference11–4
197510–5
197816–4
198010–3
198613–5
198712–4
2024Conference USA18–6

Conference division championships

SeasonConferenceDivisionConference record
1980Southland ConferenceNorth10–3
19827–5
1987East12–4
1992Sun Belt ConferenceWest15–5
2021Conference USAWest22–8

Conference championship series championships

SeasonConferenceOpponentSeries record
1975Southland Conference Lamar 3–1
19804–1
19823–0
19873–1

Conference tournament championships

SeasonConference
2022Conference USA

NCAA Regional results

YearRecordRegionalResults
1971 3–2Mideast RegionalWon 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 2–2District 6 at ArlingtonWon 3–2 vs. Pan American
Won 5–4 vs. Texas
Lost 0–8 vs. Texas
Lost 2–12 vs. Texas
1975 0–2South Central Regional at ArlingtonLost 2–6 vs. Texas
Lost 1–8 vs. Pan American
1978 0–2South Central Regional at ArlingtonLost 0–7 vs. Pan American
Lost 5–6 vs. Mississippi State
1980 1–2Central Regional at AustinWon 4–3 at Texas
Lost 1–2 vs. Hawaii
Lost 6–7 at Texas
1986 2–2South I Regional at Baton RougeWon 7–5 vs. Tulane
Won 14–6 vs. Jackson State
Lost 4–7 at LSU
Lost 4–9 vs. Tulane
1987 1–2South II Regional at New OrleansLost 5–19 at New Orleans
Won 5–2 vs. Southern
Lost 0–11 vs. Cal State Fullerton
2016 2–2Starkville RegionalLost 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 2–2Ruston RegionalWon 18–2 vs. Rider
Lost 3–8 vs. NC State
Won 10–8 vs. Alabama
Lost 7–14 vs. NC State
2022 1–2Austin RegionalWon 12–5 vs. Dallas Baptist
Lost 2–5 at Texas
Lost 7–9 vs. Air Force
2024 0–2Fayetteville RegionalLost 4–19 vs. Kansas State
Lost 3–9 vs. Southeast Missouri State
Total14–22

Stadiums

J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park

Year-by-Year results

Head coaches

Head coaching records

#NameYearsSeasonsGamesWinsLossesTiesWin %
1 Harry Gwinner 190215230.400
Unknown190313210.667
Unknown1904–190630000–
2 Brown Rogers 190710000–
3 George L. Watkins 190810000–
Unknown190910000–
4 Percy S. Prince 19101181440.778
Unknown1911–1912, 19203–
5 R. Foster Clark 1921–19222211731.833
6 William Henry Dietz 1923–19242221660.727
7 John A. Wight 19251–
8 R. C. Kenney 19261221750.773
9 Hugh E. Wilson 1927115780.467
10 Edward Sherling 19281143110.214
11 Larry Fox 1929–1931, 1938413670.462
Unknown1932–19332197120.368
12 Eddie McLane 1934–1937416970.563
13 Ray E. Davis 1939–
14 George "Blue" Hogg 1939–1942–
15 Berry Hinton 1945–1967235223162060.605
16 Pat Patterson 1968–19902312057414622.616
17 Mike Kane 1991–199552561281280.500
18 Randy Davis 1996–1998316570950.424
19 Jeff Richardson 1999–20024228991290.434
20 Wade Simoneaux 2003–2014126682973701.445
21 Greg Goff 2015–2016211467470.588
22 Lane Burroughs 2017–present84392781610.633

Conference Coach of the Year

Players

Honors

WAC Player of the Year

Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year

College World Series Home Run Derby Champion

MLB Draft

Louisiana Tech has had 74 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [3]

Olympians

NameCountryOlympiadEventResult
Mark Doubleday Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Atlanta 1996 Baseball 7th

Former players

NameYears in MLBYears at TechTeam(s)
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

References

  1. ↑ Louisiana Tech University Identity Standards . Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  3. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2015-06-13.
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