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McNeese Cowboys
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University McNeese State University
Head coach Justin Hill (11th season)
Conference Southland
Location Lake Charles, Louisiana
Home stadium Joe Miller Ballpark
(Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Cowboys
ColorsRoyal blue and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1988, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2019, 2021
Conference tournament champions
Southland: 1993, 2003, 2019, 2021
Regular season conference champions
GSC: 1956
Southland: 1988, 2000, 2006, 2017, 2022

The McNeese State Cowboys baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Joe Miller Ballpark in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Cowboys are coached by Justin Hill.

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Head coaches

CoachSeasonsYearsWLTPct
Cliff Johnson21953–548240.250
Kenneth Bahnsen119566120.333
Reed Stephens61957–6178720.520
Ralph O. Ward1196214140.500
Ted Chapman31963–196524580.292
Desmond Jones21966–6719341.361
Hubert Boales 101968–771901974.491
Johnny Suydam31978–8071670.514
Triny Rivera61981–19861411712.452
Tony Robichaux 81987–942631730.603
Jim Ricklefsen31995–9783791.512
Mike Bianco 31997–00100710.584
Todd Butler 32001–0390830.520
Chad Clement42004–0782840.494
Terry Burrows 62008–131901570.548
Justin Hill 92014–present2662150.553

Year-by-year results

YearCoachOverall recordConference recordNotes
1953Cliff Johnson1–130–9; 6th
1954Cliff Johnson7–114–7; 5th
1955Kenneth Bahnsen6–124–8; 6th
1956Reed Stephens11–59–3; 1stGulf States Conference Champions
1957Reed Stephens9–135–8; 4th
1958Reed Stephens11–106–9; 6th
1959Reed Stephens11–184–11; 6th
1960Reed Stephens15–146–9; 5th
1961Reed Stephens21–1212–7; 3rd
1962Ralph O. Ward14–1410–9; 4th
1963Ted Chapman9–178–12; 4th
1964Ted Chapman8–184–12; 6th
1965Ted Chapman7–234–16; 6th
1966Desmond Jones5–215–17; 7th
1967Desmond Jones14–13–111–10–1; 3rd
1968Hubert Boales13–20–19–12–1; 4th
1969Hubert Boales19–1614–10; 3rd
1970Hubert Boales19–1714–10; 4th
1971Hubert Boales20–18–111–11; 4th
1972Hubert Boales22–15 
1973Hubert Boales15–165–7; 6th
1974Hubert Boales21–2410–5; 4th
1975Hubert Boales16–265–10; 5th
1976Hubert Boales26–19–27–8; 3rd
1977Hubert Boales19–268–7; 2nd
1978Johnny Suydam16–312–18; 6th
1979Johnny Suydam36–1412–8; 3rd
1980Johnny Suydam21–207–8; 4th
1981Triny Rivera26–31–11–15; 6th
1982Triny Rivera28–2611–5; 4th
1983Triny Rivera22–368–8; 3rd
1984Triny Rivera16–308–16; 4th
1985Triny Rivera21–24–17–6; 3rd
1986Triny Rivera28–249–4; 4th
1987Tony Robichaux19–287–9; 2nd
1988Tony Robichaux31–3113–7; 1stSouthland Conference Champions; Stillwater, Oklahoma Regional
1989Tony Robichaux35–1810–7; 3rd
1990Tony Robichaux35–2010–7; 3rd
1991Tony Robichaux34–184–10; 4th
1992Tony Robichaux30–229–12; 4th
1993Tony Robichaux38–2314–10; 4thSouthland Tournament Champions; Austin, Texas Regional
1994Tony Robichaux41–1713–9; 4th
1995Jim Ricklefsen41–1617–6; 2nd
1996Jim Ricklefsen23–3110–20; 6th
1997Jim Ricklefsen19–32–111–19; 5th
1998Mike Bianco30–2613–10; 3rd
1999Mike Bianco31–2512–15; 8th
2000Mike Bianco39–2020–7; 1stSouthland Regular Season Champions; Lafayette, Louisiana Regional
2001Todd Butler29–2512–15; 7th
2002Todd Butler30–2815–12; 5th
2003Todd Butler31–3012–15; 6thSouthland Tournament Champions; Houston, Texas Regional
2004Chad Clement24–2911–16; 7th
2005Chad Clement23–3112–15; 7th
2006Chad Clement35–2022–8; 1stSouthland Regular Season Champions
2007Chad Clement/Chris Fackler21–3517–12; 5th
2008Terry Burrows13–427–23; 10th
2009Terry Burrows21–3010–22; 10th
2010Terry Burrows31–2716–17; 6th
2011Terry Burrows26–3014–19; 7th
2012Terry Burrows24–3017–16; 5th
2013Terry Burrows23–3110–17; 8th
2014Justin Hill30–2817–14; 7th
2015Justin Hill32–2518–12; 4th
2016Justin Hill31–2515–15; 6th
2017Justin Hill37–2022–8; 1stSouthland Regular Season Champions
2018Justin Hill25–3314–17; 6th
2019 Justin Hill35–2616–14; 5thSouthland Tournament Champions; Nashville, Tennessee Regional
2020Justin Hill10–7 Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Justin Hill32–3021–18; 4thSouthland Tournament Champions; Fort Worth, Texas Regional
2022 Justin Hill34–2315–9; 1stSouthland Regular Season Champions

NCAA Regional appearances

NCAA Regional Results
1988 Stillwater, OK Regional

Lost to Oklahoma State, 4–14
Defeated Southwestern Louisiana, 11–6
Lost to Loyola Marymount, 5–12

1993 Austin, TX Regional

Lost to Texas, 4–7
Defeated Maine, 16–3
Lost to Cal State-Fullerton, 0–2

2000 Lafayette, LA Regional

Lost to Louisiana–Lafayette, 5–11
Lost to Marist, 5–6

2003 Houston, TX Regional

Lost to Rice, 2–3
Lost to Ole Miss, 1–7

2019 Nashville, TN Regional

Lost to Indiana State, 5–6
Lost to Ohio State, 8–9 (13 inns)

2021 Fort Worth, TX Regional

Lost to TCU, 4–12
Lost to Oregon State, 5–10

Major League Baseball

McNeese State has had 48 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [3]

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References

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  2. "McNeese State Cowboys". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 13, 2015.