Northwestern State Demons baseball

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Northwestern State Demons
Baseball current event.svg 2025 Northwestern State Demons baseball team
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Founded1912
University Northwestern State University
Head coach Chris Bertrand (2nd season)
Conference Southland
Location Natchitoches, Louisiana
Home stadium H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field
(Capacity: 1,200)
Nickname Demons
ColorsPurple, white, and orange trim [1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
1967*, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2018
Regular season conference champions
1957*, 1967*, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2018
at Division I level

The Northwestern State Demons baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, 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 H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The Demons are currently coached by Chris Bertrand

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History

Northwestern State in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1991 0–2.000 South Regional
1994 1–2.333 Midwest I Regional
2005 1–2.333 Baton Rouge Regional
2018 1–2.333 Corvallis Regional
TOTALS
3–8.273

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Southland Conference (1990–present)
1990Jim Wells 38–139–9
1991Jim Wells 40–2113–5SLC Champions 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
1992Jim Wells 29–268–13
1993Jim Wells 40–1818–6SLC Champions
1994Jim Wells 45–1516–5SLC Champions 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
1995Dave Van Horn 37–1519–5SLC Champions
1996Dave Van Horn 34–2714–16
1997Dave Van Horn 35–2319–9SLC Champions
1998John Cohen 40–2015–8SLC Champions
1999John Cohen 38–2118–9
2000John Cohen 30–2614–13
2001John Cohen 38–1719–8SLC Champions
2002 [3] Mitch Gaspard 43–1717–10SLC Champions
2003 [4] Mitch Gaspard 35–2216–11
2004 [5] Mitch Gaspard 33–2316–9
2005 [6] Mitch Gaspard 41–2022–5SLC Champions 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
2006 [7] Mitch Gaspard 33–2815–15
2007 [8] Mitch Gaspard 25–2815–14
2008 [9] J. P. Davis 28–2817–12
2009 [10] J. P. Davis 26–2618–13
2010 [11] J. P. Davis 36–2122–10
2011 [12] J. P. Davis 22–3211–21
2012 [13] J. P. Davis 19–3214–19
2013 Lane Burroughs 16–405–22
2014Lane Burroughs 33–2619–11
2015Lane Burroughs 31–2320–8
2016Lane Burroughs 33–2420–10
2017 Bobby Barbier 20–3410–20
2018Bobby Barbier 38–2418–12SLC Tournament Champions 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
2019Bobby Barbier 30–2515–15
2020Bobby Barbier 12–42–1Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Bobby Barbier 27–2620–166th
2022 Bobby Barbier 25–2912–12T-4th
Total:

      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

Major League Baseball

Northwestern State has had 54 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [14]

Demons in the Major League Baseball Draft
YearPlayerRoundTeam
1969 Donnie Shields15 Senators
1974 Robert Hrapman2 Cardinals
1980 Kenneth Stelly25 Mets
1983 Steve Graf26 Expos
1985 Clifton Walker14 Phillies
1985 Dave Reynolds22 White Sox
1987 Vaughn Williams18 Cubs
1988 Ken Morris18 Cubs
1988 Bob Kairis23 Indians
1989 Dickey Marze17 Braves
1989 Gil Galloway27 Reds
1990 Kevin Berry19 Reds
1990 Rolando Fernandez45 Cubs
1991 Brian Carlin30 Reds
1991 Robert Conway40 Mets
1995 Terry Joseph13 Cubs
1996 Kevin Needham19 Reds
1998 Brandon Emanuel2 Angels
1998 Brian Lawrence 17 Padres
1998 Allen Davis24 Dodgers
1998 Chris Brown33 Cubs
1999 Tom Batson28 Phillies
2000 Clifton Glidewell30 Dodgers
2001 Jordan Robison14 Cardinals
2001 Gene Desalme16 Brewers
2002 O.J. King8 Reds
2002 Carl Makowsky18 Orioles
2002 Tyler Durham37 Cardinals
2004 Clayton Turner27 Athletics
2005 Blake Jones25 Marlins
2005 Daniel Lonsberry25 Orioles
2006 Miles Durham22 Pirates
2007 Brandon Richey10 Mets
2010 Chad Sheppard17 Mets
2010 Ryan Zimmerman30 Diamondbacks
2010 Oscar Garcia31 Padres
2010 Chase Lyles32 Pirates
2010 Lucas Irvine43 White Sox
2011 Lucas Irvine27 Rays
2011 Aaron Munoz34 Blue Jays
2012 Mason Melotakis2 Twins
2012 Joseph Scanio16 Cardinals
2012 Carson Goldsmith28 Twins
2014 Bret Underwood20 Giants
2016 Nick Heath 16 Royals
2016 Adam Oller 20 Pirates
2016 Daniel Garner32 Phillies
2018 David Fry 7 Brewers
2018 Kwan Adkins30 Giants
2019 Nate Jones5 Mets
2019 Caleb Ricca23 Mariners
2020 Logan Hofmann5 Pirates

See also

References

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  14. "Demon Baseball Draftees". nsudemons.com . Retrieved 2018-06-21.