Northwestern State Demons | |
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2024 Northwestern State Demons baseball team | |
Founded | 1912 |
University | Northwestern State University |
Head coach | Chris Bertrand (1st season) |
Conference | Southland |
Location | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
Home stadium | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field (Capacity: 1,200) |
Nickname | Demons |
Colors | Purple, 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
Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
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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 |
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Southland Conference (1990–present) | |||||||||
1990 | Jim Wells | 38–13 | 9–9 | ||||||
1991 | Jim Wells | 40–21 | 13–5 | SLC Champions | 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament | ||||
1992 | Jim Wells | 29–26 | 8–13 | ||||||
1993 | Jim Wells | 40–18 | 18–6 | SLC Champions | |||||
1994 | Jim Wells | 45–15 | 16–5 | SLC Champions | 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament | ||||
1995 | Dave Van Horn | 37–15 | 19–5 | SLC Champions | |||||
1996 | Dave Van Horn | 34–27 | 14–16 | ||||||
1997 | Dave Van Horn | 35–23 | 19–9 | SLC Champions | |||||
1998 | John Cohen | 40–20 | 15–8 | SLC Champions | |||||
1999 | John Cohen | 38–21 | 18–9 | ||||||
2000 | John Cohen | 30–26 | 14–13 | ||||||
2001 | John Cohen | 38–17 | 19–8 | SLC Champions | |||||
2002 [3] | Mitch Gaspard | 43–17 | 17–10 | SLC Champions | |||||
2003 [4] | Mitch Gaspard | 35–22 | 16–11 | ||||||
2004 [5] | Mitch Gaspard | 33–23 | 16–9 | ||||||
2005 [6] | Mitch Gaspard | 41–20 | 22–5 | SLC Champions | 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament | ||||
2006 [7] | Mitch Gaspard | 33–28 | 15–15 | ||||||
2007 [8] | Mitch Gaspard | 25–28 | 15–14 | ||||||
2008 [9] | J. P. Davis | 28–28 | 17–12 | ||||||
2009 [10] | J. P. Davis | 26–26 | 18–13 | ||||||
2010 [11] | J. P. Davis | 36–21 | 22–10 | ||||||
2011 [12] | J. P. Davis | 22–32 | 11–21 | ||||||
2012 [13] | J. P. Davis | 19–32 | 14–19 | ||||||
2013 | Lane Burroughs | 16–40 | 5–22 | ||||||
2014 | Lane Burroughs | 33–26 | 19–11 | ||||||
2015 | Lane Burroughs | 31–23 | 20–8 | ||||||
2016 | Lane Burroughs | 33–24 | 20–10 | ||||||
2017 | Bobby Barbier | 20–34 | 10–20 | ||||||
2018 | Bobby Barbier | 38–24 | 18–12 | SLC Tournament Champions | 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament | ||||
2019 | Bobby Barbier | 30–25 | 15–15 | ||||||
2020 | Bobby Barbier | 12–4 | 2–1 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||||
2021 | Bobby Barbier | 27–26 | 20–16 | 6th | |||||
2022 | Bobby Barbier | 25–29 | 12–12 | T-4th | |||||
Total: | |||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Northwestern State has had 54 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [14]
Demons in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
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Year | Player | Round | Team |
1969 | Donnie Shields | 15 | Senators |
1974 | Robert Hrapman | 2 | Cardinals |
1980 | Kenneth Stelly | 25 | Mets |
1983 | Steve Graf | 26 | Expos |
1985 | Clifton Walker | 14 | Phillies |
1985 | Dave Reynolds | 22 | White Sox |
1987 | Vaughn Williams | 18 | Cubs |
1988 | Ken Morris | 18 | Cubs |
1988 | Bob Kairis | 23 | Indians |
1989 | Dickey Marze | 17 | Braves |
1989 | Gil Galloway | 27 | Reds |
1990 | Kevin Berry | 19 | Reds |
1990 | Rolando Fernandez | 45 | Cubs |
1991 | Brian Carlin | 30 | Reds |
1991 | Robert Conway | 40 | Mets |
1995 | Terry Joseph | 13 | Cubs |
1996 | Kevin Needham | 19 | Reds |
1998 | Brandon Emanuel | 2 | Angels |
1998 | Brian Lawrence | 17 | Padres |
1998 | Allen Davis | 24 | Dodgers |
1998 | Chris Brown | 33 | Cubs |
1999 | Tom Batson | 28 | Phillies |
2000 | Clifton Glidewell | 30 | Dodgers |
2001 | Jordan Robison | 14 | Cardinals |
2001 | Gene Desalme | 16 | Brewers |
2002 | O.J. King | 8 | Reds |
2002 | Carl Makowsky | 18 | Orioles |
2002 | Tyler Durham | 37 | Cardinals |
2004 | Clayton Turner | 27 | Athletics |
2005 | Blake Jones | 25 | Marlins |
2005 | Daniel Lonsberry | 25 | Orioles |
2006 | Miles Durham | 22 | Pirates |
2007 | Brandon Richey | 10 | Mets |
2010 | Chad Sheppard | 17 | Mets |
2010 | Ryan Zimmerman | 30 | Diamondbacks |
2010 | Oscar Garcia | 31 | Padres |
2010 | Chase Lyles | 32 | Pirates |
2010 | Lucas Irvine | 43 | White Sox |
2011 | Lucas Irvine | 27 | Rays |
2011 | Aaron Munoz | 34 | Blue Jays |
2012 | Mason Melotakis | 2 | Twins |
2012 | Joseph Scanio | 16 | Cardinals |
2012 | Carson Goldsmith | 28 | Twins |
2014 | Bret Underwood | 20 | Giants |
2016 | Nick Heath | 16 | Royals |
2016 | Adam Oller | 20 | Pirates |
2016 | Daniel Garner | 32 | Phillies |
2018 | David Fry | 7 | Brewers |
2018 | Kwan Adkins | 30 | Giants |
2019 | Nate Jones | 5 | Mets |
2019 | Caleb Ricca | 23 | Mariners |
2020 | Logan Hofmann | 5 | Pirates |
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSULA) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Johnson and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.
Prather Coliseum is a 3,900-seat multi-purpose arena in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. It opened in 1964 and is home to the Northwestern State University Demons basketball team. The arena also holds concerts and events. It was named in honor of the school's most successful basketball and football coach, H. Lee Prather, who served from the 1910s through the 1940s before becoming NSU President in 1951.
Gary Phillip Reasons is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern State Demons from 1980 to 1983 and was the first player chosen as a first-team Division I-AA All-America team in three consecutive years. He also played professional football in the NFL for the New York Giants (1984–1991) and Cincinnati Bengals (1992). He played on the Giants teams that won Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV. Reasons later worked as a college football television analyst and sideline reporter for ABC/ESPN and Fox Sports Southwest. He has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
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The Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team represents Northwestern State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southland Conference. The Lady Demons were most recently led by head coach Lacy Prejean. The team plays its home games at Lady Demon Diamond located on the university's campus.
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The 1993 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 16 to 18, 1993 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1993 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field on the campus of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded McNeese State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
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The 2004 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Scott Stoker, the Demons compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as Southland co-champion with Sam Houston State. Northwestern advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs before losing to Montana. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The 2003 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Scott Stoker, the Demons compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for third place in Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The 2002 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Scott Stoker, the Demons compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing in second in Southland. Northwestern advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs before losing to Montana. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The 2001 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Roberts, the Demons compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying in third place in Southland. Northwestern advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs before losing to Montana. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The 1999 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Sam Goodwin, the Demons compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in fifth place in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.