Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball

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Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Baseball current event.svg 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team
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Founded1947 (1947)
University Southeastern Louisiana University
Head coach Bobby Barbier (1st season)
Conference Southland
Location Hammond, Louisiana
Home stadium Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
(Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname Lions
ColorsGreen and gold [1]
   
College World Series appearances
1975 [2]
NCAA Tournament appearances
1975, 1992, 1994, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022
Conference tournament champions
TAAC: 1992, 1994
Southland: 2014, 2022
Regular season conference champions
Gulf States: *1953, *1955, *1957, *1962, *1963, *1965, *1966
Gulf South: *1978
Southland: 2015
*at Division II level [3]

The Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. [4] The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Southeastern Louisiana's first baseball team was fielded in 1947. The team plays its home games at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field in Hammond, Louisiana. Starting in 2024, the Lions will be led by head coach Bobby Barbier.

Contents

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Records unavailable (1947–1991)
Trans America Athletic Conference (1992–1997)
1992 [5] Greg Marten 38–2212–41st (West)NCAA West Regional Playoff Participants
1993 [5] Greg Marten 38–1719–51st (West)
1994 [5] Greg Marten 34–3015–91st-T (West) 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
1995 [5] Greg Marten 17–3110–188th
1996 [5] Greg Marten 34–2411–72nd (West)
1997 [5] Greg Marten 34–2411–72nd (West)
Trans America:195–14878–50
Southland Conference (1998–present)
1998 [6] Greg Marten 29–279–148th
1999 [6] Greg Marten 28–2913–146th
2000 [6] Greg Marten 25–2810–178th
2001 [6] Greg Marten 22–338–199th
2002 [6] Greg Marten 21–337–2010th
2003 [6] Dan Canevari 18–358–189th
2004 [7] [6] Dan Canevari 17–3911–168th-T
2005 [8] [6] Dan Canevari 29–3113–146th-T
2006 [9] [6] Jay Artigues 23–3214–167th
2007 [10] [6] Jay Artigues 34–2116–143rd (East)
2008 [11] [6] Jay Artigues 32–2717–163rd (East)
2009 [12] [6] Jay Artigues 37–2221–122nd
2010 [13] [6] Jay Artigues 40–1921–123rd
2011 [14] [6] Jay Artigues 35–2218–144th
2012 [15] [6] Jay Artigues 39–2120–132nd
2013 [16] [6] Jay Artigues 36–2418–73rd
2014 [17] [6] Matt Riser 37–2318–125th 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
2015 [18] Matt Riser 41–1525–51st
2016 Matt Riser 40–2122–82nd 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
2017 Matt Riser 37–2220–102nd 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
2018 Matt Riser 37–2221–92nd
2019 Matt Riser 33–2719–112nd
2020 Matt Riser 6–101–211thSeason cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Matt Riser 32–2422–175th
2022 Matt Riser 30–3114–102nd NCAA Regional
2023 [19] Matt Riser 25-259–14
Southland:783–663395–334
Total:978–811

      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

Southeastern Louisiana has had 50 players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft since the draft began in 1965. [20]

Lions in the Major League Baseball Draft
YearPlayerRoundTeam
1965 Lamar LaBauve23 Cubs
1966 Wayne Brescher11 Senators
1971 Jerry Bowles13 Reds
1974 Glen Lamas8 Indians
1976 Andrew Davis3 Orioles
1982 Andrew Lesnak23 Twins
1984 Mark McMorris3 Angels
1985 Mark McMorris19 Cubs
1985 Sterling Housley12 Blue Jays
1988 Shannon Jones33 Cubs
1988 Rod Morris25 Rangers
1988 Brock McMurray11 Dodgers
1989 Colin Dixon17 Red Sox
1990 Joseph Fleet38 Indians
1990 Kevin Morgan 36 Cardinals
1991 Kevin Morgan 30 Tigers
1992 Kirk Bullinger 32 Cardinals
1992 Greg Elliott9 Astros
1993 John Vindivich20 Astros
1993 Carl Schutz 3 Braves
1994 Kevin Millican13 Rangers
1995 Mike Kimbrell25 Cardinals
1996 Mike Kimbrell45 Devil Rays
1996 Thomas Ferrand34 Phillies
1997 Jose Gonzales14 Rockies
2000 Steve Sawyer11 Marlins
2001 Steve Trosclair36 Angels
2003 Barton Braun37 Reds
2004 Anthony Garibaldi37 Blue Jays
2005 Chad Pendarvis29 Devil Rays
2005 Randy Roth10 Cardinals
2006 Luis Suarez40 Marlins
2007 Chris Province4 Red Sox
2008 Wade Miley 1 Diamondbacks
2009 Ty Summerlin30 Pirates
2010 Chris Franklin12 Padres
2011 Brandon Efferson37 Angels
2011 Justin Boudreaux14 Dodgers
2012 Stefan Lopez16 Yankees
2012 Brock Hebert14 Mariners
2014 Andrew Godbold23 Dodgers
2014 Andro Cutura7 Twins
2015 Tate Scioneaux39 Pirates
2015 Kyle Keller18 Marlins
2015 Jake Johnson16 Reds
2017 Mac Sceroler 5 Reds
2018 Drew Avans33 Dodgers
2018 Josh Green14 Diamondbacks
2018 Daniel Wasinger31 Diamondbacks
2019 Cody Grosse30 Mariners
2019 Bryce Tassin31 Tigers
2021 Will Warren8 New York Yankees
2021 Andrew Landry 16 New York Yankees

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