2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team

The 2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The Bulldogs competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA West Division. They played their home games at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park, on the university's Ruston campus. The team was coached by Lane Burroughs, who was in his fifth season with the Bulldogs.

2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball
C-USA West Division champion
Ruston Regional, 2–2
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
CB	No. 29
Record	42–20 (22–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Lane Burroughs
Assistant coaches	Mike Silva Mitch Gaspard Matt Miller
Home stadium	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Conference USA baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Charlotte ^x‍‍‍^y	24	–	8	–	0		.750			40	–	21	–	0		.656
No. 16 Old Dominion ‍‍‡‍^y	22	–	10	–	0		.688			44	–	16	–	0		.733
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍	18	–	14	–	0		.563			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍	15	–	17	–	0		.469			27	–	29	–	0		.482
FIU ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			20	–	31	–	0		.392
Marshall ‍‍‍	6	–	26	–	0		.188			10	–	35	–	0		.222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech ^x‍‍‍^y	22	–	8	–	0		.733			42	–	20	–	0		.677
No. 23 Southern Miss ‍‍‍^y	22	–	9	–	0		.710			40	–	21	–	0		.656
UTSA ‍‍‍	14	–	17	–	0		.452			22	–	26	–	0		.458
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍	12	–	19	–	1		.391			24	–	29	–	1		.454
Rice ‍‍‍	11	–	20	–	1		.359			23	–	29	–	1		.443
UAB ‍‍‍	11	–	21	–	0		.344			18	–	36	–	0		.333
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

3rd Team

• Parker Bates – Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)^[2]

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.^[3]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish	Team	1st Place Votes
1	Southern Miss	10
2	Louisiana Tech	2
3	Rice	-
4	Middle Tennessee	-
5	UTSA	-
6	UAB	-

Preseason CUSA Player of the Year

• Parker Bates – Senior, Outfielder

Preseason All-CUSA team

• Hunter Wells – Infielder
• Taylor Young – Infielder
• Parker Bates – Outfielder

Schedule and results

2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (36–16)
February (4–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record February 21 vs. Air Force Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 18-1 111 1-0 - February 22 at No. 11 LSU Alex Box Stadium L 7-16 2,059 1-1 - February 23 at Louisiana Russo Park Lafayette, LA L 0-2 795 1-2 - February 26 Southern Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 9-2 2-2 - February 27 Southern Pat Patterson Park W 5-1 3-2 - February 28 Southern Pat Patterson Park W 12-4 4-2 -
March (13–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record March 2 at Louisiana Russo Park Lafayette, LA L 2-7 387 4-3 - March 5 McNeese State Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 11-0 1,000 5-3 - March 6 McNeesee State Pat Patterson Park W 4-3 1,000 6-3 - March 7 McNeesee State Pat Patterson Park W 14-4^8 1,000 7-3 - March 9 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field Monroe, LA W 10-3 1,100 8-3 - March 12 No. 1 Arkansas Pat Patterson Park L 7-9^10 1,000 8-4 - March 13 No. 1 Arkansas Pat Patterson Park L 1-8 1,000 8-5 - March 14 No. 1 Arkansas Pat Patterson Park W 2-0 1,000 9-5 - March 16 No. 4 Ole Miss Pat Patterson Park W 13-1 1,000 10-5 - March 17 No. 4 Ole Miss Pat Patterson Park Canceled March 19 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium New Orleans, LA W 2-0 668 11-5 - March 20 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium W 4-0 771 12-5 - March 21 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium W 8-6 696 13-5 - March 23 Louisiana–Monroe No. 23 Pat Patterson Park W 9-7 1,000 14-5 - March 26 at Southern Miss No. 23 Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS W 3-2 15-5 1-0 March 27 (1) at Southern Miss No. 23 Pete Taylor Park L 6-14^7 15-6 1-1 March 27 (2) at Southern Miss No. 23 Pete Taylor Park W 4-0^7 16-6 2-1 March 28 at Southern Miss No. 23 Pete Taylor Park W 8-7 17-6 3-1
April (12–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record April 1 UAB No. 17 Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 16-1^7 1,000 18-6 4-1 April 2 (1) UAB No. 17 Pat Patterson Park W 6-4^7 1,000 19-6 5-1 April 2 (2) UAB No. 17 Pat Patterson Park L 3-9^7 1,000 19-7 5-2 April 3 UAB No. 17 Pat Patterson Park W 6-0 1,000 20-7 6-2 April 9 at Rice No. 16 Reckling Park Houston, TX W 6-0 1,179 21-7 7-2 April 10 (1) at Rice No. 16 Reckling Park W 7-6^7 952 22-7 8-2 April 10 (2) at Rice No. 16 Reckling Park W 20-6^7 1,158 23-7 9-2 April 11 at Rice No. 16 Reckling Park W 13-4 1,180 24-7 10-2 April 17 (1) Southern Miss No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 3-4 1,000 24-8 10-3 April 17 (2) Southern Miss No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 5-3 1,000 25-8 11-3 April 18 (1) Southern Miss No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 11-12^7 1,000 25-9 11-4 April 18 (2) Southern Miss No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 7-6^7 1,000 26-9 12-4 April 23 Marshall No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 4-3 1,000 27-9 13-4 April 24 (1) Marshall No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 11-4^7 1,000 28-9 14-4 April 24 (2) Marshall No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 5-11^7 1,000 28-10 14-5 April 25 Marshall No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 2-7 1,000 28-11 14-6 April 30 at Middle Tennessee No. 16 Reese Smith Jr. Field Murfreesboro, TN W 9-7 200 29-11 15-6
May (7–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record May 1 (1) at Middle Tennessee No. 16 Reese Smith Jr. Field Murfreesboro, TN W 1-0^7 200 30-11 16-6 May 1 (2) at Middle Tennessee No. 16 Reese Smith Jr. Field W 5-4^7 200 31-11 17-6 May 2 at Middle Tennessee No. 16 Reese Smith Jr. Field W 6-1 200 32-11 18-6 May 8 (1) at FIU No. 14 Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL L 5-10 350 32-12 18-7 May 8 (2) at FIU No. 14 Infinity Insurance Park W 12-7 325 33-12 19-7 May 9 (1) at FIU No. 14 Infinity Insurance Park Canceled May 9 (2) at FIU No. 14 Infinity Insurance Park Canceled May 11 at LSU No. 14 Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA L 8-16^7 4,068 33-13 - May 14 UTSA No. 14 Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA L 5-7 1,548 33-14 19-8 May 15 (1) UTSA No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 4-1^7 1,545 34-14 20-8 May 15 (2) UTSA No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 10-7^8 1,545 35-14 21-8 May 16 UTSA No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 17-7^7 1,609 36-14 22-8 May 20 Old Dominion No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 8-10 1,538 36-15 - May 21 Old Dominion No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 7-8 1,673 36-16 -
Postseason (6–4)
C-USA Tournament (4–2) Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 26 (7) UTSA No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 7-6^12 37-16 1-0 May 27 No. 19 (3) Southern Miss No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park L 1-4 2,216 37-17 1-1 May 28 (6) Western Kentucky No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park W 14-4^8 1,539 38-17 2-1 May 29 (1) No. 19 (3) Southern Miss No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park W 11-10^10 39-17 3-1 May 29 (2) No. 19 (3) Southern Miss No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park W 6-5 2,183 40-17 4-1 May 30 No. 24 (4) Old Dominion No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park L 5-7^10 2,484 40-18 4-2 NCAA Ruston Regional (2–2) Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Tournament record June 4 (4) Rider No. 18 (1) Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 18-2 2,634 41-18 1-0 June 5 No. 16 (2) NC State No. 18 (1) Pat Patterson Park L 3-8 2,817 41-19 1-1 June 6 (1) (3) Alabama No. 18 (1) Pat Patterson Park W 10-8 2,582 42-19 2-1 June 6 (2) No. 16 (2) NC State No. 18 (1) Pat Patterson Park L 7-14 2,513 42-20 2-2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled

Schedule Source:^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[5]	—	—*	—	—	RV	RV	19	19	15	15	18	14	16	14	20	18	18*	18*	21
Baseball America^[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	22	16	19	18	18	18	15	22	20	20*	20*	22
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	19	20	20	27	25	29	29	29
NCBWA†^[8]	—	—	RV	RV	RV	26	20	20	13	15	18	14	15	15	21	17	21	21*	22
D1Baseball^[9]	—	—	—	—	—	23	17	16	14	14	16	14	14	14	18	18	18*	18*	22

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. "Collegiate Baseball 2021 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. January 8, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
3. "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
4. "@LATechBSB Announces 2021 Scheduled" (Press release). Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. November 5, 2020.
5. Baseball Coaches Poll
6. Baseball America College: Top 25
7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
8. NCBWA Division I poll
9. D1 Baseball

External links

•Louisiana Tech Baseball