Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represents Louisiana Tech University in NCAA Division I college baseball.^[2] The Louisiana Tech baseball team participates in Conference USA. The Bulldogs play their home games on campus at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
2024 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team
Founded	1894 (129 years ago)
University	Louisiana Tech University
Head coach	Lane Burroughs (8th season)
Conference	C-USA
Location	Ruston, Louisiana
Home stadium	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park (Capacity: 2,100)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Blue and red^[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987, 2016, 2021, 2022
Conference tournament champions
Southland: 1975, 1980, 1987 C-USA: 2022
Regular season conference champions
1910, 1921 SIAA: 1938, 1939 LIC: 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 Gulf States: 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1971 Southland: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987
Conference division champions
Sun Belt West: 1992 C-USA West: 2021

History

Conference affiliations

• 1940–1948: Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
• 1949–1971: Gulf States Conference
• 1972–1987: Southland Conference
• 1988–1991: American South Conference
• 1992–2001: Sun Belt Conference
• 2002–2013: Western Athletic Conference
• 2014–present: Conference USA

Championships

Conference regular season championships

Season	Conference	Conference record
1910	Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association	N/A
1921
1938	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1939
1941	Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
1945		3–1
1946		4–0
1947		12–2
1948		13–1
1954	Gulf States Conference	4–3
1958		9–4
1959		12–3
1960		9–4
1961		15–4
1971		16–8
1974	Southland Conference	11–4
1975		10–5
1978		16–4
1980		10–3
1986		13–5
1987		12–4

Conference division championships

Season	Conference	Division	Conference record
1980	Southland Conference	North	10–3
1982			7–5
1987		East	12–4
1992	Sun Belt Conference	West	15–5
2021	Conference USA	West	22–8

Conference championship series championships

Season	Conference	Opponent	Series record
1975	Southland Conference	Lamar	3–1
1980			4–1
1982			3–0
1987			3–1

Conference tournament championships

Season	Conference
2022	Conference USA

NCAA Regional results

Year	Record	Regional	Results
1971	3–2	Mideast Regional	Won 9–2 vs. UT Martin Lost 0–4 vs. SIU Edwardsville Won 3–2 at Marietta Won 8–5 vs. UT Martin Lost 0–3 vs. Central Michigan
1974	2–2	District 6 at Arlington	Won 3–2 vs. Pan American Won 5–4 vs. Texas Lost 0–8 vs. Texas Lost 2–12 vs. Texas
1975	0–2	South Central Regional at Arlington	Lost 2–6 vs. Texas Lost 1–8 vs. Pan American
1978	0–2	South Central Regional at Arlington	Lost 0–7 vs. Pan American Lost 5–6 vs. Mississippi State
1980	1–2	Central Regional at Austin	Won 4–3 at Texas Lost 1–2 vs. Hawaii Lost 6–7 at Texas
1986	2–2	South I Regional at Baton Rouge	Won 7–5 vs. Tulane Won 14–6 vs. Jackson State Lost 4–7 at LSU Lost 4–9 vs. Tulane
1987	1–2	South II Regional at New Orleans	Lost 5–19 at New Orleans Won 5–2 vs. Southern Lost 0–11 vs. Cal State Fullerton
2016	2–2	Starkville Regional	Lost 0–1 vs. Cal State Fullerton Won 9–4 vs. Southeast Missouri Won 6–2 vs. Cal State Fullerton Lost 0–4 at Mississippi State
2021	2–2	Ruston Regional	Won 18–2 vs. Rider Lost 3–8 vs. NC State Won 10–8 vs. Alabama Lost 7–14 vs. NC State
2022	1–2	Austin Regional	Won 12–5 vs. Dallas Baptist Lost 2–5 at Texas Lost 7–9 vs. Air Force
Total	14–20

Stadiums

J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park

Main article: J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park

Year-by-Year results

Main article: List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball seasons

Head coaches

Head coaching records

#	Name	Years	Seasons	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %
1	Harry Gwinner	1902	1	5	2	3	0	.400
	Unknown	1903	1	3	2	1	0	.667
	Unknown	1904–1906	3	0	0	0	0	–
2	Brown Rogers	1907	1	0	0	0	0	–
3	George L. Watkins	1908	1	0	0	0	0	–
	Unknown	1909	1	0	0	0	0	–
4	Percy S. Prince	1910	1	18	14	4	0	.778
	Unknown	1911–1912, 1920	3					–
5	R. Foster Clark	1921–1922	2	21	17	3	1	.833
6	William Henry Dietz	1923–1924	2	22	16	6	0	.727
7	John A. Wight	1925	1					–
8	R. C. Kenney	1926	1	22	17	5	0	.773
9	Hugh E. Wilson	1927	1	15	7	8	0	.467
10	Edward Sherling	1928	1	14	3	11	0	.214
11	Larry Fox	1929–1931, 1938	4	13	6	7	0	.462
	Unknown	1932–1933	2	19	7	12	0	.368
12	Eddie McLane	1934–1937	4	16	9	7	0	.563
13	Ray E. Davis	1939						–
14	George "Blue" Hogg	1939–1942						–
15	Berry Hinton	1945–1967	23	522	316	206	0	.605
16	Pat Patterson	1968–1990	23	1205	741	462	2	.616
17	Mike Kane	1991–1995	5	256	128	128	0	.500
18	Randy Davis	1996–1998	3	165	70	95	0	.424
19	Jeff Richardson	1999–2002	4	228	99	129	0	.434
20	Wade Simoneaux	2003–2014	12	668	297	370	1	.445
21	Greg Goff	2015–2016	2	114	67	47	0	.588
22	Lane Burroughs	2017–present	6	316	205	111	0	.649

Conference Coach of the Year

• Berry Hinton: 6 times
• Pat Patterson: 7 times
• Wade Simoneaux: 2007

Players

Honors

WAC Player of the Year

• Brian Rike, 2007

Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year

• T. J. Soto, 1997

College World Series Home Run Derby Champion

• T. J. Soto, 2000

MLB Draft

Louisiana Tech has had 74 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.^[3]

Bulldogs Drafted in Major League Baseball
Year	Player	Round	Team
1966	George Stone	5	Braves
1971	Ronald Botica	2	Angels
1972	Fred McGaha	8	Cardinals
1974	Cecil Holman	9	Rangers
1975	Richard McAlister	17	Red Sox
1975	Randy McGilberry	14	Royals
1975	Steven Lacy	9	Royals
1976	Robert Brasher	23	Braves
1979	Jay Kibbe	26	Angels
1979	Dale Holman	6	Dodgers
1980	Mike Jeffcoat	13	Indians
1980	Keith Thibodeaux	3	Pirates
1981	Art Niemann	33	White Sox
1981	Rex Schimpf	23	Astros
1981	Jerry Lomastro	22	Twins
1982	Russell Rightmire	24	Blue Jays
1982	Thomas Krupa	15	Expos
1984	James Jagnow	30	Rangers
1984	Bob VanVuren	5	Royals
1985	Gregg Magistri	19	Red Sox
1985	James Boehne	17	Red Sox
1986	Charlie Montoyo	26	Brewers
1986	Jeff Richardson	7	Reds
1987	Pat Moore	25	Cardinals
1987	David Segui	18	Orioles
1987	Kevin Pickens	12	Royals
1987	Richie Leblanc	10	Royals
1987	Charlie Montoyo	6	Brewers
1988	Michael Galvan	22	White Sox
1990	Phil Hiatt	8	Royals
1990	Kevin McGehee	8	Giants
1992	Jeffrey Richey	41	Giants
1992	David Dark	38	Cubs
1993	Wes Hawkins	10	Orioles
1996	Tony Lawrence	5	Expos
1997	Tony Lawrence	4	Padres
1998	Matt Greer	26	Dodgers
1998	Tommy Bost	24	Indians
1999	Ben Hickman	9	Marlins
2000	T.J. Soto	31	Astros
2001	Lee Gwaltney	27	Cardinals
2002	Derek Brewster	28	Phillies
2002	Casey Blalock	27	Marlins
2002	Lee Gwaltney	6	Phillies
2003	Christopher Robinson	12	Astros
2004	Brad Chedister	37	Astros
2007	Dylan Moseley	50	Diamondbacks
2007	Brian Rike	2	Rockies
2008	Dylan Moseley	48	Cubs
2008	Alan Knotts	38	Pirates
2008	Adam Cobb	24	Rangers
2008	Jericho Jones	20	Cubs
2008	Albie Goulder	15	Dodgers
2008	Luke Burnett	14	Mariners
2009	Chris Kersten	33	Indians
2009	Kevin Winn	26	Padres
2010	Mike Jefferson	46	Mets
2011	Mark Threlkeld	25	Royals
2011	Mike Jefferson	22	Pirates
2011	Kyle Roliard	13	Rockies
2012	Jeb Stefan	22	Phillies
2012	Alex Williams	19	White Sox
2013	Taylor Terrasas	30	Reds
2013	Sam Alvis	21	Marlins
2013	Ryan Gebhardt	17	Diamondbacks
2015	Phil Maton	20	Padres
2016	Adam Atkins	18	Mets
2016	Braden Bristo	23	Yankees
2016	Phil Diehl	27	Yankees
2017	Raphael Gladu	16	Mets
2017	Nate Harris	21	Rockies
2017	Brent Díaz	29	Brewers
2019	David Leal	38	Athletics
2021	Parker Bates	9	Royals
2022	Ryan Jennings	4	Blue Jays
2022	Kyle Crigger	7	Marlins
2022	Taylor Young	8	Dodgers
2022	Cade Gibson	10	Marlins

Olympians

Name	Country	Olympiad	Event	Result
Mark Doubleday	Australia	Atlanta 1996	Baseball	7th

Former players

Name	Years in MLB	Years at Tech	Team(s)
Bill Bagwell	1923–1925		Braves, Athletics
Phil Diehl	2019–present		Rockies, Reds
Harley Boss	1928–1933		Senators, Indians
Atley Donald	1938–1945		Yankees
Chuck Finley	1986–2002		Angels, Indians, Cardinals
Tom Herrin	1954		Red Sox
Phil Hiatt	1993–2001		Royals, Tigers, Dodgers
Mike Jeffcoat	1983–1994		Indians, Giants, Rangers, Marlins
Bob Linton	1929		Pirates
Phil Maton	2017–present		Padres, Indians, Astros
Kevin McGehee	1993		Orioles
Randy McGilberry	1977–1978		Royals
Charlie Montoyo	1993		Expos
Brian Myrow	2005–2008		Dodgers, Padres
Rebel Oakes	1909–1915		Reds, Cardinals, Rebels
Jeff Richardson	1989–1993		Reds, Pirates, Red Sox
David Segui	1990–2004		Orioles, Mets, Expos, Mariners, Blue Jays, Rangers, Indians
Dave Short	1940–1941		White Sox
George Stone	1967–1975		Braves, Mets

Others:

• Jim Case
• Berry Hinton
• Rick Huckabay
• David Lee
• Jackie Moreland
• Pat Patterson
• Scotty Robertson

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. Louisiana Tech University Identity Standards. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
2. . d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.

External links

• Official website