Baseball team season
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.
Preseason All-American teams [ edit ]
3rd Team
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 [ edit ]
Parker Bates – Senior , Outfielder
Preseason All-CUSA team [ edit ]
Hunter Wells – Infielder
Taylor Young – Infielder
Parker Bates – Outfielder
Schedule and results [ edit ]
2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (36–16)
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 14-48
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 7-910
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 6-147
15-6
1-1
March 27 (2)
at Southern Miss
No. 23
Pete Taylor Park
W 4-07
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 16-17
1,000
18-6
4-1
April 2 (1)
UAB
No. 17
Pat Patterson Park
W 6-47
1,000
19-6
5-1
April 2 (2)
UAB
No. 17
Pat Patterson Park
L 3-97
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 7-67
952
22-7
8-2
April 10 (2)
at Rice
No. 16
Reckling Park
W 20-67
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 11-127
1,000
25-9
11-4
April 18 (2)
Southern Miss
No. 14
Pat Patterson Park
W 7-67
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 11-47
1,000
28-9
14-4
April 24 (2)
Marshall
No. 14
Pat Patterson Park
L 5-117
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 1-07
200
30-11
16-6
May 1 (2)
at Middle Tennessee
No. 16
Reese Smith Jr. Field
W 5-47
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 8-167
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 4-17
1,545
34-14
20-8
May 15 (2)
UTSA
No. 14
Pat Patterson Park
W 10-78
1,545
35-14
21-8
May 16
UTSA
No. 14
Pat Patterson Park
W 17-77
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 7-612
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 14-48
1,539
38-17
2-1
May 29 (1)
No. 19 (3) Southern Miss
No. 18 (2)
Pat Patterson Park
W 11-1010
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 5-710
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.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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.
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