Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball

American college baseball team

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

2025 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team
Founded| 1894 (131 years ago)
University| Louisiana Tech University
Head coach| Lane Burroughs (9th 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, 2024
Conference tournament champions
Southland: 1975, 1980, 1987
C-USA: 2022
Conference regular season 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
C-USA: 2024
Conference division regular season champions
Sun Belt West: 1992
C-USA West: 2021

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.

## History

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### Conference affiliations

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* 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

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### Conference regular season championships

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Season | Conference | Conference record

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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
2024 | Conference USA | 18–6

### Conference division championships

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Season | Conference | Division | Conference record

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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

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Season | Conference | Opponent | Series record

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1975 | Southland Conference | Lamar | 3–1
1980 | 4–1
1982 | 3–0
1987 | 3–1

### Conference tournament championships

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Season | Conference

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2022 | Conference USA

### NCAA Regional results

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Year | Record | Regional | Results

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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
2024 | 0–2 | Fayetteville Regional | Lost 4–19 vs. Kansas State
Lost 3–9 vs. Southeast Missouri State
Total | 14–22 |

## Stadiums

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### J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park

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

## Year-by-Year results

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Main article: List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball seasons

## Head coaches

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### Head coaching records

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#  | Name  | Years  | Seasons  | Games  | Wins  | Losses  | Ties  | Win %

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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  | 8  | 439  | 278  | 161  | 0  | .633

### Conference Coach of the Year

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

## Players

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### Honors

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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

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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

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Name | Country | Olympiad | Event | Result

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Mark Doubleday |  Australia | Atlanta 1996 | Baseball | 7th

### Former players

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Name  | Years in MLB  | Years at Tech  | Team(s)

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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

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* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

## References

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1. ^ Louisiana Tech University Identity Standards. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
2. ^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs". 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

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* Official website

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball

Venue|

* J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park (1971–2019, 2021-present)
* Ruston High School (2020)

People|

* Head Coaches

Seasons|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
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Louisiana Tech University

Located in: Ruston, Louisiana

Academics|

* Education
* Engineering and Science

Athletics|

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* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Football
* Soccer
* Softball
* Track & Field

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Venues|

* Joe Aillet Stadium
* Memorial Gymnasium
* Love Field
* Squire Creek
* Thomas Assembly Center

Traditions|

* Athletics Hall of Fame
* Band of Pride
* Rivalry in Dixie
* Tech (mascot)

Campus|

* Arboretum

Media|

* The Tech Talk
* KLPI

Student life|

* Lagniappe

People|

* Presidents
* Faculty
* Alumni
* Athletes

History|

* History
* Legends and traditions

* Founded: 1894
* Students: 12,694
* Endowment: $99.8 million
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Conference USA baseball

Current teams|

* Dallas Baptist Patriots
* FIU Panthers
* Jacksonville State Gamecocks
* Kennesaw State Owls
* Liberty Flames
* Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
* Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
* New Mexico State Aggies
* Sam Houston Bearkats
* Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Future teams|

* Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
* Missouri State Bears (both joining in 2025)

Championships|

* Tournament

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