# Northwestern State Demons baseball

The Northwestern State Demons baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The Demons are currently coached by Chris Bertrand

## History
### Northwestern State in the NCAA Tournament

| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| 1991 | 0–2 | .000 | South Regional |
| 1994 | 1–2 | .333 | Midwest I Regional |
| 2005 | 1–2 | .333 | Baton Rouge Regional |
| 2018 | 1–2 | .333 | Corvallis Regional |
| TOTALS | 3–8 | .273 | |

### Year-by-year results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Southland Conference (1990–present) ||||||
| 1990 | Jim Wells | 38–13 | 9–9 | | |
| 1991 | Jim Wells | 40–21 | 13–5 | SLC Champions | 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament |
| 1992 | Jim Wells | 29–26 | 8–13 | | |
| 1993 | Jim Wells | 40–18 | 18–6 | SLC Champions | |
| 1994 | Jim Wells | 45–15 | 16–5 | SLC Champions | 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament |
| 1995 | Dave Van Horn | 37–15 | 19–5 | SLC Champions | |
| 1996 | Dave Van Horn | 34–27 | 14–16 | | |
| 1997 | Dave Van Horn | 35–23 | 19–9 | SLC Champions | |
| 1998 | John Cohen | 40–20 | 15–8 | SLC Champions | |
| 1999 | John Cohen | 38–21 | 18–9 | | |
| 2000 | John Cohen | 30–26 | 14–13 | | |
| 2001 | John Cohen | 38–17 | 19–8 | SLC Champions | |
| 2002 | Mitch Gaspard | 43–17 | 17–10 | SLC Champions | |
| 2003 | Mitch Gaspard | 35–22 | 16–11 | | |
| 2004 | Mitch Gaspard | 33–23 | 16–9 | | |
| 2005 | Mitch Gaspard | 41–20 | 22–5 | SLC Champions | 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament |
| 2006 | Mitch Gaspard | 33–28 | 15–15 | | |
| 2007 | Mitch Gaspard | 25–28 | 15–14 | | |
| 2008 | J. P. Davis | 28–28 | 17–12 | | |
| 2009 | J. P. Davis | 26–26 | 18–13 | | |
| 2010 | J. P. Davis | 36–21 | 22–10 | | |
| 2011 | J. P. Davis | 22–32 | 11–21 | | |
| 2012 | J. P. Davis | 19–32 | 14–19 | | |
| 2013 | Lane Burroughs | 16–40 | 5–22 | | |
| 2014 | Lane Burroughs | 33–26 | 19–11 | | |
| 2015 | Lane Burroughs | 31–23 | 20–8 | | |
| 2016 | Lane Burroughs | 33–24 | 20–10 | | |
| 2017 | Bobby Barbier | 20–34 | 10–20 | | |
| 2018 | Bobby Barbier | 38–24 | 18–12 | SLC Tournament Champions | 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament |
| 2019 | Bobby Barbier | 30–25 | 15–15 | | |
| 2020 | Bobby Barbier | 12–4 | 2–1 | | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Bobby Barbier | 27–26 | 20–16 | 6th | |
| 2022 | Bobby Barbier | 25–29 | 12–12 | T-4th | |
| Total: | Total: | | | | |
| 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

Northwestern State has had 54 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.
Demons in the Major League Baseball Draft :
| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 1969 | Donnie Shields | 15 | Senators |
| 1974 | Robert Hrapman | 2 | Cardinals |
| 1980 | Kenneth Stelly | 25 | Mets |
| 1983 | Steve Graf | 26 | Expos |
| 1985 | Clifton Walker | 14 | Phillies |
| 1985 | Dave Reynolds | 22 | White Sox |
| 1987 | Vaughn Williams | 18 | Cubs |
| 1988 | Ken Morris | 18 | Cubs |
| 1988 | Bob Kairis | 23 | Indians |
| 1989 | Dickey Marze | 17 | Braves |
| 1989 | Gil Galloway | 27 | Reds |
| 1990 | Kevin Berry | 19 | Reds |
| 1990 | Rolando Fernandez | 45 | Cubs |
| 1991 | Brian Carlin | 30 | Reds |
| 1991 | Robert Conway | 40 | Mets |
| 1995 | Terry Joseph | 13 | Cubs |
| 1996 | Kevin Needham | 19 | Reds |
| 1998 | Brandon Emanuel | 2 | Angels |
| 1998 | Brian Lawrence | 17 | Padres |
| 1998 | Allen Davis | 24 | Dodgers |
| 1998 | Chris Brown | 33 | Cubs |
| 1999 | Tom Batson | 28 | Phillies |
| 2000 | Clifton Glidewell | 30 | Dodgers |
| 2001 | Jordan Robison | 14 | Cardinals |
| 2001 | Gene Desalme | 16 | Brewers |
| 2002 | O.J. King | 8 | Reds |
| 2002 | Carl Makowsky | 18 | Orioles |
| 2002 | Tyler Durham | 37 | Cardinals |
| 2004 | Clayton Turner | 27 | Athletics |
| 2005 | Blake Jones | 25 | Marlins |
| 2005 | Daniel Lonsberry | 25 | Orioles |
| 2006 | Miles Durham | 22 | Pirates |
| 2007 | Brandon Richey | 10 | Mets |
| 2010 | Chad Sheppard | 17 | Mets |
| 2010 | Ryan Zimmerman | 30 | Diamondbacks |
| 2010 | Oscar Garcia | 31 | Padres |
| 2010 | Chase Lyles | 32 | Pirates |
| 2010 | Lucas Irvine | 43 | White Sox |
| 2011 | Lucas Irvine | 27 | Rays |
| 2011 | Aaron Munoz | 34 | Blue Jays |
| 2012 | Mason Melotakis | 2 | Twins |
| 2012 | Joseph Scanio | 16 | Cardinals |
| 2012 | Carson Goldsmith | 28 | Twins |
| 2014 | Bret Underwood | 20 | Giants |
| 2016 | Nick Heath | 16 | Royals |
| 2016 | Adam Oller | 20 | Pirates |
| 2016 | Daniel Garner | 32 | Phillies |
| 2018 | David Fry | 7 | Brewers |
| 2018 | Kwan Adkins | 30 | Giants |
| 2019 | Nate Jones | 5 | Mets |
| 2019 | Caleb Ricca | 23 | Mariners |
| 2020 | Logan Hofmann | 5 | Pirates |