# Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represents Louisiana Tech University in NCAA Division I college baseball. 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
### 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 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A |
| 1938 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A |
| 1939 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A |
| 1941 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A |
| 1945 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | 3–1 |
| 1946 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | 4–0 |
| 1947 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | 12–2 |
| 1948 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | 13–1 |
| 1954 | Gulf States Conference | 4–3 |
| 1958 | Gulf States Conference | 9–4 |
| 1959 | Gulf States Conference | 12–3 |
| 1960 | Gulf States Conference | 9–4 |
| 1961 | Gulf States Conference | 15–4 |
| 1971 | Gulf States Conference | 16–8 |
| 1974 | Southland Conference | 11–4 |
| 1975 | Southland Conference | 10–5 |
| 1978 | Southland Conference | 16–4 |
| 1980 | Southland Conference | 10–3 |
| 1986 | Southland Conference | 13–5 |
| 1987 | Southland Conference | 12–4 |
| 2024 | Conference USA | 18–6 |

### Conference division championships

| Season | Conference | Division | Conference record |
| 1980 | Southland Conference | North | 10–3 |
| 1982 | Southland Conference | North | 7–5 |
| 1987 | Southland Conference | 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 | Southland Conference | Lamar | 4–1 |
| 1982 | Southland Conference | Lamar | 3–0 |
| 1987 | Southland Conference | Lamar | 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 |
| 2024 | 0–2 | Fayetteville Regional | Lost 4–19 vs. Kansas State Lost 3–9 vs. Southeast Missouri State |
| Total | 14–22 | | |

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

### 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.
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 | 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