# 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team

The 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 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 sixth season with the Bulldogs.

## Preseason
### C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the conference.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 6 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 2 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 1 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 4 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | - |
| 6 | UTSA | - |
| 7 | FIU | 1 |
| 8 | Rice | - |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | - |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | - |
| 11 | UAB | - |
| 12 | Marshall | - |

### Preseason CUSA Pitcher of the Year

* Jonathan Fincher – Redshirt Junior, Left-Handed Pitcher

### Preseason All-CUSA team

* Taylor Young – Infielder
* Jonathan Fincher – Pitcher
* Jarrett Whorf – Pitcher

## Schedule and results

2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball game log :
Regular season (38–18) :
February (5–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 18 | Wichita State | JC Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 7–3 | Fincher (1-0) | McDonough (0-1) | Gibson (1) | CUSA.TV | 2,247 | 1–0 |
| Feb. 19 | Wichita State | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 9–6 | Crigger (1-0) | Adler (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,307 | 2–0 |
| Feb. 20 | Wichita State | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | 'W 5–3 | Martinez (1-0) | Stevens (0-1) | Crigger (1) | CUSA.TV | 2,261 | 3–0 |
| Feb. 23 | No. 8 LSU | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 11–6 | Gibson (1-0) | Cooper (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 2,529 | 4–0 |
| Feb. 25 | Tulane | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 6–1 | Fincher (2-0) | Hoffman (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,256 | 5–0 |
| Feb. 27 | Tulane | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 1–4$^7$ | Carmouche (2-0) | Jennings (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,110 | 5–1 |
| Feb. 27 | Tulane | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 5–13$^7$ | Massey (1-0) | Whorff (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,304 | 5–2 |
March (13–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| Mar. 1 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | L 4–5 | Vial Jr. (1-0) | Gibson (1-1) | Evans (1) | | 225 | 5–3 | |
| Mar. 2 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 3–4 | Reynolds (1-1) | Hodges (0-1) | Trahan (1) | ESPN+ | 1,218 | 5–4 | |
| Mar. 4 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 21–5 | Fincher (3-0) | Stone (1-1) | None | | 851 | 6–4 | |
| Mar. 5 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 11–3 | Tomkins (1-0) | Rogers (2-1) | None | | 820 | 7–4 | |
| Mar. 6 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 2–5 | Shadrick (1-0) | Whorff (0-2) | Foster (4) | | 770 | 7–5 | |
| Mar. 8 | Louisiana | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed |
| Mar. 9 | Southeastern Louisiana | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 13–1 | Giannette (1-0) | Lauve (0-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,229 | 8–5 | |
| Mar. 11 | Houston Baptist | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 22–2 | Fincher (4-0) | Tinker (0-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,237 | 9–5 | |
| Mar. 12 | Houston Baptist | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 12–3 | Jennings (1-1) | Burch (0-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,327 | 10–5 | |
| Mar. 13 | Houston Baptist | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 6–0 | Whorff (1-2) | Ripoll (1-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,257 | 11–5 | |
| Mar. 15 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 8–4 | Martinez (2-0) | Shuffler (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,574 | 12–5 | |
| Mar. 18 | at UTSA | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | W 6–5 | Gibson (2-1) | Miller (1-1) | Crigger (2) | CUSA.TV | 782 | 13–5 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 19 | at UTSA | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | W 5–4 | Tomkins (2-0) | Shafer (0-1) | Crigger (3) | CUSA.TV | 553 | 14–5 | 2–0 |
| Mar. 20 | at UTSA | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | L 3–13$^8$ | Owens (1-1) | Whorff (1-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 134 | 14–6 | 2–1 |
| Mar. 22 | at No. 21 LSU | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed |
| Mar. 23 | at No. 21 LSU | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 7–6$^{12}$ | Crigger (2-1) | Floyd (3-2) | None | SECN+ | 10,314 | 15–6 | |
| Mar. 25 | FIU | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 12–2 | Fincher (5-0) | Cabarcas (2-2) | Giannette (1) | CUSA.TV | 2,226 | 16–6 | 3–1 |
| Mar. 26 | FIU | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 12–0 | Gibson (3-0) | Pridgen (1-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,343 | 17–6 | 4–1 |
| Mar. 27 | FIU | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 13–2$^8$ | Whorff (2-3) | Lequerica (1-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,217 | 18–6 | 5–1 |
| Mar. 29 | No. 19 Dallas Baptist | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 4–7 | Heaton (1-1) | Martinez (2-1) | Arnold (5) | CUSA.TV | 2,354 | 18–7 | |
April (11–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| Apr. 1 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 2–8 | Hall (4-0) | Fincher (5-1) | None | ESPN+ | 5,469 | 18–8 | 5–2 |
| Apr. 2 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 4–2 | Gibson (4-0) | Riggins (3-2) | Crigger (4) | ESPN+ | 5,706 | 19–8 | 6–2 |
| Apr. 3 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 0–8 | Waldrep (3-1) | Whorff (2-4) | None | ESPN+ | 5,138 | 19–9 | 6–3 |
| Apr. 5 | Louisiana | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 7–3 | Tomkins (3-0) | Bonds (2-2) | Crigger (5) | CUSA.TV | 2,439 | 20–9 | |
| Apr. 6 | Louisiana | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 6–8 | Rawls (1-0) | Whorff (2-5) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,606 | 20–10 | |
| Apr. 8 | Rice | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 5–3 | Crigger (3-1) | Deskins (1-5) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,463 | 21–10 | 7—3 |
| Apr. 9 | Rice | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 9–3 | Jennings (2-1) | Zaskoda (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,531 | 22–10 | 8–3 |
| Apr. 10 | Rice | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 3–1 | Fincher (6-1) | Burbank (1-4) | Crigger (6) | CUSA.TV | 2,384 | 23–10 | 9–3 |
| Apr. 12 | Northwestern State | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed |
| Apr. 15 | at Marshall | Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV | L 9–10 | Capuano (2-5) | Lancaster (0-1) | None | | 49 | 23–11 | 9–4 |
| Apr. 16 | at Marshall | Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV | W 7–4 | Harland (1-0) | Agemy (2-1) | None | | 78 | 24–11 | 10–4 |
| Apr. 16 | at Marshall | Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV | W 11–5 | Whorff (3-5) | Lyles (2-1) | None | | 78 | 25–11 | 11–4 |
| Apr. 19 | Little Rock | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 10–0 | Martinez (3-1) | Brewer (2-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,186 | 26–11 | |
| Apr. 20 | Northwestern State | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 6–4 | Whorff (4-5) | Prestwich (0-3) | Crigger (7) | CUSA.TV | 2,499 | 27–11 | |
| Apr. 22 | Middle Tennessee | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 3–7 | Keenan (4-3) | Gibson (4-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,755 | 27–12 | 11–5 |
| Apr. 23 | Middle Tennessee | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 4–2 | Jennings (3-1) | Wigginton (5-3) | Crigger (8) | CUSA.TV | 2,494 | 28–12 | 12–5 |
| Apr. 24 | Middle Tennessee | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 3–6$^{12}$ | Seibert (3-2) | Crigger (3-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,259 | 28–13 | 12–6 |
| Apr. 27 | at Little Rock | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 7–8 | Smallwood (4-3) | Whorff (4-6) | None | | 115 | 28–14 | |
| Apr. 29 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 0–5 | Morgan (0-5) | Gibson (4-3) | None | ESPN+ | 492 | 28–15 | 12–7 |
| Apr. 30 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 10–5 | Harland (2-0) | Dean (2-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 412 | 29–15 | 13–7 |
May (9–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| May 1 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 8–4 | Tomkins (4-0) | Gertner (4-4) | None | CUSA.TV | 664 | 30–15 | 14–7 |
| May 3 | Louisiana–Monroe | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 11–5 | Harland (3-0) | Robinson (1-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,512 | 31–15 | |
| May 4 | at Northwestern State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 4–3 | Knight (1-0) | Taylor (2-1) | Crigger (10) | | 1,208 | 32–15 | |
| May 6 | Florida Atlantic | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 2–10 | Cooley (7-3) | Gibson (4-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,290 | 32–16 | 14–8 |
| May 7 | Florida Atlantic | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 11–6 | Jennings (4-1) | DeGusipe (0-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,360 | 33–16 | 15–8 |
| May 8 | Florida Atlantic | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 2–5 | Burnham (6-0) | Fincher (6-2) | Wegielnik (6) | CUSA.TV | 2,221 | 33–17 | 15–9 |
| May 13 | Western Kentucky | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 16–4 | Gibson (5-3) | Terbrak (7-4) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,362 | 34–17 | 16–9 |
| May 14 | Western Kentucky | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 7–2 | Jennings (5-1) | Stofel (0-7) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,388 | 35–17 | 17–9 |
| May 15 | Western Kentucky | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 11–2 | Whorff (5-6) | Bergeron (2-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,340 | 36–17 | 18–9 |
| May 19 | at Charlotte | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | L 3–11 | Giesting (7-4) | Gibson (5-4) | None | ESPN+ | 674 | 36–18 | 18–10 |
| May 20 | at Charlotte | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 8–3 | Crigger (4-2) | Kramer (3-2) | None | ESPN+ | 773 | 37–18 | 19–10 |
| May 21 | at Charlotte | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 14–5$^8$ | Fincher (7-2) | Lancaster (4-2) | None | ESPN+ | 787 | 38–18 | 20–10 |
Postseason (5–3) :
C-USA Tournament (4–1) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 25 | vs. (7) Charlotte | (2) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 4–0 | Gibson (6-4) | Michelson (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | | 39–18 | 1–0 |
| May 26 | vs. (3) Old Dominion | (2) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 7–2 | Jennings (6-1) | Pantos (6-1) | None | ESPN+ | | 40–18 | 2–0 |
| May 28 | vs. (3) Old Dominion | (2) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 6–9$^{13}$ | Hartline (2-1) | Whorff (5-7) | None | ESPN+ | | 40–19 | 2–1 |
| May 28 | vs. (3) Old Dominion | (2) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 8–7 | Crigger (5-2) | Pantos (6-2) | None | ESPN+ | 2,873 | 41–19 | 3–1 |
| May 29 | vs. (5) UTSA | (2) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 9–8 | Crigger (6-2) | Owens (3-2) | None | CBSSN | 3,140 | 42–19 | 4–1 |
NCAA Austin Regional (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| Jun. 3 | vs. (3) Dallas Baptist | (2) | UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 12–5 | Fincher (8-2) | Hall (3-3) | Martinez (1) | ESPN+ | 7,309 | 43–19 | 1–0 |
| Jun. 4 | at (1)/No. 16 Texas | (2) | UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 2–5 | Stevens (6-6) | Crigger (6-3) | None | LHN/ESPN+ | 8,502 | 43–20 | 1–1 |
| Jun. 5 | vs. (4) Air Force | (2) | UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 7–9 | Dornak (1-0) | Crigger (6-4) | None | ESPN+ | 7,340 | 43–21 | 1–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled :
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Austin Regional

Austin Regional Teams :
| (1) Texas Longhorns | (2) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | (3) Dallas Baptist Patriots | (4) Air Force Falcons |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | No. 16 Texas | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Air Force | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Air Force | 3 | 1 | No. 16 Texas | 5 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Dallas Baptist | 5 | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | | | | 1 | No. 16 Texas | 10 | - |
| | | | | | | 4 | Air Force | 1 | - |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 4 | Air Force | 1 | - |
| | | | 4 | Air Force | 9 | | | | |
| 4 | Air Force | 5 | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Dallas Baptist | 1 | | | | | | | |

## Postseason

| Accolade | Recipient |
| ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-American team | Taylor Young, INF |
| Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team | Ryan Harland, P |
| C-USA Defensive Player of the Year | Logan McLeod, INF |
| First Team All-CUSA team | Taylor Young, INF Cole McConnell, OF Kyle Crigger, P |
| Second Team All-CUSA team | Jorge Corona, C Cade Gibson, P Ryan Harland, P |
| Freshman All-CUSA team | Ryan Harland, P |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 15 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | 32 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ 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.