American college baseball season
2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Record | 11–6 (0–0 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - Lane Burroughs (4th season)
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Assistant coaches | - Mike Silva
- Mitch Gaspard
- Matt Miller
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Home stadium | Ruston High School Baseball Stadium |
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Seasons |
2020 Conference USA baseball standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | PCT | | | W | | L | | T | | PCT |
Old Dominion | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 12 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | .750 |
Southern Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 12 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | .750 |
FIU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 10 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | .667 |
Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 11 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | .647 |
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 10 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | .625 |
Western Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 10 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | .625 |
UTSA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 10 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | .588 |
Charlotte | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 9 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | .529 |
UAB | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 7 | – | 9 | – | 0 | | .438 |
Middle Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 7 | – | 10 | – | 0 | | .412 |
Marshall | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 4 | – | 10 | – | 1 | | .300 |
Rice | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 2 | – | 14 | – | 0 | | .125 |
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x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 16, 2020[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represent Louisiana Tech University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Ruston High's Baseball Stadium and are led by fourth year head coach Lane Burroughs.
On March 12, the Conference USA released an announcement proclaiming the suspension of all spring athletics until "further notice".[2] This came during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished 34–24 overall, and 17–13 in the conference.[3] The Bulldogs lost their only two games in the C-USA Postseason tournament and were not invited to any other tournament, thus ending their season.[4]
Preseason
C-USA Coaches poll
The C-USA coaches poll was released on January 29, 2020 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish third in the conference.
Media poll |
Predicted finish | Team | First Place votes |
1 | Southern Miss | 6 |
2 | Florida Atlantic | 4 |
3 | Louisiana Tech | |
4 | Old Dominion | |
5 | Rice | 1 |
6 | FIU | 1 |
7 | Western Kentucky | |
8 | UAB | |
9 | UTSA | |
10 | Marshall | |
11 | Charlotte | |
12 | Middle Tennessee | |
Preseason All-C-USA teams
All-Team
- Taylor Young – JR, Infielder
Reference:[5]
Roster
2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs roster |
| Pitchers - 6 Kyle Griffen – Senior
- 13 Tyler Follis – Senior
- 14 Casey Ouellette – Freshman
- 15 Shemar Page – Junior
- 16 Ryan Jennings – Junior
- 20 Cade Gibson – Redshirt Junior
- 21 Joseph Carbone – Freshman
- 25 Jarret Whorff – Junior
- 28 Jason Jaekel – Junior
- 29 Bryson Bales – Freshman
- 31 Jack Payne – Freshman
- 33 Beau Billings – Sophomore
- 36 Greg Martinez – Freshman
- 37 Bryce Fagan – Redshirt Senior
- 40 Seth Traweek – Freshman
- 47 Jonathan Fincher – Redshirt Sophomore
Catchers - 11 Jorge Corona – Freshman
- 12 Philip Matulia – Sophomore
- 19 Jackson Slaughter – Freshman
- 38 Kyle Hasler – Freshman
| | Outfielders - 1 Manny Garcia – Senior
- 2 Parker Bates – Senior
- 4 Cole McConnell – Freshman
- 5 Braden Duhon – Freshman
- 7 Adarius Myers – Redshirt Freshman
- 17 Seth White – Redshirt Junior
- 18 Bryce Wallace – Sophomore
- 30 Steele Netterville – Junior
Infielders - 3 Alex Ray – Junior
- 8 Taylor Young – Junior
- 9 Hunter Wells – Redshirt Senior
- 10 Logan McLeod – Freshman
- 26 Kyle Crigger – Junior
- 39 Ben Brantley – Freshman
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Coaching staff
2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs coaching staff |
- Lane Burroughs – Head Coach – 4th year
- Mike Silva – Associate head coach – 3rd year
- Mitch Gaspard – Assistant Head Coach/recruiting coordinator – 1st year
- Matt Miller – Assistant Coach – 1st year
- Kim Tanner – Administrative Assistant
- Katie Lunsford – Athletic Trainer
- Alexa Garcia – Director of player development
- Brian Walker – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Kent Hasler – Graduate Manager
- Spence Drake – Student Manager
- Joe Craighead – Student Manager
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Schedule and results
2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball game log |
Regular season (11-6) |
February (8–3) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record | Feb. 15 | at No. 24 Louisiana | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park Lafayette, LA | W 2–1 | Fincher (1–0) | Moriarty (0–1) | Crigger (1) | | 5,109 | 1–0 | | Feb. 15 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park | W 2–0 | Griffen (1–0) | Simanek (0–1) | Billings (1) | | 457 | 2–0 | | Feb. 16 | at No. 24 Louisiana | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park | W 10–0 | Whorff (1-0) | Schultz (0-1) | None | | 4,881 | 3–0 | | Feb. 18 | at McNeese State | | Joe Miller Ballpark Lake Charles, LA | W 7–4 | Martinez (1–0) | Hecker (0–1) | Griffen (1) | | 1,215 | 4–0 | | Feb. 21 | at Troy | | Riddle–Pace Field Troy, AL | L 0–4 | Thomas (2–0) | Fincher (1–1) | Johnson (1) | | 1,399 | 4–1 | | Feb. 22 | at Troy | | Riddle–Pace Field | L 4–7 | Oates (2-0) | Crigger (0–1) | Wilkinson (1) | | 2,053 | 4–2 | | Feb. 23 | at Troy | | Riddle–Pace Field | W 9–0 | Whorff (2-0) | Newton (1–1) | None | | 1,567 | 5–2 | | Feb. 26 | at No. 11 LSU | | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field Baton Rouge, LA | L 1–7 | Kaminer (1-0) | Martinez (1-1) | None | SECN+ | 9,912 | 5–3 | | Feb. 28 | Maine | | Ruston High Baseball Stadium Ruston, LA | W 5–1 | Fincher (2–1) | Sinacola (0–3) | None | | 842 | 6–3 | | Feb. 29 | Maine | | Ruston High Baseball Stadium | W 15–10 | Page (1–0) | Pushard (0–2) | None | | 1,056 | 7–3 | | Feb. 29 | Maine | | Ruston High Baseball Stadium | W 19–0 | Traweek (1–0) | Carson (0–2) | | 1,056 | 8–3 | | |
March (3–3) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record | Mar. 1 | Maine | | Ruston High Baseball Stadium | W 26–3 | Whorff (3–0) | Geoffrion (0-1) | None | | 734 | 9–3 | | Mar. 3 | at Sam Houston State | | Don Sanders Stadium Huntsville, TX | W 9–3 | Ouelette (1–0) | Wesneski (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,175 | 10–3 | | Mar. 4 | at Sam Houston State | | Don Sanders Stadium | Game canceled | Mar. 6 | at Wichita State | | Eck Stadium Wichita, KS | L 2–6 | Hamilton (2–1) | Fincher (2–2) | None | | 1,845 | 10–4 | | Mar. 7 | at Wichita State | | Eck Stadium | L 3–5 | Bechtel (2–0) | Griffen (1–1) | Gifford (4) | | 2,113 | 10–5 | | Mar. 8 | at Wichita State | | Eck Stadium | L 9–10 | Peters (1-0) | Ouelette (1-1) | None | | 1,996 | 10–6 | | Mar. 10 | Southeastern Louisiana | | Ruston High Baseball Stadium | W 14–3 | Crigger (1–1) | Bozosi (0–1) | None' | | 785 | 11-7 | | Mar. 13 | vs. Middle Tennessee | | Smith–Wills Stadium Jackson, MS | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 14 | vs. Middle Tennessee | | Smith–Wills Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 15 | vs. Middle Tennessee | | Smith–Wills Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 17 | at Northwestern State | | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field Natchitoches, LA | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 20 | at Western Kentucky | | Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 21 | at Western Kentucky | | Nick Denes Field | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 22 | at Western Kentucky | | Nick Denes Field | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 24 | at Louisiana | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 27 | vs. Florida Atlantic | | Warhawk Field Monroe, LA | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 28 | vs. Florida Atlantic | | Warhawk Field | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 29 | vs. Florida Atlantic | | Warhawk Field | Games suspended indefinitely | Mar. 31 | at Southeastern Louisiana | | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field Hammond, LA | Games suspended indefinitely | |
April (0-0) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record | Apr. 3 | at Marshall | | Appalachian Power Park Charleston, WV | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 4 | at Marshall | | Appalachian Power Park | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 5 | at Marshall | | Appalachian Power Park | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 7 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Warhawk Field | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 9 | vs. Rice | | Smith–Wills Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 10 | vs. Rice | | Smith–Wills Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 11 | vs. Rice | | Smith–Wills Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 14 | vs. Northwestern State | | Ruston High Baseball Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 17 | at UTSA | | Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 18 | at UTSA | | Roadrunner Field | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 19 | at UTSA | | Roadrunner Field | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 21 | vs. McNeese State | | Ruston High Baseball Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 24 | vs. Old Dominion | | Smith–Wills Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 25 | vs. Old Dominion | | Smith–Wills Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 26 | vs. Old Dominion | | Smith–Wills Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | Apr. 28 | vs. Louisiana | | Ruston High Baseball Stadium | Games suspended indefinitely | |
May (0–0) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record | May 1 | at UAB | | Jerry D. Young Memorial Field Birmingham, AL | Games suspended indefinitely | at UAB | | Jerry D. Young Memorial Field | Games suspended indefinitely | May 3 | at UAB | | Jerry D. Young Memorial Field | Games suspended indefinitely | May 8 | at Southern Miss | | Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS | Games suspended indefinitely | May 9 | at Southern Miss | | Pete Taylor Park | Games suspended indefinitely | May 10 | at Southern Miss | | Pete Taylor Park | Games suspended indefinitely | May 12 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Warhawk Field | Games suspended indefinitely | May 14 | vs. FIU | | Warhawk Field | Games suspended indefinitely | May 15 | vs. FIU | | Warhawk Field | Games suspended indefinitely | May 16 | vs. FIU | | Warhawk Field | Games suspended indefinitely | |
Post-season |
C-USA Tournament | Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record | May 20–24 | TBD | | MGM Park Biloxi, MS | Games suspended indefinitely | |
Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Suspended Bold = Louisiana Tech team member |
- Schedule Source:[6]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
References
- ^ "Conference USA baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball.
- ^ "C-USA shuts down spring sports 'until further notice'". al. March 12, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". LA Tech Athletics.
- ^ Diaz, Cory. "LA Tech's C-USA tourney blues continue, ousted by Rice to go winless". thenewsstar.com.
- ^ "BASE: 2020 Preseason Awards". Conference USA.
- ^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". LA Tech Athletics.
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