McNeese Cowboys baseball

McNeese Cowboys
2024 McNeese Cowboys baseball team
UniversityMcNeese State University
Head coachJustin Hill (11th season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationLake Charles, Louisiana
Home stadiumJoe Miller Ballpark
(Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameCowboys
ColorsRoyal blue and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1988, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2019, 2021
Conference tournament champions
Southland: 1993, 2003, 2019, 2021
Regular season conference champions
GSC: 1956
Southland: 1988, 2000, 2006, 2017, 2022

The McNeese State Cowboys baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States.[2] 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 Joe Miller Ballpark in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Cowboys are coached by Justin Hill.

Head coaches

Coach Seasons Years W L T Pct
Cliff Johnson 2 1953–54 8 24 0 .250
Kenneth Bahnsen 1 1956 6 12 0 .333
Reed Stephens 6 1957–61 78 72 0 .520
Ralph O. Ward 1 1962 14 14 0 .500
Ted Chapman 3 1963–1965 24 58 0 .292
Desmond Jones 2 1966–67 19 34 1 .361
Hubert Boales 10 1968–77 190 197 4 .491
Johnny Suydam 3 1978–80 71 67 0 .514
Triny Rivera 6 1981–1986 141 171 2 .452
Tony Robichaux 8 1987–94 263 173 0 .603
Jim Ricklefsen 3 1995–97 83 79 1 .512
Mike Bianco 3 1997–00 100 71 0 .584
Todd Butler 3 2001–03 90 83 0 .520
Chad Clement 4 2004–07 82 84 0 .494
Terry Burrows 6 2008–13 190 157 0 .548
Justin Hill 9 2014–present 266 215 0 .553

Year-by-year results

Year Coach Overall record Conference record Notes
1953 Cliff Johnson 1–13 0–9; 6th
1954 Cliff Johnson 7–11 4–7; 5th
1955 Kenneth Bahnsen 6–12 4–8; 6th
1956 Reed Stephens 11–5 9–3; 1st Gulf States Conference Champions
1957 Reed Stephens 9–13 5–8; 4th
1958 Reed Stephens 11–10 6–9; 6th
1959 Reed Stephens 11–18 4–11; 6th
1960 Reed Stephens 15–14 6–9; 5th
1961 Reed Stephens 21–12 12–7; 3rd
1962 Ralph O. Ward 14–14 10–9; 4th
1963 Ted Chapman 9–17 8–12; 4th
1964 Ted Chapman 8–18 4–12; 6th
1965 Ted Chapman 7–23 4–16; 6th
1966 Desmond Jones 5–21 5–17; 7th
1967 Desmond Jones 14–13–1 11–10–1; 3rd
1968 Hubert Boales 13–20–1 9–12–1; 4th
1969 Hubert Boales 19–16 14–10; 3rd
1970 Hubert Boales 19–17 14–10; 4th
1971 Hubert Boales 20–18–1 11–11; 4th
1972 Hubert Boales 22–15  
1973 Hubert Boales 15–16 5–7; 6th
1974 Hubert Boales 21–24 10–5; 4th
1975 Hubert Boales 16–26 5–10; 5th
1976 Hubert Boales 26–19–2 7–8; 3rd
1977 Hubert Boales 19–26 8–7; 2nd
1978 Johnny Suydam 16–31 2–18; 6th
1979 Johnny Suydam 36–14 12–8; 3rd
1980 Johnny Suydam 21–20 7–8; 4th
1981 Triny Rivera 26–31–1 1–15; 6th
1982 Triny Rivera 28–26 11–5; 4th
1983 Triny Rivera 22–36 8–8; 3rd
1984 Triny Rivera 16–30 8–16; 4th
1985 Triny Rivera 21–24–1 7–6; 3rd
1986 Triny Rivera 28–24 9–4; 4th
1987 Tony Robichaux 19–28 7–9; 2nd
1988 Tony Robichaux 31–31 13–7; 1st Southland Conference Champions; Stillwater, Oklahoma Regional
1989 Tony Robichaux 35–18 10–7; 3rd
1990 Tony Robichaux 35–20 10–7; 3rd
1991 Tony Robichaux 34–18 4–10; 4th
1992 Tony Robichaux 30–22 9–12; 4th
1993 Tony Robichaux 38–23 14–10; 4th Southland Tournament Champions; Austin, Texas Regional
1994 Tony Robichaux 41–17 13–9; 4th
1995 Jim Ricklefsen 41–16 17–6; 2nd
1996 Jim Ricklefsen 23–31 10–20; 6th
1997 Jim Ricklefsen 19–32–1 11–19; 5th
1998 Mike Bianco 30–26 13–10; 3rd
1999 Mike Bianco 31–25 12–15; 8th
2000 Mike Bianco 39–20 20–7; 1st Southland Regular Season Champions; Lafayette, Louisiana Regional
2001 Todd Butler 29–25 12–15; 7th
2002 Todd Butler 30–28 15–12; 5th
2003 Todd Butler 31–30 12–15; 6th Southland Tournament Champions; Houston, Texas Regional
2004 Chad Clement 24–29 11–16; 7th
2005 Chad Clement 23–31 12–15; 7th
2006 Chad Clement 35–20 22–8; 1st Southland Regular Season Champions
2007 Chad Clement/Chris Fackler 21–35 17–12; 5th
2008 Terry Burrows 13–42 7–23; 10th
2009 Terry Burrows 21–30 10–22; 10th
2010 Terry Burrows 31–27 16–17; 6th
2011 Terry Burrows 26–30 14–19; 7th
2012 Terry Burrows 24–30 17–16; 5th
2013 Terry Burrows 23–31 10–17; 8th
2014 Justin Hill 30–28 17–14; 7th
2015 Justin Hill 32–25 18–12; 4th
2016 Justin Hill 31–25 15–15; 6th
2017 Justin Hill 37–20 22–8; 1st Southland Regular Season Champions
2018 Justin Hill 25–33 14–17; 6th
2019 Justin Hill 35–26 16–14; 5th Southland Tournament Champions; Nashville, Tennessee Regional
2020 Justin Hill 10–7   Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Justin Hill 32–30 21–18; 4th Southland Tournament Champions; Fort Worth, Texas Regional
2022 Justin Hill 34–23 15–9; 1st Southland Regular Season Champions

NCAA Tournament appearances

McNeese has participated in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament six times.

Year Round Opponent Result
1988 Stillwater Regional Oklahoma State
Southwestern Louisiana
Loyola Marymount		 L 4–14
W 11–6
L 5–12
1993 Austin Regional Texas
Maine
Cal State-Fullerton		 L 4–7
W 16–3
L 0–2
2000 Lafayette Regional Louisiana–Lafayette
Marist		 L 5–11
L 5–6
2003 Houston Regional Rice
Ole Miss		 L 2–3
L 1–7
2019 Nashville Regional Indiana State
Ohio State		 L 5–6
L 8–9 (13)
2021 Fort Worth Regional TCU
Oregon State		 L 4–12
L 5–10

Major League Baseball

McNeese State has had 48 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "McNeese State Athletics Style Guide" (PDF). January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "McNeese State Cowboys". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
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