Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball
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Founded | 1952 |
University | University of Louisiana at Monroe |
Head coach | Michael Federico (7th season) |
Conference | Sun Belt West Division |
Location | Monroe, Louisiana |
Home stadium | Lou St. Amant Field (Capacity: 1,800) |
Nickname | Warhawks |
Colors | Maroon and gold[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1983, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2012 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
Southland: 1995 Sun Belt: 2012 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Gulf States: 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 Southland: 1983, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002 Sun Belt: 2008 |
The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball (formerly the Northeast Louisiana Indians) team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe in NCAA Division I college baseball.[2] The Warhawks baseball team competes in the Sun Belt Conference. The Warhawks play their home games on campus at Lou St. Amant Field, and are currently coached by Michael Federico.
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History
[edit]Head coaches
[edit]The Warhawks have had 12 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:
Coach | Seasons | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % | |
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1 | Woody Boyles | 1952–1954 | 23 | 16 | 1 | .588 |
2 | George Luffey | 1955–1966 | 131 | 134 | 1 | .494 |
3 | Bill Dotson | 1966–1972 | 171 | 112 | 2 | .604 |
4 | Terry Murry | 1973 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .280 |
5 | Steve Maddox | 1974 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .182 |
6 | Jimmy "Chick" Childress | 1975 | 13 | 17 | 0 | .433 |
7 | Lou St. Amant | 1976–1993 | 414 | 428 | 5 | .492 |
8 | Smoke Laval | 1994–2000 | 241 | 159 | 0 | .603 |
9 | Brad Holland | 2001–2006 | 150 | 151 | 0 | .498 |
10 | Jeff Schexnaider | 2006–2014 | 212 | 254 | 0 | .455 |
11 | Bruce Peddie | 2014–2017 | 72 | 125 | 0 | .365 |
12 | Michael Federico | 2018–Present | 88 | 95 | 0 | .481 |
Notes: Brad Holland was fired after an 0–13 start in 2006 and was replaced by Jeff Schexnaider. Schexnaider was fired after an 8–17 start in 2014 and was replaced by Bruce Peddie.
Conference membership history
[edit]- 1952–1953: Independent
- 1954–1971: Gulf States Conference
- 1972–1978: Independent
- 1979–1982: Atlantic Sun Conference
- 1983–2006: Southland Conference
- 2007–Present: Sun Belt Conference
Regular season Championships
[edit]Year | Coach | Record | Conference Title |
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1964 | George Luffey | 17–10 (13–3) | Gulf State Conference champions |
1966 | Bill Dotson | 17–9 (13–9) | Gulf State Conference champions |
1968 | Bill Dotson | 26–15–1 (15–5) | Gulf State Conference champions |
1969 | Bill Dotson | 25–11 (16–6) | Gulf State Conference champions |
1970 | Bill Dotson | 35–19 (16–6) | Gulf State Conference champions |
1982 | Lou St. Amant | 22–29–1 (7–5) | Atlantic Sun Conference Champions (West Division) |
1983 | Lou St. Amant | 32–21 (11–3) | Southland Conference Champions |
1996 | Smoke Laval | 41–19 (21–9) | Southland Conference Champions (Louisiana) |
1999 | Smoke Laval | 36–22 (19–7) | Southland Conference Champions |
2000 | Smoke Laval | 41–22 (20–7) | Southland Conference Champions |
2002 | Brad Holland | 29–29 (20–10) | Southland Conference Champions |
2008 | Jeff Schexnaider | 34–24 (20–10) | Sun Belt Conference Champions |
Regular season championships: | 13 |
Conference Tournament Championships
[edit]Year | Coach | Record | Conference Title |
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1995 | Smoke Laval | 37–20 (16–7) | Southland Conference Champions |
2012 | Jeff Schexnaider | 32–30 (15–15) | Sun Belt Conference Champions |
Conference Tournament championships: | 2 |
Year-by-year results
[edit]Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Independents (1952–1953) | |||||||||
1952 | Woody Boyles | 5–3 | |||||||
1953 | Woody Boyles | 8–4–1 | |||||||
Independents: | 13–7–1 | ||||||||
Gulf States Conference (1954–1971) | |||||||||
1954 | Woody Boyles | 10–9 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
1955 | George Luffey | 9–8 | 6–6 | 3rd tied | |||||
1956 | George Luffey | 9–12 | 4–8 | 6th | |||||
1957 | George Luffey | 7–9 | 4–9 | 6th | |||||
1958 | George Luffey | 12–10 | 8–7 | 2nd | |||||
1959 | George Luffey | 15–11 | 8–7 | 3rd | |||||
1960 | George Luffey | 10–13 | 5–7 | 4th | |||||
1961 | George Luffey | 11–15 | 9–10 | 4th | |||||
1962 | George Luffey | 13–19 | 7–11 | 5th | |||||
1963 | George Luffey | 13–14 | 8–12 | 4th tied | |||||
1964 | George Luffey | 17–10 | 13–3 | 1st | |||||
1965 | George Luffey | 15–13–1 | 10–9–1 | 3rd | |||||
1966 | Bill Dotson | 17–9 | 13–9 | 1st tied | |||||
1967 | Bill Dotson | 23–15 | 12–10 | 2nd | |||||
1968 | Bill Dotson | 26–15–1 | 15–5 | 1st | NAIA Area 5 Runner-Up/District 27 Champions | ||||
1969 | Bill Dotson | 25–11 | 16–6 | 1st | NAIA District 30 Champions | ||||
1970 | Bill Dotson | 35–19 | 16–6 | 1st | NAIA National Runner-Up/Area 2 Champions/District 30 Champions | ||||
1971 | Bill Dotson | 29–17–1 | 11–9 | 2nd | NAIA Area 2 Runner-Up/District 30 Champions | ||||
Gulf States: | 296–229–3 | 172–139–1 | |||||||
Independent (1972–1978) | |||||||||
1972 | Bill Dotson | 16–26 | |||||||
1973 | Terry Murry | 7–18 | |||||||
1974 | Steve Maddox | 6–27 | |||||||
1975 | Chick Childress | 13–17 | |||||||
1976 | Lou St. Amant | 20–13 | |||||||
1977 | Lou St. Amant | 17–24–1 | |||||||
1978 | Lou St. Amant | 20–38 | |||||||
Independents: | 99–163–1 | ||||||||
Atlantic Sun (1979–1982) | |||||||||
1979 | Lou St. Amant | 22–26 | Tourney Only | 4th | |||||
1980 | Lou St. Amant | 20–15 | Tourney Only | 3rd | |||||
1981 | Lou St. Amant | 33–22 | 6–6 | 3rd | |||||
1982 | Lou St. Amant | 22–29–1 | 7–5 | 1st West/Tied | |||||
Atlantic Sun: | 97–92–1 | 13–11 | |||||||
Southland Conference (1983–2006) | |||||||||
1983 | Lou St. Amant | 32–21 | 11–3 | 1st | 1983 NCAA Austin Regional (0–2) | ||||
1984 | Lou St. Amant | 34–16 | 10–5 | 3rd | |||||
1985 | Lou St. Amant | 26–22–1 | 5–8–1 | 5th | |||||
1986 | Lou St. Amant | 25–22 | 6–12 | 6th | |||||
1987 | Lou St. Amant | 24–28–1 | 7–8 | 3rd | |||||
1988 | Lou St. Amant | 19–26 | 11–8 | 2nd | |||||
1989 | Lou St. Amant | 14–29 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
1990 | Lou St. Amant | 28–17 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
1991 | Lou St. Amant | 21–30 | 6–11 | 6th | |||||
1992 | Lou St. Amant | 24–24 | 9–12 | 5th tied | |||||
1993 | Lou St. Amant | 13–26–1 | 5–18 | 9th | |||||
1994 | Smoke Laval | 20–33 | 6–18 | 9th | |||||
1995 | Smoke Laval | 37–20 | 16–7 | 3rd | 1995 Baton Rouge Regional (0–2) | ||||
1996 | Smoke Laval | 41–19 | 21–9 | 1st | |||||
1997 | Smoke Laval | 33–21 | 17–11 | 3rd | |||||
1998 | Smoke Laval | 33–22 | 13–9 | 2nd | |||||
1999 | Smoke Laval | 36–22 | 19–7 | 1st | 1999 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (0–2) | ||||
2000 | Smoke Laval | 41–22 | 20–7 | 1st | 2000 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (2–2) | ||||
2001 | Brad Holland | 36–24 | 17–10 | 2nd | |||||
2002 | Brad Holland | 29–29 | 17–10 | 1st | |||||
2003 | Brad Holland | 29–28 | 12–14 | 3rd | |||||
2004 | Brad Holland | 30–28 | 12–14 | 5th tied | |||||
2005 | Brad Holland | 26–29 | 9–18 | 9th | |||||
2006 | Brad Holland/Jeff Schexnaider | 18–37 | 12–16 | 8th | |||||
Southland: | 669–595–3 | 277–253–1 | |||||||
Sun Belt Conference (2007–present) | |||||||||
2007[3] | Jeff Schexnaider | 29–28 | 15–14 | 3rd tied | |||||
2008[4] | Jeff Schexnaider | 34–24 | 20–10 | 1st | |||||
2009[5] | Jeff Schexnaider | 32–27 | 12–17 | 7th tied | |||||
2010[6] | Jeff Schexnaider | 17–38 | 7–23 | 10th | |||||
2011[7] | Jeff Schexnaider | 24–30 | 9–21 | 9th tied | |||||
2012[8] | Jeff Schexnaider | 32–30 | 15–15 | 5th tied | 2012 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (1–2) | ||||
2013[9] | Jeff Schexnaider | 18–36 | 7–23 | 10th | |||||
2014[10] | Jeff Schexnaider/Bruce Peddie | 23–36 | 11–19 | 8th tied | |||||
2015 | Bruce Peddie | 25–29 | 12–18 | 10th | |||||
2016 | Bruce Peddie | 20–35 | 10–20 | 10th | |||||
2017 | Bruce Peddie | 12–42 | 6–23 | 12th | |||||
2018 | Michael Federico | 23–31 | 10–20 | 6th (West) | |||||
2019 | Michael Federico | 27–31 | 12–17 | 5th (West) | |||||
2020 | Michael Federico | 12–5 | 0–0 | No conference season | Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | Michael Federico | 26–26 | 11–13 | 3rd (West) | |||||
Sun Belt: | 354–448 | 169–258 | |||||||
Total: | 1,528–1,534–9 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA Regional appearances
[edit]· ULM has a record of 3–9 in regional appearances.
NCAA Regional Results |
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1983 Austin, TX Regional Lost to Texas, 0–15 |
1995 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to Cal State Fullerton, 6–7 |
1999 Baton Rouge, LA Regional |
2000 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated New Orleans, 8–3 |
2012 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to LSU, 1–4 |
Major League Baseball
[edit]Louisiana–Monroe has had 65 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965, five of whom have reached the major leagues.[11]
Warhawks in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
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Year | Player | Round | Team |
1965 | Gary Fields | 55 | Astros |
1970 | Wayne Burney | 22 | Dodgers |
1972 | Murphy Eppinette | 1 | White Sox |
1979 | Robert Wood | 20 | Athletics |
1982 | Edwin Knowles | 23 | Angels |
1984 | Chuck Finley | 15 | Angels |
1985 | Mitch Thomas | 8 | Rangers |
1986 | Blane Lockley | 13 | Pirates |
1986 | Joe Sims | 15 | Expos |
1987 | Terry Mathews | 5 | Rangers |
1987 | Kevin Cavalier | 23 | Expos |
1987 | Ken Brown | 50 | Yankees |
1990 | Patrick Morphy | 34 | Yankees |
1990 | Greg McGough | 40 | White Sox |
1991 | Harold Henry | 6 | White Sox |
1992 | Stanley Wiltz | 29 | Pirates |
1992 | Blake Doolan | 33 | Phillies |
1993 | Wade Walker | 16 | Cubs |
1993 | Steve Bourgeois | 21 | Giants |
1993 | Christian McCarter | 26 | Red Sox |
1994 | Chad Olinde | 36 | Cubs |
1995 | Denny Bair | 8 | Cubs |
1996 | Shannon Cooley | 24 | Phillies |
1998 | Lance Caraccioli | 10 | Dodgers |
1998 | Brandon Smith | 23 | Astros |
1998 | Jason Shelley | 29 | Blue Jays |
1998 | Donald Loland | 46 | Blue Jays |
1999 | Ben Sheets | 1 | Brewers |
1999 | Corey Artieta | 31 | Brewers |
2000 | Mike Wombacher | 13 | Yankees |
2001 | Brian Schriner | 34 | Phillies |
2003 | Corey Coles | 5 | Mets |
2003 | Jordy Templet | 17 | Blue Jays |
2003 | Caleb McConnell | 21 | Phillies |
2003 | Joseph Wolfe | 33 | Blue Jays |
2004 | Patrick Green | 7 | Royals |
2004 | Jim Miller | 8 | Rockies |
2004 | Matt Guillory | 11 | Pirates |
2004 | Kevin Ardoin | 12 | Rangers |
2004 | Ben Jones | 14 | Yankees |
2004 | Ryan Schwabe | 23 | Orioles |
2004 | Justin Lensch | 37 | Rangers |
2005 | Matt Green | 2 | Diamondbacks |
2005 | Matthew Lane | 16 | Cardinals |
2005 | James Bennett | 23 | Athletics |
2006 | David Mixon | 47 | Diamondbacks |
2007 | David Mixon | 20 | Giants |
2007 | Bo Bowman | 22 | Rockies |
2008 | Richard Soignier | 17 | Marlins |
2008 | Kyle Suire | 35 | Mets |
2009 | Richard Soignier | 22 | Yankees |
2009 | Justin Anderson | 24 | Orioles |
2011 | Drew Granier | 32 | Athletics |
2011 | James Jones | 33 | Padres |
2012 | Jeremy Sy | 12 | Giants |
2012 | Randall Zeigler | 19 | Giants |
2012 | Joseph Rapp | 28 | Giants |
2014 | Tyler Bray | 26 | Cardinals |
2015 | Kodie Tidwell | 26 | Padres |
2016 | Brayden Bouchey | 33 | Blue Jays |
2017 | Nathan Reynolds | 39 | Diamondbacks |
2018 | Keegan Curtis | 22 | Yankees |
2019 | Chad Bell | 19 | Yankees |
2019 | Trent Tingelstad | 22 | Mariners |
2019 | Trey Jeans | 33 | White Sox |
Retired Players
[edit]· #8 – Tom Brown
· #15 – Ben Sheets
· #24 – Lou St. Amant
· #31 – Chuck Finley
Warhawk Field
[edit]Attendance
[edit]ULM has ranked in the Top 50 in average attendance in the nation four times since 1999.
Year | National Rank | Avg. attendance |
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1999 | 43rd | 820 |
2001 | 42nd | 926 |
2012 | 39th | 1,603 |
2013 | 45th | 1,439 |
Attendance Records
[edit]Below is a list of ULM's top five single-game attendance figures.
Attendance | Year | Opponent | Result |
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4,635 | 2001 | LSU | L 4-16 |
4,401 | 2002 | LSU | L 3-10 |
4,371 | 1997 | LSU | W 6-2 |
3,876 | 1999 | LSU | W 6-5 |
3,673 | 2009 | Mississippi State | W 7-1 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ University of Louisiana-Monroe Brand Guide (PDF). July 22, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
- ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
- ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
- ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
- ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
- ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
- ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
- ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Louisiana at Monroe (Monroe, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
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