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Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball

Southeastern Louisiana Lions
2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team
Founded1947 (1947)
UniversitySoutheastern Louisiana University
Head coachBobby Barbier (1st season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationHammond, Louisiana
Home stadiumPat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknameLions
ColorsGreen and gold[1]
   
College World Series appearances
1975[2]
NCAA Tournament appearances
1975, 1992, 1994, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022
Conference tournament champions
TAAC: 1992, 1994
Southland: 2014, 2022
Regular season conference champions
Gulf States: *1953, *1955, *1957, *1962, *1963, *1965, *1966
Gulf South: *1978
Southland: 2015
*at Division II level[3]

The Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, United States.[4] The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Southeastern Louisiana's first baseball team was fielded in 1947. The team plays its home games at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field in Hammond, Louisiana. Starting in 2024, the Lions will be led by head coach Bobby Barbier.

Southeastern Louisiana in the NCAA Tournament

Year Record Pct Notes
1992 1–2 .333 West Regional
1994 0–2 .000 South Regional
2014 1–2 .333 Baton Rouge Regional
2016 1–2 .333 Baton Rouge Regional
2017 1–2 .333 Baton Rouge Regional
2022 0–2 .000 Auburn Regional
TOTALS
4–12 .250

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Records unavailable (1947–1991)
Trans America Athletic Conference (1992–1997)
1992[5] Greg Marten 38–22 12–4 1st (West) NCAA West Regional Playoff Participants
1993[5] Greg Marten 38–17 19–5 1st (West)
1994[5] Greg Marten 34–30 15–9 1st-T (West) 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
1995[5] Greg Marten 17–31 10–18 8th
1996[5] Greg Marten 34–24 11–7 2nd (West)
1997[5] Greg Marten 34–24 11–7 2nd (West)
Trans America: 195–148 78–50
Southland Conference (1998–present)
1998[6] Greg Marten 29–27 9–14 8th
1999[6] Greg Marten 28–29 13–14 6th
2000[6] Greg Marten 25–28 10–17 8th
2001[6] Greg Marten 22–33 8–19 9th
2002[6] Greg Marten 21–33 7–20 10th
2003[6] Dan Canevari 18–35 8–18 9th
2004[7][6] Dan Canevari 17–39 11–16 8th-T
2005[8][6] Dan Canevari 29–31 13–14 6th-T
2006[9][6] Jay Artigues 23–32 14–16 7th
2007[10][6] Jay Artigues 34–21 16–14 3rd (East)
2008[11][6] Jay Artigues 32–27 17–16 3rd (East)
2009[12][6] Jay Artigues 37–22 21–12 2nd
2010[13][6] Jay Artigues 40–19 21–12 3rd
2011[14][6] Jay Artigues 35–22 18–14 4th
2012[15][6] Jay Artigues 39–21 20–13 2nd
2013[16][6] Jay Artigues 36–24 18–7 3rd
2014[17][6] Matt Riser 37–23 18–12 5th 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
2015[18] Matt Riser 41–15 25–5 1st
2016 Matt Riser 40–21 22–8 2nd 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
2017 Matt Riser 37–22 20–10 2nd 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
2018 Matt Riser 37–22 21–9 2nd
2019 Matt Riser 33–27 19–11 2nd
2020 Matt Riser 6–10 1–2 11th Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Matt Riser 32–24 22–17 5th
2022 Matt Riser 30–31 14–10 2nd NCAA Regional
2023[19] Matt Riser 25-25 9–14
Southland: 783–663 395–334
Total: 978–811

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Major League Baseball

Southeastern Louisiana has had 50 players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft since the draft began in 1965.[20]

Lions in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year Player Round Team
1965 Lamar LaBauve 23 Cubs
1966 Wayne Brescher 11 Senators
1971 Jerry Bowles 13 Reds
1974 Glen Lamas 8 Indians
1976 Andrew Davis 3 Orioles
1982 Andrew Lesnak 23 Twins
1984 Mark McMorris 3 Angels
1985 Mark McMorris 19 Cubs
1985 Sterling Housley 12 Blue Jays
1988 Shannon Jones 33 Cubs
1988 Rod Morris 25 Rangers
1988 Brock McMurray 11 Dodgers
1989 Colin Dixon 17 Red Sox
1990 Joseph Fleet 38 Indians
1990 Kevin Morgan 36 Cardinals
1991 Kevin Morgan 30 Tigers
1992 Kirk Bullinger 32 Cardinals
1992 Greg Elliott 9 Astros
1993 John Vindivich 20 Astros
1993 Carl Schutz 3 Braves
1994 Kevin Millican 13 Rangers
1995 Mike Kimbrell 25 Cardinals
1996 Mike Kimbrell 45 Devil Rays
1996 Thomas Ferrand 34 Phillies
1997 Jose Gonzales 14 Rockies
2000 Steve Sawyer 11 Marlins
2001 Steve Trosclair 36 Angels
2003 Barton Braun 37 Reds
2004 Anthony Garibaldi 37 Blue Jays
2005 Chad Pendarvis 29 Devil Rays
2005 Randy Roth 10 Cardinals
2006 Luis Suarez 40 Marlins
2007 Chris Province 4 Red Sox
2008 Wade Miley 1 Diamondbacks
2009 Ty Summerlin 30 Pirates
2010 Chris Franklin 12 Padres
2011 Brandon Efferson 37 Angels
2011 Justin Boudreaux 14 Dodgers
2012 Stefan Lopez 16 Yankees
2012 Brock Hebert 14 Mariners
2014 Andrew Godbold 23 Dodgers
2014 Andro Cutura 7 Twins
2015 Tate Scioneaux 39 Pirates
2015 Kyle Keller 18 Marlins
2015 Jake Johnson 16 Reds
2017 Mac Sceroler 5 Reds
2018 Drew Avans 33 Dodgers
2018 Josh Green 14 Diamondbacks
2018 Daniel Wasinger 31 Diamondbacks
2019 Cody Grosse 30 Mariners
2019 Bryce Tassin 31 Tigers
2021 Will Warren 8 New York Yankees
2021 Andrew Landry 16 New York Yankees

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Athletic History". Southeastern Louisiana University. Retrieved May 17, 2015. The Lions have claimed two national championships in their history – men's outdoor track (1975) and women's basketball (1976–77) – and the 1975 baseball team advanced to the 1975 Division II College World Series where they finished third overall.
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  19. ^ "2023 Southeastern Baseball Schedule (25-25)". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  20. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.