Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
2024 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team
Founded1952; 72 years ago (1952)
UniversityUniversity of Louisiana at Monroe
Head coachMichael Federico (7th season)
ConferenceSun Belt
West Division
LocationMonroe, Louisiana
Home stadiumLou St. Amant Field
(Capacity: 1,800)
NicknameWarhawks
ColorsMaroon 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.

Ben Sheets, four-time MLB All-Star.

History

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Head coaches

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The Warhawks have had 12 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:

Coach Seasons Wins Losses Ties Win %
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

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Regular season Championships

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Year Coach Record Conference Title
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

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Year Coach Record Conference Title
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

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      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

NCAA Regional appearances

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· ULM has a record of 3–9 in regional appearances.

NCAA Regional Results
1983 Austin, TX Regional

Lost to Texas, 0–15
Lost to Texas–Pan American, 8–9

1995 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Lost to Cal State Fullerton, 6–7
Lost to Central Michigan, 11–14

1999 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Lost to LSU, 4–11
Lost to Southern, 7–8

2000 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Defeated New Orleans, 8–3
Lost to LSU, 0–21
Defeated New Orleans, 10–4
Lost to LSU, 3–5

2012 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Lost to LSU, 1–4
Defeated Belmont, 6–3
Lost to Oregon State, 2–11

Major League Baseball

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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]

Retired Players

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· #8 – Tom Brown
· #15 – Ben Sheets
· #24 – Lou St. Amant
· #31 – Chuck Finley

Warhawk Field

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Attendance

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ULM has ranked in the Top 50 in average attendance in the nation four times since 1999.

Year National Rank Avg. attendance
1999 43rd 820
2001 42nd 926
2012 39th 1,603
2013 45th 1,439

Attendance Records

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Below is a list of ULM's top five single-game attendance figures.

Attendance Year Opponent Result
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

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References

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  1. ^ University of Louisiana-Monroe Brand Guide (PDF). July 22, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  3. ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
  4. ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
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  10. ^ "ULM – Season Statistics". ulmathletics.com.
  11. ^ "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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