Justin Hill (baseball)
Justin Hill is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the McNeese Cowboys. He was named to that position prior to the 2014 season.[1][2][3][4]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | McNeese |
| Conference | Southland |
| Record | 301–238 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999 | Mississippi Delta |
| 2000 | Bossier Parish |
| 2001–2002 | LSU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 | West Monroe (LA) (Asst.) |
| 2004–2005 | Northwestern State (Asst.) |
| 2006 | LSU (Asst.) |
| 2007 | Sam Houston State (Asst.) |
| 2008–2011 | Southeastern Louisiana (Asst.) |
| 2012–2013 | Louisiana–Monroe (Asst.) |
| 2014–present | McNeese |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 301–238 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Hill played at Mississippi Delta Community College and Bossier Parish Community College, then completed his final two years of eligibility at LSU, winning a pair of regionals with the Tigers. He then began his coaching career as an assistant at West Monroe High School before moving up to Northwestern State. After two seasons, he spent on year at LSU before moving to Sam Houston State for one year. Hill was next named Associate Head Coach at Southeastern Louisiana, where he served for four seasons. In 2012, he moved to the same position at Louisiana–Monroe. In June 2014, he was named to his first head coaching position at McNeese State.[2]
Head coaching record
Below is a table of Hill's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State Cowboys (Southland Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014 | McNeese State | 30–28 | 17–13 | T–6th | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2015 | McNeese State | 32–25 | 18–12 | 4th | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2016 | McNeese State | 31–25 | 15–15 | 6th | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2017 | McNeese State | 37–20 | 22–8 | 1st | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2018 | McNeese State | 25–33 | 15–15 | 6th | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2019 | McNeese State | 35–26 | 16–14 | T-5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2020 | McNeese State | 10–7 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | McNeese State | 32–28 | 21–18 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | McNeese State | 34–23 | 15–9 | 1st | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2023 | McNeese State | 35–23 | 12–12 | T-5th | Southland tournament | ||||
| McNeese State: | 301–238 | 151−116 | |||||||
| Total: | 301–238 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Justin Hill Bio". ULM Warhawks. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- Matthew Bonnette (June 21, 2013). "Justin Hill named McNeese baseball new head coach". McNeese State Cowboys. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- "Justin Hill named McNeese baseball coach". The Advocate. July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- "Justin Hill tabbed new McNeese State baseball coach". SportsNOLA.com. June 23, 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- "2014 Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.