Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball

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 Warhawk Field, and are currently coached by Michael Federico.

Ben Sheets, four-time MLB All-Star.
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team
Founded1952 (1952)
UniversityUniversity of Louisiana at Monroe
Head coachMichael Federico (6th season)
ConferenceSun Belt
West Division
LocationMonroe, Louisiana
Home stadiumWarhawk 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

History

Head coaches

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

Regular season Championships
Year Coach Record Conference Title
1964George Luffey17–10 (13–3)Gulf State Conference champions
1966Bill Dotson17–9 (13–9)Gulf State Conference champions
1968Bill Dotson26–15–1 (15–5)Gulf State Conference champions
1969Bill Dotson25–11 (16–6)Gulf State Conference champions
1970Bill Dotson35–19 (16–6)Gulf State Conference champions
1982Lou St. Amant22–29–1 (7–5)Atlantic Sun Conference Champions (West Division)
1983Lou St. Amant32–21 (11–3)Southland Conference Champions
1996Smoke Laval41–19 (21–9)Southland Conference Champions (Louisiana)
1999Smoke Laval36–22 (19–7)Southland Conference Champions
2000Smoke Laval41–22 (20–7)Southland Conference Champions
2002Brad Holland29–29 (20–10)Southland Conference Champions
2008Jeff Schexnaider34–24 (20–10)Sun Belt Conference Champions
Regular season championships: 13

Conference Tournament Championships
Year Coach Record Conference Title
1995Smoke Laval37–20 (16–7)Southland Conference Champions
2012Jeff Schexnaider32–30 (15–15)Sun Belt Conference Champions
Conference Tournament championships: 2

Year-by-year results
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 10–97–53rd
1955 George Luffey 9–86–63rd tied
1956 George Luffey 9–124–86th
1957 George Luffey 7–94–96th
1958 George Luffey 12–108–72nd
1959 George Luffey 15–118–73rd
1960 George Luffey 10–135–74th
1961 George Luffey 11–159–104th
1962 George Luffey 13–197–115th
1963 George Luffey 13–148–124th tied
1964 George Luffey 17–1013–31st
1965 George Luffey 15–13–110–9–13rd
1966 Bill Dotson 17–913–91st tied
1967 Bill Dotson 23–1512–102nd
1968 Bill Dotson 26–15–115–51stNAIA Area 5 Runner-Up/District 27 Champions
1969 Bill Dotson 25–1116–61stNAIA District 30 Champions
1970 Bill Dotson 35–1916–61stNAIA National Runner-Up/Area 2 Champions/District 30 Champions
1971 Bill Dotson 29–17–111–92ndNAIA Area 2 Runner-Up/District 30 Champions
Gulf States: 296–229–3172–139–1
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 22–26Tourney Only4th
1980 Lou St. Amant 20–15Tourney Only3rd
1981 Lou St. Amant 33–226–63rd
1982 Lou St. Amant 22–29–17–51st West/Tied
Atlantic Sun: 97–92–113–11
Southland Conference (1983–2006)
1983 Lou St. Amant 32–2111–31st1983 NCAA Austin Regional (0–2)
1984 Lou St. Amant 34–1610–53rd
1985 Lou St. Amant 26–22–15–8–15th
1986 Lou St. Amant 25–226–126th
1987 Lou St. Amant 24–28–17–83rd
1988 Lou St. Amant 19–2611–82nd
1989 Lou St. Amant 14–296–106th
1990 Lou St. Amant 28–1710–84th
1991 Lou St. Amant 21–306–116th
1992 Lou St. Amant 24–249–125th tied
1993 Lou St. Amant 13–26–15–189th
1994 Smoke Laval 20–336–189th
1995 Smoke Laval 37–2016–73rd1995 Baton Rouge Regional (0–2)
1996 Smoke Laval 41–1921–91st
1997 Smoke Laval 33–2117–113rd
1998 Smoke Laval 33–2213–92nd
1999 Smoke Laval 36–2219–71st1999 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (0–2)
2000 Smoke Laval 41–2220–71st2000 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (2–2)
2001 Brad Holland 36–2417–102nd
2002 Brad Holland 29–2917–101st
2003 Brad Holland 29–2812–143rd
2004 Brad Holland 30–2812–145th tied
2005 Brad Holland 26–299–189th
2006 Brad Holland/Jeff Schexnaider 18–3712–168th
Southland: 669–595–3277–253–1
Sun Belt Conference (2007–present)
2007[3] Jeff Schexnaider 29–2815–143rd tied
2008[4] Jeff Schexnaider 34–2420–101st
2009[5] Jeff Schexnaider 32–2712–177th tied
2010[6] Jeff Schexnaider 17–387–2310th
2011[7] Jeff Schexnaider 24–309–219th tied
2012[8] Jeff Schexnaider 32–3015–155th tied2012 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (1–2)
2013[9] Jeff Schexnaider 18–367–2310th
2014[10] Jeff Schexnaider/Bruce Peddie 23–3611–198th tied
2015 Bruce Peddie 25–2912–1810th
2016 Bruce Peddie 20–3510–2010th
2017 Bruce Peddie 12–426–2312th
2018 Michael Federico 23–3110–206th (West)
2019 Michael Federico 27–3112–175th (West)
2020 Michael Federico 12–50–0No conference seasonSeason canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Michael Federico 26–2611–133rd (West)
Sun Belt: 354–448169–258
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

· 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

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

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

Warhawk Field

Attendance

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

Year National Rank Avg. attendance
199943rd820
200142nd926
201239th1,603
201345th1,439

Attendance Records

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

Attendance Year Opponent Result
4,6352001LSUL 4-16
4,4012002LSUL 3-10
4,3711997LSUW 6-2
3,8761999LSUW 6-5
3,6732009Mississippi StateW 7-1

See also

References
  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.
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  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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