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744 9 3 .612
Wins since 1990
6 18 45 30 5 .653
40-win seasons since 1991
More than any other SLC team
Southland Conference Titles in 19 years Demons claimed six in the ‘90s
NCAA Division I Regional appearances Most recently in 2005 at Baton Rouge
2nd highest SLC winning percentage of current teams Demons are 356-226 since joining the league in 1988
Three times more than any other league team
Winning seasons in last 21 years Including 15 with 30 or more wins
First Team All-SLC selections 20 with J.P. Davis on the staff
Major League Baseball draft selections since 1983 School record 5 players selected in 2010
SLC Player of the Year selections since 1991 Brian Carlin (‘91), Kyle Shade (‘93), Terry Joseph (‘95), Ryan Anholt (‘98), Blake Jones (‘05)
Home winning percentage since 1981 NSU is 528-280 and 192-93 (.674) in home SLC games since 1988
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Table of Contents • Quick Facts 2011 Demon Baseball Media Guide Editor: Matthew Bonnette, Associate SID Layout and Design: Matthew Bonnette, Associate SID Editorial Assistance: Doug Ireland, SID Ronnette Pellegrin, Admin. Asst. Kavolshaia Howze, SID Graduate Asst. Matthew Fowler, SID Student Asst. Hunter Bower, SID Student Asst. Jimmy Walker, SID Student Asst. Demon baseball coaches & players Photography: Gary Hardamon, NSU Photographic Services Printing: MultiAd Media Peoria, Illinois
ON THE COVER: First team All-Southland Conference catcher Aaron Munoz and pitcher Luke Irvine, along with seven other seniors on this years squad - Chris Hebert, Justin Martinez, Dan Meyer, Miles Chad Northcott, Miles Parsons, Mathias Simmons, and Matt Yerby.
2011 Demon Baseball DEMON TRADITION Demon Dynasty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 This is NSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Campus Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NSU Athletic Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 NSU Baseball Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CHAMPS/Life Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2011 Demon Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2011 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2011 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Head Coach Jon Paul Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Assistant Coach Jeff McCannon . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Assistant Coach Philip Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Assistant Coach Alex Kubal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Student Assistant Trent Grondin . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 NSU Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 THE DEMONS Andrew Adams, Colin Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Matt Farmer, Brett Fredieu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Stephen Gandy, Chris Hebert, Luke Irvine . . . . 24 Luke Irvine, Justin Martinez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Mason Melotakis, Dan Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Aaron Munoz, Dustin Northcott . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Miles Parsons, Toby Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Mathias Simmons, Will Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Jacob Williford, Matt Yerby, Austin Alexander . . 30 Jordan Buckley, Ray Frias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Omar Garcia, Drew Helenihi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Nick Hinojos, Shaun Hoover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Austin Jackson, Chase Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Ryan Keele, Matt Lackie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Miles Mulkey, Chad Northcott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Jacob Roark, Britt Robertshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Joseph Scanio, Ryan Westbrook . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY Dr. Randall Webb, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Jerry Pierce, Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Greg Burke, Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Athletic Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 NSU RECORDS AND MORE The Southland Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 2011 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 2010 Final Season Stats and Results . . . . . . . . .42 NSU Baseball History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Brown-Stroud Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Season Results since 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Postseason Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Individual and Team Game Records . . . . . . . . . 50 Batting Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Pitching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 All-Time Lettermen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 1991 SLC Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 2001 SLC Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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The University Name: . . . . . . . . . . . Northwestern State University Call Us: . . Northwestern (La.) State, Northwestern State, NSU, Northwestern, or even, if you must, Northwestern Louisiana Founded: . . . . . 1884, as Louisiana Normal School Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natchitoches, LA President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. Webb Vice President, External Affairs: . . . Jerry Pierce Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,250 (Fall 2010) Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southland Director of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Burke Assoc. AD/Development: . . Dr. William Broussard Asst. AD/Compliance: . . . . . . . . . Dustin Eubanks Asst. AD/Marketing & Promotions: . . Jason Horn Asst. Marketing & Promotions: . . . . . . Alex Cook Asst. Marketing/Ticket Manager: . . Adam Jonson SWA/Academic Adivsor: . . . . . . . . Carrie Crowell Assistant Academic Advisor: . . . . . . Cary Bruno Facility Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Pasch Event Manager: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rocky Smith Faculty Athletic Representative: . . . Jody Biscoe The Demons Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demons Colors: . . . . . . Purple and White with Orange Trim Ballpark: . . . . . . . . . . . Brown-Stroud Field (1,200) Press Box Telephone: . . . . . . . . . (318) 357-4606 2010 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-21 SLC Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-8/2nd Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 SLC Tournament Position Lettermen Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . .9/8 Pitcher Lettermen Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . 8/6 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 The Staff Head Coach: . . . . . . . . .J.P. Davis (Memphis, ‘84) Record at Northwestern: . . . . .90-75 (4th season) Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .90-75 (4th season) Assistant Coaches: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff McCannon (Arizona, ‘97 - 7th season) Philip Miller (NSU, ‘05 - 2nd season) Alex Kubal (Alabama, ‘09 - 1st season) Baseball Secretary: . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Holloway Baseball Office Phone: . . . . . . . . .(318) 357-5252 Best Time to Reach the Staff: . . . . . . . .mornings
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The oldest institution in the University of Louisiana System, Northwestern State University has a long tradition of academic excellence in a student-centered environment. Founded in 1884 as the State Normal School, Northwestern was originally dedicated to the education of teachers. Northwestern gradually added programs in nursing, business, liberal arts, the sciences and graduate programs. Today, NSU offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Northwestern has nationally-recognized programs in computer information systems, creative and performing arts, nursing, educational technology and industrial technology. The university has put an emphasis on incorporating technology in the classroom, working to provide students with cuttingedge technology that is applicable to the workplace. Northwestern is also home to the Louisiana Scholars' College, the state's designated honors program in the arts and sciences. The university is also preparing for changes in higher education by aggressively seeking new ways to deliver to courses to students. Northwestern has taken a leadership role in electronic delivery of classes as students are taking classes via the Internet, compressed video or desktop video. Eighteen degree programs are available completely online. Enrollment at Northwestern is more than 9,000 students. The university has more than 70,000 alumni in all 50 states and 12 countries. Students come primarily from Louisiana. Located in Natchitoches, the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, the university and community value history. Part of the university is entered in the National Register of Historic Places. The university is home to the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a unit of the National Park Service dedicated to promoting and enhancing the preservation and conservation of prehistoric and historic resources in the United States. Northwestern seeks to provide a well-rounded education for its students, allowing them to take part in a variety of extracurricular activities. More than 100 chartered organizations are available to enhance what is learned in the classroom.
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Members of the Northwestern State baseball team do more than excel on the playing field, they also achieve high standard goals in the classroom. In 2010, 14 players earned NSU honor roll accolades in the spring semester while a remarkable 31 baseball student-athletes earned honors in the fall semester. Three players - Eric DeBlanc, Miles Parsons, and Mathias Simmons - earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages in the spring semester while five players - Stephen Gandy, Luke Irvine, Ryan Westbrook, Parsons and Simmons had a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester. Eleven Demon baseball players received their bachelor’s or master’s degree in 2010, including current Demon catcher Miles Parsons. Perfect 4.0: Spring 2010 Eric DeBlanc Miles Parsons Mathias Simmons Fall 2010 Stephen Gandy Luke Irvine Miles Parsons Mathias Simmons Ryan Westbrook
Honor Roll, 3.5-3.99: Spring 2010 Trevor Geist Luke Irvine Justin Martinez Dan Meyer Adam Sullivan Honor Roll, 3.0-3.49: Spring 2010 Tyler Baisley Matthew Farmer Brett Fredieu Aaron Munoz Toby Remedies Jacob Williford
Honor Roll, 3.5-3.99: Fall 2010 Austin Alexander Eric DeBlanc Ray Frias Omar Garcia Trevor Geist Drew Helenihi Dan Meyer Dustin Northcott Jacob Roark Britt Robertshaw Joseph Scanio Adam Sullivan
Honor Roll, 3.0-3.49: Fall 2010 Andrew Adams Jordan Buckley Matthew Farmer Brett Fredieu Josh Gardiner Chris Hebert Nicholas Hinojos Austin Jackson Matt Lackie Justin Martinez Mason Melotakis Miles Mulkey Aaron Munoz Dustin Northcott
2010 Spring and Fall Graduates Steven Adams Tyler Baisley Clayton Cooper Eric DeBlanc Marty Dewees Trevor Geist Mike Jaworski Lance Lacoste Christian LeBlanc Brandon Morgan Miles Parsons
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Media Information
They cover the Lady Demons: primary media outlets
Sports Information Director In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January of 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern's 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of chariman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, that was once housed in Prather Coliseum at NSU. Ireland assumed that post in April 1991. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana, working with a men's basketball program that made three straight postseason tournament appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers' Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university's group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99.
Associate Sports Information Director Matthew Bonnette is beginning his seventh season as a member of the NSU SID staff. Bonnette joined the staff in August 2003 after spending a year as sports information director at Henderson State (Ark.) and for former NSU legendary coach Sam Goodwin. Bonnette surpervises all layouts and design work for all media guides and gameday programs and is the primary media contact for the NSU baseball, women’s basketball, volleyball, and soccer teams. A 2002 graduate of McNeese State University, Bonnette is no stranger to the SID field as he is the son of longtime McNeese SID Louis Bonnette, who was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame and is also a member of the Southland Conference Hall of Honor, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the McNeese State Athletic Hall of Fame. Matthew's older brother, Michael, is the sports information director at LSU. While at McNeese, Bonnette served two years as the sports editor of the school’s newspaper. He also worked as both a volunteer and student sports information director while being employed at KPLC-TV as the commercial production manager where he won several advertising awards for his work. He is a member of CoSIDA, Louisiana Sports Writers Association, NCBWA and USBWA. His 2009 football (1st place) and 2010 basebal (3rd place) media guides were recently awarded by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He has won eight awards by the LSWA in his career. He is married to the former Colene Lanier of Lake Charles and the couple has two daughters, 10-year-old Haley and 7-year-old Katelyn, both of whom are students at the NSU Elementary Lab School. Colene is the Northwestern State men’s basketball and women’s soccer administrative assistant.
Daily Newspapers - Randy Benson, Raymond Partsch, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Jason Pugh, Scott Ferrell, Sports, The Times, P.O. Box 30222, Shreveport, LA 71130 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Scott Rabalais, Butch Muir, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Jerry Byrd, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, P.O. Box 6267, Bossier City, LA 71171 (318-352-3618, fax 747-5298) - Sports Editor, Leesville, Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552) - Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401) - Fletcher Jonson, Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842) Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) Television Stations - Lizzie Hill, KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Colin McElroy, Adria Goins, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Brandon Dunn, Gavin Moberg, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Tim Fletcher, Leslie Spoon, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-22, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417) Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693) Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531) Conference/NCAA Offices - Todd Lamb, Jimmy Glenn, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888) National Outlets - Baseball America, Aaron Fitt, 4319 South Alston Ave., Suite 103, Durham, NC, 27713 (1-800-845-2726) - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Lou Pavlovich, PO Box 50566, Tuscon, AZ 85703 (520) 623-4530) - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, New Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)
SID Graduate Assistant Kavolshaia Howze is in her first season as a graduate assistant of the NSU sports information staff. Howze will be the primary media contact for the Lady Demon softball team and will have an important hand in the day-to-day operations of the sports information office. She’ll also help out with both men’s and women’s basketball as a member of the official stat crew, and has assisted with football, volleyball, and soccer. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Howze came to NSU from Grambling State where she graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications with a concentration in broadcasting. She is currently working towards her master’s degree in sport administration at NSU in hopes of working in the sports industry in media relations or sports broadcasting. At Grambling, she spent three years as the senior producer and media liaison of the GSU Sports Radio Network on ESPN 99.3 in Ruston. She also worked as a producer and on-air talent for GSU-TV, a football operations intern for the former Shreveport-Bossier Battlewings, and president of the National Broadcasting Society. She is a member of CoSIDA, the National Association of Black Journalists, Association of Women in Sport Media, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The daughter of Gary Howze and Clestra Beck, she is the youngest of six; one sister Khalilah, and five brothers, Gary, Alan, and Roy Howze, and Alvin and Almorrius Beck. She’s also the aunt of three nieces and two nephews.
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Baseball Official Scorer
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Ronnette Pellegrin SID Admin. Asst.
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Davey Antilley Statistician
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Player
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Cl-Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 37 38 40 41 44
Jordan Buckley Ryan Westbrook Dan Meyer Matt Yerby Justin Martinez Aaron Munoz Jacob Williford Mason Melotakis Joe Scanio Colin Bear Ray Frias Ryan Keele Chris Hebert Luke Irvine Britt Robertshaw Will Watson Nicholas Hinojos Austin Alexander Drew Helenihi Matt Farmer Dustin Northcott Andrew Adams Miles Mulkey Shawn Hoover Miles Parsons Chad Northcott Stephen Gandy Matt Lackie Jacob Roark Omar Garcia Chase Jones Mathias Simmons Austin Jackson Toby Remedies Brett Fredieu
OF INF INF OF INF C LHP/OF LHP RHP P/OF/1B INF OF INF RHP RHP 1B INF OF OF C RHP LHP RHP INF C INF 1B RHP RHP INF INF RHP OF RHP LHP
R/R S/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/L L/L R/R L/L R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L
6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-8 6-4 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-0
160 185 175 200 185 190 170 180 230 200 190 190 180 200 205 200 200 210 175 195 205 175 230 210 215 180 210 220 200 240 240 205 195 185 170
Jr.-TR Jr.-TR Sr.-1L RSr.-TR Sr.-1L Sr.-1L So.-1L So.-1L Jr.-TR Jr.-2L Jr.-TR Jr.-TR Sr.-1L Sr.-1L Jr.-TR So.-1L Jr.-TR Fr.-HS Jr.-TR So.-1L Sr.-2L So.-1L Jr.-TR Jr.-TR Sr.-3L Jr.-TR So.-1L Jr.-TR Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Sr.-1L Fr.-TR So.-1L Jr.-2L
Flower Mound, TX (Edward S. Marcus HS/New Mexico JC) Lufkin, TX (Hudson HS/Panola Collegre) Austin, TX (Round Rock HS/Wharton CC) Winnfield, LA (Winnfield HS/Hutchinson CC) Port Allen, LA (Port Allen HS/Baton Rouge CC) Phoenix, AZ(Alhambra HS/Gateway CC) Alexandria, LA (Holy Savior Menard HS) Grapevine, TX(Grapevine HS) St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood West HS/St. Charles CC) Houston, TX (St. Thomas HS) Bronx, NY (All Hallows HS/UNC Greensboro/Odessa College) Bellevue, NE (Bellevue HS/Iowa Central CC) Colleyville, TX(Colleyville Heritage HS/Hill College) Liberty, MO(Liberty HS/MCC Maple Woods) Cedar Park, TX (Cedar Park HS/Blinn College) Southlake, TX(Southlake Carrol HS) El Paso, TX (Franklin HS/El Paso CC/New Mexico JC) Clarence, LA (St. Mary’s Catholic HS) Livermore, CA (Granada HS/Chabot College) Houston, TX (Westfield HS) Alberta, Canada (West Central HS/Indian Hill CC) Houston, TX(Cypress Creek HS) Denton, TX (Denton HS/Odessa College/Weatherford) Omaha, NE (Millard West HS/Hutchinson CC) Zachary, LA (Dunham HS) Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada (Vauxhall HS/Indian Hills CC)
Monroe, LA (Sterlington HS) McKinney, TX (McKinney North HS/UL-Lafayette/Texarkana College)
Enterprise, LA (LaSalle HS) El Paso, TX (Americas HS) Harleton, TX (Harleton HS) Kearney, MO (Kearney HS/Neosho CC) Kennett, MO (Kennett HS) Zwolle, LA (Zwolle HS) Clarence, LA (Lakeview HS)
Head Coach • Pitching Coach: 31 J.P. Davis (Memphis, ‘94)
11th season • 4th as Head Coach Hitting Coach • Recruiting Coordinator: 24 Jeff McCannon (Arizona, ‘97) 7th season Infield/Defensive Coach: 12 Philip Miller (Northwestern State, ‘05) 2nd season Baserunning Coach • Camp Coordinator: 1 Alex Kubal (Alabama, ‘09) 1st season Student Assistant: Trent Grondin 1st season
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brett FREDIEU Ray FRIAS Justin MARTINEZ Mason MELOTAKIS MATHIAS Simmons Luke IRVINE
(fray-doo) (free-us) (mart-N-ez) (mellow-tack-us) (muh-thy-us) (ER-vin)
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2011 Season Preview
2011 Looks to be a banner year for NSU Head coach J.P. Davis previews the pitchers “We feel like that we have the ability to have as deep and as talented of pitching staff as we've had in a long time. I've had some good pitching staffs in my years here at NSU, but this one is definitely the most talented. “Luke Irvine is back for his senior season after foregoing the opportunity to play professional baseball. The two things that come to mind immediately concerning Luke are are his competitiveness and his work ethic. No other pitcher in the SLC competes and works as hard as Luke does. He relentlessly pounds the zone with his fastball. More importantly, Luke has really improved his off-speed pitches. We look for Luke to be as dominant as he was lat year. “Mason Melotakis is a guy that started out in the pen last year and eventually ended up throwing on Sundays at the end of the year. He has matured a great deal since he arrived on campus as a freshman in the fall of 2009. He has an outstanding fastball in the 89-93 range with good life. “Colin Bear is another very talented guy that figures to factor in heavily for us on the mound this year. As he too has matured and gotten stronger and his velocity has jumped into the high 80's to 90 mph range. He is a strike thrower that has the ability to put hitters away. He should be one of the top dual guys in the league, in the mold of a Blake Jones. “Dustin Northcott did a very good job for us out of the pen last year after coming off of Tommy John Surgery in 2009. He has a good fastball that he compliments with a good breaking ball and change. He has the ability to start for us but will primarily be used out of the pen. “Jacob Williford is another guy that has really improved from last year to this fall and spring. He is really doing a better job of sticking his fastball in the zone and trusting his stuff. His curveball and forkball have really improved. “Brett Fredieu is as tough a guy to hit as anybody that we have on the pitching staff. The key for Brett is to simply pound the zone and throw strikes. His off-speed pitches have really improved as well. “Mathias Simmons pitched us out of several tight jams last spring. I look for him to have the same type of role this year as well. He is a good competitor that goes right after hitters. “Britt Robertshaw is perhaps our most talented guy on the mound. Britt is a very good athlete that has a very good arm. He has worked hard to tighten up his delivery and refine his Great Tradition • Brighter Future
arms we've ever had in the outfield here at NSU, if not the strongest. “Stephen Gandy is another one of our most improved guys from last year. He has really improved defensively, getting much better reads and throwing the ball much better from the outfield. Offensively, Stephen has the ability to be a middle of the order guy for us. “Ryan Westbrook is a guy that has really emerged for us early in spring practice. He came to us as an infielder, but due to depth at the infield position and the need to get Ryan's bat in the lineup, we have moved him to the outfield. He has a strong arm and has shown the ability to run down fly balls. More than anything, “Westie” has really swung the bat well. “Colin Bear will be our primary DH but will also see action in the outfield from time to time as well. Colin Has really emerged as a true middle of the order left-handed hitter for us. “Austin Jackson is a guy that came to us late in the recruiting process last summer. He is young but has the ability to hit for power from the left side.” Senior All-SLC pitcher Luke Irvine
secondary pitches. If Britt throws down plane and pounds the strike zone, the sky’s the limit for him. He has the ability and the opportunity to be as good as anybody in the league. He will start out in the pen but could move to a starting role for us.” Previewing the outfield “The outfield is another area in which we have much improved depth over last year. We have a number of guys that could see playing time out in the grass this spring. We are much more athletic than in past years and we throw much better. There should be a lot fewer balls that fall than in years past. “Drew Helenihi is a very athletic guy that gets really good jumps on balls, covers a lot of ground, and can really throw. Offensively, Drew can handle the bat and make things happen. “Jordan Buckley is a very talented baseball player. He can really go get it in the grass and has a strong, accurate throwing arm. Offensively, Jordan has the ability to split gaps and really disrupt things on the base paths with his speed. “Ryan Keele is another player that has a lot of ability. He has very good power and should be an everyday threat in the middle of the lineup. Defensively, Ryan has one of the strongest
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2011 Season Preview junior college program at Indian Hills in Iowa. He has great hands and an accurate throwing arm. He is a line drive, contact type hitter that is tough to strikeout out.” Shortstop “We probably have more depth at shortstop than any other position on the field. We actually have three guys that I would feel pretty confident in at anytime. It's definitely a luxury to have. “Justin Martinez Senior All-SLC catcher Aaron Munoz will be our starting shortstop and is probaPreviewing the infield bly the most improved defensive guy that we “Our infield play should definitely be a have had from last year. J-Mar has really setstrength of this year's team. We have a number tled in defensively for us. He is playing so much of athletic, sure-handed guys that should be more confident than he did last year. We look able to pick it up pretty good in the dirt. Each of for Justin to be a leader on the infield for us. them have strong, accurate, throwing arms. Offensively he will hit at the top of the lineup Quality and depth are the definitive words for and should be a table setter for us. He has the our infielders.We should be as good defensive- ability to drive the ball and steal bases. ly in the infield as we have been in awhile.” “Nick Hinojos is going to be very good player for us. He has really soft hands, really good Firstbase range, and a very strong and accurate throwing “Will Watson returns after finishing the 2010 arm. Offensively, Nick has the ability to be a season as the starting firstbaseman and has middle of the order guy for us. He has good very good hands and has very good range. He power and the ability to drive in runs.” gives our infielders throwing across a lot of confidence that he can go get high throws and Third Base pick the low ones. Offensively, he is a contact, “Dan Meyer is back after overcoming serious singles-doubles guy that can handle the bat injuries stemming from a car accident in August and steal a base if needed also. of 2009. Dan has really worked hard to get “Chris Hebert was a backup infielder for us back to his previous level and that is something last year that has really worked hard this past that we as a coaching staff are really proud of. fall and early spring. He has good hands and Dan will start at 3B for us and will really bring a an accurate throwing arm. At the plate, Chris is lot of experience to the table. He has very good very aggressive and has a flat swing.” hands, range, and an accurate throwing arm. Additionally, Dan could easily move over to SS Secondbase or 2B if needed. At the plate, he is a table set“Ray Frias is a junior college transfer that will ter type guy that has a line drive stroke. He can have an immediate impact on our lineup this handle the bat and steal bases but also has the spring. He has very good hands, very good ability to split a gap and drive in runs. range, and a strong throwing arm. Offensively, “Omar Garcia is a young guy that has a very he has good bat speed and has the ability to bright future here at NSU. He comes from a drive in runs. He is also a good runner and great baseball family and knows how to play should be able to steal bases and disrupt on the game. Omar's strength is definitely at the the base paths. plate. He is very strong and has a flat swing. “Chad Northcott comes from a very good He has the ability to drive the ball and be a def12
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inite middle of the order hitter for us. Previewing the catchers “The catching position will once again be a definite strength of this team. Aaron Munoz will be our number one guy again this year with Miles Parsons and Matt Farmer serving as the backups. “A guy like Munoz can change and influence a game like no one else on the field. He is absolutely the best catch and throw guy that I have ever been around. What he does behind the plate is special. Not only does he throw so well, but he really receives and blocks, giving our pitching staff an added edge with their confidence. Additionally, Aaron has really worked hard on the offensive part of his game. “Miles Parsons is coming off hip surgery last year and has really worked hard to get back to where he once was physically. Miles is extremely tough and durable and has a good head for the game. Hopefully he will be fully recovered and give us some quality innings behind the plate. “Matt Farmer has really improved defensively behind the plate. He is throwing much better than last year and has done a much better job of receiving, blocking, and handling the pitching staff this year.
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New Orleans, La. New Orleans, La. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Natchitoches, La. Lake Charles, La. Lake Charles, La. Lake Charles, La. Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches, La. Monroe, La. Arlington, Texas Arlington, Texas Arlington, Texas Lafayette, La. Natchitoches, La.
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4th Season as Head Coach 11th season on the NSU staff CAREER RECORD 90-75 • 4th Season
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338-230 Overall Record • 159-94 SLC Record • 3 SLC Titles • 4 SLC ERA Titles • Averaging 31 wins per year • 23 All-SLC Pitchers • 3 Freshman All-American pitchers • 15 Players drafted (9 pitchers) • 2001 SLC Pitcher of the Year • 2004 Academic All-American • 2005 SLC Player of the Year • 2010 SLC Student Athlete of the Year Coming off his best season as a head coach at Northwestern State, fourth-year head coach Jon Paul Davis is on track in getting the baseball program back to an elite status in the Southland Conference - a position where he helped sustain the team during his seven years as pitching coach prior to taking over in 2008. Davis, who will continue to oversee the pitching coach duties, has helped NSU win three conference championships while coaching 20 All-SLC pitchers and developing 15 Major League Draft picks since 2001. In his first year at the helm, he guided the Demons to their best conference record (17-12) since the 2005 team finished 22-5. His team also held the top spot in the East Division standings for much of the season before finishing second. And last season, he posted his first overall winning season (36-21) while finishing 22-10 in league play for a second place finish - just one-half game from bringing home the school’s 10th SLC title. The 2010 campaign was filled with accomplishments, both as a team and individual. The Demons broke or tied six team records - batting average (.322), hits (646), total bases (939), strikeouts thrown (459), batters struckout in a game (21 vs. Sam Houston State on April 1), and tied a record with 22 league wins. There were also eight individual game, season, and career records snapped or tied - hitting streak (Eric DeBlanc, 28), stolen bases (Chase Lyles, 34), saves (Chad Sheppard, tied with 10), pickoffs (Aaron Munoz, 13), stolen bases in a 14
game (Lyles, 4 vs. UTA on March 27), sacrifice flies in a career (Lyles tied with 12), saves in a career (Sheppard, 20), and strikeouts thrown (Heath Hennigan with 255). Davis succeeded Mitch Gaspard, head coach from 200207, who resigned in July of 2007 to become the No. 1 assistant to former NSU head coach Jim Wells at the University of Alabama. Gaspard has since been promoted to head coach
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Demon Coaching Staff for the Crimson Tide. Davis stepped into a charmed spot in college baseball. His immediate predecessors in the Demons' dugout have carved prominent identities in the game. Wells coached the Demons from 1990-94 before taking the Alabama job and was succeeded by Dave Van Horn, who headed NSU's program from 1995-97 before going to Nebraska and then to his alma mater, Arkansas. John Cohen took over in 1998 and departed four seasons later, and is the head coach at Kentucky. Wells, Van Horn and Cohen all have won national coach of the year honors in their current positions after each led the Demons to at least two Southland Conference titles. Gaspard, who turned down at least two head coaching offers elsewhere during his six seasons with the Demons, guided NSU to SLC titles in 2002 and 2005 and was strongly considered for head coaching posts at Oklahoma and Auburn while at NSU. Since Wells arrived and revitalized Northwestern's program, the Demons have won nine of the last 17 SLC championships with 654 wins, a .602 winning percentage, and six 40-win seasons since 1990, best by any conference team. Davis, 39, was hired by Cohen prior to the 2001 season in which Northwestern won the SLC title with a 38-17 mark. Gaspard retained him after Cohen's departure following the 2001 season, and the Demons immediately won another SLC title. The third Southland crown won in his tenure came in 2005, when NSU set a league marks with 22 wins and an .815 winning percentage in league play (22-5) and a record sixgame margin in the league standings. “There is no doubt in my mind that J.P. has the baseball knowledge and background to be the next successful head baseball coach at Great Tradition • Brighter Future
Northwestern State, said Director of Athletics Greg Burke of his hiring. “He truly has played a major role in the high level of success achieved by NSU baseball over the past seven years. In addition, he knows the Demon baseball program, as well as our university and community, very well and will certainly utilize that knowledge to his advantage. “I was impressed with J.P.'s perspective regarding NSU's baseball program, both in terms of what has happened in the past and in terms of the vision he has for the future. He will work with great passion, an intangible which is always a positive. In fact, I have met very few individuals who were as eager to 'hit the ground running' as a new head coach than J.P. “The transition from assistant coach to head coach, as always, will be an adjustment but in J.P.'s case, his familiarity with NSU will lessen that adjustment.” Gaspard, who teamed with Davis to produce a Top 40ranked recruiting class at Northwestern in 2006, said the new head coach earned the opportunity. “During our six years together, J.P. has definitely been one of the more respected assistants in the Southland Conference as both a pitching coach and as a recruiter. We worked hand-in-hand through the championships and other successful moments enjoyed by the NSU baseball program,”
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Jeff McCannon #24 HITTING COACH • RECRUITING COORDINATOR 7th Season at NSU • Arizona ‘97
25 All-Conference players 9 Players drafted 2005 SLC Player of the Year
“Mac has really grown in his last three seasons as the recruiting coordinator and number one assistant. His recruiting efforts have shown with the overall product on the field, the number of all-conference players and drafts that we had last year. Obviously, Jeff did a great job running the offense last season. His knowledge and work ethic are tremendous assets to this program. - Jon Paul Davis
Jeff McCannon is a 14 year coaching veteran. Coach “Mac” as he is more commonly known is entering his fifth season as the recruiting coordinator and his seventh season at NSU. He continues to direct the Demon offense and coach the catchers. McCannon has coached 33 players that were either drafted or signed MLB contracts in his coaching career. The Demons had five MLB draft players last year which is the most in school history and during his time at NSU, he’s seen nine players selected by Major League Baseball. In 2010, Demon hitters led a blitzkrieg on the schools record books. They received recognition nationally and shattered school records both team wise and individually. The Demons hit .322 as a team which broke the school record set in 1993. The hits record was shattered as the Demons had 646 hits collectively, the most since 2002. It was the first time in the school's history to have four players (Oscar Garcia, Eric DeBlanc, Chase Lyles, and Tyler Baisley) with 70 or more hits for a season. Two of those players had 80 hits (Garcia and DeBlanc). The 939 total bases was another record that fell, previously held since 1999. The Demons were once again ranked nationally at 25th in the country for stolen bases with a total of 106. Along the way there were may individual records broken. Eric LeBlanc broke the consecutive hit streak record (28) set in 2007. Chase Lyles set the stolen base record with 34 bags, a record that was set in 1995. Oscar Garcia finished the season with a .382 batting average and was .001 points away from winning the conference batting title. Defensively, catcher Aaron Munoz led the country with 13 pickoffs. “He's done an outstanding job of running the offense, and as the recruiting coordinator,” said Demon head coach J.P. Davis of McCannon. “He has been vital to the continued success for the baseball program here at NS. Since he's been here, he's done an exceptional job of connecting with the players. And that in turn shows on the field.” McCannon served two seasons as the Nicholls State Hitting coach before joining the Demon staff. Prior to Nicholls, he spent a year at Kansas State as a Volunteer assistant, helping the Wildcats to a fourth place finish in the Big 12 Conference, and in 2000, helped lead his alma mater, Arizona to a 33-23 record and a fifth place finish in a rugged Pacific-10 with a 12-12 conference mark. Prior to his time at Arizona, McCannon spent two years as an assistant coach at Butler County Community College in 1999 and 2000. Before going to Butler County in 1999, McCannon worked as an assistant for Division II power Fort Hays State where he helped the Tigers to the 1998 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title and an overall record of 44-14. A native of Wichita, KS, McCannon earned his Bachelor's degree in Exercise Sports Science with a Minor in Physical Education from Arizona in 1997. McCannon (middle) is in his seventh season on the Demon staff. Great Tradition • Brighter Future
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Philip Miller #12 INFIELD & DEFENSIVE COACH 2nd Season at NSU • Northwestern State ‘05
4-year letterman for NSU baseball (2002-05) Member of the 2005 SLC championship team • NCAA Regionals 3 NCAA Regionals as a coach
“Phil has done exactly what I thought he would when I hired him in September of 2010. He has made us better. He has done a very good job of relating to the players, assisting Coach McCannon with the recruiting efforts and the working with the hitters, as well as coaching the infielders. Its been good having him back in a Demon uniform.” - Jon Paul Davis
Philip Miller returns for his second season as an assistant coach for the Northwestern State baseball program. Miller serves as the Demons' infield and defensive coach as well as first base coach. He also assists with the Demon hitters, recruiting responsibilities, and field maintenance. After joining the NSU staff in the fall of 2009, Miller helped guide the team to a second place finish in the Southland Conference and advance to the Southland Conference Tournament. The 2010 Demons finished second in the SLC in batting average (.322) and tied for fourth in fielding percentage (.963). Prior to joining the Demon staff, Miller spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Southland Conference rival Sam Houston State. While at Sam Houston, Philip helped lead the Bearkats to three straight Southland Conference Tournament championships along with three NCAA regional appearances at the University of Mississippi (2007) and Rice University (2008, 2009). At Sam Houston State, Miller helped coach eight all-SLC players and four SLC all-tournament players. Miller also coached two all-Americans, two NCAA all-tournament selections and two players that were drafted in the MLB Draft. Miller played for the Demons from 2002 to 2005. In those four years he was a member of two conference championship teams (2002, 2005). During his senior year, the 2005 Demon squad won the Southland Conference with 22 conference wins. That was also the season NSU earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Regional in Baton Rouge. A native of Clinton, Louisiana, Miller (28) graduated from University High School where he lettered in baseball, cross country and basketball. Miller earned his Bachelor's in Business Administration from Northwestern State in 2005 and his Master's in Education from Sam Houston State in 2010. Miller is married to former NSU softball standout, Lyndsey (Gorski) Miller, who is the Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs at Northwestern State.
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Alex Kubal #1 OUTFIELD • BASERUNNING • CAMP COORDINATOR 1st Season at NSU • University of Alabama ‘09
2-year starter at centerfield for Alabama Helped lead the Crimson Tide to the NCAA Tournament both seasons Played under former NSU head coaches Jim Wells and Mitch Gaspard “Alex has been a very good addition to our coaching staff. Having played for Coach Wells and Coach Gaspard at Alabama, he has a very good understanding of what it takes to succeed here at NSU. “Kub” has a good work ethic and has done a very good job of working with our outfielders. He knows how to win and has done a good job of relating to our players. We are very happy to him as a part of our staff.” - Jon Paul Davis
Alex Kubal is in his first season on the Demon baseball staff and comes to NSU following a two-year playing career and one as a student assistant at Alabama for two former Northwestern State head coaches - Jim Wells and Mitch Gaspard. As a student assistant in 2010, Kubal worked with the outfielders, hitters, baserunning and camp organization as the Crimson Tide posted a 42-25 record while advancing the the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament. As a player, Kubal hit .321 in his career at Alabama with eight home runs. He hit .313 as a senior in 50 games with 43 starts and led the Southeastern Conference with a .359 average in league games only. He totaled four home runs, 16 RBIs and stole eight bases his senior season. As a junior, Kubal hit .329 in 54 games with 41 starts and belted four home runs with 23 RBIs to go along with eight stolen bases. Kubal earned All-Panhandle Conference honors when he led his 2007 Gulf Coast Community College team with a .372 batting average. He played in 49 games and led the team to a 32-18 record. He set school single-season records for stolen bases (14) and doubles (17) and ranked seventh on the school’s single-season chart with 73 hits. In 2006, he played one season at Concordia University-St. Paul and earned first team All-NSIC honors after helping the Golden Bears to a 29-12-1 record, including a 13-5 mark and third place finish in the NSIC. He posted a .373 batting average that season with four home runs, 29 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. A 2005 graduate of Minnetonka (Minn.) High School where he was a three-year starter and a two-time all-state selection. He hit .404 with four home runs and 39 RBI over his combined junior and senior seasons with 19 doubles and 41 stolen bases. He played in the Minnesota High School All-Star game in 2005 and led his team to the state title that season. Full name is Alex Gregory Kubal and is the son of Greg and Corinne Kubal, both of whom played collegiate sports - his father played baseball at St. Cloud State while mother was on the softball team at Minnesota State. He also has two brothers, Andy and Aaron.
Trent Grondin STUDENT ASSISTANT 2009 All-SLC Second Team 3rd Season at NSU • 1st as a student assistant Trent Grondin remains part of the Demon baseball family for 2011 and will serve as a student assistant on this year’s staff. Grondin played infield for the Demons in the 2009 and 2010 seasons and compiled a career batting average of .302 with 17 doubles, a triple, home run and 31 RBIs. He also stole 14 of 18 career bases. He was named to the All-Southland Conference second team after his junior season when he hit .324 with 11 doubles, a triple, home run and 14 RBIs. He started and played in 42 games that season. Last year, he hit .270 with six doubles and 17 RBIs while stealing seven bases. Prior to joining the Demons, Grondin played two seasons at Odessa Junior College where he helped his team reach the regional tournament as a freshman. He hit .377 as a sophomore with 11 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 30 runs batted in. A native of Round Rock, Texas and graduate of Stoney Point High School where he earned all-district honors, Grondin is the son of Terry and Sandra Grondin and has one brother, George, and a sister, Eryca.
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NSU Sports Medicine
Ed Evans
Jason Drury
Head Athletic Trainer Georgia Southern, 1979 22nd Season at NSU
Assistant Athletic Trainer Idaho State, 1999 • Northwestern State, 2001 6th Season at NSU
Now in his 22nd season directing the Eugene Christmas Sports Medicine Center at Northwestern State and 29th year in the profession, Ed Evans has earned the respect of his peers, along with honors from Northwestern State’s athletic letterwinners and the Louisiana governor’s office for his contributions to the field of sports medicine and athletic training in general and to Northwestern State in particular. Evans was presented honorary membership in the Graduate N Club, the association of athletic letterwinners at Northwestern State, during 2005 homecoming ceremonies. Only four other individuals have received such an honor from the N Club, which paid tribute to Evans’ dedicated, unselfish service in four decades (counting his time as a graduate student) to student-athletes at NSU. In 2004, Evans was named the regional “College Athletic Trainer of the Year” by the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association, which includes members who are in the profession in seven states from Louisiana to Georgia and Kentucky. Evans served six years as president of the Louisiana Athletic Trainers’ Association and six more as secretary/treasurer. He was enshrined in the LATA Hall of Fame in 2000. Evans is a member of the Advisory Committee on Athletic Training to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. He also serves on the Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness, appointed early in 2000 by then Gov. Mike Foster. Evans worked as a graduate assistant at Northwestern from 1979-82. He earned his masters degree in physical education (1980) and completed 30 hours beyond the master’s with an emphasis in guidance and counseling. Evans served four years in the U.S Navy as a hospital corpsman and physical/occupational therapy technician. He spent seven years as athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central High School, working the Louisiana High School Coaches Association’s All-Star games two years, before joining the Northwestern staff. He and his wife Chris have three sons, Jonathan, David and Tim. An avid cyclist, he generates donations for the training room in an annual spring bike-a-thon.
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Jason Drury joined the sports medicine staff at Northwestern State University in the summer of 2005. Drury came to NSU from Natchitoches Central High School where he was the head athletic trainer for five years. In the spring of 2009, Drury took over as the head football athletic trainer for the Demons, after working for three seasons with the women's soccer team and one season with men's basketball team. A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with numerous sports in Pocatello, Idaho including football, men's basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Northwestern State in 2001, during which time he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the NSU softball team. Drury is a native of Paoli, Indiana. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for seven years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.
David Berkeley-Tuchmayer Assistant Athletic Trainer Appalachian State, 2006 4th Season at NSU David Berkeley-Tuchmayer is in his fourth season on the NSU athletic training staff and first as an assistant trainer. Berkeley-Tuchmayer, a native of Wilmington, N.C., and a 2006 graduate of Appalachian State, is the son of Harry Tuchmayer and Kathleen Berkeley. He has one brother, Jeremy (29). Berkeley-Tuchmayer received his master’s degree in sports administration last spring.
Jason Parker Director of Rehabilitation Louisiana Tech, 1997 5th Season with NSU Jason Parker joined the staff in the spring of 2006 and is a physical therapist with Guidroz Physical Therapy. A Natchitoches native, Parker graduated from Natchitoches Central High School in the spring of 1992. After high school, Parker attended Louisiana Tech University where he was a member of the Bulldog baseball team. After graduating from Louisiana Tech, he recieved his Masters of Physical Therapy in the spring of 1999 from LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport, LA. Parker is married, and he and his wife, Mandy, have 3 children, Jay, Jensen and Adam.
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NSU Sports Medicine Dr. William Crenshaw Team Physician Dr. Will Crenshaw is in his first year as a member of the Northwestern State team physician staff. A native of Alexandria, Dr. Crenshaw graduated Cum Laude from Centenary in 1999 when receiving his bachelor's degree and earned his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2004. He worked his residency at Campbell Clinic in Tennessee beginning in 2004 until 2009. He is a member of the American Medical Association, OREF (Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation), and AAOS Resident member. He received the Kellogg Endowment Scholarship in 2002 and Alpha Omega Alpha in 2003. He is married.
ical staff for the NBA Combines. In 2007, Dr. Leddy accepted an invitation to return to Louisiana and join Mid-State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. He specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder, knee and hip, and knee and shoulder reconstruction. Dr. Leddy is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. In 2007, he was part of the inaugural class of orthopaedic surgeons to receive a Subspecialty Board Certification in Sports Medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. A native of Hopewell Junction, New York, Dr. Leddy is married to the forrmer Andrée Braud of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, and they have two children, Anna Clare and Mary Caitlin. His hobbies include spending time with his family, golf, hunting, and reading.
Dr. James Knecht Team Physician
Dr. Chris Rich
Dr. James Knecht has been Northwestern’s team physician since 1984. He finished his pre-med curriculum from LSU in 1975. While at LSU, he was an Academic All-SEC and Academic AllAmerican football player in 1974. He has been in private practice family medicine in Natchitoches since 1982. In addition to being Northwestern’s team physician, he has also been Natchitoches Central’s team physician since 1992. Dr. Knecht is actively involved in many professional organizations, including the Natchitoches Parish Medical Society, Active Staff Physicians at Natchitoches Parish Hospital, and the Louisiana State Medical Society. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. His father, Gene, was an assistant football coach at Northwestern and has been active in the Graduate N Club for three decades.
Team Physician
Dr. Chris Rich completed his undergraduate degree at LSU in Baton Rouge, followed by a Doctor of Medicine degree from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. He finished his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at LSU in 1988. Dr. Rich is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, with a successful Recertification with a specialty interest in sports medicine in 2000. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, a charter member of the Louisiana Sports Medicine Society, and a board member of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Rich has been the Head Team Physician for the Northwestern Demons since 1990. His practice specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee, and knee reconstruction. During his tenure at NSU, over 500 athletes have sustained an injury that required a surgery, with an incredible rate of return to full sports Dr. Mike Leddy competition of 99%. Team Physician A native of San Antonio, Dr. Rich was a three-year letterman in Dr. Mike Leddy is in his third season with football as an offensive lineman at LSU from 1976-78. He earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors in 1977 and 1978. Northwestern State serving as a team physician. Dr. Rich is the managing partner of Mid State Orthopaedic & Dr. Leddy received his undergraduate degree and Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. Mid State, along with Christus Doctorate of Medicine from Boston University. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Louisiana State University St Frances Cabrini Hospital, was designated as #1 in Orthopaedics Medical Center-New Orleans in 2002. He then completed a sports for the State of Louisiana for 2004 by HEALTHGRADES, "The medicine and arthroscopy fellowship with David Fischer, MD at TRIA Healthcare Quality Experts". He is married to the former Vickie Rainey, and they have three Orthopaedics in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he worked on the medical staff to the Minnesota Vikings, Wild, Twins, and children, Jeff, Margaret and Stacie. His hobbies include spending time with his family, golf, fishing, and duck hunting. Timberwolves. After fellowship, Dr. Leddy practiced in Kissimmee, Florida with Orthopaedic Associates of Osceola. There, he cared for many local high school and collegiate athletes. He was head team physician for the Florida Seals Professional Hockey Team and Osceola Ghostriders Professional Indoor Football Team. He was also the lead orthopaedic surgeon for the Capital One Bowl and part of the medGreat Tradition • Brighter Future
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Andrew Adams Lefthanded Pitcher 5-8, 175, L-L, So.-1L Houston, Texas Cypress Creek HS
2010 Season Appeared in 16 games, starting five and compiled a 3-3 record with a 5.02 ERA... threw 28.2 innings and struckout 29 batters... in conference games only, finised 2-1 with a 3.15 ERA... hurled 20 innings and struckout 20 batters while holding opponents to a .267 batting average... started in four straight conference series and went 2-0 during that span... best outing was a 6-inning affair against UTSA where he held the Roadrunners to one run on five hits with seven strikeouts. High School Earned second team AllDistrict honors as a junior after hitting .357 with three home runs while playing for Michael McCollum at Cypress Creek HS in Houston… team made it to the second round of the state playoffs and posted a 22-10 record… senior season, earned first team All-District honors as a pitcher after striking out 95 batters in 78 innings… also hit .345 with five home runs… threw one no-hitter… team qualified for the playoffs and posted a 20-12 record… graduated with a 3.2 GPA. Personal Born Oct. 29, 1990… son of Greg and Robyn Adams… one brother, Sam, and a sister, Katie… majoring in business administration. Adams’ NSU Career Statistics Year
G-GS
W-L
ERA
SV
CG
SHO
CBO
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2010
16-5
3-3
5.02
0
0
0
1
28.2
30
17
16
17
29
Adams’ NSU Career Highs Innings: Strikeouts: Walks:
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6.0 two times (most recently at Texas State, 4/25/10) 7 vs. UTSA (4/17/10) 3 at Stephen F. Austin (3/21/10)
Colin Bear Infielder • Left-handed Pitcher 6-3, 220, L-L, Jr.-2L Houston, Texas St. Thomas High School
2009 Season Hit .301 in 40 games with 25 starts... finished fourth on the team with four home runs to go along with 23 RBIs... hit .354 in conference games only with four homers and 11 RBIs... had eight multi-hit and six multi-RBI contest... hit two solo home runs and went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in a win over UTSA to help the Demons to a 3-game sweep... had three RBIs against Lamar, Southern Mississippi, and LouisianaMonroe... went 3-for-4 in the DH spot against Lamar and was 3for4 with a double and two RBIs at Southeastern Louisiana in the finals series of the season... hit .400 (2-for-5) with the bases loaded and had a .422 rate of success in advancing runners. 2009 Season Bear pulled double duty for the Demons, having compiled a .278 batting average with two home runs and 20 RBIs while hurling a 1-4 record and 6.49 ERA in 10 appearances on the mound with four starts... had two 3-hit games and two 4-RBI contests... had a four-game streak from Apr. 29 - May 2 where he went 8-for-14 from the plate with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored... had nine multi-hit and five multi-RBI games... on the mound, he picked up his win after tossing 3.1 relief shutout innings and giving up just one hit with a strikeout. High School All-state, all-district and All-Houston as a junior and senior… named to the Houston Junior All-Star team and Houston Senior All-Star team… guided his team to back-to-back state championships his junior and senior seasons… state runner-up as a sophomore… district championships his sophomore and senior seasons… graduated with a 3.1 gpa… played for Ken Schulte. Personal Son of Todd and Shawn Bear… born Apr. 17, 1990… three brothers - Austin, Devin and Logan… majoring in business.
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Bear’s NSU Career Batting Statistics Year
G-GS AB
R
H
2009 34-27 108 15 30 2010 40-25 113 16 34 Totals 74-52 221 31 64
Avg.
2B 3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLB
OB
.278 .301 .290
3 3 6
2 4 6
20 23 43
41 53 94
.380 .469 .425
.316 6 .310 2 .313 8
1 2 3
BB
SO
SB-SBA
9 21 30
0-0 2-3 2-3
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5 (nine times; most recently vs. Lamar, 5/8/10) 3 (five times; most recently at Southeastern Louisiana, 5/21/10) 3 vs. UTSA (4/17/10) 1 (six times; most recently at Southeastern Louisiana, 5/21/10) 1 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (5/8/09) 2 vs. UTSA (4/17/10) 4 (two times; most recently vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 5/14/09) 9 vs. UTSA (4/17/10)
Bear’s NSU Career Pitching Statistics Year
G-GS
W-L
ERA
SV
CG
SHO
CBO
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2009
10-4
1-4
6.49
0
0
0
0
26.1
32
22
19
9
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Bear’s NSU Career Pitching Highs Innings: Strikeouts: Walks:
6.2 vs. Centenary (3/24/09) 7 vs. Centenary (3/24/09) 2 (three times; most recently vs. ULM, 4/22/09)
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Matt Farmer Catcher 6-1, 195, L-R, So.-1L Houston, Texas Westfield HS
2010 Season Saw limited action, mainly in a pinch-hitting or designated hitter role and hit .188 after playing in 21 games with six starts... had a double and knocked in two runs... had two 2-for-4 games, both against Texas-Arlington. High School Earned All-District honors in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons while playing for Mario Barrett and Greg Guidry at Westfield HS in Houston… graduated Cum Laude with a 3.6 GPA… lettered four seasons in baseball. Personal Born Nov. 8, 1990… son of Jeff and Renae Farmer… father works for Continental Airlines… has two sisters, Kimberly (21) and Jennifer (22)… majoring in business administration and plans to go into coaching after graduating… life's ambition is to manage a professional baseball team.
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Brett Fredieu Lefthanded Pitcher 6-0, 170, L-L, Jr.-2L Clarence, Louisiana Lakeview HS
2010 Season Went 3-0 on the season with a 4.31 ERA... appeared in 10 games with nine starts... tossed 39.2 innings and struckout 29 batters... went 1-0 with a 4.40 ERA in four appearances (three starts) in league play... struckout a career-high eight batters in getting a win over Alcorn State in his first outing of the season. 2009 Season Pitched in 15 games with two starts and threw 22 innings while compiling an 0-2 record and a 10.23 ERA... struck out 14 batters... got his starts against Louisiana-Lafayette (Apr. 29) and LouisianaMonroe (May 1). 2008 Season Redshirted High School All-State honors and district Most Valuable Player for his district championship team as a sophomore... first team All-District honors as a senior helping his team to a second place finish in district... lettered five years in baseball... graduated with honors with a 3.0 g.p.a. Personal Born July 9, 1988... son of Darrell and Sue Fredieu... one brother, Josh (2)... majoring in engineering. Fredieu’s NSU Career Pitching Statistics Year
W-L
ERA
SV
G-GS
CG
SHO
CBO
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2009 2010 Totals
0-2 3-0 3-2
10.23 4.31 6.42
0 0 0
15-2 10-9 25-11
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
22.0 39.2 61.2
36 42 78
29 20 49
25 19 44
13 19 32
14 29 43
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6.2 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (4/29/09) 8 vs. Alcorn State (2/24/10) 4 (two times; most recently at Baylor, 4/7/10)
Farmer’s NSU Career Batting Statistics Year
G-GS AB
R
H
Avg.
2B 3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLB
OB
2010
21-6 32
1
6
.188
1
0
2
6
.188
.200 1
0
BB
SO
SB-SBA
9
0-0
Farmer’s NSU Career Batting Highs At-Bats: Hits: Runs Scored: Doubles: RBI:
5 vs. Sam Houston State (4/1/10) 2 (two times; most recently vs. Texas-Arlington, 3/28/10) 1 vs. Texas-Arlington (3/28/10) 1 vs. Texas-Arlington (3/28/10) 1 (two times; most recently vs. Texas-Arlington, 3/28/10)
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Stephen Gandy Outfielder 6-1, 210, R-R, So.-1L Monroe, Louisiana Sterlington HS
2010 Season Hit .270 with two home runs and 10 RBIs... played in 29 games, starting 14... had three doubles and two stolen bases... finsied with three multi-hit games... had a dramatic pinch-hit, solo home run to lead-off the bottom of the 13th inning in a 5-4 win over Sam Houston State on April Fool’s Day... had a home run and two RBIs against Centenary (March 3). High School Earned All-District, AllState and All-Northeast honors as a senior while playing for Randy Carr at Sterlington HS in Monroe… hit .535 with 12 home runs, 63 RBIs and 60 hits… also named the district's MVP that season… as a junior, All-District, AllState and All-Northeast after hitting .500 with 59 hits, 10 home runs and 59 RBIs… team advanced to the state semifinals his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons and was the state runner-up his senior year… graduated with a 4.0 GPA… class Valedictorian… Buddy-Blair Award… accepted into the Air Force and Naval Academy… Presidential Scholarship… also lettered two years in football. Personal Born July 27, 1990… son of Butch and Arlene Gandy… one sister, Sarah (16)… a student of the NSU Scholar's College… majoring in pre-med and plans to go to dental school… nickname is StevieRay.
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Chris Hebert Infielder 5-11, 180, R-R, Sr.-1L Colleyville, Texas Colleyville Heritage HS; Hill College
2010 Season Saw action in 18 games with nine starts and hit .156 with a double and two RBIs... played in seven conference games and hit .182... had a 2-for-3 game with a walk and a run scored at Central Arkansas on May 2. Before NSU Played two seasons at Hill College. High School As a senior, named first team All-Area, team MVP and Defensive Player of the Year after hitting .450… played for Alan McDougal at Colleyville Heritage in Colleyville, Texas… lettered two seasons in baseball. Personal Born March 28, 1989… son of Mike and Kathy Hebert… father is an engineer and mother a nurse… has two brothers, David (17) and Matt (14)… uncle played baseball at the University of Notre Dame… majoring in business administration. Hebert’s NSU Career Batting Statistics Year
G-GS AB
R
H
Avg.
2B 3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLG
OB
2010
18-9 32
3
5
.156
1
0
2
6
.188
.200 1
0
BB
SO
SB-SBA
9
1-1
Gandy’s NSU Career Batting Highs At-Bats: Hits: Runs Scored: RBI: Doubles: Total Bases: Walks: Stolen Bases:
4 at Texas State (4/25/10) 2 at Central Arkansas (5/2/10) 2 vs. Murray State (3/7/10) 1 (two times; most recently at Mississippi State, 5/12/10) 1 at Mississippi State (5/12/10) 2 (two times; most recently at Mississippi State, 5/12/10) 1 at Central Arkansas (5/2/10) 1 at Central Arkansas (5/2/10)
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Luke Irvine Right-handed Pitcher 6-1, 200, R-R, Sr.-1L Liberty, Missouri Liberty HS; MCC Maple Woods
Gandy’s NSU Career Batting Statistics Year
G-GS AB
R
2010
29-14 63
10 17
H
Avg.
2B 3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLG
OB
.270
3
2
10
26
.413
.368 8
0
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4 (eight times; most recently at LSU, 4/21/10) 3 (two times; most recently at Jackson State, 4/13/10) 3 at Jackson State (4/13/10) 2 vs. Centenary (3/3/10) 1 (three times; most recently at Jackson State, 4/13/10) 1 (two times; most recently vs. Sam Houston State, 4/1/10) 4 (three times; most recently at Jackson State, 4/13/10) 1 (two times; most recently at Nicholls, 4/11/10)
BB
SO
SB-SBA
7
2-3
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a 7-4 record with a 2.91 ERA and ranking second in the league with that mark... ace of the staff that finished first in the SLC with a staff ERA of 3.94... started 16 games which is second most in a single-season in school history... threw two combined shutouts... hurled 92.2 innings and held opponents to a .261 batting average... went 6-3 in conference only games with a 2.35 ERA... started 11 league games and struckout 77 batters in 69.0 innings pitched and held SLC opponents to a .257 average... twice named SLC Pitcher of the Week (March 15 and April 19) and named Louisiana Pitcher of the Week (March 15)... three games where he struck out 10 or more with a high of 12 Ks against McNeese State on March 19 where he threw six scoreless innings to get the win... had a string of 22 consecutive innings thrown without allowing a run (Feb. 27-March 26)... threw seven scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and struckout nine in a win over UTSA on April 16... chunked eight scoreless with three hits and five Ks against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on May 14... had 11 Ks against UTA then followed that with 10 strikeouts versus Sam Houston State in his very next outing... only allowed 23 extra-base hits and five home runs. High School Earned All-State honors as a shortstop is junior year and All-State honors as a utility player as a sophomore… played for Kirk Bragg at Liberty HS in Liberty, Missouri… graduated with a 3.8 GPA. Personal Born Dec. 1, 1988… son of Darrel Scobee and Cassy Irvine… majoring in graphic communications with a minor in general studies… had a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester. Irvine’s NSU Career Statistics Year
G-GS
W-L
ERA
SV
CG
SHO
CBO
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2010
16-16
7-4
2.91
0
0
0
2
92.2
92
41
30
36
104
Irvine’s NSU Career Highs Innings: Strikeouts: Walks:
8 (two times; most recently vs. A&M-Corpus Christi, 5/14/10) 12 vs. McNeese State (3/12/10) 6 vs. Sam Houston State (4/1/10)
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Justin Martinez Infielder 6-1, 185, R-R, Sr.-1L Lakeland, Louisiana Port Allen HS; Baton Rouge CC
2010 All-SLC Honorable Mention 2010 Season Ranked sixth on the team with a .311 batting average while topping the squad with 17 doubles... played in 56 games, starting 49... tied for third on the team with six home runs while knocking in 27... slugged .528.... tied for second on the team with 13 stolen bases (16 attempts)... hit .354 in conference games only with four home runs and 19 RBIs... had 17 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games... had 3 or more hits in a contest five times... went 3-for-4 with two doubles in a win over UTSA... 3-for-5 with three RBIs against Lamar... had a four game stretch (May 2-9) where he went 9-for-19 (.474) with a home run, three doubles, and nine runs batted in. 2009 Season Redshirted. Prior to NSU Played two seasons at Baton Rouge Community College and hit .415 with two home runs as a sophomore… compiled a 3.3 gpa. High School First team Class 2A All-State and District 8-2A MVP with first team honors as a senior… hit .553 with one home run, 35 RBIs and 52 stolen bases… also earned first team all-district honors in football as a quarterback… baseball team ranked seventh in the state and advanced to the state playoffs… second team all-district honors as a sophomore and junior. Personal Son of Randy Martinez, Sr. and Susie Martinez… born Aug. 11, 1988… one brother, Randy Martinez, Jr… undecided on a major.
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G-GS AB
2009 2010
Redshirted 56-49 180 43 56
R
H
Avg.
2B 3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLG
OB
BB
SO
SB-SBA
.311
17 2
6
27
95
.528
.406 24
44
13-16
Martinez’s NSU Career Batting Highs At-Bats: Hits: Runs Scored: RBI: Doubles: Triples: Home Runs: Total Bases: Walks: Stolen Bases:
6 at Central Arkansas (5/1/10) 3 (five times; most recently vs. Lamar, 5/26/10) 3 (two times; most recently at Nicholls, 4/11/10) 3 vs. Lamar (5/8/10) 2 (two times; most recently vs. Lamar, 5/9/10) 1 (two times; most recently vs. A&M-Corpus Christi, 5/16/10) 1 (six times; most recently vs. A&M-Corpus Christi, 5/14/10) 6 (two times; most recently at Central Arkansas, 5/2/10) 2 (five times; most recently at Southeastern Louisiana, 5/22/10) 2 vs. Alcorn State (2/24/10)
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Mason Melotakis Left-handed Pitcher 6-2, 180, L-L, So.-1L Grapevine, Texas Grapevine HS
2010 Season Appeared in 14 games with three starts and went 0-0 with a 3.28 ERA... threw 24.2 innings with 14 strikeouts and seven walks... part of an 11-0 shutout over Murray State when he threw one inning... got his three starts in the last three appearances of the season with his best outing a 5.1 inning affair at Mississippi State where he held the Bulldogs to just one run on six hits while striking out three... appeared in seven conference games with one start and posted a 3.24 ERA in 8.1 innings pitched. High School Played three years for Tim McCune at Grapevine HS in Grapevine, Texas… graduated with a 3.4 GPA… member of the Student Council. Personal Born June 28, 1991… son of Manny and Donna Melotakis… one sister, Branna… majoring in business and had a 3.4 GPA in the fall semester… life's ambition is to continue his baseball career after graduation… nickname is “Melo.” Melotakis’ NSU Career Statistics Year
G-GS
W-L
ERA
SV
CG
SHO
CBO
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2010
14-3
0-0
3.28
0
0
0
1
24.2
29
14
9
7
14
Melotakis’ NSU Career Highs Innings: Strikeouts: Walks:
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5.1 at Mississippi State (5/12/10) 3 at Mississippi State (5/12/10) 2 (two times; most recently at Mississippi State, 5/12/10)
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Dan Meyer Infielder 5-11, 180, L-R, Sr.-1L Round Rock, Texas Round Rock HS; Wharton CC
A remarkable comeback story as Meyer missed the entire 2010 season after he suffered a broken neck in a car wreck in the summer of 2009. He is expected to be the starting third baseman for the Demons this season. 2010 Season Redshirted after suffering serious injuries in a car wreck. 2009 Season Played in all but one game, starting all 50… hit .296 with a home run and 22 RBIs… tied for first on the team with two triples and led the squad with four sacrifice bunts… second with 14 stolen bases and fifth with 55 hits… started the season with a 7game hitting streak and ended it on an 11-game streak… had a careerhigh of three hits in five different games and a career-best of three RBIs three times… had a 2 for 4 game with three RBIs, two runs scored, and a school record-tying three stolen bases against Grambling on Feb. 24. Prior to NSU Earned All-Conference honorable mention honors and TNMJCCA All-Star status after hitting .291 as a freshman for Wharton Junior College… hit .321 as a sophomore in helping his team to a 30-15 record and a spot in the regional finals… named to the Dean's List with a 3.15 gpa. High School As a senior, earned first team all-district honors, Austin Area AllStar, CenTex All-Star, and All-CenTex Team after hitting .315… alldistrict honorable mention as a junior after hitting .289… in his four years, teams combined to go 105-36 with a district championship and state finalist appearance his freshman season… graduated with a 4.3 gpa… member of the National Honor Society, FCA, and Around the Rock… lettered in baseball, football and hockey. Personal Son of Geoff and Anna Meyer… father is a computer analyst for Dell… two sisters, Elizabeth and Angela… majoring in psychology.
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G-GS
AB
R
H
Avg.
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB-SBA
2009 50-50 186 2010 Redshirted
39
55
.296
6
2
1
30
22
27
14-18
Meyer’s NSU Career Highs At-Bats: Hits: Runs Scored: Doubles: Triples: Home Runs: RBI: Stolen Bases: Total Bases:
7
5 (nine times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/15/09) 3 (five times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/14/09) 3 (three times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09) 1 (six times; most recently vs. UTSA, 5/20/09) 1 (two times; most recently vs. Louisiana Tech, 2/25/09) 1 vs. UTA (3/21/09) 3 (three times; most recently vs. Sam Houston State, 3/29/09) 3 vs. Grambling (2/24/09) 5 vs. UTA (3/21/09)
Munoz’s NSU Career Batting Statistics Year
G-GS AB
2010
57-56 186 33 45
R
H
Avg.
2B 3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLG
OB
BB
SO
SB-SBA
.242
6
0
24
53
.285
.330 16
26
4-6
1
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Aaron Munoz Catcher 5-9, 190, R-R, Sr.-1L Phoenix, Arizona Alhambra HS; Gateway CC
5 (five times; most recently at Southeastern Louisiana, 5/22/10) 3 (three times; most recently vs. UTSA, 4/17/10) 3 vs. Creighton (2/27/10) 4 vs. Sam Houston State (4/3/10) 1 (six times; most recently at Southeastern Louisiana, 5/22/10) 1 at Louisiana-Monroe (5/18/10) 4 (two times; most recently vs. Sam Houston State, 4/3/10) 3 at Grambling (3/17/10) 1 (four times; most recently vs. UTSA, 4/17/10)
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Dustin Northcott Righthanded Pitcher 6-1, 205, R-R, Sr.-1L Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada
West Central HS; Indian Hill CC
2010 Season National leader and school record-setter with 13 pickoffs for the season... easily regarded as the best defensive catcher in the conference and arguably one of the best in the country... threw out 26 of 64 base stealers for a success rate of 41 percent... appeared in 57 games making 56 starts, all behind the plate... hit .242 for the season with six doubles, a triple and 24 runs batted in... hit .241 with 13 RBIs in conference games... had 10 multi-hit and five multi-RBI games... had a 3-for-4 game with a double, two RBIs and three runs scored in a win over Creighton (Feb. 27)... went 3-for-3 with a double, run scored and career-best four RBIs against Sam Houston State (April 3)... 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored against UTSA (April 17). Before NSU Played to seasons at Gateway Community College. High School Lettered three seasons at Alhambra HS in Phoenix, Arizona… Great Tradition • Brighter Future
graduated with a 3.7 GPA. Personal Born Dec. 24, 1988… son of Luis and Nora Munoz… one brother, Anthony (13) and a sister, Cindy (23)… majoring in general studies and posted a 3.0 GPA in the fall semester… nickname is “Moon.”
2010 Season Appeared in 22 games, fourth most on the team, and made one start... compiled a 3-1 record and a 3.32 ERA and had one save... threw 38.0 innings with 25 strikeouts and held opponents to just a .230 batting average - best on the team... went 2-0 with a 3.70 ERA in 12 SLC appearances... best outing was a 7-inning affair where held Central Arkansas scoreless and allowed just two hits while striking out four. 2009 Season Redshirted. Before NSU In two seasons at Indian Hills CC, combined to go 4-2… posted a 3-2 record as a sophomore with a 2.10 ERA… went 1-0 with a 4.10 ERA as a freshman… earned Academic All-Region Second Team honors with a 3.27 gpa. High School Played for his father, Harold, at West Central HS for four seasons… also lettered two years in basketball… graduated with a 3.0 gpa.
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2011 Demon Returners Personal Son of Harold and Barb Northcott… one brother, Chad, and a sister Heidi… brother plays baseball at Indian Hills CC… majoring in business.
football and baseball at Nicholls State... sister, Emily, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Furman University... received his bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science in the fall of 2010 and graduated with honors.
Northcott’s NSU Career Statistics
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Year
G-GS
W-L
ERA
SV
CG
SHO
CBO
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2010
22-1
3-1
3.32
1
0
0
0
38.0
32
18
14
9
25
Northcott’s NSU Career Highs Innings: Strikeouts: Walks:
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AB
R
H
Avg.
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB-SBA
2008 10-1 10 2009 35-23 78 2010 Redshirted Totals 45-24 88
G-GS
1 15
2 18
.200 .231
0 3
0 0
0 0
1 9
1 13
3 21
0-0 3-4
16
20
.227
3
0
0
10
14
24
3-4
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Miles Parsons Catcher 5-11, 215, R-R, Sr.-3L Zachary, Louisiana The Dunham School
2010 Season Redshirted after suffering an injury. 2009 Season NSU's primary catcher of the season, playing in 35 games with 23 starts… hit .231 with 13 RBIs and three doubles… had five multihit games… had a career-high three hits against Houston Baptist on March 1 after going 3 for 5 with a double, three-RBIs and two runs scored… went 3 for 4 vs. UTSA on April 11. 2008 Season Hit .200 with a RBI and a run scored in 10 games played with one start... went 2 for 4 with a RBI and run scored against Centenary (Apr. 9) in his only start of the season. 2007 Season Redshirted. High School All-State and 2-time AllDistrict player from The Dunham School in Baton Rouge… Tradition Award winner as a senior… Army Scholar-Athlete… nominated for the Wendy’s Heisman… member of team that won three district championships and compiled a 96-29 record during his career… also an AllDistrict football player where his teams combined for a 39-12 record in his four years… team won state championship his junior year. Personal Born May 23, 1988… son of Kent and Janet Parsons… two sisters, Emily and Alexandra and a brother, Brock… father played 28
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5 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09) 3 (two times; most recently vs. UTSA, 4/11/09) 2 (four times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09) 1 (three times; most recently vs. SLU, 5/16/09) 3 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09) 1 (three times; most recently vs. UCA, 5/2/09) 4 vs. Houston Baptist (3/1/09)
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Toby Remedies Right-Handed Pitcher 6-1, 185, R-R, So.-1L Zwolle, Louisiana Zwolle HS
2010 Season Appeared in just four games but had a 1.93 ERA and a 0-0 record... hurled 4.2 innings and struckout two batters... saw action against Southern Miss, Grambling, Baylor and LSU... in 1.1 innings against LSU, did not allow a run adn only one hit. High School A standout hitter and pitcher for coach Chris Brumley at Zwolle… as a senior, earned first team Class B All-State honors and first team All-Area as well as first team All-District 4-B… hit .473 with 56 RBIs while compiling an 11-1 record and 1.27 ERA with 89 strikeouts… team went 32-3, won district championship and was the state runner-up… junior season, first team All-District, All-Area, and All-State… District 4-B Defensive MVP… hit .410 with three home runs and 48 RBIs… went 12-2 on the mound with 83 Ks and a 1.13 ERA… team finished 28-5, won district title and advanced to the state quarterfinals… as a sophomore, earned first team AllDistrict 4-B honors… hit .395 with three HRs and 42 RBIs to go along with an 11-2 record on the mound with 71 Ks and a 1.67 ERA… helped lead his team to a 28-6 record, district championship, and a quarterfinal appearance in the state playoffs… as a freshman, hit .335 with 35 RBIs and went 6-3 on the hill with 60 Ks and a 3.03 ERA… earned second team All-District honors as his team was the district runner-up with an 18-12 record and a spot in the state playoffs… a member of SADD, FBLA, and FCCLU… graduated with a 3.1 GPA. Personal Born Aug. 27, 1990… son of Kenny and Anna Remedies… two brothers, Kenny Jr. (23) and Zach (7)… majoring in health and physical education and would like to coach high school after graduating from NSU.
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G-GS
W-L
ERA
SV
CG
SHO
CBO
IP
H
R
ER
BB
2010
4-0
0-0
1.93
0
0
0
0
4.2
5
1
1
2
SO
2
Remedies’ NSU Career Highs Innings: Strikeouts: Walks:
2.0 vs. Grambling (3/2/10) 2 vs. Grambling (3/2/10) 1 (two times; most recently vs. LSU, 4/20/10)
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Mathias Simmons Righthanded Pitcher 6-4, 205, R-R, Sr.-1L Kearney, Missouri Kearney HS; Neosho CC
2010 Season Appeared in 24 games, third most on the team, and compiled a 3-0 record with a 3.18 ERA... had one combined shutout... threw 17 innings and struckout 10 batters while holding opponents to a .242 batting average, third best on the team... went 1-0 with a 0.84 ERA in 12 conference appearances... got his wins against Louisiana-Monroe, Nicholls, and Jackson State... struckout a season-best four batters in 2.1 innings at Nicholls. Prior to NSU Played two seasons at Neoso Community College where he was named to the President’s Honor Roll both years. High School Earned all-conference honors as both a pitcher and an outfielder at Kearney High School... team won the conference championship his season season... also lettered in basketball... graduated with a 3.8 gpa and earned honor roll honors all four years. Personal Born Aug. 24, 1988... son of Robby and Wendy Simmons... one brother, Cody (15) and a sister, Rachel (20)... majoring in psychology and has a 3.6 gpa. Simmons’ NSU Career PItching Statistics Year
G-GS
W-L
ERA
SV
CG
SHO
CBO
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2010
24-0
3-0
3.18
0
0
0
1
17.0
15
7
6
11
10
Simmons’ NSU Career PItching Highs Innings: Strikeouts: Walks:
36
2.1 at Nicholls (4/9/10) 4 at Nicholls (4/9/10) 2 (two times; most recently at Louisiana-Monroe, 5/18/10)
Will Watson First Baseman 6-3, 200, L-L, So.-1L Southlake, Texas Southlake Carrol HS
2010 Season Had a banner freshman season where he hit .322 with four doubles, a triple, and 34 RBIs... played in 33 games making 23 starts... hit .360 in 17 conference games with four doubles and 11 RBIs... had nine multi-hit and five multi-RBI games... played all but a couple of games at first base and committed just three errors on the season... went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs against Creighton... 2-for-2 with two RBIs against McNeese State... 2-for-3 with three RBIs versus A&M-Corpus Christi and followed that game with a 2-for-4 showing with two RBIs at Southeastern Louisiana. High School A two-time All-State player for Lary Hughes at Southlake Carroll High School in South Lake, Texas… as a senior, hit .456 and was named team captain, earned first team AllState honors, was the All-Star game MVP, won the Captain Award and was named CoOffensive MVP… hit .413 as a junior and earned All-State honors as a first baseman and selected as Offensive Player of the Year… team was a state finalist his junior year and semifinalist as a sophomore and senior… member of FCA… graduated with a 3.25 GPA. Personal Born April 4, 1991… son of Rick and Leslie Watson… one sister, Ali (18)… majoring in business administration… had a 3.25 GPA in the fall semester… nickname is “Willy Wat.” Watson’s NSU Career Batting Statistics Year
G-GS AB
R
2010
33-23 87
14 28
H
Avg.
2B 3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLG
OB
.322
4
0
16
34
.391
.365 6
1
BB
SO
SB-SBA
16
1-2
Watson’s NSU Career Batting Highs At-Bats: Hits: Runs Scored: RBI: Doubles: Triples: Total Bases: Walks: Stolen Bases:
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5 (two times; most recently at Southeastern Louisiana, 5/22/10) 2 (nine times; most recently at Southeastern Louisiana, 5/22/10) 2 (four times; most recently at Texas State, 4/23/10) 3 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (5/16/10) 1 (four times; most recently at Southeastern Louisiana, 5/22/10) 1 vs. Creighton (2/27/10) 4 vs. Creighton (2/27/10) 1 (six times; most recently vs. A&M-Corpus Christi, 5/14/10) 1 vs. Lamar (5/26/10)
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Jacob Williford Lefthanded Pitcher • Outfielder 6-1, 170, L-L, So.-1L Alexandria, Louisiana Holy Savior Menard HS
2010 Season Appeared in 13 games with two starts and compiled a 3-2 record with a 3.90 ERA... threw 27.2 innings and struckout 13 batters... threw in two conference games and was 00 with a 4.05 ERA... got his first collegiate win over Southern Mississippi after he threw 2.2 innings and gave up one run... threw four innings against Grambling and gave up one hit while striking out four... hurled five scoreless innings with one hit and two Ks against Lamar. 2009 Season Redshirted. High School As a senior, earned AllState, All-CENLA, AllDistrict and Academic All-State honors… AllState and All-District as a junior where he helped his team to the state championship… lettered four seasons in baseball and football… graduated with a 3.0 gpa. Personal Son of Krandal and Joy Williford… born May 16, 1990… one sister, Kayla (23)… his step-mother's family owns the Chicago Bears… majoring in industrial engineering.
5
W-L
ERA
SV
CG
SHO
CBO
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2009 Redshirted 2010 13-2 3-2
G-GS
3.90
0
0
0
0
27.2
31
13
12
14
13
Williford’s NSU Career PItching Highs Innings: Strikeouts: Walks:
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5.0 vs. Lamar (5/9/10) 4 at Grambling (3/17/10) 3 (two times; most recently at Grambling, 3/17/10)
Outfielder 6-0, 205, R-R, Sr.-1L Winnfield, Louisiana Winnfield HS; Hutchinson CC
2010 Season Did not see any action as he was rehabilitating an injury. 2009 Season Redshirted. Before NSU Hit .303 as a sophomore at Hutchinson CC in Hutchinson, Kansas, helping his team to a 41-15 record… as a freshman, hit .310 as hit team finished 30-26. High School As a catcher, earned All-District, All-State, All-CENLA, Academic All-State, and earned district MVP honors his senior season… also an All-State linebacker and state runner-up in the discus throw… All-State, All-CENLA, All-District and district co-MVP his junior year… All-State, All-District and All-CENLA as a first baseman in sophomore season… All-District first baseman as a freshman… lettered four years in baseball and three in football and track… Student Council President… graduated with a 3.4 gpa. Personal Son of Frank and Lisa Yerby… father is a retired U.S. Forest Ranger… born Aug. 3, 1987… two brothers, Christopher and Jonathan… Christopher played one season of baseball at LSUShreveport… Jonathan is a senior third baseman for Central Arkansas… majoring in psychology and plans to go to graduate school.
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Austin Alexander Outfielder 6-4, 210, R-R, Fr.-HS Clarence, Louisiana St. Mary’s High School
High School: Earned first team all-state and all-district honors senior while winning four district titles at St. Mary’s High School in Natchitoches... hit .531 as a senior with seven home runs and 42 RBIs... also named first team allarea... hit .336 with five home runs and 36 RBIs as a junior, garnering first team all-district and all-area accolades... graduated with a 3.0 gpa... member of FCA. Personal: Born Sept. 13, 1991... son of Earl and Jamie Alexander... one sister, Taylor (15)... cousin, Brett Fredieu, is a junior pitcher on this year’s Demon squad... majoring in physical education. www.nsudemons.com
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Jordan Buckley Outfielder 6-1, 160, R-R, Jr.-TR Flower Mound, Texas Edward Marcus HS; New Mexico JC
Noteworthy: A 22nd round draft pick by the Atlanta Braves in the 2010 MLB Draft. Prior to NSU: Hit .360 with four home runs, 41 RBIs, three doubles, nine triples, and stole 25 bases at New Mexico Junior College… had 63 hits and scored 47 runs, slugged .549 and had a .452 on-base percentage… named to the President's List (4.0 gpa) in 2009 and the Vice President's List (3.7 gpa) in 2010… team finished 28-28 and qualified for the regional tournament. Buckley in High School: Lettered three seasons in baseball and two in football at Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. Buckley Personal: Born Aug. 19, 1989… son of Don Buckley and Lisa Hauer… one brother, Terronald Logan (25) and a sister, Taylor Buckley (17)… a cousin, Nick Logan, played for the Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals… majoring in biology and plans to go into pharmacy after graduation, either sales or retail… full name is Jordan Alexander Buckley.
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All Hallows HS; UNC Greensboro; Odessa College
Prior to NSU: Hit .348 with a home run, 17 doubles, a triple, and 51 RBIs at Odessa College where he helped his team advance to the regional tournament. High School: A standout player at All Hallows High School in Bronx, New York... had his jersey retired following his senior season - only the second one in school history... earned MVP as a junior and was the player of the year and won the hitting title as a sophomore as his team won the city championship... as a freshman, earned the first gold glove awarded as his team lost in the championship game. Personal: Born May 2, 1990... son of Cipriano Frias and Luz Gutierrez... four sisters, Angie (25), Cindy (22), Yanilsa (17), and Vanesa (15)... would like to play pro baseball or be an athletic trainer for a professional team... majoring in health and exercise science... full name is Raymond A. Frias.
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Infielder 5-11, 240, R-R, Fr.-HS El Paso, Texas Americas HS
Garcia in High School: Earned district MVP honors as a senior at Americas High School in El Paso, Texas… hit .542 for the season with 11 home runs and 51 RBIs… has good power and speed… member of DECA. Garcia Personal: Born March 28, 1992… son of Tito and Martha Garcia… two brothers, Oscar (21) and Orlando (14)… Oscar was an All-Southland Conference outfielder for the Demons last season and was named the league’s Newcomer of the Year after finished second on the squad with a .375 batting average to go along with six home runs and 48 RBIs… he was drafted and signed by the San Diego Padres in last year's MLB Draft… majoring in general studies… full name is Omar Lorenzo Garcia.
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Ray Frias Infielder 5-11, 190, R-R, Jr.-TR Bronx, New York
Omar Garcia
Drew Helenihi Outfielder 6-0, 175, L-R, Jr.-TR Livermore, California Grenada HS; Chabot College
Prior to NSU: Hit .340 with three home runs, 35 RBIs, 10 doubles, three triples and 45 runs scored in his final season at Chabot College… earned Gold Glove award and first team all-conference honors… graduated with a 3.7 gpa. Helenihi in High School: Hit .495 as a senior at Granada High School in Livermore, California… earned first team all-conference honors… lettered three years in baseball… Principal's Honor Roll with a 3.7 gpa. Helenihi Personal: Born Aug. 16, 1990… son of Bill and Rhonda Helenihi… one brother, Derek, played third base for LSU in 2008 and 2009 and was an undrafted free agent signee of the Chicago Cubs… majoring in biology and has a 3.7 gpa.
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Nick Hinojos Infielder 5-11, 200, R-R, Jr.-TR El Paso, Texas Franklin HS; El Paso CC; New Mexico JC
Prior to NSU: Played one season at El Paso Community College before transferring to New Mexico Junior College where he earned all-conference honors as a third baseman... earned all-conference honors at EPCC as a shortstop... named to the Dean’s List. Hinojos in High School: Earned all-city and all-state honors as a junior and a senior at Franklin High School... named all-city as a sophomore and all-district as a freshman... also lettered in football. Hinojos’ Personal: Born Nov. 30, 1989... son of Lorenzo and Gloria Hinojos... one brother, Anthony (25) and a sister, Crystal (29)... majoring in criminal justice.
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Shaun Hoover Infielder 6-2, 210, L-L, Jr.-TR Omaha, Nebraska Millard West HS; Hutchinson CC
Prior to NSU: Earned all-tournament team honors at the JUCO World Series when he led his team to a third place finish in the tournament after hitting .450 with a home run, four doubles, and nine RBI... team won conference title... hit .323 with 12 home runs as a sophomore... hit .333 with five homers as a freshman. Hoover in High School: State runner-up his junior and senior seasons at Millard West High School... first team Nebraska AllState and a preseason All-American as a junior... hit .449 with six home runs as a sophomore... also lettered in basketball... earned the school’s Outstanding Student of the Year award. Hoover’s Personal: Born Dec. 21, 1989... son of Steve and Mary Hoover... one sister, Morgan... full named is Shaun Phillip Hoover... majoring in psychology.
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Austin Jackson Outfielder 6-2, 195, L-L, Fr.-TR Kennett, Missouri Kennett HS; Shawnee College
Prior to NSU: Spent one season at Shawnee College. Jackson in High School: Lettered four years in baseball and football at Kennett High in Kennett, Missouri… an honor graduate with a 3.6 gpa… member of the K Club and Science Club. Jackson’s Personal: Born July 9, 1991… only son of Doug and Charla Jackson… father played in the Houston Astros' organization… majoring in biology… has compiled a 3.2 gpa… full name is Austin Heath Jackson.
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Chase Jones Infielder 6-3, 240, R-R, Fr.-HS Harleton, Texas Harleton HS
Jones in High School: A superstar athlete in both baseball and football at Harleton High in Harleton, Texas… in baseball, as a senior, earned district MVP honors as well as the state 2A Player of the Year, first team allstate first baseman, Texas Sportswriters All-State 2A Player of the Year, All-East Texas Offensive MVP, All Bi-County Offensive Player of the Year, and honorable mention honors as a pitcher… went 13-1 on the mound while hitting .473 with 14 home runs and 69 RBIs… team went 30-5, won district title and an area semifinalist… junior year, second team all-state first baseman… went 10-1 on the hill and hit .517 with six home runs with 59 RBIs as team won district title and finished 32-7… hit .447 while tossing a 4-1 record as team won district title and finished 30-5… as a football player, team won district championship his sophomore through senior seasons… earned all-district honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman his junior year and was named the district's Defensive Lineman of the Year as a senior… graduated with a 3.28 gpa… Globe Scholar. Jones’ Personal: Born June 1, 1992… son of Clint Jones and Angela Prince… one brother, Hunter (11) and a sister, Morgan (16)… sister was an all-state centerfielder as a sophomore in HS and led the state in stolen bases… majoring in biology and has a 3.28 gpa… full name is Brandon Chase Jones.
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Ryan Keele Outfield 6-2, 190, L-R, Jr.-TR Bellevue, Nebraska
World Series. Keele in High School: Led the state in home runs as both a junior and senior at Bellevue High School... hit over .400 both seasons... all-state honors as a junior. Keele’s Personal: Born Oct. 27, 1989... son of Eric Keele and Robin McCollor... two brothers, Jack (18) and Jacob (11)... majoring in psychology.
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Matt Lackie Right-handed Pitcher 6-3, 220, R-R, Jr.-TR McKinney, Texas McKinney HS; ULL; Texarkana College
Prior to NSU: Transferred in from Texarkana College after a stint at Louisiana-Lafayette… went 5-1 with a 2.04 ERA and struckout 64 batters in 65.1 innings pitched… earned first team all-conference honors… he can throw three pitches for strikes at any time. Lackie in High School: Earned first team all-district honors in 2006, 2007, and 2008 at McKinney HS in McKinney, Texas… played in the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star game and on Team Texas Sunbelt Champions in 2008… coached by Jim Gatewood… graduated with a 3.3 gpa. Lackie Personal: Born March 14, 1990… son of Jeff and Shelley Lackie… one brother, Mark (12) and a sister, Megan (22)… majoring in general studies and plans to play pro ball… father was selected by the Baltimore Orioles as the 24th pick in the third round of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft… full name is Matthew Michael Lackie… nickname is “Maggie Lackie.”
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Miles Mulkey Right-handed Pitcher 6-4, 230, R-R, Jr.-RS Denton, Texas Denton HS; Odessa College; Weatherford College
Bellevue HS; ULL; Iowa Central CC Prior to NSU: Earned all-region honors while setting a school record for home runs and helped lead his team to a fourth place finish in the JUCO
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Prior to NSU: Played one season at Odessa College and one at Weatherford before transferring to NSU. Mulkey in High School: Back-to-back first team all-area honors as a junior and senior while playing at Denton High School in Denton, Texas… went 6-0 with a 1.63 ERA as a senior and was 10-4 with a 1.12 ERA with 132 strikeouts as a junior while helping his team to the state quarterfinal round of the playoffs… lettered four years in baseball and four in golf… a member of the student council as a junior and senior… graduated with a 3.0 gpa. Mulkey’s Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1989… son of Dick and Jane Mulkey… one sister, Lauren (24)… grandfather played with Ted Williams in the Navy… majoring in psychology… full name is Robert Miles Mulkey.
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Chad Northcott Infielder 5-11, 180, R-R, Jr.-TR Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada
Vauxhall HS; Indian Hills CC Prior to NSU: Played two seasons at Indian Hills Community College… hit .303 as a freshman and .285 as a sophomore. Northcott in High School: Prepped at Vauxhall High School in Vauxhall, Alberta, Canada for Les McTauish… lettered four years in baseball and two in basketball… honor roll student and graduated with a 3.0 gpa. Northcott’s Personal: Born March 11, 1990… son of Harold and Barbara Northcott… one sister, Heidi, and brother, Dustin, who is a senior pitcher on this year's Demon squad… father played and coached for Team Canada while sister was a member of Team Canada… majoring in psychology… full name is Chad Louis Northcott.
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Jacob Roark Right-Handed Pitcher 6-2, 200, R-R, Fr.-HS Enterprise, Louisiana LaSalle HS
Roark in High School: Earned all-state and All-CENLA honors as a junior and senior at LaSalle High School in Olla, Louisiana… team advanced to the state quarterfinals of the playoffs his senior season and was a second round participant and district runner-up as a junior… played for Joel Sims… lettered two seasons in baseball, basketball, football, and track… graduated with a 3.75 gpa. Roark’s Personal: Born Feb. 23, 1992… only son of Nathan and Jackie Roark… two sisters, Diana (25) and D.D. (24)… majoring in general studies… wants to play professionally or farm with his father… full name is Jacob Bartmess Roark.
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Britt Robertshaw Right-handed Pitcher 6-4, 205, R-R, Jr.-TR Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park HS; Blinn JC
Prior to NSU: In two seasons at Blinn Junior College, earned Academic All-Conference honors, once named JUCO Pitcher of the Week, and helped his team to the Region 14 runner-up spot in 2010… was perfect on the mound as a sophomore with a 4-0 record and a 3.04 ERA after hurling 53 innings with 51 strikeouts. Robertshaw in High School: A unanimous first team all-district selection as a senior to go along with all-state honorable mention recognition… the Cedar Park HS Athlete of the Year… Hill County News County MVP… compiled an 11-3 record with a 1.96 ERA… struckout 101 batters in 83 innings pitched and saved two games… team finished 27-17 his senior season and lost in the fourth round of the state playoffs to eventual state and national champion, Plano West… lettered two years in baseball and two in football… graduated with a 3.81 gpa. Robertshaw’s Personal: Born Jan. 25, 1990… son of Bill and Sherry Robertshaw… one brother, Dustin York (32), and a sister, Charissa York (33)… majoring in psychology and has a 3.35 gpa… full name is Britt Alan Robertshaw.
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Joseph Scanio Right-Handed Pitcher 6-3, 230, R-R, Jr.-TR St. Louis, Missouri Hazelwood HS; St. Charles CC
Prior to NSU: Earned all-region honors as a sophomore pitcher at St. Charles Community College… compiled a 3.25 gpa. Scanio in High School: Part of back-to-back district championship teams as a junior and senior… earned first team all-conference honors his senior season after going 4-1 with a 2.33 ERA and striking out 33 in 30 innings pitched… threw just seven innings his junior season but went 5-1 with a 1.25 ERA in 28 innings pitched as a sophomore… lettered three years in baseball and one in soccer at Hazelwood West High School… honor roll student after graduating with a 3.6 gpa… member of the DECA Club. Scanio’s Personal: Born Jan. 30, 1990… son of Ben and Patty Scanio… two brothers, Ben (24) and Danny (23), and a sister, Maryanne (26)… majoring in business with a minor in psychology… has a 3.25 gpa at NSU… full name is Joseph Jake Scanio… nickname is Scanman.
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Ryan Westbrook Infielder 6-1, 185, S-R, Jr.-TR Lufkin, Texas Hudson HS; Panola College
Prior to NSU: Played two years at Panola College where he earned the Buddy Lowery Award in 2010 for his outstanding athletic and academic achievements… earned all-conference honors after he hit .339 to go along with 15 doubles, a triple, home run, and 33 RBIs… his 2009 squad earned the conference championship… member of Phi Theta Kappa. Westbrook in High School: Three-time all-district performer (sophomore, junior, senior)… District MVP and THSBCA All-State and All-Star game participant his senior season after he led his team to the district title… first team all-state infielder as a junior and all-district infielder his sophomore season… selected as Newcomer of the Year as a freshman… graduated with a 3.6 gpa… earned Academic All-State honors. Westbrook Personal: Born April 22, 1990… son of Roy and Hila Westbrook… one brother, Reid (15)… father was drafted twice by the Montreal Expos in the Major League Baseball Draft… majoring in history and has a 3.4 gpa… wants to become a principal or a school superintendent… full name is Ryan Thomas Westbrook.
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Dr. Randall J. Webb Northwestern State President
Dr. Randall J. Webb stated when he became Northwestern State University’s 17th president in July of 1996 that his primary objective would be to help make his Alma Mater the best institution it could be. It is apparent after more than 14 years that Webb is achieving that admirable goal. Under his leadership, Northwestern became the first public college or university in Louisiana to achieve 100 percent national accreditation of all eligible academic programs. Enrollment has reached record levels during Webb’s tenure as president and exceeded 10,500 for the first time in history in the fall of 2004. Webb has also been at the forefront in recent years of moving the university toward higher admission standards, which has resulted in some enrollment declines but in the enrollment of students with greater academic potential and aptitude. Retention has increased at the university, the average ACT score of students has gone up, and high school student leaders are enrolling in Northwestern in record numbers. There has been a substantial increase in the number of high school valedictorians and salutatorians among first-time freshmen at the university. External funding for NSU has also increased dramatically under Webb’s leadership. In the first capital campaign in its history, the university received $32.7 million to far exceed its goal of $18.84 million. That funding included the establishment of numerous endowed chairs and professorships to enhance academic programs at the university. In addition to the private funding, Northwestern has received more grant monies in recent years from state and federal agencies and private foundations than at any time since its founding in 1884. Webb has also expanded the university’s outreach by spearheading the development at NSU of the largest electronic education and distance learning network of any university in Louisiana. NSU offers courses and degree programs to students across the nation and world through Internet and compressed video. Millions of dollars have been obtained during Webb’s presidency for new and renovated facilities. A new $6.9 million Wellness, Recreation and Activity Center opened on the campus in 2005; and Morrison Hall, the Family and Consumer Sciences Building, and Williamson Hall have been completely renovated and restored. Over $32 million in construction by a private company has added two modified residence halls to the campus in recent years. Funding has also been obtained to rebuild the East and West Caspari Halls, and replace the underground electrical distribution system. Northwestern academic programs and athletic teams continue to receive positive national recognition. The Computer Information Systems program, for example, won five consecutive national championships in academic competition in systems analysis, and the NSU men’s basketball team defeated Iowa in the NCAA national championship tournament. A former center on the Northwestern football team, Webb is an avid supporter of the university’s athletic programs and has held positions of leadership at the national level in intercollegiate athletics. He has served as chair of the board of directors of the Southland Conference and has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Executive Council and the NCAA Division I Board of Directors that oversee all major policy decisions by the governing body for major college sports. He currently serves as the Southland Conference representative on the NCAA Presidential Advisory Group. A 1965 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics and business edu-
cation, Webb earned a mas- U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R A T I O N ter of science degree in President . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Randall J. Webb mathematics from NSU in Provost and Vice President for Academic and 1966. He received a doc- Student Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Lisa Abney torate in education from the Vice President for External Affairs University of Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry D. Pierce Mississippi in 1971 with a Vice President for Business Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Jones concentration in mathemat- Vice President for University Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcus Jones ics and research. President for Technology, Research and Webb was a member of Vice Economic Development the faculty of Longwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Darlene Williams Assistant to the President College in Farmville, VA, Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Crew from 1966 until 1974. He served as Director of Higher Education and Teacher Certification in the Louisiana Department of Education from 1974 through 1976. He moved to Southeastern Louisiana University in 1976 and in 13 years there held positions as director of institutional research, EEO officer, registrar and member of the mathematics faculty. He became Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies and professor of mathematics at Northwestern in 1989. In that position, he was responsible for campus-wide policy development, planning, advancement, and review of both graduate and undergraduate programs. While Webb was in that position, graduate enrollment increased by 35 percent, and internal funding for faculty research increased by 200 percent. As dean, Webb proposed the concept for NSU’s successful Freshman Connection Program and served as a member of the writing team for a grant proposal that resulted in a five year, $1.7 million Title III grant to improve student retention. He also chaired the steering committee for NSU’s Self Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He has been active in the community as a member of the board of directors of the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, the Natchitoches Historic Foundation, the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society, Rotary Club, and the First Baptist Church. Webb and his wife Brenda have two daughters, both honor graduates of Northwestern. Tamara and her husband, former NSU All-America baseball pitcher Reggie Gatewood, live in McKinney, Texas, with their children Tyler and Ava. Lauren is married to former outstanding NSU baseball player Nick Simokaitis, and they live in St. Louis with their sons Nicholas and Benjamin.
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DEMONS’ DECADE OF EXCELLENCE
Vice President/External Affairs Jerry Pierce is the Cal Ripken of the Northwestern State athletic program. Day after day, year after year, Pierce is in the lineup, fielding his position with aplomb, and delivering at the plate, knocking a ball out of the park from time to time but always taking an understated profile, seeing himself as a role player. Beginning his 46th year on the university's staff, Pierce's impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches can't be measured as easily as Ripkin's Baseball Hall of Fame statistics, but they are equally indelible. He begins his 21st year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A significant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year after year. NSU Athletic Council Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a member John Ackel of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state chamJody Biscoe (chair) pionships, five regional titles and one national championship. Don Barker Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce Dusty Dischler (student) had already served his alma mater, adopted hometown and Kelee Grimes (student) state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he overDr. Michael Land sees university operations in athletics, alumni and developMark Lipa ment, public and media relations and assists President Dr. Dr. Jeff Matthews Randall J. Webb in governmental affairs activities. Many of Dr. Lisa Pollacia Kristi Simms those duties were his since the 1970s as he worked under Cathy Sutton four previous presidents as Northwestern advanced from Dr. Sonia Tinsley NAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I athletic Krist Swinburghe status in 1977. Jennifer Videtto A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer Ex-Officio Me m b e r s for the Demon football team during his college years, working closely with legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his Greg Burke journalism degree, Pierce went to work for the New Orleans Dustin Eubanks Times Picayune, serving as a reporter and editor. He was Dr. Patrice Moulton Dr. Vicki Parrish named executive sports editor at the age of 24. Jerry Pierce In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to news bureau director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athletics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in place nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice president forced him to step aside from the volunteer post. He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served the conference through other offices and committee positions. In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana's 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film the 1989 smash hit movie Steel Magnolias, with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie's impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate more than a decade later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana's higher education system. He is also a popular after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the Journalism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. Pierce and his wife Regina, a teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 21, and Miranda, 10, and two stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie. 36
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Highlights of NSU athletics in the first 10 years under the leadership of Dr. Randall Webb, Vice President Jerry Pierce and Director of Athletics Greg Burke 22 Southland Conference Championships (7 sports)
Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000), men’s track and field (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-Sports (1997-98). 10 SLC Tournament Championships (4 sports) Basketball (2001, 2006), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004) and softball (1998, 2000, 2002). 16 Postseason Appearances (6 sports) Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006); women’s basketball (2004); baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002);
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Postgraduate Scholarship (1); basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship 3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Fomer Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens Games. Great Tradition • Brighter Future
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The Burke File
AGE: 53 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) • HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 • COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude) POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 • BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, Alliance (Ohio) In the midst of his 15th year as director of athlet- Review, 1972-78; director of news and sports information, Hiram (Ohio) College (1978-85); administrative intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; ics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke has received director of athletic development, University of Akron, 1992-96. national acclaim for the job he's done in his adopted BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers hometown. INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.
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Athletics director at Northwestern since speaking at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon on August 29, 1996, Burke is the longest-serving AD at any Louisiana institution. He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship caliber teams in nearly all of the school's NCAA Division I sports. In June, he was included among 29 winners of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). He was also among four winners chosen to be involved in a Street and Smith's SportsBusiness Journal panel discussion on current Division I athletics issues. Joining NSU's Burke were Purdue's Morgan Burke (no relation), Samford's Bob Roller and Lee Fowler of North Carolina State, with the transcript of their discussion distributed to national media by the Sports Business Daily. Burke is the 2010-11 president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. Burke's 14 years as athletic director include 32 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 51 All-American and Academic All-American student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Seventeen NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or WNIT postseason competition. Under his guidance, Northwestern State has led all 13 public institutions in Louisiana, and all 12 Southland Conference institutions, in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate and Graduation Success Rate reports. The school's athletic facilities have undergone nearly $6 million in improvements in the past four years. NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only) Southland Conference member in the league's five decades of history to sweep football, men's basketball and baseball championships in the same athletic year. It's been done only once in Southeastern Conference history, by Alabama in 1933-34, and only four times in Big Ten Conference history, the last time by Michigan State in 1979-80. Those accomplishments have come with one of the more modest athletic budgets in the state and conference. Burke's management skill and fundraising ability have been pivotal. Burke generated a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues and spearheaded the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues. Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches, including several whose success at Northwestern State has propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. Some of his best hires remain on staff at NSU. Two, basketball's Mike McConathy and soccer's Jimmy Mitchell, guided Northwestern in NCAA Tournament play in their second seasons and have been back to postseason since. NSU's 2006 basketball team scored one of the most memorable upsets in the history of March Madness, coming from 17 down to stun No. 15-ranked Iowa 64-63. Burke has selected head coaches who have subsequently been hired by Alabama, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi State and Wichita State. From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having a balanced athletic program. To that end, tremendous competitive strides have been made in women's athletics under his guidance. The NSU soccer program was the first one in Louisiana ever to reach the NCAA Tournament. Volleyball set attendance records and made its best-ever showings in conference play in recent years. In softball, NSU posted the nation's most improved win total in 2010 regular-season play under second-year coach Donald Pickett. The Lady Demons joined Stanford as the only women's tennis programs in the country in 2010 with only one regular-season loss, while sweeping Southland regular-season and tournament titles and making a first-ever NCAA Team Tournament appearance. While on-field success by Demon and Lady Demon teams has been a source of pride for NSU supporters, Burke is equally proud of the tone which has been set within the NSU athletic program as it relates to academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA's APR and GSR studies. Community service by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff more than doubled to over 5,000 hours in 2009-10. Recently, Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Athletics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for studentathletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day!” In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America Football Foundation's Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and that same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper's editorial staff. He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing his community service and professional achievements. Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted in 1982. In June 2006, he was a featured speaker and panelist at the National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors convention in New Orleans, addressing members of the College Athletic Business Managers of America and also participating in a panel discussion of "Fundraising from an Athletic Director's Perspective" speaking to the National Association of Athletic Development Directors. Since 2007, Burke has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet, a 49-person panel which makes recommendations to the NCAA Board of Directors on key issues facing Division I athletics. He previously served a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee (19992002) and concurrently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs. Since his committee term expired, Burke has served as a site supervisor for Football Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nation and he is regarded as one of the country's premiere advocates of FCS football. He currently is third vice-president of the FCS Athletic Director's Association. In 2004, NSU received the highest possible rating, "fully certified," from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, affirming that Northwestern operates its athletic program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the NCAA Division I membership. Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former president of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association and was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally. He and his wife, Susu, a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and elementary teacher, have a 16-year-old daughter, Catherine, who is a junior at St. Mary's High School, a cheerleader, the point guard on the Lady Tigers basketball team, and a member of the tennis team.
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Jody Biscoe Faculty Athletic Representative Faculty Athletic Representative Jody Biscoe is Associate Professor of Psychology and Addiction Studies at Northwestern State, where he is the coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies, and Substance Abuse/Prevention concentrations. Since 2006, he has served as Faculty Athletic Representative for NSU. This role includes the chair of the NSU Athletic Council. Since 2006, Northwestern State University has made numerous paradigm shifts in how it addresses the needs of student-athletes; however, one thing has been consistent in that its student-athletes are winners on the field and in the classroom. All have heard about higher educational institutions being penalized by the NCAA for academic improprieties. NSU has attempted to be a model program of “Doing Things the Right Way,” by following the Athletic Department motto: Great Tradition – Brighter Futures. This past year, NSU was one of only four schools in the State of Louisiana that did not receive any penalties for low NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) with baseball, soccer, softball, tennis, women’s indoor & outdoor track, and volleyball rating in the top three in the Southland Conference. Among the 40 Northwestern State student-athletes and athletic staff members who graduated in spring 2010, 10 of the 20 receiving undergraduate degrees graduated either cum laude or magna cum laude. Graduation rates of student-athletes in soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, baseball and football ranked in the top four of the Conference. These accomplishments could not have been achieved without the support and efforts of the student-athletes, coaches, faculty, and administration. Also, Jody is the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center at NSU. He has served on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center's (ATTC) Practice and National Leadership Institute Committee. In addition, he has coordinated five nationally recognized leadership institutes for Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico and a member of the National ATTC Leadership Directors Committee. Recently, he was appointed to the NAADAC - National Addiction Studies & Standards Collaborative Committee. This past year, Jody was selected to serve on the United States Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration Expert Panel concerning workforce issues. Jody's wife, Veronica (Roni), is an avid runner. Their 16-year-old daughter, Roxy, is a junior on the varsity cheerleading squad and Lady Tiger basketball team at St. Mary's High School. All are devoted Demon fans!
Dr. William Broussard Executive Director - NSU Athletic Association Associate AD for External Relations One of the most accomplished student-athletes ever at Northwestern State, two-time football All-America center William Broussard returned to his alma mater in February 2007 as the Director of External Relations, coordinating fundraising activities through the Athletic Association and Demon Victory Fund. Known for his avid and tireless promotion of NSU Athletics, Broussard has represented the department as Associate Athletic Director of External Relations since 2007 and planned or helped organize hundreds of events to promote Demon Athletics. After re-branding the annual fund campaign the Demon Victory Fund (DVF) in 2007, the DVF enjoyed its most successful year up to that point. The 2008-09 DVF once again broke the annual record for total revenues, number of Athletic Association members, and Select 100 Members on the way to establishing a new benchmark for annual, unrestricted support of the NSU Athletic Department. Under Broussard’s guidance, the NSU Athletic Association has set four consecutive annual total attainment records, secured the largest scholarship endowment and largest planned gift in the history of NSU Athletics. In the 2009-10 year, the NSU Athletic Association established or tied several annual records under Broussard’s guidance, including annual records for total operating revenues, gift-in-kind donations, number of commitments to the Endowed Scholarship Program (9), and number of Select 100 members (197). Broussard also assisted in raising more than $100,000 in support for renovations to the Athletic Field House. Broussard represents Northwestern State as the Southland Conference representative of the National Association of Athletic Directors of Development (NAADD) and is also an Assistant Professor of Journalism at NSU. He is the author of essays and articles on the culture of college athletics and writes a bi-weekly sports editorial for local news magazine The Real Views. He is also the 2010 president of the Natchitoches Lions Club. Broussard is a 2000 graduate, with distinction, of the Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University and a 2007 graduate of the University of Arizona, with his Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition. A native of Crowley, he is married to the former Kendra Peters, a Lady Demon volleyball player during the couple’s days at Northwestern.
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Cary Bruno is the Academic Coordinator, whose primary duties include Study Hall and Tutor Coordinator, as well as assistant advisor for the Enhanced Academic Program. Bruno also assists Carrie Crowell with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Bruno, a former Demon Softball player and winner of the esteemed Southland Conference Steve McCarty Citizenship Award, graduated from NSU in May 2009 with a B.S. in Business Administration. She is currently earning her Master's Degree in Student Personnel Services with a concentration in Student Affairs.
Alex Cook Assistant Marketing Director Lafayette native Alex Cook is in his second year as assistant marketing director for NSU athletics, joining the staff in late August of 2009. From his hiring until January, Cook performed duties of both marketing positions before the hiring of Jason Horn. Before joining NSU, Cook handled sponsorship sales, administrative duties and promotional activities for the 2009 Hall of Fame Induction Celebration featuring NFL greats Will Roaf and Marshall Faulk, golfer Hal Sutton, and women’s basketball coaching legend Sonja Hogg. He arrived in Natchitoches in April of 2009 after graduating the previoius month from Eastern Oregon University, earning a business administration degree with a concentration in marketing and a minor in economics. He was three-year letterman as a wide receiver on the EOU football team. Cook became the first student invited to serve on the university’s marketing committee and also provided assistance to the director of athletics. While in school, Cook also worked as a sales representative for NXGEN Payment Services, a national e-commerce firm affiliated with many athletics departments, governmental agencies and other entities. He also was an account consultant for Next Step Consulting in his hometown of Boise, Idaho, and was a marketing intern for the 2007 Cascade Collegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by EOU in LaGrande. An Eagle Scout, Cook is a recipient of the Boy Scouts of America National Heroism Award for Lifesaving. He was a football, basketball and track letterman at Centennial High School in Boise. Born Nov. 15, 1984 in Lafayette, where his father was serving as head women’s basketball coach at Louisiana-Lafayette, Cook is the son of Ross and Sheila Cook of Boise. His mother served as the management consultant to NSU Athletics to establish the Scholarship Auction in 1989 before the family relocated to Boise. He has a sister, Megan, who is a recent graduate of Oregon State now employed in marine biological research and preservation activities based in Hawaii.
Carrie Crowell Assistant Academic Advisor Carrie Crowell is the Academic Coordinator for the sports of baseball, men's basketball, varsity football, soccer and tennis as well as the advisor for the Enhanced Academic Program. Carrie is an NSU alumnus, as well as a former Lady Demon soccer player. Crowell, a two-year Academic All-Southland Conference soccer standout for Northwestern State in 2005-06, was named an academic coordinator in the Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center at NSU in July 2009. Crowell had served as an intern in the Academic Services and CHAMPS/Life Skills program Spring 2009 while also completing her second season as a graduate assistant soccer coach and finishing work on her master's of science in sport administration. She found a passion for academics and athletes, and was hired on as full time staff. She was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in business administration, and also was a key contributor on the Lady Demons' 2005 NCAA Tournament team that won the Southland Conference Tournament. During the 2008-09 academic year, Crowell was an instructor in the department of Health and Human Performance. In her role as an intern working with the Academic Services department, she assisted with advising and scheduling classes for student-athletes in the Fall 2009 semester and oversaw day-to-day study hall operations. On the Lady Demon soccer staff, she was the liaison for academic support and NCAA compliance, and managed the team travel budget and fundraising. She was also involved in scouting and recruiting and on-field coaching. Crowell served an internship in the summer of 2008 with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsored by the Hall. She also assisted in daily operations of the museum in Springfield, Mo., and helped stage the Missouri High School Basketball All-Stars Game. Crowell was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from 2005-2007, graduating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. She made the SLC Commissioners' Academic Honor Roll in the last three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006 season in which her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goals allowed per game. A native of Arlington, Texas, Crowell was born March 20, 1986.
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Athletic Administration Dustin Eubanks Assistant AD/NCAA Compliance Director
Adam Jonson Assistant Marketing Director for Ticket Operations
Dustin Eubanks is in his 13th year in the NSU athletic department and his ninth year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 35-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daughters, Emilie (15) and Taylor Nicole (4). The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, will celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary this summer.
Roxanne Freeman Athletic Business Manager Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accounting clerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletic department as football/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs. She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who recently graduated from NSU.
Adam Jonson, a former graduate assistant in the Northwestern State sports information office and assistant SID at the University of North Florida, enters his second year as NSU's assistant marketing director for tickets operations. Jonson completed his master's of science in sport administration at NSU with a 4.0 gpa in May of 2010 after earning his bachelor's of science in business administration as a summa cum laude graduate of NSU in 2007. For part of his graduate degree requirements, Jonson took a position as the assistant director of athletics media relations at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla., where he spent 10 months before returning to NSU. He worked in a full-time position at UNF while completing his internship hours, working as the primary contact for Lady Osprey basketball, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's tennis as well as leading the event management team for setup of most home athletic events. In 2007, he was donned the prestigious Ace Higgins Award, given by the Louisiana Sports Writer's Association to the state's top student SID. His 2008 softball media guide also earned second place in the annual LSWA contest. Jonson has also been very involved in the NSU Baptist Collegiate Ministry, playing drums for two years in the praise and worship band and taking an active role in intramural sports. He now serves as the BCM's faculty advisor for intramural sports and is a member of NSU's Intramural Sports Committee. Through the NSU sports information office, Jonson has worked closely with the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, serving as Advertising Coordinator in 2006 and assisting with inductee signing activities and inductee hospitality for four years running. Jonson was also recently chosen as an ambassador for the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce. The twenty-five-year-old was born in Natchitoches on July 17, 1985, and calls his parents residence of Winnsboro, La., home. His father Bill and mother Leigh both attended NSU, and his brother Fletcher graduated from NSU in May 2009 and is currently enrolled in graduate school at NSU. Fletcher also works in the sports information office. Adam enjoys traveling, working out and anything involving sports.
Alan Pasch Director of Athletic Facilities
Jason Horn Assistant AD/Marketing and Promotions Jason Horn, whose extensive career in athletic marketing, events and sales includes positions working with the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, joined Northwestern State as assistant athletics director in Jan. 2010. A University of Michigan graduate, Horn has served on the collegiate level most recently at Central Florida and Bowling Green as assistant AD for marketing with previous stints as the director of marketing and promotions for Conference USA and on administrative staffs at Miami (Fla.) and Michigan. A Detroit native, he also has extensive experience in professional sports, working as director of marketing and community relations for the NBA Developmental League's Mobile Revelers, the Detroit Pistons as an account executive for corporate sponsorships, and the New Haven County Cutters minor league baseball team. He has been a regional manager in Florida for the WPT Amateur Poker League. From 1999-2001, he was sales and marketing manager for the Salt Lake City-based Winter Olympics, the Winter Paralympics and Team USA. He was part of a sales staff producing $850 million in revenue. Working in 1995 and 1996 as ticket and sales manager for the Atlanta-based Summer Olympics, he assisted the vice president of operations with the development of the event operations plan for the Games, and designed and directed a comprehensive marketing and ticket sales plan for the Olympic soccer matches hosted at the famed Miami Orange Bowl. In 1997-99 at Conference USA in the league's headquarters in Chicago, Horn oversaw C-USA's marketing plan including website redesign, championship marketing, merchandising, licensing and advertising programs. In the NBA-D League in Mobile, he supervised five departments including marketing, community relations, ticket sales, event operations and media relations in 2001-02. From 2005-06 at Bowling Green, he created and planned season and group ticket sales strategies that created a 40 percent increase in football season ticket revenue and an overall all-sports ticket revenue increase of 21 percent. In 2006-08 for Central Florida, his marketing team's ticket sales strategies in 2006-07 led to a 21 percent spike in basketball attendance, 58 percent in baseball attendance and 32 percent for softball. In 2007 over 7,000 new football season tickets were sold, generating over $1.4 million in new revenue. He currently resides in Natchitoches.
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Alan Pasch joined the NSU athletic staff at the outset of 2008 although he’s been a prominent coach on campus since 2001. Pasch was head rowing coach for the club-level crew teams at NSU while he has also served as assistant intramural director. Pasch, a former Dean’s List student at Northwestern while obtaining his bachelor of arts degree in 2001, picked up his master’s degree in sport administration in 2006 from NSU. The NSU Crew Team was competitive on the national level throughout Pasch’s tenure as head coach. He was varsity team captain from 1997-2000 and was crew oarsman of the year in 1997, 1998 and 2000. Pasch also coordinated visits to Natchitoches by as many as 16 intercollegiate and club rowing teams each winter and spring, including nationally-ranked squads. He also served as director of the annual Natchitoches Marathon Rowing Championships which attracts up to 500 competitors each year. His wife Yonna works in the student life office at Northwestern State. Pasch is also an avid tennis player. The couple has a 1-year old son, Amsden.
Rocky Smith Assistant Director of Special Facilities for Events Operations Rocky Smith is in his first year as the assistant director for athletic facilities and game operations at NSU. Smith began his career as a student worker for Alan Pasch and the department, then moved up as a graduate assistant. His duties will include providing a safe, functional facility while serving as the game manager for NSU soccer, volleyball, and baseball events while assisting with the other athletic sports. A native of Bedford, Texas and a graduate of Trinity High School, Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in general studies at NSU and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in sport administration. At Trinity, he competed on the gymnastics team and took part in both state and national meets in the ring, pommel horse, and parallel bars. In 2002, he was part of the High School National Gymnastics. As an undergrad student, he was a member of the Spirit of Northwestern marching band as a bass trombonist. Born March 9, 1986, Rocky is the son of David and Robbie Smith and has a younger sister, Delayne. He has competed in triathlons, criterium, and mountain races; was an assistant coach for the NSU Crew team; and competed in three rowing marathons in Natchitoches.
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The Southland Conference 2011 Preseason All-SLC First Team Pos. Name
What began as a small gathering of college administrators over 45 years ago, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 12 member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, that included current members Lamar Tom Burnett Commissioner University (then Lamar State College of Technology) and the University of Texas at Arlington (then Arlington State College), the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into its fifth decade of existence. On July 1, 2006, the Southland Conference commemorated another milestone as the league membership Bruce Ludlow reached 12, marking the largest configuration ever for the Associate Commissioner organization. The addition of the University of Central Arkansas and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi expands the Southland into the Little Rock metro area and into the eighth largest city in Texas. UCA and A&M-Corpus Christi has enhanced the Southland Conference in innumerable ways, including athletic and academic successes, strong and principled leadership, and strong fan support and Todd Lamb media coverage. Director of Media Services In addition to its two newest members, the Southland Conference lineup also consists of Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin State University, the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Jimmy Glenn Asst. Director of Texas State University-San Marcos. Media Services The Southland sponsors 17 championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, cross country, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, golf, tennis, cross country, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The Conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, and men’s and women’s cross country.
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School
Class
Hometown
Sr.
Robstown, Texas
1B
Trey Hernandez A&M-CC
2B
Braden Riley
Sam Houston St.
Sr.
Woodville, Texas
3B
Kyle Kubitza
Texas State
Jr.
Colleyville, Texas
SS
Jace Peterson
McNeese State
Jr.
Moss Bluff, La.
OF
Bear Comer
Nicholls
Sr.
Pace, Fla.
OF
Jeff Harkensee
Southeastern La.
Sr.
Arlington Heights, Ill.
OF
Bret Atwood
Texas State
Sr.
Katy, Texas
C
Aaron Munoz
Northwestern State Sr.
Phoenix, Ariz.
DH
Chris Andreas
Sam Houston State Sr.
Brenham, Texas
P
Luke Irvine
Northwestern State Sr.
Liberty, Mo.
P
Carson Smith
Texas State
Jr.
Midland, Texas
P
Tyler Herriage
Stephen F. Austin
Sr.
Lewisville, Texas
2011 Preseason All-SLC Second Team Pos. Name
School
Class
Hometown
1B
Darren Crabtree Stephen F. Austin
Sr.
Sugar Land, Texas
2B
Andy Mena
Lamar
Sr.
Huffman, Texas
3B
Ryan Dalton
UTSA
So.
Sugar Land, Texas
SS
Justin Boudreaux Southeastern La.
Jr.
Prairieville, La.
OF
Garrett Smith
Stephen F. Austin
Sr.
Carthage, Texas
OF
Lee Orr
McNeese State
Jr.
Louise, Texas
OF
Cass Hargis
Southeastern La.
Sr.
Meraux, La.
C
Chad Comer
Texas-Arlington
Sr.
Mansfield, Texas
DH
Jeff McVaney
Texas State
Jr.
Houston, Texas
P
Jonathan Dziedzic Lamar
So.
Houston, Texas
P
Eric Harrington
Lamar
Jr.
Port Neches, Texas
P
Jaden Dillon
McNeese State
Jr.
Bridge City, Texas
2011 Preseason Polls Coaches 1. Texas State (9) 118 2. Southeastern La. (1) 99 3. Lamar (1) 96 4. Northwestern State (1) 91 5. Stephen F. Austin 82 6. McNeese State 69 7. Sam Houston State 61 8. UTSA 56 9. Texas-Arlington 53 10. A&M-Corpus Christi 27 11. Nicholls 21 12. Central Arkansas 19
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Sports Information Directors 1. Texas State (8) 112 2. Southeastern La. (2) 103 3. Northwestern State (2) 97 4. Lamar 92 5. Stephen F. Austin 81 6. McNeese State 64 UTSA 64 8. Sam Houston State 58 9. Texas-Arlington 53 10.Nicholls 25 A&M-Corpus Christi 25 12.Central Arkansas 18
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2011 Opponents Alabama
Lamar
New Orleans
(March 4-6 at Alabama)
(May 8-9 at NSU)
(Feb. 25 at NSU Classic)
2010 Record: 42-25 (15-15, 7th in SEC) Postseason: 0-2 vs. Clemson in Super Regional Head Coach: Mitch Gaspard SID: Rich Davi (rdavi@ia.ua.edu) SID Phone: 205-348-3550 Website: www.rolltide.com 2010 Series: DNP Press Box: 205-348-4927
2010 Record: 35-26 (16-17, 6th in SLC) Postseason: 4-0 in SLC Tournament; 0-2 at Fort Worth Regional Head Coach: Jim Gilligan SID: Rush Wood (Rush.Wood@lamar.edu) SID Phone: 409-880-8329 Website: www.lamarcardinals.com 2010 series: Lamar 3-1 Press Box: 409-880-8327
Baylor Louisiana-Lafayette
(May 11 at Baylor) 2010 Record: 36-24 (12-13, 6th in Big 12) Postseason: 3-1 at Big 12 Tournament (2-2 at Fort Worth Regional) Head Coach: Steve Smith SID: David Kaye (David_Kaye@baylor.edu) SID Phone: 254-710-4389 2010 Series: Baylor 1-0 Website: www.BaylorBears.com Press Box: 254-754-5546
(Mar. 8 at NSU; Mar. 29 at ULL) 2010 Record: 38-22 (21-9, 1st in Sun Belt) Postseason: 1-2 at Austin Regional Head Coach: Tony Robichaux SID: Matt Hebert (matth@louisiana.edu) SID Phone: 337-482-6330 Website: www.ragincajuns.com 2010 series: ULL 2-0 Press Box: 337-851-2255
2010 Record: 13-39 (2-26, 11th in Sun Belt) Postseason: None Head Coach: Bruce Peddie SID: Jason Plotkin (jplotkin@uno.edu) SID Phone: 504-280-6284 Website: www.unoprivateers.com 2010 series: DNP
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (May 14-16 at NSU) 2010 Record: 20-33-1 (10-22-1, T-11 in SLC) Postseason: None Head Coach: Scott Malone SID: Matt Brady (matthew.brady@tamucc.edu) SID Phone: 361-825-3410 Website: www.goislanders.com 2010 series: NSU 3-0
Nicholls
Texas-Arlington
(Apr. 9-11 at Nicholls)
(March 25-27 at UTA)
2010 Record: 27-29 (15-18, 7th in SLC) Postseason: None Head Coach: Chip Durham SID: Charlie Gillingham (charlie.gillingham@nicholls.edu) SID Phone: 985-448-4281 Website: www.colonelsports.com 2010 series: NSU 2-1 Press Box: 985-448-4834
2010 Record: 29-31 (19-14, 5th in SLC) Postseason: 2-2 at SLC Tournament Head Coach: Darin Thomas SID: Luke Brietzke (lbrietzke@uta.edu) SID Phone: 817-272-2239 Website: www.utamavs.com 2010 series: UTA 2-1 Press Box: 817-462-4225
Sam Houston State
Texas-San Antonio
(Apr. 1-3 at NSU)
Brigham Young
Louisiana-Monroe
(Feb. 18-19 at NSU)
(Feb. 27 at NSU Classic) (March 23 at ULM; May 17 at NSU)
2010 Record: 37-21 (12-12, 4th Mountain West) Postseason: 2-2 at Mountain West Tournament Head Coach: Vance Law SID: Ralph Zobell (ralph_zobell@byu.edu) SID Phone: 801-422-9769 Website: www.byucougars.com 2010 series: DNP
Central Arkansas
2010 Record: 17-38 (7-23, 10th in Sun Belt) Postseason: None Head Coach: Jeff Schexnaider SID: Adam Prendergast (prendergast@ulm.edu) SID Phone: 318-342-5463 Website: www.ulmathletics.com 2010 series: NSU 3-0 Press Box: 318-342-5476
(May 6-8 at NSU) 2010 Record: 19-35 (10-22, T-11th in SLC) Postseason: None Head Coach: Allen Gum SID: Steve East (seast@uca.edu) SID Phone: 501-450-5743 Website: www.ucasports.com 2010 series: NSU 2-1 Press Box: 501-450-5030
Grambling
Louisiana Tech (April 5 at LTU; April 27 at NSU) 2010 Record: 27-30 (11-13, 5th in WAC) Postseason: None Head Coach: Jeff Schexnaider SID: Austin Staton (astaton@latech.edu) SID Phone: 318-257-5071 Website: www.latechsports.com 2010 series: DNP Press Box: 318-257-3144
(March 30 at NSU; April 19 at GSU) 2010 Record: 22-32 (10-14, 3rd in SWAC West) Postseason: 4-0 in SWAC Tournament; 0-2 at Fayetteville Regional Head Coach: James Cooper SID: Roderick Mosley (mosleyr@gram.edu) SID Phone: 318-274-2167 Website: www.GSUtigers.com 2010 Series: NSU 2-0
LSU
McNeese State (Mar. 11-13 at McNeese) 2010 Record: 31-27 (16-17, T-6th in SLC) Postseason: 2-2 in SLC Tournament Head Coach: Terry Burrows SID: Louis Bonnette (lbonnette@mcneese.edu) SID Phone: 337-475-5207 Website: www.mcneesesports.com 2010 series: NSU 2-1 Press Box: 337-475-8007
2010 Record: 19-36 (11-22, 10th in SLC) Postseason: None Head Coach: Mark Johnson SID: Paul Ridings (ridings@shsu.edu) SID Phone: 936-294-1764 Website: www.gobearkats.com 2010 series: NSU 3-0 Press Box: 936-294-4132
(April 15-17 at UTSA) 2010 Record: 22-28 (13-20, 9th in SLC) Postseason: None Head Coach: Sherman Corbett SID: Tony Baldwin (anthony.baldwin@utsa.edu) SID Phone: 210-458-6460 Website: www.goutsa.com 2010 series: NSU 3-0 Press Box: 210-458-4612
Southeastern Louisiana
Texas State
(May 20-22 at SLU)
(April 21-23 at NSU)
2010 Record: 40-19 (21-12, 3rd in SLC) Postseason: 1-2 at SLC Tournament Head Coach: Jay Artiques SID: Matt Sullivan (rsullivan@selu.edu) SID Phone: 985-549-3774 Website: www.lionsports.net 2010 series: NSU 3-1 Press Box: 985-549-2431
2010 Record: 38-22 (23-10, 1st in SLC) Postseason: 4-2 at SLC Tournament Head Coach: Ty Harrington SID: Steve Appelhans (aa32@txstate.edu SID Phone: 512-245-4387 Website: www.txstatebobcats.com 2010 series: TXST 2-1 Press Box: 512-216-3414
Southern Mississippi
Tulane
(March 15 at NSU)
(March 1-2 at Tulane)
2010 Record: 36-24 (14-10, 2nd in C-USA) Postseason: 3-1 at C-USA Tournament; 1-2 at Auburn Regional Head Coach: Scott Berry SID: Jason Kirksey (Jason.kirksey@usm.edu) SID Phone: (601) 266-4503 Website: www.southernmiss.com 2010 series: USM 2-1 Press Box: (601) 266-5684
2010 Record: 32-24 (10-14 in C-USA) Postseason: None Head Coach: Rick Jones SID: Greg Campbell (gcampbe1@tulane.edu) SID Phone: 504-314-7271 Website: www.tulanegreenwave.com 2010 series: DNP Press Box: 504-862-8224
Stephen F. Austin
(April 12 at LSU) 2010 Record: 41-22 (14-16 SEC West) Postseason: 4-0 at SEC Tournament; 1-2 at Los Angeles Regional Head Coach: Paul Mainieri SID: Bill Franques (wfranqu@lsu.edu) SID Phone: 225-578-8226 Website: www.lsusports.net 2010 series: LSU 2-0 Press Box: 225-578-4149
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Mississippi State (Feb. 22 at MSU) 2010 Record: 23-33 (6-24, 6th in SLC West) Postseason: None Head Coach: John Cohen SID: Joe Dier (jbdier@athletics.msstate.edu) SID Phone: (662) 325-8040 Website: www.mstateathletics.com 2010 Series: MSU 1-0 Press Box: (662) 325-3776
(Feb. 26 at NSU Classic; Mar. 18-20 at NSU) 2010 Record: 34-20 (20-12, 4th in SLC) Postseason: 0-2 at SLC Tournament Head Coach: Johnny Cardenas SID: Ben Rikard (rikardbenja@sfasu.edu) SID Phone: 936-468-5801 SID Cell: 936-554-2077 2010 series: Tied 1-1 Website: www.sfajacks.com
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2010 Statistics 2010 Final Batting & Pitching Statistics
2010 Results Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 16 Mar. 17
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at #21 Southern Miss at #21 Southern Miss at #21 Southern Miss Alcorn State ^vs. Creighton ^vs. UL-Monroe Grambling Centenary Murray State Murray State Murray State *McNeese State *McNeese State *McNeese State UL-Monroe at Grambling
L 11-0 L 7-3 W 7-5 W 16-1 W 8-7 W 12-4 W 16-2 W 11-2 W 11-0 W 3-2 W 13-3 W 9-2 L 10-7 W 16-6 (8) W 8-6 W 5-3
Mar. 19 Mar. 21 Mar. 23 Mar. 26 Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 30 Apr. 1 Apr. 2 Apr. 3 Apr. 6 Apr. 7 Apr. 9 Apr. 10 Apr. 11 Apr. 13
*at Stephen F. Austin *at Stephen F. Austin at #21 Texas A&M *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington at UL-Lafayette *Sam Houston State *Sam Houston State *Sam Houston State UL-Lafayette at Baylor *at Nicholls *at Nicholls *at Nicholls at Jackson State
W 4-2 L 10-9 (10) W 4-2 L 3-1 W 11-5 L 10-3 L 8-1 W 5-4 (13) W 10-3 W 14-0 (7) L 4-3 L 15-3 L 7-4 W 5-0 W 12-3 W 17-5 (7)
Apr. 16 Apr. 17 Apr. 17 Apr. 20 Apr. 21 Apr. 23 Apr. 24 Apr. 25 Apr. 27 Apr. 30 May 1 May 2 May 8 May 8 May 9 May 12
*UT-San Antonio *UT-San Antonio *UT-San Antonio $vs. #5 LSU at #5 LSU *at Texas State *at Texas State *at Texas State at Centenary *at Central Arkansas *at Central Arkansas *at Central Arkansas *Lamar *Lamar *Lamar at Mississippi State
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W 10-8 (8) W 6-5 W 12-2 (8) L 14-3 L 8-6 L 5-3 L 7-3 W 8-0 L 2-1 (10) W 4-3 L 5-4 (13) W 11-4 L 7-3 W 10-4 L 9-6 (10) L 8-5
May 14 May 15 May 16 May 18 May 20 May 21 May 22 May 26 May 27
*A&M-Corpus Christi *A&M-Corpus Christi *A&M-Corpus Christi at UL-Monroe *at Southeastern La. *at Southeastern La. *at Southeastern La. !vs. Lamar !vs. Southeastern La.
W 7-1 W 11-1 (7) W 13-2 (7) W 10-6 W 8-5 W 8-4 W 10-7 L 4-3 L 10-4
* - Southland Conference games ! - Southland Conference tournament (Corpus Christi, Texas) ^ - SFA Invitational (Nacogdoches, Texas) $ - game played at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, La.
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Demon Baseball History Demon Baseball, a hit since 1912 Northwestern State has established itself as one of the premier baseball programs in the Southland Conference, in the state of Louisiana, and in America as well. The Demons have been members of the SLC for only 17 years, but in that time they have won nine conference championships and been to the NCAA Regionals twice. The Demons became only the third school in SLC history to win three straight titles (1993-95). Trinity University accomplished the feat in 1964-66, while Lamar University matched that effort 10 years later. Leading the way for Northwestern is third-year head coach Jon Paul Davis. Davis is only the 10th coach in Demon baseball history, which is remarkable considering Northwestern has been playing organized baseball for over 90 years. Northwestern dropped intercollegiate baseball in the 1930's, but reinstated it in 1940 and has since built a strong program. However, it was not until the Demons joined the SLC in 1988 that they truly began to flourish. A Northwestern player has been named to the SLC first team 36 times. The Demons have also boasted the Coach of the Year seven times, Hitter of the Year twice, Pitcher of the year four times, Player of the Year four times and Newcomer of the Year seven times. Five All-Americans have also donned the Demon uniform. The first was Danny Turner who earned the honor in 1967 when the Demons were still NAIA. Darryl Woods was named NCAA and NAIA All-American in 1974 when he belted a Demon record 19 home runs on the season. Demon outfielder Terry Joseph was named to the GTE Academic All-America team in 1993 and earned the honor again in 1995. Pitcher Reggie Gatewood was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association second team in 1994 after posting an 11-3 record with a 2.14 ERA. Shortstop Ryan Anholt was the fifth All-American in Demon baseball history. The junior from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan was a third-team selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 1998. For the season, he batted .417 with 15 home runs and 71 RBIs. Northwestern has been able to participate in post-season play as well. In 1991 the Demons received an at-large bid to the NCAA South II Regional in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Demons lost to eventual National Champion Louisiana State 13-2, before being edged by USL 11-7. Northwestern's 45-15 record was enough to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 1994. The Demons travelled to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the Midwest I Regionals. Perennial power Cal State Fullerton would defeat Northwestern 11-3 in Game 1. In Game 2, Northwestern and NSU All-American Reggie Gatewood would overpower Illinois State 8-2 to win its first and only NCAA Regional game. Northwestern would then lose a heartbreaking 14-9 game to Memphis and bow out of the double elimination tournament. Northwestern's 45 wins in 1994 were the most in school history. In 1996, the Demons beat the National Champion LSU Tigers twice in Alex Box Stadium and won their sixth conference title in the 1990's in 1998. The Demons also reached the 40-win plateau for the fourth time in the 1990's in 1998. A 38-21 campaign in 1999, including wins over LSU and UCLA, ended a "decade of excellence", one which found the Demons as one of the elite teams in the nation. Northwestern's .658 winning percentage during the decade ranks 23rd among all Division I teams, while its six conference championships is second only to Wichita State. Success continued in 2001 as the Demons won their seventh conference title and defeated in-state rival LSU, 10-8, before a record-breaking 4,214 fans watching at Brown-Stroud Field. The 2002 season brought the Demons their eighth conference title after going 43-17 under first-year head coach Mitch Gaspard. The Demons cracked the top-25 for the first time in school history when they were ranked 23rd by Collegiate Baseball in 2002. The Demons blew through the 2005 SLC season, winning a record 22 games while posting the largest margin of separation in league history with their 5-game lead over the second place team. The 2005 team also stayed ranked in the nation’s top 35 for most of the season while earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional where they finished third with a 1-2 record.
Demon coaching records Dr. C.C. Stroud H. Alvin Brown Jack Clayton Herbie Smith Johnnie Emmons Jim Wells Dave Van Horn John Cohen Mitch Gaspard Jon Paul Davis
1911-49 1949-66 1967-68 1969-86 1987-89 1990-94 1995-97 1998-01 2002-07 2008-Present
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34-39-4 198-205-4 42-22-3 327-508-2 58-93-1 192-89 106-65 146-84 210-138 90-75
.467 .491 .656 .392 .385 .683 .620 .635 .603 .545
NSU ALL-TIME BASEBALL RESULTS YEAR RECORD PCT. CONF. 1912 7-4 .636 1916 LIAA 1921 3-14 .176 1927 9-5 .643 1928 7-9-3 .447 1929 8-7-1 .531 1930 .500 1931 No Games 1949 12-9 .571 7-6 1950 9-9 .500 7-7 1951 6-10 .375 6-10 1952 13-11 .542 10-6 1953 N/A 4-3-1 1954 N/A N/A 1955 10-9 .526 5-7 1956 15-7 .682 8-4 1957 17-8 .680 10-5 1958 13-11 .542 8-7 1959 14-17-2 .452 8-6-1 1960 13-13 .500 7-7 1961 6-23-1 .207 2-18 1962 8-21 .276 3-14 1963 10-12 .455 7-11 1964 17-15 .531 10-9 1965 20-11 .645 13-7 1966 16-17-1 .485 11-10-1 1967 23-11 .676 18-8 1968 19-11-3 .633 12-8-2 1969 9-25 .265 5-17 1970 10-24 .294 3-19 1971 17-29 .369 11-14 1972 16-24 .400 1973 22-13 .629 8-6 1974 23-20 .535 10-6 1975 16-26 .381 4-12 1976 13-24-1 .351 1977 16-30 .348 1978 31-29 .517 1979 20-29-1 .408 1980 23-23 .500 1981 16-42 .276 TAAC 2-12 1982 18-26 .409 TAAC 7-5 1983 26-30 .464 N/A 1984 17-45 .274 TAAC 7-17 1985 19-34 .358 GSC 5-14 1986 15-35 .300 GSC 3-15 1987 14-37 .275 GSC 2-18 1988 23-28 .451 SLC 9-12 1989 21-28-1 .430 SLC 7-10 1990 38-13 .745 SLC 9-9 1991 40-21 .656 SLC 13-5 1992 29-26 .527 SLC 8-13 1993 40-14 .741 SLC 18-6 1994 45-15 .750 SLC 16-5 1995 37-15 .711 SLC 19-5 1996 34-27 .557 SLC 14-16 1997 35-23 .603 SLC 19-9 1998 40-20 .667 SLC 15-8 1999 38-21 .644 SLC 18-9 2000 30-26 .535 SLC 14-13 2001 38-17 .691 SLC 19-8 2002 43-17 .717 SLC 14-10 2003 35-22 .614 SLC 16-11 2004 33-23 .589 SLC 16-9 2005 41-20 .672 SLC 22-5 2006 33-28 .541 SLC 15-15 2007 25-28 .472 SLC 15-14 2008 28-28 .500 SLC 17-12 2009 26-26 .500 SLC 18-13 .632 SLC 22-10 2010 36-21 Total 1403-1308-14 .518 544-514-5 * - Louisiana Division of SLC
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COACH C.C. Stroud C.C. Stroud C.C. Stroud C.C. Stroud C.C. Stroud C.C. Stroud C.C. Stroud H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown H. Alvin Brown Jack Clayton Jack Clayton Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith Herbie Smith J. Emmons J. Emmons J. Emmons Jim Wells Jim Wells Jim Wells Jim Wells Jim Wells Dave Van Horn Dave Van Horn Dave Van Horn John Cohen John Cohen John Cohen John Cohen Mitch Gaspard Mitch Gaspard Mitch Gaspard Mitch Gaspard Mitch Gaspard Mitch Gaspard Jon Paul Davis Jon Paul Davis Jon Paul Davis
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Brown-Stroud Field
An aerial look at Brown-Stroud Field BUILT IN 1939... Brown-Stroud Field has been home to nine Southland Conference titles since 1991. Named after the first two baseball head coaches in school history - C.C. Stroud (1912-1930) and H. Alvin Brown (1949-1966). The ballpark has undergone significant changes in the past couple of years with the addition of chairback seating, extended bleachers, an awning covering to protect the new seating, expanded dugouts, new landscaping, new field turf to the infield, and new for this season, a state-of-the-art sound system. Year in and year out, the Demons have faced some of the top teams in college baseball including College World Series teams LSU, Alabama, Louisiana-Lafayette, Nebraska and Missouri State. Other top notch opponents stepping foot in Brown-Stroud Field have been Arkansas, Baylor, TCU, Missouri, Houston, Kansas State, Oral Roberts and Iowa State just to name a few.
In 2008, fans were greeted with a new entrance to Brown-Stroud field. This year, a new scoreboard will delight fans.
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NSU’s game against LSU on April 18, 2001 drew a record crowd of 4,214. The Demons won, 10-8.
Brown-Stroud Attendance Records 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Att. 4,214 2,329 1,835 1,374 1,263 1,173 1,112 853 850 743 711 679 670 653 634 632 628 626 624 619
Date 4-18-01 4-9-03 4-9-91 4-8-03 5-15-94 5-25-05 2-26-92 5-18-94 3-15-01 4-26-95 3-23-07 4-4-92 4-20-05 3-30-04 3-14-03 4-15-92 5-15-09 4-21-91 4-19-02 5-6-06
Opp. Score LSU W 10-8 LSU L 6-4 LSU L 7-3 Alabama L 12-8 *McNeese L 8-3 *Southeastern La. L 3-0 UL-Lafayette L 10-7 *McNeese W 6-3 Nebraska L 13-1 La. Tech W 7-2 *Southeastern La. W 6-4 Sam Houston W 3-1 UL-Lafayette L 2-1 La. Tech W 14-3 UTA W 9-8 La. Tech W 6-0 Southeastern La. L 7-5 (10) McNeese W 4-1 Nicholls State W 5-1 Lamar W 11-8, W 8-7
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Overall and SLC home record since 1981 Year
Overall
14-22
1998
20-6
9-4
1982
11-10
1999
19-5
9-3
1983
17-10
2000
17-8
9-6
1984
11-17
2001
21-8
8-4
1985
12-17
2002
23-4
12-6
1986
9-19
2003
19-5
9-3
1987
11-14
2004
17-7
10-4
1988
13-15
2005
21-4
11-1
1989
15-8
7-4
2006
19-6
10-5
1990
25-7
4-5
2007
13-11
8-7
1991
21-7
6-3
2008
19-11
9-6
1992
16-7
3-6
2009
14-8
9-4
1993
25-6
10-2
2010
21-8
13-5
1994
27-7
7-3
Totals
528-280 192-93
1995
20-3
10-2
1996
19-12
8-7
1997
19-8
11-3
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Overall
1981
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Year-by-Year Results since 1990 4/29
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Jim Wells 192-89 (5 years) Three-time SLC Coach of the Year, Wells led the Demons to three Southland Conference Championships and two NCAA Regional appearances. His 1990 squad won its first 20 games and was the national fielding champion Date Opponent W/L Results with a .981 fielding percentage. 1990: Won 38, Lost 13; 9-9 SLC Head Coach: Jim Wells 2/12 2/12 2/17 2/17 2/20 2/20 2/24 2/24 2/25 2/28 2/28 3/3
Houston Baptist W Houston Baptist W Centenary W Centenary W Ouachita Baptist W Ouachita Baptist W Ark.-Monticello W Ark.-Monticello W Henderson St. W Southern Arkansas W Southern Arkansas W Grambling W
7-0 4-0 5-4 4-2 4-0 5-4 11-0 8-1 5-1 6-1 4-0 3-2
1991: Won 40, Lost 21; 13-5 SLC Head Coach: Jim Wells SLC CHAMPIONS NCAA REGIONALS Date 2/9 2/9 2/13 2/14 2/17 2/23 2/23 2/24 2/28 2/28 3/2 3/3 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/5 3/9 3/10 3/13 3/13
Opponent W/L Results Centenary W 5-3 Centenary L 1-4 Southeastern La. L 4-5 New Orleans L 4-12 Southeastern La. W 3-0 Ark.-Monticello W 7-3 Ark.-Monticello W 7-1 Ark.-Little Rock L 0-1 Henderson St. W 8-4 Henderson St. W 6-0 Lamar W 14-2 Lamar L 3-6 Lamar L 5-7 LSU W 7-3 Ouachita Baptist W 3-1 Ouachita Baptist W 10-1 Houston W 6-5 Houston L 6-7(12) Centenary W 4-2 Centenary W 5-3
5/24 5/26
#LSU (Baton Rouge) L #USL (Baton Rouge) L
2-13 7-11
1992: Won 29, Lost 26; 8-13 SLC Head Coach: Jim Wells Date 2/10 2/10 2/15 2/16 2/18 2/19 2/21 2/22 2/26 2/29 3/1 3/3 3/7 3/7 3/8 3/10 3/10 3/11 3/13 3/13 3/13 3/15 3/15
Opponent W/L Result Centenary W 11-10 Centenary L 10-12 South Alabama L 7-14 South Alabama L 1-5(12) Southeastern La. W 9-3 LSU L 6-7(11) Oklahoma St. L 10-26 Oklahoma St. L 2-10 USL L 7-10 Arkansas L 5-6(11) Arkansas L 2-7 Southeastern La. L 6-7 *Northeast La. L 4-5 *Northeast La. W 6-3 *Northeast La. W 10-5 Baptist Parkway W 11-1 Baptist Parkway W 10-0 Ark.-Little Rock W 5-1 Northeast La. L 2-11 La. Tech W 4-3 Grambling W 7-5 Northeast La. W 2-1 Northeast La. W 10-2
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Grambling Southern Arkansas Southern Arkansas Baptist Christian Baptist Christian Harding Harding *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington USL *McNeese *McNeese *McNeese Louisiana College Louisiana College Nicholls *Stephen F. Austin *Stephen F. Austin *Stephen F. Austin USL La. College La.College La. Tech La. Tech *Southwest Texas *Southwest Texas *Southwest Texas Grambling Grambling LSU *Sam Houston *Sam Houston *Sam Houston La. Tech La. Tech *Northeast La. *Northeast La.
W W W W W W W W L W W L W W W W L W W W L W W W W L W W W W L L L L W L L L
6-5 10-2 7-5 5-0 6-0 7-2 1-0 5-2 1-2 11-2 5-2 0-4 3-0 7-4 11-0 6-5 2-9 6-5 7-4 3-2 6-13 7-2 6-2 11-0 6-2 2-6 3-2 8-5 6-0 8-0 6-16 1-3 0-2 5-6 4-1 1-4 0-4 1-4
3/15 3/16 3/16 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/23 3/23 3/24 3/26 3/27 3/27 3/29 3/30 3/30 4/4 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/9 4/13 4/13 4/15 4/16 4/20 4/20 4/21 4/22 4/24 4/27 4/27 4/29 5/1 5/1 5/11 5/11 5/13 5/13
Dartmouth W 6-2 *Northeast La. W 4-0 *Northeast La. L 2-14 *Northeast La. L 4-5 Southern Arkansas L 8-9 La. Tech W 4-0 *Sam Houston W 2-1 *Sam Houston L 3-4 *Sam Houston W 7-0 Grambling L 3-10 Indiana Wesleyan W 4-0 Indiana Wesleyan W 3-0 *Southwest Texas W 6-3 *Southwest Texas W 3-0(15) *Southwest Texas W 5-1 Southern Arkansas W 6-5 Southern Arkansas W 4-0 Baptist Christian W 4-2 Nicholls W 2-1 LSU L 3-7 *Stephen F. Austin L 0-2 *Stephen F. Austin L 2-5 *Stephen F. Austin W 7-0 Ark.-Little Rock W 10-4(11) *McNeese W 4-3 *McNeese W 2-1 *McNeese W 4-1 La. College W 6-5(10) USL L 5-6 *Texas-Arlington W 8-2 *Texas-Arlington W 9-5 *Texas-Arlington W 6-2 La. Tech W 9-8 La. Tech L 4-7 Southern Arkansas W 5-2 Southern Arkansas W 4-2 Mississippi St. L 6-8 Mississippi St. L 4-10
3/17 3/21 3/21 3/22 3/24 3/24 3/29 3/29 3/31 4/1 4/1 4/4 4/4 4/5 4/8 4/11 4/12 4/12 4/15 4/17 4/17 4/18 4/23 4/23 4/25 4/25 4/26 4/29 5/2 5/2 5/3
La. College *Southwest Texas *Southwest Texas *Southwest Texas Centenary Centenary Henderson St. Henderson St. Grambling Harding Harding *Sam Houston *Sam Houston *Sam Houston La. Tech *Stephen F. Austin *Stephen F. Austin *Stephen F. Austin La. Tech *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington Ouachita Baptist Ouachita Baptist *McNeese *McNeese *McNeese Ark.-Little Rock *Nicholls *Nicholls *Nicholls
W 12-0 L 7-8 W 5-3 W 6-4(10) W 4-2 L 1-5 W 16-1 W 7-0 W 8-6 W 10-1 W 3-1 W 3-1 L 2-6 W 7-6(10) L 9-14 L 2-6 L 6-7 W 7-3 W 6-0 L 6-7 L 3-4 L 1-12 W 15-0 W 13-3 L 4-7 W 4-3 L 3-7 W 7-5 L 0-4 L 1-3 L 0-1
1993: Won 40, Lost 14; 18-6 SLC Head Coach: Jim Wells SLC CHAMPIONS Date 2/13
Opponent Rice
Rice Southeastern La. La. College Lamar Lamar LSU Henderson St. Henderson St. *Northeast La. *Northeast La. *Northeast La. *McNeese *McNeese *McNeese Ouachita Baptist Ouachita Baptist Peru St. Peru St. *Southwest Texas *Southwest Texas *Southwest Texas Ark.-Monticello Ark.-Monticello Grambling USL Southern Ark. Southern Ark. La. Tech *Sam Houston *Sam Houston *Sam Houston LSU (Alexandria) *Stephen F. Austin *Stephen F. Austin *Stephen F. Austin *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington Southeastern La. Grambling Baptist Christian Baptist Christian Centenary *Nicholls *Nicholls *Nicholls *Texas-San Antonio *Texas-San Antonio *Texas-San Antonio Ark.-Monticello Ark.-Monticello $McNeese $Texas-Arlington
L 3-7 W 3-0 W 12-1 L 0-5 W 7-4 L 3-8 W 9-0 W 7-1 W 2-1 W 4-1 W 5-4(10) L 4-5 W 7-3 W 6-3(12) W 11-0 W 8-1 W 7-2 W 4-1 L 8-9 W 20-0 L 4-9 W 8-2 W 10-4 W 17-12 W 7-6 L 0-2 L 8-9 W 18-9 W 4-0 W 1-0 W 7-6 W 6-5 W 11-4 W 4-3 W 6-5 W 6-3 L 0-10 L 2-3 W 7-0 W 12-5 W 7-1 W 8-2 W 5-3 W 2-0 L 2-4 W 6-3 W 9-3 W 4-2 L 11-12(12) W 8-6 W 14-1 L 2-4 L 6-12
1994: Won 45, Lost 15; 16-5 SLC Head Coach: Jim Wells SLC CHAMPIONS NCAA REGIONALS
The 1995 Demons celebrate after winning the SLC championship.
3/3 3/4 3/4 3/10 3/10 3/13 3/13 3/17 3/17 3/18 3/20 3/24 3/24 3/25 3/27 3/27 3/28 3/31 3/31 4/1 4/3 4/4 4/4 4/11 4/11 4/13 4/13 4/14 4/17 4/17 4/19 4/21 4/21 4/22 4/25 4/25 4/28 4/28
2/13 2/16 2/17 2/20 2/20 2/22 2/24 2/24 2/27 2/27 2/28 3/6 3/6 3/7 3/10 3/10 3/17 3/17 3/20 3/20 3/21 3/23 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/28 3/28 3/31 4/3 4/3 4/4 4/6 4/9 4/10 4/10 4/17 4/17 4/18 4/20 4/21 4/24 4/24 4/27 5/2 5/2 5/3 5/8 5/8 5/9 5/12 5/12 5/15 5/16
W/L Results L 6-12
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Opponent Ouachita Baptist Ouachita Baptist Centenary Lamar Lamar Lamar LSU La. College Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Loyola (N.O.) Loyola (N.O.) *Northeast La. *Northeast La. *Northeast La. USL Southern La. College *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington Grambling Baptist Christian Baptist Christian *McNeese *McNeese *McNeese Ark.-Little Rock La. Tech La. Tech Ark.-Little Rock *Stephen F. Austin *Stephen F. Austin *Stephen F. Austin Grambling Centenary Tulane *Sam Houston
W/L Results W 7-1 W 14-2 W 11-2 W 6-1 W 4-3 W 6-3 L 5-11 W 11-1 W 6-2 L 4-5 L 5-8 W 38-3 W 15-0 W 7-3 L 1-5 W 11-2 W 10-5 W 8-2 W 22-2 W 6-0 W 2-1 W 5-0 W 9-3 W 5-3 W 5-0 W 9-8 W 2-1 L 2-4 W 8-6 W 3-0 L 4-7 W 6-5 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 4-2 W 7-3 W 9-5 L 5-6 W 1-0
4/16 4/17 4/19 4/19 4/20 4/20 4/23 4/23 4/24 4/25 4/26 4/30 4/30 5/7 5/15 5/16 5/18 5/19 5/27 5/28 5/29
*Sam Houston W *Sam Houston L TCU W TCU L Henderson St. W Henderson St. W *Nicholls W *Nicholls W *Nicholls W USL W USL W *SouthwestTexas L *Southwest Texas W *Texas-San Antonio L $McNeese L $Sam Houston W $McNeese. W $Texas-San Antonio L #Cal. St. Fullerton L #Illinois St. W #Memphis L
7-4 0-3 3-2 8-9 2-1 4-3 3-2 5-0 5-0 7-6 8-5 0-1 2-0 0-7 3-8 7-4 6-3 6-7 3-11 8-2 9-14
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106-65 (3 years) A two-time SLC Coach of the Year, Van Horn continued the success of NSU baseball, winning two Southland titles, ‘95 and ‘97. His ‘97 squad set a NSU record for home runs in a game with 8 against SE Louisiana. 1995: Won 37, Lost 15; 19-5 SLC Head Coach: Dave Van Horn SLC CHAMPIONS Date 2/11 2/13 2/13 2/15 2/18 2/18 2/21 2/24 2/25 2/25 3/2 3/5 3/5 3/6 3/10 3/11 3/11 3/18 3/18 3/19 3/22 3/25 3/25 3/26 4/1 4/1 4/2 4/5 4/8 4/8 4/9 4/11 4/11 4/12 4/14 4/14 4/15 4/18 4/19 4/22 4/22 4/23 4/26 4/29 4/29 4/30 5/2 5/6 5/6 5/7 5/13 5/14
Opponent W/L Result Southern W 21-8 La. College W 13-1 La. College W 6-0 Centenary L 7-8 TCU W 3-1 TCU W 5-4 LSU L 5-16 Baylor L 0-2 Baylor W 9-5 Baylor W 10-5 Southern Ark. W 6-5(10) *Northeast La. L 0-2 *Northeast La. W 17-9 *Northeast La. W 8-7 Houston W 9-8 Houston L 1-2 Houston W 2-0 *Texas-Arlington W 7-5 *Texas-Arlington W 5-3 *Texas-Arlington W 11-1 LSU (Alexandria) L 7-8(10) *McNeese W 7-4 *McNeese L 2-13 *McNeese L 2-4 Oral Roberts W 5-4 Oral Roberts W 7-6 Oral Roberts W 7-4 La. College W 14-3 *Stephen F. Austin W 2-1 *Stephen F. Austin W 7-1 *Stephen F. Austin W 13-0 Baptist Christian W 11-2 Baptist Christian W 6-4 La. Tech L 9-14 *Sam Houston W 2-1(11) *Sam Houston W 4-2 *Sam Houston W 14-4 USL W 9-1 USL L 6-9 *Nicholls L 5-8 *Nicholls W 9-5 *Nicholls W 24-15 La. Tech W 7-2 *Southwest Texas L 0-2 *Southwest Texas W 3-1 *Southwest Texas W 11-5 Arkansas L 2-5 *Texas-San Antonio W 14-7 *Texas-San Antonio W 7-5 *Texas-San Antonio W 12-8 $Texas-Arlington L 3-11 $Texas-Arlington L 3-7
1996: Won 34, Lost 27; 14-16 SLC Head Coach: Dave Van Horn Date 2/10
Opponent La. College
W/L Results W 9-1
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Year-by-Year Results since 1990 2/13 2/14 2/16 2/17 2/18 2/21 2/23 2/24 2/24 2/27 2/27 3/2 3/2 3/3 3/5 3/6 3/9 3/9 3/10 3/12 3/16 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/20 3/23 3/23 3/24 3/30 3/30 3/31 4/2 4/3 4/6 4/6 4/7 4/9 4/9 4/13 4/13 4/15 4/16 4/20 4/20 4/21 4/25 4/27 4/27 4/28 4/30 5/4 5/4 5/5 5/9 5/11 5/16 5/17 5/18 5/18 5/19
Centenary W 21-4 Grambling W 9-3 Arkansas L 6-13(10) Arkansas L 5-14 Arkansas L 5-10 Southeastern La. W 4-2 Baylor W 14-2 Baylor W 3-2 Baylor W 5-4(10) Lamar W 6-5 Lamar L 1-3 *Texas-Arlington W 4-2 *Texas-Arlington W 6-3 *Texas-Arlington L 6-7 Centenary L 10-11 La. Tech W 6-5(10) *Texas-San Antonio L 5-7 *Texas-San AntonioW 10-7 *Texas-San Antonio L 9-10(10) Southeastern La. W 25-7 *Southwest Texas L 4-5 *Southwest Texas W 10-5 *Southwest Texas L 7-9 SW Missouri St. L 7-12 La. Tech L 1-5 *Sam Houston W 3-2 *Sam Houston L 2-3 *Sam Houston L 5-7 *Northeast La. L 0-4 *Northeast La. L 7-10 *Northeast La. L 1-8 LSU W 10-5 LSU W 6-5 *Nicholls W 8-4 *Nicholls L 5-8 *Nicholls W 7-3 Baptist Christian W 9-2 Baptist Christian W 12-7 *McNeese L 2-3 *McNeese W 4-2 *McNeese W 8-4 USL L 2-6 *Nicholls W 9-6 *Nicholls L 3-4 *Nicholls L 3-6 La. College W 9-8(12) *McNeese W 7-3 *McNeese L 2-7 *McNeese W 11-5 USL W 9-8 *Northeast La. W 5-4(10) *Northeast La. W 3-2 *Northeast La. L 3-6 La. Tech L 4-6 La. Tech W 6-3 $Southwest Texas L 10-11 $Texas-Arlington W 7-6 $Southwest Texas W 2-1 $Northeast La. W 7-4 $Sam Houston L 7-8(10)
1997: Won 35, Lost 23; 19-9 SLC Head Coach: Dave Van Horn SLC CHAMPIONS Date 2/8 2/9 2/9 2/11 2/15 2/16 2/16 2/17 2/19 2/21 2/22 2/23 3/1 3/1 3/5 3/5 3/8 3/8 3/9 3/15 3/15 3/16 3/18 3/20 3/22 3/22 3/23 3/25 3/26 3/28 3/29 3/29 4/2
Opponent W/L Results Centenary W 5-0 Ark.-Little Rock L 1-2 Ark.-Little Rock L 0-8 Southeastern La. W 10-5 Houston W 5-4 Houston W 8-4 Houston L 8-15 La. College W 13-4 LSU-Shreveport W 10-1 Oklahoma St. L 8-12 Cincinnati W 10-9 Rice L 0-14 *Texas-Arlington W 11-1 *Texas-Arlington L 1-5 Lamar L 7-9 Lamar L 4-6 *Texas-San Antonio W 10-2 *Texas-San Antonio L 3-6 *Texas-San Antonio W 8-5 *Southwest Texas W 3-1 *Southwest Texas W 3-0 *Southwest Texas W 9-6 Centenary W 3-0 USL L 0-3 *Sam Houston W 9-3(14) *Sam Houston L 4-5 *Sam Houston L 3-4 Arkansas L 4-5 Arkansas L 8-13 *Northeast La. L 2-6 *Northeast La.. W 7-3 *Northeast La. W 5-1 La. Tech W 15-3
4/6 4/6 4/8 4/9 4/12 4/12 4/13 4/15 4/16 4/19 4/19 4/20 4/22 4/23 4/26 4/26 4/27 4/29 4/30 5/3 5/3 5/4 5/10 5/14 5/15
*Nicholls W 2-0 *Nicholls W 7-3 USL W 21-4 La. College W 16-5 *McNeese W 9-1 *McNeese W 9-4 *McNeese L 1-5 East Texas Baptist W 4-3 Ark.-Little Rock W 6-1 *Nicholls W 2-1 *Nicholls W 5-3 *Nicholls W 5-2 La. Tech W 5-4 LSU L 5-11 *McNeese W 3-2 *McNeese L 11-14 *McNeese W 4-3 USL W 8-5 Southeastern La. W 14-9 *Northeast La. L 0-7 *Northeast La. W 8-2 *Northeast La. L 4-8 La. Tech L 10-11 $Texas-San Antonio L 3-5 $Southwest Texas L 3-12
John Cohen 146-84 (4 years) Cohen left NSU as the fourth-winningest coach in school history, winning the 1998 and 2001 Southland championships and also Coach of the Year in ‘98 and ‘01. His 2001 squad had the best ERA in the conference at 3.85. 1998: Won 40, Lost 20; 15-8 SLC Head Coach: John Cohen SLC CHAMPIONS Date 2/3 2/7 2/7 2/11 2/13 2/14 2/17 2/20 2/21 2/22 2/24 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/3 3/4 3/7 3/7 3/8 3/10 3/12 3/14 3/14 3/15 3/17 3/21 3/21 3/22 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/31 4/1 4/4 4/4 4/5 4/7 4/8 4/10 4/11 4/11 4/14 4/19 4/19 4/21 4/25 4/25 4/26 4/28 5/2 5/2 5/3 5/7 5/8 5/10 5/13
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Opponent W/L Results McNeese St. W 8-2 Texas Southern W 10-1 Texas Southern W 15-0 La. College W 19-7 Lamar L 5-8 McNeese St. W 6-5(10) East Texas Baptist W 9-3 Rice W 3-2 UNO (Houston) W 5-3 Wake Forest L 2-4 Ark.-Little Rock L 5-8 Middle Tenn. State W 4-3 SW Missouri St. W 4-0 Centenary W 9-7 Centenary W 9-4 USL L 1-6 *Texas-San Antonio L 5-6 *Texas-San Antonio L 5-8 *Texas-San Antonio W 7-2 Ark.-Little Rock L 5-11 LSU-Shreveport W 4-3 *Southwest Texas L 5-6 *Southwest Texas L 5-8 *Southwest Texas W 6-5 La. Tech L 2-8 *Texas-Arlington W 21-2 *Texas-Arlington L 3-9 *Texas-Arlington W 8-7 LSU L 3-6 Southern L 3-6 McNeese W 1-0 La. College W 12-2 USL L 1-3 *Northeast La. W 2-0 *Northeast La. W 8-2 *Northeast La. L 4-5(12) La. Tech W 3-1 Texas Southern W 17-8 *Nicholls W 5-1 *Nicholls W 9-4 *Nicholls W 7-5 Lamar W 10-8 *McNeese W 10-7 *McNeese W 13-8 Lamar W 3-2 *Sam Houston W 3-2 *Sam Houston W 4-3 *Sam Houston W 7-6 Centenary W 23-2 *Southeastern La. L 1-2 *Southeastern La. W 12-8 *Southeastern La. L 5-10 La. Tech L 9-11 La. Tech W 9-3 USL W 9-5 $Sam Houston L 2-4
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1999: Won 38, Lost 21; 18-9 SLC Head Coach: John Cohen Date 2/6 2/7 2/7 2/8 2/9 2/12 2/13 2/14 2/16 2/17 2/18 2/24 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/2 3/6 3/6 3/7 3/9 3/10 3/13 3/14 3/14 3/16 3/17 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/24 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/31 4/2 4/3 4/3 4/7 4/10 4/10 4/11 4/13 4/16 4/17 4/18 4/21 4/24 4/24 4/25 4/27 4/27 4/28 4/30 5/1 5/2 5/5 5/15 5/16 5/17
Opponent W/L Results La. Tech W 6-2 Texas Southern W 12-3 Texas Southern W 9-0 Centenary W 13-3 LSU-Shreveport W 14-1 Rice L 5-14 McNeese L 11-12(10) UCLA (at Houston) W 5-4 Ark.-Little Rock W 15-4 Nicholls W 15-4 Centenary W 11-3 LSU-Shreveport W 5-3 SW Missouri St. L 2-7 Jackson St. W 10-0 Lamar L 2-3(10) LSU W 12-6 *Sam Houston L 0-4 *Sam Houston W 13-2 *Sam Houston W 8-4 McNeese W 10-2 La. Tech W 3-2 *Texas-Arlington W 11-4 *Texas-Arlington W 15-6 *Texas-Arlington W 14-2 Southern Miss. L 7-8 Southern Miss. L 5-10 *Nicholls L 5-6 *Nicholls W 4-2 *Nicholls L 4-5 USL W 7-3 *McNeese W 8-7 *McNeese L 1-4 *McNeese W 7-6(10) USL L 0-9 *Southwest Texas W 10-8 *Southwest Texas L 8-9 *Southwest Texas L 2-5 Alabama L 6-8 *Texas-San AntonioW 8-4 *Texas-San Antonio W 9-3 *Texas-San Antonio L 6-8 Ark.-Little Rock W 20-8 *Northeast La. L 3-9 *Northeast La. W 5-3(12) *Northeast La. W 7-4 La. Tech L 4-10 *Lamar W 4-2 *Lamar W 7-3 *Lamar W 3-2 La. College L 3-4 La. College W 8-5 Centenary W 9-8(10) *Southeastern La. W 11-6 *Southeastern La. W 5-2 *Southeastern La. L 11-13 McNeese W 14-1 $Texas-Arlington L 8-11 $Southeastern La. W 13-11 $Southwest Texas L 4-8
2000: Won 30, Lost 26; 14-13 SLC Head Coach: John Cohen Date 2/2 2/5 2/5 2/7 2/11 2/12 2/13 2/16 2/18 2/19 2/20 2/22 2/23 2/25 2/26 3/1 3/4 3/4 3/5 3/7 3/8 3/11 3/11 3/12 3/14 3/18
Opponent W/L Results LSU-Shreveport W 12-3 Baylor L 0-7 Baylor L 7-9 LSU-Shreveport W 8-1 Nebraska W 8-6 Arkansas St. W 10-3 Rice L 2-7 *Nicholls W 6-1 Centenary W 13-2 Missouri L 2-1 Ark.-Little Rock L 4-6 Centenary W 11-2 La. Tech W 2-1 Oral Roberts L 5-8 Saint Louis W 13-7 La. College W 8-2 *Lamar W 7-2 *Lamar L 1-5 *Lamar W 5-1 Centenary W 6-5 Ark.-Little Rock L 7-8 *La.-Monroe W 5-4 *La.-Monroe L 5-9 *La.-Monroe L 1-10 Texas Southern W 5-3 *Texas-San Antonio W 2-1
3/18 3/19 3/22 3/25 3/25 3/26 3/28 3/31 4/1 4/2 4/5 4/8 4/8 4/9 4/15 4/15 4/16 4/18 4/19 4/21 4/22 4/22 4/25 4/28 4/29 4/30 5/7 5/8 5/9 5/10
*Texas-San Antonio *Texas-San Antonio Texas Southern *Southwest Texas *Southwest Texas *Southwest Texas La. College *McNeese *McNeese *McNeese La. Tech *Nicholls *Nicholls *Nicholls *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington *Texas-Arlington Samford Alabama *Sam Houston *Sam Houston *Sam Houston LSU *Southeastern La. *Southeastern La. *Southeastern La. $McNeese $Southwest Texas $Sam Houston $La.-Monroe
L W W W W L W L L L L L W L W W L L L W W W L L W L W L W L
3-4 11-5 11-7 3-0 5-0 1-8 8-3 3-11 1-6 4-6 7-13 3-7 17-5 2-3 2-1 6-2 6-8 1-5 4-19 6-5 9-1 5-0 0-13 4-7 8-5 4-6 6-4 1-5 3-1 3-4
2001: Won 38, Lost 17; 19-8 SLC Head Coach: John Cohen SLC CHAMPIONS Date 2/6 2/6 2/9 2/10 2/13 2/13 2/16 2/17 2/18 2/21 2/23 2/24 2/25 2/27 3/4 3/4 3/5 3/7 3/7 3/10 3/10 3/11 3/15 3/17 3/17 3/18 3/21 3/22 3/30 3/31 4/1 4/3 4/7 4/7 4/8 4/11 4/12 4/13 4/13 4/14 4/17 4/18 4/21 4/21 4/22 4/25 4/27 4/28 4/29 5/2 5/11 5/11 5/12 5/16 5/17
Opponent W/L Results Henderson St. W 10-4 Henderson St. W 7-1 Miss. Valley St. W 17-1 La. Tech L 5-8 Grambling W 13-3 Grambling W 11-3 Centenary W 13-4 Iowa State L 4-5 St. Louis W 7-0 La. Tech W 4-2 Centenary L 3-4 Southern Illinois W 4-0 Oral Roberts L 0-2 Arkansas W 8-4 *Texas-Arlington L 9-10 *Texas-Arlington W 12-8 *Texas-Arlington L 8-10 Ark.-Little Rock W 9-3 Ark.-Little Rock W 2-1 *Sam Houston W 4-0 *Sam Houston W 9-4 *Sam Houston W 8-1 Nebraska L 1-13 *Texas-San Antonio L 1-2 *Texas-San AntonioW 10-6 *Texas-San AntonioW 6-2 *Texas A&M CC W 13-5 *Texas A&M CC W 9-6 *Nicholls L 3-7 *Nicholls W 15-8 *Nicholls L 6-8 Texas Southern W 16-3 *McNeese W 4-3 *McNeese L 1-3 *McNeese W 3-2 Prairie View A&M W 10-2 Texas Southern W 19-0 *Lamar W 3-1 *Lamar W 9-2 *Lamar W 7-3 LSU L 7-9 LSU W 10-8 *Southeastern La. W 7-2 *Southeastern La. W 8-6 *Southeastern La. W 7-1 LSU-Shereveport W 5-1 *La.-Monroe W 5-3 *La.-Monroe L 3-5 *La.-Monroe W 4-1 Centenary L 9-10 *Southwest Texas W 9-2 *Southwest Texas W 7-6 *Southwest Texas L 7-8 $Lamar L 6-8 $La.-Monroe L 7-13
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Mitch Gaspard 210-138 (6 years) Gaspard’s return to Northwestern State led to the 2002 and 2005 SLC Regular Season Championship and a 210-138 overall record. Gaspard returned to NSU after being an assistant from 19931994 under Jim Wells. 2002: Won 43, Lost 17; 14-10 SLC Head Coach: Mitch Gaspard SLC CHAMPIONS Date 2/15 2/16 2/17 2/20 2/22 2/23 2/23 2/26 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/6 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/13 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/26 3/27 3/29 3/30 3/31 4/4 4/6 4/6 4/7 4/10 4/13 4/13 4/14 4/16 4/17 4/19 4/20 4/21 4/23 4/24 4/24 5/3 5/4 5/5 5/7 5/8 5/11 5/11 5/12 5/17 5/18 5/18 5/22 5/23 5/24 5/24 5/25
Opponent W/L Results Wichita State L 4-5 Charlotte W 4-2 South Alabama W 5-2 Texas L 2-3 Minnesota W 6-4 Minnesota W 4-3 Minnesota W 14-6 Grambling W 21-7 Texas A&M CC W 5-3 Arkansas-LR W 9-0 La. Tech W 6-1 LSU-Shreveport W 13-1 Arkansas-LR W 12-4 Centenary W 8-3 Texas Southern W 5-2 Centenary W 12-5 *La.-Monroe W 4-2 *La.-Monroe W 5-2 *La.-Monroe W 12-5 Texas A&M CC W 13-2 *Lamar L 7-8 *Lamar W 2-0 *Lamar W 5-1 Texas A&M CC L 3-6 Texas A&M CC W 8-6 *McNeese State L 5-6 *McNeese State L 5-7 *McNeese State W 10-6 Texas Southern W 11-1 *Texas-San Antonio W 6-2 *Texas-San Antonio L 3-7 *Texas-San Antonio L 2-5 Louisiana Tech W 4-3 *Sam Houston W 10-0 *Sam Houston W 12-5 *Sam Houston W 5-3 Texas Southern W 4-2 Louisiana Tech W 15-2 *Nicholls State W 5-1 *Nicholls State W 4-1 *Nicholls State L 11-12 Centenary W 5-0 Henderson State W 6-3 Henderson State W 5-3 *Southeastern W 10-2 *Southeastern W 10-2 *Southeastern W 16-14 Oral Roberts L 0-2 Oral Roberts L 4-5 *Texas-Arlington L 1-3 *Texas-Arlington W 10-8 *Texas-Arlington L 3-6 *Southwest Texas L 6-10 *Southwest Texas W 7-4 *Southwest Texas L 5-9 Southwest Texas L 0-11 Louisiana-Monroe W 12-3 McNeese State W 9-2 Southwest Texas W 6-4 Lamar L 4-5
2003: Won 35, Lost 22; 16-11 SLC Head Coach: Mitch Gaspard Date 2/7 2/8 2/9 2/11 2/14 2/15 2/16 2/18 2/22 2/22 2/23 3/1 3/2 3/2 3/4 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/11 3/14 3/15 3/16
Opponent W/L Results at LSU L 1-2 at LSU L 5-10 at LSU L 3-5 UL-Lafayette W 11-2 Jacksonville State W 10-3 Jacksonville State W 4-1 Jacksonville State W 9-2 at UL-Lafayette W 3-0 vs Northwen Iowa W 7-3 vs Missouri W 8-4 at UL-Monroe W 24-16 at Arkansas State W 8-0 at Arkansas State W 6-2 at Arkansas Stat L 2-3 at Centenary L 8-9 at Houston W 2-0 at Houston L 1-2 at Houston W 6-4 Ark.-Little Rock W 7-1 *UT-Arlington W 9-8 *UT-Arlington L 2-8 *UT-Arlington L 3-7
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Year-by-Year Results since 1990 3/21 *at Nicholls State W 9-5 3/22 *at Nicholls State W 10-7 3/23 *at Nicholls State W 13-10 3/26 at Louisiana Tech L 0-2 3/29 *UT-San Antonio W 4-3 3/29 *UT-San Antonio W 2-1 3/30 *UT-San Antonio L 5-7 4/1 Texas Southern W 5-4 4/1 Texas Southern W 14-1 4/4 *at Lamar L 3-11 4/5 *at Lamar L 4-7 4/6 *at Lamar L 2-9 4/8 Alabama L 8-12 4/9 LSU L 4-6 4/11 *at Sam Houston St. W 5-3 4/12 *at Sam Houston St. L 4-6 4/13 *at Sam Houston St. W 9-8 4/16 at Texas Southern W 15-4 4/18 *McNeese State W 7-2 4/19 *McNeese State W 4-3 4/20 *McNeese State W 4-2 4/21 LSU-Shreveport W 8-1 4/22 Centenary W 8-2 4/25 *at Texas State L 1-3 4/26 *at Texas State W 7-4 4/27 *at Texas State L 17-18 4/29 Louisiana Tech W 15-0 5/9 *at UL-Monroe W 11-7 5/10 *at UL-Monroe L 9-10 5/11 *at UL-Monroe L 2-5 5/16 *SE Louisiana W 5-4 5/17 *SE Louisiana W 8-2 5/18 *SE Louisiana W 11-9 5/21 # UT-Arlington L 3-4 5/22 # McNeese State L 1-6 * - Southland Conference games # - SLC Tournament (Monroe, La.)
2004: Won 33, Lost 23; 16-9 SLC Head Coach: Mitch Gaspard Opponent W/L Results Date 2/13 Arkansas State W 13-8 2/15 Arkansas State W 8-2 2/15 Arkansas State L 9-5 2/17 at Louisiana Tech W 14-1 2/20 at Southern Miss L 12-3 2/21 at Southern Miss L 15-1 2/22 at Southern Miss L 12-8 2/27 vs. #16 Nebraska L 8-4 2/28 vs. #17 North Caro. W 6-2 3/6 TAMU-CC W 7-3 3/6 TAMU-CC L 6-3 3/7 TAMU-CC L 10-6 3/9 at Grambling W 15-0 3/12 at Jacksonville St. W 9-2 3/13 at Jacksonville St. L 6-2 3/14 at Jacksonville St. W 19-4 3/16 Arkansas-LR W 5-4 3/19 *UL-Monroe W 10-3 3/20 *UL-Monroe W 11-1 3/21 *UL-Monroe W 15-11 3/23 at Baylor L 8-5 3/26 *Lamar W 12-2 3/27 *Lamar W 4-3 3/28 *Lamar L 5-1 3/30 Louisiana Tech W 14-3 4/2 *at McNeese W 11-5 4/3 *at McNeese L 10-4 4/4 *at McNeese W 8-1 4/6 Houston Baptist W 8-7 4/7 at UL-Lafayette L 5-4 4/9 *at UTSA W 8-7 4/10 *at UTSA L 4-3 4/13 at Louisiana Tech W 8-5 4/16 *Sam Houston St. W 10-0 4/17 *Sam Houston St. L 6-4 4/18 *Sam Houston St. W 7-2 4/23 *Nicholls State W 4-3 4/24 *Nicholls State L 5-3 4/27 Grambling W 11-3 5/1 *at SE Louisiana W 7-4 5/1 *at SE Louisiana L 5-4 5/2 *at SE Louisiana L 3-2 5/8 at UL-Lafayette L 4-0 5/9 at UL-Lafayette L 6-1 5/12 at Arkansas-LR W 8-2 5/14 *at Texas-Arlington W 13-9 5/15 *at Texas-Arlington W 5-2 5/16 *at Texas-Arlington L 3-1 5/18 at Centenary W 12-5 5/20 *Texas State L 7-0 5/21 *Texas State W 9-1 5/22 *Texas State W 4-3 5/26 #vs. UL-Monroe W 11-5 5/27 #vs. UT-Arlington W 8-3 5/28 #vs. Lamar L 5-1 5/28 #vs. UL-Monroe L 3-1 * - Southland Conference games # - SLC Tournament (Monroe, La.)
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2005: Won 41, Lost 20; 22-5 SLC Head Coach: Mitch Gaspard
SLC CHAMPIONS NCAA REGIONALS Opponent W/L Results Date 2/11 at Wichita State L 11-0 2/12 at Wichita State L 4-0 2/13 at Wichita State L 8-7 2/15 Louisiana College W 6-5 2/18 & #30 St. John’s W 6-5 2/19 & Southern W 2-0 2/20 & LA-Lafayette L 4-0 2/22 at Louisiana Tech W 8-1 2/23 Northern Iowa W 6-3 2/25 $ Kansas State W 2-0 2/26 $ Northern Iowa W 10-3 2/27 $ Eastern Michigan W 6-2 2/27 Eastern Michigan W 7-4 3/1 at #16 Ole Miss W 8-7 3/2 at #16 Ole Miss L 10-1 3/5 at Grambling W 5-1 3/6 Grambling W 11-7 3/6 Grambling W 16-0 3/11 at Oklahoma W 13-10 3/12 at Oklahoma L 15-8 3/13 at Oklahoma L 7-6 3/18 *Southeastern La. W 4-0 3/19 *Southeastern La. W 6-5 3/19 *Southeastern La. W 8-4 3/22 at #2 Tulane L 4-1 3/25 *at UL-Monroe W 3-1 3/26 *at UL-Monroe W 17-1 3/27 *at UL-Monroe W 4-2 3/29 at #17 UL-Lafayette L 6-5 4/1 *at Texas State W 4-3 4/2 *at Texas State L 5-2 4/3 *at Texas State W 7-6 4/5 at Centenary W 8-6 4/8 *McNeese State W 8-4 4/9 *McNeese State W 12-3 4/10 *McNeese State W 11-0 4/12 at #12 LSU L 19-2 4/15 *at Sam Houston St. W 12-2 4/16 *at Sam Houston St. L 7-4 4/17 *at Sam Houston St. W 7-1 4/20 #14 UL-Lafayette L 2-1 4/22 *at Lamar L 10-8 4/23 *at Lamar W 10-7 4/24 *at Lamar W 9-5 4/26 Centenary W 3-0 4/29 *UT-San Antonio L 2-1 4/30 *UT-San Antonio W 9-3 5/1 *UT-San Antonio W 5-4 5/10 Louisiana Tech W 3-2 5/13 *at Nicholls State L 5-4 5/14 *at Nicholls State W 9-6 5/15 *at Nicholls State W 14-10 5/19 *UT-Arlington W 6-0 5/20 *UT-Arlington W 7-4 5/21 *UT-Arlington W 4-3 5/25 !Southeastern La. L 3-0 5/26 !UT-Arlington L 4-1 6/3 ^ #7 Rice L 7-3 6/4 ^ Marist W 4-3 6/5 ^ #12 LSU L 12-4 * - Southland Conference games ! - SLC Tournament (Natchitoches, La.) ^ - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional
2006: Won 33, Lost 28; 15-15 SLC Head Coach: Mitch Gaspard Date 2/10 2/11 2/12 2/15 2/17 2/17 2/18 2/21 2/22 2/26 2/26 2/28 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/7 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/14 3/17 3/18 3/18 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/29 3/31 4/1 4/4 4/7
Opponent W/L Results at Texas A&M L 10-4 at Texas A&M L 4-3 (13) at Texas A&M L 2-1 Grambling W 9-2 Tennessee-Martin W 9-1 Tennessee-Martin W 7-1 Tennessee-Martin W 7-2 Centenary W 6-3 at Houston L 12-3 Oakland W 5-3 Oakland W 15-5 at Ark.-Little Rock L 13-10 ^Iowa L 2-0 ^Evansville W 5-3 ^at UL-Lafayette W 2-0 at Louisiana College W 10-7 *at UTA L 10-9 *at UTA L 14-1 (7) *at UTA L 6-1 at Grambling W 11-2 *Sam Houston St. W 5-2 *Sam Houston St. L 9-6 *Sam Houston St. L 7-3 *at UTSA L 4-3 *at UTSA L 6-3 *at UTSA W 6-1 at UL-Lafayette W 7-5 at Dallas Baptist L 10-4 at Dallas Baptist L 9-5 UL-Lafayette L 3-1 *Texas State L 5-0
4/8 *Texas State L 15-2 4/9 *Texas State W 4-3 (16) 4/11 at LSU L 12-0 (7) 4/13 *at S.F. Austin L 3-2 4/14 *at S.F. Austin W 4-3 4/15 *at S.F. Austin W 5-2 4/18 Ark.-Little Rock W 13-7 4/21 *at Southeastern La. W 10-7 4/22 *at Southeastern La. W 12-7 4/23 *at Southeastern La. L 3-2 4/25 at Tulane L 8-3 4/28 *Nicholls State W 3-1 4/29 *Nicholls State W 5-4 4/30 *Nicholls State W 7-2 5/3 UL-Lafayette W 7-2 5/6 *Lamar W 11-8 5/6 *Lamar W 8-7 (11) 5/7 *Lamar W 5-4 5/12 *at McNeese State L 12-1 (7) 5/13 *at McNeese State L 3-2 5/14 *at McNeese State L 9-6 5/16 at UL-Lafayette W 13-9 5/18 *UL-Monroe W 3-2 5/19 *UL-Monroe W 5-4 5/20 *UL-Monroe L 16-6 (8) 5/24 #McNeese State W 9-1 5/25 #UTSA L 10-0 (7) 5/26 #Texas State W 9-8 5/26 #Lamar W 11-1 (8) 5/27 #UTA L 8-2 * - Southland Conference games ^ - Louisiana-Lafayette Round Robin # - SLC Tournament (Beaumont, Texas)
2007: Won 25, Lost 28; 15-14 SLC Head Coach: Mitch Gaspard Opponent W/L Results Date 2/9 Dallas Baptist L 13-5 2/10 Dallas Baptist L 12-2 2/10 Dallas Baptist L 8-7 2/13 Centenary W 5-4 2/16 ^vs. Louisville L 4-0 2/17 ^vs. Southern Ill. L 3-2 2/18 ^as Southern Miss. L 10-7 2/21 at LSU L 6-2 2/24 at Grambling W 11-6 (11) 2/25 Grambling W 7-5 (7) 2/25 Grambling W 18-0 (7) 2/28 at #29 La.-Lafayette L 10-5 3/2 at Houston L 7-5 3/3 at Houston W 8-2 3/4 at Houston W 6-5 (10) 3/6 La.-Lafayette W 2-1 3/9 at Jacksonville St. W 13-7 3/10 at Jacksonville St. L 14-4 3/11 at Jacksonville St. L 7-2 3/13 La.-Monroe L 7-3 3/16 *at TAMUCC W 5-1 3/17 *at TAMUCC L 14-3 (7) 3/18 *at TAMUCC W 7-5 3/23 *Southeastern La. W 6-4 3/24 *Southeastern La. L 11-1 (7) 3/25 *Southeastern La. L 9-4 3/28 Louisiana Tech W 8-5 3/30 *at McNeese St. L 4-0 4/1 *at McNeese St. L 5-4 4/3 at Centenary W 11-5 4/5 *Stephen F. Austin W 6-2 4/6 *Stephen F. Austin L 13-8 4/7 *Stephen F. Austin W 8-7 4/10 at La.-Monroe L 10-8 4/13 *at UTSA L 11-3 4/14 *at UTSA W 5-1 4/15 *at UTSA L 12-10 4/17 at #23 Tulane L 4-3 4/20 *Nicholls St. W 7-3 4/21 *Nicholls St. W 3-1 4/22 *Nicholls St. W 6-4 4/27 *at UTA L 7-0 4/28 *at UTA W 14-4 4/29 *at UTA W 4-2 5/4 *Sam Houston St. L 11-1 (8) 5/5 *Sam Houston St. L 13-2 (7) 5/6 *Sam Houston St. L 6-4 5/11 *at Lamar W 5-2 5/12 *at Lamar L 12-2 (7) 5/13 *at Lamar W 14-4 (8) 5/17 *Central Arkansas W 4-3 5/18 *Central Arkansas L 8-6 5/19 *Central Arkansas W 6-4 * - Southland Conference games ^ - Southern Mississippi Classic
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Jon DavisPaul made Davis his debut 90-75 (2 years) as the Demons skipper in 2008 and helped guide the team to a second place finish in the SLC East Division with a 17-12 league record. They finished 22-10 and just a half-game out of first in 2010. In two seasons, Davis has compiled a 9075 record.
2008: Won 28, Lost 28; 17-12 SLC Head Coach: Jon Paul Davis Opponent W/L Results Date 2/23 Grambling W 11-5 2/23 Grambling L 6-3 2/24 Grambling W 5-1 2/26 at #2 Ole Miss L 15-4 2/27 at #2 Ole Miss L 14-1 2/29 Eastern Illinois W 8-7 2/29 Eastern Illinois W 15-7 3/2 Eastern Illinois W 8-7 3/4 Centenary W 3-0 3/5 Grambling W 21-2 3/8 Jacksonville State L 5-4 3/8 Jacksonville State L 5-3 3/9 Jacksonville State W 7-1 3/11 at Tulane L 4-3 (11) 3/12 at Tulane L 18-11 3/14 *A&M-CC W 5-2 3/15 *A&M-CC W 11-8 3/16 *A&M-CC W 8-0 3/20 *at Southeastern La. W 6-4 3/21 *at Southeastern La. L 3-0 3/22 *at Southeastern La. W 9-8 (10) 3/25 at LSU L 10-3 3/26 Louisiana-Lafayette L 7-6 (11) 3/28 *at Stephen F. Austin W 12-10 3/29 *at Stephen F. Austin W 6-2 4/5 *McNeese State L 5-3 4/6 *McNeese State W 5-4 4/6 *McNeese State W 9-2 4/8 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 9-2 4/9 at Centenary L 8-7 4/11 *UTSA L 10-4 4/12 *UTSA L 11-9 4/13 *UTSA L 12-2 4/15 Louisiana-Lafayette W 3-2 4/16 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 4-3 4/19 *at Nicholls State W 15-1 (7) 4/19 *at Nicholls State W 9-4 4/20 *at Nicholls State W 4-3 4/23 at Louisiana Tech L 12-10 4/25 *UTA W 8-2 4/26 *UTA W 9-5 4/26 *UTA L 18-3 (7) 4/29 at Louisiana-Monroe W 13-4 4/30 Louisiana-Monroe L 8-1 5/2 *at Sam Houston St. L 5-1 5/3 *at Sam Houston St. L 7-1 5/4 *at Sam Houston St. L 7-5 5/7 Louisiana Tech W 7-1 5/9 *Lamar L 9-2 5/10 *Lamar W 9-5 5/11 *Lamar W 6-3 5/15 *at Central Arkansas W 3-2 5/16 *at Central Arkansas L 6-2 5/17 *at Central Arkansas L 7-2 5/21 !at Sam Houston St. L 7-1 5/22 !vs. UTSA L 9-7 * - Southland Conference games ! - SLC Tournament (Huntsville, Tex.)
2009: Won 26, Lost 26; 18-13 SLC Head Coach: Jon Paul Davis Date 2/20 2/21 2/22 2/24 2/25 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/3 3/4 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/15 3/15 3/17 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/24 3/28 3/28 3/29 4/1 4/3
Opponent W/L Results ^at ULM W 8-3 (10) ^vs. MVSU L 12-5 ^vs. Stephen F. Austin L 7-2 Grambling W 11-1 Louisiana Tech L 9-8 Houston Baptist W 16-0 Houston Baptist W 4-0 Houston Baptist W 14-6 at Tulane W10-6 (10) at Tulane L 12-3 *at McNeese St. W 8-6 *at McNeese St. W 10-9 *at McNeese St. L 15-14 *Stephen F. Austin W 5-3 *Stephen F. Austin W 9-8 at #5 LSU L 2-1 *at UTA L 5-0 *at UTA L 4-2 *at UTA L 16-0 (7) Centenary L 3-2 *at Sam Houston St. W 9-6 *at Sam Houston St. L 8-7 (11) *at Sam Houston St. W 17-10 at La.-Lafayette L 11-5 *Nicholls W 5-2
4/4 *Nicholls L 9-6 4/5 *Nicholls W 10-8 4/7 at #7 Baylor L 18-1 (7) 4/9 *at UTSA L 7-4 4/10 *at UTSA W 9-8 (10) 4/11 *at UTSA W 9-4 (10) 4/15 at Louisiana Tech L 15-3 4/19 *Texas State L 15-3 (7) 4/19 *Texas State L 15-10 4/21 at Centenary W 10-6 4/22 at ULM L 17-9 4/24 *at Lamar L 6-0 4/25 *at Lamar L 6-1 4/26 *at Lamar L 14-2 (7) 4/29 La.-Lafayette W 7-5 5/1 *Central Arkansas W 1-0 5/2 *Central Arkansas W 10-3 5/3 *Central Arkansas W 12-6 5/6 ULM L 17-8 5/8 *at A&M-CC W 8-7 5/9 *at A&M-CC W 15-2 (7) 5/10 *at A&M-CC W 7-6 5/14 *Southeastern La. W 12-4 5/15 *Southeastern La. L 7-5 (10) 5/16 *at Southeastern La. W 19-9 (7) 5/20 !vs. UTSA L 5-4 5/21 !vs. Southeastern La. L 9-7 * - Southland Conference games ^ - ULM Classic (Monroe) ! - SLC Tournament (Corpus Christi)
2010: Won 36, Lost 21; 22-10 SLC Head Coach: Jon Paul Davis Opponent W/L Results Date 2/19 at #21 Southern Miss L 11-0 2/20 at #21 Southern Miss L 7-3 2/21 at #21 Southern Miss W 7-5 2/24 Alcorn State W 16-1 2/27 ^vs. Creighton W 8-7 2/28 ^vs. Louisiana-Monroe W 12-4 3/2 Grambling W 16-2 3/3 Centenary W 11-2 3/5 Murray State W 11-0 3/6 Murray State W 3-2 3/7 Murray State W 13-3 3/12 *McNeese State W 9-2 3/13 *McNeese State L 10-7 3/14 *McNeese State W 16-6 (8) 3/16 Louisiana-Monroe W 8-6 3/17 at Grambling W 5-3 3/19 *at Stephen F. Austin W 4-2 3/21 *at Stephen F. Austin L 10-9 (10) 3/23 at #21 Texas A&M W 4-2 3/26 *Texas-Arlington L 3-1 3/27 *Texas-Arlington W 11-5 3/28 *Texas-Arlington L 10-3 3/30 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 8-1 4/1 *Sam Houston St. W5-4 (13) 4/2 *Sam Houston St. W 10-3 4/3 *Sam Houston St. W14-0 (7) 4/6 Louisiana-Lafayette L 4-3 4/7 at Baylor L 15-3 4/9 *at Nicholls L 7-4 4/10 *at Nicholls W 5-0 4/11 *at Nicholls W 12-3 4/13 at Jackson State W17-5 (7) 4/16 *UTSA W10-0 (8) 4/17 *UTSA W 6-5 4/17 *UTSA W12-2 (8) 4/20 #5 LSU L 14-3 4/21 at #5 LSU L 8-6 4/23 *at Texas State L 5-3 4/24 *at Texas State L 7-3 4/25 *at Texas State W 8-0 4/27 at Centenary L 2-1 (10) 4/30 *at Central Arkansas W 4-3 5/1 *at Central Arkansas L 5-4 (13) 5/2 *at Central Arkansas W 11-4 5/8 *Lamar L 7-3 5/8 *Lamar W 10-4 5/9 *Lamar L 9-6 (10) 5/12 at Mississippi State L 8-5 5/14 *A&M-CC W 7-1 5/15 *A&M-CC W11-1 (7) 5/16 *A&M-CC W13-2 (7) 5/18 at Louisiana-Monroe W 10-6 5/20 *at Southeastern La. W 8-5 5/21 *at Southeastern La. W 8-4 5/22 *at Southeastern La. W 10-7 5/26 !Lamar L 4-3 5/27 !Southeastern La. L 10-4 * - Southland Conference games ^ - SFA Classic (Nacogdoches, Texas) ! - SLC Tournament (Corpus Christi)
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Postseason Honors Danny Turner Third Base 1967 NAIA Second Team
Northwestern State's first AllAmerican baseball player, winning that honor in 1967. Turner came to Northwestern from Fair Park High School in Shreveport. He won the 1967 Gulf Star Conference batting title as he hit .411 during the regular season and .443 in conference games. Turner played for the 1967 GSC championship team that made the NCAA Midwest Regional. 1967 statistics - 37 hits in 90 at bats, 27 runs batted in , 4 triples, 5 doubles, and 1 home run, 53 total bases. Darryl Woods 1974 NAIA, NCAASecond Team
Northwestern's second AllAmerican selection from New Orleans Redemptorist High School, earned All-American honors during the 1974 season. Woods set an NCAA home run record with 18 in 38 games. He hit one in the NAIA playoffs but only regular season stats count towards a record. Woods was enshrined in the "N" Club Hall of Fame in 1992. 1974 statistics - .376 batting average, 52 RBI, 105 total bases, .840 slugging average and a .984 fielding average. Terry Joseph Centerfield 1993 & 1995 GTE Academic All-American
Northwestern's first Academic All-American selection from
Marrerro Archbishop Shaw High School, Joseph finished as the all-time leader in 10 offensive categories, including runs scored (231), hits (225), doubles (45), triples (16) and stolen bases (100). He is one of only 12 players in Southland Conference history to earn first-team honors three straight years. Joseph was named SLC and Louisiana Player of the Year as a senior and was a 13th round draft choice of the Chicago Cubs.
All-Southland Conference 1988 First Team: Dickey Marze, Bob Kairis 1989 Second Team: Rod Robertson 1990 Newcomer of the Year: Skip Madden First Team: John Surane, Dean Montgomery Second Team: Skip Madden 1991 Coach of the Year: Jim Wells Pitcher of the Year: Barry Shepherd Player & Newcomer of the Year: Brian Carlin; First Team: Jay Williams, Brian Carlin, Barry Shepherd Second Team: James McCarthy, Deon Montgomery, Steve Smith 1992 First Team: Mickey Mondello, Troy Conkle, Kyle Shade Second Team: Daniel Tomlin 1993 Coach of the Year: Jim Wells Pitcher & Newcomer of the Year: Reggie Gatewood Player & Hitter of the Year: Kyle Shade First Team: Kyle Shade, Troy Conkle, Terry Joseph, Reggie Gatewood Second Team: Dom Viola 1994 Coach of the Year: Jim Wells First Team: Reggie Gatewood, Jim Pomirko, Scotty Stafford, Matt Donner, Terry Joseph Second Team: Keith Moore, Brad Duncan, Robert Landstad 1995 Coach of the Year: Dave Van Horn Player & Hitter of the Year: Terry Joseph First Team: Brian Dulin, Matt Donner, Terry Joseph Second Team: Jon Black, Will Pearce 1996 First Team: Nick Simokatis Second Team: Zack Martin, Rick Metcalfe, Tony Pezely Fred Ortega 1997 Coach of the Year: Dave Van Horn Newcomer of the Year: Josh Hoffpauir First Team: Brian Lawrence, Robert Hewes Second Team: Josh Hoffpauir, Tony Pezely 1998 Coach of the Year: John Cohen Player & Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Anholt Pitcher of the Year: Brian Lawrence First Team: Brian Lawrence, Ryan Anholt Second Team: Brandon Emanuel, Derek Nunn, Ronnie Quintana
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Bobby Barbier 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-America
Reggie Gatewood 1994 NCBWA Second Team
Reggie Gatewood was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association second-team after guiding Northwestern to their second NCAA Regional appearance. The Mabelvale, Ark., native finished the season 113 with a 2.14 ERA. He completed 11 of the 14 games he started and led the team with 101 innings pitched. Gatewood is tied with Eric Barkley for most career shutouts at six and ranks third in wins (21), fourth in winning percentage (.807, 21-5) and fourth in ERA (2.56). Ryan Anholt Shortstop 1998 ABCA Third Team 1999 GTE Academic All-America Third Team
Shortstop Ryan Anholt is the fifth Northwestern State AllAmerican baseball player. The sweet-swinging left hander from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan was a thirdteam selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association after a solid season in 1998. In 1999, Anholt proved his talent in the classroom, as well as
All-Conference Demons All-Gulf Star Conference 1985 David Bailey, Vaughn Williams, Gary Friess 1986 Jeff Hale, John Cryer
on the field, as he was a third team selection on the prestigious GTE Academic All-America Team. Along with his All-American selections, Anholt was selected Southland Conference Player of the Year, SLC Newcomer of the Year, first team All-Louisiana, and first team All-Region (South Central) after the 1998 season. He finished his career at NSU with a .368 batting average, the second highest in the history of the program.
1999 Newcomer of the Year: Adam Stout First Team: Adam Stout Second Team: Ryan Anholt 2000 First Team: Jordan Robison 2001 Coach of the Year: John Cohen Newcomer of the Year: O.J. King First Team: David Quattrociocchi, Jordan Robison, Brad Hanson Second Team: O.J. King, Carl Makowsky 2002 Pitcher of the Year: O.J. King First team: Brad Hanson, Anatole Vincent, O.J. King 2003 First team: Josh Boop Third team: Anatole Vincent, Michael Palermo 2004 First team: Brandon Morgan, Tigger Lyles, Josh Boop, Clayton Turner Honorable Mention: Rusty Jones, Bobby Barbier, Mike Breaux 2005 First team: Bobby Barbier, Rusty Jones, Blake Jones Second team: Marty Dewees, Daniel Lonsberry Third team: Brandon Morgan, Miichael Palermo, Dereck Cloeren, Kyle Broughton Honorable Mention: Blake Jones (P) 2006 First team: Brandon Morgan Third team: Daniel Clark, Scott Pittenger, Michael Palermo 2007 First team: Brandon Richey 2008 First team: Anthony Jones Third team: Mike Jaworski, Chase Lyles, Justin O’Neal, Jimmy Heard Honorable Mention: Clayton Cooper 2009 Third team: Jimmy Heard, Trent Grondin Honorable Mention: Chase Lyles, Justin O’Neal, Joe Urtuzuastegui, Beau Snodgrass 2010 Relief Pitcher of the Year: Chad Sheppard First team: Luke Irvine, Aaron Munoz, Eric DeBlanc, Oscar Garcia Second team: Chase Lyles Third team: Chad Sheppard, Ryan Zimmerman Honorable Mention: Adam Roy, Justin Martinez
Bobby Barbier became Northwestern State’s eighth student-athlete to garner academic All-American honors when he was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team in 2004. Graduated in 2006 with a Bachelors in Health and Human Performance. Mike Jaworski 2008 CoSIDA Academic All-America
Mike Jaworski joined an elite list of Demon baseball players in May when he was named to the 2008 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Team, earning second-team honors in the university division released by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The award is the 12th Academic All-America honor for a Northwestern State student-athlete and third since 2004. Jaworski received his bachelor’s degree in business administration in the spring of 2007.
Conference Titles and Postseason Play 1957 Gulf States Conference Champion 1967 Gulf States Conference Champion 1967 NCAA Regional at Jonesboro, Ark. L Southeast Missouri 4, NSU 3 L North Dakota 4, NSU 3 1974 NAIA Dis. 30 Champ. at Natchitoches, La. W NSU 9, Southern University 7 W NSU 7, Southern University 2 NAIA District 30 Champions 1974 NAIA Area II Reg. at Phoenix, Ariz. L Sam Houston 4, NSU 2 L Lubbock Christian 9, NSU 0 1991 Southland Conference Champions 1991 NCAA South II Reg. at Baton Rouge, La. L LSU 13, NSU 2 L USL 11, NSU 7 1993 Southland Conference Champions 1993 SLC Tournament, Natchitoches, La. L McNeese 4, NSU 2 L Texas-Arlington 12, NSU 6 1994 Southland Conference Champions 1994 SLC Tournament, Natchitoches, La. L McNeese 8, NSU 3 W NSU 7, Sam Houston 4 W NSU 6, McNeese 3 L Texas-San Antonio 7, NSU 6 1994 Midwest I Regional at Stillwater, Ok. L Cal State Fullerton 11, NSU 3 W NSU 8, Illinois State 2 L Memphis 14, NSU 9 1995 Southland Conference Champions 1995 SLC Tournament, Shreveport, La. L Texas-Arlington 11, NSU 3 L McNeese 7, NSU 3 1996 SLC Tournament, Shreveport, La. L Southwest Texas 11, NSU 10 W NSU 7, Texas-Arlington 6 W NSU 2, Southwest Texas 1 W NSU 7, Northeast La. 4 L Sam Houston 8, NSU 7 (10 innings) 1997 Southland Conference Champions 1997 SLC Tournament, Monroe, La. L Texas-San Antonio 5, NSU 3 L Southwest Texas 12, NSU 3 1998 Southland Conference Champions 1998 SLC Tournament, Shreveport, La. L Sam Houston 4, NSU 2 W NSU 11, Northeast La. 0 W NSU 7, Southwest Texas 3 W NSU 8, Sam Houston 1 L Nicholls 5, NSU 4
1999 SLC Tournament, Monroe, la. L Texas-Arlington 11, NSU 8 W NSU 13, Southeastern La. 11 L Southwest Texas 8, NSU 4 2000 SLC Tournament, Monroe, La. W NSU 6, McNeese 4 L Southwest Texas 5, NSU 1 W NSU 3, Sam Houston 1 L La.-Monroe 4, NSU 3 2001 Southland Conference Champions 2001 SLC Tournament, Beaumont, Tx. L Lamar 8, NSU 6 L La.-Monroe 13, NSU 7 2002 Southland Conference Champions 2002 SLC Tournament, Beaumont, Tx. L SWT 11, NSU 0 W NSU 12, ULM 3 W NSU 9, McNeese 2 W NSU 6, SWT 4 L Lamar 5, NSU 4 (10) 2003 SLC Tournament, Monroe, La. L UTA 4, NSU 3 L McNeese 6, NSU 1 2004 SLC Tournament, Hammond, La. W NSU 11, Louisiana-Monroe 5 W NSU 8, UTA 3 L Lamar 5, NSU 1 L Louisiana-Monroe 3, NSU 1 2005 Southland Conference Champions 2005 SLC Tournament, Natchitoches, La. L SLU 3, NSU 0 L UT-Arlington, 4, NSU 1 2005 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, Baton Rouge, La. L #7 Rice 7, NSU 3 W NSU 4, Marist 3 L #12 LSU 12, NSU 4 2006 SLC Tournament, Beaumont, Tex. W No. 6 NSU 9, No. 1 McNeese 1 L No. 3 UTSA 10, No. 6 NSU 0 (7 innings) W No. 6 NSU 9, No. 2 Texas State 8 W No. 6 NSU 11, No. 4 Lamar 1 (8 innings) L No. 5 UTA 8, No. 6 NSU 2 (championship) 2008 SLC Tournament, Huntsville, Tex. L No. 4 SHSU 7, No. 5 NSU 1 L No. 1 UTSA 9, No. 5 NSU 7 2009 SLC Tournament, Corpus Christi Tex. L No. 3 UTSA 5, No. 6 NSU 4 L No. 2 SLU 9, No. 6 NSU 7 2010 SLC Tournament, Corpus Christi Tex. L No. 7 Lamar 4, No. 2 NSU 3 L No. 3 SLU 10, No. 2 NSU 4
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Individual Game • Team Records At Bats
Runs Scored
7
5
Trent Grondin vs. Sam Houston State, 3-29-09 Miles Durham vs. Texas State, 4-9-06 Marty Dewees vs. Texas State, 4-9-06 Blake Jones vs. Oklahoma, 3-11-05 Michael Palermo vs. ULM, 4-27-03 Steven Adams vs. ULM, 4-27-03 Steven Adams vs. Sam Houston State, 4-13-03 Jeramie Hale vs. Nicholls, 4-21-02
3
7 6
3
Chase Lyles at Tulane, 3-3-09 Brandon Richey at Houston, 3-3-07 Michael Palermo vs. Southeastern La., 4-21-06 Tigger Lyles vs. Texas-San Antonio, 4-9-04 Michael Palermo vs. Jacksonville State, 3-14-04 Buddy Proctor vs. St. Louis, 2-2-00 Josh Hoffpauir at Louisiana Tech, 3-21-98
4 3
Blake Jones (2003-05)
Brandon Morgan vs. Southeastern La., 3-14-06 Ryan Anholt vs. Louisiana College, 2-11-98 Justin O’Neal at A&M-Corpus Christi, 5-9-09 Josh Gardiner at Jackson State, 4-13-10 Adam Roy vs. Alcorn State, 2-24-10 Tyler Durham vs. ULM, 5-17-01 Brad Hanson vs. Texas Southern, 4-12-01 Buddy Proctor vs. Nicholls, 4-8-00
Ryan Anholt (1998-99)
Chase Lyles at McNeese State, 3-6-09 Anatole Vincent vs. Southeastern La., 5-18-03 Josh Boop vs. McNeese, 4-20-03 Tyler Durham vs. Texas-Arlington, 5-11-02 Brandon Morgan vs. Grambling, 3-14-06 Rusty Jones vs. Nicholls, 5-15-05 Tyler Durham vs. Texas Southern, 4-12-01 Jordan Robinson vs. Centenary, 3-7-00 Josh Hoffpauir vs. UNO, 2-21-98 Ryan Anholt vs. Southwest Texas, 5-15-98
Most Hits 28 vs. Loyola, 3/2/94 23 at Jacksonville St., 3/14/04 23 vs. Southern, 2/11/95 23 vs. La. College, 3/16/94 21 vs. ULM, 2/23/03 21 vs. Nicholls, 4/23/95 21 vs. ULL, 4/8/97 20 at Sam Houston, 3/29/09
Chase Lyles vs. Texas-Arlington, 3-27-10 Dan Meyer vs. Grambling, 2-24-09 Denney Choate vs. Grambling, 2-24-08 Jordan Nipp vs. Grambling, 2-23-08 Bernard Williams vs. Centenary, 2-13-07 Brandon Morgan vs. ULM, 3-21-04 Brandon Morgan vs. Grambling, 3-9-04 Steven Adams vs. Nicholls, 3-23-03 Steven Adams vs. Texas Southern, 4-16-02 Steven Adams vs. McNeese State, 3-29-02 Jeramie Hale vs. Minnesota, 2-23-02 Tyler Durham vs. Henderson State, 2-6-01
Most Triples 4 vs. TX Southern, 4/12/01 3 vs. McNeese State, 3/14/10 3 vs. SLU, 2/11/97 3 vs. Bapt. Christian, 4/11/95 3 vs. Baylor, 2/25/95 Most Home Runs 8 vs. ULL, 4/8/97 5 vs. UTSA, 4/17/10 4 10 times
Total Bases
12
Chase Lyles at Tulane, 3-3-09 Mike Jaworski vs. Texas-San Antonio, 4-12-08 Kelsey Tomyn vs. Nicholls, 4-21-02 Brad Hanson vs. Texas Southern, 4-12-01 Ryan Anholt vs. Louisiana College, 2-11-98
Base on Balls
4
Triples
2
Most Runs Scored 38 vs. Loyola, 3/2/94 25 vs. SLU, 3/12/97 24 vs. ULM, 2/23/03 23 vs. Centenary, 4/28/98 22 vs. La. College, 3/16/94
Brad Hanson vs. Southeastern La., 4-22-01
Stolen Bases
Doubles
3
Jordan Nipp at Stephen F. Austin, 3-28-08
Sacrifice Flies Miles Durham (2004-06)
Runs Batted In
8
Most At Bats 56 vs. Texas State, 4/9/06 55 vs. ULL, 4/8/97 51 at Central Arkansas, 5/1/10 51 at Oklahoma, 3/11/05 51 vs. SHSU, 3/22/97
Sacrifice Hits
Hits
6 5
TEAM GAME
Chase Lyles vs. Southeastern La., 5-16-09
Terry Joseph (1992-95)
Joe Urtuzuastegui vs. Houston Baptist, 2-27-09 Denney Choate at Stephen F. Austin, 3-28-08 Mike Jaworski vs. Eastern Illinois, 2-29-08 Michael Palermo vs. Lamar, 5-6-06 Michael Palermo vs. ULM, 5-9-03
Innings Pitched
11.0 Adam Stout vs. Sam Houston State, 4-21-00 10.0 Zach Sanches vs. Arkansas State, 3-2-03
Home Runs
3 2
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Mike Jaworski vs. Texas-San Antonio, 4-12-08 Colin Bear vs. UTSA, 4-17-10 Tyler Baisley vs. UTSA, 4-17-10 Oscar Garcia vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 3-16-10 Chase Lyles vs. Southeastern La., 5-16-09 Chase Lyles vs. Southeastern La., 5-15-09 Eric DeBlanc at A&M-Corpus Christi, 5-10-09 Joe Urtuzuastegui at ULM, 4-22-09 Chase Lyles at McNeese State, 3-8-09 Chase Lyles at Tulane, 3-3-09 Tyler Baisley vs. Houston Baptist, 3-1-09 Mike Jaworski vs. Grambling, 2-24-08 Chase Lyles at UT-San Antonio, 4-15-07 Jeff Martin vs. Arkansas State, 5-1-03 Anatole Vincent vs. Nicholls, 3-23-03 Kelsey Tomyn vs. Nicholls, 4-21-02 Ed Linck vs. Grambling, 2-26-02 Brad Hanson vs. Texas Southern, 4-12-01 Jordan Robinson vs. A&M-Corpus Christi, 3-21-01 Brad Hanson vs. Texas-San Antonio, 3-17-01 Jordan Robinson vs. ULM, 3-11-00 Ryan Anholt vs. Centenary, 3-1-98 Ryan Anholt vs. East Texas Baptist, 2-17-98 Ryan Anholt vs. Louisiana College, 2-11-98
Strikeouts Josh Hoffpauir (1997-99)
15 14 12 12
O.J. King vs. Lamar, 3-23-02 Jimmy Heard vs. Houston Baptist, 2-27-09 Luke Irvine vs. McNeese State, 3-12-10 Clayton Turner vs. Texas-San Antonio, 4-9-04
Most Stolen Bases 11 vs. Grambling, 3/9/04 9 vs. Alcorn State, 2/24/10 8 vs. Miss. Valley, 2/9/01 8 vs. Henderson St., 2/6/01 8 vs. La. College, 4/9/97 Most Base on Balls 16 vs. TX Southern, 2/7/98 Most DP Turned 5 at UTA, 3/21/09 5 vs. UTSA, 3/9/96 5 vs. UTA, 3/2/96 5 vs. ULL, 4/26/94 Most K’s Thrown 21 vs. Sam Houston St., 4/1/10 17 at Jacksonville St., 3/11/07 16 vs. McNeese State, 3/12/10 16 vs. Houston Baptist, 2/27/09 15 at Grambling, 2/24/07 15 vs. Grambling, 2/15/06 15 vs. Southern, 2/19/05 15 vs. McNeese, 4/2/04 15 vs. Lamar, 3/23/02 15 vs. McNeese, 3/9/99 15 vs. La. Tech, 3/17/98 14 vs. Houston Baptist, 3/1/09 14 vs. La.-Lafayette, 4/15/08 14 at Jacksonville St., 3/12/04 Winning Streak 20 from 2/12/90 to 3/17/90 16 from 2/22/02 to 3/21/02 Largest Margin of Victory 35 vs. Loyola, 3/2/94 (38-3)
TEAM SEASON HITTING Most At Bats: Most Runs: Most Hits: Most RBI: Most Doubles: Most Triples: Most HR: Most Total Bases: Most SAC Hits: Most SAC Flies: Most SB: Most HBP: Highest BA:
Brandon Morgan (2003-06)
2042 in 2006 457 in 1999 646 in 2010 414 in 1999 128 in 1996 25 in 1995 58 in 1999 939 in 2010 53 in 2002 47 in 1998 131 in 2004 83 in 2003 .322 in 2010
PITCHING Most CG: 34 in 1979 Most Shutouts: 12 in 1968 Most Wins: 45 in 1994 Most Saves: 19 in 2005 Best Winning %: .750 in 1994 Most Strikeouts: 459 in 2010 Lowest ERA: 2.18 in 1967 Most IP: 533.2 in 2006
O.J. King (2001-02)
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FIELDING Highest Fielding %: .981 in 1990 Nat. Fielding Champ: 1990 SLC Champion: .969 in 1992 SLC Champion: .974 in 2002 Most DP: 70 in 2002
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Individual Season Most Games 1. 62 David Bailey, 1984 2. 61 Bobby Barbier, 2006 3. 61 Miles Durham, 2006 4. 61 Michael Palermo, 2006 5. 61 Scott Pittenger, 2006 6. 61 Jay Williams, 1991 Most at Bats 1. 244 Miles Durham, 2006 2. 244 Josh Hoffpauir, 1998 3. 239 Brent Trosclair, 1998 4. 234 Marty Dewees, 2006 5. 232 Oscar Garcia, 2010 232 Ryan Anholt, 1999 7. 230 D. Quattrociocchi, 2002 8. 228 L. Colbert, 1994 9. 227 Josh Boop, 2003 10. 226 Jeramie Hale, 2002 Most Runs Scored 1. 70 Terry Joseph, 1995 2. 64 Ryan Anholt, 1998 3. 62 Ryan Anholt, 1999 4. 61 Oscar Garcia, 2010 5. 60 Brad Hanson, 2002 60 Terry Joseph, 1994 7. 59 Terry Joseph, 1993 8. 58 Jordan Robison, 2001 58 Steven Bell, 1999 10. 57 Eric DeBlanc, 2010 57 Brent Trosclair, 1998 Most Hits 1. 88 Ryan Anholt, 1998 2. 87 Oscar Garica, 2010 3. 85 Josh Boop, 2003 4. 83 Eric DeBlanc, 2010 5. 82 Kyle Shade, 1993 6. 78 Terry Joseph, 1995 78 Robert Hewes, 1997 8. 77 Chase Lyles, 2010 77 Jordan Robison, 2001 10. 76 Michael Palermo, 2006 76 Josh Hoffpauir, 1998
Highest Batting Avg. 1. .458 J. Emmons, 1952 2. .453 Kyle Shade, 1993 3. .422 Curtis Ardoin, 1976 4. .417 Ryan Anholt, 1998 5. .411 Danny Turner, 1967 6. .404 Terry Joseph, 1995 7. .401 D. Quattrociocchi, 2001 .401 Kyle Shade, 1992 9. .396 Mark Lipa, 1992 10. .388 Billy Ray Duckworth, 1965
4. 14 Chase Lyles, 2009 14 Terry Joseph, 1995 6. 13 Jordan Robison, 2001 7. 12 David Bailey, 1985 12 Darryl Woods, 1973 9. 11 Justin O’Neal, 2009 11 Reed Stuart, 1986 11 Tommy Henry, 1974 11 Curtis Dorsey, 1978 11 A. Vincent, 2002 *-18 regular season, 1 NCAA playoff
Most Doubles 1. 24 Kyle Shade, 1993 2. 21 Joe Urtuzuastegui, 2009 21 Josh Boop, 2003 4. 20 Tyler Dunlap, 1999 5. 19 Anatole Vincent, 2003 19 Tom Batson, 1998 7. 18 Brandon Morgan, 2004 18 Kyle Shade, 1992 18 Terry Joseph, 1993 18 Matt Donner, 1995 18 Fred Ortega, 1996
Most Runs Batted In 1. 71 Ryan Anholt, 1998 2. 60 A. Vincent, 2002 3. 59 Anatole Vincent, 2003 4. 58 Steven Bell, 1999 5. 56 Chase Lyles, 2010 56 Jordan Robison, 2001 56 Darryl Woods, 1974 8. 54 Hunter Thoms, 2004 54 Terry Joseph, 1995 10. 53 Matt Donner, 1995
Most Triples 1. 6 Brandon Morgan, 2003 6 Tyler Durham, 2001 6 Jordan Robison, 2001 6 Kevin Berry, 1990 6 Josh Hoffpauir, 1997 6 Chris Cox, 1999 7. 5 Miles Durham, 2006 5 Brandon Morgan, 2006 5 Brandon Morgan, 2005 5 Terry Joseph, 1995 5 Rob Landstad, 1995 5 Terry Joseph, 1994 5 Jerry Norvell, 1983 5 Curtis Ardoin, 1976 5 Curtis Ardoin, 1978 Most Home Runs 1. 19* Darryl Woods, 1974 2. 15 Mike Jaworski, 2008 15 Ryan Anholt, 1998
Best Slugging Pct. 1. .801 Darryl Woods, 1974 2. .741 Terry Joseph, 1995 3. .735 Ryan Anholt, 1998 4. .696 Mike Herron, 1967 5. .688 Curtis Ardoin, 1976 6. .686 Jordan Robison, 2001 7. .682 Joe Urtuzuastegui, 2009 8. .571 Eric DeBlanc, 2010 Total Bases 1. 155 Ryan Anholt, 1998 2. 143 Terry Joseph, 1995 3. 142 Jordan Robison, 2001 4. 138 Mike Jaworski, 2008 5. 135 Chase Lyles, 2009 6. 126 Josh Boop, 2003 7. 124 Eric DeBlanc, 2010 8. 122 Oscar Garcia, 2010 122 Brandon Morgan, 2006 10. 120 Miles Durham, 2006 120 A. Vincent, 2002
Most Stolen Bases 1. 34 Chase Lyles, 2010 2. 33 Terry Joseph, 1995 3. 29 Josh Boop, 2004 29 Terry Miller, 1990 5. 28 Josh Boop, 2003 28 Terry Joseph, 1993 7. 27 Tigger Lyles, 2004 8. 26 Dickey Marze, 1989 9. 24 John Surane, 1990 24 Cary Collins, 1977 11. 23 Brian Carlin, 1991 23 Curtis Ardoin, 1978 Most Sacrifice Hits 1. 14 Jeramie Hale, 2002 2. 13 Daniel Tomlin, 1994 3. 12 Gerry Larson, 1982 4. 11 Aaron Munoz, 2010 11 D.Quattrociocchi,2002 6. 10 Mark LeBlanc, 1974 10 C. Cockfield, 1975 10 David Hunt, 1975 10 Gerry Larson, 1981 10 Brent Trosclair, 1999
Most Strikeouts 1. 64 Miles Durham, 2006 2. 58 Mike Jaworski, 2008 3. 57 D. Toussaint, 1981 4. 47 Tyler Baisley, 2010 5. 46 R. Quintana, 1998 46 Steve Graf, 1981 7. 45 Tyler Durham, 2002 8. 44 Justin Martinez, 2010 44 Michael Flower, 2006 44 Dickey Marze, 1989 44 Robert Hewes, 1997 Most Hit by Pitches 1. 18 Tigger Lyles, 2003 18 Nick Simokatis, 1996 3. 15 Blake Jones, 2005 15 Bobby Barbier, 2004 15 Jay Williams, 1991 6. 14 Brandon Morgan, 2004 14 Jeff Martin, 2003 14 Ryan Appleton, 1998
Most Sacrifice Flies 1. 8 Brandon Morgan, 2005 8 Tom Batson, 1998 3. 7 Chase Lyles, 2010 7 Brad Hanson, 2001 7 Ryan Anholt, 1998 7 Derek Nunn, 1998 Most Bases on Balls 1. 51 Michael Palermo, 2006 2. 47 Robert Hewes, 1996 3. 46 Chris Cox, 1998 4. 45 Ryan Anholt, 1999 45 Tyler Dunlap, 1999 6. 42 Nora Listach, 1978 7. 41 Oscar Garcia, 2010 41 Michael Palermo, 2005 41 Doug Guelde, 1981
Individual Career Most Games 1. 225 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 2. 224 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 224 Scott Pittenger (2003-06) 4. 220 Michael Palermo (2003-06) 5. 212 Chase Lyles (2007-10) 5. 209 Bobby Barbier (2003-06) 6. 205 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 7. 200 John Surane (1987-90) 8. 196 Chris Marshall (1979-82) 9. 193 Daniel Tomlin (1991-94) 10. 187 Gerry Larsen (1979-82) Most At Bats 1. 806 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 2. 793 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 3. 769 Chase Lyles (2007-10) 4. 719 Michael Palermo (2003-06) 5. 688 Scott Pittenger (2003-06) 6. 658 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 7. 653 Bobby Barbier (2003-06) 8. 622 Chris Marshall (1979-82) 9. 619 John Surane (1987-90) 10. 607 Josh Hoffpauir (1997-99) Most Runs Scored 1. 231 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 2. 175 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 3. 173 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 4. 167 Chase Lyles (2007-10) 5. 161 Michael Palermo (2003-06) 6. 129 John Surane (1987-90) 7. 126 Ryan Anholt (1998-99) 8. 120 Bobby Barbier (2003-06) 9. 115 Justin O’Neal (2006-09) 10. 114 Scott Pittenger (2003-06)
Most Hits 1. 259 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 2. 248 Chase Lyles (2007-10) 3. 234 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 4. 225 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 5. 222 Michael Palermo (2003-06) 6. 197 Justin O’Neal (2006-09) 7. 184 Josh Hoffpauir (1997-99) 8. 181 Bobby Barbier (2003-06) 9. 177 Scott Pittenger (2003-06) 10. 174 John Surane (1987-90)
Most Home Runs 1. 31 Darryl Woods (1973-74) 2. 30 Chase Lyles (2007-2010) 3. 28 Dickey Marze (1986-89) 4. 27 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 5. 26 Mike Jaworski (2005-08) 26 Curtis Dorsey (1977-80) 7. 24 Tommy Henry (1971-74) 8. 23 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 9. 21 Jordan Robison (2000-01) 10. 20 David Bailey (1983-85)
Most Doubles 1. 59 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 2. 50 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 3. 46 Chase Lyles (2007-2010) 4. 45 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 5. 42 Kyle Shade (1992-93) 6. 41 Michael Palermo (2003-06) 7. 35 Justin O’Neal (2006-09) 33 Bobby Barbier (2003-06) 33 Curtis Ardoin (1975-78) 10. 32 Anatole Vincent (2002-03) 32 Jordan Robison (2000-01) 32 Tom Batson (1998-99)
Most Runs Batted In 1. 169 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 2. 144 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 3. 139 Chase Lyles (2007-10) 4. 130 Bobby Barbier (2003-06) 130 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 6. 119 Anatole Vincent (2002-03) 7. 113 Justin O’Neal (2006-09) 8. 103 Jordan Robison (2000-01) 9. 103 Matt Donner (1994-95) 10. 102 Tom Batson (1998-99)
Most Triples 17 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 16 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 11 Jordan Robison (2000-01) 10 Curtis Ardoin (1975-78) 9 Josh Hoffpauir (1997-99) 8 Miles Durham (2004-06) 8 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 8 John Surane (1987-90)
Highest Batting Avg. 1. .427 Kyle Shade (1992-93) 2. .374 Brad Hanson (2001-02) 3. .371 Eric DeBlanc (2009-10) 4. .368 Ryan Anholt (1998-99) 5. .367 Darryl Woods (1973-74) 6. .366 Matt Donner (1994-95) 7. .356 J. Robison (2000-01) 8. .352 Josh Boop (2003-04) 9. .342 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 10. .342 Nick Simokatis (1995-96) Most Total Bases 1. 421 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 2. 390 Chase Lyles (2007-2010)
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Terry Joseph (1992-95) Brent Trosclair (1996-99) Michael Palermo (2003-06) Justin O’Neal (2006-09) Curtis Dorsey (1977-80) J. Robison (2000-01) Bobby Barbier (2003-06) Curtis Ardoin (1975-78) Ryan Anholt (1998-99)
Best Slugging Pct. 1. .750 Darryl Woods (1973-74) 2. .623 J. Robison (2000-01) 3. .603 Kyle Shade (1992-93) 4. .592 Nick Simokatis (1995-96) 5. .591 Brad Hanson (2001-02) 6. .585 Ryan Anholt (1998-99) .585 Anatole Vincent (2002-03) 8. .582 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 9. .580 Steven Bell (1999-2000) Most Stolen Bases 1. 100 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 2. 78 Chase Lyles (2007-10) 3. 61 Curtis Ardoin (1975-78) 4. 57 Josh Boop (2003-04) 5. 56 Tigger Lyles (2003-04) 56 Dickey Marze (1986-89) 7. 53 Michael Palermo (2003-06) 8. 52 John Surane (1987-90) 9. 46 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 10. 44 Cary Collins (1977-78) Most Sacrifice Hits 1. 35 Gerry Larsen (1979-82) 2. 26 Daniel Tomlin (1991-94) 3. 22 Jeramie Hale (2001-02) 4. 19 Chris Marshall (1979-82) 19 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 6. 18 Mark LeBlanc (1973-74)
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Most Sacrifice Flies 1. 12 Derek Nunn (1997-98) 12 Tom Batson (1998-99) 3. 11 Justin O’Neal (2006-09) 11 Chris Cox (1998-99) 5. 10 Josh Hoffpauir (1997-99) 10 Brad Hanson (2001-02) 7. 9 Matt Donner (1994-95) Most Bases on Balls 1. 150 Michael Palermo (2003-06) 2. 118 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 3. 115 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 4. 113 John Surane (1987-90) 5. 111 Scott Pittenger (2003-06) 6. 106 Doug Guelde (1979-82) 7. 92 Chase Lyles (2007-10) Most Strikeouts 1. 175 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 2. 142 Steve Graf (1980-83) 3. 141 Brent Trosclair (1996-99) 4. 139 Bobby Barbier (2003-06) 5. 135 Scott Pittenger (2003-06) 6. 129 Chase Lyles (2007-10) 7. 126 Miles Durham (2004-06) 8. 122 Mike Jaworski (2005-08) 9. 111 Curtis Dorsey (1977-80) Most Hit by Pitches 1. 44 Bobby Barbier (2003-06) 2. 33 Brandon Morgan (2003-06) 3. 30 Terry Joseph (1992-95) 4. 29 Tigger Lyles (2003-04) 5. 25 Michael Palermo (2003-06) 6. 24 Scott Pittenger (2003-06)
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Individual Season Most Appearances 1. 28 Blake Jones, 2005 28 Skip Madden, 1991 3. 26 Chad Sheppard, 2010 4. 25 Heath Hennigan, 2010 25 Gary Adair, 2002 25 David Balcer, 1998 25 Brandon Emanuel, 1998 25 Tom Sullivan, 1996 9. 24 Mathias Simmons, 2010 24 Ryan Campbell, 2007 24 Skip Madden, 1990 24 Kevin Needham, 1996 Most Games Started 1. 18 Brian Lawrence, 1998 2. 16 Luke Irvine, 2010 16 Dereck Cloeren, 2005 16 Daniel Lonsberry, 2005 16 Casey Johnson, 2003 3. 15 Ryan Zimmerman, 2010 15 Heath Hennigan, 2008 15 Jimmy Heard, 2007 15 Fraser Robinson, 2006 15 Daniel Lonsberry, 2004 15 Jason Slanina, 2002 15 John Kowalski, 1983 15 Brian Lawrence, 1997 15 Zach Martin, 1996 15 Rick Metcalfe, 1996 15 Kenny Norris, 1987
15 Woody Schick, 1970 15 Barry Shepherd, 1991 15 David Balcer, 1999 Most Complete Games 1. 14 Woody Schick, 1970 2. 12 Dennis Choate, 1974 3. 11 Reggie Gatewood, 1994 4. 10 Jimmy Stewart, 1971 10 Butch Cole, 1976 10 Jim Pomirko, 1994 10 Brian Lawrence, 1997 Most Shutouts 1. 4 Malcolm Lewis, 1968 4 Woody Schick, 1970 3. 3 by nine different pitchers Most Innings Pitched 1. 110.2 Brian Lawrence, 1998 2. 107.1 Fraser Robinson, 2006 3. 107 Woody Schick, 1970 4. 106.1 David Balcer, 1999 5. 106 O.J. King, 2002 6. 104 Jim Pomirko, 1994 7. 103 Adam Stout, 1999 8. 101 Brian Lawrence, 1997 101 Reggie Gatewood, 1994 101 Keith Moore, 1994 4
Lowest Earned Run Average 1. 0.59 Malcolm Lewis, 1968 2. 0.72 Charlie Johnson, 1963 3. 0.90 Tommy Stewart, 1965 4. 1.00 Ronnie Arnold, 1964 5. 1.60 Keith Moore, 1994 6. 1.71 Charley Johnson, 1965 7. 1.78 Jimmy Stewart, 1971 8. 2.00 Ronny Arnold, 1965 9. 2.12 Reggie Gatewood, 1994 10. 2.15 Brandon Emanuel, 1998 Most Wins 1. 11 Casey Johnson, 2002 (11-1) 11 Reggie Gatewood, 1994 3. 10 Clayton Turner, 2004 10 Brian Dulin, 1995 10 Reggie Gatewood, 1994 10 Gary Johnson, 1967 (10-0) 10 Adam Stout, 1999 (10-2) 8. 9 Kyle Broughton, 2005 (9-1) Best Winning Percentage (minimum 5 decisions)
1. 1.000 (5-0) Jimmy Heard, 2006 1.000 (10-0) Gary Johnson, 1967 1.000 (5-0) Carl Makowsky, 2001 1.000 (5-0) Skip Madden, 1991 6. .917 (11-1) Casey Johnson, 2002 7. .900 (9-1) Kyle Broughton, 2005 8. .889 (8-1) Terry Ruddell, 1978
.889 (8-1) Skip Madden, 1990 10. .875 (7-1) Butch Cole, 1973 .875 (7-1) Jermain Trahan, 1991 Most Saves 1. 10 Chad Sheppard, 2010 10 Chad Sheppard, 2009 10 Daniel Desclouds, 2005 4. 9 Ryan Campbell, 2007 9 Skip Madden, 1990 6. 8 Blake Jones, 2005 8 Brandon Emanuel, 1998 9. 7 Skip Madden, 1991 5 Tom Sullivan, 1997 Most Strikeouts 1. 110 Chris Brown, 1997 2. 104 Luke Irvine, 2010 104 Brian Lawrence, 1998 4. 103 Clayton Turner, 2004 5. 102 Bob Kairis, 1987 6. 85 O.J. King, 2002 7. 84 David Balcer, 1999 8. 83 Daniel Lonsberry, 2004 9. 81 Heath Hennigan, 2008 10. 77 Ryan Zimmerman, 2010
Individual Career Most Games 1. 90 David Balcer (1996-99) 2. 70 Heath Hennigan (2006-10) 3. 69 Kyle Broughton (2005-09) 4. 67 Zach Sanches (2001-03) 5. 64 Jason Slanina (1999-2002) 64 Kevin Warner (1981-84) 7. 63 Jimmy Heard (2006-09) 8. 62 Casey Johnson (2000-03) 62 Dennis Choate (1972-75) Most Games Started 1. 45 Dennis Choate (1972-75) 2. 44 Jimmy Heard (2006-09) 44 Kenny Stelly (1977-80) 4. 40 Jason Slanina (1999-2002) 5. 38 Scott Stagner (1977-80) 38 David Balcer (1996-99) 7. 37 Casey Johnson (2000-03) 8. 36 Heath Hennigan (2006-10) 9. 33 Brian Lawrence (1997-98) 10. 31 Daniel Lonsberry (2004-05) Most Complete Games 1. 32 Dennis Choate (1972-75) 2. 22 Jimmy Stewart (1968-71) 22 Scott Stagner (1977-80) 4. 20 Woody Schick (1969-72) 5. 16 Brian Lawrence (1997-98) Most No-Hitters 1. 3 Woody Schick (1969-72) 2. 1 Ronnie Arnold (1964) 1 Reggie Gatewood (1993-94) 52
Most Shutouts 1. 6 Eric Barkley (1981-82) 6 Reggie Gatewood (1993-94) 3. 5 Malcolm Lewis (1966-68) 4. 4 Don Shields (1967-69) 4 Woody Schick (1969-72) 4 Brian Lawrence (1997-98) 4 O.J. King (2001-02) Most Innings Pitched 1. 326.1 Jimmy Heard (2006-09) 2. 319.2 David Balcer (1996-99) 3. 318.1 Dennis Choate (1972-75) 4. 295.1 Jason Slanina (1999-2002) 5. 281.1 Scott Stagner (1977-80) 6. 266.2 Casey Johnson (2000-03) 7. 251.2 Kenny Stelly (1977-80) 8. 238.2 Heath Hennigan (2006-10) 9. 213.0 Kyle Broughton (2005-09) 10. 212.1 Brian Lawrence (1997-98) Best Earned Run Average 1. 1.59 Malcolm Lewis (1966-68) 2. 1.70 Don Shields (1967-69) 3. 1.94 Charlie Johnson (1963-64) 4. 2.56 Reggie Gatewood (1993-94) 5. 2.78 Keith Moore (1993-94) Most Wins 1. 29 Billie Roy Cook (1956-59) 2. 27 David Balcer (1996-99) 3. 26 Jimmy Heard (2006-09) 4. 25 Dennis Choate (1972-75)
5. 23 23 7. 21 8. 18 9. 16 10. 11
Casey Johnson (2000-03) Jason Slanina (1999-2002) Reggie Gatewood (1993-94) Matt Machen (1991-94) O.J. King (2001-02) Heath Hennigan (2006-10)
Best Winning Percentage 1. .929 (13-1) Skip Madden (1990-91) 2. .875 (14-2) Brian Dulin (1994-95) 3. .818 (9-2) Terry Ruddell (1977-78) 4. .812 (13-3) Clayton Turner (2003-04) 5. .807 (21-5) R. Gatewood (1993-94) 6. .800 (12-3) Malcolm Lewis (1966-68) 7. .784 (29-8) Billie R. Cook (1956-59) 8. .727 (16-6) O.J. King (2001-02) 9. .719 (23-9) Casey Johnson (2000-03)
Most Strikeouts 1. 255 Heath Hennigan (2006-10) 2. 241 Jimmy Heard (2006-09) 3. 235 David Balcer (1996-99) 4. 206 Dennis Choate (1972-75) 5. 197 Jason Slanina (1999-2002) 6. 181 Chris Brown (1997-98) 7. 179 Brian Lawrence (1997-98) 8. 171 Scott Stagner (1977-80) 9. 170 Casey Johnson (2000-03) 10. 168 Jimmy Stewart (1968-71) Moving Up 104 Luke Irvine (2010-present)
Most Saves 1. 20 Chad Sheppard (2009-10) 2. 16 Skip Madden (1990-91) 10 Daniel Desclouds (2004-05) 4. 9 Ryan Campbell (2007-08) 5. 8 Blake Jones (2003-05) 8 Brandon Emanuel (1997-98) 7. 7 Tom Sullivan (1996-97) 8. 6 Zach Sanches (2001-03) 6 J. Dencausse (2000-2003) 10. 4 Gary Adair (2001-02) 4 Chris Eckley (1993) 4 Kevin Needham (1996)
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A Look Back at 1991
20 Years Later:
The 1991 SLC Championship team
The 1991 Northwestern State baseball season was dubbed “The Dream Season” after the Demons won their first Southland Conference title and ignited what would be a league dynasty. Coached by Jim Wells, the Demons stormed to a 40-21 record, their first 40-win season in school history. The Demons placed three players on the All-SLC first team that season Jay Williams, Brian Carlin, and Barry Shepherd, and three on the second team - James McCarthy, Deon Montgomery, and Steve Smith. Wells was named the league’s Coach of the Year while Shephered garnered Pitcher of the Year honors and Carlin Player & Newcomer of the Year recognition. Carlin led the team with a .339 batting average, eight home runs and 33 runs batted in while Shepherd posted an 8-5 record with a 3.19 ERA in 17 appearances with 15 starts. During the season, NSU posted wins over LSU, Houston and Louisiana Tech and played in its first-ever NCAA Regional, going 0-2 at the LSU Regional against LSU (L 13-2) and Louisiana-Lafayette (L 11-7). 1991 Results Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.
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Centenary W 5-3 Centenary L 4-1 Southeastern La. L 5-4 at UNO L 12-4 at Southeastern La. W 3-0 Ark.-Monticello W 7-3 Ark.-Monticello W 7-1 Ark.-Little Rock L 1-0 Henderson State W 8-4 Henderson State W 6-0 at Lamar W 14-2 at Lamar L 6-3 at Lamar L 7-5 at LSU W 7-3 Ouachita Baptist W 3-1 Ouachita Baptist W 10-1 at Houston W 6-5 at Houston L 7-6 (12) at Centenary W 4-2 at Centenary W 5-3 Dartmouth W 6-2
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*at UL-Monroe W 4-0 *at UL-Monroe L 14-2 *at UL-Monroe L 5-4 (10) Southern Ark. L 9-8 Louisiana Tech W 4-0 Louisiana Tech W 5-0 *Sam Houston St. W 2-1 *Sam Houston St. L 4-3 (9) *Sam Houston St. W 7-0 at Grambling L 10-3 Indiana Wesleyan W 4-0 Indiana Wesleyan W 3-0 *at Texas State W 6-3 *at Texas State W 3-0 (15) *at Texas State W 5-1 Southern Ark. W 6-5 Southern Ark. W 4-0 Baptist Christian W 4-2 at Nicholls W 2-1 LSU L 7-3 *Stephen F. Austin W 2-0
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The 1991 Demons Larry Alexander C Matt Benson INF/P Greg Briggs INF Brian Carlin OF Joe Daw P Wil Delafield OF Mitch Deshotels INF Marvin Gasper P Kevin Hartsburg INF David Humphreys P Mark Lipa INF Matt Machen OF Skip Madden P Glen Maynor P Jim McCarthy C Deon Montgomery 3B Brannon Peters P Chris Pope P Dale Reich P Skip Sharp C Barry Shepherd P Steve Smith OF/P Scotty Stafford INF Jermain Trahan INF/P Daniel Tomlin INF Jay Williams SS Jim Wells, head coach Kevin Cox, assistant coach Mike Bianco, assistant coach Billy Murphy, assistant coach
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A Look Back at 2001
10 Years Later:
The 2001 SLC Championship team
Led by head coach John Cohen, the 2001 Northwestern State Demons exceeded preseason expectations to win its seventh Southland Conference championship in 11 years as pollsters tabbed the Demons for a fifth place finish in preseason polls. NSU broke four team and individual records that season while also setting a BrownStroud attendance record when 4,214 fans showed to watch the Demons defeat LSU, 108. The Demons claimed the league title after winning the opener over Texas State on May 11, then four days later, nine NSU players were named to the All-SLC team, including first team selections David Quattrociocchi, Jordan Robison, and Brad Hanson. Pitcher O.J. King was named the league’s Newcomer of the Year after he posted an 8-2 record with a 4.03 ERA while Cohen was named Coach of the Year in his final stint at NSU. Quattrociocchi led NSU with a .401 batting average while Robison topped the team with 13 home runs and 56 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. Hanson added a .381 mark with a teamhigh 16 doubles next to eight home runs and 52 RBIs. 2001 Results Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. 56
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The 2001 Demons Gary Adair P Steven Adams OF Patrick Beale INF Aaron Darcey P Josh Dencausse P Gene DeSalme P Tyler Durham INF Jeramie Hale OF Brad Hanson OF Mike Hathaway C Kenny Homann 1B/P Casey Johnson P Nolan Jones INF O.J. King P Aaron Konrad INF Ed Linck INF Danny Lutterman 1B Carl Makowsky P Lee McCleon INF Will McGuffey P Chris Prothro C David Quattrociocchi INF
Jordan Robison OF Zach Sanches P Jason Slanina P Ricardo Solis INF Kelsey Tomyn OF/1B Jacob Valles C Daniel Wascom C Shawn West C John Cohen, head coach Bill Wright, assistant coach J.P. Davis, assistant coach
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