2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2021
Team:	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Conference:	Conference USA
Division:	West Division
Short Conf:	C-USA
Coachrank:	21
Cbrank:	29
Record:	42–20
Conf Record:	22–8
Head Coach:	Lane Burroughs
Asst Coach1:	Mike Silva
Asst Coach2:	Mitch Gaspard
Asst Coach3:	Matt Miller
Stadium:	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
Champion:	C-USA West Division champion
Bowl:	Ruston Regional
Bowl Result:	2–2

The 2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The Bulldogs competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA West Division. They played their home games at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park, on the university's Ruston campus. The team was coached by Lane Burroughs, who was in his fifth season with the Bulldogs.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

3rd Team

• Parker Bates – Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)^[1]

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.^[2]

Media poll (West)
1	Southern Miss	10
2	Louisiana Tech	2
3	Rice	-
4	Middle Tennessee	-
5	UTSA	-
6	UAB	-

Preseason CUSA Player of the Year

• Parker Bates – Senior, Outfielder

Preseason All-CUSA team

• Hunter Wells – Infielder
• Taylor Young – Infielder
• Parker Bates – Outfielder

Schedule and results

2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (36–16)
February (4–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record February 21 vs. Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 18-1 111 1-0 - February 22 Alex Box Stadium L 7-16 2,059 1-1 - February 23 Russo Park Lafayette, LA L 0-2 795 1-2 - February 26 Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 9-2 2-2 - February 27 Southern Pat Patterson Park W 5-1 3-2 - February 28 Southern Pat Patterson Park W 12-4 4-2 -
March (13–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record March 2 Russo Park Lafayette, LA L 2-7 387 4-3 - March 5 Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 11-0 1,000 5-3 - March 6 McNeesee State Pat Patterson Park W 4-3 1,000 6-3 - March 7 McNeesee State Pat Patterson Park W 14-4^8 1,000 7-3 - March 9 Warhawk Field Monroe, LA W 10-3 1,100 8-3 - March 12 Pat Patterson Park L 7-9^10 1,000 8-4 - March 13 No. 1 Arkansas Pat Patterson Park L 1-8 1,000 8-5 - March 14 No. 1 Arkansas Pat Patterson Park W 2-0 1,000 9-5 - March 16 Pat Patterson Park W 13-1 1,000 10-5 - March 17 No. 4 Ole Miss Pat Patterson Park Canceled March 19 at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium New Orleans, LA W 2-0 668 11-5 - March 20 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium W 4-0 771 12-5 - March 21 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium W 8-6 696 13-5 - March 23 Louisiana–Monroe No. 23 Pat Patterson Park W 9-7 1,000 14-5 - March 26 No. 23 Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS W 3-2 15-5 1-0 March 27 (1) at Southern Miss No. 23 Pete Taylor Park L 6-14^7 15-6 1-1 March 27 (2) at Southern Miss No. 23 Pete Taylor Park W 4-0^7 16-6 2-1 March 28 at Southern Miss No. 23 Pete Taylor Park W 8-7 17-6 3-1
April (12–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record April 1 No. 17 Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 16-1^7 1,000 18-6 4-1 April 2 (1) UAB No. 17 Pat Patterson Park W 6-4^7 1,000 19-6 5-1 April 2 (2) UAB No. 17 Pat Patterson Park L 3-9^7 1,000 19-7 5-2 April 3 UAB No. 17 Pat Patterson Park W 6-0 1,000 20-7 6-2 April 9 No. 16 Reckling Park Houston, TX W 6-0 1,179 21-7 7-2 April 10 (1) at Rice No. 16 Reckling Park W 7-6^7 952 22-7 8-2 April 10 (2) at Rice No. 16 Reckling Park W 20-6^7 1,158 23-7 9-2 April 11 at Rice No. 16 Reckling Park W 13-4 1,180 24-7 10-2 April 17 (1) No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 3-4 1,000 24-8 10-3 April 17 (2) Southern Miss No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 5-3 1,000 25-8 11-3 April 18 (1) Southern Miss No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 11-12^7 1,000 25-9 11-4 April 18 (2) Southern Miss No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 7-6^7 1,000 26-9 12-4 April 23 No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 4-3 1,000 27-9 13-4 April 24 (1) Marshall No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 11-4^7 1,000 28-9 14-4 April 24 (2) Marshall No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 5-11^7 1,000 28-10 14-5 April 25 Marshall No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 2-7 1,000 28-11 14-6 April 30 No. 16 Reese Smith Jr. Field Murfreesboro, TN W 9-7 200 29-11 15-6
May (7–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record May 1 (1) No. 16 Reese Smith Jr. Field Murfreesboro, TN W 1-0^7 200 30-11 16-6 May 1 (2) at Middle Tennessee No. 16 Reese Smith Jr. Field W 5-4^7 200 31-11 17-6 May 2 at Middle Tennessee No. 16 Reese Smith Jr. Field W 6-1 200 32-11 18-6 May 8 (1) at No. 14 Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL L 5-10 350 32-12 18-7 May 8 (2) at FIU No. 14 Infinity Insurance Park W 12-7 325 33-12 19-7 May 9 (1) at FIU No. 14 Infinity Insurance Park Canceled May 9 (2) at FIU No. 14 Infinity Insurance Park Canceled May 11 No. 14 Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA L 8-16^7 4,068 33-13 - May 14 No. 14 Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA L 5-7 1,548 33-14 19-8 May 15 (1) UTSA No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 4-1^7 1,545 34-14 20-8 May 15 (2) UTSA No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 10-7^8 1,545 35-14 21-8 May 16 UTSA No. 14 Pat Patterson Park W 17-7^7 1,609 36-14 22-8 May 20 No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 8-10 1,538 36-15 - May 21 Old Dominion No. 14 Pat Patterson Park L 7-8 1,673 36-16 -
Postseason (6–4)
(4–2) Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 26 No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 7-6^12 37-16 1-0 May 27 No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park L 1-4 2,216 37-17 1-1 May 28 No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park W 14-4^8 1,539 38-17 2-1 May 29 (1) No. 19 (3) Southern Miss No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park W 11-10^10 39-17 3-1 May 29 (2) No. 19 (3) Southern Miss No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park W 6-5 2,183 40-17 4-1 May 30 No. 18 (2) Pat Patterson Park L 5-7^10 2,484 40-18 4-2 (2–2) Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Tournament record June 4 No. 18 (1) Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 18-2 2,634 41-18 1-0 June 5 No. 18 (1) Pat Patterson Park L 3-8 2,817 41-19 1-1 June 6 (1) (3) Alabama No. 18 (1) Pat Patterson Park W 10-8 2,582 42-19 2-1 June 6 (2) No. 16 (2) NC State No. 18 (1) Pat Patterson Park L 7-14 2,513 42-20 2-2
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Cancelled

Schedule Source:^[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

External links

• Louisiana Tech Baseball

Notes and References

1. News: Collegiate Baseball 2021 All-Americans. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. January 8, 2021. April 12, 2021.
2. Web site: 2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards.
3. @LATechBSB Announces 2021 Scheduled. Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. November 5, 2020.