2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2022
Team:	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Conference:	Conference USA
Short Conf:	C-USA
Record:	43–21
Conf Record:	20–10
Head Coach:	Lane Burroughs
Asst Coach1:	Mitch Gaspard
Asst Coach2:	Cooper Fouts
Asst Coach3:	Matt Miller
Stadium:	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
Champion:	C-USA Tournament champion
Bowl:	NCAA Austin Regional appearance
Bowl Result:	1–2

The 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 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 sixth season with the Bulldogs.

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the conference.^[1]

Media poll
1	Southern Miss	6
2	Louisiana Tech	2
3	Old Dominion	1
4	Charlotte	4
5	Florida Atlantic	-
6	UTSA	-
7	FIU	1
8	Rice	-
9	Western Kentucky	-
10	Middle Tennessee	-
11	UAB	-
12	Marshall	-

Preseason CUSA Pitcher of the Year

Jonathan Fincher – Redshirt Junior, Left-Handed Pitcher

Preseason All-CUSA team

Taylor Young – Infielder
Jonathan Fincher – Pitcher
Jarrett Whorf – Pitcher

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Schedule and results

2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball game log

Regular season (38–18)

February (5–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	C-USA record
Feb. 18				W 7–3	Fincher (1-0)	McDonough (0-1)	Gibson (1)	CUSA.TV	2,247	1–0
Feb. 19	Wichita State		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 9–6	Crigger (1-0)	Adler (0-1)	None	CUSA.TV	2,307	2–0
Feb. 20	Wichita State		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 5–3	Martinez (1-0)	Stevens (0-1)	Crigger (1)	CUSA.TV	2,261	3–0
Feb. 23			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 11–6	Gibson (1-0)	Cooper (0-1)	None		2,529	4–0
Feb. 25			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 6–1	Fincher (2-0)	Hoffman (0-1)	None	CUSA.TV	2,256	5–0
Feb. 27	Tulane		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 1–4⁷	Carmouche (2-0)	Jennings (0-1)	None	CUSA.TV	2,110	5–1
Feb. 27	Tulane		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 5–13⁷	Massey (1-0)	Whorff (0-1)	None	CUSA.TV	2,304	5–2

March (13–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	C-USA record
Mar. 1				L 4–5	Vial Jr. (1-0)	Gibson (1-1)	Evans (1)		225	5–3
Mar. 2				L 3–4	Reynolds (1-1)	Hodges (0-1)	Trahan (1)	ESPN+	1,218	5–4
Mar. 4				W 21–5	Fincher (3-0)	Stone (1-1)	None		851	6–4
Mar. 5	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 11–3	Tomkins (1-0)	Rogers (2-1)	None		820	7–4
Mar. 6	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	L 2–5	Shadrick (1-0)	Whorff (0-2)	Foster (4)		770	7–5
Mar. 8			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	Game postponed
Mar. 9	Southeastern Louisiana		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 13–1	Giannette (1-0)	Lauve (0-2)	None	CUSA.TV	2,229	8–5
Mar. 11			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 22–2	Fincher (4-0)	Tinker (0-3)	None	CUSA.TV	2,237	9–5
Mar. 12	Houston Baptist		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 12–3	Jennings (1-1)	Burch (0-2)	None	CUSA.TV	2,327	10–5
Mar. 13	Houston Baptist		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 6–0	Whorff (1-2)	Ripoll (1-2)	None	CUSA.TV	2,257	11–5
Mar. 15				W 8–4	Martinez (2-0)	Shuffler (0-2)	None	ESPN+	1,574	12–5
Mar. 18				W 6–5	Gibson (2-1)	Miller (1-1)	Crigger (2)	CUSA.TV	782	13–5	1–0
Mar. 19	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	W 5–4	Tomkins (2-0)	Shafer (0-1)	Crigger (3)	CUSA.TV	553	14–5	2–0
Mar. 20	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	L 3–13⁸	Owens (1-1)	Whorff (1-3)	None	CUSA.TV	134	14–6	2–1
Mar. 22	at No. 21 LSU			Game postponed
Mar. 23	at No. 21 LSU		Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 7–6¹²	Crigger (2-1)	Floyd (3-2)	None		10,314	15–6
Mar. 25			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 12–2	Fincher (5-0)	Cabarcas (2-2)	Giannette (1)	CUSA.TV	2,226	16–6	3–1
Mar. 26	FIU		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 12–0	Gibson (3-0)	Pridgen (1-3)	None	CUSA.TV	2,343	17–6	4–1
Mar. 27	FIU		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 13–2⁸	Whorff (2-3)	Lequerica (1-1)	None	CUSA.TV	2,217	18–6	5–1
Mar. 29	No. 19		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 4–7	Heaton (1-1)	Martinez (2-1)	Arnold (5)	CUSA.TV	2,354	18–7

April (11–8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	C-USA record
Apr. 1				L 2–8	Hall (4-0)	Fincher (5-1)	None	ESPN+	5,469	18–8	5–2
Apr. 2	at Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 4–2	Gibson (4-0)	Riggins (3-2)	Crigger (4)	ESPN+	5,706	19–8	6–2
Apr. 3	at Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–8	Waldrep (3-1)	Whorff (2-4)	None	ESPN+	5,138	19–9	6–3
Apr. 5	Louisiana		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 7–3	Tomkins (3-0)	Bonds (2-2)	Crigger (5)	CUSA.TV	2,439	20–9
Apr. 6	Louisiana		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 6–8	Rawls (1-0)	Whorff (2-5)	None	CUSA.TV	2,606	20–10
Apr. 8			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 5–3	Crigger (3-1)	Deskins (1-5)	None	CUSA.TV	2,463	21–10	7—3
Apr. 9	Rice		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 9–3	Jennings (2-1)	Zaskoda (0-1)	None	CUSA.TV	2,531	22–10	8–3
Apr. 10	Rice		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 3–1	Fincher (6-1)	Burbank (1-4)	Crigger (6)	CUSA.TV	2,384	23–10	9–3
Apr. 12			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	Game postponed
Apr. 15				L 9–10	Capuano (2-5)	Lancaster (0-1)	None		49	23–11	9–4
Apr. 16	at Marshall		Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV	W 7–4	Harland (1-0)	Agemy (2-1)	None		78	24–11	10–4
Apr. 16	at Marshall		Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV	W 11–5	Whorff (3-5)	Lyles (2-1)	None		78	25–11	11–4
Apr. 19			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 10–0	Martinez (3-1)	Brewer (2-1)	None	CUSA.TV	2,186	26–11
Apr. 20	Northwestern State		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 6–4	Whorff (4-5)	Prestwich (0-3)	Crigger (7)	CUSA.TV	2,499	27–11
Apr. 22			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 3–7	Keenan (4-3)	Gibson (4-1)	None	CUSA.TV	2,755	27–12	11–5
Apr. 23	Middle Tennessee		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 4–2	Jennings (3-1)	Wigginton (5-3)	Crigger (8)	CUSA.TV	2,494	28–12	12–5
Apr. 24	Middle Tennessee		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 3–6¹²	Seibert (3-2)	Crigger (3-2)	None	CUSA.TV	2,259	28–13	12–6
Apr. 27	at Little Rock			L 7–8	Smallwood (4-3)	Whorff (4-6)	None		115	28–14
Apr. 29				L 0–5	Morgan (0-5)	Gibson (4-3)	None	ESPN+	492	28–15	12–7
Apr. 30	at Old Dominion		Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA	W 10–5	Harland (2-0)	Dean (2-2)	None	CUSA.TV	412	29–15	13–7

May (9–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	C-USA record
May 1	at Old Dominion		Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA	W 8–4	Tomkins (4-0)	Gertner (4-4)	None	CUSA.TV	664	30–15	14–7
May 3	Louisiana–Monroe		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 11–5	Harland (3-0)	Robinson (1-1)	None	CUSA.TV	2,512	31–15
May 4	at Northwestern State			W 4–3	Knight (1-0)	Taylor (2-1)	Crigger (10)		1,208	32–15
May 6			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 2–10	Cooley (7-3)	Gibson (4-3)	None	CUSA.TV	2,290	32–16	14–8
May 7	Florida Atlantic		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 11–6	Jennings (4-1)	DeGusipe (0-2)	None	CUSA.TV	2,360	33–16	15–8
May 8	Florida Atlantic		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 2–5	Burnham (6-0)	Fincher (6-2)	Wegielnik (6)	CUSA.TV	2,221	33–17	15–9
May 13			J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 16–4	Gibson (5-3)	Terbrak (7-4)	None	CUSA.TV	2,362	34–17	16–9
May 14	Western Kentucky		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 7–2	Jennings (5-1)	Stofel (0-7)	None	CUSA.TV	2,388	35–17	17–9
May 15	Western Kentucky		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 11–2	Whorff (5-6)	Bergeron (2-3)	None	CUSA.TV	2,340	36–17	18–9
May 19				L 3–11	Giesting (7-4)	Gibson (5-4)	None	ESPN+	674	36–18	18–10
May 20	at Charlotte		Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC	W 8–3	Crigger (4-2)	Kramer (3-2)	None	ESPN+	773	37–18	19–10
May 21	at Charlotte		Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC	W 14–5⁸	Fincher (7-2)	Lancaster (4-2)	None	ESPN+	787	38–18	20–10

Postseason (5–3)

(4–1)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 25	vs. (7) Charlotte	(2)	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 4–0	Gibson (6-4)	Michelson (1-1)	None	ESPN+		39–18	1–0
May 26	vs. (3) Old Dominion	(2)	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 7–2	Jennings (6-1)	Pantos (6-1)	None	ESPN+		40–18	2–0
May 28	vs. (3) Old Dominion	(2)	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–9¹³	Hartline (2-1)	Whorff (5-7)	None	ESPN+		40–19	2–1
May 28	vs. (3) Old Dominion	(2)	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 8–7	Crigger (5-2)	Pantos (6-2)	None	ESPN+	2,873	41–19	3–1
May 29	vs. (5) UTSA	(2)	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 9–8	Crigger (6-2)	Owens (3-2)	None		3,140	42–19	4–1

(1–2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
Jun. 3	vs. (3) Dallas Baptist	(2)		W 12–5	Fincher (8-2)	Hall (3-3)	Martinez (1)	ESPN+	7,309	43–19	1–0
Jun. 4		(2)	UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 2–5	Stevens (6-6)	Crigger (6-3)	None	LHN/ESPN+	8,502	43–20	1–1
Jun. 5	vs. (4)	(2)	UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 7–9	Dornak (1-0)	Crigger (6-4)	None	ESPN+	7,340	43–21	1–2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled

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

Postseason

ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-American team	Taylor Young, INF	^[4]
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team	Ryan Harland, P	^[5]
C-USA Defensive Player of the Year	Logan McLeod, INF	^[6]
First Team All-CUSA team	Taylor Young, INF Cole McConnell, OF Kyle Crigger, P
Second Team All-CUSA team	Jorge Corona, C Cade Gibson, P Ryan Harland, P
Freshman All-CUSA team	Ryan Harland, P

Rankings

See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

External links

• Louisiana Tech Baseball

Notes and References

Web site: 2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards.
Web site: BASE: C-USA Announces 2022 Preseason Awards . conferenceusa.com . 30 July 2022 . en.
Web site: Bulldogs Announce Challenging 2022 Schedule . LA Tech Athletics . 30 July 2022 . en.
Web site: BASE: Four C-USA Players Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams . Conference USA . 1 August 2022.
Web site: BASE: Four C-USA Players Named to Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American Team . conferenceusa.com . 1 August 2022 . en.
Web site: BASE: C-USA Announces 2022 Superlative Awards, All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams . conferenceusa.com . 1 August 2022 . en.