Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball explained

Current:	2024 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
University:	University of Louisiana at Monroe
Conference:	Sun Belt
Division:	West
Location:	Monroe, Louisiana
Coach:	Michael Federico
Tenure:	7th
Stadium:	Lou St. Amant Field
Capacity:	1,800
Nickname:	Warhawks
Ncaa Tourneys:	1983, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2012
Conference Tournament:	Southland 1995 Sun Belt: 2012
Conference Champion:	Gulf States 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 Southland: 1983, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002 Sun Belt: 2008

The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball (formerly the Northeast Louisiana Indians) team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe in NCAA Division I college baseball.^[1] The Warhawks baseball team competes in the Sun Belt Conference. The Warhawks play their home games on campus at Lou St. Amant Field, and are currently coached by Michael Federico.

History

Head coaches

The Warhawks have had 12 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:

1	Woody Boyles	1952–1954	23	16	1	.588
2	George Luffey	1955–1966	131	134	1	.494
3	Bill Dotson	1966–1972	171	112	2	.604
4	Terry Murry	1973	7	18	0	.280
5	Steve Maddox	1974	6	27	0	.182
6	Jimmy "Chick" Childress	1975	13	17	0	.433
7	Lou St. Amant	1976–1993	414	428	5	.492
8	Smoke Laval	1994–2000	241	159	0	.603
9	Brad Holland	2001–2006	150	151	0	.498
10	Jeff Schexnaider	2006–2014	212	254	0	.455
11	Bruce Peddie	2014–2017	72	125	0	.365
12	Michael Federico	2018–Present	88	95	0

Notes: Brad Holland was fired after an 0–13 start in 2006 and was replaced by Jeff Schexnaider. Schexnaider was fired after an 8–17 start in 2014 and was replaced by Bruce Peddie.

Conference membership history

1952–1953: Independent
1954–1971: Gulf States Conference
1972–1978: Independent
1979–1982: Atlantic Sun Conference
1983–2006: Southland Conference
2007–Present: Sun Belt Conference

Regular season Championships

1964	George Luffey	17–10 (13–3)	Gulf State Conference champions
1966	Bill Dotson	17–9 (13–9)	Gulf State Conference champions
1968	Bill Dotson	26–15–1 (15–5)	Gulf State Conference champions
1969	Bill Dotson	25–11 (16–6)	Gulf State Conference champions
1970	Bill Dotson	35–19 (16–6)	Gulf State Conference champions
1982	Lou St. Amant	22–29–1 (7–5)	Atlantic Sun Conference Champions (West Division)
1983	Lou St. Amant	32–21 (11–3)	Southland Conference Champions
1996		41–19 (21–9)	Southland Conference Champions (Louisiana)
1999	Smoke Laval	36–22 (19–7)	Southland Conference Champions
2000	Smoke Laval	41–22 (20–7)	Southland Conference Champions
2002	Brad Holland	29–29 (20–10)	Southland Conference Champions
2008	Jeff Schexnaider	34–24 (20–10)	Sun Belt Conference Champions
Regular season championships:			13

Conference Tournament Championships

1995	Smoke Laval	37–20 (16–7)	Southland Conference Champions
2012	Jeff Schexnaider	32–30 (15–15)	Sun Belt Conference Champions
Conference Tournament championships:			2

NCAA Regional appearances

· ULM has a record of 3–9 in regional appearances.

NCAA Regional Results	+
1983 Austin, TX Regional Lost to Texas, 0–15 Lost to Texas–Pan American, 8–9
1995 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to Cal State Fullerton, 6–7 Lost to Central Michigan, 11–14
1999 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to LSU, 4–11 Lost to Southern, 7–8
2000 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated New Orleans, 8–3 Lost to LSU, 0–21 Defeated New Orleans, 10–4 Lost to LSU, 3–5
2012 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to LSU, 1–4 Defeated Belmont, 6–3 Lost to Oregon State, 2–11

Major League Baseball

Louisiana–Monroe has had 65 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965, five of whom have reached the major leagues.^[2]

Warhawks in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year	Player	Round	Team
1965		55	Astros
1970		22	Dodgers
1972		1	White Sox
1979		20	Athletics
1982		23	Angels
1984		15	Angels
1985		8	Rangers
1986		13	Pirates
1986		15	Expos
1987		5	Rangers
1987		23	Expos
1987		50	Yankees
1990		34	Yankees
1990		40	White Sox
1991		6	White Sox
1992		29	Pirates
1992		33	Phillies
1993		16	Cubs
1993		21	Giants
1993		26	Red Sox
1994		36	Cubs
1995		8	Cubs
1996		24	Phillies
1998		10	Dodgers
1998		23	Astros
1998		29	Blue Jays
1998		46	Blue Jays
1999		1	Brewers
1999		31	Brewers
2000		13	Yankees
2001		34	Phillies
2003		5	Mets
2003		17	Blue Jays
2003		21	Phillies
2003		33	Blue Jays
2004		7	Royals
2004		8	Rockies
2004		11	Pirates
2004		12	Rangers
2004		14	Yankees
2004		23	Orioles
2004		37	Rangers
2005		2	Diamondbacks
2005		16	Cardinals
2005		23	Athletics
2006		47	Diamondbacks
2007		20	Giants
2007		22	Rockies
2008		17	Marlins
2008		35	Mets
2009		22	Yankees
2009		24	Orioles
2011		32	Athletics
2011		33	Padres
2012		12	Giants
2012		19	Giants
2012		28	Giants
2014		26	Cardinals
2015		26	Padres
2016		33	Blue Jays
2017		39	Diamondbacks
2018		22	Yankees
2019		19	Yankees
2019		22	Mariners
2019		33	White Sox

Retired Players

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

Warhawk Field

Attendance

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

Year	National Rank	Avg. attendance
1999	43rd	820
2001	42nd	926
2012	39th	1,603
2013	45th	1,439

Attendance Records

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

Attendance	Year	Opponent	Result
4,635	2001		L 4-16
4,401	2002	LSU	L 3-10
4,371	1997	LSU	W 6-2
3,876	1999	LSU	W 6-5
3,673	2009		W 7-1

Notes and References

Web site: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks. d1baseball.com. 2012-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120912083916/http://www.d1baseball.com/schools/ulamo.htm. 2012-09-12. dead.
Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Louisiana at Monroe (Monroe, LA)". Baseball-Reference.com. 2019-06-17.