Lamar Cardinals baseball

The Lamar Cardinals baseball team represents Lamar University and competes in the Southland Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The team is coached by 3rd year head coach, Will Davis following Jim Gilligan's retirement at the end of the 2016 season. Except for five seasons (1987–1991), the Cardinals baseball team had been coached by Jim Gilligan since 1973.[2] With over 1000 career wins as a head coach, Gilligan was one of the most winning coaches in NCAA history.

Lamar Cardinals
2021 Lamar Cardinals baseball team
Founded1952
UniversityLamar University
Head coachWill Davis (5th season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationBeaumont, Texas
Home stadiumVincent-Beck Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameCardinals
ColorsRed and White[1]
         
NCAA Tournament appearances
1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010
Conference tournament champions
Sun Belt: 1993, 1995
Southland: 2002, 2004, 2010
Conference champions
Southland: 1971, 1975*, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2003, 2004
*Co-Champions
Sun Belt: 1993

The Cardinals baseball team leads the Southland Conference with 10 regular season titles.[3] The Cardinals also won one Sun Belt Conference regular season title in 1993. In addition, the Cardinals have won three Southland Conference tournament titles and two Sun Belt Conference tournament titles. In the 2010 season, the Lamar was seeded seventh in the Southland Conference Baseball Tournament, went undefeated through the tournament, and was crowned the conference champions. The team received a bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and played TCU and Baylor. Over the years, the Cardinals have appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament thirteen (13) times.

Coaches

Lone Star Conference
  • JB Higgins (1952–1954)

(Baseball was discontinued from 1955–1966.)

Southland Conference
  • Bob Frederick (1967–1968)
  • Bill Vincent (1969–1972)
  • Jim Gilligan (1973–1986)

American South Conference
  • David Perkins (1988–1991)

Sun Belt Conference
  • Jim Gilligan (1992–1998)

Southland Conference
  • Jim Gilligan (1999–2016)
  • Will Davis (2017–Current)

Lamar career coaching records
CoachNumber
of
Seasons		Overall RecordWinning
Percentage
Coaching Records
J.B. Higgins
3
20–32
.385
Bob Frederick
2
33–20
.622
Bill Vincent
4
59–75–2
.441
Jim Gilligan
14
475–299–6
.614
David Perkins
5
120–152–2
.442
Jim Gilligan
24
878–595–1
.596
Will Davis
1
33–25
.569
Overall
52
1,586–1,211–10
.567

(Records reflect game results through May 25, 2017.)

Year-by-year results

Information Source:[4]

Year-by-Year Results
Year Coach Record Conference Record Conference Notes
Played home games at Stuart Stadium
1952J. B. Higgins7–51–1Lone Star
1953J. B. Higgins9–132–6Lone Star
1954J. B. Higgins4–142–6Lone Star
No team from 1955 through 1966.
Played home games at Price Daniel Field
1967Bob Frederick14–121–2Southland Conference
1968Bob Frederick19–83–2Southland Conference
Played home games at Cardinal Field / Vincent Beck Stadium
1969Bill Vincent14–12–14–3Southland Conference
1970Bill Vincent20–178–4Southland Conference
1971Bill Vincent16–21–19–3Southland ConferenceSLC Champion
1972Bill Vincent9–256–12Southland Conference
1973Jim Gilligan11–156–8Southland Conference
1974Jim Gilligan23–219–6Southland Conference
1975Jim Gilligan27–2610–5Southland ConferenceSLC Co Champion
1976Jim Gilligan35–1510–5Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1977Jim Gilligan37–14–213–2Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1978Jim Gilligan40–1514–6Southland Conference
1979Jim Gilligan44–16–115–5Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1980Jim Gilligan46–22–315–5Southland ConferenceSLC Zone Champion
1981Jim Gilligan54–2612–4Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1982Jim Gilligan36–2813–3Southland ConferenceForfeited 24 games and SLC title – ineligible player
1983Jim Gilligan38–329–8Southland ConferenceSLC Zone Champion
1984Jim Gilligan45–2216–2Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1985Jim Gilligan35–2415–2Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
1986Jim Gilligan33–239–6Southland Conference
1987David Perkins40–1915–1Southland ConferenceSLC Zone Champion, NCAA Regional
1988David Perkins20–31–14–11American South Conference
1989David Perkins26–318–7American South Conference
1990David Perkins16–37–13–12American South Conference
1991David Perkins18–346–11Sun Belt Conference
1992Jim Gilligan32–2110–9Sun Belt ConferenceNCAA's biggest turnaround of 1992 – 14 game improvement
1993Jim Gilligan44–1813–5Sun Belt ConferenceSBC Champion, SBC Tournament Champion, NCAA Regional
1994Jim Gilligan36–2316–8Sun Belt ConferenceSBC West Division Champion (Tie)
1995Jim Gilligan38–2416–11Sun Belt ConferenceSBC Tournament Champion, NCAA Regional
1996Jim Gilligan26–2911–16Sun Belt Conference
1997Jim Gilligan32–19–113–11Sun Belt Conference
1998Jim Gilligan26–2715–9Sun Belt Conference
1999Jim Gilligan34–2112–14Southland Conference
2000Jim Gilligan27–2711–16Southland Conference
2001Jim Gilligan37–2413–14Southland Conference
2002Jim Gilligan36–2416–11Southland ConferenceSLC Tournament Champion, NCAA Regional
2003Jim Gilligan40–1820–6Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, SLC Tournament Champion, NCAA Regional
2004Jim Gilligan41–1618–8Southland ConferenceSLC Champion, NCAA Regional
2005Jim Gilligan38–2316–11Southland Conference
2006Jim Gilligan35–2319–11Southland Conference
2007Jim Gilligan34–2520–10Southland Conference
2008Jim Gilligan35–2320–10Southland Conference
2009Jim Gilligan38–2220–13Southland Conference
2010Jim Gilligan35–2616–17Southland ConferenceSLC Tournament Champion, NCAA Regional
2011Jim Gilligan29–2715–18Southland Conference
2012Jim Gilligan22–3012–13Southland Conference
2013Jim Gilligan39–2027–10Southland Conference
2014Jim Gilligan31–2520–13Southland Conference
2015Jim Gilligan21–3110–19Southland Conference
2016Jim Gilligan35–1920–10Southland Conference
2017Will Davis33-2516-14Southland Conference
2018Will Davis19-3613-17Southland Conference
2019Will Davis18-369-21Southland Conference
Overall1,623–1,283–10 (Pct: .558)675–492–0 (Pct: .578)

(Records reflect game results through May 18, 2019.)

Lamar Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament
Year Record Pct Notes
1976 0–2 .000 Arlington, TX Regional; Lost to Texas (2–3), Lost to Miami, FL (0–6)
1977 0–2 .000 Arlington Regional; Lost to Miami, Ohio (0–1), Lost to New Orleans (2–5)
1979 1–2 .333 Austin Regional; Defeated Brigham Young (3–2), Lost to Texas (4–6), Lost to Brigham Young (7–4)
1981 1–2 .333 Austin Regional; Defeated Stanford (6–5), Lost to Texas (2–3), Lost to Stanford (1–9)
1984 2–2 .500 Austin Regional; Lost to Texas (0–6), Defeated Oklahoma (4–3), Defeated UNLV (10–5), Lost to Texas (5–6)
1985 3–2 .600 Austin Regional; Lost to Oklahoma (1–9), Defeated LSU (4–3), Defeated Houston (10–9), Defeated Oklahoma (7–5), Lost to Texas (2–10)
1987 0–2 .000 Austin Regional; Lost to Texas (5–6), Lost to Indiana State (5–10)
1993 0–2 .000 College Station Regional; Lost to UCLA (1–6), Lost to Texas A&M (5–10)
1995 2–2 .500 Wichita Regional; Defeated Wichita State (13–11), Lost to Stanford (1–8), Defeated Wichita State (4–1), Lost to Stanford (9–16)
2002 1–2 .333 Austin Regional; Lost to Baylor (2–4), Defeated Central Conn. St. (9–4), Lost to Baylor (9–10)
2003 3–2 .600 Austin Regional; Defeated Arkansas (3–2), Lost to Texas (3–7), Defeated Arkansas (7–3), Defeated Texas (6–2), Lost to Texas (3–6)
2004 0–2 .000 Houston Regional; Lost to Texas A&M (3–14), Lost to Rice (3–6)
2010 0–2 .000 Fort Worth; Lost to TCU (3–16), Lost to Baylor (4–6)
TOTALS 13–26[4] .333 13 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances

Conference Tournaments
Year Conference Record %
1967 Southland 1–2 .333
1968 Southland 3–2 .600
1989 American South 1–2 .333
1992 Sun Belt 2–2 .500
1993 Sun Belt 4–1 .800 Champions
1994 Sun Belt 4–2 .666
1995 Sun Belt 5–1 .8333 Champions
1997 Sun Belt 0–2 .000
1998 Sun Belt 1–2 .333
2001 Southland 3–2 .600 Finalist
2002 Southland 4–0 1.000 Champions
2003 Southland 0–2 .000
2004 Southland 4–0 1.000 Champions
2005 Southland 3–2 .600 Finalist
2006 Southland 2–2 .500 Semi-finalist
2007 Southland 1–2 .333
2008 Southland 3–2 .600 Finalist
2009 Southland 2–2 .500 Semi-finalist
2010 Southland 4–0 1.000 Champions
2011 Southland 0–2 .000
2013 Southland 3–2 .600 Semi-finalist
2014 Southland 0–2 .000
2016 Southland 0–2 .000
2017 Southland 0-2 .000
Total Southland 33–26 .559 17 Appearances
Total American South 1–2 .333 1 Appearance
Total Sun Belt 16–10 .615 6 Appearances
Total Overall 50–38 .568 24 Appearances

Major League Baseball

Players in the Majors

Many Lamar players have gone on to play in Major League Baseball.

Players drafted by Major League teams

Lamar has had 88 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[5]

See also

References
  1. LU Visual Standards (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. "Jim Gilligan Scholarship Established for Baseball LAMAR CARDINALS Official Athletic Site". Lamarcardinals.com. 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  3. http://www.southland.org/fls/18400/pdf/Baseball,%202010.pdf?SPSID=329356&SPID=10822&DB_OEM_ID=18400
  4. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lama/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/6-3-4.pdf
  5. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Lamar University (Beaumont, TX)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
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