Northwestern State Demons
2024 Northwestern State Demons baseball team
Founded1912
UniversityNorthwestern State University
Head coachChris Bertrand (1st season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationNatchitoches, Louisiana
Home stadiumH. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field
(Capacity: 1,200)
NicknameDemons
ColorsPurple, white, and orange trim[1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
1967*, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2018
Regular season conference champions
1957*, 1967*, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2018
at Division I level

The Northwestern State Demons baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The Demons are currently coached by Chris Bertrand

History

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southland Conference (1990–present)
1990 Jim Wells 38–13 9–9
1991 Jim Wells 40–21 13–5 SLC Champions 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
1992 Jim Wells 29–26 8–13
1993 Jim Wells 40–18 18–6 SLC Champions
1994 Jim Wells 45–15 16–5 SLC Champions 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
1995 Dave Van Horn 37–15 19–5 SLC Champions
1996 Dave Van Horn 34–27 14–16
1997 Dave Van Horn 35–23 19–9 SLC Champions
1998 John Cohen 40–20 15–8 SLC Champions
1999 John Cohen 38–21 18–9
2000 John Cohen 30–26 14–13
2001 John Cohen 38–17 19–8 SLC Champions
2002[3] Mitch Gaspard 43–17 17–10 SLC Champions
2003[4] Mitch Gaspard 35–22 16–11
2004[5] Mitch Gaspard 33–23 16–9
2005[6] Mitch Gaspard 41–20 22–5 SLC Champions 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
2006[7] Mitch Gaspard 33–28 15–15
2007[8] Mitch Gaspard 25–28 15–14
2008[9] J. P. Davis 28–28 17–12
2009[10] J. P. Davis 26–26 18–13
2010[11] J. P. Davis 36–21 22–10
2011[12] J. P. Davis 22–32 11–21
2012[13] J. P. Davis 19–32 14–19
2013 Lane Burroughs 16–40 5–22
2014 Lane Burroughs 33–26 19–11
2015 Lane Burroughs 31–23 20–8
2016 Lane Burroughs 33–24 20–10
2017 Bobby Barbier 20–34 10–20
2018 Bobby Barbier 38–24 18–12 SLC Tournament Champions 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
2019 Bobby Barbier 30–25 15–15
2020 Bobby Barbier 12–4 2–1 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Bobby Barbier 27–26 20–16 6th
2022 Bobby Barbier 25–29 12–12 T-4th
Total:

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Major League Baseball

Northwestern State has had 54 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[14]

Demons in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year Player Round Team
1969 Donnie Shields 15 Senators
1974 Robert Hrapman 2 Cardinals
1980 Kenneth Stelly 25 Mets
1983 Steve Graf 26 Expos
1985 Clifton Walker 14 Phillies
1985 Dave Reynolds 22 White Sox
1987 Vaughn Williams 18 Cubs
1988 Ken Morris 18 Cubs
1988 Bob Kairis 23 Indians
1989 Dickey Marze 17 Braves
1989 Gil Galloway 27 Reds
1990 Kevin Berry 19 Reds
1990 Rolando Fernandez 45 Cubs
1991 Brian Carlin 30 Reds
1991 Robert Conway 40 Mets
1995 Terry Joseph 13 Cubs
1996 Kevin Needham 19 Reds
1998 Brandon Emanuel 2 Angels
1998 Brian Lawrence 17 Padres
1998 Allen Davis 24 Dodgers
1998 Chris Brown 33 Cubs
1999 Tom Batson 28 Phillies
2000 Clifton Glidewell 30 Dodgers
2001 Jordan Robison 14 Cardinals
2001 Gene Desalme 16 Brewers
2002 O.J. King 8 Reds
2002 Carl Makowsky 18 Orioles
2002 Tyler Durham 37 Cardinals
2004 Clayton Turner 27 Athletics
2005 Blake Jones 25 Marlins
2005 Daniel Lonsberry 25 Orioles
2006 Miles Durham 22 Pirates
2007 Brandon Richey 10 Mets
2010 Chad Sheppard 17 Mets
2010 Ryan Zimmerman 30 Diamondbacks
2010 Oscar Garcia 31 Padres
2010 Chase Lyles 32 Pirates
2010 Lucas Irvine 43 White Sox
2011 Lucas Irvine 27 Rays
2011 Aaron Munoz 34 Blue Jays
2012 Mason Melotakis 2 Twins
2012 Joseph Scanio 16 Cardinals
2012 Carson Goldsmith 28 Twins
2014 Bret Underwood 20 Giants
2016 Nick Heath 16 Royals
2016 Adam Oller 20 Pirates
2016 Daniel Garner 32 Phillies
2018 David Fry 7 Brewers
2018 Kwan Adkins 30 Giants
2019 Nate Jones 5 Mets
2019 Caleb Ricca 23 Mariners
2020 Logan Hofmann 5 Pirates

See also

References

  1. ^ 2017 Northwestern State Demons Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Northwestern State Demons". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  3. ^ "Northwestern State". nsudemons.com.
  4. ^ "Northwestern State". nsudemons.com.
  5. ^ "Northwestern State – Season Statistics". nsudemons.com.
  6. ^ "Untitled Document". nsudemons.com.
  7. ^ "Northwestern State – Season Statistics". nsudemons.com.
  8. ^ "Northwestern State – Season Statistics". nsudemons.com.
  9. ^ "Northwestern State – Season Statistics". nsudemons.com.
  10. ^ "Northwestern State – Season Statistics". nsudemons.com.
  11. ^ "Northwestern State – Season Statistics". nsudemons.com.
  12. ^ "Northwestern State – Season Statistics". nsudemons.com.
  13. ^ "Northwestern State – Season Statistics". nsudemons.com.
  14. ^ "Demon Baseball Draftees". nsudemons.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

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