McNeese Cowboys baseball

The McNeese State Cowboys baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, 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 Joe Miller Ballpark in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Cowboys are coached by Justin Hill.

McNeese Cowboys
2025 McNeese Cowboys baseball team
University	McNeese State University
Head coach	Justin Hill (12th season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Lake Charles, Louisiana
Home stadium	Joe Miller Ballpark (Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname	Cowboys
Colors	Royal blue and gold[1]
NCAA tournament appearances
1988, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2019, 2021
Conference tournament champions
Southland: 1993, 2003, 2019, 2021
Conference regular season champions
GSC: 1956 Southland: 1988, 2000, 2006, 2017, 2022

Head coaches

Coach	Seasons	Years	W	L	T	Pct
Cliff Johnson	2	1953–54	8	24	0	.250
Kenneth Bahnsen	1	1956	6	12	0	.333
Reed Stephens	6	1957–61	78	72	0	.520
Ralph O. Ward	1	1962	14	14	0	.500
Ted Chapman	3	1963–1965	24	58	0	.292
Desmond Jones	2	1966–67	19	34	1	.361
Hubert Boales	10	1968–77	190	197	4	.491
Johnny Suydam	3	1978–80	71	67	0	.514
Triny Rivera	6	1981–1986	141	171	2	.452
Tony Robichaux	8	1987–94	263	173	0	.603
Jim Ricklefsen	3	1995–97	83	79	1	.512
Mike Bianco	3	1997–00	100	71	0	.584
Todd Butler	3	2001–03	90	83	0	.520
Chad Clement	4	2004–07	82	84	0	.494
Terry Burrows	6	2008–13	190	157	0	.548
Justin Hill	11	2014–present	333	265	0	.557

Year-by-year results

Year	Coach	Overall record	Conference record	Notes
1953	Cliff Johnson	1–13	0–9; 6th
1954	Cliff Johnson	7–11	4–7; 5th
1955	Kenneth Bahnsen	6–12	4–8; 6th
1956	Reed Stephens	11–5	9–3; 1st	Gulf States Conference Champions
1957	Reed Stephens	9–13	5–8; 4th
1958	Reed Stephens	11–10	6–9; 6th
1959	Reed Stephens	11–18	4–11; 6th
1960	Reed Stephens	15–14	6–9; 5th
1961	Reed Stephens	21–12	12–7; 3rd
1962	Ralph O. Ward	14–14	10–9; 4th
1963	Ted Chapman	9–17	8–12; 4th
1964	Ted Chapman	8–18	4–12; 6th
1965	Ted Chapman	7–23	4–16; 6th
1966	Desmond Jones	5–21	5–17; 7th
1967	Desmond Jones	14–13–1	11–10–1; 3rd
1968	Hubert Boales	13–20–1	9–12–1; 4th
1969	Hubert Boales	19–16	14–10; 3rd
1970	Hubert Boales	19–17	14–10; 4th
1971	Hubert Boales	20–18–1	11–11; 4th
1972	Hubert Boales	22–15
1973	Hubert Boales	15–16	5–7; 6th
1974	Hubert Boales	21–24	10–5; 4th
1975	Hubert Boales	16–26	5–10; 5th
1976	Hubert Boales	26–19–2	7–8; 3rd
1977	Hubert Boales	19–26	8–7; 2nd
1978	Johnny Suydam	16–31	2–18; 6th
1979	Johnny Suydam	36–14	12–8; 3rd
1980	Johnny Suydam	21–20	7–8; 4th
1981	Triny Rivera	26–31–1	1–15; 6th
1982	Triny Rivera	28–26	11–5; 4th
1983	Triny Rivera	22–36	8–8; 3rd
1984	Triny Rivera	16–30	8–16; 4th
1985	Triny Rivera	21–24–1	7–6; 3rd
1986	Triny Rivera	28–24	9–4; 4th
1987	Tony Robichaux	19–28	7–9; 2nd
1988	Tony Robichaux	31–31	13–7; 1st	Southland Conference Champions; Stillwater, Oklahoma Regional
1989	Tony Robichaux	35–18	10–7; 3rd
1990	Tony Robichaux	35–20	10–7; 3rd
1991	Tony Robichaux	34–18	4–10; 4th
1992	Tony Robichaux	30–22	9–12; 4th
1993	Tony Robichaux	38–23	14–10; 4th	Southland Tournament Champions; Austin, Texas Regional
1994	Tony Robichaux	41–17	13–9; 4th
1995	Jim Ricklefsen	41–16	17–6; 2nd
1996	Jim Ricklefsen	23–31	10–20; 6th
1997	Jim Ricklefsen	19–32–1	11–19; 5th
1998	Mike Bianco	30–26	13–10; 3rd
1999	Mike Bianco	31–25	12–15; 8th
2000	Mike Bianco	39–20	20–7; 1st	Southland Regular Season Champions; Lafayette, Louisiana Regional
2001	Todd Butler	29–25	12–15; 7th
2002	Todd Butler	30–28	15–12; 5th
2003	Todd Butler	31–30	12–15; 6th	Southland Tournament Champions; Houston, Texas Regional
2004	Chad Clement	24–29	11–16; 7th
2005	Chad Clement	23–31	12–15; 7th
2006	Chad Clement	35–20	22–8; 1st	Southland Regular Season Champions
2007	Chad Clement/Chris Fackler	21–35	17–12; 5th
2008	Terry Burrows	13–42	7–23; 10th
2009	Terry Burrows	21–30	10–22; 10th
2010	Terry Burrows	31–27	16–17; 6th
2011	Terry Burrows	26–30	14–19; 7th
2012	Terry Burrows	24–30	17–16; 5th
2013	Terry Burrows	23–31	10–17; 8th
2014	Justin Hill	30–28	17–14; 7th
2015	Justin Hill	32–25	18–12; 4th
2016	Justin Hill	31–25	15–15; 6th
2017	Justin Hill	37–20	22–8; 1st	Southland Regular Season Champions
2018	Justin Hill	25–33	14–17; 6th
2019	Justin Hill	35–26	16–14; 5th	Southland Tournament Champions; Nashville, Tennessee Regional
2020	Justin Hill	10–7		Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Justin Hill	32–30	21–18; 4th	Southland Tournament Champions; Fort Worth, Texas Regional
2022	Justin Hill	34–23	15–9; 1st	Southland Regular Season Champions

NCAA Tournament appearances

McNeese has participated in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament six times.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	Stillwater Regional	Oklahoma State Southwestern Louisiana Loyola Marymount	L 4–14 W 11–6 L 5–12
1993	Austin Regional	Texas Maine Cal State-Fullerton	L 4–7 W 16–3 L 0–2
2000	Lafayette Regional	Louisiana–Lafayette Marist	L 5–11 L 5–6
2003	Houston Regional	Rice Ole Miss	L 2–3 L 1–7
2019	Nashville Regional	Indiana State Ohio State	L 5–6 L 8–9 (13)
2021	Fort Worth Regional	TCU Oregon State	L 4–12 L 5–10

Major League Baseball

McNeese State has had 48 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.^[3]

Cowboys in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year	Player	Round	Team
1968	Richard Wicks	3	Red Sox
1973	Donald Broom	2	Astros
1979	Ray Fontenot	34	Rangers
1979	Ronnie Caldwell	12	Expos
1980	Shanie Dugas	44	Indians
1981	Thomas Dowies	28	Angels
1986	Kenny Miller	28	Phillies
1986	Jon Miller	22	Phillies
1986	Keith Greene	12	Phillies
1987	Rodney Lung	21	Rangers
1990	Timothy Stafford	41	Rangers
1990	Lance Smith	32	Astros
1990	Terry Burrows	7	Rangers
1991	Shelby Shaw	34	Rangers
1991	Kurt Heble	33	Blue Jays
1991	B.J. Waszgis	10	Orioles
1992	Rico Gholston	19	Pirates
1992	Chris Mayfield	7	Brewers
1993	Chris Mayfield	12	Phillies
1994	Kevin McNeill	34	Cardinals
1994	Brian Lott	13	Reds
1994	Bob Howry	5	Giants
1995	Brett Elam	30	Rockies
1995	Jason LeCronier	17	Orioles
1995	Rob Marquez	12	Expos
1995	Curt Lowry	12	Padres
1995	Danny Ardoin	5	Athletics
1997	David Huggins	21	Blue Jays
1999	Kevin Sprague	10	Cardinals
1999	Ben Broussard	2	Reds
2000	Chet Medlock	19	Cardinals
2000	Chris Williams	11	Reds
2001	Jared Gothreaux	37	Astros
2002	Jared Gothreaux	16	Astros
2003	Lance Dawkins	20	Cubs
2005	Jacob Marceaux	1	Marlins
2007	Derek Blacksher	33	Marlins
2007	Charles Kingrey	22	Cardinals
2007	Brian Cartie	20	Cardinals
2009	Shon Landry	31	Rangers
2009	Taylor Freeman	8	Mets
2010	Lee Orr	40	Reds
2010	Steven Irvine	30	Angels
2011	Zach Butler	34	Rays
2011	Lee Orr	13	Padres
2011	Jace Peterson	1	Padres
2014	Michael Clemens	17	Pirates
2015	Andrew Guillotte	32	Blue Jays

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs