Northwestern State Demons baseball

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

Northwestern State Demons
2025 Northwestern State Demons baseball team
Founded	1912
University	Northwestern State University
Head coach	Chris Bertrand (2nd season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Natchitoches, Louisiana
Home stadium	H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field (Capacity: 1,200)
Nickname	Demons
Colors	Purple, white, and orange trim[1]
NCAA tournament appearances
1967*, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2018
Conference regular season champions
1957*, 1967*, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2018 at Division I level

History

Northwestern State in the NCAA Tournament

Year	Record	Pct	Notes
1991	0–2	.000	South Regional
1994	1–2	.333	Midwest I Regional
2005	1–2	.333	Baton Rouge Regional
2018	1–2	.333	Corvallis Regional
TOTALS	3–8	.273

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

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs