1 2 QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 1 .....................................Table of Contents Name .......................................................... McNeese State University Location ................................................................... Lake Charles, La. 2-3.......................... Cowboys in the Majors Founded .....................................................................................1939 Enrollment .................................................................................8,162 Nickname ...............................................................................Cowboys 4 ....................2020 Schedule & Media Info Colors ............................................................................Blue and Gold National Affiliation ........................................................NCAA Division I 5 .............................................2020 Roster Conference ..........................................................................Southland Athletics Web Site ........................................www.mcneesesports.com 6-7................................. Joe Miller Ballpark University Web Site .................................................www.mcneese.edu BASEBALL STAFF 8-11 ............................................ Justin Hill Head Coach .......................................................................... Justin Hill Alma Mater .........................................................................LSU, 2002 12-13 ...................................... Nick Zaleski Record at School/Years ............................. 190-155/Seventh Season Overall Record/Years: .................................................................Same Assoc. Head Coach ...........................................................Nick Zaleski 14-15 ................................... Jim Ricklefsen Asst. Coach ....................................................................Jim Ricklefsen Asst. Coach .......................................................................Cass Hargis 16-21 ..................2020 Cowboy Returners Office Number .......................................................... (337) 475-5484 Athletic Trainers .................................................................................. 22-24 ............... 2020 Cowboy Newcomers 2019 Record .............................................................................35-26 Southland Conference/Finish ..............................................16-14/5th 25-28 ..............................2020 Opponents 2019 Postseason ...........................................4-0 at SLC Tournament Home Stadium ........................................................Joe Miller Ballpark 29-30 ....................... 2019 Season Review Capacity .....................................................................................1,500 Dimensions ................................................................... 330-400-330 Letterwinners Returning/Lost....................................................22/14 31-41 .............................McNeese Records Position Starters/Lost ...................................................................7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost ..............................................................10/7 42 ..........................McNeese All-Americans Newcomers ..................................................................................... 17 43-44 ..............................McNeese Honors ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION President ..................................................................Dr. Daryl Burckel 45 ................................Postseason History Interim Athletic Director................................................. Tanner Stines Sr. Associate AD/Compliance/SWA ................................Bridget Martin 46 ......... Yearly Results & Coaching History Assistant AD/Sports Information ............................Matthew Bonnette Assistant AD/Internal Operations .................................. Tanner Stines 47 ...................................Opponent History Director of Event Management: ................................Michael Johnson Director of Marketing/Ticket Operations .....................Meagan Sloud Special Assistant to the AD, Emeritus ..........................Louis Bonnette 48-61 ................................All-Time Results Faculty Athletic Representative .............................Dr. Michael Soileau Academic Counselor ..................................................................... Alex 62-64 ......................All-Time Letterwinners SPORTS INFORMATION Assistant AD/Sports Information .............................Matthew Bonnette Assistand SID/Baseball Contact ........................................Ryan Landry Office Number ........................................................... (337) 475-5941 Fax Number .............................................................. (337) 475-5220 Cell Phone ................................................................. (337) 377-8376 Press Box Number .................................................... (337) 475-8007 Email Address .................................................. [email protected] Mailing Address ...............................................Jack Doland Fieldhouse .........................................................................700 E. McNeese Street ...................................................................... Lake Charles, La. 70607 Twitter ...................................................................@McNeeseBaseball Facebook ......................................... Facebook.com/McNeeseBaseball SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Commissioner: ..................................................................Tom Burnett Assoc. Commissioner/Strategic Communications .........George Stieren Office Number ...............................................972-422-9500, ext. 110 Cell Number ................................................................. 214-223-1784 Email ..............................................................gstieren@southland.org Communications Assistant ................................................... Travis Day Mailing Address ..................................2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS ............................................................................. Frisco, Texas 75034 Fax Number .............................................................. (972) 422-9225 The 2020 McNeese baseball media guide was produced to assist the media in its Conference Web Site ...............................................www.southland.org coverage of McNeese baseball. The McNeese sports information office is available to aid members of the media in their efforts to cover McNeese baseball. PROGRAM HISTORY Editor: Ryan Landry First Year of Baseball .................................................................. 1953 Assistance provided: Matthew Bonnette, Pam LaFosse, Louis Bonnette, Hunter Bower All-Time Record....................................................1518-1521-8(.498) Graphic Design: Ryan Landry All-Time Southland Record .....................................541-558-0 (.492) SLC Championships ...............................4 (1988, 2000, 2006, 2017) Photography: Ryan Landry, Ricky Hickman, Raymond Stewart, Dennis Babineaux, Louis SLC Tournament Appearances......................................................... 15 Bonnette, Matthew Bonnette, Buddy Delahoussaye, Richard Martin, Atlanta Braves, SLC Tournament Record .................................................22-29 (.431) Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, USA Baseball SLC Tournament Championships .....................3 (1993, 2003, 2019) NCAA Regional Appearances ..... 5 (1988, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2019) All-Time NCAA Tournament Record ................................... 2-10 (.167) 1 Clay Condrey Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series Champions 2 Copyright © 2006 The Phillies/Miles Kennedy COWBOYS IN THE MAJORS Year Rd. Overall Name Team Pos. 1968 3 (6sc) 50 Richard Wicks Boston P 1973 2 (1sc) 29 Donald Brooms Houston OF 1979 12 296 Ronnie Caldwell Washington P 34 815 Ray Fontenot Texas P 1980 44 832 Shanie Dugas Cleveland SS 1981 28 691 Thomas Dowies L.A. Angels P 1986 12 296 Keith Greene Philadelphia OF 22 556 Jon Miller Philadelphia P 28 693 Kenny Miller Philadelphia C 1987 21 545 Rod Lung Texas OF 1990 7 198 Terry Burrows Texas P 32 859 Lance Smith Houston C 41 1084 Tim Stafford Texas P 1991 10 264 B.J. Waszgis Baltimore C 33 874 Kurt Heble Toronto 1B 34 898 Shelby Shaw Texas P 1992 7 192 Chris Mayfield Milwaukee OF 19 539 Rico Gholston Pittsburgh 1B 1993 12 328 Chris Mayfield Philadelphia OF 1994 5 144 Bob Howry San Francisco P Danny Ardoin 13 352 Brian Lott Cincinnati P Los Angeles Dodgers 34 950 Kevin McNeill St. Louis P 1995 5 120 Danny Ardoin Oakland OF 12 313 Curt Lowry San Diego OF 12 339 Robert Marquez Washington P 17 472 Jason LeCronier Baltimore OF 30 823 Brett Elam Colorado SS 1997 21 629 David Huggins Toronto P 1999 2 65 Ben Broussard Cincinnati 1B 10 312 Kevin Sprague St. Louis P 2000 11 333 Chris Williams Cincinnati 1B 19 563 Chet Medlock St. Louis P 2001 37 1106 Jared Gothreaux Houston P 2002 16 491 Jared Gothreaux Houston P 2003 20 583 Lance Dawkins Chicago Cubs SS 2005 1 29 Jacob Marceaux Florida P 2007 20 622 Bryan Cartie St. Louis 3B 22 682 Charlie Kingrey St. Louis OF 33 1004 Derek Blacksher Florida P 2009 8 254 John Freeman N.Y. Mets C 31 934 Shon Landry Texas SS 2010 30 924 Steven Irvine