The ULM Warhawks baseball (formerly the Northeast Louisiana Indians) team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe in NCAA Division I college baseball. The Warhawks baseball team competes in the Sun Belt Conference. The Warhawks play their home games on campus at Lou St. Amant Field, and are currently coached by Ford Pemberton.

History Head coaches The Warhawks have had 12 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:

1Woody Boyles1952–195423161.5882George Luffey1955–19661311341.4943Bill Dotson1966–19721711122.6044Terry Murry19737180.2805Steve Maddox19746270.1826Jimmy "Chick" Childress197513170.4337Lou St. Amant1976–19934144285.4928Smoke Laval1994–20002411590.6039Brad Holland2001–20061501510.49810Jeff Schexnaider2006–20142122540.45511Bruce Peddie2014–2017721250.36512Michael Federico2018–20251712271

Notes: Brad Holland was fired after an 0–13 start in 2006 and was replaced by Jeff Schexnaider. Schexnaider was fired after an 8–17 start in 2014 and was replaced by Bruce Peddie.

Conference membership history 1952–1953: Independent 1954–1971: Gulf States Conference 1972–1978: Independent 1979–1982: Atlantic Sun Conference 1983–2006: Southland Conference 2007–Present: Sun Belt Conference

Regular season Championships

1964 George Luffey 17–10 (13–3) Gulf State Conference champions 1966 Bill Dotson 17–9 (13–9) Gulf State Conference champions 1968 Bill Dotson 26–15–1 (15–5) Gulf State Conference champions 1969 Bill Dotson 25–11 (16–6) Gulf State Conference champions 1970 Bill Dotson 35–19 (16–6) Gulf State Conference champions 1982 Lou St. Amant 22–29–1 (7–5) Atlantic Sun Conference Champions (West Division) 1983 Lou St. Amant 32–21 (11–3) Southland Conference Champions 1996 Smoke Laval 41–19 (21–9) Southland Conference Champions (Louisiana) 1999 Smoke Laval 36–22 (19–7) Southland Conference Champions 2000 Smoke Laval 41–22 (20–7) Southland Conference Champions 2002 Brad Holland 29–29 (20–10) Southland Conference Champions 2008 Jeff Schexnaider 34–24 (20–10) Sun Belt Conference Champions Regular season championships: 13

Conference Tournament Championships

1995 Smoke Laval 37–20 (16–7) Southland Conference Champions 2012 Jeff Schexnaider 32–30 (15–15) Sun Belt Conference Champions Conference Tournament championships: 2

Year-by-year results

NCAA Regional appearances · ULM has a record of 3–9 in regional appearances.

NCAA Regional Results+1983 Austin, TX Regional Lost to Texas, 0–15 Lost to Texas–Pan American, 8–91995 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to Cal State Fullerton, 6–7 Lost to Central Michigan, 11–141999 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to LSU, 4–11 Lost to Southern, 7–82000 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated New Orleans, 8–3 Lost to LSU, 0–21 Defeated New Orleans, 10–4 Lost to LSU, 3–52012 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to LSU, 1–4 Defeated Belmont, 6–3 Lost to Oregon State, 2–11

Major League Baseball Louisiana–Monroe has had 65 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965, five of whom have reached the major leagues. Warhawks in the Major League Baseball Draft Year Player Round Team 1965 55 Astros 1970 22 Dodgers 1972 1 White Sox 1979 20 Athletics 1982 23 Angels 1984 15 Angels 1985 8 Rangers 1986 13 Pirates 1986 15 Expos 1987 5 Rangers 1987 23 Expos 1987 50 Yankees 1990 34 Yankees 1990 40 White Sox 1991 6 White Sox 1992 29 Pirates 1992 33 Phillies 1993 16 Cubs 1993 21 Giants 1993 26 Red Sox 1994 36 Cubs 1995 8 Cubs 1996 24 Phillies 1998 10 Dodgers 1998 23 Astros 1998 29 Blue Jays 1998 46 Blue Jays 1999 1 Brewers 1999 31 Brewers 2000 13 Yankees 2001 34 Phillies 2003 5 Mets 2003 17 Blue Jays 2003 21 Phillies 2003 33 Blue Jays 2004 7 Royals 2004 8 Rockies 2004 11 Pirates 2004 12 Rangers 2004 14 Yankees 2004 23 Orioles 2004 37 Rangers 2005 2 Diamondbacks 2005 16 Cardinals 2005 23 Athletics 2006 47 Diamondbacks 2007 20 Giants 2007 22 Rockies 2008 17 Marlins 2008 35 Mets 2009 22 Yankees 2009 24 Orioles 2011 32 Athletics 2011 33 Padres 2012 12 Giants 2012 19 Giants 2012 28 Giants 2014 26 Cardinals 2015 26 Padres 2016 33 Blue Jays 2017 39 Diamondbacks 2018 22 Yankees 2019 19 Yankees 2019 22 Mariners 2019 33 White Sox

Retired Players · #8 – Tom Brown · #15 – Ben Sheets · #24 – Lou St. Amant · #31 – Chuck Finley

Warhawk Field

Attendance ULM has ranked in the Top 50 in average attendance in the nation four times since 1999.

Year National Rank Avg. attendance 1999 43rd 820 2001 42nd 926 2012 39th 1,603 2013 45th 1,439

Attendance Records Below is a list of ULM's top five single-game attendance figures.

Attendance Year Opponent Result 4,635 2001 LSU L 4-16 4,401 2002 LSU L 3-10 4,371 1997 LSU W 6-2 3,876 1999 LSU W 6-5 3,673 2009 Mississippi State W 7-1

See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

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