2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team

The 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 college baseball season. The Bulldogs competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA West Division. They played their home games at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park, on the university's Ruston campus. The team was coached by Lane Burroughs, who was in his sixth season with the Bulldogs.

Preseason

C-USA media poll The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the conference.

Media poll 1 Southern Miss 6 2 Louisiana Tech 2 3 Old Dominion 1 4 Charlotte 4 5 Florida Atlantic - 6 UTSA - 7 FIU 1 8 Rice - 9 Western Kentucky - 10 Middle Tennessee - 11 UAB - 12 Marshall -

Preseason CUSA Pitcher of the Year Jonathan Fincher – Redshirt Junior, Left-Handed Pitcher

Preseason All-CUSA team Taylor Young – Infielder Jonathan Fincher – Pitcher Jarrett Whorf – Pitcher

Personnel

Schedule and results {| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 style="" | 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball game log |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Regular season (38–18) |- valign="top" | {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;" | February (5–2) |- ! Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! C-USA record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 18 || || || JC Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA || W7–3 || Fincher(1–0) || McDonough(0–1) || Gibson(1) || CUSA.TV || 2,247 || 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 19 || Wichita State || || J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA || W9–6 || Crigger(1–0) || Adler(0–1) || None || CUSA.TV || 2,307 || 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 20 || Wichita State || || J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA || W5–3 || Martinez(1–0) || Stevens(0–1) || Crigger(1) || CUSA.TV || 2,261 || 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 23 || No. 8 LSU || || J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA || W11–6 || Gibson(1–0) || Cooper(0–1) || None || ESPN+ || 2,529 || 4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 25 || || || J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA || W6–1 || Fincher(2–0) || Hoffman(0–1) || None || CUSA.TV || 2,256 || 5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Feb. 27 || Tulane || || J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA || L1–47 || Carmouche(2–0) || Jennings(0–1) || None || CUSA.TV || 2,110 || 5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Feb. 27 || Tulane || || J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA || L5–137 || Massey(1–0) || Whorff(0–1) || None || CUSA.TV || 2,304 || 5–2 ||

March (13–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA recordMar. 1 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L4–5 Vial Jr.(1–0) Gibson(1-1) Evans(1) 225 5–3 Mar. 2 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L3–4 Reynolds(1-1) Hodges(0–1) Trahan(1) ESPN+ 1,218 5–4 Mar. 4 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W21–5 Fincher(3–0) Stone(1-1) None 851 6–4 Mar. 5 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W11–3 Tomkins(1–0) Rogers(2–1) None 820 7–4 Mar. 6 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L2–5 Shadrick(1–0) Whorff(0–2) Foster(4) 770 7–5 Mar. 8 Louisiana J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA Game postponedMar. 9 Southeastern Louisiana J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W13–1 Giannette(1–0) Lauve(0–2) None CUSA.TV 2,229 8–5 Mar. 11 Houston Baptist J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W22–2 Fincher(4–0) Tinker(0–3) None CUSA.TV 2,237 9–5 Mar. 12 Houston Baptist J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W12–3 Jennings(1-1) Burch(0–2) None CUSA.TV 2,327 10–5 Mar. 13 Houston Baptist J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W6–0 Whorff(1–2) Ripoll(1–2) None CUSA.TV 2,257 11–5 Mar. 15 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W8–4 Martinez(2–0) Shuffler(0–2) None ESPN+ 1,574 12–5 Mar. 18 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX W6–5 Gibson(2–1) Miller(1-1) Crigger(2) CUSA.TV 782 13–5 1–0Mar. 19 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX W5–4 Tomkins(2–0) Shafer(0–1) Crigger(3) CUSA.TV 553 14–5 2–0Mar. 20 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX L3–138 Owens(1-1) Whorff(1–3) None CUSA.TV 134 14–6 2–1Mar. 22 at No. 21 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA Game postponedMar. 23 at No. 21 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA W7–612 Crigger(2–1) Floyd(3–2) None SECN+ 10,314 15–6 Mar. 25 FIU J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W12–2 Fincher(5–0) Cabarcas(2-2) Giannette(1) CUSA.TV 2,226 16–6 3–1Mar. 26 FIU J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W12–0 Gibson(3–0) Pridgen(1–3) None CUSA.TV 2,343 17–6 4–1Mar. 27 FIU J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W13–28 Whorff(2–3) Lequerica(1-1) None CUSA.TV 2,217 18–6 5–1Mar. 29 No. 19 J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L4–7 Heaton(1-1) Martinez(2–1) Arnold(5) CUSA.TV 2,354 18–7

April (11–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA recordApr. 1 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L2–8 Hall(4–0) Fincher(5–1) None ESPN+ 5,469 18–8 5–2Apr. 2 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W4–2 Gibson(4–0) Riggins(3–2) Crigger(4) ESPN+ 5,706 19–8 6–2Apr. 3 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L0–8 Waldrep(3–1) Whorff(2–4) None ESPN+ 5,138 19–9 6–3Apr. 5 Louisiana J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W7–3 Tomkins(3–0) Bonds(2-2) Crigger(5) CUSA.TV 2,439 20–9 Apr. 6 Louisiana J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L6–8 Rawls(1–0) Whorff(2–5) None CUSA.TV 2,606 20–10 Apr. 8 Rice J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W5–3 Crigger(3–1) Deskins(1–5) None CUSA.TV 2,463 21–10 7–3Apr. 9 Rice J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W9–3 Jennings(2–1) Zaskoda(0–1) None CUSA.TV 2,531 22–10 8–3Apr. 10 Rice J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W3–1 Fincher(6–1) Burbank(1–4) Crigger(6) CUSA.TV 2,384 23–10 9–3Apr. 12 Northwestern State J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA Game postponedApr. 15 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV L9–10 Capuano(2–5) Lancaster(0–1) None 49 23–11 9–4Apr. 16 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W7–4 Harland(1–0) Agemy(2–1) None 78 24–11 10–4Apr. 16 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W11–5 Whorff(3–5) Lyles(2–1) None 78 25–11 11–4Apr. 19 Little Rock J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W10–0 Martinez(3–1) Brewer(2–1) None CUSA.TV 2,186 26–11 Apr. 20 Northwestern State J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W6–4 Whorff(4–5) Prestwich(0–3) Crigger(7) CUSA.TV 2,499 27–11 Apr. 22 Middle Tennessee J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L3–7 Keenan(4–3) Gibson(4–1) None CUSA.TV 2,755 27–12 11–5Apr. 23 Middle Tennessee J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W4–2 Jennings(3–1) Wigginton(5–3) Crigger(8) CUSA.TV 2,494 28–12 12–5Apr. 24 Middle Tennessee J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L3–612 Seibert(3–2) Crigger(3–2) None CUSA.TV 2,259 28–13 12–6Apr. 27 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L7–8 Smallwood(4–3) Whorff(4–6) None 115 28–14 Apr. 29 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L0–5 Morgan(0–5) Gibson(4–3) None ESPN+ 492 28–15 12–7Apr. 30 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W10–5 Harland(2–0) Dean(2-2) None CUSA.TV 412 29–15 13–7

May (9–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA recordMay 1 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W8–4 Tomkins(4–0) Gertner(4-4) None CUSA.TV 664 30–15 14–7May 3 Louisiana–Monroe J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W11–5 Harland(3–0) Robinson(1-1) None CUSA.TV 2,512 31–15 May 4 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W4–3 Knight(1–0) Taylor(2–1) Crigger(10) 1,208 32–15 May 6 Florida Atlantic J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L2–10 Cooley(7–3) Gibson(4–3) None CUSA.TV 2,290 32–16 14–8May 7 Florida Atlantic J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W11–6 Jennings(4–1) DeGusipe(0–2) None CUSA.TV 2,360 33–16 15–8May 8 Florida Atlantic J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L2–5 Burnham(6–0) Fincher(6–2) Wegielnik(6) CUSA.TV 2,221 33–17 15–9May 13 Western Kentucky J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W16–4 Gibson(5–3) Terbrak(7–4) None CUSA.TV 2,362 34–17 16–9May 14 Western Kentucky J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W7–2 Jennings(5–1) Stofel(0–7) None CUSA.TV 2,388 35–17 17–9May 15 Western Kentucky J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W11–2 Whorff(5–6) Bergeron(2–3) None CUSA.TV 2,340 36–17 18–9May 19 at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L3–11 Giesting(7–4) Gibson(5–4) None ESPN+ 674 36–18 18–10May 20 at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W8–3 Crigger(4–2) Kramer(3–2) None ESPN+ 773 37–18 19–10May 21 at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W14–58 Fincher(7–2) Lancaster(4–2) None ESPN+ 787 38–18 20–10 |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason (5–3)

(4–1) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 25 vs. (7) Charlotte (2) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W4–0 Gibson(6–4) Michelson(1-1) None ESPN+ 39–18 1–0May 26 vs. (3) Old Dominion (2) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W7–2 Jennings(6–1) Pantos(6–1) None ESPN+ 40–18 2–0May 28 vs. (3) Old Dominion (2) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L6–913 Hartline(2–1) Whorff(5–7) None ESPN+ 40–19 2–1May 28 vs. (3) Old Dominion (2) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W8–7 Crigger(5–2) Pantos(6–2) None ESPN+ 2,873 41–19 3–1May 29 vs. (5) UTSA (2) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W9–8 Crigger(6–2) Owens(3–2) None CBSSN 3,140 42–19 4–1 (1–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordJun. 3 vs. (3) Dallas Baptist (2) UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX W12–5 Fincher(8–2) Hall(3-3) Martinez(1) ESPN+ 7,309 43–19 1–0Jun. 4 at (1)/No. 16 Texas (2) UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX L2–5 Stevens(6-6) Crigger(6–3) None LHN/ESPN+ 8,502 43–20 1–1Jun. 5 vs. (4) (2) UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX L7–9 Dornak(1–0) Crigger(6–4) None ESPN+ 7,340 43–21 1–2 |- ! colspan=9 | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Cancelled'' |}Schedule source:''' *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Austin Regional Austin Regional Teams(1) Texas Longhorns(2) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs(3) Dallas Baptist Patriots(4) Air Force Falcons

Postseason ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-American team Taylor Young, INF Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team Ryan Harland, P C-USA Defensive Player of the Year Logan McLeod, INF First Team All-CUSA team Taylor Young, INFCole McConnell, OFKyle Crigger, P Second Team All-CUSA team Jorge Corona, CCade Gibson, PRyan Harland, P Freshman All-CUSA team Ryan Harland, P

Rankings

References

External links • Louisiana Tech Baseball