Head coach Will Davis (1st year) Colors Red and White | Location Beaumont, TX Founded 1952 | |
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Home stadium Vincent-Beck Stadium(Capacity: 3,500) |
The Lamar Cardinals baseball team represents Lamar University and competes in the Southland Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The team is coached by 1st year head coach, Will Davis following Jim Gilligan's retirement at the end of the 2015-16 season. Except for five seasons (1987–1991), the Cardinals baseball team had been coached by Jim Gilligan since 1973. With over 1000 career wins as a head coach, Gilligan was one of the most winning coaches in NCAA history.
Contents
- Lone Star Conference
- Southland Conference
- American South Conference
- Sun Belt Conference
- Lamar career coaching records
- Year by year results
- Lamar Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament
- Players in the Majors
- Players drafted by Major League teams
- References
The Cardinals baseball team leads the Southland Conference with 10 regular season titles. The Cardinals also won one Sun Belt Conference regular season title in 1993. In addition, the Cardinals have won three Southland Conference tournament titles and two Sun Belt Conference tournament titles. In the 2010 season, the Lamar was seeded seventh in the Southland Conference Baseball Tournament, went undefeated through the tournament, and was crowned the conference champions. The team received a bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and played TCU and Baylor. Over the years, the Cardinals have appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament thirteen (13) times.
Lone Star Conference
(Baseball was discontinued from 1955–1966.)
Southland Conference
American South Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Southland Conference
Lamar career coaching records
(Records reflect game results through May 26, 2016.)
Year-by-year results
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(Records reflect game results through May 26, 2016.)
Lamar Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament
Players in the Majors
Many Lamar players have gone on to play in Major League Baseball.
Players drafted by Major League teams
Lamar has had 83 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.