Lane Burroughs is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball program.[1] He was previously the head coach at Northwestern State, named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[2][3][4][5]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Louisiana Tech |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Record | 278–161 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1993 | Meridian CC |
| 1994–1995 | Mississippi College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996 | Mississippi College (assistant) |
| 1997 | East Mississippi CC (assistant) |
| 1998 | Northwestern State (assistant) |
| 1999–2007 | Southern Miss (assistant) |
| 2008 | Kansas State (assistant) |
| 2009–2012 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | Northwestern State |
| 2017–present | Louisiana Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 391–274 |
| Tournaments | 3–6 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| C-USA tournament (2022) C-USA West Division (2021) C-USA regular season (2024) | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year: (2024) | |
Burroughs played for two seasons at Meridian Community College while earning an associate degree, then completed his eligibility and bachelor's at Mississippi College. While completing a master's degree at Mississippi College, he served as a graduate assistant coach with the Choctaws, then served for one season at East Mississippi Community College and one season at Northwestern State as an assistant coach. Burroughs then worked for eight years at Southern Miss, where he helped lead the Golden Eagles to six NCAA Regional appearances. He served in a variety of roles: third base coach, hitting coach, infielders coach, and recruiting coordinator. He then moved to Kansas State for one season, during which the Wildcats reached the 2008 Big 12 Tournament final. Burroughs accepted an assistant coaching position at Mississippi State, where he remained for four seasons before being named to his first head coaching position at Northwestern State in June 2012.[2][5]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State Demons (Southland Conference) (2013–2016) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Northwestern State | 16–40 | 5–22 | 10th | |||||
| 2014 | Northwestern State | 33–26 | 19–11 | T–3rd | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Northwestern State | 31–23 | 20–8 | 2nd | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Northwestern State | 33–24 | 20–10 | T–3rd | Southland tournament | ||||
| Northwestern State: | 113–113 (.500) | 64–51 (.557) | |||||||
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Conference USA) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 36–20 | 17–13 | 5th | C-USA tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 39–20 | 21–9 | 2nd | C-USA tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 34–24 | 17–13 | 3rd | C-USA tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 11–6 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 42–20 | 22–8 | 1st (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 43–21 | 20–10 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 28–31 | 15–15 | 6th | C-USA tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 45–19 | 18–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 278–161 (.633) | 130–74 (.637) | |||||||
| Total: | 391–274 (.588) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tech hires NSU's Lane Burroughs as new baseball coach".
- ^ a b "Mississippi State assistant Lane Burroughs takes over Demon baseball program". Northwestern State Demons. June 13, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ Matt Stevens (June 13, 2012). "Lane Burroughs takes head coaching job at Northwestern State". The Commercial Dispatch. Columbus, Mississippi. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ "Lane Burroughs Profile". Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ a b Michael Wardlaw (June 13, 2012). "Burroughs accepts Demons' head job". Starkville Daily News. Starkville, Mississippi. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.