Lamar Cardinals baseball


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 3rd year head coach, Will Davis following Jim Gilligan's retirement at the end of the 2016 season. Except for five seasons, 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.
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 times.

Coaches

NCAA Division II

Lone Star Conference

Southland Conference

Year-by-year results

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Lamar Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament

19760–2.000Arlington, TX Regional; Lost to Texas, Lost to Miami, FL
19770–2.000Arlington Regional; Lost to Miami, Ohio, Lost to New Orleans
19791–2.333Austin Regional; Defeated Brigham Young, Lost to Texas, Lost to Brigham Young
19811–2.333Austin Regional; Defeated Stanford, Lost to Texas, Lost to Stanford
19842–2.500Austin Regional; Lost to Texas, Defeated Oklahoma, Defeated UNLV, Lost to Texas
19853–2.600Austin Regional; Lost to Oklahoma, Defeated LSU, Defeated Houston, Defeated Oklahoma, Lost to Texas
19870–2.000Austin Regional; Lost to Texas, Lost to Indiana State
19930–2.000College Station Regional; Lost to UCLA, Lost to Texas A&M
19952–2.500Wichita Regional; Defeated Wichita State, Lost to Stanford, Defeated Wichita State, Lost to Stanford
20021–2.333Austin Regional; Lost to Baylor, Defeated Central Conn. St., Lost to Baylor
20033–2.600Austin Regional; Defeated Arkansas, Lost to Texas, Defeated Arkansas, Defeated Texas, Lost to Texas
20040–2.000Houston Regional; Lost to Texas A&M, Lost to Rice
20100–2.000Fort Worth; Lost to TCU, Lost to Baylor
TOTALS13–26.33313 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances

Conference Tournaments

Major League Baseball

Players in the Majors

Many Lamar players have gone on to play in Major League Baseball.
Lamar has had 88 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.