2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball
C-USA West Division champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
CBNo. 29
Record42–20 (22–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumJ. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Charlotte xy 2480 .75040210 .656
No. 16 Old Dominion y 22100 .68844160 .733
Florida Atlantic  18140 .56332250 .561
Western Kentucky  15170 .46927290 .482
FIU  11190 .36720310 .392
Marshall  6260 .18810350 .222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech xy 2280 .73342200 .677
No. 23 Southern Miss y 2290 .71040210 .656
UTSA  14170 .45222260 .458
Middle Tennessee  12191 .39124291 .454
Rice  11201 .35923291 .443
UAB  11210 .34418360 .333
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the sport of baseball for the 2021 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 fifth season with the Bulldogs.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

3rd Team

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.[3]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team 1st Place Votes
1Southern Miss10
2Louisiana Tech2
3Rice-
4Middle Tennessee-
5UTSA-
6UAB-

Preseason CUSA Player of the Year

  • Parker BatesSenior, Outfielder

Preseason All-CUSA team

  • Hunter Wells – Infielder
  • Taylor Young – Infielder
  • Parker Bates – Outfielder

Schedule and results

2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (36–16)
Postseason (6–4)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Schedule Source:[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]—*RVRV1919151518141614201818*18*21
Baseball America[6]2322161918181815222020*20*22
Collegiate Baseball^[7]RV221920202725292929
NCBWA[8]RVRVRV26202013151814151521172121*22
D1Baseball[9]231716141416141414181818*18*22

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "Collegiate Baseball 2021 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. January 8, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  3. "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
  4. "@LATechBSB Announces 2021 Scheduled" (Press release). Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. November 5, 2020.
  5. Baseball Coaches Poll
  6. Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  8. NCBWA Division I poll
  9. D1 Baseball

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