Lamar Cardinals baseball

The Lamar Cardinals baseball team represents Lamar University and competes in the Southland Conference of the NCAA's Division I after officially rejoining the conference on July 11, 2022. The team is coached by 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 1,300 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 Division I Baseball Championship tournament thirteen times.

Coaches

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1976	0–2	.000	Arlington, TX Regional; Lost to Texas, Lost to Miami, FL
1977	0–2	.000	Arlington Regional; Lost to Miami, Ohio, Lost to New Orleans
1979	1–2	.333	Austin Regional; Defeated Brigham Young, Lost to Texas, Lost to Brigham Young
1981	1–2	.333	Austin Regional; Defeated Stanford, Lost to Texas, Lost to Stanford
1984	2–2	.500	Austin Regional; Lost to Texas, Defeated Oklahoma, Defeated UNLV, Lost to Texas
1985	3–2	.600	Austin Regional; Lost to Oklahoma, Defeated LSU, Defeated Houston, Defeated Oklahoma, Lost to Texas
1987	0–2	.000	Austin Regional; Lost to Texas, Lost to Indiana State
1993	0–2	.000	College Station Regional; Lost to UCLA, Lost to Texas A&M
1995	2–2	.500	Wichita Regional; Defeated Wichita State, Lost to Stanford, Defeated Wichita State, Lost to Stanford
2002	1–2	.333	Austin Regional; Lost to Baylor, Defeated Central Conn. St., Lost to Baylor
2003	3–2	.600	Austin Regional; Defeated Arkansas, Lost to Texas, Defeated Arkansas, Defeated Texas, Lost to Texas
2004	0–2	.000	Houston Regional; Lost to Texas A&M, Lost to Rice
2010	0–2	.000	Fort Worth; Lost to TCU, Lost to Baylor
TOTALS	13–26	.333	13 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances

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1967	Southland	1–2	.333	Semi-finalist
1968	Southland	3–2	.600	Finalist
1989	American South	1–2	.333
1992	Sun Belt	2–2	.500	Finalist
1993	Sun Belt	4–1	.800	Champions
1994	Sun Belt	4–2	.666	Finalist
1995	Sun Belt	5–1	.8333	Champions
1997	Sun Belt	0–2	.000
1998	Sun Belt	1–2	.333	3rd Round
2001	Southland	3–2	.600	Finalist
2002	Southland	4–0	1.000	Champions
2003	Southland	0–2	.000
2004	Southland	4–0	1.000	Champions
2005	Southland	3–2	.600	Finalist
2006	Southland	2–2	.500	Semi-finalist
2007	Southland	1–2	.333	3rd Round
2008	Southland	3–2	.600	Finalist
2009	Southland	2–2	.500	Semi-finalist
2010	Southland	4–0	1.000	Champions
2011	Southland	0–2	.000
2013	Southland	3–2	.600	Semi-finalist
2014	Southland	0–2	.000
2016	Southland	0–2	.000
2017	Southland	0-2	.000
2021	Southland	0-2	.000
2022	WAC	1-2	.333
2023	Southland	0-2	.000
2024	Southland	3-2	.600	Semi-finalist
Total	Western Athletic Conference	1–2	.333	1 Appearance
Total	Southland	36–34		20 Appearances
Total	American South	1–2	.333	1 Appearance
Total	Sun Belt	16–10	.615	6 Appearances
Total	Overall	51–46		27 Appearances

Several Lamar players have gone on to play in Major League Baseball.

Lamar has had 86 players selected in the Major League Baseball draft since it began in 1965.