Men's Baseball

Louisiana Tech University

NCAA D1 · Conference USA · Ruston, LARealignment pendingPortal active

High-major recruitingRecruits at a top-100% level nationally, 2 top-100 recruits on record.

33-25

2026 record

62%

Win rate, 3yr

$11.9k

Avg net price

64%

Grad rate

High-major

Recruiting tier

The program

2026 33-252025 32-252024 45-192023 28-312022 43-21

Under Lane Burroughs: 385-231 since 2016

Elite Eight (2024) · postseason 4 of last 5

Lane Burroughs, Head coach · 10 seasons

Assistants: Chris Watson · Cooper Fouts · Dan Takata · David Szymanski (Director of Baseball Performance) · Drew Blaylock (Student Manager) · Drew Parsley · Evan Teer (Student Manager) · Garrett Belding · Gerald Jordan · Jake Slaughter · Jake Wells

The roster · 2026

42 on the roster11 Fr6 So14 Jr6 Sr5 Grad

Eli Berch

Sr. · Catcher

Jackson, Miss.

McCann Libby

Jr. · Infielder/Outfielder

Frisco, Texas

Brooks Roberson

So. · Right-handed pitcher

Lubbock, Texas

Cole Blackwell

Jr. · Left-handed pitcher

Enterprise, Miss.

Cam Harris

R-Fr. · Outfielder

Brock, Texas

Cooper Smith

Fr. · Catcher

Baton Rouge, La.

Brecken Menuet

Jr. · Infielder

Houston, Texas

Hayden Gustavson

Jr. · Catcher/Utility

Lake City, Fla.

Luke Nichols

Gr. · Left-handed pitcher

Bell City, Mo.

Hudson Hartgrove

Fr. · Infielder

Round Rock, Texas

Casey McCoy

Fr. · Infielder

Prairieville, La.

Logan Simmons

Jr. · Right-handed pitcher

Silsbee, Texas

Wesley Scott

Jr. · Infielder

Dallas, Texas

Nate Crider

Gr. · Right-handed pitcher

Paragould, Ark.

Landon Fontenot

So. · Left-handed pitcher

Stonewall, La.

Drew Ferguson

Fr. · Right-handed pitcher

West Monroe, La.

Nick Greaney

Sr. · Right-handed pitcher

Dallas, Texas

Hudson Rowan

Jr. · Left-handed pitcher

Panama City, Fla.

A sample of the roster.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

Pitcher6 of 22 graduating

Catcher2 of 4 graduating

Infield1 of 12 graduating

Outfield1 of 4 graduating

Where they're from

Louisiana 14Texas 10Mississippi 6Florida 3Arkansas 2California 2Other 5

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$7.7k/yr

$30-48k$8.6k/yr

$48-75k$11.1k/yr

$75-110k$15.7k/yr

$110k+$16.2k/yr

In-state prices shown; out-of-state students pay about $6.7k/yr more (public school).

SAT 25-75%

1100-1310

Grad rate

64%

Admit rate

86%

Enrollment

Also in the Conference USA

Florida International University Jacksonville State University Kennesaw State University

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