Northwestern State Demon Baseball 2020 2019 HONORS AND AWARDS
Hayden Brown • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Evan Daigle • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Peyton Davis • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Chaney Dodge • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Jeffery Elkins • All-Southland Conference Team honorable mention • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Larson Fontenot • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Peyton Graham • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Ridge Heisler •Second-Team Preseason All-Southland Conference Pitcher David Hodo • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Nathan Jones • Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week (4/29/2019) • All-Southland Conference Second Team Pitcher • Southland Conference Baseball All-Academic Second Team • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll • First-Team All-Louisiana Pitcher, Louisiana Sports Writers Association Lenni Kunert • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll J.P. Lagreco • Second-Team Preseason All-Southland Conference Designated Hitter
Jerry Maddox • First-Team Preseason All-Southland Conference pitcher. • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Adam Moncure • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Donovan Ohnoutka • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Tyler Pigott • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Caleb Ricca • Third-Team All-Southland Conference Shortstop • Southland Conference Baseball All-Academic Second Team. Payne Rodgers • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Tyler Smith • Southland Conference Hitter of the Week (4/29/2019) • Louisiana Sports Writers Association Hitter of the Week (4/29/2019 • All-Southland Conference Third Team Outfielder Kyle Swanson • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Cameron Taylor • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Sam Taylor • All-Southland Conference Team honorable mention third baseman • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Tyler Thibodaux • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Austin Townsend • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
NSU A COACHES’ PIPELINE TO SEC
Northwestern State baseball has enjoyed a tremendous run of success in the past three decades, molded by head coaches and assistants who have climbed the ladder to the highest levels of college baseball. Entering the 2018 season, three of the 14 head coaches in the Southeastern Conference, widely regarded as the toughest conference in college baseball, spent part of their careers on the Demons staff. Additionally, former Demons skipper Jim Wells helped build Alabama into a national power, leading the Crimson Tide to the 1996 College World Series championship game and was succeeded by Mitch Gaspard, who spent time at both Alabama and Georgia. The three current SEC coaches with Northwestern State ties have combined for a trio of College World Series appearances at their current schools. Van Horn led Nebraska to back-to-back CWS appearances in 2001 and 2002 before taking the Arkansas job between the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Additionally, former Demons skipper John Cohen is in his third year as the Mississippi State director of athletics, overseeing the department after eight years as the Bulldogs baseball coach. Coach Team Years at Northwestern State Position at NSU Mike Bianco Ole Miss 1991-92 Assistant coach Rob Childress Texas A&M 1995-97 Assistant coach Mitch Gaspard Alabama, Georgia 2002-07 Head coach 1993-94 Assistant coach Dave Van Horn Arkansas 1994-97 Head coach Jim Wells Alabama 1990-94 Head coach NCAA Regionals: 1991 • 1994 • 2005 • 2018 SLC Tournament Championships: 2018
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Great Tradition • Brighter Future
