Louisiana Tech University Baseball

The "Lane Train" ain't stoppin'. Lane Burroughs, who received a contract extension on June 16, 2022 through the 2026-27 season, will enter his 10th season in

Cooper Fouts heads into his fifth year serving as the pitching coach and first as associate head coach for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.  In his three seasons

Dan Takata has been a staff athletic trainer at Louisiana Tech since 2021, serving as the primary care provider for the baseball program after initially working

Dr. David Szymanski is in his second season as LA Tech’s Director of Baseball Performance. In this role, he serves as head strength coach and sport scientist for

Gerald Jordan enters his 11th year at Louisiana Tech, with a new title as the Deputy Athletic Director, a role he started in fall of 2023. Jordan, a native of

Jake Wells returned to the Diamond ‘Dogs program as the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator prior to the 2025 season after five successful seasons at the University

Louisiana Tech Vice President and Director of Athletics Ryan Ivey, along with Associate Vice President/Deputy Athletics Director Mary Kay Hungate, announced the hiring of Lindsey McKaskle in the spring of 2024. McKaskle serves as Senior Associate AD for Student-Athlete Success Services. Under the leadership of McKaskle, LA Tech student-athletes excelled academically during the 2024-25 academic year. Her guidance contributed to the department having a cumulative GPA of 3.267, the highest on record at the university, with 634 AD Honor Roll recipients across the academic year's three quarters. A school-record 40 student-athletes earned Academic All-District honors. There were also 220 student-athletes named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll, the third most in school history, with 63 of those also being CUSA Academic Medalists. McKaskle, a native of West Monroe, Louisiana, came to Ruston after spending nearly four years at Eastern Kentucky where she was Executive Associate AD for Administration, overseeing all areas of student-athlete success and well-being including NCAA compliance, academics, sports medicine, sports performance, and mental health services. She served as liaison between athletics and human resources by facilitating all aspects of the hiring process for athletic department staff members and coaches. She was also sport administrator for men's basketball and beach volleyball. Prior to working at EKU, McKaskle spent over three years at Nicholls State.

Matt Miller is set to enter his sixth season as associate pitching coach in 2025. The Bulldog Man (team captain for life) was hired by LA Tech head coach Lane

Louisiana Tech baseball announced its newest hire to the coaching staff, Mike Federico, as the Director of Player Development going into the 2025-26 athletic year.   "We