Lane Burroughs is an American
college baseball
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coach, currently serving as head coach of the
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represents Louisiana Tech University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The Louisiana Tech baseball team participates in Conference USA. The Bulldogs play their home games on campus at J. C. Love Field ...
program. He was previously the head coach at Northwestern State, named to that position prior to the
2013 season.
Burroughs played for two seasons at
Meridian Community College
Meridian Community College is a public community college in Meridian, Mississippi. Founded in 1937, it was originally named Meridian Junior College but changed its name in 1987.
History
Founded in 1937 as the "13th" and "14th" grades at Merid ...
while earning an associate degree, then completed his eligibility and bachelor's at
Mississippi College
Mississippi College (MC) is a private university affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention and located in Clinton, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1826, MC is the second oldest Baptists, Baptist-affiliated college or university in ...
. While completing a master's degree at Mississippi College, he served as a graduate assistant coach with the Choctaws, then served for one season at
East Mississippi Community College
East Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly East Mississippi Junior College, is a public community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in ...
and one season at Northwestern State as an assistant coach. Burroughs then worked for eight years at
Southern Miss
The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bac ...
, where he helped lead the Golden Eagles to six
NCAA Regional appearances. He served in a variety of roles: third base coach, hitting coach, infielders coach, and recruiting coordinator. He then moved to
Kansas State
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public inst ...
for one season, during which the Wildcats reached the
2008 Big 12 Tournament final. Burroughs accepted an assistant coaching position at
Mississippi State
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States. It is classified among "R ...
, where he remained for four seasons before being named to his first head coaching position at Northwestern State in June 2012.
Head coaching record
See also
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List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
The following is a list of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches. Currently, List of NCAA Division I baseball programs, 302 programs compete at the Division I (NCAA), Division I level in NCAA college baseball. Each program employs a head coach. ...
References
External links
Louisiana Tech profile
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Kansas State Wildcats baseball coaches
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball coaches
Meridian Eagles baseball players
Mississippi College Choctaws baseball coaches
Mississippi College Choctaws baseball players
Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball coaches
Northwestern State Demons baseball coaches
Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball coaches
People from Collinsville, Mississippi